Political motives and personal vendettas collide in “A Bullet for El Diablo”. And then counterfeit bonds and murder are the means to a million dollars in “The Finishing Touch”.

The episodes this season have been running a bit long, so I made a conscious effort to cut down my synopsis and stop rambling so much. As a result, this episode is under an hour. I think we’re all better off.

Also, it’s episode 69, so of course it’s nice.

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Check out Steve McGarrett setting the sunglasses standard that Horatio Caine would later make iconic. Yes, Steve did do a “putting the sunglasses on to emphasize the dialogue” move.

The greed monster is back! First it appears in the form of a questionable inheritance company in “Why Wait ‘Til Uncle Kevin Dies?”. The company fronts heirs a portion of their inheritance before their benefactor dies and then they collect what they’re owed when the benefactor kicks it. Yeah. It’s sketchy and lends itself perfectly to murder. And then some illegal opals spark a whole lot of greed in “Flash of Color, Flash of Death”. Dollar sign obsessions can really ruin a man.

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Here are two ambitious men. One is a little off-beat. The other is a little unhinged. See if you can tell which is which.

Five-O deals with a killer in their midst in “Murder Is a Taxing Affair” and then tries to keep a group of pimps from going to war with a loan shark in “Tricks Are Not Treats”. Come for the soul crushing government jobs, stay for the ’70s mack fashion.

I’m not sure why I’ve gotten so long-winded on these last few episodes. Hopefully, you’re sleeping well to my extra words.

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As I said in the episode, if our love doesn’t include matching vacation outfits, don’t even bother proposing.

Season 6 starts to find its groove with this episode. First up, we’ve got murderous hillbillies in “One Big Happy Family”, and then arson with an agenda in “The Sunday Torch”. Heads up for some racism in the former and mental illness discussion in the latter.

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In the meantime, please enjoy Slim Pickens and Barbara Baxley straight up ruining a snobby hotel clerk’s day.

Season 5 comes to a close with a couple of really good episodes. First, Five-O is baffled by a stolen diamond necklace in “The Diamond That Nobody Stole”. We are once again graced by the presence of Eric Braeden in magnificent outfits with bonus Beulah Quo being absolutely regal.

Then Five-O tries to determine which juror has been compromised in “Jury of One”. Both of these episodes featured toothless men who met unfortunate ends, but brought me great joy for the brief time they were with us.

And of course, my season wrap-up that nobody asked for.

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To close out Season 5, here’s Eric Braeden pulling off a look that few would even dare attempt.

See you in Season 6.

Season 5 is almost over but Five-O’s work is never done.

First they have to solve a tricky murder in “Percentage” and then Chin Ho is beside himself when his daughter gets involved with the son of a criminal family in “Engaged To Be Buried”.

For whatever reason, I was rather verbose talking about these two episodes, so the overall episode is a little long. I suppose I could have cut my thoughts on henchman fashion or trash men, but this the important and insightful analysis people tune in for.

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When your in a criminal family, it’s important to dress the part.

Season 5 is winding down, but the cases are still going full-tilt. In “Will the Real Mr. Winkler Please Die?”, Five-O finds themselves in the middle of a spy mess, and in “Little Girl Blue”, a kidnapping turns into a stand-off.

Recording this episode was interesting because I had to stop in the middle of it to deal with real life things, the background noise during “Little Girl Blue” ended up being super annoying (sorry about that), and the soundclips for “Little Girl Blue” ended up a little borked and I couldn’t use most of the ones I wanted to. As a result, the episode is probably not my greatest.

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Let this glorious Steve fashion be a balm on this unfortunately produced episode.

Season 5 begins to wind down with a couple of big plot episodes. Five-O has to untangle an impossible murder in “Here Today…Gone Tonight” and unknot a stock exchange heist in “The Odd Lot Caper”.

One thing I should have pointed out when discussing “Here Today…Gone Tonight” is that the number of people required to make this particular plot work was a lot and I don’t know how you’d keep them all quiet to ensure success. But that’s okay! This is fun and we’re having a good time. Not everything needs pedantic logic.

“The Odd Lot Caper”, on the other hand, does accurately reflect the absolute bullshit of a group project.

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Two men, two suits, two dynamite fashion choices. Steve was dressed to party, but Beaufort was not thinking he was going to be robbed when he picked that suit jacket that morning.

Season 5 rolls on with two more episodes that are slightly different from the usual Hawaii Five-O format.

First, Five-O is charged with providing a couple of witnesses with a wedding and a honeymoon while protecting them from a mob boss in “Thanks for the Honeymoon”. Slight trigger warning for animal death in the episode. It’s brief in both the episode and in the discussion.

Then Five-O must track down a malicious stalker in “The Listener”. Full blown trigger warning for suicide in “The Listener.” It’s a major scene in the episode, so I talk about it for a bit.

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Get your good clothes on. We’re going to a wedding. Just look at this bridal party.

It’s time for my favorite episode of Season 5, which means the illustrious Dan Budnik of Eventually Supertrain fame is back to talk criminal couples with me for the episodes “I’m a Family Crook -Don’t Shoot!” and “The Child Stealers”.

I’m pleased to report that this time I didn’t have to do any heavy editing. You will get all of our thoughts on both episodes as well as bonus thoughts on child stealing, con artistry, and Cohen Brothers movies. Does that make for an extra long episode? Absolutely! But every single second is magical. You won’t be disappointed.

And if you are, I don’t want to hear about it.

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Spoiler Warning! Dan and I talk episode endings from about 51:39 to 1:08:18 and 1:48:22 to 1:58:48.

Please enjoy the Lovejoys and Nina and Gar. Yes, his name is Gar. Dan and I discuss that at length.