Magnum P.I. (2018) - General Discussion

[Maren]

I think it's going to be a false alarm and lead them to talking about the future and what they both want. No way will they mess up the dynamic of them investigating and out in the field together for their last few episodes. 

[Johannah]

Or another dream sequence

[Snazzy Daisy]

Another sighting of Jin, UGH!

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In the exclusive clip above, a beautiful operative (played by Perdita Weeks) masterfully targets a mark, after which is extracted by two cohorts dressed as paramedics (Zachary Knighton and Stephen Hill). When the baddies catch wind of the subterfuge that is afoot, who rides to the rescue but a literal White Knight — as in the enigmatic Robin Masters’ literary hero (Jay Hernandez) — and with unexpectedly electrifying results. (El Diablo who?)

 

[iRarelyWatchTV36]

20 hours ago, Snazzy Daisy said:

Another sighting of Jin, UGH!

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[Snazzy Daisy]

S05•E11 - Hit and Run

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Magnum and Higgins go to work for a dangerous and controversial client; Kumu and Shammy help move TC to a veterans' rehab facility; Rick flirts with a woman who works at the marina.

Airdate: October 04, 2023

 

[kirkola]

I'm just gonna say it.  This plot was dumb.  Like really, really dumb.  Probably 100 other ways the bad guy could have solved his problem and yet, he picked the cartoon villain solution. 

Loved seeing Paul Blackthorne, just wish there had been a better plot.  And honestly I'm only still here for Rick and TC. 

 

[Raja]

I think that the B and C plots are too much so the main story is  dumbed down. The pregnancy scare to let us know that the happy couple are doing the deed without any concern of consequences. T.C. going through physical therapy with the happy ending while also teasing a new girlfriend for Rick suggests a time skip forward is coming before the last few episodes.

[seacliffsal]

I don't even understand why they included the pregnancy/not pregnant story.  I don't even understand why the hitman needed Magnum and Higgins.  Also, I may have missed this, but where was TC's foster son?  And, how long has Rick been broken up with Suzie?

So many questions...

[Snazzy Daisy]

Paul Blackthorne - great casting! 💕

Piper is way out of your league, Rick. But you deserve all the happiness. It’s time to put the baby mama’s drama behind you.

The current story arc for TC is truly depressing. Don’t like it. Make it stop. Do the time jump or whatever. I need TC to be happy again, pronto! The absence of Cade is weird.

Not interested in Miggy’s pregnancy scare story. Both actors don’t really give the vibes of a couple having mixed feelings about the news. They both look confused AF.

Alternatively, the show could bring back (baby) Hiapo to reunite with Thomas. It will be more heartwarming. I guess the writers prefer to appease the fandom instead.

[Snazzy Daisy]

 

[Snazzy Daisy]

S05•E12 - Three Bridges

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Magnum and Higgins try to help Zhao, a close friend of Kumu, recover her life savings that was all lost to a scammer. TC becomes increasingly frustrated at the lack of progress in his recovery and pushes everyone away.

Airdate: October 11, 2023

 

[abbyzenn]

My Dad used to tape this show on Friday nights and when I visited him on Saturdays we would watch it together.  After he suddenly died this past Febrary I only half heartedly watched the first couple of the shows - mostly because of the memories but also because I was in a rehab facility recovering from a serious auto accident.

WHen I watched this show I was surprised at TC being in a rehab facility.  I remember so well having to use the board to get in and out of a wheelchair.  Unlike TC when I first started using it the nurses/aides had to move my legs because I was unable to do so.  I was chuckling that he was really wasn't doing it right - you raise the bed higher when getting from the bed to the wheelchair (so you slide down) and lower it going from the wheelchair to the bed (again so you slide down).  

As to the show - they've really taken a good show and have ruined it.  I liked this show for the scenery and the cases which now only seem to consume about 15 minutes of the show. I don't like Thomas and Juliette as a couple.  Glad we're not seeing any more of the Rick and I can't even remember her name drama.  I 

[Snazzy Daisy]

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"Looking for anything Magnum P.I.- related. Thank you!" – Zoe

Showrunner Eric Guggenheim tells me that fans of series vet Tim Kang should be “very” excited for the Oct. 18 episode. “We’ve been wanting to see Katsumoto undercover for the longest time but I wanted to make sure it felt justified,” Guggenheim told TVLine. “In this instance, he’s the only one of our characters who can realistically pull off this particular assignment.”

Bonus scoop: On the guest star front, Guggenheim told me that Arrow alum Paul Blackthorne’s role in the midseason premiere was purposely kept under wraps — “and I’m very happy we could get him.” Looking ahead, Kirk Fox (Jury Duty) will play an old partner of Jin’s, while Patrick Fabian (Better Call Saul) “has a big role coming up.”

