Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii (2) (1.2)

[J.J. Walters]

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Original Air Date: 12/11/1980
Magnum and Dan's sister, Alice, continue in their quest to learn the truth behind Lt. Dan Cook's death. They get more than they bargained for when they uncover a gold smuggling plot and come face-to-face with a criminal mastermind Magnum and Dan once knew in Vietnam. Magnum puts his own life on the line to expose the truth and to clear his friend's name.

[J.J. Walters]

The excellent pilot movie continues with Part 2. Great climax featuring a bathroom shootout! And keep your eye out for a young Judge Reinhold as Seaman Wolfe.

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

[wilko]

This 1st episode in the series had just a little too much 70's kitsch for my liking, it took Magnum a few episodes to get with the 80's

[Carol the Dabbler]

When T.C. flies Magnum to "Kahoolawe" they're actually flying around Rabbit (Manana) Island, just off the coast of Oahu near Robin's Nest. Some of the shots are from unusual angles so that this is not obvious, and some shots are sufficiently up-close that the small size of the island is not apparent. But the first shot, as they approach "Kahoolawe", is from same angle that we're familiar with from Robin's Nest beach scenes.

Note that the real Kahoolawe is off the coast of Maui, and is roughly 6 miles by 11 miles across, compared to Rabbit Island's 4 tenths of a mile diameter.

[J.J. Walters]

Nice pickup there Carol. For some reason, I never "connected the dots" in this scene! Kahoolawe is indeed a tad bit bigger than Rabbit Island!

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

[CVA-19]

Hey, I ran into this site the end of last year and have looked in from time to time. Have been meaning to post for a while...

This episode just aired locally today and I noticed that the Cross of Lorraine was clearly painted on the side of TC's chopper in 'Nam when he extracted Magnum and Cook. It's under the VMO2 stenciled on the back side of the helo. I did not recall seeing it that vividly in the first episode (aired yesterday) when there were scenes of the chopper.

There were a few other things in this episode I thought were interesting.

Rick's character comes across as a lot less comic than later episodes. He's the one that spots the hitman in his dance hall tailing Higgins and he's the one that gets him.

And the beginning of the on-going "gas money" gag starts right here in this episode. TC's character also evolves a lot from this episode to later episodes. Here, he's less reliable and situationally aware, e.g., he's late in picking up the team, he doesn't see the hitman.

Also the feel that Hawaii Five-O is real in this universe comes across in the part where Magnum says that Cook's talent was wasted in a way that would be the same if McGarrett were to be assigned as a meter-maid at Waikiki. (Also the previous episode where Magnum leaves the crash scene because he did not want to explain the situation to Five-O.)

It's been a while since I saw the pilot so it was nice to see it. I think it would have been nice to have had more episodes from Rick's Cafe, with that the shocking Snow White character, and possibly having Alice come back at some point.

[Magnum92]

It is also interesting to see the unseen (changed after the pilot), interior of robin's nest, like the different dark room and the office beside it where magnum recieves a phone call.

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Magnum: So far this case had cost me my right to the wine cellar, the last cash in my pocket, and nearly my life. If that clerk was lying to me, I was gonna come back down here and shove that Robin Masters paperback in his ear!

[J.J. Walters]

[MPS]

Watched both of the episodes from the pilot over the weekend. It's a trip seeing how much the characters change in 8 years. Everyone seemed very one dimensional in Don't Eat the Snow... It will be great fun to see the Magnum-Higgins relationship develope as I go throught the series for a second time.

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Higgins: You've washed the car?! How extraordinary. Why would you do such a thing?

[IKnowWhatYoureThinking]

I know that is one thing I like about the show is the evolution of the characters. Had they kept the same personalities I don't think the sow would've been as successful.