One of the most chilling episodes of the series starts off innocently enough: Daisy longs for her freedom and not to be oppressively watched over by Bo and Luke all the time; after all, they've run off any potential male suitor who even so much as says hello. But things take a dark, dark turn when — shortly after moving from the Duke farm to cool off and sort out her emotions — the dreaded Beaudry clan (already feuding with Boss and Rosco over Hogg's old moonshine distillery) decide that Daisy would make a perfect wife for the youngest son, the vile, unbeatable, psychopathic strongman Milo. Can Bo and Luke save Daisy before she winds up in a potentially deadly situation she can't escape from?
Tropes present in this episode:
- And Now You Must Marry Me: What Milo tells Daisy ... and there is a very real threat of rape looming once the marriage is solemized by the Beaudrys' preacher friend – all the more reason for Bo and Luke to race to her rescue.
- Speaking of marital rape, it is clearly Character Based: Milo is nearly three times the size of Daisy, and his weight plus his enormous strength would make it impossible for an already brutally beaten and weakened Daisy to fight back.
- Bad Cop/Incompetent Cop: Enos just stands there as the brawl between the Duke boys and Beaudry brothers takes place at the Boar's Nest, while Rosco retreats like a scared jackrabbit. (He does later fire his gun into the air ... only to blow down bits of the ceiling.) Both had good cause to arrest both Bo, Luke, and both Beaudry brothers for disorderly conduct, and also charge Milo and Silas Beaudry for heavily damaging the restaurant.
- Bar Brawl: The first run in the Duke boys have with the Beaudry clan ... and it doesn't end well for either Bo or Luke.
- Deep South: And you thought Hazzard was in the Deep South (it's implied the state is Georgia), how about the Beaudry clan, who are said to live in a remote Appalachia community in southern Tennessee, where women typically have no legal rights and are treated like property.
- Designated Victim: Daisy, always a frequent kidnapping victim, is taken hostage again – this time by a backwoods family of sociopaths.
- Lecherous Licking and Perverted Drooling: Milo, throughout the episode. Early on, when the Beaudrys go to the Boar's Nest to meet with Boss, he instantly takes a liking to Daisy and when he won't leave her alone, Bo and Luke intercede (leading to the first fight scene). Later, the Beaudrys kidnap Daisy outside of the courthouse and Milo paws her repeatedly. Finally, Milo is licking his chops as the preacher begins the ceremony.
- Marital Rape License: It is clear that Milo (along with his brother and father) intend to brutally rape Daisy once the wedding ceremony is over.
- No-Sell: What Milo does when Bo and Luke confront him the first time during a fight at the Boar's Nest. He smiles evily and doesn't even flinch at everything that the Duke boys throw at him ... and then when he gets a whack at them, he hurts them far worse than any of the previous villains. Even during their final confrontation, Milo simply takes everything thrown at him without being hurt, forcing Bo and Luke to be very creative to weaken him.
- Off on a Technicality: It'll be mentioned again in Season 6's "Boss Behind Bars," but the average fan must wonder why – since Daisy was kidnapped and taken across state lines – the Beaudrys weren't facing federal kidnapping charges ... ones that would, upon conviction, have them sentenced to life in prison with no parole.
- Papa Wolf: The behavior shown by Bo and Luke toward anybody having their eye on Daisy and looking at her even slightly wrong. This makes Daisy so angry she moves from the Duke farm to get away from her cousins' overprotectiveness.
- Punched Across the Room: Milo, when he roughs up – and we do mean roughs up – Bo during the fight scene at the Boar's Nest. He also throws several other patrons, including one that is flung halfway across the restaurant over the counter and into the shelves, knocking it down.
- Shotgun Wedding: Literally. And if Daisy refuses to say "I do" during her wedding ceremony to Milo Beaudry, she'll be shot in the head, if not viciously raped beforehand.
- Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace: Shortly after the cue line, Bo and Luke — along with Rosco and Boss — show up to stop the wedding, rescue Daisy and finally defeat the Beaudrys.
- Wedding Smashers: What Bo and Luke do just before the vows are confirmed and made holy.
