Wow, I was floored by this episode. Just started watching this series (my father watched it when I was a kid, but I wasn't interested in adult shows), and it's terrific so far. My expectations were for shallow plots and acting, and I got just the opposite.
This episode is a tremendous stage-setter for the series. You get the enough background on McGarrett to draw you in, and you sense the deeper person within despite the tough and commanding exterior. This pilot two-part episode seemed more like a movie than a TV show. Very, very well done.
It was interesting to see that Jim Macarthur was not in this episode. Too bad for the guy he replaced, whose career fizzled. Macarthur had quite a run on 5-0 and was important to its success.
This episode is a tremendous stage-setter for the series. You get the enough background on McGarrett to draw you in, and you sense the deeper person within despite the tough and commanding exterior. This pilot two-part episode seemed more like a movie than a TV show. Very, very well done.
It was interesting to see that Jim Macarthur was not in this episode. Too bad for the guy he replaced, whose career fizzled. Macarthur had quite a run on 5-0 and was important to its success.