The Taking of Dick McWilliams (2.10)

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Re: The Taking of Dick McWilliams (2.10)

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Little Garwood wrote:
Milton Collins wrote:- Mitsu: for some reason I couldn't stand the actress who played her or her father, both terrible!
Little Garwood wrote:I must defend reliable Hawaii Five-0, MPI, and Tales of the Gold Monkey actor John Fujioka. He's okay in my book (and maybe only in my book!)
I think you should give John Fujioka another chance. He is excellent in the season two Six Million Dollar Man episode, The Last Kamikaze.


I might have to do that Little Garwood. He actually played a pretty convicing traditional Japanese father who was ticked off his daughter married the bumbling Dick McWilliams lol. If I see him in something else I'll watch with an open mind:) I guess really it was Mitsu that bothered me more than him. I just re watched season 3 episode "Flashback" and during her singing I thought of your hilarious description and reference to hurting animals ears and died laughing!!

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I have no explanation why I remember this one so well. I think it is because it was in fall of 1981 and I was really getting into MPI and Thursday night television. After seeing 8 years of MPI and reading all of the commentary, mostly negative, I still liked it but now realize MPI had a lot more to offer in the future besides what we saw in Season 1 and early Season 2. Timing is everything.

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#48 Post by ENSHealy »

Not really a fan of this episode, I could only give it a 7.0 Average at Best. I'm sorry, I know there's some positive comments on here about her, but Irene Yah-Ling Sun was terrible. Just not good at all. And the honeymoon suite interlude...was there a short writers strike during the shooting of this episode, because that was throwaway garbage.

Also, either Thomas didn't question her well enough or Mitsu wasn't paying attention during the kidnapping, because the blue Galaxie that Dick was kidnapped in was two cars ahead of the orange jeep during the initial part of the car chase scene. Thomas could have saved a lot of time running down plates if he'd known that was the other car. But then we wouldn't have had the McGarrett drop, so I guess it's ok, we'll give 'em a pass on that.

On a personal note, I was happy to see that when TC is getting coffee while Thomas does his taxes, you can just catch a glimpse of the coffee maker sitting on the stove, and it's the same coffee maker that was at my family's cabin until the carafe broke just a couple years ago. So it's cool to know Thomas and I shared a coffee maker! If I'd have known that sooner, I'd have tried to find a replacement carafe instead of tossing it!
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Average at best for me. I'm going through the series for the first time in a few years and sometimes on a rewatch, an episode I originally didn't think much of for is more appealing ... but not here.

Flub: As Magnum and TC chase the ransom car(s) into the tunnel, they fly to the other side and are clearly above the eastern side of the tunnels on Pali Highway, relatively modern divided road with two one-way two-lane roadways. But when they come down to peek into the tunnel (and TC has to jump out of the way of oncoming car), they're at a completely different tunnel, one with an older two-lane/two-way road with a yellow lane divider stripe

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I haven't been able to find that tunnel on Google Maps, probably updated to two one way roadways since. Any ideas where that tunnel is, maybe what's now the H-3?

Also, the blue Merc that Truck ... er, I mean Kaholo used in the kidnapping and ransom switch is the exact same car, Hawaii plate BNN 677 driven by Dr Martinez's zealous assistant Keone in Dead Man's Channel. Maybe Gloria picked it up at a police impound auction after Keone's sad demise.

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f14peter wrote:Average at best for me. I'm going through the series for the first time in a few years and sometimes on a rewatch, an episode I originally didn't think much of for is more appealing ... but not here.

Flub: As Magnum and TC chase the ransom car(s) into the tunnel, they fly to the other side and are clearly above the eastern side of the tunnels on Pali Highway, relatively modern divided road with two one-way two-lane roadways. But when they come down to peek into the tunnel (and TC has to jump out of the way of oncoming car), they're at a completely different tunnel, one with an older two-lane/two-way road with a yellow lane divider stripe

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I haven't been able to find that tunnel on Google Maps, probably updated to two one way roadways since. Any ideas where that tunnel is, maybe what's now the H-3?

