Which single episode was best?

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VM02 · #16 Post by **VM02** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:52 am

I think this is one of the things that makes MPI (and MPI fans) so great. This same sort of thing turned up on an old list your top 10 eps thread too:

There are so many episodes, in different styles, done so well that many different people have different favorite episodes. By my count there have been 8 different episodes identified already.

Carry On!

Lily · #17 Post by **Lily** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:55 am

So far my favourite is Little Girl Who because it shows Magnum in a new and different light.

Icepick · #18 Post by **Icepick** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:14 am

I've got to do two.

fun - Paper War

serious - Limbo

lutherhgillis · #19 Post by **lutherhgillis** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:18 am

Jodykmg365,

Big Blow is another one of my favorites. I cannot put my finger on the reason. I guess if I had to ride out a hurricane it would be at the estate with all of my pals!

I love it when Magnum KOs Randy the creep!

A P Leyland · #20 Post by **A P Leyland** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:37 pm

Limbo - not only my fave episode of Magnum PI, one of my favourite hours of television ever.

Andy

Jodykmg365 · #21 Post by **Jodykmg365** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:03 pm

lutherhgillis wrote:Jodykmg365,

Big Blow is another one of my favorites. I cannot put my finger on the reason. I guess if I had to ride out a hurricane it would be at the estate with all of my pals!

I love it when Magnum KOs Randy the creep!

Luther, If I had to be in a hurricane....and I was in 2005, then I wish I could be in that house too.
I just loved Wanda; she was a riot. I have to say that it didn't show Magnum in the best light as a security expert though. He should have known better than let strangers onto the estate.

#22 Post by **Doc Ibold** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:51 pm

OK, I'm glad I don't feel crazy because I like the Big Blow too!

grundle · #23 Post by **grundle** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:05 am

"Home From The Sea" is the one I consider to be the best, but the one I enjoy the most is "The Woman On The Beach."

Lt Tanaka · #24 Post by **Lt Tanaka** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 3:24 am

Always liked "The Kona Winds". Different take on Hawaii and I love the way the storm affects the mood of all the characters in different ways. Great ending too.

MagnumPI · #25 Post by **MagnumPI** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 3:49 pm

Death & Taxes for sure !!

lutherhgillis · #26 Post by **lutherhgillis** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:32 am

I also like Unfinished Business. The subject matter rips my heart out every time I watch it. It helps to ground me back into reality. War is hell.

bigislanddave · #27 Post by **bigislanddave** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 3:38 am

It's tough to pick just one, but I'd have to go with Ki'i's Don't Lie because of my interest in Hawaiian cultural artifacts and the fact that Kalaipahoa wasn't just made up for the show.

Other honorable mentions go to The Woman on the Beach, The Curse of the King Kamehameha Club, Laura, and From Moscow to Maui.

Dave

Agatha · #28 Post by **Agatha** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 3:42 am

Just saw Limbo for the first time today. WOW! A good cry and one of my favorite John Denver songs....how could an episode get any better than that? So I think it's the best episode...today.

Yesterday it was Did You See the Sunrise. And last month it was Home from the Sea. And when I FINALLY get to see Season 8?

Who knows!

Rutledal · #29 Post by **Rutledal** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:05 am

I know it's been mentioned a couple of times allready, but I too will have to go with Death and Taxes. There is absoulutley nothing I don't love about that episode. The combination of suspense, one of the best villians in MPI history and the use of "Mama" makes the episode perfect. I marked it of on my calender to makes sure I didn't miss the rerun.

Also I just have to mention a close second for Past Tense. I first started watching Magnum during midnight reruns, so I had to tape it and watch it in the afternoon. The first episode I ever saw was Ki'i's Don't Lie which didn't exactly impress me, sorry bigislanddave, then came The Eighth Part of the Village and neither that persuaded me that this show was worth taping every day, but then came Past Tense and rewoke my intrest. After Black on White and Flashback I was hooked.