CNET Networks Entertainment GameSpot | GameFAQs | SportsGamer | MP3.com | TV.com | Metacritic
Score: 8.5 Great 25 votes

HX 1

Episode Number: 20    Season Num: 2    First Aired: Saturday November 10, 1984    Prod Code: 58807
When new hi-tech attack chopper HX1 is stolen by an elite group of mercenaries, the tactics used fits those that Hawke's MIA brother St. John was trained in, and Hawke is certain that his brother may somehow be involved. Dominic begs him to leave well alone, but Hawke is adamant, and with Archangel insisting that if it can't be retrieved, the Firm will blow HX1 and anyone flying it out of the sky, Hawke goes back into his past and some of the people he knows from it, to desperately try and get a lead on the group and mercenaries and possibly St. John. But the HX1 is so powerful, it may even be able to blow Airwolf out of the sky...

Cast and Crew

Add Cast | Add Crew
Writer: Steve Hayes
Director: Gerald Mayer
Star: Jean Bruce Scott (Caitlin O'Shaughnessy),  Alex Cord (Michael 'Archangel' Coldsmith-Briggs III),  Ernest Borgnine (Dominic Santini),  Jan-Michael Vincent (Stringfellow Hawke)
Guest Star: Allan Graf (Handley),  Jack Verbois (Decker),  Peter J. McKernan (Co-Pilot),  Rene Assa (Armand),  Christopher Connelly (St. John Hawke),  Frank Marth (Mr. Taggert),  Peggy McCay (Mrs. Taggert),  Charles Cyphers (Joe Ganns),  Sam Melville (Mace Taggert),  P.J. Soles (Ellie),  Michael Halsey (Dunkirk),  Rachel Brady (Angela)

Notes

add »
Jean Bruce Scott (Caitlin) only has a cameo, in the last scene of this episode. Alex Cord (Archangel) only appears in one scene too, but a much longer one. (edit)
The early script title of this episode was 'CX7'. (edit)

Quotes

add »
(Dominic has just finished nagging at String, as he thinks Sinjin is still alive)
String: Dom, you know, in the past you've done a lot for me, and for that I've been grateful. For a FATHER, not a mother. (edit)
Dom: What makes you think that Sinjin had anything to do with that operation?
String: They used a method called autorotation, it's a technique that we used in 'Nam. Only four of us could successfully pull it off without stuffing the chopper into the ground: myself, Col. Vidor, Mace Taggert and Sinjin.
Dominic: Yes, but Col. Vidor is dead.
String: So is Mace Taggert. I'm here, so who does that leave?
Dominic: Oh my God!
String: My brother's still alive. (edit)
(As the dogfight begins between Airwolf and HX-1)
String: (referring to Sinjin) Where is he, Mace?
(Mace begins firing at Airwolf)
Mace, listen to me, if you're in trouble, I'll help you out of it, I swear I will.
[Mace fires a missile at Airwolf and narrowly misses]
Dom: There's your answer, String. (edit)
Archangel: We will find the HX-1, and when we do we're gonna blow it to hell, along with whoever's inside it! (edit)

Trivia

add »
In the beginning of the episode, when Hawke has flashbacks of the day he last saw St. John, and when St. John shouts, you can see a microphone in the top left corner of the screen. (edit)
When the helicopter lands in the beginning of the episode and they cut the power you can see shots of the propellers slowing down. However, when the chopper lands you can see them moving at full speed again. (edit)
One of Airwolf´s actual pilots on the show, Peter McKernan, Jr., can be seen as Hawke´s co-pilot in the flashback scene saying "Go! Go Hawke! The ropes are full. We can´t take any more." (edit)

Allusions

add »
This episode does not have any allusions. Add some now!
Tell the world what you think of HX 1, write a review for this episode.
Write a Review

Community Reviews (1)

 
10.0
Perfect
HX 1
"Exactly why I watch this series"
Perfect!
Continue » Posted Jan 13, 2007 3:27 pm PST
Previous Next

Episode Vital Stats

 
Episode: HX 1
Season Number: 2
Episode Reviews: 1
Episode
Score:
8.5 Great 25 votes
Rating Statistics:
perfect: 10 (40%)
superb: 4 (16%)
great: 3 (12%)
good: 3 (12%)
Other: 5 (20%)
Your HX 1 Score
This content requires Macromedia Flash Player 7 or higher. Get Flash
Review This Episode Contribute

Top Contributors

 
Editor dmarex
Score: 1,668 points
Catwoman87531
Score: 164 points
wudaddy79
Score: 151 points
reanimated47
Score: 104 points
shatterdaymorn
Score: 27 points
char2renee
Score: 15 points
Iceman1970
Score: 12 points
Mafeu
Score: 12 points
khaki_dojo
Score: 10 points
NiteWatch
Score: 10 points