Sometimes, "Hawaii Five-O" seemingly traveled the world on occasion--with settings such as Hong Kong and Singapore. However, many times these were actually filmed in Hawaii--but they did a good job in maintaining the mirage. However, with "Ready, Aim...", the producers really dropped the ball. Although parts of it take place in Japan and several Japanese folks are in the episode, none of them are really Japanese and it shows. Mostly, they appear to be Hawaiians or of Vietnamese descent. I just thought it odd--couldn't they have found some folks of Japanese ancestry for these parts? After all, a very large percentage of Hawaiians can trace their ancestry there. Apart from failing to maintain the impression of 'Japanese-ness', is the show any good? The show begins in Japan(?) and ends up in Hawaii. The show is about the illegal importation of handguns to Japan and involves a Japanese agent working there and in Hawaii to track down the suppliers. This is Japanese gun laws are VERY strict--and you cannot legally own one. Eventually McGarrett and his men get in on the act and work with Japanese authorities to catch the scum responsible for the imports.
Overall, this is a fairly bland episode--even with the inclusion of a kidnapped kid into the plot. Part of it is because I doubt if most Americans really care about guns flooding into Japan. Part of it is that there just isn't all that much excitement in this one. But mostly, it just wasn't very interesting. However, it could have been a lot worse...such as when Ricardo Montalban played a Japanese man! Yes...this really did happen in season one.
Overall, this is a fairly bland episode--even with the inclusion of a kidnapped kid into the plot. Part of it is because I doubt if most Americans really care about guns flooding into Japan. Part of it is that there just isn't all that much excitement in this one. But mostly, it just wasn't very interesting. However, it could have been a lot worse...such as when Ricardo Montalban played a Japanese man! Yes...this really did happen in season one.
