Hawaii Five-0

(TV Series, 2010-present)

I really like TV shows that are episodic. The stories are lighter and it will not take you years to have a closure. As I have watched and rewatched every episode of CSI (all 3 cities) and NCIS LA, I came across Hawaii Five-0. I first noticed this show when I saw a few articles on Flipboard. As I was looking for new shows to follow that are episodic in nature, I tried this show’s pilot and I liked it. I didn’t know about the original series thought the opening theme sounds really familiar. I probably watched some reruns in the past but just didn’t give much attention.

Anyway, I never knew the main cast except for Daniel Dae Kim so I don’t know how much they personally trained for. Chin Ho looks always smiling in this show even on scenes where he's supposed to be serious or even angry. This is kind of new for me compared to Daniel's role in Lost. 

At first glance between McGarrett and Danno, I thought Danno was the laid back, don’t-care-about-any-rules guy. McGarrett just look too serious not to care about rules. Other than that, he really has the hero-type skills. I like how these two discuss about their methods of apprehending suspects. It is a subtly humorous way of explaining to the viewers the right and wrong way of police work. However, I was quite disturbed about Danno’s hand gestures. He always waves his hands. It kinda reminds me of Tim Roth in Lie to Me, which for a human lie detector who’s a genius on human facial expressions and mannerisms, he quite can’t control his own.

Kono, on the other hand, looks too thin to have an impact when she hits bad guys. But hey, it’s TV, right?

I cannot help but compare Five-0 from NCIS LA combat-wise. In Five-0, there are some fights scenes where you can see some gaps. Like an awkward calculated move or something. For example in an episode where Kono and Ivana Milavec where fighting in a warehouse, they were both struggling on the floor one time, Kono’s running outside the next because of a bomb. I replayed that part thinking I must have missed something. But Ivana was just lying on the floor unconscious. Either that was a bad fight scene or the editing screw up.

 

Overall, the show is good. I finished the first season in 2 days. I’m up for the second season. 

Casting & Acting:         8.0

Cinematography:        10.0

Overall Production:      8.5

Plot/Story:                 7.5

Rating:                    8.50