Magnum P.I. Season 2 Episode 1 "Payback for Beginners" Review

While Magnum waits for Higgins to decide if she'll officially become his partner, he takes the case of a missing wife who witnessed her boss' murder during a bank robbery.

This was a very interesting first episode that felt a little weird because it really didn't feel like a very good season opener episode it felt much better being an episode somewhere near the middle of a season because it missed out on a lot of the qualifications I think are needed for a season opener episode. What were the main problems is it didn't do a very good job of reintroducing a lot of the main characters both Rick and TC were barely in this episode and even with Higgins they didn't do a very good job of re-establishing her role within the team. I did really enjoy the storyline in this episode around the missing wife and her going on this vendetta to get revenge for the death of her friend and all the twists and turns that came along with the truth around what she was doing and why was very interesting and very surprising with how they chose to reveal everything. With Magnum and Higgins tracing the trail of all the different places that the wife went to was very interesting with how they ended up running into the bad guys they were looking for but didn't necessarily realize it and how all that was shown was fun to see. Then all the conflict between Magnum and Kazumoto due to what happened in the finale last season was very interesting to see how he was still refusing to work with Magnum and caused a lot of problems when Magnum was looking for help. Then the ending of this episode kind of bugged me because a bunch of different moments sort of feeling out of character was pretty much out of nowhere Rick decided to leave the club he's been running and find a new career. Then, Higgins, all the sudden decides to return to England to hear the offer given by MI6 to her, Higgins leaving instead of joining the group in their barbecue just felt very out of character. Overall this was a very good and interesting episode to watch and see how everything played out it just didn't feel like a very good season opener episode to me.

Magnum P.I. Season 1 Episode 10 "Bad Day to Be a Hero" Review

Magnum must help Rick's crush after her illegal poker game is robbed by masked gunmen.

This was a really great episode that did a good job of giving every character a role in the main story. Everything with Rick and him working on trying to save this relationship he has formed and things just keeping going wrong for him leading to a somewhat of an unhappy ending. Then meeting Rick's father and seeing some of the life he grew up in and possibly why he is the way he is was really great. The whole break down of which shady person at the poker game was involved with the robbers was interesting with how the ruled out each player until something came up. But the actual truth behind the robbery just felt like a very dramatic shift and like they were trying to fit two different episodes into one which made for a very rushed ending in my opinion. Overall this was a really fun and exciting episode that had a lot of good parts to it.

Magnum P.I. Season 1 Episode 9 "The Ties That Bind" Review

After a 16-year-old kidnap victim escapes her captors, her parents hire Magnum, who experienced similar trauma as a POW, to find who took her.

This was a really great episode that was so interesting to watch and see how everything turned out. Everything with Amanda was very interesting with her working through all the pain of what happened to help to then be able to help Magnum track down her kidnapper. And the truth comes out more about Magnum's experiences in the POW camp was interesting to see how Higgins reacted to everything. Then the part about locating was Amanda was being held was interesting with the police searches ended up going in the wrong direction and that is why they could never find her. Then the whole truth that the reason the kidnappers took Amanda was to get her father to kill someone he had access to was an interesting twist to the story. And how Magnum managed to save the day and stop things from going bad was all just entertaining to see. Then just overall this was a really well-done episode that was so entertaining to watch.

Magnum P.I. Season 1 Episode 8 "Die He Said" Review

A man dying of lymphoma hires Magnum to find his estranged, bone-marrow-compatible brother who turns out to need Magnum’s help as well.

This was a kind of weird but entertaining episode that had some good moments to it. I really enjoyed the story as a whole around Magnum working to reconnect these two brothers as well as figure out what it is that separated them. Then the whole story around how the events going on with the two brothers and how is very similar to events that went down on a mission that went down in Afghanistan. That made it interesting to see when those similarities popped up and what Magnum did to make sure things didn’t go wrong this time with the bother was great. Then the whole story around the bother that Magnum was hired to track down was a little confusing but still entertaining where the bother stole money from these dealers that were working through the bother and the bothers friend taking off with the money. The confusing part revolved around the scene where the three guys who were tracking the bother down finally turned on each other that was just weird and felt like it was a way to quickly end things. Then the whole story around video between the two bothers was sweet with how it finally played into things and sort of finalizing things. Overall this was a sweet and entertaining episode that was so much fun to watch.

Magnum P.I. Season 1 Episode 7 "The Cat Who Cried Wolf" Review

Magnum takes the case of a little girl's missing cat and, in the process, stumbles upon another cat's murdered owner who happens to be an FBI agent.

