Little Garwood wrote:I voted China Doll a 7.0; "Average at Best".
I'm sure no one will agree with me on this and I'm just humorless and grouchy, as well as missing the delightful Thomas-T.C. banter, but there's one scene in this episode that annoys the hell out of me.
It's the four or five minute scene at the start when T.C. and Magnum are being extremely obnoxious while flying the middle-aged tourist couple around. T.C. in particular is annoyingly loud and behaving way out of character. What really irritates me is how he tries to terrify the couple with reckless flying and then blows them off ("If you want to know anything else, there's a guide book back there somewhere.") but then he's shown begging for their forgiveness and offering them back their money! Talk about failed attempts at comedy...
Hi little garwood, I'm new here to the forum, but i agree with you, that scene is painful to watch! T.C. is totally out of character and it's a cheesy attempt at comedy. T.C. usually takes his business very seriously and is more responsible with his customers. Perhaps this obnoxious moment was a turning point for T.C.? Maybe he learnt his lesson with this couple and from here on treats his customers better? Either way, I'm glad his character evolved into the T.C. that we all know and respect.
besides this scene, i enjoyed the rest of the episode, especially the "Hi, ho" bit. As well, this episode features a couple scenes actually filmed on Waikiki Beach, which is rare. I assume after the show became a hit, it would have been near impossible to film in such a public and crowded spot as Waikiki Beach.
Can anyone think of other episodes where the actual Waikiki Beach was featured as heavily as it was in "China Doll"?
eltonsean
"Living well is the best revenge".