Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) Six Kilos (1969) User Reviews

Carl Swanson again

[ptrep · 6/10 · 15 October 2015]

In the episode The Box, Gerald S. O'Loughlin plays Carl Swanson and spends the whole episode talking to McGarrett in a prison scene so they know each other yet in this episode, there he is again, same actor, same NAME and they do not know each other. if the order the episodes played on TV were reversed, then it could have worked but not in this order.

Recycling actors is fine but give him a new name at least. Someone should have caught this back then.

Also, you would think that the criminal element would know who Steve is, he could not go undercover.

Otherwise, the episode is fine.

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An Episode Clearly Out of Order

[miketypeeach · 8/10 · 19 April 2024]

Few leading men could wear a suit or Hawaiian shirt and white slacks like Jack Lord. We get the full McGarrett treatment in this episode which was evidently made before another earlier on. If you're a fan of the show, you'll catch my drift soon enough. You'll say, "Hey, there's that guy again. He must've been paroled early!" But, you'd be wrong.. and right. Another clue this was filmed earlier is McGarrett's involvement: he's right up front where the action is. In later episodes, even in the first season, guest stars do most of the heavy lifting. Tsk.

This one is sort of a mix of Mission: Impossible meets The Thomas Crown Affair. A total of 5 hoods supply the goods and services for a major heist worth millions. 4 are together in a house: 3 guys and one girl. Antoinette Bower, the girl, is as gorgeous as ever, while McGarrett plays the part of a specialist who was put out of action, permanently, mere minutes after landing at Honolulu International Airport. Well, he did behave rather badly, causing Danny to, ahem, take care of business. Steve has assumed his identity in hopes of discovering what the caper is and who's behind it.

"The Man", AKA the person who arranged the caper, is a voice on a tape recorder. This unknown brains behind the operation leaves McGarrett stumped as to who it could be. Little does he know The Man let his identity slip when he asked Steve if he's ever wondered how difficult it could be for... a certain someone to make it in the world. By the time that conversation happens, you'll probably have figured out who just who it is. Yes, "The Man" was with them the entire time.

MORE CLUES: When McGarrett finds a large unmarked envelope outside on a patio table, you'll ask yourself, "How did that get there? Who brought it? Didn't anyone see who left it?" Yeah, those were questions I asked. Those are the questions which will help lead you to solving the case before McGarrett did, if you haven't guessed it by then. Really, it's rather obvious when the 4 meet for the first time, but the scenery of Hawaii is so lovely, you just might not be paying attention.

Brilliant, caper-oriented episode

[shakspryn · 10/10 · 5 July 2017]

This is an exciting episode. It plays like a Mission: Impossible, except here the team goes to the dark side, aiming to pull off a heist. The direction is excellent, and you find yourself sort of rooting for the bad guys to pull off their caper! Antoinette Bower is very good, as is the bad guy who doesn't like Steve one bit. A very strong, well-written script for this outing.

Great episode. A lot of fun.

[addnos · 10/10 · 26 December 2023]

In the captivating episode, "The Box," we witness the return of the talented Gerald S. O'Loughlin, portraying a character with the same name, Carl Swanson. He does such a great job that it does not matter. He delivers a stellar performance as Swanson, engaging seamlessly in a riveting dialogue with McGarrett. What truly shines is O'Loughlin's ability to captivate the audience, drawing us into the intricacies of his character.

The episode maintains a commendable up-tempo quality as the plot unfolds with gripping intensity. "The Box" is a great episode, offering viewers an engaging and entertaining experience.

Fun episode...but turn off your brain, as logical errors abound!

[planktonrules · 5/10 · 15 November 2009]

This is a good episode to watch if you are a bit drunk or incredibly stupid--otherwise, the logical problems with this episode might make it tough to watch. That, or you just suspend your sense of disbelief as you understand that this show abounds with logical errors.

"Six Kilos" begins with an expert safe cracker being tailed at the airport by Five-O. When confronted, he tries to shoot Kono and Danny has no choice but to kill the guy. Afterwords, they find a note and a ton of cash indicating that he's on the Island to pull a huge heist. Steve decides to impersonate the dead man and joins up with the gang to find out what they're up to.

Here is a partial list of the many logical issues with the episode:

1. Why does McGarrett, of all people, go under cover? Don't you think that as head of Five-O he would be very well-known to criminals? Not surprisingly, at one point in the episode his cover IS blown because someone recognized him. Fortunately, the writers had the bad guy in this scene "taken out" but you also wonder why no one noticed that this crook went to deliver a package to the man Steve was impersonating never returned.

2. McGarrett admits he doesn't know a lot about safe-cracking. Yet later in the episode, under impossible conditions, he expertly does it--even after the lights go out and an alarm is triggered! Even James Bond couldn't have done this better!

3. Danno is out fishing as a cover to do surveillance on McGarrett and the rest of the gang. He's holding the fishing rod upside-down!

4. Why is there a black briefcase sitting next to Danno's car in the very next scene and why does he just leave it there. Is this from some plot element that was later deleted from the script? Regardless, it is confusing for obsessive-compulsive viewers like myself.

5. When a guard on the ship discovers an intruder, he doesn't call for help but tries (in vain) to capture the man! This is a common cliché, but I hate to see guards who never yell for help.

6. At the end, "the Man" shoots two of the criminals. Why not shoot the third (McGarrett)??!! And, with two criminals lying on the ground bleeding, why does McGarrett have his verbal showdown with the Man? Why not FIRST call for an ambulance or two?! I'm no bleeding heart guy, but I would have called for help THEN have the final say so to the Man!

7. Why is Carl Swanson one of the criminals in the gang? In a previous episode ("The Box"), Swanson is in prison and recognizes McGarrett as the man who put him here. But, in "Six Kilos" Swanson doesn't recognize him and is not in prison. Logically, this episode must have occurred before "The Box". This is a bit sloppy.

The only good things about the show was that it was fun to watch (in a silly way). I loved seeing McGarrett dressed in ridiculous (but highly fashionable in 1969 Hawaii) clothes and acting like a smug crook. He smiled a lot and acted so unlike himself that it's worth seeing. Just remember...it's all pretty dumb.

Baby!

[Wirefan122 · 3/10 · 6 April 2016]

A safe-cracker is shot in the airport after five-o tries to arrest him. They get an address card/reservation form for the Mauna Loa hotel where he was supposed to stay. Since no one knows what job he was hired to perform on the islands, they decide to send someone undercover as Harry Brown (the dead safe-cracker).

They send McGarrett! First flag goes up immediately, as they do not know who hired Brown, so they have no way of knowing if and when he meets him he will be recognized. Chances are better than middling that if you send the head of the Police he might just get recognized.

I agree with the two previous reviewers on all the other problems with the episode. I would just like to put in how annoying it was to hear McGarrett call the woman 'baby' every time he talked to her. She later says she 'likes his style'! Perhaps females fell for his obnoxious behavior in 1969 but I highly doubt it!

Fun to watch, though, as long as you don't expect much.

McGarrett Assumes An Identity

[StrictlyConfidential · 5/10 · 2 July 2021]

"Six Kilos" was first aired on television March 12, 1969.

Anyway - As the story goes - After a safecracker is killed in a skirmish with Five-O members, McGarrett assumes the identity of the dead thief and infiltrates a crime ring. But can Steve keep his cool when he has to crack a safe?