Gonna have to call you out on this one, Garwood! You so crazy!Little Garwood wrote: ↑Sat Aug 07, 2021 12:35 pm The Two-Faced Corpse (S7 E8)
The Two-Faced Corpse is my favorite S7 episode. The combination of the cast, the music by Don B. Ray, and the beautifully vivid color cinematography brings it all together for me. There is something about this episode in that it evocatively “brings me back” to the ‘70s I remember, which adds to my enjoyment for this episode.
There's a stunningly gorgeous shot of a blue, cloudless sky and green areca palms about 6 minutes into the episode, and the beachfront estate where the foxy Carla Crystal lives is a splendid digs, indeed.
Paul Hamilton, the FBI agent played by Alan Fudge--is a character I would have liked to have seen in a recurring role. The ongoing “let’s have lunch” banter between McGarrett and Hamilton was amusing to me; Hamilton even gets the episode’s last word.
I found the repeated use of the names Julio Bocher and Howard Crystal funny; they would make for some good cat names!
This is the episode where McGarrett has his arm bandaged over his shirt!
There are some great lines here. Carla Crystal, in her conversation with McGarrett, states “There hasn't been anything between us for over a year”—meaning nothing physical— because of Howard’s steroid use. Carla asks McG if he “Know how that is?”, to which Steve responds, “I’ve heard.” Hilarious!
Danno gets a good (off camera) line about onetime football enthusiast and Syndicate man Julio Bocher/Howard Crystal: “I’d want to be a good ‘open field runner’ if the Syndicate was after me.” I like the Five-0 team’s office brainstorming sessions in this one, with Ben talking about his bad old football days, which amuses the crew.
Abe Vigoda cashes in on his “Tessio” Godfather credentials and plays Syndicate big shot Abe Kemper.
The Five-0 team once again eats Chinese takeout; this always has me craving Chinese food, which I almost never eat.
Carla Crystal’s Mustang is probably one of the nicer cars of the “Malaise Era.” I used to have a ‘75 Mustang and it was a lemon; don’t even get me started on my 1970 Pontiac LeMans!
Sure, there are flaws in the narrative, as it’s obviously Sam Elliott’s distinctive voice at the beginning when we see Howard Crystal’s murder. However, I don’t watch TV shows just for the plot lines, which can only surprise the viewer once. I like the episode for entirely different reasons.
My Rating: 10/10
Liking this episode is one thing or having nostalgic memories of it is fine but calling it the best from season 7 is INSAAAAAAAANE!! Especially when you had before this "I'll Kill 'Em Again", "The Young Assassins", and the atmospheric "A Hawaiian Nightmare", "We Hang Our Own", and "Bomb, Bomb, Who's Got the Bomb?" 
Something wrong with your atmosphere on this one, buddy. Haha! I actually don't remember that reply from Steve. But I agree it's funny. It basically confirms that Steve's love life is nonexistent.There are some great lines here. Carla Crystal, in her conversation with McGarrett, states “There hasn't been anything between us for over a year”—meaning nothing physical— because of Howard’s steroid use. Carla asks McG if he “Know how that is?”, to which Steve responds, “I’ve heard.” Hilarious!
-You know about sex, Steve?
-I've heard.
I love reading any and all Five-O reviews!
You're not allowed to have a good chuckle anymore, lest ye reveal yourself to be some sort of monster in the eyes of others. I still remember over on the Knight Rider IMDB board a few years back someone getting terribly offended because Michael referred to his 2 Asian karate attackers as the "eggroll brothers". To me that means absolutely nothing. A joke that produces maybe a slight chuckle or just a smile. But to someone else it's something terribly offensive. Go figure. I guess simple concepts like "humor" or "levity" don't exist for some. Everything has to be screened through some type of made-up PC filter. I'm Ukrainian and if someone referred to 2 Ukrainians as the "pierogie brothers" I'd be the first to chuckle. 
