Wo Fat Springs Trap in ‘HF0′ Season Finale
By Stu Robinson, I’ve had some time to digest the Season One finale of Hawaii Five-0, the new CBS hit that pretty much lived up to its preseason hype. Summing up the 24 episodes requires more than one...
View Article‘Hawaii Five-0′: Assessing the First Season
By Stu Robinson, A few weeks ago, I posted a recap of Hawaii Five-0‘s season finale. Now that I’ve had a few weeks to reflect on it, here are my big-picture thoughts on the show’s plot and character...
View Article‘Hawaii Five-0′ Gets the Band Back Together
By Stu Robinson, It took me a few days to recover from whiplash following the season premiere of CBS’ Hawaii Five-0. No, not really. It just seemed like it. I went into the Season 2 premiere wondering...
View Article‘H50’/’NCIS: LA’ Crossover Masks McGarrett Absence
By Stu Robinson, CBS presented its much-hyped “crossover” episodes of Hawaii Five-0 and NCIS: Los Angeles this week. Meh. The biggest accomplishment of the exercise was to paper over the continued...
View ArticleMcGarrett, Wo Fat Re-Energize ‘H50′
By Stu Robinson, He’s BA-ack! We could be talking about Steve McGarrett, as actor Alex O’Loughlin returned to CBS’ Hawaii Five-0 this week after missing two episodes to undergo rehab from prescription...
View ArticleFasten Seat Belts for ‘H50′ Season 3
Season 3 of CBS’ Hawaii Five-0 premieres tonight, and the series will pick up right where it left off last season. The last 10 minutes of Season 2 left a cliffhanger for each team member: Steve...
View ArticlePast & Future Collide in ‘H50′ Season Premiere
Hawaii Five-0 started its third season with a splash – a number of them, actually. In one of last season’s cliffhangers, crooked ex-cop Frank Delano (William Baldwin) gave Five-0’s Chin Ho Kelly...
View ArticleMcGarrett Faces Rivals From Both Sides
Give me a “W”! Give me an “O”! Give me an “F-A-T”! WO FAT! Yes, the major takeaway from Season 3, Episode 14 of CBS’ new Hawaii Five-0 is the return of arch-villain Wo Fat (Mark Dacascos). That’s the...
View ArticleH50: Kamekona’s New Venture Takes Flight
[NOTE: This post brings us up to date for tonight's Episode 20.] It begins with a misdirection: At night, a man boards a yacht offshore. Armed with a pistol, he enters the cabin and moves forward. At...
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