This was a really interesting episode that wasn't all that exciting but it was still entertaining to watch and see how everything played out. The whole storyline around the missing cat was a fun little extra bit to add into this episode where Magnum is doing all this different stuff to prepare to disappoint this little girl that he couldn't find her cat but because of the fact of his smaller actions he ended up bringing the cat back home and that was just an entertaining part to this episode. Then everything around the murder case was entertaining where they are looking into this death of an FBI agent and are trying to track down who killed him and why and stuff. And the truth of who actually did it wasn't super surprising but it was interesting with how everyone chose to approach it where it was an another FBI agent that had kind of gone rogue. And everything with detective Katsumoto was great where he was aware of actions of the killer and knew how to best approach and try and stop him but Magnum didn't really listen to that. And just the whole ending fight scene between Magnum and this FBI agent was really great with how they chose to end everything. Then just overall this was a really entertaining episode that wasn't all that eventful or exciting but it was still a fun watch.

Magnum P.I. Season 1 Episode 6 "Death Is Only Temporary" Review

An aging tycoon asks Magnum to find his lost love, who supposedly died 30 years ago; Rick and TC meet an injured fellow vet who is having a hard time adjusting to civilian life.

This was a really great and entertaining episode that had so many fun moments and it was just really interesting to see how everything played out. Everything with the case was really interesting with how the tycoon got this message from a lost love and he hires Magnum to see whether this truly is the women or if it is just spam. Then how the actual people planned out to hide from the cameras and use just the right amount of information to prove themselves as this women was really great especially with how they stumbled upon this information on this women by finding her dead body. Then the actual murder of this women was interesting where she leaves but tried to get back in contact with the tycoon when she discovers she is pregnant but the friend of the tycoon drives her away because the tycoon just recently married the fiend's sister. And a course the murdered women and the friend get into a fight leading to an accident and she dies and the friend decided to cover it up and hide her body. Then how Higgins played into all this was nice with her being the support for the tycoon whenever his dementia started to act up. Then everything with Rick and TC was some really great moments where they were trying to befriend this other vet and the vet just wanted none of it and he thought no one would fully understand. And all the conversations between all of them was so interesting with them talking about how you never fully get over the trauma you just learn to work past it. Then what TC decided to do for the vet was a nice way to end their story where TC offered the vet a mechanic job similar to that the vet wanted before going to war. Then just overall this was a really great episode that had so many entertaining moments to it. 

Magnum P.I. Season 1 Episode 5 "Sudden Death" Review

TC asks Magnum to take on a case to help acquit the father of one of his young football players who is accused of murder.

This was a really interesting episode that had a lot of good moments to it and had a bunch of unexpected twists and turns. Everything around Magnum and TC in this episode was really great with the emotional roller-coaster they went on in this episode, and I also enjoyed it for the little bit of backstory we got around TC. Which was interesting seeing the development of TC with the discovery that his father was guilty of murder and went to prison because of it so TC had to learn to survive on his own until his dad was freed. Then Magnum and TC's relationship being tested went evidence comes up possibly linking Hani to the murder and Magnum is conflicted on whether to go to the police was such a great moment and so well done. And I just found it interesting how they chose to frame things and shoot scenes where it was done in a way that made each suspect seem guilty until things came up proving them innocent to some degree. Then the true story of what lead up to the murder and who the murderer was all was a great sort of secret story in this episode where the truth involved a scorned lover who thought that her husband was cheating on her with his work partner. Then how Magnum found that out was so interesting to see. Everything around the MMA fighter and him going after his bad drug dealers was just really odd and kind of unnecessary to this episode and it just made very little sense besides proving another suspect besides Hani. Then everything with Higgin's in this episode was interesting with her dealing with Makoa while Magnum and TC try and save his dad and it was just really fun to see her try and deal with a kid. Then just overall this was a really great and interesting episode that had some good moments to it. 

Magnum PI Season 1 Episode 4 "Six Paintings, One Frame" Review

Magnum is arrested as the main suspect when a close friend of Higgins, an art connoisseur who recently hired Thomas to test his security, is murdered.

This was a really great episode that had such an interesting story to it but there were also some confusing parts that I'm still trying to work through to make it all make sense. Everything around who where the actual murders and how they were involved was the confusing part because from what I understand right now it went something like this. So the robbers actually worked for the victim and they set things up to make it look like they used Magnum's information to break in but actually, they just walked right in because they worked there. Then they stole six paintings but only actually wanted one which they got a forgery done on that one to return to the police with the other five paintings then they would sell that one painting for millions of dollars, but then one of them ended up turning on the others for unknown reasons and started killing them off even though he still needed some of them. And all of that was done really confusingly so that was hard to follow so I don't even know if everything I said was the true plot. But then the other part that bugged me was how the police treated Magnum where they told him that he was the lead suspect and then they never really did anything to stop him from looking into the case and steal evidence besides just giving him a slap on the wrist. Everything with TC and Rick was a great comedic part to the story where Rick discovered that TC is an art lover and Magnum and Rick never let that go and joke about how they were held in a prison together for 18 months but never figured this side of TC out. Then just overall this was a really great and entertaining episode that was a little confusing to follow but still great to watch. 

