History YMMV / TwoRodeTogether

* TooBleakStopCaring: It's a black comedy about the difficulties of reintegrating settlers held captive by Comanches into American society. The protagonist is Creator/JamesStewart playing drastically against-type as an amoral mercenary. There's little of the action or scenery expected from a Western and one heck of a BittersweetEnding. Needless to say, it's not one of Creator/JohnFord's most popular movies.

* AnticlimaxBoss: After all the build-up, [[spoiler:Stone Calf]] is killed rather unceremoniously.
* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: It's a black comedy about the difficulties of reintegrating settlers held captive by Comanches into American society. The protagonist is Creator/JamesStewart playing drastically against-type as an amoral mercenary. There's little of the action or scenery expected from a Western and one heck of a BittersweetEnding. Needless to say, it's not one of Creator/JohnFord's most popular movies.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: It's a black comedy about the difficulties of reintegrating settlers held captive by Comanches into American society. The protagonist is Creator/JamesStewart playing drastically against-type as an amoral mercenary. There's little of the action or scenery expected from a Western and one heck of a BittersweetEnding. Needless to say, it's not one of John Ford's most popular movies.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: It's a black comedy about the difficulties of reintegrating whites held captive by Comanches into American society. The protagonist is Creator/JamesStewart playing drastically against-type as an amoral mercenary. There's none of the action or scenery expected from a Western and one heck of a BittersweetEnding. Needless to say, it's not one of John Ford's most popular movies.

* AnticlimaxBoss: Stone Calf is set up as an intimidating villain, organizing the Comanches to attack white settlements and kill their chief, Quanah Parker, who wants peace with the whites. That Elena is his wife, and "rescued" without his permission, gives him [[ItsPersonal extra motivation]]. For all the build-up, [[spoiler: he's easily disposed of. Stone Calf follows [=McCabe=] and Elena alone, and [=McCabe=] baits him into an ambush, whereupon he's shot unceremoniously.]]

* AnticlimaxBoss: Stone Calf is set up as an intimidating villain, plotting to organize the Comanches attack white settlements. That Elena is his wife, and "rescued" without his permission, gives him [[ItsPersonal extra motivation]]. For all the build-up, [[spoiler: he's easily disposed of. Stone Calf follows [=McCabe=] and Elena alone, and [=McCabe=] baits him into an ambush, whereupon he's shot unceremoniously.]]

* AnticlimaxBoss: Stone Calf is set up as an intimidating villain, plotting to organize the Comanches attack white settlements. That Elena is his wife, and "rescued" without his permission, gives him [[ItsPersonal extra motivation]]. [[spoiler: Yet [=McCabe=] easily baits him into a trap, shooting Stone Calf when he follows [=McCabe=] and Elena to his campsite.]]