Also, the blue Merc that Truck ... er, I mean Kaholo used in the kidnapping and ransom switch is the exact same car, Hawaii plate BNN 677 driven by Dr Martinez's zealous assistant Keone in Dead Man's Channel. Maybe Gloria picked it up at a police impound auction after Keone's sad demise.

Hi f14peter...
That photo was taken on the road going to Diamond Head crater...

Unnamed Road
Unnamed Road, Honolulu, HI 96815

https://goo.gl/maps/DnVLtoVen2z

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#51 Post by ENSHealy »

f14peter wrote:Also, the blue Merc that Truck ... er, I mean Kaholo used in the kidnapping and ransom switch is the exact same car, Hawaii plate BNN 677 driven by Dr Martinez's zealous assistant Keone in Dead Man's Channel. Maybe Gloria picked it up at a police impound auction after Keone's sad demise.
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Sam wrote:
f14peter wrote:Average at best for me. I'm going through the series for the first time in a few years and sometimes on a rewatch, an episode I originally didn't think much of for is more appealing ... but not here.

Flub: As Magnum and TC chase the ransom car(s) into the tunnel, they fly to the other side and are clearly above the eastern side of the tunnels on Pali Highway, relatively modern divided road with two one-way two-lane roadways. But when they come down to peek into the tunnel (and TC has to jump out of the way of oncoming car), they're at a completely different tunnel, one with an older two-lane/two-way road with a yellow lane divider stripe

Image

I haven't been able to find that tunnel on Google Maps, probably updated to two one way roadways since. Any ideas where that tunnel is, maybe what's now the H-3?

Also, the blue Merc that Truck ... er, I mean Kaholo used in the kidnapping and ransom switch is the exact same car, Hawaii plate BNN 677 driven by Dr Martinez's zealous assistant Keone in Dead Man's Channel. Maybe Gloria picked it up at a police impound auction after Keone's sad demise.
Hi f14peter...
That photo was taken on the road going to Diamond Head crater...

Unnamed Road
Unnamed Road, Honolulu, HI 96815

https://goo.gl/maps/DnVLtoVen2z
How DO you do that, Sam?! :shock: I took a screen cap of the location you identified...

I know you know Sam, but thought I'd mention that building off in the distance is the Kahala https://www.kahalaresort.com/

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Rembrandt's Girl wrote:
Sam wrote:
f14peter wrote:Average at best for me. I'm going through the series for the first time in a few years and sometimes on a rewatch, an episode I originally didn't think much of for is more appealing ... but not here.

Flub: As Magnum and TC chase the ransom car(s) into the tunnel, they fly to the other side and are clearly above the eastern side of the tunnels on Pali Highway, relatively modern divided road with two one-way two-lane roadways. But when they come down to peek into the tunnel (and TC has to jump out of the way of oncoming car), they're at a completely different tunnel, one with an older two-lane/two-way road with a yellow lane divider stripe

Image

I haven't been able to find that tunnel on Google Maps, probably updated to two one way roadways since. Any ideas where that tunnel is, maybe what's now the H-3?

Also, the blue Merc that Truck ... er, I mean Kaholo used in the kidnapping and ransom switch is the exact same car, Hawaii plate BNN 677 driven by Dr Martinez's zealous assistant Keone in Dead Man's Channel. Maybe Gloria picked it up at a police impound auction after Keone's sad demise.
Hi f14peter...
That photo was taken on the road going to Diamond Head crater...

Unnamed Road
Unnamed Road, Honolulu, HI 96815

https://goo.gl/maps/DnVLtoVen2z
How DO you do that, Sam?! :shock: I took a screen cap of the location you identified...

