[From Episode Note 9] Tanaka is seen walking on crutches, but there is no mention as to why he needs them.
In the commentary, Jay Huguely mentions that in real life, Kwan Hi Lim had been injured (he thought in a car crash). It seemed odd to me that Magnum would see his old friend on crutches and not express concern by asking what had happened -- I guess we can assume that they'd had another conversion a while earlier in which that question was asked and answered. But it's unusual for the series that no explanation was offered to us.
Doc Ibold wrote:Whats cool is that "Limbo", "Infinity and Jelly Doughnuts" and "Pleasure Principle are all like one 3 hour movie. I like how they had the coma scenario play across all three, and they didn't treat it like some one off incident ...
I agree. So many series deal with traumatic events in one episode, and by the next week, everything's all rosy again.
Doc Ibold wrote:I also liked how when Magnum finally banished the hallucination of Mac, Mac told him that was all he wanted.
I'm still trying to decide whether Mac's appearances in these three episodes were supposed to be hallucinations (which is how Huguely consistently refers to them in the commentary), visions (i.e., Mac's spirit is actually trying to help Magnum), or Magnum's subconscious mind taking on Mac's appearance (i.e., telling him what he already darn well knows, but is trying to ignore). So far, option #1 is losing. (Yes, I realize that Huguely WROTE the episode, so maybe he'd know what was supposed to be going on -- but there's also the interpretations of the director and the actors to consider.)
Doc Ibold wrote:Apparently "Conga" was the only Latin song in 1988 since they played it like 4 times throughout the episode.
I had pretty much lost interest in current music by the late 80's, so I didn't know the name of that piece -- thanks! It sort of reminded me of The Macarena (same basic beat, I suppose).
IslandHopper wrote:In response to Carol’s question “Have you ever considered that maybe, just maybe, she likes Jonathon?“ Magnum implies that Higgins is a U.S. citizen when he says “Yes, I’ve also considered that she (Rosita) may be trying to get her ‘Green-Card’ the easy way (by marriage).” I’m sure Higgins would never give up his UK citizenship, so he would be a dual citizen (UK & U.S.A.).
Hmm, I don't think he could be (though Magnum may assume that Rosita doesn't realize that). As far as I'm aware, the only way someone born in the U.K. can be a dual citizen is if one of their parents was a U.S. citizen. Higgins could not have become a naturalized citizen without renouncing his U.K. citizenship.
rubber chicken wrote:Anybody else notice what looks like crampon holes in the coconut trees? This must have been visible in other episodes but for some reason I took notice of it here. I'm guessing this is evidence of Mrs. Anderson's coconut tree trimming. I wonder if she sold/sells the coconuts to local markets.
Unfortunately, I've heard that a lot of coconut trees in Hawaii (including any planted along streets) are purposely divested of their coconuts long before they mature, in order to avoid any chance of lawsuits from people who might be hit on the head by falling coconuts (not a laughing matter). Just think of all the potential macaroons going into the landfill!