CHiPs (TV Series) Bomb Run (1981) User Reviews

A mystifying plot, lots of filler and an unsatisfying ending

[electric-la23 · 4/10 · 16 July 2020]

The actors are great in this episode but it is simply too thick to follow. The criminals are plotting a heist to occur during an airshow and I personally could not make head nor tails of their plans - I had to wait to see them unfold before it started to make sense. A key to the caper was a car that ended up being towed away - but not by a truck, but a helicopter. A most unlikely scenario. This episode is set during an air show and will please those who are into vintage planes and trick flying maneuvers. But it is apparent that the amount of time given over to the planes and pilots who are not germane to the plot that they are being used as filler. This episode does not have enough heft to hold its own. Finally, the ending is simply unsatisfying. Despite it being thrilling, it did not address numerous questions such as a love interest for one of the CHiPs officers, the results of a criminal plot and finally the individual fates of the criminals who were carrying out that plot. I was very