DVD, Starsky & Hutch S4 (The Game)
Definitely getting back to the old Season One and Two style of fun, witty dialogue, good integration of Dobey and Huggy, and an interesting and different story. It begins with an original plot which is good, but it was a concept that could have been done slightly better I feel (like the easy capture of baddie at end), but still has a lot going for it. It eventually slides into the old and obvious kind of resolution which stops the story from being a ‘good’ episode.
It’s close though, with a start that could have carried through the whole episode as Hutch fools Starsky, and as often is, it seems a little unlikely that he’d have fallen deadly ill just like that. Good to see Merl the Earl back again - though I think Merl is a different actor (I’m surprised Hutch took his car back there after last time!), but overall it’s still not quite there, but the general effort seems like proper S&H, with flashes of brilliance, like the funny ending.
Watch out for the picture in the bad-guy's house. When Hutch goes there and takes the woman to find Ray, he knocks the picture askew. Well someone must have been in the house, because when she comes back the picture is straight again!
**
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