Man what didn't happen to Mannix? In this episode he is struck blind by a cold assassin and spend the rest of the episode trying to get his sight back. Well of course he does, with the aid of the great pioneering black actor, James Edwards in possibly his last acting role. This episode premiered in December 1969 and Mr. Edwards died January 4, 1970. He brings the intensity of his youth and power of his definitive style to a prominent part as Joe's therapist. Although he had a long and varied career prior to his appearance in this episode there's more meat for a good actor to chew on. Actually, his most popular roles are yet to be released, pothumously. (Patton, 1970 ie.) His one on one repartee' with Connors are a joy to watch. Fitting homage to a powerful screen presence, regardless of the size of the part! A career truly cut short!
13 Reviews
An unusually vulnerable Joe Mannix
planktonrules10 November 2013
In practically every episode of "Mannix", Joe scoffs at danger and is quick to storm into even the most dangerous encounters. Being uncertain or careful is just not in Mannix's makeup. However, in "The Sound of Darkness", he's scared and seemingly defenseless--and it's certainly unusual to see this guy so vulnerable.
The show begins with a neat little assassination...of sorts. A guy is chased about in a public garage and the assassin carefully places all four bullets around the guy's head! The police don't seem to be able to do much to help Mr. Marin, so he goes to Mannix about this attack. However, Marin is NOT entirely forthright when he insists he has no idea who or why anyone would do this to him. In the course of investigating, Joe manages to walk in at just the wrong time and nearly gets killed---with the assassin's bullet grazing his temple. Despite this not being a serious injury, Joe is shocked to discover that he's blind!! The doctor, however, cannot find anything seriously wrong and thinks the blindness is hysterical, as for once, this tough detective is scared--scared blind! For much of the episode, Joe works with a coach to adapt to his blindness. This is important because the guy that tried to shoot Mannix MIGHT just come back. With the help of Peggy, he's going to make himself a sitting duck--and hope the killer will make one more try.
This is a good and different episode of "Mannix". It was nice to see him this vulnerable, as usually he's too tough and too sure of himself. Well worth your time--even if the whole blindness angle seemed a bit contrived.
The show begins with a neat little assassination...of sorts. A guy is chased about in a public garage and the assassin carefully places all four bullets around the guy's head! The police don't seem to be able to do much to help Mr. Marin, so he goes to Mannix about this attack. However, Marin is NOT entirely forthright when he insists he has no idea who or why anyone would do this to him. In the course of investigating, Joe manages to walk in at just the wrong time and nearly gets killed---with the assassin's bullet grazing his temple. Despite this not being a serious injury, Joe is shocked to discover that he's blind!! The doctor, however, cannot find anything seriously wrong and thinks the blindness is hysterical, as for once, this tough detective is scared--scared blind! For much of the episode, Joe works with a coach to adapt to his blindness. This is important because the guy that tried to shoot Mannix MIGHT just come back. With the help of Peggy, he's going to make himself a sitting duck--and hope the killer will make one more try.
This is a good and different episode of "Mannix". It was nice to see him this vulnerable, as usually he's too tough and too sure of himself. Well worth your time--even if the whole blindness angle seemed a bit contrived.
A good outing for Mike Connors
Guad4211 September 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Mike Connors gets to do a different Joe Mannix in this episode and he does it well. He plays a blind Joe who is in a new dark world and you believe it. Peggy gets to expand on her secretary role and assists Joe in the investigation.
The car crash is a little too convenient as an ending to a chase sequence. While going over a cliff it bursts into flames for no reason and the killer is thrown clear. Pays to not wear seat belts back in the day. I like the shootout at the end and how Joe gets his man. He gets his sight back too easily at the end and I'm sure there is no life lesson there as everything reverts back to the norm by the next episode. Such is weekly TV. No matter how traumatic an experience is, everyone moves on in a space of seven days.
The supporting guest cast is good. James Edwards gives a great performance as the coach for a blind Joe. It is even more poignant as we know he has less than a month to live after this episode aired. Robert Reed is a bit more involved here. He is a good actor when giving something to work with. Peter Brocco usually has bigger roles.
Joe is wounded and doesn't get paid. Maybe they found the payroll money and he got the 10% finders fee. A good episode with characters being outside their usual lanes. See it.
