Deja Vu (1) (6.1)

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How Would You Rate This Episode?

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#21 Post by steveadl »

Not a huge fan of this episode(s). The story line was ok, but it dragged for me somewhat, and just isn't the same not being in Hawaii.

I think the reason they had the side story with TC in Morocco was probably because they just couldn't figure out a way to make him a part of the London story - for the same reason Rick didn't really have much of a role in the episode either I guess.

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#22 Post by MaiTaiMan »

Awesome...one of the best, and I rated it as such! :) Although, I think season 5's 2-part premiere was a little better, and a little more suspenseful, than "Deja Vu"--this is still a superb season opener for season 6!

As I've stated several times before...I love anything suspenseful, bizarre, spooky, eerie, psychological, etc...! Like "Echoes of the Mind", "Fragments", "Compulsion", "Black & White", etc..."Deja Vu" rates up there with the best of 'em in those genres!! :)

I love the plot...with the bizarre and disturbing dreams Magnum has, the locale change to London (somewhere I would have never thought of), the on-the-edge moments and action scenes, the strange plot twists, and Of course Higgins' family past--and him coming to grips with seeing his father after 40 years!

This was sort of like Magnum meets Sherlock Holmes...and it was done in a captivating, fascinating way! "Deja Vu" is probably my favorite episode/s of season 6--and it has the perfect ending! :)

(I put this same review for Part 2)
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#23 Post by RamblerReb »

Some notes:

Geoffrey St. Clair's sniper rifle in the flashback to Vietnam is an Enfield Enforcer, a police version of the venerable .303 Lee-Enfield but chambered in 7.62 NATO. The producers probably meant for it to stand in for the Lee-Enfield L42, the military version of the same weapon.

Incidentally, the flashback to Vietnam uses recycled footage from the John Wayne tour-de-force
The Green Berets, the only major Hollywood film made about the Vietnam war during the war itself, and one of the few to ever have full military support.

Flub: If Geoffrey attempted to fire his rifle with his sighting eye in the position seen just before the cutaway to the rifle firing (another flub-- the muzzle shown is clearly not that of the same rifle), he would join what is known as "The Half-Moon Club."

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#24 Post by Styles Bitchley »

RamblerReb wrote:...he would join what is known as "The Half-Moon Club."
Not sure what you mean. Google's no help either.
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When one fires a high-powered rifle without enough eye relief (the distance from the eye to the eyepiece of the scope), the recoil will cause the eyepiece to strike the pars orbitalis, or the upper part of the ocular orbit, leaving a crescent-shaped mark which serves as the badge of membership in the Half-Moon Club.

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#26 Post by Styles Bitchley »

RamblerReb wrote:When one fires a high-powered rifle without enough eye relief (the distance from the eye to the eyepiece of the scope), the recoil will cause the eyepiece to strike the pars orbitalis, or the upper part of the ocular orbit, leaving a crescent-shaped mark which serves as the badge of membership in the Half-Moon Club.
Gotcha. Something like this...
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#27 Post by MaiTaiMan »

RamblerReb wrote:When one fires a high-powered rifle without enough eye relief (the distance from the eye to the eyepiece of the scope), the recoil will cause the eyepiece to strike the pars orbitalis, or the upper part of the ocular orbit, leaving a crescent-shaped mark which serves as the badge of membership in the Half-Moon Club.
Whoa...pretty wild! Awesome info...thanks, RamblerReb...I learned something awesome today! :)
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#28 Post by RamblerReb »

MaiTaiMan wrote:
RamblerReb wrote:When one fires a high-powered rifle without enough eye relief (the distance from the eye to the eyepiece of the scope), the recoil will cause the eyepiece to strike the pars orbitalis, or the upper part of the ocular orbit, leaving a crescent-shaped mark which serves as the badge of membership in the Half-Moon Club.
Whoa...pretty wild! Awesome info...thanks, RamblerReb...I learned something awesome today! :)
Many thanks for the kind words. I try to make the technical notes as interesting as possible. :)

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#29 Post by J.J. Walters »

RamblerReb wrote:Incidentally, the flashback to Vietnam uses recycled footage from the John Wayne tour-de-force
The Green Berets, the only major Hollywood film made about the Vietnam war during the war itself, and one of the few to ever have full military support.
Wild. Someone recently emailed me this exact same fact (maybe it was you?)! Very cool that they used footage from The Green Berets! :)
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#30 Post by miltontheripper »

I remember really despising this episode in the past but have to say that as I recently watched it (as I go through the series in order) I found it to be quite good. Not going to lie that I found the little kid in the sailor suit that kept appearing and smiling at the camera to be really stupid and annoying though! I loved TC's sideplot and wish they had focused on it more, it was great! And Rick was good as always too, no to mention Higgin's little war with the young would be major domo. The end where Magnum kidnaps Higgins and takes him to meet his father is priceless. I can't watch the scene of his father who is OBVIOUSLY John Hillerman with a funny makeup job coming to the door without absolutely cracking up!

