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OceanBlue · 05-25-2022, 11:27 PM

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]

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".

PileOfFudge · 05-26-2022, 01:12 AM

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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]

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.

OceanBlue · 05-26-2022, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by PileOfFudge

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.

Before I put together my mini-review/review of "Cloth of Gold", I went back to a post you made earlier in this thread - it's stuck in my mind as it's like a checklist. One of the other episodes in the list is among the last four episodes I've got left to re-watch in the fourth season, the season finale "R&R&R", and remembered that you said it was among your favourite Hawaii Five-O episodes.

You've been very helpful with mentioning the name of the estate where the exteriors of Robin's Nest were filmed in the original Magnum, P.I.. Did they only film the exteriors of the Anderson Estate, and not the interiors? Hawaii Five-O definitely filmed inside the house there, whereas the interiors on Magnum, P.I. were done (I think) on studio sets. I could be wrong, but I'm sure I read it somewhere. The very last episode of Hawaii Five-O, "Woe to Wo Fat" filmed in some of the interiors of the Anderson Estate. This filming location has been used several times so far in what I've re-watched of Hawaii Five-O.

Regarding the original Magnum, P.I., from the discussion I've read on here for both the North American Blu-ray release by Mill Creek and the UK Blu-ray release by Fabulous Films, after weighing up the positives and negatives, I'm likely going to eventually get the UK release. Then when I've finished re-watching the twelfth and final season of Hawaii Five-O, I'll start re-watching Magnum, P.I.

PileOfFudge · 05-29-2022, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by OceanBlue

Before I put together my mini-review/review of "Cloth of Gold", I went back to a post you made earlier in this thread - it's stuck in my mind as it's like a checklist. One of the other episodes in the list is among the last four episodes I've got left to re-watch in the fourth season, the season finale "R&R&R", and remembered that you said it was among your favourite Hawaii Five-O episodes.

You've been very helpful with mentioning the name of the estate where the exteriors of Robin's Nest were filmed in the original Magnum, P.I.. Did they only film the exteriors of the Anderson Estate, and not the interiors? Hawaii Five-O definitely filmed inside the house there, whereas the interiors on Magnum, P.I. were done (I think) on studio sets. I could be wrong, but I'm sure I read it somewhere. The very last episode of Hawaii Five-O, "Woe to Wo Fat" filmed in some of the interiors of the Anderson Estate. This filming location has been used several times so far in what I've re-watched of Hawaii Five-O.

Regarding the original Magnum, P.I., from the discussion I've read on here for both the North American Blu-ray release by Mill Creek and the UK Blu-ray release by Fabulous Films, after weighing up the positives and negatives, I'm likely going to eventually get the UK release. Then when I've finished re-watching the twelfth and final season of Hawaii Five-O, I'll start re-watching Magnum, P.I.

All the Magnum episodes used a soundstage for Robin's Nest, except for the Pilot episode and the 'China Doll' episode. Both of those episodes were filmed inside one of the locations used for exterior shots of the King Kamehameha Club.

The Hawaii Five-O crew was granted permission to film inside the Anderson Estate for various episodes by Eve Anderson herself. When the property went up for sale several years ago, Zillow and Realtor.com included various interior photographs of the mansion, including a picture of the bedroom where Akamai's body is discovered.

OceanBlue · 11-03-2023, 12:31 AM

This is a post about the episodic promos in my copy of the UK (Region 2) DVD boxset of the fifth season. I noticed that in this season, the extra comments said by Jack Lord in the episodic promos since the second season (the first season to have them in the DVD releases) were (like in the fourth season DVD set) continuing to lessen. The episodes in the Season 5 DVD boxset which do have the episodic promos (narrated by Jack Lord), a lot of them just have Jack Lord talking at the beginning and the end ("This is Jack Lord inviting you to be with us next for [insert episode title]", and "Next..[insert episode title]. Be here, aloha".

The episodic promos initially began with "This is Jack Lord inviting you to be with us next week, for..". Which leads me to believe that it was shortened to "This is Jack Lord inviting you to be with us next, for..", because there would be gaps between new episodes (ie. CBS wouldn't be airing new episodes every week).

I had read on or off the web that these episodic promos have been edited for the DVD releases, but I'm not sure. In the DVD sets which have episodic promos (narrated by Jack Lord) - not the promos which were introduced in the Season 9 DVD season set onwards - they last for around sixty seconds.