The car crash is a little too convenient as an ending to a chase sequence. While going over a cliff it bursts into flames for no reason and the killer is thrown clear. Pays to not wear seat belts back in the day. I like the shootout at the end and how Joe gets his man. He gets his sight back too easily at the end and I'm sure there is no life lesson there as everything reverts back to the norm by the next episode. Such is weekly TV. No matter how traumatic an experience is, everyone moves on in a space of seven days.
The supporting guest cast is good. James Edwards gives a great performance as the coach for a blind Joe. It is even more poignant as we know he has less than a month to live after this episode aired. Robert Reed is a bit more involved here. He is a good actor when giving something to work with. Peter Brocco usually has bigger roles.
Joe is wounded and doesn't get paid. Maybe they found the payroll money and he got the 10% finders fee. A good episode with characters being outside their usual lanes. See it.
The Series Hits its Stride with One of its Finest Episodes
Aldanoli24 July 2010
Warning: Spoilers
"The Sound of Darkness" is one of the best episodes of the entire series, starting out with a puzzling mystery, but then taking an unexpected turn into a character study that almost leaves that mystery behind. The script by Barry Trivers (who also wrote "The Conscience of the King," one of the best episodes of "Star Trek") opens with a man being pursued in a parking garage by a mysterious figure dressed in black and wearing -- in the parking garage! -- dark glasses. After a harrowing pursuit with the victim going level after level through the garage in reverse, when the opening credits begin to roll, it appears that the victim caught half a dozen slugs; but when the show returns, it turns out that the killer merely left a halo of near-misses around the victim's head.
He turns out to be a car salesman named Rudy Marin (Joby Baker), who hires Joe Mannix to figure out who made this threat against his life, and why. But then Marin has a sudden change of heart, offering to pay Mannix for his time and to end their relationship. Of course, Mannix can't help but keep tabs on the guy, following him into a deserted building (actually, the old "New York street" part of the studio lot, which looks for all the world like it really was being demolished). There Marin kills a derelict, only to be killed himself by the same hit man from the parking garage.
Mannix arrives a moment too late to save his ex-client, and in an exchange of gunfire, the killer grazes Mannix' temple with a bullet. This near-death experience induces a bout of psychosomatic blindness, but Mannix fears that the killer -- not knowing of his blindness -- will come after him again to eliminate the last witness.
Both the writing and the acting begin to soar at this point -- Joe is embittered by his newly-handicapped state, but his indomitable secretary, Peggy (Gail Fisher) practically shames him into tackling this obstacle with the same determination he's shown in the past to overcome thieves, swindlers, and killers. It's a bravura turn for Gail Fisher, who breaks into more than one spate of tears as she empathizes deeply with her boss' misfortune, providing a much-expanded role for her compared to her rote function in earlier seasons as a receptionist and typist. Indeed, Fisher won her solo Emmy as outstanding supporting actress for this season, and her performance here alone would have justified it.
At this point, reliable semi-regular Lt. Adam Tobias (Robert Reed) introduces Joe to an ex-Marine friend, Jerry, played by James Edwards (who also had noteworthy roles in "The Manchurian Candidate" and "Patton"). Sadly, Edwards died less than a month after this episode aired, aged but 51 -- but he inhabits this role powerfully as a tough, uncompromising coach who teaches Joe how to adapt to his new life in the dark.
As good as both Gail Fisher and James Edwards are, however, Mike Connors is with them step-for-step, with hesitant body language and an unfocused gaze that convincingly makes him appear blind. Like Peggy's expanded role, it's a leap beyond many earlier episodes in which Connors could rely on an easy smile or a wry frown to do most of his work. Here he throws his whole body into the part, and though "Mannix" called for a lot of physical action (including more than its share of fistfights), Connors rarely seemed to work as hard as he did in this episode.
Kudos, too, to director Corey Allen (recently deceased as this is written), who drew such exceptional performances from his entire cast -- including the steadfast Robert Reed, who also has a larger part than in many of his appearances on this show. Unfortunately, Reed is remembered today largely for "The Brady Bunch," but his occasional stints on "Mannix" are a reminder that he started out as a respected stage actor, and had five years on "The Defenders." "Mannix" at least gave him a chance to stretch occasionally, and he does fine work here.
