Under World (5.5)

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How Would You Rate This Episode?

10 (Perfect!)
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1%
9.5 (One of the Best)
8
10%
9.0 (Excellent)
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14%
8.5 (Very Good)
19
24%
8.0 (Pretty Good)
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15%
7.5 (Decent)
14
18%
7.0 (Average at Best)
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3%
6.5 (Not So Good)
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9%
6.0 (Pretty Bad)
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4%
5.0 (Just Awful)
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[quote="lutherhgillis"]Did anyone else notice the vertically challenged man in the hospital waiting room when the guys go for coffee? He is standing in front of the drink machine. Is this the same guy that worked with the sumo wrestler in the tropical Madness episode? They looked similar.[/quote]

What is "vertically challenged"????

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#47 Post by Doc Fred »

I think the discussion of the chopper going down to 90 feet is creative writing. We saw the pier very close to TC when he was going down, so that means he crashed into the water in close proximity to the pier... and as someone else suggested, he could have even tried to land on the pier. Well, I went to Google Earth and zoomed in on the pier... right near Rabbit Island. The satellite picture of that area allows you to see the entire bottom of the channel from the shore to Rabbit Island, and there can't be any water there that's anywhere close to 90 feet deep.

I'm also wondering, if Magnum was correct about Gerald contacting TC's family and getting so much information from them about TC, that he didn't find out the real names of TC's brother so he wouldn't use a wrong name. Seems to me that a plan as thorough as the bad guys had would have made sure they got a brother's name correct.

If you have the DVD of the fifth season, there's a flub in one of the quickie scenes while the menu's on the screen. There's a scene where Magnum is driving down the street from left to right and he's driving the car from the right side of the car as if he was in England. Obviously a case of flipping the film over from front to back... mistake or intentional?

Agreed about so many of the mistakes, flubs, inconsistencies that were pointed out, but I still liked the episode, mainly because of the closeness of the four main characters, and their genuine concern and affection for each other. To me, the whole series is about the relationship between Magnum, Higgins, TC and Rick, and not the particular adventures they have.

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#48 Post by Doc Ibold »

"Agreed about so many of the mistakes, flubs, inconsistencies that were pointed out, but I still liked the episode, mainly because of the closeness of the four main characters, and their genuine concern and affection for each other. To me, the whole series is about the relationship between Magnum, Higgins, TC and Rick, and not the particular adventures they have."

Couldn't agree more!

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#49 Post by Stelth »

I like how the last 2 minutes of this episode turned into a 3 Stooges short. Lots of fun!

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lutherhgillis wrote:Did anyone else notice the vertically challenged man in the hospital waiting room when the guys go for coffee? He is standing in front of the drink machine. Is this the same guy that worked with the sumo wrestler in the tropical Madness episode? They looked similar.
Yes, not sure how many episodes he appears, he is credited in two episodes on the IMDB but many people seem to pop up in numerous episodes as background actors.

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#51 Post by .45caliber »

[quote="zebra3"]Three things:
1. Why did Magnum's dive vest actually say "Magnum"on it?

I'm assuming it was his diving gear from SEAL teams. I liked this episode quite a bit though it certainly has some short comings, but I love the episodes where the guys are a team and pull together for each other, its an awesome bond. One thing I found strange and how the producers over looked it, after Higgins is shot only Rick is there with him. TM never comes to see him or mentions the fact that he was nearly shot and killed, surely he would be just as concerned for one friend as the other.
As someone else mentioned, I liked hearing TM's view on prayer and God. I also thought it strange that Doc Ibold would tell Rick "decisions will have to be made", seemed very soon after accident to be saying that not to mention insensitive. I gave it 8.5 though.

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#52 Post by classic1968 »

Hi guys,

I think there's another flub:

When the nurse is attending TC, just a few moments before Higgins arrives to start to talk to him in the wheelchair, there's an emergency (Cardiac Arrest) announced on P.A., on "room number 6", even though, the lamp flashing over the nursery station is from room number 3.

Great great great episode!!

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#53 Post by Seaver41 »

tell you what.......I do remember as kid loving the previews of an episode..........but nowadays I've been conditioned to hate them......I don't want to think too much ablut waht I saw nor do I want any spoilers..........so it makes me now fast forward past them watching Magnum episodes.

good comic relief at the end....though a bit misplaced for the tone of the episode.

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Croix de Lorraine wrote:
zebra3 wrote: 3. ONE FOR THE FLUB PAGE BABY!
When driving out in Maui, Higgin's Mercedes is shot. A bullet penetrated his windshield. In the second shot of the car hitting a tree, half of the windshield is gone. After hitting the tree, the second half shatters.
Good one, but Higgins is not driving a Mercedes. Could we call this a metaflub?

Since we mention Higgins, there is something strangely incongruous every time Higgins utters the words "TC" or "Ice Pick" in any episode. It's like hearing him say "That's dope, bro!" or something like that. :?

unless the mercedes is amphibious.....I can't see how Higgins would be driving anything but a rental on a different island :wink:

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#55 Post by SignGuyHPW »

I wasn't too much of a fan of this one. I think it was mainly because they didn't really explain whom was trying to get the plutonium and what the true purpose was (were they going to build a bomb, sell it to terrorists, build a bomb for terrorist, ransom it to the government, etc). I also found it strange that Higgins was shot and they didn't seem all that worried over it. The comedy at the end was great, but seemed out of place considering what had happened.

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#56 Post by KingKC »

I note that most people think this episode was a stinker but it did get an 8.0 so a few people liked it. I have read the synopsis/guide and all the postings and cannot remember enough about it to rate it good or bad.

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#57 Post by K Hale »

This seemed a little disjointed to me and could have been a bit better, but still very good. I never did get the plutonium part, but, as someone said, it didn't make that much difference, haha.

Flubs... [source: hanging out with/taking care of many hospitalized relatives]

* Higgins in the hospital. With "extensive blood loss" he should have been on an IV drip for dehydration if nothing else. There is an IV pole with a solution bag on it, and an IV port in his hand, but it's not connected.
* You can shut off the sound on those monitors. They don't have to make a noise.
* If you rip them off entirely, an alarm sounds. Ask me how I know.
* If you have an IV port in your hand and you simply peel off the tape without first pulling out the port, its needle will tear its way out through the back of your hand. Higgins would have had blood running down his fingers.

Anyway... lol. Once again Higgie Baby proves he can resurrect the dead or nearly dead just by talking to them. Mad skills.
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#58 Post by J.J. Walters »

K Hale wrote:Anyway... lol. Once again Higgie Baby proves he can resurrect the dead or nearly dead just by talking to them. Mad skills.
LOL! Hilarious, man! :)

By the way, it's "Higgy Baby", not "Higgie Baby". ;)
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Jay-Firestorm wrote:One moment I really like is Higgins rambling away on one of his old war stories, brining T.C. out of his coma.
Am I the only one who really wanted to hear how that turned out and what happened to the Bedouin lad? :|
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#60 Post by KingKC »

Finally got a chance to watch a rerun of this episode and to be honest with you I thought it was pretty boring until the last few scenes. The last scenes with all the mishaps was a little corny, if not down right stupid. Rick passing out when TM was about to open the case was a little over the top for even for Rick's fragile nature. The forum gives it an 8.0 rating. I would be hard pressed to give it a 7.0. I was a little surprised by the early scene in which the supposed "bride" wished T C good luck with his business. That seemed strange to me. This was the fifth year of him having a business, not exactly a start-up, and I don't remember any previous or continuing episodes where TC's business was struggling. I did sense a little irony in that Higgins seemed to talk TC awake when Higgins and his stories could normally put you in a coma.

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