One final thing about the episodic promos, going back to what I said earlier about Jack Lord's narration becoming less and less. At the end of the episodic promos in the fifth season which are in the DVD boxset, he wouldn't repeat the full episode title, it would be a shortened version. What I wrote down for the episodes in the DVD boxset which have episodic promos (just the bit at the end):

Season premiere "Death is a Company Policy":

"Next..Death is a Company Policy". Be here, aloha".

Episode "Death Wish on Tantalus Mountain":

"Next..Tantalus Mountain. Be here, aloha".

Episode "You Don't Have to Kill to Get Rich--But It Helps":

"Next..You Don't Have to Kill. Be here, aloha".

Episode "Pig in a Blanket":

"Next..Pig. Be here, aloha".

Episode "The Jinn Who Clears the Way":

"Next..The Jinn. Be here, aloha".

Episode "Fools Die Twice":

"Next..Fools. Be here, aloha".

Episode "Chain of Events":

"Next..Chain. Be here, aloha".

Episode "Journey Out of Limbo":

"Next..Limbo. Be here, aloha".

The "'V' for Vashon" trilogy:

"Next..The Son. Be here, aloha".
"Next..The Father. Be here, aloha".
"Next..The Patriarch. Be here, aloha".

Episode "Thanks for the Honeymoon":

"Next..Honeymoon. Be here, aloha".

Episode "The Listener":

"Next..The Listener. Be here, aloha".

Episode "Here Today..Gone Tonight":

"Next..Here Today. Be here, aloha".

Episode "The Odd-Lot Caper":

Next..Odd-Lot. Be here, aloha".

Episode "Will the Real Mr. Winkler Please Die?":

"Next..Winkler. Be here, aloha".

Episode "Little Girl Blue":

"Next..Little Girl Blue. Be here, aloha".

Episode "Percentage":

"Next..Percentage. Be here, aloha".

Episode "Engaged to Be Buried":

"Next..Buried. Be here, aloha".

Season finale "Jury of One":

"Next..Jury. Be here, aloha".

OceanBlue · 11-21-2023, 11:38 PM

Have selected the UK flag icon as these mini-reviews are from re-watching the Hawaii Five-O: The Sixth Season UK DVD boxset (the original series).

Finally got round to starting posting my mini-reviews of the sixth season (only have disc 6 to re-watch now). There have only been a couple of episodes so far that I've been disappointed in ("Tricks Are Not Treats" being my least favourite).

Season premiere "Hookman" and episode 2 "Draw Me a Killer":

First of all, the negative which stuck in my mind: the first two episodes both ended with near-identical closing shots (in "Hookman",

[Show spoiler]

and at the end of "Draw Me a Killer"

[Show spoiler]

That nitpick aside, a strong season premiere (well-written, structured and filmed with a very good music score), that was followed by another strong episode (this second episode I enjoyed more than on the previous viewings).

On the previous viewings of "Draw Me a Killer", I couldn't get the Season 3 two-part season finale "The Grandstand Play" out of my head (the actor playing the serial killer obsessed with a young woman through his interest in a newspaper's comic book strip (Elliott Street), played the innocent son of Pernell Roberts' character in the two-parter). But on this re-watch, I 'got it' this time and thought the guest star played a convincing part.

I remember being told by a fellow Five-O fan that Season 6 is considered one of the best seasons. So far, I can agree with that. There have been less so-so episodes compared to the fifth season (although around the halfway point there is a short slump in the quality of the stories).

OceanBlue · 12-05-2023, 11:28 PM

Following on from my previous post in this thread, comments/observations on the next few episodes of my re-watch of Hawaii Five-O's sixth season on DVD (the UK release):

Episode "Charter for Death":

Didn't much care for this episode, but it was a bit better than "Tricks Are Not Treats". The set-up of the story was done well (a drifting yacht with just dead people onboard), and it had some good guest stars (Nehemiah Persoff and Bert Convy). It wasn't the grim tone of the story that I didn't like. It just wasn't as interesting as it should have been.

Episode "One Big Happy Family":

Now this one was much better (about a family of serial killers). Guest stars included Slim Pickens and Bo Hopkins. Thought it was written well on the whole and kept my interest.