In many ways, this episode presages the much shorter-lived show, "Longstreet," from a couple of seasons later, in which James Franciscus likewise played a blind detective -- though in the case of the later series, his handicap was permanent. (One wonders whether Stirling Silliphant, the creator of "Longstreet," drew his inspiration here.) In any case, this episode is filled with a number of memorable set-pieces, including an angry confrontation between Peggy and Joe; Joe's first, fumbling efforts to find his way around his once-familiar office; an attempt to decoy the killer by having Joe sit in the driver's seat of a car that's equipped with a hidden set of controls that allow Peggy to do the driving; and the final confrontation between Joe and the killer in his darkened office, the better to even the odds.
"The Sound of Darkness" shows "Mannix" at the top of its form, with excellent writing, directing, and acting. It was in this season that Joe Mannix finally settled into his role as a solo private eye after the first-season's misfire, when he was part of the computerized investigation firm Intertect -- and in this episode, one finds Mike Connors and Gail Fisher also settled comfortably into the roles that would define both of their careers.
He turns out to be a car salesman named Rudy Marin (Joby Baker), who hires Joe Mannix to figure out who made this threat against his life, and why. But then Marin has a sudden change of heart, offering to pay Mannix for his time and to end their relationship. Of course, Mannix can't help but keep tabs on the guy, following him into a deserted building (actually, the old "New York street" part of the studio lot, which looks for all the world like it really was being demolished). There Marin kills a derelict, only to be killed himself by the same hit man from the parking garage.
Mannix arrives a moment too late to save his ex-client, and in an exchange of gunfire, the killer grazes Mannix' temple with a bullet. This near-death experience induces a bout of psychosomatic blindness, but Mannix fears that the killer -- not knowing of his blindness -- will come after him again to eliminate the last witness.
Both the writing and the acting begin to soar at this point -- Joe is embittered by his newly-handicapped state, but his indomitable secretary, Peggy (Gail Fisher) practically shames him into tackling this obstacle with the same determination he's shown in the past to overcome thieves, swindlers, and killers. It's a bravura turn for Gail Fisher, who breaks into more than one spate of tears as she empathizes deeply with her boss' misfortune, providing a much-expanded role for her compared to her rote function in earlier seasons as a receptionist and typist. Indeed, Fisher won her solo Emmy as outstanding supporting actress for this season, and her performance here alone would have justified it.
At this point, reliable semi-regular Lt. Adam Tobias (Robert Reed) introduces Joe to an ex-Marine friend, Jerry, played by James Edwards (who also had noteworthy roles in "The Manchurian Candidate" and "Patton"). Sadly, Edwards died less than a month after this episode aired, aged but 51 -- but he inhabits this role powerfully as a tough, uncompromising coach who teaches Joe how to adapt to his new life in the dark.
As good as both Gail Fisher and James Edwards are, however, Mike Connors is with them step-for-step, with hesitant body language and an unfocused gaze that convincingly makes him appear blind. Like Peggy's expanded role, it's a leap beyond many earlier episodes in which Connors could rely on an easy smile or a wry frown to do most of his work. Here he throws his whole body into the part, and though "Mannix" called for a lot of physical action (including more than its share of fistfights), Connors rarely seemed to work as hard as he did in this episode.
Kudos, too, to director Corey Allen (recently deceased as this is written), who drew such exceptional performances from his entire cast -- including the steadfast Robert Reed, who also has a larger part than in many of his appearances on this show. Unfortunately, Reed is remembered today largely for "The Brady Bunch," but his occasional stints on "Mannix" are a reminder that he started out as a respected stage actor, and had five years on "The Defenders." "Mannix" at least gave him a chance to stretch occasionally, and he does fine work here.
In many ways, this episode presages the much shorter-lived show, "Longstreet," from a couple of seasons later, in which James Franciscus likewise played a blind detective -- though in the case of the later series, his handicap was permanent. (One wonders whether Stirling Silliphant, the creator of "Longstreet," drew his inspiration here.) In any case, this episode is filled with a number of memorable set-pieces, including an angry confrontation between Peggy and Joe; Joe's first, fumbling efforts to find his way around his once-familiar office; an attempt to decoy the killer by having Joe sit in the driver's seat of a car that's equipped with a hidden set of controls that allow Peggy to do the driving; and the final confrontation between Joe and the killer in his darkened office, the better to even the odds.
"The Sound of Darkness" shows "Mannix" at the top of its form, with excellent writing, directing, and acting. It was in this season that Joe Mannix finally settled into his role as a solo private eye after the first-season's misfire, when he was part of the computerized investigation firm Intertect -- and in this episode, one finds Mike Connors and Gail Fisher also settled comfortably into the roles that would define both of their careers.