Magnum PI Season 1 Episode 3 "The Woman Who Never Died" Review

Magnum is hired to find out the true identity of a man's comatose fiancée when he learns that she's had extensive facial surgery.

This was a really great and exciting episode that was really well done and had a very interesting story to it and it really only had a few messy spots to it. The whole investigation into this women was really interesting with the slow reveal of information around how this woman has lied about certain parts of her past life as well as her current life. The reveal of the jewelry robbery this woman was apart of and the fact that she has a daughter were an interesting reason behind her face reconstruction in order to hide from her scary ex-boyfriend. The part that bugged me was who the ex-boyfriend was because it really kind of felt like they rushed to connect a person as the bad guy because the first scene were you meet this guy he truly didn't seem to know this girl and he didn't seem like all that bad of a guy, and then by the end of this episode his personality completely changed and things between his personality through this episode just didn't make a lot of sense. Then Higgins getting involved in this case was interesting with the parts she played in helping Magnum get information and helped keep things calm during the hostage scene. TC was really fun in this episode with him being mad at Magnum for offering free helicopter rides to people who Magnum gets help from instead of Magnum paying these people. And the joke TC make of watching over Magnum and what he is doing was so great with how it was shown. Then Rick was really great with him being there as a bit of a emotional support for Magnum and the fact that this case kind of hits close to home for Magnum. The new police detective Gordon Katsumoto that was introduced in this episode was interesting and I do really like the relationship between him and Magnum more than the relationship between Magnum and Tanaka in the first episode. I'm also really excited to see how that new relationship will be tested in the next episode when Magnum is framed for a crime. Then just overall this was a really great episode and it was so much fun to watch. 

Magnum P.I. Season 1 Episode 2 "From the Head Down" Review

Magnum helps a struggling fisherman when his 30-pound tuna worth $350,000 is stolen and discovers that the thief needs Magnum's help too.

This was a really great episode that was so much fun to watch and see how everything turned out. I loved that this episode was willing to make fun of its self for the fact that the plot for this episode is kind of dumb and isn't all that exciting. Then everything around the hunt for the tuna and the discovery that inside of it was a bunch of information that some terrorists needed was an interesting way to make things more exciting. The whole negotiation scene was a little overdone with how the other side was instantly ready to kill Magnum before he even did anything. And who actually ended up taking the tuna from the fisherman and why was interesting because it was a recently fired employee of the fisherman and he was just trying to get his family back from kidnappers and he was using the fish as ransom money. Then the scenes between Magnum and Higgin's were great because of how they interacted with each other and worked to stop the terrorists. Then just overall this was a great episode and I can't wait to see what will happen next. 

Magnum PI Season 1 Epiosde 1 "I Saw the Sun Rise" Review

After returning home from Afghanistan, Thomas Magnum re-purposes his military skills to become a private investigator in Hawaii.

This was a really great first episode that had a lot of fun moments to it, the only disappointing part was the fact that you could watch the trailer for the show and get the whole story of this first episode. Which is something that kind of annoys me with a lot of trailer for shows because it seems to be a growing pattern where you don't need to watch the first episode just watch the trailer for the show and you get what is going on, and I don't like that I want to be surprised and get to know the characters while watching the show. I did really like how they introduced each other the main characters and how each of them interacts with each other and help out to achieve the goals for the episode. The only character that kind of bugged me was Higgins because partway through the episode her personality just completely changed. Where at the beginning of the episode she was very cold and off-putting to everyone else and then all the sudden she figured out the Magnum lost a girl and she suddenly changes to being relatively nice and wanting to help in any way she can. And it bugged me because that change was just of sudden and drastic and kind of weird. The show did a really good job of keeping a good pace to it with how they got from one event to another. One of the weird thing to me that played into that was how the police department didn't want Magnum involved with the case but when he discovered something they never punished him for going behind there back and a lot of times they even helped him to figure out the clues as to where to go next. I would really like a storyline in the future where Magnum is framed for a crime and his relationship with the police is truly tested. Then just overall this was a really great first episode and I can't wait to see what will happen next.