The Big Blow (3.22)

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Jay-Firestorm · #21 Post by **Jay-Firestorm** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:50 pm

Italian Ice wrote:Good review Jay, this is a very good episode that I saw recently.

I did have one question though that I wonder if anybody noticed.

At the end when TM and Robin confront Candice, she mentions something about Paris, but they never went into detail on this. Apparently there was some sort of "embarassement". I found this to be kinda silly since they didn't really dwell on this. It just kinda petered out. Unless I missed something, please let me know.

Actually, I did rather feel this too. There should have been a more solid reason for her trying to kill him, and a more solid conclusion. After all, she'd just tried to kill Robin!

lutherhgillis · #22 Post by **lutherhgillis** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:37 pm

This one used total misdirection. The stage is set for the big party and Robin is supposed to be there. The hurricane comes, the thugs break into the party, a lady has a baby, Magnum tells Higgins he is on a mission to catch someone who will try to kill Robin, then at the very end, BAM, her nabs the bad guy and its over.

This one was not very predictable for me. Maybe they wrote it that way for this exact reason?

#23 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 5:34 pm

Jay-Firestorm wrote: * A further flub regarding Higgins on the shortwave radio – he does not seem to press the microphone button to talk. Shortwave radios are not two way, and only one person can speak at once.

LOL! That makes FOUR flubs involving the shortwave radio!

MaximRecoil · #24 Post by **MaximRecoil** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 4:00 pm

Doc Ibold wrote: 2) When we see the shot of the hand pulling the gun out of the suitcase, it is a different gun than what we see Magnum taking away from Candace after she shoots "Robin"

The closeup shot of the gun in the suitcase showed a Walther PPK with a "silencer". In the next scene showing her walk up the stairs, the shadow of the gun on the wall was from a revolver. The gun she has when Magnum takes it away from her was also a revolver (the scene is too dark to tell what kind it was). This may have had something to do with Selleck needing the Walther prop (sans "silencer") for that scene.

MACattack · #25 Post by **MACattack** » Mon Nov 30, 2009 12:00 am

The best part of this episode was the cameo by Scotty (Janes Doohan) from Star Trek.

MACattack · #26 Post by **MACattack** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 2:35 am

Beam me up Scotty!!!

robspace54 · #27 Post by **robspace54** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:28 am

Key Largo in COLOR and James Doohan. Not that great of an episode but we did find out that Higgy is a Doctor of Mathematics and does know something about birthing babies.

But this one does reinforce my thoughts that Robin is Robin and Higgins is ... NOT.

steveadl · #28 Post by **steveadl** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 3:27 am

Watched this episode last night and I realised I was remembering wrong. I thought this was the episode in which the power went out during a storm and TM went around to the rear of the estate main building, to the maintenance shed to turn on the generator.

Anyone tell me which episode I was getting confused with?

Sam · #29 Post by **Sam** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 3:40 am

Kona Winds.

http://magnum-mania.com/Episodes/Season ... Winds.html

steveadl · #30 Post by **steveadl** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 3:58 am

Thanks Sam!

Pahonu · #31 Post by **Pahonu** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 3:27 pm

Steve,

As you may have noticed in looking through the episode page, the generator scene from The Kona Winds you mentioned is not shot in the garage wing of the main house. It was shot in the garage that is attached to the back side of the gatehouse. As far as I know, this is the only time this part of the grounds was used. The small shed structure at the end of the main house garage wing was used in this episode, in the scene with Higgins preparing for the storm. It shows the interior of the shed as a laundry room. In fact, the set decorator, Rick Romer, recalled having to buy a washer and dryer for one episode. Though he couldn't remember which one, this seems to be it.

AmandaByNight · #32 Post by **AmandaByNight** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 3:37 pm

The actress who plays the pregnant woman is named Lori Lethin and she's an online friend of mine. I contacted her because she's been in a lot of horror movies and I wanted to interview her. I asked a brief question about being on Magnum and she said being in Hawaii was fun and she had a great time making the episode.

She's just recently graduated with a PhD in Psychology and is interning right now. She's pretty amazing.

I like this episode a lot. Aside from Lethin, Sondra Currie is also a B movie queen I quite adore. She's cute in this. And of course the Doohan (sp?) was always a treat!

steveadl · #33 Post by **steveadl** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 11:02 pm

Pahonu wrote:Steve,

As you may have noticed in looking through the episode page, the generator scene from The Kona Winds you mentioned is not shot in the garage wing of the main house. It was shot in the garage that is attached to the back side of the gatehouse. As far as I know, this is the only time this part of the grounds was used. The small shed structure at the end of the main house garage wing was used in this episode, in the scene with Higgins preparing for the storm. It shows the interior of the shed as a laundry room. In fact, the set decorator, Rick Romer, recalled having to buy a washer and dryer for one episode. Though he couldn't remember which one, this seems to be it.

Pahonu, I think I'm getting confused.

In 'Kona Winds' (just checked, but there's no screen shot of it on MM), isn't the shed that TM goes to restore the power at on the main house, just around the corner from the walk through archway where TM always goes through to supposedly get to the guest house? It's been a while since I saw this episode, but I thought that was the location - ie. same place TM & Higgins went with the wheelbarrow when he was getting fertiliser?

I didn't think the shed with the power transformer was in the gate house?

steveadl · #34 Post by **steveadl** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 11:14 pm

Ah I see this has already been discussed in 'The Kona Winds' thread.

Here's the screenshot:

How did you work out the location as the gate house Pahonu - just the plaster on the walls?

Pahonu · #35 Post by **Pahonu** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 11:58 pm

Steve,

There are a couple of clues to be seen in that picture. First the column to the right has no base moulding or other trim as are present on the garage wing connected to the main house. Also, the window at the upper-left is glazed rather than an open vent with the triangle patterned grill that can be seen in many shots of the garage wing. Another thread on this forum shows a picture with the street side of the gatehouse garage and it has these kind of windows, not vents.

The actual scene itself also shows Higgins approach the area and it seems not to be behind the garage wing. It does lead you to believe they are in that area, though. Of course, the guest house is also implied to be back there behind the garage wing as well!

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