Episode "The Sunday Torch":

The quality this season continued with this episode's story that involved a

[Show spoiler]

In hindsight this was my favourite episode of the sixth season. I did a silent clap as the end credits rolled (even though an aspect of the ending reminded me of a scene in the season 4 episode "Didn't We Meet at a Murder?", where

[Show spoiler]

the end scene and set-up in "The Sunday Torch" was different enough for me not to think it was an example of the show repeating itself).

Plenty of twists in this episode with a story that kept me interested all the way through. It was well written and shot. Top-notch episode.

Note: the transfers so far in the sixth season I have very few complaints about (and this applies to the episodic promos as well).

OceanBlue · 12-07-2023, 11:58 PM

Continuing my mini-reviews of the episodes from my re-watch of Hawaii Five-O's sixth season:

Episode "Murder is a Taxing Affair":

Very good to excellent episode I thought. Wasn't too sure about the ending

[Show spoiler]

but the story was believable with some tense scenes. Well written.

Episode "Tricks Are Not Treats":

Did not like this episode at all (the fashion dating the episode being one of the reasons, along with the not very good script (tried to get into the story, but in the end, for me it was one of those dud episodes (which any show can get). If they'd done some Halloween-themed story I might have liked the episode more.

Episode "Why Wait Until Uncle Kevin Dies?":

Apart from a couple of tweaks they could have made to the script (guest star Lawrence Pressman's character

[Show spoiler]

and the close of the episode being slightly disappointing (despite the case coming to a satisfying end), I loved the detailed plot, details, twists and choice of locations in this episode. Never dull and it kept my interest. I nearly gave it a silent clap, as I was that impressed by it. One of my favourite episodes of the season.

OceanBlue · 03-21-2024, 12:52 AM

Continuing my mini-reviews of the episodes from my re-watch of Hawaii Five-O's sixth season (due to being way behind with these, have paused my re-watch, which will eventually continue with the start of the ninth season):

Episode "Flash of Color, Flash of Death":

This wasn't one of my favourite Season 6 episodes, despite the always entertaining actor Don Knight guest-starring (the third of six episodes he guest-starred in).

Episode "A Bullet for El Diablo":

Despite one or two tense and exciting scenes (including the ending), again, one of my least favourite episodes of the season (every season had it's duff episodes, and this was one of them).

Episode "The Finishing Touch":

A step up in quality, and while it's not full of action scenes, an episode doesn't have to be full of action scenes to be a good episode. I thought guest star George Voskovec was very believable in his role as a friend of McGarrett's who is brought in to help on a counterfeiting case. Some good camera shots and details in the episode, with a satisfying ending (you have to listen to it carefully to get what they were doing with the motivation of the mastermind of the counterfeiting scheme).

Episode "Anybody Can Build a Bomb":

My one criticism of this episode that marked the halfway point of the season (that I can remember) is that it was a bit too similar to the previous episode (this time, a scientist played by guest star Lew Ayres is brought in to help Five-O locate a nuclear bomb). How it got to the ending and it being anti-climatic in a way, reminded me of the Season 5 premiere "Death is a Company Policy" (where

[Show spoiler]

Episode "Try to Die on Time":

Have nothing negative to say about this episode. My favourite Hawaii Five-O episodes are the ones that are full of details, and this had them aplenty. You're rooting for the episode to be perfect from beginning to end, and in hindsight the ending and the explanation I think they did get right. No episode is perfect, but this had quality by the bucketload that far outweighed any possible negatives. One of those reliable actors who I think went under the radar in that he doesn't seem to get talked about much, is Fred Beir (he guest-starred in several seventies TV series).

05-25-2022, 11:27 PM	#1
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Season four episode "Cloth of Gold" 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] 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".