 

[Raja]

On 10/10/2023 at 1:07 PM, abbyzenn said:

 

As to the show - they've really taken a good show and have ruined it.  I liked this show for the scenery and the cases which now only seem to consume about 15 minutes of the show. I don't like Thomas and Juliette as a couple.  Glad we're not seeing any more of the Rick and I can't even remember her name drama.  I 

Well fooled us. A catalyst to send Rick back to Suzi. But why stay with the Marines at this point 

[MissLucas]

I liked that we got to see TC's mum again. Her first appearance was a bit depressing and it was great to see that she's still doing good and managed to catch this second chance. 

Rick and Suzie are exhausting. The pairing initially worked for me because I'm tired of tv types like Rick dating much younger women. But I have no idea why we needed all that drama. 

Higgins had a fierce fight scene but otherwise the supposed A-plot was just boring. I did enjoy the last scene in front of Rick's aquarium, it had some of the silliness of the original.

[Snazzy Daisy]

Thomas clumsily touches and manhandles that stingray without both getting injured. 🫣

A rare species of bird and a low-res reflection of a painting have led Miggy to Han’s location. 😱

Juliet can read AND speak Mandarin. Okay. 🙄

Rick getting back together with Suzy is just UGH.

It’s nice to see Verna again. Is she staying with Cade at TC’s place? Where’s Cade by the way? Mahina is somehow mentioned but not Cade. For how long do we have to wait until TC can be released from the rehab? There are only 8 episodes left. 😣

[MissLucas]

IIRC that Higgins can speak Mandarin has been established before. But yeah, I forgot about that amazing high-res bird followed by 'zoom in' and Google picture search immediately coughing up the right artwork. They really packed all the bad clichés into one single scene LOL!

[Snazzy Daisy]

S05•E13 - Appetite for Danger

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Magnum and Higgins enlist Katsumoto to go undercover when a chef at a high-end restaurant goes missing. Kumu works with Cade at the Cultural Center, confronting one of America’s darker chapters – the internment of Japanese Americans in the wake of Pearl Harbor.

Airdate: October 18, 2023

[Snazzy Daisy]

Cade is back, finally!

Happy for TC! Next storyline please...

Thrifty Thomas is obviously saving-up for this... 🙄

[Raja]

The Larry Manetti cameo had the feel of the one last time since the show is going to end.  Of course Tom Selleck admitting that someone else rolled with his legacy and showing up in the final run would be nice.

Kumu and Cade getting the last chance oral histories played nice.  I was wondering how it would play out since Japanese Americans in Hawai'i were such a high percentage of the population they were not universally interned like those on the mainland's west coast.

 

I get showing the industry of the kitchen and all of the prospective chefs but when the robbery crew was forcing Chef to break glass for them with two of them guarding him I couldn't figure out a reason except to slow them down. You had to love that big event with no back up security. And what's up with HPD response. The Kasumoto lead team did their job but nobody showed up to back up the main robbery?

[seacliffsal]

I was surprised when Juliet started asking Magnum where all of his money was as I thought in previous seasons it was pretty well established that he didn't have any money.  He had a huge tab at Rick's and otherwise always seemed in debt.

Why are we not seeing Cade with TC?

[MissLucas]

I have no idea where Higgins sudden obsession with Magnum's money was coming from. Or that he even had money. He has always been portrayed as someone living from paycheck to paycheck and mooching from his friends. All of a sudden he makes good money? Okay then, but why does it bother her?

It's not exactly a good sign if the C plot is the most interesting one - and even if that one was pretty predictable.

Katsumoto being a badass and enjoying some cooking time with a famous chef were the highlights of the episode.

[Snazzy Daisy]

S05•E14 - Night Has a Thousand Eyes

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Magnum and Rick race to find a missing witness who can exonerate an innocent man accused of murder. TC tries to repair his relationship with Mahina after being released from the VA.

Airdate: October 25, 2023

[Raja]

So we can time skip past T.C. needing a walker but Higgy can't possibly sit out 3 months for failing her exam? The worst part, Jin is on the preview for the next episode

[seacliffsal]

I still don't get why we haven't seen any Cade/TC interactions during TC's recovery or even his party this episode.

[MissLucas]

Is it bad that I had completely forgotten all about TC's girlfriend/ex?

[Snazzy Daisy]

Compared to Mahina, TC’s old flame - Teresa has more memorable scenes with him despite appearing in only one episode. That impromptu helicopter ride with gorgeous landscapes is hard to forget.

I don’t understand why this show keeps inviting Bobby Lee back into their fold. He joked about raping a child FFS. 😒

[Snazzy Daisy]

S05•E15 - The Retrieval

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Magnum and Higgins are hired to find a missing gamer whose online friends believe he might be in trouble. Jin Jeong enlists the help of TC in a treasure hunt after his ex-partner gets out of prison.

Airdate: November 01, 2023

[helpmerhonda]

Every scene with Jin in it is a gigantic waste of time.

[alexa]

That was one of the worst episodes.

[MissLucas]

Is it just me or is Higgins' magic tablet that allows hacking databases all around the globe getting even more ridiculous as before (if that's even possible). They're not even trying to hide the fact that it's just lazy writing. 

This show's charm is wearing thinner and thinner.

