While "Let Death Do Us Part" is a bit of a letdown compared to other episodes of "Hawaii Five-O", it still is worth seeing. It is certainly a VERY unusual sort of episode--one that plays much more like an old B-mystery film--such as a Charlie Chan, Boston Blackie or Ellery Queen movie. The reason is that the ending is one of those endings where the REAL villains are confronted and they then spill their guts. Also, the plot is so much more complicated and unusual in style compared to a regular TV cop show.
The show begins with Jim Spier escaping from prison (it sure looked easy). This was an odd escape because Spier was a trustee and he had just recently refused parole--because he swears he is innocent. So, McGarrett and the gang need to follow the trails that led to Spier being thrown in prison in the first place. He's a convicted murderer and so McGarrett checks with the retired cop who investigated the case as well as the super-wacky step-daughter of Spier. It turns out Spier was convicted of murdering his wife--and the step-daughter is certainly NOT on his side--she wants to see him rot in prison. However, there is MUCH more to the episode than this--including a huge surprise when the retired cop confronts Spier. The ending has quite a few surprises as well--many of which are very hard to believe. Still, it is entertaining.
The acting was generally good in this one and I did enjoy it. But I also felt that so many of the story elements I'd seen before in movies--especially the exact identity of the real murderer. Still, not a bad episode and one that is certainly MUCH better than the current IMDb score of 2.7!!!
The show begins with Jim Spier escaping from prison (it sure looked easy). This was an odd escape because Spier was a trustee and he had just recently refused parole--because he swears he is innocent. So, McGarrett and the gang need to follow the trails that led to Spier being thrown in prison in the first place. He's a convicted murderer and so McGarrett checks with the retired cop who investigated the case as well as the super-wacky step-daughter of Spier. It turns out Spier was convicted of murdering his wife--and the step-daughter is certainly NOT on his side--she wants to see him rot in prison. However, there is MUCH more to the episode than this--including a huge surprise when the retired cop confronts Spier. The ending has quite a few surprises as well--many of which are very hard to believe. Still, it is entertaining.
The acting was generally good in this one and I did enjoy it. But I also felt that so many of the story elements I'd seen before in movies--especially the exact identity of the real murderer. Still, not a bad episode and one that is certainly MUCH better than the current IMDb score of 2.7!!!
