I've been watching the episodes (well, the Kowalski episodes) in order. Well, in the order that the due South official site tells me that they should be in. Apparently, this may or may not be the order they were aired in. If not, then that is a true shame, as it clears up some of what people thought were character continuity problems. (Or so it seems from reading back posts of serge. And may I say that the way some RayV fans treated RayK and his fans to have been absolutely appalling. People sent Callum hate mail. Sending hate mail to an actor because you hate that things are changing and he's a part of it? I do not get that, at all. But that's all water under the bridge, from all accounts. But it does make me a bit glad that I wasn't around as a dS fan back then. I would have hated Vecchio because of his fans, the way I did with Spike for a while. Instead, I like Vecchio while knowing that he does not turn my crank.)
Anyway, according to
the official site, Dead Guy Running is the episode right before Mountie on the Bounty. Which just makes Ray's frustration make sense. He'd just seen Fraser bend the rules for Vecchio. A part of him must have been wondering if Vecchio had been closer to Fraser than Kowalski was or could ever be. Makes his behavior in MotB ring very true for me.
And check out my new icon. Grr. Such a sexy moment.