Hawaii Five-O (the original series)

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Originally Posted by OceanBlue

The first season four episode I've watched for a few weeks, I was easily going to dismiss "Cloth of Gold" as being merely a good episode and nothing more. However, on finishing watching it, I changed my mind. It's one of those episodes you'll re-assess, thinking in hindsight over what occurs. It had a low-key, small-scale feel to it, but by the end the story hits you well

[Show spoiler](a tale of revenge involving tradition, the innocence of the victim and the inevitable doom for the culprits, with one of those classic Hawaii Five-O 'sudden' endings (but done in a good way-sudden endings).

You were kept guessing as to what the title of this episode was referring to. The explanation was a satisfying one.

I'm not sure if it was because of the film I saw at the cinema last night with the impressive picture, or if it was because the picture/transfer in this Five-O episode being a bit 'soft' compared to prior episodes in this fourth season, but it just looked a bit odd, despite still looking remastered/transferred to HD (the episode of Medical Center I watched afterwards was sharper and also remastered).

What added to the odd experience of re-watching this episode (as it went on, I clearly remembered watching it before (a good example being a scene with Danno and guest star Jason Evers's character), was that it seemed like McGarrett was in the background with Danno in charge of the case, then it seemed like McGarrett was leading the investigation.

One final thing, after being totally absent in the previous episode "While You're At It, Bring in the Moon", Kono appeared in "Cloth of Gold".

I very much enjoyed reading your synopsis of this episode. This was the very first Five-O episode I ever watched and it's what made me a fan of the series. The subject matter here was pretty edgy stuff for 1972, which I believe is when this episode was originally broadcast.

For some reason, I remember getting the impression that this particular episode was filmed towards the earlier part of the season, even though it was broadcast towards the end. And I also enjoyed once again seeing the Anderson Estate show up once again, where the original Magnum, P.I. was filmed.