Nice change of pace
glitterrose4 April 2022
Okay, so we're all used to Mannix getting his head bashed in so you have to admit him going blind is at least a twist. Although I still love that little mark on his head and the little bandage he wore over the mark through the episode. Baby isn't gonna mess his face up. I've watched this series enough times that it's gonna be rare to see Mannix look tore up. Was watching the episode that came on before this one on FeTV and LOVED how that dog went attack mode on Mannix and he didn't have one spot of blood on his arm, his jacket, etc. Man's got an ability.
So I really won't go into the plot because others have done it for me. I'll give credit where it's due. Mike Connors did a good job playing blind. Since it's just one episode of Mannix being blind, I sincerely doubt there was as much effort put into it as Melissa Sue Anderson did on "Little House on the Prairie". I think Melissa studied blind people so she'd get it down pat. Situations different. Mary went blind and stayed blind.
I do want to bring up blind! Mannix "driving" the car. Was he really doing the driving? Peggy had a steering wheel on her side of the car so I assumed his side was disconnected while he played like he was driving the car while Peggy was the one doing the actual driving? But Idk. Some of these old tv series are wild. Just reviewed a Bonanza episode where a lady went blind for the episode and she was riding a horse after she went blind. She was terrified and did end up falling off the horse...
Also gotta shoutout Joby Baker. Loved seeing his appearances on Alfred Hitchcock tv series so it was nice seeing him in this episode.
So I really won't go into the plot because others have done it for me. I'll give credit where it's due. Mike Connors did a good job playing blind. Since it's just one episode of Mannix being blind, I sincerely doubt there was as much effort put into it as Melissa Sue Anderson did on "Little House on the Prairie". I think Melissa studied blind people so she'd get it down pat. Situations different. Mary went blind and stayed blind.
I do want to bring up blind! Mannix "driving" the car. Was he really doing the driving? Peggy had a steering wheel on her side of the car so I assumed his side was disconnected while he played like he was driving the car while Peggy was the one doing the actual driving? But Idk. Some of these old tv series are wild. Just reviewed a Bonanza episode where a lady went blind for the episode and she was riding a horse after she went blind. She was terrified and did end up falling off the horse...
Also gotta shoutout Joby Baker. Loved seeing his appearances on Alfred Hitchcock tv series so it was nice seeing him in this episode.
Peggy is driving
jeffmetcalfe-3032320 July 2022
THE EPISODE WE WILL NEVER FORGET...
tcchelsey10 June 2022
Corey Allen directed this outstanding episode, long associated with many other cop shows, such as IRONSIDE, HAWAII FIVE-O and CANNON. He was the right man for the job and got a super performance from Mike Conners.
10 PLUS STARS.
Here, Mannix is after a maniac killer and is blinded in a shootout. The doc claims its a psychological affliction, but the question remains as to how long it will take to recover. This is a gripping story and the one that brought Joe and Peggy closer, as you began to realize their professional relationship was a marriage of sorts. Joe yells at Peggy, "I don't need a secretary, I need a seeing eye dog!" They argue, they fight, but Joe and Peggy are there for each other.
This is poignant, adventurous, amazing and true to life. It's also difficult to watch Mannix, who all us kids were accustomed to seeing bounce guys around a room, take baby steps in his office, helpless, with the aid of an instructor. Both Mike Conners and Gail Fisher turned in memorable performances.
Watch for the clever, clever scene where Joe (still blind) pretends he is driving a car --while actually Peggy is driving in the passenger side! The only debit is the obvious old car explosion, used many times in the series. Still it's way cool, and looks to be filmed on the winding road up to the Griffith Park observatory. I think!
Popular Canadian actor Joby Baker plays Rudy, who appeared many times in ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S tv show and in the 70s was cast in Walt Disney movies.
This story may have inspired the short-lived LONGSTREET tv series (ABC) a few years later, all about a blind detective and his seeing eye dog. That show, if you remember it, had possibilities and was quite popular in reruns in the 70s.
Not to be missed. SEASON 3 EPISODE 10. Remastered CBS dvd box set.
10 PLUS STARS.
Here, Mannix is after a maniac killer and is blinded in a shootout. The doc claims its a psychological affliction, but the question remains as to how long it will take to recover. This is a gripping story and the one that brought Joe and Peggy closer, as you began to realize their professional relationship was a marriage of sorts. Joe yells at Peggy, "I don't need a secretary, I need a seeing eye dog!" They argue, they fight, but Joe and Peggy are there for each other.
