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Top 5 of Season 6

#1 Post by Higgiebaby »

#1 Way of the stalking horse

#2 Mad dogs and englishmen

#3 The Treasure of Kalaniopu'u

#4 Summer school

#5 Blood and honor.

Least favorite is, I never wanted to go to france anyway.

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#2 Post by J.J. Walters »

My Top 5:

1. Way of the Stalking Horse
2. The Kona Winds
3. Summer School
4. Going Home
5. Deja Vu

Least favorite = This Island Isn't Big Enough
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#3 Post by IslandHopper »

My Top 5 Of Season 6 Are:

1. The Kona Winds

2. The Hotel Dick

3. Round And Round

4. Blood And Honor

5. Summer School

My least favorite episode is "All Thieves On Deck."
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#4 Post by Vanity »

Have just received my Season 6 copy from Amazon UK this morning - shall let you know within a few days.
I know what you're thinking...

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#5 Post by Jay-Firestorm »

Well, I've just finished my reviews of Season 6, so seems like a good time to revive another ancient thread.

I've decided I've been too hard on S6 over the years - I find it much better than the terrible Season 5!

1. WAY OF THE STALKING HORSE - One of the grittiest feeling stories, this is a really strong episode from this end of the show's run.

2. PHOTO PLAY - I know some will take issue with this (and I agree that Cassie Yates is hard going) but I just found this one so funny, especially the cat speech!

3. DEJA VU - Although over-talkative, and maybe more could have been done with the plot, I have to love this one simply because it is Magnum visiting my home country! Actually, make this joint second.

4. THE TREASURE OF KALANIOPU'U - I now feel I've overlooked this one for many years - coming to re-watch it to review, I really enjoyed it.

5. SUMMER SCHOOL - Another ep that I've somewhat overlooked through the years, this one is really fun. Too bad we never saw R.J. again in the series.

Honourable mentions: 'OLD AQUAINTANCE' - not a classic, but after the weak and over-serious fifth season, this was a refreshing return to the feel of earlier seasons. 'MAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN' would have made Top 5, but it would have worked far better as a two-parter.

I didn't like 'ALL THIEVES ON DECK' (although many do) or 'A LITTLE BIT OF LUCK... A LITTLE BIT OF GRIEF', but taking the turkey is 'THIS ISLAND ISN'T BIG ENOUGH...'
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#6 Post by Steve »

1) Way of the Stalking Horse

2) The Kona Winds

3) The Hotel Dick

4) Summer School

5) Photo Play (I agee with Jay, the cat speech is priceless)

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#7 Post by MrMoustache »

I wonder why in the other thread season 6 was criticized. I think it does contain some no brainer episodes but I also think it contained several important character development episodes for both Higgins and Magnum.

I thought "I never wanted to go to France anyway" was a strong story as well as Mad Dogs and Englishmen, however the latter IMHO was stunted by being a one part story; agreeing with the comment made above. It started out strong, but finished with the typical fist / gun fight sequences, but in contrast the coda was strong as well.

Way of the stalking horse was a dramatic improvement mainly in directing. It's a shame this feeling wasn't extended to more episodes.

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