11-03-2023, 12:31 AM	#5
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Season 5 episodic promos (in the DVD boxset) This is a post about the episodic promos in my copy of the UK (Region 2) DVD boxset of the fifth season. I noticed that in this season, the extra comments said by Jack Lord in the episodic promos since the second season (the first season to have them in the DVD releases) were (like in the fourth season DVD set) continuing to lessen. The episodes in the Season 5 DVD boxset which do have the episodic promos (narrated by Jack Lord), a lot of them just have Jack Lord talking at the beginning and the end ("This is Jack Lord inviting you to be with us next for [insert episode title]", and "Next..[insert episode title]. Be here, aloha". The episodic promos initially began with "This is Jack Lord inviting you to be with us next week, for..". Which leads me to believe that it was shortened to "This is Jack Lord inviting you to be with us next, for..", because there would be gaps between new episodes (ie. CBS wouldn't be airing new episodes every week). I had read on or off the web that these episodic promos have been edited for the DVD releases, but I'm not sure. In the DVD sets which have episodic promos (narrated by Jack Lord) - not the promos which were introduced in the Season 9 DVD season set onwards - they last for around sixty seconds. One final thing about the episodic promos, going back to what I said earlier about Jack Lord's narration becoming less and less. At the end of the episodic promos in the fifth season which are in the DVD boxset, he wouldn't repeat the full episode title, it would be a shortened version. What I wrote down for the episodes in the DVD boxset which have episodic promos (just the bit at the end): Season premiere "Death is a Company Policy": "Next..Death is a Company Policy". Be here, aloha". Episode "Death Wish on Tantalus Mountain": "Next..Tantalus Mountain. Be here, aloha". Episode "You Don't Have to Kill to Get Rich--But It Helps": "Next..You Don't Have to Kill. Be here, aloha". Episode "Pig in a Blanket": "Next..Pig. Be here, aloha". Episode "The Jinn Who Clears the Way": "Next..The Jinn. Be here, aloha". Episode "Fools Die Twice": "Next..Fools. Be here, aloha". Episode "Chain of Events": "Next..Chain. Be here, aloha". Episode "Journey Out of Limbo": "Next..Limbo. Be here, aloha". The "'V' for Vashon" trilogy: "Next..The Son. Be here, aloha". "Next..The Father. Be here, aloha". "Next..The Patriarch. Be here, aloha". Episode "Thanks for the Honeymoon": "Next..Honeymoon. Be here, aloha". Episode "The Listener": "Next..The Listener. Be here, aloha". Episode "Here Today..Gone Tonight": "Next..Here Today. Be here, aloha". Episode "The Odd-Lot Caper": Next..Odd-Lot. Be here, aloha". Episode "Will the Real Mr. Winkler Please Die?": "Next..Winkler. Be here, aloha". Episode "Little Girl Blue": "Next..Little Girl Blue. Be here, aloha". Episode "Percentage": "Next..Percentage. Be here, aloha". Episode "Engaged to Be Buried": "Next..Buried. Be here, aloha". Season finale "Jury of One": "Next..Jury. Be here, aloha".

11-21-2023, 11:38 PM	#6
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Hawaii Five-O: The Sixth Season (UK DVD boxset release) Have selected the UK flag icon as these mini-reviews are from re-watching the Hawaii Five-O: The Sixth Season UK DVD boxset (the original series). Finally got round to starting posting my mini-reviews of the sixth season (only have disc 6 to re-watch now). There have only been a couple of episodes so far that I've been disappointed in ("Tricks Are Not Treats" being my least favourite). Season premiere "Hookman" and episode 2 "Draw Me a Killer": First of all, the negative which stuck in my mind: the first two episodes both ended with near-identical closing shots (in "Hookman", [Show spoiler] and at the end of "Draw Me a Killer" [Show spoiler] That nitpick aside, a strong season premiere (well-written, structured and filmed with a very good music score), that was followed by another strong episode (this second episode I enjoyed more than on the previous viewings). On the previous viewings of "Draw Me a Killer", I couldn't get the Season 3 two-part season finale "The Grandstand Play" out of my head (the actor playing the serial killer obsessed with a young woman through his interest in a newspaper's comic book strip (Elliott Street), played the innocent son of Pernell Roberts' character in the two-parter). But on this re-watch, I 'got it' this time and thought the guest star played a convincing part. I remember being told by a fellow Five-O fan that Season 6 is considered one of the best seasons. So far, I can agree with that. There have been less so-so episodes compared to the fifth season (although around the halfway point there is a short slump in the quality of the stories).

