Post by topbilled on Jun 18, 2023 14:08:00 GMT
I finished watching the rest of season 11 of Hawaii Five O last night. Almost all these late season episodes are winners. 'Stringer' has singer-actor Paul Williams as a photographer who makes two big mistakes: first, he messes with a mobster (Ross Martin); second, and more importantly, he withholds crucial evidence from McGarrett. Big no-no! There were plenty of twists and turns to keep me engaged till the end.
'The Execution File' is a fascinating character study about a retired cop (Robert Loggia) who has turned into a vigilante. We see him take the law into his own hands more than once. Of course, McGarrett and Danny are working to connect him to several recent killings. A subplot involves Loggia's strange Oedipal fixation on a runaway girl. Of course, we know he won't get a chance to play 'daddy' to her, because it's only a matter of time before Five-O nabs him.
'A Very Personal Matter' is probably one of the better character studies of season 11. Fritz Weaver does an outstanding job as a doctor who is wrongfully accused in the death of a teenaged patient who was seeking treatment from him. The dead boy's father (Cameron Mitchell) is out for blood, even after Weaver is cleared by a medical board review. McGarrett must protect Weaver and reason with Mitchell. A lot of tense scenes in this one, plus some honest dialogue about doctors who may over-prescribe certain meds.
'The Skyline Killer' is a bit far-fetched in spots but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Charles Cioffi plays an unethical reporter who strikes a deal with a serial killer to write a tell-all about how the guy chooses his victims and carries out the grisly murders. Of course, things go wrong, really wrong, when the killer's next target turns out to be Cioffi's innocent daughter.
'The Year of the Horse' is a two-parter that closes out the season and functions as James MacArthur's final appearance on the series. This one was filmed on location in Singapore and involves a former military officer (Barry Bostwick) who went MIA in 'Nam nine years earlier. His wife (Victoria Principal) has been searching for him all this time. Only, she learns that Bostwick has now become a criminal mastermind, orchestrating shipments of heroin to Hawaii, which is how McGarrett and Danny get involved.
Reviewers on the IMDb rate this episode highly, and one person said it's so good that it could have been released as a feature film. I quite agree. A great way to end MacArthur's run on the show. And if the series had ended here, without resolving McGarrett's longstanding grudge against Wo Fat, which happens at the end of season 12, this still would have been an admirable way to bow out.
'The Execution File' is a fascinating character study about a retired cop (Robert Loggia) who has turned into a vigilante. We see him take the law into his own hands more than once. Of course, McGarrett and Danny are working to connect him to several recent killings. A subplot involves Loggia's strange Oedipal fixation on a runaway girl. Of course, we know he won't get a chance to play 'daddy' to her, because it's only a matter of time before Five-O nabs him.
'A Very Personal Matter' is probably one of the better character studies of season 11. Fritz Weaver does an outstanding job as a doctor who is wrongfully accused in the death of a teenaged patient who was seeking treatment from him. The dead boy's father (Cameron Mitchell) is out for blood, even after Weaver is cleared by a medical board review. McGarrett must protect Weaver and reason with Mitchell. A lot of tense scenes in this one, plus some honest dialogue about doctors who may over-prescribe certain meds.
'The Skyline Killer' is a bit far-fetched in spots but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Charles Cioffi plays an unethical reporter who strikes a deal with a serial killer to write a tell-all about how the guy chooses his victims and carries out the grisly murders. Of course, things go wrong, really wrong, when the killer's next target turns out to be Cioffi's innocent daughter.
'The Year of the Horse' is a two-parter that closes out the season and functions as James MacArthur's final appearance on the series. This one was filmed on location in Singapore and involves a former military officer (Barry Bostwick) who went MIA in 'Nam nine years earlier. His wife (Victoria Principal) has been searching for him all this time. Only, she learns that Bostwick has now become a criminal mastermind, orchestrating shipments of heroin to Hawaii, which is how McGarrett and Danny get involved.
Reviewers on the IMDb rate this episode highly, and one person said it's so good that it could have been released as a feature film. I quite agree. A great way to end MacArthur's run on the show. And if the series had ended here, without resolving McGarrett's longstanding grudge against Wo Fat, which happens at the end of season 12, this still would have been an admirable way to bow out.