Before I get started on this week’s Hawaii Five-0 Guest-a-palooza, I want focus on last week’s episode. Of the two wildly different hours, Episode 8 had greater implications for the series’ future than Episode 9, which was a self-contained doseRead more…
‘Hawaii Five-0’ Treading Water in Season 3
Seven episodes into Season 3, it’s fair to ask whether CBS’ Hawaii Five-0 has lost its way. Since the action-packed season premiere, most of the episodes have been self-contained, with plots that have ranged from procedural to cartoonish. Meanwhile: The showRead more…
Halloween Is Early; McGarrett Mom Doesn’t Scare Easily
Hawaii Five-0 viewers never know what kind of show they’re going to see in a given week. Last week’s episode didn’t bring much plot development – long- or short-term. It mostly offered bickering between McGarrett and Danno, which I’ll charitablyRead more…
‘H50’ Episode Lost Amid Bluster
I know I’m late with this Hawaii Five-0 recap. In a busy week that included my birthday, the Scottsdale International Film Festival and a couple of sports events, I didn’t even get to view Season 3, Episode 3 until thisRead more…
Past & Future Collide in ‘H50’ Season Premiere
Hawaii Five-0 started its third season with a splash – a number of them, actually. In one of last season’s cliffhangers, crooked ex-cop Frank Delano (William Baldwin) gave Five-0’s Chin Ho Kelly (Daniel Dae Kim) a Sophie’s choice: rescue eitherRead more…
Fasten Seat Belts for ‘H50’ Season 3
Season 3 of CBS’ Hawaii Five-0 premieres tonight, and the series will pick up right where it left off last season. The last 10 minutes of Season 2 left a cliffhanger for each team member: Steve McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin) discoveredRead more…
‘H50’ Cast, Crew Start Work on Season 3
With a traditional Hawaiian blessing, the Hawaii Five-0 cast and crew began production of Season 3 this morning in Honolulu. Attending the ceremony were Executive Producer Peter Lenkov and cast members Alex O’Loguhlin, Daniel Dae Kim, Taylor Wily, Michelle Borth and newcomer Christine Lahti,Read more…
McGarrett, Wo Fat Re-Energize ‘H50’
By Stu Robinson, He’s BA-ack! We could be talking about Steve McGarrett, as actor Alex O’Loughlin returned to CBS’ Hawaii Five-0 this week after missing two episodes to undergo rehab from prescription painkillers. Or we could mean Wo Fat (MarkRead more…
‘H50’/’NCIS: LA’ Crossover Masks McGarrett Absence
By Stu Robinson, CBS presented its much-hyped “crossover” episodes of Hawaii Five-0 and NCIS: Los Angeles this week. Meh. The biggest accomplishment of the exercise was to paper over the continued absence of Five-0 leader Steve McGarrett while actor AlexRead more…
‘Five-0’ Seeks Advice from Lou Grant
By Stu Robinson Mark your calendar for the return of August March to CBS’s Hawaii Five-0. The episode scheduled to air on Monday, March 19, will feature TV legend Ed Asner (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant) reprising theRead more…