mandolabar wrote:AAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaugh! I am stuck! My family's favorite, far and away, is Holmes is Where the Heart Is---but I love Foiled Again. Oh, no! *insert prolonged waffling here*
My daughter has registered her displeasure that I chose Foiled Again, and wishes me to make known to the assembled that SHE would have chosen Holmes is Where the Heart Is, hands down.
~Amanda
"What I would have done, Magnum, is what I did." (Mad Dogs & Englishmen)
I voted Holmes is were the heart is. I just really like the episode, because you see Higgins in action MI6 style. And I like the ending of the episode.
I'm surprised Elmo hasn't gotten any love! Autumn Warrior I can understand, but I expected Elmo Ziller to be popular. Letter to a Dutchess seems to have it at this point though.
"How fiendishly deceptive of you Magnum. I could have sworn I was hearing the emasculation of a large rodent."
Though not mentioned here, I opt for Deja Vu... it's not all, but a lot about Higgins' defining himself - in relation to his job, to his family, and let's not forget it is on Higgins' turf we are here.
Also, the support he receives from the gang is outstanding - right down to his kidnapping. So Deja Vu it is!
Even though I voted for another, one you didn't have on here was, 'Computer Date'. I love the Higgins part of this episode! Where he diets and exercises, to get in shape for the,"Lady Ashley'. At the end, when she shows up with her young escort, and Higgins lights up his cigarette, with such a content and relieved look on his face! Extraordinary!
MagnumILWU wrote:Even though I voted for another, one you didn't have on here was, 'Computer Date'. I love the Higgins part of this episode! Where he diets and exercises, to get in shape for the,"Lady Ashley'. At the end, when she shows up with her young escort, and Higgins lights up his cigarette, with such a content and relieved look on his face! Extraordinary!
I love that too, but I see it as more of a Higgins plot-line than a Higgins-centric episode. The dominant story is the investigation.
"How fiendishly deceptive of you Magnum. I could have sworn I was hearing the emasculation of a large rodent."
I voted for Faith and Begorrah. Aside from JH's fine performances, the Father Paddy character manages to represent the other side of the England-Ireland issue. Plus we get all of Father Paddy's eccentricities which emphasize the differences between the two Higgins (half) brothers. Higgins' "difficulty" in dealing with his half brother's quirks is priceless.
Love the hotel and rooftop bar where Paddy was staying.
Plus there's that out-of-nowhere shock ending (special effects limitations forgiven) with Rick's stunned look adding to the greatness of the entire episode. I also appreciate that Ffolkes was brought back because No Need to Know is among my all-time favorite episodes.
I'll have to go with Faith and Begorrah, as well. I think it's one of the 10 best episodes of the entire series. Holmes is Where the Heart Is is also excellent.
I think one of Hillerman's best acting performances was in Murder by Night. In this episode you see the difference between him and the rest of the cast. The other actors were basically themselves acting differently, while Hillerman became a different character. That's a crappy sentence, but what I mean is, you were always aware that you were watching TC, Rick and Magnum in those scenes, but you forgot you were watching Higgins. That's the mark of a great actor to me.
Styles Bitchley wrote:Bumping this thread too. I know I'll be taking in a few today and this weekend. Which ones will you be going to?
I am about a third of the way through the Higg-athon and I am using your list as a guide Styles (plus Black on White). Finished Letter to a Duchess this afternoon, The Case of the Red Faced Thespian is next up tomorrow.
I chose Elmo Ziller because it was the first and IMO the best of the dual roles for Hillerman showcasing his talents. It was almost a toss-up with Foiled Again though.