This is poignant, adventurous, amazing and true to life. It's also difficult to watch Mannix, who all us kids were accustomed to seeing bounce guys around a room, take baby steps in his office, helpless, with the aid of an instructor. Both Mike Conners and Gail Fisher turned in memorable performances.
Watch for the clever, clever scene where Joe (still blind) pretends he is driving a car --while actually Peggy is driving in the passenger side! The only debit is the obvious old car explosion, used many times in the series. Still it's way cool, and looks to be filmed on the winding road up to the Griffith Park observatory. I think!
Popular Canadian actor Joby Baker plays Rudy, who appeared many times in ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S tv show and in the 70s was cast in Walt Disney movies.
This story may have inspired the short-lived LONGSTREET tv series (ABC) a few years later, all about a blind detective and his seeing eye dog. That show, if you remember it, had possibilities and was quite popular in reruns in the 70s.
Not to be missed. SEASON 3 EPISODE 10. Remastered CBS dvd box set.
Probably the most touching episode in the series
tiffanie_says_stay_in_your_lane23 March 2023
Very seldom do I leave reviews for individual episodes of my favorite shows, but I found "The Sound of Darkness" to be particularly emotional. A man who was shot at by an assassin hires Mannix to catch the person. Mannix is shot by the hit man as he's following his client into a run down building. The bullet grazes his temple, resulting in psychosomatic blindness. An ex-Marine guides him in learning the skills and developing the confidence to harness his other senses by using a no-nonsense teaching style. Unsurprisingly, Mannix becomes frustrating over his loss of independence. Besides "The Mouse That Died," this is the only other episode where Peggy cries because he lost his temper and it was directed towards her. He yells at her, then she yells at him back, and is so shocked by her own display of rage that she starts crying. From that point on, he must rely on her to navigate his surroundings. They go from having an employer-secretary relationship to being more like a married couple, as another reviewer stated. The acting was phenomenal, and I don't think we'll ever see acting on that high of a level ever again. I feel like up until the 80s (which, in my opinion, is when television and films became silly), actors and actresses' performances depicted human nature. Mannix is struggling to cope with losing his vision, and he lashes out at those around him. Over time, he comes to terms with his situation, and he must use willpower and determination to not only regain his sight, but also solve the mystery at hand. The audience sees a completely different side of him. I didn't expect this episode to be so moving. After all, this is a crime thriller. It's not a genre that's intended to tug at the heart strings. Plus Mannix often ventures into unsafe territory alone, so to see him suddenly go blind and have to rely on other people for daily functioning, was quite a challenging and stressful experience for him. This is the best episode of the series and is a must watch if you're a fan!
Wow..I mean Wow!
tqnkrh9 March 2023
Warning: Spoilers
I loved this so much mostly because of the plethora of improbabilities, one scene to the next.. and that canyon car stunt whilst Peggy takes the wheel on the other side of the car and the absolute skill THAT alone would take on first try, as they did impromptu.. cause I suppose they wouldn't be anticipating Joe going blind suddenly from a graze on the temple?🤔
But this is what makes these classic shows so amazingly fun to watch... plus.. get to see my old favorite LA landmarks that are all gone for years now.
"Take that damn light out of my eyes!" Ha ha ha This is where the ending is always a happy improbable thing:)
"Take that damn light out of my eyes!" Ha ha ha This is where the ending is always a happy improbable thing:)
One of the more famous episodes of the series -- and a tad overrated.
filmklassik20 December 2016
Warning: Spoilers
Joe's near-fatal encounter with a gun-wielding assassin leads him to experience hysterical blindness. That's right, it's purely psychosomatic.
No idea how common this condition is in the real world, but in the "reel" world it makes for some fairly interesting melodrama, particularly with Joe now vulnerable to a killer who's determined to finish what he started.
So far so good. But I could have done without all the treacle. Half the episode wants us to feel a "disease-of-the-week" poignancy that isn't really earned since we know Joe's condition is only temporary. This is not the PI version of ICE CASTLES, despite what the dialogue, performances and music might be telling us.
Connors, though, is quite good at "selling" Joe's blindness and new (and troubling) vulnerability.
Thank goodness 50 percent of the episode is devoted to good old fashioned MANNIX-style intrigue, with the just-handicapped Joe forced to play cat-and-mouse with a dangerous assassin.
(One nagging question, though: Why didn't Joe arrange to have more and better weapons at hand as he prepared for the final showdown?)
