This episode is a cliché of the three 1970s TV series : Columbo, MacGyver, and Hawaii Five O. In season 12 of Hawaii Five O, gone are the staples of the series that made it great and memorable. No Danno, No Chin Chin Ho Kelly, none of the original actors remain in season 12 except for Duke Lukela. In one part about twenty minutes into the episode, Steve McGarrett utters that famous Columbo phrase "Just one more thing..." And the antagonist Lisa played by Tricia O'Neil performs several MacGyver- style tricks. These clichés alone make the episode worth watching just to see the collision between the three TV series' phileoas. The original Hawaii Five O series was a lot like Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry : need to know when its time to retire. It was a great run and absolutely stellar performances in the first ten seasons. The reviewers agree on this : the writers ran amok and drove the show into the ground in the last two seasons, especially when the producers did not retain the complete original cast throughout. William Smith was no James MacArthur.
5 Reviews
Honestly well done show
bobforapples-4014630 August 2023
Warning: Spoilers
The plot ( already known)makes some sense. Admit it viewers, also, you were tricked twice into thinking the kidnapper lady was the kidnapped lady. Why not having fooled Five-O as well. There were a couple of clues it was the same lady. She had the same pair(?)of torn pantyhose in both times she posed as the kidnapped lady rescued for one.
The guest Tricia O'Neil tried real hard to be all business as a guest star but her beauty and sex appeal showed through a lot. She later did the 1997 film about the overrated Titanic( the Lusitania was indeed a much important ship as it very largely bringing the US into WW1).
The guest Tricia O'Neil tried real hard to be all business as a guest star but her beauty and sex appeal showed through a lot. She later did the 1997 film about the overrated Titanic( the Lusitania was indeed a much important ship as it very largely bringing the US into WW1).
Overly complicated....
planktonrules4 May 2014
As I have said on so many reviews of previous episodes of "Hawaii Five- O", the final two seasons were pretty dreadful. It was obvious that the writers simply ran out of ideas--and it's no surprise since the show ran for 12 seasons. Often they remade earlier episodes (and they never came close in quality), had plots about the supernatural or came up with ridiculously complicated plots. "Labyrinth" is clearly one of these overly complicated episodes--and because of this, there were a lot of plot holes and complications.
The show begins with a lady being chloroformed by her chauffeur. Soon, McGarrett is called in by a family friend who is reporting the kidnapping, though the husband (James Olson) isn't very cooperative. Naturally, the police eventually think it is some sort of inside job-- and I simply don't want to get into it, because it never makes any sense. Why have the traffic accident a year ago and subsequent plastic surgery? Why all the crazy betrayals at the end? Why not just a simple story about a kidnapping that didn't employ exact doubles, bombs and scuba divers who appear to have gone miles in order to make some rendezvous? It's all quite unconvincing and silly--and a sub-par show. Is it any wonder that this show represents the lowest rated episode ever?! Not terrible...but not good.
The show begins with a lady being chloroformed by her chauffeur. Soon, McGarrett is called in by a family friend who is reporting the kidnapping, though the husband (James Olson) isn't very cooperative. Naturally, the police eventually think it is some sort of inside job-- and I simply don't want to get into it, because it never makes any sense. Why have the traffic accident a year ago and subsequent plastic surgery? Why all the crazy betrayals at the end? Why not just a simple story about a kidnapping that didn't employ exact doubles, bombs and scuba divers who appear to have gone miles in order to make some rendezvous? It's all quite unconvincing and silly--and a sub-par show. Is it any wonder that this show represents the lowest rated episode ever?! Not terrible...but not good.
How The Mighty Have Fallen--again!
CDRTV11 October 2022
A perfect example of how far this series had fallen was when the police received a description of the kidnappers: two men wearing ski masks driving a blue or green car. Then Kemo orders the police to send out an APB to track them down! What! Two men wearing ski masks driving around Hawaii in a blue or green car! Good luck finding them. Reviewers are quick to point out how bad the writing had become by the 12th season, which is true, but the main people involved with the production, the producer, director and actors are certainly allowed to voice their objections or concerns about scripts in production, and I have to wonder if they even cared or bothered to correct obvious mistakes in a particular episode.
Yikes!
WilliamJE29 August 2022
What's with Lyle Bettger? Was he living in Hawaii at the time? He appeared 12 times on Five-O and most of those were seasons 10 to 12. Bettger was becoming like one of the locals that you see frequently. Josie Over, Tommy Fujiawara, Kwan Li Him, Robert Costa, Jimmy Borges, Elissa Dulce Hoopai (I like Elissa), Lippy Espinda, to name a few.
Labyrinith is another dreadful episode Five 0 episode. It is confusing and the episode's plot has several holes in it. Since I am watching the whole series from start to finish, I'm thanking the heavens that I'm nearly done.
600 characters for reviews now? This is simply idiotic, Imdb!
Labyrinith is another dreadful episode Five 0 episode. It is confusing and the episode's plot has several holes in it. Since I am watching the whole series from start to finish, I'm thanking the heavens that I'm nearly done.
600 characters for reviews now? This is simply idiotic, Imdb!
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