Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) Though the Heavens Fall (1979) User Reviews

The Hawaiian Justice League.

[planktonrules · 7/10 · 17 March 2014]

The episode begins with an odd assault--a guy is attacked by guys with swords and other odd weapons. And, when they leave him beaten, the leader (Robert Reed) cuts an odd initial on the guy that looks a bit like a V. No, this is NOT another Vashon episode--and I'm surprised this was never mentioned (as this family was fond of leaving a similar calling card).

The train leads to a very, very exclusive country club. There, a group of sportsmen have formed a club that is intent on dispensing justice to dirt-bags that somehow beat the rap. Sadly, McGarrett and his team is intent on stopping them.

The plot is very similar to "The Star Chamber" and "Magnum Force" and even "Hawaii Five-O" and its episode "Mother's Deadly Helper", so it's not exactly a unique idea. Still, it is enjoyable--especially seeing Reed behaving in an unexpectedly macho fashion instead of a nice-guy like he played on "The Brady Bunch".

When veteral cops act line rookie idiots!

[koohii · 6/10 · 31 July 2023]

Out three new cops are put to the test and utterly fail at even basic concepts in this episode. The idea is pretty idiotic, and even though Hawaii Five-O has had plenty of patently ridiculous coincidences, this one far more than most.

"He can't be bad--he's a member of our club" is one of the stupidest lines, though I have to say that the actor and character who give the line are far better than the Blonde ditz who just joined the team--why didn't McGarret hire her instead?

The villain--a self-righteous vigilante--could have benefited from some basic civics classes on the history of the American Revolution and Thomas Paine's Common Sense. Instead, he sounds like something out of a bad comic book. The Punisher at least has a reason for being nuts--we don't really get a reason for why these elitist snobs, who are even more elitist than the rest of the club, got started or what their motivations were.

What happened to the writing team for this season? The stories and scripts are really terrible. (That said, the worst of this show is still better than the best of the remake!)

When Magnum Force encounters the Most Dangerous Game

[searchanddestroy-1 · 1 January 2015]

I continue and nearly end the HAWAIÏ FIVE O TV show, the whole series. I really discover this terrific show, as far as I did not watch all the episodes when I was a kid and a teenage. Remember it ran on nearly twelve years. So, this episode of the last season is very impressive. I have always craved for vigilante topics, armed citizens who want to substitute themselves to the police force and justice. And the scheme of the hunting game, human hunting is also one of my most favourite schemes too. The two fit perfectly altogether. But I also agree that episode is not exceptional either. And I was well surprised to see the outstanding Bill Smith had a recurrent character in the last épisodes of the show. I did not expect that at all. And I am a big fan of this too much underrated actor. I love his performances since my early teens when I discovered him in RICH MAN POOR MAN TV series. The terrific Falconetti. But in the HAWAIÏ series, he lost a lot of muscle weight. He looks very skinny. I preferred him a bit larger, a bit heavier.