Gail Fisher and Robert Reed provide top support (and how I wish Reed could've been in more episodes!)
All in all, not top-flight MANNIX, but not bad, either.
7/10
No idea how common this condition is in the real world, but in the "reel" world it makes for some fairly interesting melodrama, particularly with Joe now vulnerable to a killer who's determined to finish what he started.
So far so good. But I could have done without all the treacle. Half the episode wants us to feel a "disease-of-the-week" poignancy that isn't really earned since we know Joe's condition is only temporary. This is not the PI version of ICE CASTLES, despite what the dialogue, performances and music might be telling us.
Connors, though, is quite good at "selling" Joe's blindness and new (and troubling) vulnerability.
Thank goodness 50 percent of the episode is devoted to good old fashioned MANNIX-style intrigue, with the just-handicapped Joe forced to play cat-and-mouse with a dangerous assassin.
(One nagging question, though: Why didn't Joe arrange to have more and better weapons at hand as he prepared for the final showdown?)
Gail Fisher and Robert Reed provide top support (and how I wish Reed could've been in more episodes!)
All in all, not top-flight MANNIX, but not bad, either.
7/10
Couldn't watch the entire episode...
steve55030 December 2021
...because, like another reviewer, I found the plot to be predictable and a waste of half the hour. Why does every crime drama have that one episode where a principal character loses their memory following a head injury, and regains it at the end? It's as if the writers ran out of ideas and said "hey, let's use that emergency script!"
This one is that same tired formula with blindness substituted for memory loss. I skipped through all the anger and victim compensation minutes to see how it ended. Sorry, but I was underwhelmed. This review would be a spoiler if the outcome wasn't so predictable...
A sorry sight - the worst episode yet
pkfloydmh6 July 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Boy, where do I start with this one? It's jaw-droppingly bad and is certainly the worst episode I've seen so far.
It's about Joe being blinded after a bullet grazes his head. Of course, the episode lacks any suspense because you KNOW how it's going to turn out - if Joe remained blind, there wouldn't be a show.
Joe's stupid stares while pretending to be blind are just embarrassing and beneath this show. The producers should be ashamed of themselves.
This episode is so utterly horrendous that at one point Joe is in a car with Peggy and he's actually steering it. Yes, you heard me right - JOE IS STEERING A MOVING CAR WHILE BLIND. Then he's seen READING A NEWSPAPER WHILE BLIND.
Then to top it all off, Joe's blindness is cured when Lt. Tobias shines a flashlight in his eyes, and right after that, Joe breaks out laughing, maybe because he's thinking about how silly and stupid this whole episode is.
It's about Joe being blinded after a bullet grazes his head. Of course, the episode lacks any suspense because you KNOW how it's going to turn out - if Joe remained blind, there wouldn't be a show.
Joe's stupid stares while pretending to be blind are just embarrassing and beneath this show. The producers should be ashamed of themselves.
This episode is so utterly horrendous that at one point Joe is in a car with Peggy and he's actually steering it. Yes, you heard me right - JOE IS STEERING A MOVING CAR WHILE BLIND. Then he's seen READING A NEWSPAPER WHILE BLIND.
Then to top it all off, Joe's blindness is cured when Lt. Tobias shines a flashlight in his eyes, and right after that, Joe breaks out laughing, maybe because he's thinking about how silly and stupid this whole episode is.
Confusing and predictable slop.
luxlamf-110 June 2022
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I read a few of the reviews here and really confused over the high marks some are giving. Did they miss the part where he's driving a car? In the canyons? Blind? I was excited when I started this episode as it didn't look familiar, few minutes in I realized why. I must have skipped the middle 40 minutes of the show like I did this time ( except where I saw him driving, had to stop and watch that) the last time I tried to watch it. All these detective shows feel the need for the "Hit my head" and amnesia or blind or Stuck and we have to watch them "Act" for 40 minutes. Really reach in and "Act". Terrible. Reminds me of the pathetic Cannon episode where he crashes in desert with briefcase full of money and wanders around for 35 minutes starring at the sun, oh wait there's a Mannix like that too!) This episode is garbage, the "Tough Love" dopiness that fills in the middle of episode (along with the sweaters, he's blind, he wears sweaters now) has all the charm of an after school special.. Thankful for DVRs as sitting through this slop of a premise and script that even a Brando or Day Lewis couldn't save would be impossible.
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