The Jororo Kill (2.13)

[Croix de Lorraine]

Is Bannister dubbed by Devon Ericson from 'Tropical Madness'?

[Bes]

Great episode.

[Bes]

I enjoyed that one very much.
Although I did not quite get why Tom was playing that tape of that Nam report to her.

Tom is just playing the 'Nam footage to remind Kate of her values, some of which she'd cast aside in her desperation to nab a great scoop.

[snp389]

Great episode! In the Australian DVD set, there are no subtitles at the beginning.
I love Higgins' line that British intelligence always seems to involve sexual scandals. How true. The pommy spooks are renowned for their homosexual tendencies. About the only saving grace is the fictional James Bond 007.

[snp389]

I've just noticed a FLUB in 2.13 'The Jororo Kill'. At the climax scene where TM shoots 'Bannister', TM is not carrying his usual Colt .45 Auto pistol. He is in fact carrying a Beretta 92 9mm pistol. I can only assume that on the day of filming, the armourer may have had some issues with the usual Colt .45 prop and it's ability to fire blanks. Or the Continuity staff had a brain fart.

[MaximRecoil]

I've just noticed a FLUB in 2.13 'The Jororo Kill'. At the climax scene where TM shoots 'Bannister', TM is not carrying his usual Colt .45 Auto pistol. He is in fact carrying a Beretta 92 9mm pistol. I can only assume that on the day of filming, the armourer may have had some issues with the usual Colt .45 prop and it's ability to fire blanks. Or the Continuity staff had a brain fart.

Not a flub. Magnum picked that Beretta up off the floor in the church. One of the agents that was shot dropped it.

[snp389]

My apologies. I should have looked closer.

[Croix de Lorraine]

When Higgins said "Sadly that's the only type of scandal we seem to have" (can't quote it true to the word) this made me laugh out loud! Even when I lived in the UK during the 1990's there were so many sex scandals in UK politics.

I thought that mention of sex scandals was quite bold for an early 80's show watched by many kids.

I don't know if anyone else noticed, but it seems that the receptionist from Thank God For... has changed jobs and now works the reception of a different hotel.

With this episode I have the same problem I had with Mercedes McCambridge in an earlier episode: I can't stand Tyne Daly.

[SignGuyHPW]

One of my favorite episodes. My favorite line of the whole series is "Nuns don't work on Sundays." It was one of those times where Magnum picked up on something just in time to save his life.

The only major gripe I had in this one was that they made Kate just a little too unlikeable. It wasn't really explained why THIS story was so important that she was willing to risk lives. It came off as she just wanted exsclusives at any price.

I'd have liked to have seen Kate pop up in a couple of future episodes, but Tyne was probably unavailable at that point. I think they could've done some more with the character.

[magnumette]

I agree with sign guy . Nuns don't work on Sundays is one of my favorite lines of whole series. It shows how razor sharp and lucky Magnum is. His mind and his training don't take a break even though he may engage in comical banter, his mind doesn't miss a lick! Just like Higgins vast knowledge TM is in the range of having a believable skill set. This is one of my fave episodes -a 10. I love Tyne Daly's character -it is excellent in exploring common theme-what do you do if your career goes away -what kind of person are you. Magnum, Rick, Higgins and TC have all found post war careers. Ms Chase- the ballet dancer, Mad Buck and here as well explore the reality of summer ending and fall setting in. At one point aren't we all 33 , never having been 23? ( or feeling that we missed out on 23 in any case?)

[marlboro]

Just rewatched this one. I'm not usually a Tyne Daly, but she was good in this episode.

I think it would have been better to not show the killer in drag multiple times throughout the episode. Show the killings, but not who is doing them. I think it's always preferable to have the audience and the protagonist work out the mystery at the same time. Have Higgins mention that there was some sort of "sex scandal" but nothing specific about transvestism. Let Magnum figure it out at the very last second. That would have given the ending even more impact.

Good episode. Better than I remembered it being. I miss the "fun" T.C. from these early seasons.

[Milton Collins]

I know I'm in the minority here but I thought this one was pretty average and gave it a 7.5. I did think the villain was very creative and well played by Christopher Morley, he couldn't have been creepier as the cross dressing David Bannister! Honestly I think my biggest issue was Kate Sullivan. I just found her character to be very annoying and I've never seen Tyne Daly anywhere else but I found her acting performance to be just as annoying. I'm sure I'll catch some flack on here for that but just being honest:) I'm not by any means saying this was a bad episode, I liked the nam ties and again a very creepy and enigmatic villain! Just not one that stood out to me in a fantastic second season, one of the very best in my opinion. I will say Higgins picking out the "acceptable" wines for Magnum was dang funny and I also enjoyed Rick conning Mac on the fishing trip without him knowing. I always liked the original Mac character a ton.

[marlboro]

I'm not a fan of Tyne Daly either. She's talented, and I think she did a good job playing her part in this episode, but I just don't like her. Maybe I've just seen her play too many ballbreaker type roles.

[eltonsean]

I LOVE this episode. It's one of my top ten for sure, probably in my top 5. I think having the villain being a cross-dresser was a brilliant idea and really made this episode unique and memorable. and Tyne Daly's performance as the "down on her luck, willing to do anything to get back her career", character was award-worthy. Daly has been nominated for the Emmy Award a total of 17 times; she has won 6 times. Some people on here find her annoying, and that seems odd to me. Yes, she's a strong female, not easily likeable, a ball-breaker, but she's damn good at it! Her character Kate Sullivan has clearly developed a dark side due to the pain of losing her career because of her injury in Nam. And Tyne Daly really was able to show that deep seeded anger. When TM makes light of the idea that she got a trip to Hawaii out of the Santos story, Kate Sullivan responds with the line: "I'm not looking for vacations". Wow! the way she said that line and the look of death she gave TM... really intense and dark! So edgy and full of resentment. This role needed an actress who could act angry and even dangerous and Tyne Daly nailed it. IMHO, of course

[Little Garwood]

I rated this as Excellent [9.0]. I've never watched an episode of Cagney & Lacey in my life (I had to look up who was who in that show!), but whenever I've seen Tyne Daly in a guest starring role, she's impressed me. Here she carries the show, emotionally speaking. We get some idea of her backstory, and Magnum's playing Kate's old Vietnam battlefield report and her subsequent--and extremely convincing breakdown--made the episode for me.

Great outdoor photography, as everything looked good. There was no doubt that Thomas would take care of things, and the rare Rick-Mac interaction scene was a gem, but I once again point to Daly's performance as the crowning achievement here.

When I re-watched The Jororo Kill last week I came to write my updated thoughts on this still-rates-a-9.0 episode--I'm rewatching the entire series in order--but when I checked what I wrote above four years ago, I realized that what I saw as the strengths of this excellent episode are unchanged! However, I will add that The Jororo Kill is another of those "international intrigue" stories that worked for Magnum so well. I wouldn't have minded a return visit from Tyne Daly-as-Kate Sullivan but of course the actress would spend the rest of the decade winning Emmys for her role on Cagney & Lacey (which I still haven't seen!).