Way of the Stalking Horse (6.17)

[J.J. Walters]

[308GTS]

Agree with James, a terrific episode. Dark, gritty, relentless tension and an awesome ending. Fabulous!

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"The only thing that's going to touch you is a 10ft pole"

[nha trang]

I was so happy to catch a grade-A Magnum episode tonight! Unfortunately I just discovered the DVD I bought used on Amazon for season 6 has one disc with a big fat scratch on it that prevented me from watching the previous two episodes - thankfully this one was fine and I guess the bright side is I now have 2 easter-egg Magnum PI episodes to watch someday!

This episode reminded me somewhat of the one guest starring Frank Sinatra. I completely agree with JJ - the pacing and well...everything about the episode was to my liking!

It was one of the more believable Magnum PI episodes to my memory - and I don't mean the simple logistics of the plot, but the character of Thomas Magnum. I love how it starts out with the baseball scene. I was just thinking about the Magnum PI plot formulas...I like how they establish the setting etc. in the first part of the episode and then move into the story.

Their were so many great aspects of this episode that I'd have to rewatch it (and wouldn't mind doing that) to mention all of them. But the scene with TC and Magnum is touching. This episode shows Magnum in one of the more vulnerable states in my opinion, he is kind of on his own on this one, TC knows it, and as the good friend that he is, let's Magnum know his concerns. Absolutely no over-acting in that scene lol.

This is one of those "bucket list" Magnum episodes -- if not perfection, very damn near close!

[AmandaByNight]

This is one of my favorite episodes, and I agree that its tone is akin to Laura.

Clu Gulager was friends with Selleck's parents, if I'm correct, and he's wonderful here in a small but very important part. I really like the way this one unfolds and it's got some great characters thanks to Gulager and Marta Kober as the young runaway. She was SO adorable! It's a dark episode, but well played and effective. I guess this, Laura and Death and Taxes are proably my favorite episodes of the second half of Magnum's runs... I'd have to think about that, but I'm pretty sure those would be my top three...

[MaiTaiMan]

This is also one of my favorites of season 6...very "gritty" and "dark" episode that shocks you almost from the start!

However, despite its seriousness it also captivates you and keeps you glued to the screen to see what happens next! That dorky looking guy with the dorky looking 80's glasses was a perfect hit-man...you'd never guess until he pulled that gun out and blew his supposed father away!

I also respected Magnum for tracking him down, despite him being seriously wounded by the killer before. The action and suspense in this one really kept it going too...pretty wild ending!

This one was excellent, and that's what I rated it as.

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"It was more ironic than a Robin Masters novel--she thought he was dead, he thought she was dead...and only the chauffeur knew the truth! He should have been the butler!" "Lest We Forget"

[miltontheripper]

This is one of my all time favorites. Dark and gritty and Driscoll was a great villain! Definitely this is one of the more intense Magnum's ever. Probably one of the best Ice Pick appearance's ever as well! I liked his line in the hospital of "he hit one of my friends" meaning Magnum and not the rich guy who actually got shot. The scenes that chronicled both Magnum's and Driscoll's recovery's side by side were great and built a lot of suspense. The only thing that would have made this one better for me would have been a one on one hand to hand showdown between TM and Driscoll at the end!

[mandolabar]

I really liked this episode, but I could have used more Higgins interaction. I will be appeased by the fact that Magnum saw Higgins first in his delirium. But still.

Just sayin'.

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"What I would have done, Magnum, is what I did." (Mad Dogs & Englishmen)

[Bes]

Definately one of the greatest episodes of series 6!

[snp389]

One of the better Ep's ever I reckon. TM has such great moral values, but I love it when he feels he has been taken advantage of, and then reacts...with Military aggression.[b]