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#31 Post by Sisophous »

This episode began great but was too slow moving. The funniest part was the beginning with Higgins in the Castle finding out Rick had just arrived after hearing him hollering. Then looking at Higgins mystified when being told TC is on his way but is stuck in Morocco. The whole setup is bizarre.

I grew tired of the constant references to the Vietnam war. Perhaps back in the 80s when this originally aired it had more meaning but today it has lost its significance in the minds of people, so much has changed.

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#32 Post by Sergio »

The Bentley driven by Magnum in this episode (DYM 800) was a James Bond car too:

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/cla ... 1-4-litre/
Chassis number 'B129JY' was finally tested at Gurney Nutting on July 15th 1937 and sold new via H R Owen to first owner Miss Josefina Tarafa, of Havana, Cuba for the recorded purpose of touring in the UK. Among the special features of John Blatchey's creation were a set of fitted luggage and the continuation of bonnet louvres through to the bulkhead. After WW2 the car passed into the ownership of Mr Jack Hamson, of Newton Mearns, Strathclyde, Scotland, who retained it until its purchase by Mr Ivor Gordon in 1972. As proprietor of Frank Dale & Stepsons, one of the world's leading Bentley specialists, Mr Gordon maintained the car in first class condition for the next 20 years as part of his private collection. During this time 'B129JY' participated regularly in Concours d'Elegance and other events of the Bentley Drivers' Club. Mr Gordon estimated that he covered over 12,000 miles touring Europe in the car.

One of the major incidents of the Bentley's recent history occurred when it was selected to star in the 1983 James Bond blockbuster: Never Say Never Again. Sean Connery, in his role as Bond, drove the car in several scenes, enhancing its prestige and placing it on that most exclusive of lists: that of 'Bond' cars. The Bentley has also featured in the television series Magnum, P.I. starring Ted Danson, appearing in Déjà Vu, Parts 1 and 2, aired in September/October 1985.
Ted Danson! :oops:

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#33 Post by RamblerReb »

Sergio wrote:The Bentley driven by Magnum in this episode (DYM 800) was a James Bond car too:

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/cla ... 1-4-litre/
Chassis number 'B129JY' was finally tested at Gurney Nutting on July 15th 1937 and sold new via H R Owen to first owner Miss Josefina Tarafa, of Havana, Cuba for the recorded purpose of touring in the UK. Among the special features of John Blatchey's creation were a set of fitted luggage and the continuation of bonnet louvres through to the bulkhead. After WW2 the car passed into the ownership of Mr Jack Hamson, of Newton Mearns, Strathclyde, Scotland, who retained it until its purchase by Mr Ivor Gordon in 1972. As proprietor of Frank Dale & Stepsons, one of the world's leading Bentley specialists, Mr Gordon maintained the car in first class condition for the next 20 years as part of his private collection. During this time 'B129JY' participated regularly in Concours d'Elegance and other events of the Bentley Drivers' Club. Mr Gordon estimated that he covered over 12,000 miles touring Europe in the car.

One of the major incidents of the Bentley's recent history occurred when it was selected to star in the 1983 James Bond blockbuster: Never Say Never Again. Sean Connery, in his role as Bond, drove the car in several scenes, enhancing its prestige and placing it on that most exclusive of lists: that of 'Bond' cars. The Bentley has also featured in the television series Magnum, P.I. starring Ted Danson, appearing in Déjà Vu, Parts 1 and 2, aired in September/October 1985.
Ted Danson! :oops:
Nor would I call a film that made $55mil domestic on a $36mil budget exactly a blockbuster. And just how recent is 1983, really?

But the Ted Danson thing is definitely more laughable.

I hope the seller paid more attention to the provenance of the car than he did to the pop-culture references he is using to bump up the price. He's asking about $40-50 grand over average auction price.

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RamblerReb wrote:When one fires a high-powered rifle without enough eye relief (the distance from the eye to the eyepiece of the scope), the recoil will cause the eyepiece to strike the pars orbitalis, or the upper part of the ocular orbit, leaving a crescent-shaped mark which serves as the badge of membership in the Half-Moon Club.
Also known as "Bushnell Eyebrow".

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IslandHopper wrote:Whenever I watch this episode (part 1 & 2), I am reminded of what a great actor John Hillerman actually is. Not being from the UK, I think his British accent is excellent. Watching him in this episode with British actors and his manufactured British accent illustrates for me what a genuinely great actor he is, especially considering that John Hillerman is from Texas.
No question about it, he's really superb. I'm glad he gets to portray Higgins, a man of honor. I am appreciating Higgins more with each episode I watch each time I watch the series. Yes, there's the acrimony between him and the guys, and sometimes he's difficult, but it doesn't take away from his quality as an honorable and honest man. I would like to be that good.
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