It's no secret that Alan Alda more or less "took over" the show in the later seasons, but you can see hints of whats to come in episodes like this.
Everyone is putting in long hours in the O. R. but only Hawkeye, like always seems to suffer ill effects. He wanders around the camp. Babbling semi coherently, & being a general nuisance, while an entire hospital staff seems to be unable to sedate him.
This episode almost seems like a precursor to the much maligned "Hawkeye" in season 4, with Alda's stream of conciousness blathering & scenery chewing. As we'll find out in the next few episodes, MASH is at it's best as an ensemble show.
Everyone is putting in long hours in the O. R. but only Hawkeye, like always seems to suffer ill effects. He wanders around the camp. Babbling semi coherently, & being a general nuisance, while an entire hospital staff seems to be unable to sedate him.
This episode almost seems like a precursor to the much maligned "Hawkeye" in season 4, with Alda's stream of conciousness blathering & scenery chewing. As we'll find out in the next few episodes, MASH is at it's best as an ensemble show.