In general, the success of a program should be able to be traced back to the writing staff. There are very few exceptions to this rule when it comes to the world of prime time television drama. Hawaii Five O's shockingly wonderful new incarnation has benefited from some great scribes dragging the quill into touching and engaging action that has the fast paced and involved story development that modern audiences demand. Until now.
"He Kane Hewa'ole" exhibits all the symptoms of whatever plague has killed many other similar offerings in recent memory. Although "Law & Order: SVU" is likely to be its next victim, this virus of confusing and unclear plot development, badly timed twists, and what appears to be a rather complacent attitude from the director's chair is starting to show up on "Five O"'s test results. I lament the forty-two minutes that I spent watching this series begin to go down in flames. Intentionally pushing hot buttons such as immigration and poverty for an added pop (complete with the obligatory young child thrown in the mix for good measure), the story begins with a severed head being found in the wreckage of a car manned by an illegal Chinese immigrant who wiped out while being chased by Honolulu's finest. When the tale of how this man ended up transporting a head in his car down the highway eventually unravels, it becomes (predictably), a story of betrayl and infidelity all for the love of money. It should not be this difficult for the writing staff of this program to produce an episode based on those tenets. It's what they do. Probably all they can do. I don't fault them for that because up until now they've done it wonderfully. But there can be little excuse for the intentional complication in the plot in order to allow for the immigration issue to be presented, nor for numerous instances of dubious character motivation, all leading up to an ending that says, "We said everything we wanted to about immigration, now watch this part."
With an obvious cop-out ending, needlessly complicated story, and more of the eye-rollingly ubiquitous social dialogue that treats viewers as if they were Reagan-era schoolchildren with Archie Bunkers for dads, the end product this time just doesn't add up. Here's hoping the staff a "HF0" got it out of their system this time because with the way shows have been rising and falling recently they can't afford many more misses like this without certainly facing the axe, as young as they are. I would most definitely hate for that happen.moreless
A high-speed police chase leaves the driver dead, but also leads to a shocking discovery. As the team is investigating this case, they find themselves needing to talk with Chin's ex-fiancé.
 Alex O'Loughlin |
Lieutenant Commander Steven J. 'Steve' McGarrett |
 Grace Park |
Police Officer Kono Kalakaua |
 Daniel Dae Kim |
Police Officer Chin Ho Kelly |
 Scott Caan |
Detective Danny 'Danno' Williams |
 Tzi Ma |
Mr. Chi |
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 Amanda Schull |
Nicole Duncan |
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 Greg Germann |
Robert Rovin |
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 Masi Oka |
Dr. Max Bergman |
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 Reiko Aylesworth |
Dr. Malia Waincroft |
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Danny: Why is it every time someone's father is involved you get goofy?
Steve: I'm not getting goofy! It's got nothing to do with my father.
Danny:I'm telling you, every time we get in a situation like this, you lose all objectivity!
Steve: It has nothing to do with...
Danny: It's called transference, my friend.
Steve:Oh, okay! Wow, I didn't know I was traveling in a car with Dr. Sigmund Freud!
Danny: (Singing) You don't have to save everybody. (Speaking) You don't. That's all.
Steve: Okay. You done?
Danny: If you've learned something.
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Danny: So, I want to know something. What is it that makes you turn into a softie?
Steve: What is that supposed to mean?
Danny: What? You just told that guy that you were going to make sure his son was proven innocent. I 'm just curious what happens when you are proven wrong.
Steve:The last words out of Han Chi's mouth were his son's name. Ming-Hua. I mean, does that sound like a person who goes around cutting people's heads off?
Danny: Son of Sam liked dogs. Norman Bates loved his mother.
Steve: That's a movie, Danny.
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Steve: What about our John Doe number 2?
Danny: You mean Jack?
Steve: You got an I.D.?
Danny: No Jack, his head was in a box.
Chin: That just ain't right, bro.
Danny: Too soon?
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(Seeing a motorcycle officer ride by)
Steve: You know I always thought that would be the sweetest gig. You get to ride a motorcycle all day, solving crimes, go on chases- Danny: No, you know the mortality rate for motor cops is five times that of regular people. Steve: Danny, it's a TV cop fantasy. Why do you gotta ruin itwith statistics? Danny: It's a TV cop fantasy? In my TV cop fantasy, I'm Erik Estrada, you're the other guy. Steve: I don't think so, baby. -
(Steve has just opened a box for a part for his car, which is the wrong one)
Danny: You bought it online?
Steve: Yeah, I bought …….. Why?
Danny: What are you a shmuck? What's the matter with you? You don't order anything off the Internet!
Steve: Danny, it's the twenty-first century!
Danny: Says the guy with no master cylinder!
Steve: All right, you got a point.
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International Episode Titles:
Czech Republic: Hlava (Head) -
International Air Dates:
Canada: January 17, 2011 on Global
United Kingdom: May 1, 2011 on Sky1/Sky1 HD
Australia: May 1, 2011 on TEN
Germany: August 18, 2011 on SAT 1
Sweden: August 24, 2011 on TV4/TV4 HD
Slovakia: November 16, 2011 on JOJ
Czech Republic: November 24, 2011 on Prima
Finland: June 30, 2012 on Nelonen -
The title of this episode, "He Kane Hewa'ole" is Hawaiian for "An Innocent Man".
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