One question. The car crash in the beginning. What was the relationship to the rest of the story? Why was Lefevure(SP) driving past the estate? What did it have to do with the story? He couldn't have been trying to kill TM. If he had, then Lyden's plans would have been ruined. Other than his name giving TM a clue (which I don't get either) I can't see a purpose for the scene.

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Hey N...

Just watched this one the other day, so its kind of fresh in my memory...

Here's my take... I guess this Lefevre guy was supposed to go to Robin's Nest to tell Magnum that Lyden had kidnapped TC and was waiting for him on the beach.

(Now, if someone had showed up at my house saying they kidnapped my friend... not sure how I would have taken that).

Since Lefevure was offed before he had a chance to talk to Magnum, that made him run late.....

Oh, I don't know!

This plot is full of more holes than Swiss cheese. AND, not knowing who Higgins is when the plane first gets hijacked, how does he come to know he's a Sgt Major?

However, the ending scene where eevryone starts gnging up on Magnum is really good

Well, we've made fun the helicopter escape plotline; however, it was done this weekend -- for the SECOND time by the same convicts!

Helicopter Prison Break

golf

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I don't remember much of this episode. My mind is blank for Past Tense...

Wow, what a story! Unbelievable.

And the chopper was commandeered, with the pilot forced to fly to the prison, just like T.C. in this episode! It appears that they timed the "rescue" to when the two convicts were on their daily walk in the courtyard. Were they the only ones in the courtyard? If not, wouldn't you think other convicts (particularly "lifers") would try to get on the chopper? This is what is still so unbelievable about the "Past Tense" scene; The other convicts create a diversion and help shield Lydon onto the chopper (which in itself is a little farfetched), yet none of them also try to escape?

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I guess you are correct. On the beach Higgins asks Lyden why he thinks TM is coming. Lyden not having any way of knowing Lefevre was killed in a crash replied " I left him a message" . The crash was just an accident. I had been trying to figure out why Lefevre was killed, and what that had to do with the rest of the story. I guess I was looking for something where there was nothing to find.

I should have paid closer attention.

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I don't get all the hate for this episode. This is the episode that got me hooked on Magnum, P.I., I started watching at Ki'i's Don't Lie. I know the plot is a "little" thin, but James Wainwright is great as Lyden and their is plenty of goog Magnum/Tanaka scene. I especialy love the one where Tanaka uses baseball euphemisms.



Wait, what? I can't recall this scene at all. Are you refeering to the tidal pool at Robins Nest?

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I think this might refer to the ending of Black on White

Okay, thanks Doc. I just saw Past Tense on DVD and it certainly didn't end at no tidal pool so was getting a little worried here

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Seems there has been ANOTHER helicopter jail break.

golf

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