This time David works in a garment factory. The owner Sam, at the end of his financial rope, turns to some loan sharks in order to pay for his fashion designer daughter's big fashion show. For collateral, he points them in David's direction, which leads to David once again getting pummeled by gangsters while he repeatedly protests "I have no idea what you're talking about!" Yep, this is an utterly routine episode. The garment factory setting is new, but the plot structure eerily recalls earlier Hulk outings. And with episodes like "The Harder They Fall" and "The First" breaking from the usual gangster plot line with such great success, it's getting harder and harder to accept episodes like this.
The episode is also a little thin on credibility. While the dialogue does a surprisingly good job of giving a rationale for why the loan sharks would blow up Sam's factory when he is mere hours from getting the means to pay them off, it's still hard to swallow. What loan shark would blow up his chance at $15,000 plus interest just because not doing so might hurt his street cred? For that matter, what loan shark would get into fisticuffs in a public place for no possible benefit? These crooks just aren't too bright, it seems.
For all that, though, I couldn't help but enjoy this episode, mainly because the acting is solid all around, with Eddie Barth (Sam) and (of course) Bill Bixby being exceptionally strong. And the bug-eyed looks the villains give the Hulk are absolutely priceless. Long story short, though this is routine, it's mostly entertaining routine. Not recommended for the average viewer, but if you really like the Hulk then you can't afford to skip this particular installment.
The episode is also a little thin on credibility. While the dialogue does a surprisingly good job of giving a rationale for why the loan sharks would blow up Sam's factory when he is mere hours from getting the means to pay them off, it's still hard to swallow. What loan shark would blow up his chance at $15,000 plus interest just because not doing so might hurt his street cred? For that matter, what loan shark would get into fisticuffs in a public place for no possible benefit? These crooks just aren't too bright, it seems.
For all that, though, I couldn't help but enjoy this episode, mainly because the acting is solid all around, with Eddie Barth (Sam) and (of course) Bill Bixby being exceptionally strong. And the bug-eyed looks the villains give the Hulk are absolutely priceless. Long story short, though this is routine, it's mostly entertaining routine. Not recommended for the average viewer, but if you really like the Hulk then you can't afford to skip this particular installment.