[Snazzy Daisy]

S05•E16 - Run With the Devil

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Magnum and Higgins agree to help a teenage Amish boy who has traveled to Hawaii in search of his runaway sister. Rick sets out to find TC a date to the Marine Corps Ball.

Airdate: November 15, 2023

[buckboard]

So what happened to the "celebrity" Rick got to attend the ball as TC's date?  Did she show up anyway because they didn't bother to let her know TC didn't want to be set up?

[Raja]

44 minutes ago, buckboard said:

So what happened to the "celebrity" Rick got to attend the ball as TC's date?  Did she show up anyway because they didn't bother to let her know TC didn't want to be set up?

Some Marine from the duty company will be ordered into his dress blues to escort the V.I.P.

[Snazzy Daisy]

I skipped previous episode and it seems like that I don’t miss anything.

Underwhelming case of the week and that Jacob/Saul boy cannot act. So cringey. I guess we’ll be seeing Sam Bedrosian again.

Thomas and Juliet are not interested in attending the annual Marine Corps Ball?

There are 3 couples now in the ohana. Will there be more than one wedding in the series finale? 🤔

[Raja]

1 hour ago, Snazzy Daisy said:

Thomas and Juliet are not interested in attending the annual Marine Corps Ball?

Well Thomas was in the US Navy, even if he served on a special operations team with Marines in the war. And there were no other dress white uniformed sailors that I remember from the scene. Perhaps the Navy hospital corpsmen who served with Marine units would be considered honorary Marines in that social setting.

[zoey1996]

I felt for Saul/Jacob trying to find his sister. All's well that ends well, I suppose. I just love Kumo. She has a lot of heart.

Loved the reference to Magnum's mustache - who could forget Selleck's in OG Magnum PI?

[alexa]

I am interested to know how the Amish children could afford to fly to Hawaii.  lol.

[Whimsy]

8 hours ago, alexa said:

I am interested to know how the Amish children could afford to fly to Hawaii.  lol.

They make decent money. They sell a lot of their goods, including furniture to tourists. What took me the most out of all the Jacob/Saul scenes is that I was pretty sure the Pennsylvania Amish have their own distinct accent?  It’s been awhile since I personally was that way, but I thought that was the case.  

[Raja]

1 hour ago, Whimsy said:

They make decent money. They sell a lot of their goods, including furniture to tourists. What took me the most out of all the Jacob/Saul scenes is that I was pretty sure the Pennsylvania Amish have their own distinct accent?  It’s been awhile since I personally was that way, but I thought that was the case.  

I guess I can now throw out the thought human traffickers' surrounding that community like a pack of wolves picking off the kids as they emerge..

Edited November 19, 2023 by Raja

[Snazzy Daisy]

[Raja]

It seems like NBC doesn't want to burn off its limited supply of scripted shows during the Holiday Season. Shows they really want to dump, with extreme prejudice  tend to have their last episodes show up in the Saturday death slot

[MissLucas]

Hmm, having a private beach in Hawaii without any tourists in sight would do wonders for my faith in God too.

Seems any procedural must do a Rumspringa episode. The one Bones did was truly heartbreaking. Here, the writers decided to not touch upon the thorny subject of how it all would play out in the end.

At least the magic hacking tablet made no appearance. 

[Snazzy Daisy]

S05•E17 - Consciousness of Guilt

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After a high-stakes homicide case falls apart at trial, Katsumoto asks Magnum to help him stop a killer from walking free. Higgins helps Jin Jeong with a mystery of his own.

Airdate: December 06, 2023

 

Edited December 5, 2023 by Snazzy Daisy

[Raja]

Episode 5-17 Consciousness of Guilt

That was an obscene amount of Jin to get to Juliet taking Rick's role of sniping from a helicopter. Every time I see him I keep thinking if you are stunt casting bring in Honeysuckle, then I read her wiki.

Breaking a cold case in an afternoon. Big feat for Magnum and Detective Katsumoto.

[Snazzy Daisy]

S05•E17 - Consciousness of Guilt

Magnum and Gordy working together with no Juliet, LOVE it!

That sleazy PI, it's Phoebe's friend who went on a bad date with Rachel in Friends.

Cannot believe that Jin is back so soon. Are they running out of other supporting cast?

Every time I see Jin... UGH!

[Snazzy Daisy]

[Snazzy Daisy]

S05•E18 - Extracurricular Activities

This episode is directed by Perdita Weeks.

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Magnum and Higgins are hired by a dean at the University of Oahu to quietly investigate a professor who has been accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a female grad student. TC and Katsumoto take Cade and Dennis on a father-son camping trip.

Airdate: December 13, 2023

 

[Snazzy Daisy]

It’s Official: Magnum P.I. Will End With 2-Hour Series Finale

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Although a promo that aired this week indicated that Magnum P.I. will return from the holiday break on Jan. 3, 2024 with but a singular episode, TVLine can confirm — double-secret officially! — that the island drama will in fact come to an end that Wednesday night, with a double-episode finale airing 9 to 11 pm ET.