12-05-2023, 11:28 PM	#7
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Season 6 episodes (UK DVD release) Following on from my previous post in this thread, comments/observations on the next few episodes of my re-watch of Hawaii Five-O's sixth season on DVD (the UK release): Episode "Charter for Death": Didn't much care for this episode, but it was a bit better than "Tricks Are Not Treats". The set-up of the story was done well (a drifting yacht with just dead people onboard), and it had some good guest stars (Nehemiah Persoff and Bert Convy). It wasn't the grim tone of the story that I didn't like. It just wasn't as interesting as it should have been. Episode "One Big Happy Family": Now this one was much better (about a family of serial killers). Guest stars included Slim Pickens and Bo Hopkins. Thought it was written well on the whole and kept my interest. Episode "The Sunday Torch": The quality this season continued with this episode's story that involved a [Show spoiler]serial arsonist. In hindsight this was my favourite episode of the sixth season. I did a silent clap as the end credits rolled (even though an aspect of the ending reminded me of a scene in the season 4 episode "Didn't We Meet at a Murder?", where [Show spoiler] the end scene and set-up in "The Sunday Torch" was different enough for me not to think it was an example of the show repeating itself). Plenty of twists in this episode with a story that kept me interested all the way through. It was well written and shot. Top-notch episode. Note: the transfers so far in the sixth season I have very few complaints about (and this applies to the episodic promos as well). Last edited by OceanBlue; 12-05-2023 at 11:31 PM. Reason: Corrected error in the last paragraph of post.

12-07-2023, 11:58 PM	#8
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Season 6 episodes (UK DVD release) Continuing my mini-reviews of the episodes from my re-watch of Hawaii Five-O's sixth season: Episode "Murder is a Taxing Affair": Very good to excellent episode I thought. Wasn't too sure about the ending [Show spoiler] but the story was believable with some tense scenes. Well written. Episode "Tricks Are Not Treats": Did not like this episode at all (the fashion dating the episode being one of the reasons, along with the not very good script (tried to get into the story, but in the end, for me it was one of those dud episodes (which any show can get). If they'd done some Halloween-themed story I might have liked the episode more. Episode "Why Wait Until Uncle Kevin Dies?": Apart from a couple of tweaks they could have made to the script (guest star Lawrence Pressman's character [Show spoiler] and the close of the episode being slightly disappointing (despite the case coming to a satisfying end), I loved the detailed plot, details, twists and choice of locations in this episode. Never dull and it kept my interest. I nearly gave it a silent clap, as I was that impressed by it. One of my favourite episodes of the season.

03-21-2024, 12:52 AM	#9
OceanBlue Blu-ray Baron Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Midlands, UK	Season 6 episodes (UK DVD release) Continuing my mini-reviews of the episodes from my re-watch of Hawaii Five-O's sixth season (due to being way behind with these, have paused my re-watch, which will eventually continue with the start of the ninth season): Episode "Flash of Color, Flash of Death": This wasn't one of my favourite Season 6 episodes, despite the always entertaining actor Don Knight guest-starring (the third of six episodes he guest-starred in). Episode "A Bullet for El Diablo": Despite one or two tense and exciting scenes (including the ending), again, one of my least favourite episodes of the season (every season had it's duff episodes, and this was one of them). Episode "The Finishing Touch": A step up in quality, and while it's not full of action scenes, an episode doesn't have to be full of action scenes to be a good episode. I thought guest star George Voskovec was very believable in his role as a friend of McGarrett's who is brought in to help on a counterfeiting case. Some good camera shots and details in the episode, with a satisfying ending (you have to listen to it carefully to get what they were doing with the motivation of the mastermind of the counterfeiting scheme). Episode "Anybody Can Build a Bomb": My one criticism of this episode that marked the halfway point of the season (that I can remember) is that it was a bit too similar to the previous episode (this time, a scientist played by guest star Lew Ayres is brought in to help Five-O locate a nuclear bomb). How it got to the ending and it being anti-climatic in a way, reminded me of the Season 5 premiere "Death is a Company Policy" (where [Show spoiler] Episode "Try to Die on Time": Have nothing negative to say about this episode. My favourite Hawaii Five-O episodes are the ones that are full of details, and this had them aplenty. You're rooting for the episode to be perfect from beginning to end, and in hindsight the ending and the explanation I think they did get right. No episode is perfect, but this had quality by the bucketload that far outweighed any possible negatives. One of those reliable actors who I think went under the radar in that he doesn't seem to get talked about much, is Fred Beir (he guest-starred in several seventies TV series).

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