The third episode in the series introduces a new regular to the series, one that was created for the show, Kumu (Amy Hill). She is the estate’s cultural curator. And it introduces a re-imagined character from the original series, Luther Gillis played here by Ken Jeong. We also get a new HPD officer who becomes a series regular as well, Tim Kang plays Katsumoto.

Written by Joe Gazzam, The Woman Who Never Died first aired on 8 October, 2018.

Magnum (Jay Hernandez) is given a case by fellow P.I. Luther Gillis to pay off his poker debts, Neil (Jack Cutmore-Scott) wants Magnum to investigate his fiancee. Tara (Catherine Haena Kim) was in an accident and is in a coma, some general investigation revealed that she has had some facial reconstruction and Neil wants to know who she is/was.

With Higgins’ (Perdita Weeks) help they find that the case is bigger than they thought and Tara has adopted a new persona to hide. But why? Thomas follows the leads and discovers that Tara was involved in a robbery-homicide.

Was she a suspect? Is she trying to hide from someone? As the lies continue to pile up, how will Magnum figure out what the truth is? With some work, Thomas and Higgins discover a young girl, Harper (Megan Liu), and that she’s Tara’s daughter from before the robbery and face change.

Can Thomas help Neil and not have his client’s heartbreak? The case leads in unexpected directions, and even when Neil steps away, Thomas and Higgins are determined to see the truth play out, but it could get dangerous before the episode’s end, and it could definitely lay the groundwork for the strained relationship between Magnum and Katsumoto.

The case also hits close to home because like the original series, Thomas was in a relationship with a woman named Hannah, and she not only betrayed him, but his friends as well.

Six Paintings, One Frame was written by Ashley Gable and was first broadcast on 15 October, 2018.

Magnum finds himself the main suspect in a murder investigation when an old ‘friend’ of Higgins’, now an art connoisseur, Jack Candler (Hal Oszan) ends up dead.

Candler had hired Magnum to test his security system, but after his test of the system, someone else copied him and used the opportunity to kill Candler.

It’s up to Magnum to figure out who the killer is, and since there are only three people who knew how he got in, Magnum, Candler, and his righthand man, James Chen (Raymond Lee!), it’s easy to figure out who the baddie is. Or did someone else get a hold of Magnum’s report? Maybe art expert Tracy (Catherine Davis)?

Higgins wants justice, and Magnum brings in both T.C. (Stephen Hill) and Rick (Zachary Kingston) to help, though their schedules are a little tight, and Thomas doesn’t really respect their boundaries.

That doesn’t mean it’s not a fun episode, both Hernandez and Weeks get to dress up and look sharp, and the characters continue to get layered out, which is nice; apparently T.C. minored in art history. Sure the series is a little melodramatic, but it has a good-looking cast, gorgeous locations, and never loses its sense of fun.

There is more sun-drenched adventure to come as I continue exploring season one of Magnum P.I. and you can collect each season individually, or in The Complete Series set available now on DVD from Paramount Canada. Aloha!