Tod and Buz are asked by the FBI to infiltrate a nativist hate group.Tod and Buz are asked by the FBI to infiltrate a nativist hate group.Tod and Buz are asked by the FBI to infiltrate a nativist hate group.
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- TriviaThe party philosopher said a Commander would take over the USA instead of a President. He was possibly referring to George Lincoln Rockwell who founded the American Nazi Party in the 1960's. He was a Commander in the military and is referred to by his followers as The Commander.
- GoofsJohn Westerbrook's last name is spelled incorrectly as Westbrook on the official board outside the meeting hall.
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Prophetic
Hard-hitting and at times over-the-top, this unusual Route 66 segment takes on the threat of right-wing extremists, out to turn America into an autocracy. Would that this might be a dated story, but instead it seems torn from today's headlines.
Dan O'Herlihy is magnificent as the Monitor, son of a noted Princeton historian, who leads a neo-nazi movement named The Patriot Sons of Hamilton (remember this is long before Lin Manuel Miranda popularized the Founding Father). I bet screenwriter Will Lorin knew that his character's sentiments wouldn't die out. But how could he expect that Trump would come along and parrot them to a vastly larger audience than Dan's little rallies?
For example, O'Herlihy forcefully pronounces to anyone who will listen: "Now is the time to hate. Learn to hate before it's too late!".
He calls immigrants: "Misfits of foreign lands", "Parasites in our heartland". His group's motto is Awake America, and their salute consciously resembles that of the Nazis.
O'Herlihy can't bear to be touched (a la germophobe Trump), but he is suicidal, even dramatically putting his hand into a ceremonial fire to stun the crowd, even willfully choosing his right hand to be more impressive.
Maharis and Milner meet him by chance, while sightseeing historical monuments and statuary in Boston, and federal government agent Simon Oakland enlists them to go undercover infiltrating Dan's movement, in order to get intelligence on where and when he's planning to use plastic explosives to stage a huge event of violence.
When Dan's investigators discover Maharis is an orphan, his minions turn on poor George, calling him a mongrel. When they beat him up, a dramatic moment has Milner joining in to punch Maharis in the stomach to prove his loyalty to Dan.
It's far-fetched on the writer's part that M & M save the day, and the episode is top-heavy in having Dan so dominant (and an unremarkable supporting cast). But the message is hammered home effectively.
Dan O'Herlihy is magnificent as the Monitor, son of a noted Princeton historian, who leads a neo-nazi movement named The Patriot Sons of Hamilton (remember this is long before Lin Manuel Miranda popularized the Founding Father). I bet screenwriter Will Lorin knew that his character's sentiments wouldn't die out. But how could he expect that Trump would come along and parrot them to a vastly larger audience than Dan's little rallies?
For example, O'Herlihy forcefully pronounces to anyone who will listen: "Now is the time to hate. Learn to hate before it's too late!".
He calls immigrants: "Misfits of foreign lands", "Parasites in our heartland". His group's motto is Awake America, and their salute consciously resembles that of the Nazis.
O'Herlihy can't bear to be touched (a la germophobe Trump), but he is suicidal, even dramatically putting his hand into a ceremonial fire to stun the crowd, even willfully choosing his right hand to be more impressive.
Maharis and Milner meet him by chance, while sightseeing historical monuments and statuary in Boston, and federal government agent Simon Oakland enlists them to go undercover infiltrating Dan's movement, in order to get intelligence on where and when he's planning to use plastic explosives to stage a huge event of violence.
When Dan's investigators discover Maharis is an orphan, his minions turn on poor George, calling him a mongrel. When they beat him up, a dramatic moment has Milner joining in to punch Maharis in the stomach to prove his loyalty to Dan.
It's far-fetched on the writer's part that M & M save the day, and the episode is top-heavy in having Dan so dominant (and an unremarkable supporting cast). But the message is hammered home effectively.
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- May 3, 2024
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- Monument Square, Bunker Hill, Boston, Massachusetts, USA(Monument Square, Colonel William Prescott statue)
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- Runtime50 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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