Thematically, "The Taking of Dick McWilliams" has quite a lot in common with the previous episode. Both feature ageing and flawed, larger-than-life titular characters.
There are some spectacular helicopter scenes during a chase sequence, one of the trademarks of "Magnum, P.I." There's even a little nod to another Universal Hawaii-based detective show.
This has something of a "filler" episode feeling, though. It's good but not great, missing some of the sparkle of the majority of Season 2 episodes.
7 out of 10.
There are some spectacular helicopter scenes during a chase sequence, one of the trademarks of "Magnum, P.I." There's even a little nod to another Universal Hawaii-based detective show.
This has something of a "filler" episode feeling, though. It's good but not great, missing some of the sparkle of the majority of Season 2 episodes.
7 out of 10.