I usually don't review TV shows, but this one was so bad, I just had to. First of all, the script is atrocious. It feels like it was written by a high school student. The writer definitely didn't know much about human nature and how real humans act in the world. The reason this episode is so stupid is because of the writing.
For example, the fat father who gets shot by the teenager is really stupid. He should be given a Darwin Award. He's a lost tourist (I assume because if he isn't, he's even more stupid than I thought), and he pulls his car, with his family, into some lonely, isolated spot and asks a bunch of punks for directions. That's just plain stupid! Go to a gas station or a public area with lots of people around.
Another example is the mother of the boy that shoots himself. When he ran into the bathroom, why didn't she follow him in there and grab the gun? I thought the kid locked the door, but after she hears the shot, she runs over and opens the door. I don't think any "real" mother would be wasting time on the phone while her child was in the bathroom with a gun.
The last example is the "heavy-set" greasy guy that goes on a shooting spree with the hot chick in the halter top from the bar. This sequence is so unbelievable it made me cringe. He shoots the janitor over $7.50! WTF?!? Just punch the guy and run away, it's quieter. Then he goes to rob stores and runs out shooting the gun for no reason at all. This makes no sense. Why bring all that attention to yourself? Remember, this guy had been in jail before, and if he gets arrested again, his jail-time will be worse. He has a lot of motivation to lay low and play it cool. Lastly, he tries to fight the entire police force of Hawaii with a tiny, little pea-shooter. Yeah, right... It's all so stupid, it's insulting. Plus, if you count all the shots in this episode, there are more shots than bullets in the clip.
Another problem is the way these 70's cop shows always have fat, dumpy, middle aged men with hot, young wives. There's no way in hell that the postman could ever get his wife to talk to him, let alone marry him! If he was fabulously wealthy, I could buy it, but obviously he wasn't because of the way she was bitching about money so much. Plus, what about the "heavy-set" guy hooking up with the hot chick in the bar? This guy looked awful and had no money. Any woman that looked that good wouldn't give him the time of day.
I absolutely love 5-0. I think it's head and shoulders above any cop show from that era, but this is the worst episode from the first 7 seasons.
For example, the fat father who gets shot by the teenager is really stupid. He should be given a Darwin Award. He's a lost tourist (I assume because if he isn't, he's even more stupid than I thought), and he pulls his car, with his family, into some lonely, isolated spot and asks a bunch of punks for directions. That's just plain stupid! Go to a gas station or a public area with lots of people around.
Another example is the mother of the boy that shoots himself. When he ran into the bathroom, why didn't she follow him in there and grab the gun? I thought the kid locked the door, but after she hears the shot, she runs over and opens the door. I don't think any "real" mother would be wasting time on the phone while her child was in the bathroom with a gun.
The last example is the "heavy-set" greasy guy that goes on a shooting spree with the hot chick in the halter top from the bar. This sequence is so unbelievable it made me cringe. He shoots the janitor over $7.50! WTF?!? Just punch the guy and run away, it's quieter. Then he goes to rob stores and runs out shooting the gun for no reason at all. This makes no sense. Why bring all that attention to yourself? Remember, this guy had been in jail before, and if he gets arrested again, his jail-time will be worse. He has a lot of motivation to lay low and play it cool. Lastly, he tries to fight the entire police force of Hawaii with a tiny, little pea-shooter. Yeah, right... It's all so stupid, it's insulting. Plus, if you count all the shots in this episode, there are more shots than bullets in the clip.
Another problem is the way these 70's cop shows always have fat, dumpy, middle aged men with hot, young wives. There's no way in hell that the postman could ever get his wife to talk to him, let alone marry him! If he was fabulously wealthy, I could buy it, but obviously he wasn't because of the way she was bitching about money so much. Plus, what about the "heavy-set" guy hooking up with the hot chick in the bar? This guy looked awful and had no money. Any woman that looked that good wouldn't give him the time of day.
I absolutely love 5-0. I think it's head and shoulders above any cop show from that era, but this is the worst episode from the first 7 seasons.