The One With The Gun turns 50!
50 years ago tonight, CBS aired S02E19: The One With The Gun. (and I'm on time for once!) :)
As usual, Mr. Mike has done an excellent job of reviewing this episode, including the good, the bad and indifferent here: http://www.fiveohomepage.com/5-0log2.htm#42
The premise is Peter Corman (Steve Logan) is shot and later dies after he finds a poker game he was in was rigged from the start. His brother Lorenzo (John Colicos) arrives in Hawaii to find out who killed his baby brother. Lorenzo was a former enforcer and served time, he's not somebody to mess with. He and McGarrett tangle more than once but it all boils down to Lorenzo knowing something McGarrett and Five-O don't: Peter's killer is left-handed. As a southpaw myself, I always find this interesting even though Jack Soo of "Barney Miller" fame didn't pull it off so well in this instance. I get it, it's tough to pretend to be left-handed when you're a righty and vice versa.
Not one of my favorite episodes and the two-star rating Mr. Mike gives it I consider fair. Again we have a great premise but the execution leaves something to be desired. There are pluses too with Julie Gregg playing Peter's wife and a great scene with Josie Over giving Danno the nickname "Danny the cop" when he asks her for some information in trying to figure out how the games are set up. :)
Happy 50th! :cool: