The Look (4.9)

[J.J. Walters]

Man, that must have been a nerve-racking scene for Gretchen Corbett and Stephen Young to film! They are standing on a makeshift, wooden perch that is several stories up. Then a helicopter elevates up to their position at a close distance! I know the chopper is farther away than it appears, but those blades look awful close!

Heights scare me enough, but helicopter blades scare me even more! I don't think I would have been able to do a scene like that!

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Higgins: It's not a scratch! It's a bloody gouge!

[Tuan Vu]

Wow, how time flies. That is Joe Moore

http://www.khon2.com/content/bios/story/JOE-MOORE-Anchor/S3ca8ZqB_0SoixqjG7b6lA.cspx

possibly Hawaii's favorite news anchor for many years, playing the part of the soldier arguing with the guys about Holly Fox.

In real life, Joe Moore was a newscaster with the American Forces Vietnam Network in Saigon during the war, so it was appropriate for him to be in this particular episode. He also appeared in a couple of other Magnum P.I. episodes that I can recall.

[steveadl]

[burny]

not hugely fascinating....but, having coincidentally watched the 2 episodes
within the same few days....

the pretty brunette mag mistakes for holly fox when he initially visits the
station (i think her character name is Lori) was also the dancer Kendall
Chases's dressing room "roomate" in the "Sixth Position"....she discovers
the men in Kendall's dressing room.

[AmandaByNight]

I love this episode. It's not so much the storyline that grabs me as much as Gretchen's character and performance. It's a poignant episode about how we build these people inside our heads, much in the same way she does... fantasies. And then there's the letdown... or the look.

Gretchen often played these kind of outsider characters, like in She's Dressed to Kill (1979), and it worked because she's different looking, but still compelling.

One of her first acting roles is a small part in Let's Scare Jessica to Death where all the women are like Gretchen. Oddly compelling and uniquely beautiful.

As you can probably guess, I like Gretchen!

[MaiTaiMan]

This episode is awesome...one of the best of season 4!

The Saigon flashbacks and memories are awesome, and the plot is superb...Magnum running into a voice from the past on the radio, that everyone fantasized about back in Vietnam. Then he meets her, and ends up helping her figure out who is stalking/terrorizing her--all the while trying to help her find her long lost fiance.

I love the "Hitchcockian" style plot twist at the end...unexpected the first time you see it, and still captivating with more viewings! The action, suspense, and plot all make this one a treat! Excellent!

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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]

I have to say this one was not one of my favorites. Not bad by any means, I loved higgins birthday bash! Just not one that stood out to me. Always like the vietnam flashbacks though.

[MaiTaiMan]

[RamblerReb]

One possible explanation for Agatha's seeming ignorance of Higgins's birthdate is that she knew perfectly well that it wasn't his birthday, but was too well-bred and polite to embarrass Magnum and his friends by pointing it out. It would be perfectly in keeping with her character to do so. It is also possible that an intensely private man like Higgins never celebrates his birthday, therefore, the matter just never came up.

Just a quick note, but when I clicked on the travel agent's IMDB page, I noted that this episode is her one and only acting credit ever.

[MaiTaiMan]