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Hawaii Five-0 Episode 2.08
I loved this episode, absolutely loved it. It’s like the writer took my wishlist and gave me *almost* everything that was on it: bromance in spades, Steve and Danny *together* rather than Steve being paired with Lori, Danny mentioning Grace and Rachel, lots of Chin and Kono, Max with his new car, Kamekona, Kono calling Fong a geek god, a guest star with a decent amount of time onscreen, and no awkward ‘bonding’ scenes between Lori and Steve. Best episode since the S2 premiere, hands down.
And did anyone else notice Steve doing the old 'casually stretching the arm along the back of the sofa' thing when he sat down next to Danny in the first scene? Steve, you old Smooth Dog, you... you were totally about to go for it... ;)
Even Lori was more bearable this week, although it’s sad that she was better because of what she *didn’t* do rather than what she did: no awkward scenes with Steve, no being paired off with Steve in situations where Danny should have been, no overload of screen time, and no emotional/personal interaction stuff to deal woodenly with. I still don’t see any personality or particular skill set, but she was more ignorable this week.
By my reckoning this was the first episode shot completely after the feedback started coming in from 2.02/2.03, and it read to me like the showrunner taking on board what we’ve all been missing and throwing it all into one show in a desperate attempt to get the show back on track and the fans back on board. Here’s hoping that I’m right, that this is a turning point and that it’s all uphill from here, especially given the drop in viewing figures this week (a reflection on viewers' opinions of previous weeks, not of this week). We need the next few episodes to be consistently this good to turn the slide around.
Still waiting for another “Book ‘em Danno”, though…
And did anyone else notice Steve doing the old 'casually stretching the arm along the back of the sofa' thing when he sat down next to Danny in the first scene? Steve, you old Smooth Dog, you... you were totally about to go for it... ;)
Even Lori was more bearable this week, although it’s sad that she was better because of what she *didn’t* do rather than what she did: no awkward scenes with Steve, no being paired off with Steve in situations where Danny should have been, no overload of screen time, and no emotional/personal interaction stuff to deal woodenly with. I still don’t see any personality or particular skill set, but she was more ignorable this week.
By my reckoning this was the first episode shot completely after the feedback started coming in from 2.02/2.03, and it read to me like the showrunner taking on board what we’ve all been missing and throwing it all into one show in a desperate attempt to get the show back on track and the fans back on board. Here’s hoping that I’m right, that this is a turning point and that it’s all uphill from here, especially given the drop in viewing figures this week (a reflection on viewers' opinions of previous weeks, not of this week). We need the next few episodes to be consistently this good to turn the slide around.
Still waiting for another “Book ‘em Danno”, though…
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I really enjoyed this episode a LOT and breathed a sigh of relief for all of the right interactions and main cast being the focus. I did have a couple of my, "But why is she here?!" moments with Bitchy Faced Girl, but not nearly as many as I've been having. Including the up-the-tree scene. That really shit me. :| Why? Because I cannot for a second buy it as plausible.
However, I am dreading next week's episode. Seriously, I cringed when I saw the previews and at this point it's incredibly hard for me to reserve judgement (harder than usual even). WHY? That is all I want to know: WHY?
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I've just seen the spoiler photos put out for 2.10, and yes, they're of a scene that Lori features heavily in. Given that Lenkov and TPTB must *know* how high feelings are running amongst fans/viewers with regards to this character, it seems downright inflammatory to put out material that is *still* showcasing her. Haven't they got the message by now that shoving her at us isn't working? Even if they're keeping her and not writing her out (God forbid...) common sense would suggest that it would be better to back off and let things die down a little, rather than continuing to put her centre stage. It's so stupid that it makes me either want to turn to drink or throw sharp pointy objects around...
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The only upside I've seen so far is that Kono looks like a BAMF in a couple of scenes. That... it not enough to make me watch that episode though. If I don't see/hear something better about it by next week then I will be skipping that episode because I just... I can't take her. :(
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