Magnum Mania!

ZelenskyTheValiant (Ivan) wrote: ↑Sun Oct 01, 2023 5:34 am "Home From the Sea"

Very good season 4 opener. One of the best of the season. Maybe a bit overrated because unlike most I don't consider it to be one of the top 2 or 3 of the entire series. It's a very good man vs nature character study with effective flashbacks and a real swell of emotions at the very end, but it's not one I would normally reach for very often nor is it a typical Magnum episode where there's a case to be solved. Not one I would recommend to someone who has never seen a Magnum episode and wants to get a real feel for the show. It doesn't have the classic feel of the pilot or "Memories Are Forever" or "Did You See the Sunrise?".

Still, I'd probably have to place it somewhere in my top 10. Or top 15.

Pahonu wrote: ↑Sun Oct 01, 2023 8:24 pm

ZelenskyTheValiant (Ivan) wrote: ↑Sun Oct 01, 2023 5:34 am "Home From the Sea"

Very good season 4 opener. One of the best of the season. Maybe a bit overrated because unlike most I don't consider it to be one of the top 2 or 3 of the entire series. It's a very good man vs nature character study with effective flashbacks and a real swell of emotions at the very end, but it's not one I would normally reach for very often nor is it a typical Magnum episode where there's a case to be solved. Not one I would recommend to someone who has never seen a Magnum episode and wants to get a real feel for the show. It doesn't have the classic feel of the pilot or "Memories Are Forever" or "Did You See the Sunrise?".

Still, I'd probably have to place it somewhere in my top 10. Or top 15.

I need precise placement on a list Ivan. None of this top 10 or 15 ambiguity!

Actually, I agree with most of what you wrote. It’s a well done drama and an excellent character study, but it’s not typical MPI and I don’t watch it as frequently as many, many other episodes. I would also definitely not recommend it to someone who has never seen the show. While it’s not my absolute favorite episode, I don’t think any subsequent episode is better than the pilot itself in introducing the show. I suppose we differ because it wouldn’t be in my top 10-15 based simply on the many episodes I rewatch more frequently, perhaps top 25??? I actually rewatched the pilot last weekend! Must be a dozen or more viewings.

ZelenskyTheValiant (Ivan) wrote: ↑Mon Oct 02, 2023 2:51 am

Pahonu wrote: ↑Sun Oct 01, 2023 8:24 pm

ZelenskyTheValiant (Ivan) wrote: ↑Sun Oct 01, 2023 5:34 am "Home From the Sea"

Very good season 4 opener. One of the best of the season. Maybe a bit overrated because unlike most I don't consider it to be one of the top 2 or 3 of the entire series. It's a very good man vs nature character study with effective flashbacks and a real swell of emotions at the very end, but it's not one I would normally reach for very often nor is it a typical Magnum episode where there's a case to be solved. Not one I would recommend to someone who has never seen a Magnum episode and wants to get a real feel for the show. It doesn't have the classic feel of the pilot or "Memories Are Forever" or "Did You See the Sunrise?".

Still, I'd probably have to place it somewhere in my top 10. Or top 15.

I need precise placement on a list Ivan. None of this top 10 or 15 ambiguity!

Actually, I agree with most of what you wrote. It’s a well done drama and an excellent character study, but it’s not typical MPI and I don’t watch it as frequently as many, many other episodes. I would also definitely not recommend it to someone who has never seen the show. While it’s not my absolute favorite episode, I don’t think any subsequent episode is better than the pilot itself in introducing the show. I suppose we differ because it wouldn’t be in my top 10-15 based simply on the many episodes I rewatch more frequently, perhaps top 25??? I actually rewatched the pilot last weekend! Must be a dozen or more viewings.

Okay, it's at #13.5 to be precise. You asked for it!

T.Q. wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 10:11 pm October 6, 1983

Luther Gillis: File #521
Episode Number: 65
Season Number: 4.2
Air Date: 10/6/1983

T.Q. wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 6:46 pm September 29th, 1983

Home From The Sea
Episode Number: 64
Season Number: 4.1
Air Date: 9/29/1983

T.Q. wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 10:11 pm October 6, 1983

Luther Gillis: File #521
Episode Number: 65
Season Number: 4.2
Air Date: 10/6/1983

308GUY wrote: ↑Fri Oct 06, 2023 2:58 pm "Shove it scrungo"..... (Thanks RG for the Luther smiley!)

T.Q. wrote: ↑Sun Oct 08, 2023 7:34 pm I used to hate the Luther episodes.

Now I like the Luther episodes.

Don’t know why.

ZelenskyTheValiant (Ivan) wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2023 3:43 pm

T.Q. wrote: ↑Sun Oct 08, 2023 7:34 pm I used to hate the Luther episodes.

Now I like the Luther episodes.

Don’t know why.

It's because of Hawaii Five-O. You watched the season 7 episode "A Woman's Work is with a Gun" and saw Eugene Roche play a verbally abusive husband who referred to women getting together as "hen conventions" and you figured "hey this Luther cat ain't that bad after all".