This is it, the last two episodes of Magnum P.I. They aired back to back on 3 January, 2024, First up, Ashes to Ashes. It was written by Tera Tolentino, Andrew Blazensky and Barbie Kligman. T.C. (Stephen Hill) and Mahina (Emily Alabi) come to Magnum (Jay Hernandez) and Higgins (Perdita Weeks) for help on an…
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Magnum P.I. (2023) – Appetite for Danger, and Night Has a Thousand Eyes
While Kumu (Amy Hill) documents a dark part of Hawaiian history, doing interviews with Cade (Martin Martinez) as her cameraman, with survivors of the Japanese internment camps in Hawaii following the attack on Pearl Harbor. Sab Shimono, the wonderful actor, plays George, and tells his story, something Shimono went through himself. It’s a great story…
Magnum P.I. (2023) – Birthright, and Dark Skies
While Higgins (Perdita Weeks) starts work on the latest case, which involves the robbery of an elderly man, Gus (Lawrence Pressman) suffering from Alzheimer’s, whose daughter, Kerry (Bethany Anne Lind) now looks after him, while her brother, Brent (Jordan Belfi) doesn’t understand all the strain Kerry and her father are under. Magnum (Jay Hernandez) is…
Magnum P.I. (2023) – The Passenger, and The Breaking Point
Magnum (Jay Hernandez) moved from CBS to NBC for one final season which got underway on 19 February, 2023. Written by one of the showrunners Eric Guggenheim, the series had to effectively re-introduce the characters (with an introductory voiceover and compilation of the series to date) and bring returning viewers all the continuity that they…
Magnum P.I. (2022) – The Long Sleep, and Close to Home
Magnum (Jay Hernandez) admits to Rick (Zachary Knighton) that he may have feelings for Higgins (Perdita Weeks) in The Long Sleep. But she may already have plans and ready to move onto her next relationship, did Thomas miss his chance? Written by Mike Diaz, Andre Jackson and David Wolkove, this episode, the penultimate of the…
Magnum P.I. (2021) – Island Vibes, and The Harder They Fall
Robin introduces a new character in his White Knight books, and it sounds very much like Juliet Higgins (Perdita Weeks), who by the way, is still with Dr. Ethan (Jay Ali) on his Doctors Without Borders assignment. A misstep there causes Higgins to get some help from her old employers at MI6. Meanwhile, back on…
Magnum P.I. (2021) – Before the Fall, and Bloodline
Magnum’s (Jay Hernandez) uncle, Bernardo (Steven Michael Quezada) arrives on the island for a visit, to share news of his coming wedding and shares a troubling secret about his mother in Before the Fall. Written by Mike Diaz this episode first debuted on 30 April, 2021. Bernardo asks Magnum to be his best man, and…
Magnum P.I. (2021) – Cry Murder, and Whispers of Death
Peter Weller returns to the director’s chair for Cry Murder. Written by series showrunners Peter M. Lenkov and Eric Guggenheim from a story by Emily Singer, it first aired on 9 April, 2021. Magnum (Jay Hernandez) and Higgins (Perdita Weeks) take a case helping an insurance company in their recovery of a harvest of white…
Magnum P.I. (2021) – The Big Payback, and The Long Way Home
While Rick (Zachary Knighton) attempts to figure out what to do about his developing feelings for Suzy (Betsy Phillips) Higgins (Perdita Weeks) gets abducted and it may have something to do with one of Magnum’s (Jay Hernandez) first cases on the island. Written by David Wolkove, the episode first aired on 19 February, 2021. Magnum…
Magnum P.I. (2021) – The Day Danger Walked In, and Tell No One
A hurricane is going to hit the island, and La Mariana’s hurricane insurance policy has lapsed, as Rick (Zachary Knighton) had other expenses through COVID. But things are going to get way more complicated before the storm is over. The Day Danger Walked In was written by showrunners Peter M. Lenkov and Eric Guggenheim, and…
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