We have to be politically correct, you know. We can't offend the Arab and Muslim nations any longer, so no more invading of their borders. Then, there are those in South America. Can't bother the Colombians. The "bad guys" we could all be sure to beat up in Hollywood without raising any ire had boiled down to white supremacists and neo-Nazis. Just look at how they changed Tom Clancy's books (I'm mainly thinking "The Sum of All Fears") so as not to offend anyone on Hollywood's protected list.
But those head-shaved religious fanatics who stockpile guns in Idaho have been so over-used that it was getting stale, so Hollywood said, "Okay, we will give you a new one: North Korea." So Five-0 has had a field day with them. If the DMZ ever goes down, McGarrett can do tours. He knows the place really well now. And of course, it's okay to shoot all those North Koreans, so go for it.
And I have to give a special award to McGarrett's favorite squeeze, Catherine Rollins. Oh, I know, she's good at beating people up, survival, shooting people, finding a needle in a haystack with a satellite, and being ever patient with a most un-romantic boyfriend.
But what gets the award is the way this tough female Rambo keeps that "just out of the beauty salon" look. Cross a few muddy jungle patches, dodge a few bullets, beat up a bad guy, survive a car wreck, and that beautiful hair still looks like she just brushed it 100 strokes after rinse and conditioner. And those perfectly penciled eyebrows; lipstick that never disappears, and those beautiful eye lashes.
I don't know what kind of mascara she uses, but I wish it had been around back when Tammy Faye was crying for funds on the PTL Club. It never runs, never looks over- or under-done.
This woman stays immaculately beautiful, whether she's at the console of the battle deck of the USS Enterprise, or beating the snot out of three big guys with guns. That's why she gets the award. Sure Farrah could swim across a river with the other Angels, and her hair still looked great, but she can't hold a candle to Catherine.
If you read this and think I don't love this series, you are wrong. My wife and I are binge-watching them on a streaming service, and enjoying them. There are some great episodes, but these things tend to bother us a little.
But I still give it 5 stars for all the action, followed by some heart-warming sticky sentimentality, both in the heat of battle, and at the very end. Jack Lord didn't cry until season 9 when Chen died. This Steve cries in Season 3. He's just a tender type of guy.
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