I know you know Sam, but thought I'd mention that building off in the distance is the Kahala https://www.kahalaresort.com/

Image

BINGO....Thanks RG.... that shows it much better than my street view.... I have been on that road more than a couple times but the Kahala is what tipped it off..Thanks

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#54 Post by karolis »

Two episodes in a row that I didn’t really like.

Personal Best Season 2 episodes up to this one:

1. Tropical Madness (loved this one)
2-3. Memories Are Forever (1 & 2)
4. The Woman on the Beach
5. Dead Man’s Channel
6. Wave Goodbye
7. From Moscow to Maui
8. The Taking of Dick McWilliams
9. Billy Joe Bob
10. Mad Buck Gibson

First 4 – great. Middle 3 – good. Bottom 3 - really bad, it’s even hard to rank them. The only part I liked of Mad Buck Gibson – the very ending.

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#55 Post by duvduv »

Who killed Dick McWilliams at the end and what happened to the money? I couldn't figure it out.

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duvduv wrote:Who killed Dick McWilliams at the end and what happened to the money? I couldn't figure it out.
The father in law.
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#57 Post by duvduv »

Fr. Paddy McGuinness wrote:
duvduv wrote:Who killed Dick McWilliams at the end and what happened to the money? I couldn't figure it out.
The father in law.
Then I must have missed something on www.moviesin.co because they didn't show anything about the father killing McWilliams.

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#58 Post by ZelenskyTheValiant (Ivan) »

Yes the switch from the Pali tunnel to the Diamond Head tunnel is VERY noticeable, especially for anyone who's familiar with the Diamond Head tunnel - it's very recognizable. So many episodes of the original Five-O were filmed at that spot - at the tunnel entrance into Diamond Head crater. I would imagine that MAGNUM must have used that location multiple times too.

As for the episode itself I really liked it. Good kidnapping story with a nice twist, plus some great helicopter action. What's not to like?? Now, the next episode... that's a whole different story! :(

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#59 Post by brianw »

Despite all the mistakes, I liked this ep a lot. I turned my brain off and just found it entertaining.

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2.10 THE TAKING OF DICK MCWILLIAMS
Hawaiian shirts: 1 Green with white orchids
Island Hopper shirts: 2 Cream or pale yellow with blue logo, dark green with yellow logo
Magnum Body Count:
Magnum gunshot wounds:
Shirtless:
Little Voice: 2
I know what you’re thinking:
When I write HTBAWCPI: .5 No reference to the book but Rule 1 and Rule 2 in Kidnapping cases cited
Investigator corrections:
Higgins musings: 1
4th wall breaks:
Negotiations:
Higgins Organizations:
Famous guest stars:
Magnumometer: 6.5

Potential magnumania usernames: Shakey, Mabel Page, Big Nun

If McGarrett was one of those cars that went through the tunnel, how come we never see a black Mercury Marquis?

CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS

Magnum: As for my little voice, the trusty little voice that tells me what to do, well, it was being unusually quiet. That's the trouble with little voices. No consistency.

Higgins: Your case reminds me of Mandalay in '48 when Burma gained its independence.
Magnum: Higgins, please. I do not want another one of your travelogues. One of our lads was kidnapped. He was involved with the daughter of an Oriental tea merchant. There were all sorts of political and social ramifications. As an aide to the former British governor, I wanted to investigate the case. But it was out of our jurisdiction. My hands were tied. The incompetent local authorities finally found the lad, decomposed beyond recognition.
Magnum: That's awful.
Higgins: Yes. He was the finest cricketer in the regiment.
Magnum: Higgins, you trying to tell me something?
Higgins: Good heavens, no. Of course, you do have jurisdiction, even though somewhat limited. You can do something to see justice is done. You also don't have to
let the local authorities muck it up.
Magnum: Thank you, Higgins.
Higgins: What for? I was just reminiscing.

Magnum: My little voice finally started talking. It said I should have called the cops in the first place. That's often the best thing about my little voice. 20/20 hindsight.
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