Magnum Rewatch Ep15 - The Black Orchid

Magnum is hired to amuse a lady with too much money and not enough sense. Meanwhile Graham and Kathleen finally get to notch up the "that's racist!" count again.

Vital Statistics

Date: May 12, 2015

Appearing: Kathleen De Vere, Graham Stark

Runtime: 57:26

Synopsis

Episode 16: "The Black Orchid"
Airdate: Apr 02, 1981

Magnum has been hired by a woman to act out some of her rich, bored sister's fantasy dramas, concocted from 1930s Dashiell Hammett films, but soon finds himself involved in a real mystery.

Counters

Breaking the 4th wall

• Magnum looks at the camera before kissing Louise in the alley. ^[3]

Consequence free murder

• Magnum shoots the dude at the end. ^[2]

That's racist

• Rick dressed up like a "chinaman". ^[1]
• TC dressed up like a "chinaman". ^[1]

Kathleen's rating

6.5 "The back two thirds of the episode being a seven, the first third being a four." ^[4]

Timestamps

1. MR-Ep15-TheBlackOrchid.mp3 @ 17:45 - That's racist
2. MR-Ep15-TheBlackOrchid.mp3 @ 49:53 - Consequence free murder
3. MR-Ep15-TheBlackOrchid.mp3 @ 55:10 - Breaking the 4th wall
4. MR-Ep15-TheBlackOrchid.mp3 @ 55:52 - Kathleen's rating

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