This episode doubles up on female eye candy: not one, but two restaurant owners with a romantic interest in their dishwasher, David. It's a bit funny, but for all intents and purposes the two women share the same role in the plot. Their cook, ably portrayed by Pat Morita (fresh off his first stint as "Arnold" in Happy Days), adds a splendid dose of comic relief.
But the restaurant shares a town with the National Register. McGee's fixing to nab the Hulk with a tranquilizer rifle, and one of their reporters is planting garbage in the restaurant so he can do a scandal story. And when David spots him in the act, the reporter snaps his photo. This all works as a fine excuse for a deeper look at the National Register, but afterwards it hit me that the premise doesn't make sense: Why would David go to the town where McGee hangs his hat, unless he had a lead to a cure there (which he didn't)?
Still, however weak the excuse, finding out more about the man pursuing the Hulk is a gratifying venture. Colvin plays the role with subtlety, and there's a beautiful tragedy to the character that is wholly unlike Banner's: though he wants to be a crusading do-gooder, it seems he only ever gets the opportunity to refuse to do wrong. Of course McGee's problem is that he doesn't actively seek ways to help other people, but his position is an easy one to sympathize with because it's one we've all held, some of us for our entire lives.
The finale has a major implausibility: McGee shoots himself with the rifle and is less affected by it than the Hulk is! Plus we never get to see the villain, the slimiest one of the series yet, get his comeuppance. Still, this is yet another excellent episode and has something of everything: drama, action, humor, and heart.
But the restaurant shares a town with the National Register. McGee's fixing to nab the Hulk with a tranquilizer rifle, and one of their reporters is planting garbage in the restaurant so he can do a scandal story. And when David spots him in the act, the reporter snaps his photo. This all works as a fine excuse for a deeper look at the National Register, but afterwards it hit me that the premise doesn't make sense: Why would David go to the town where McGee hangs his hat, unless he had a lead to a cure there (which he didn't)?
Still, however weak the excuse, finding out more about the man pursuing the Hulk is a gratifying venture. Colvin plays the role with subtlety, and there's a beautiful tragedy to the character that is wholly unlike Banner's: though he wants to be a crusading do-gooder, it seems he only ever gets the opportunity to refuse to do wrong. Of course McGee's problem is that he doesn't actively seek ways to help other people, but his position is an easy one to sympathize with because it's one we've all held, some of us for our entire lives.
The finale has a major implausibility: McGee shoots himself with the rifle and is less affected by it than the Hulk is! Plus we never get to see the villain, the slimiest one of the series yet, get his comeuppance. Still, this is yet another excellent episode and has something of everything: drama, action, humor, and heart.