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Hawaii Five-0 "Ha'awa Make Lae (Death Wish" Episode Review


*Review contains spoilers, so read at your own risk!*

Steve and the team (minus Danny), track a strange bank robbery. Meanwhile, Danny protects some models from a stalker.

Loved the fact that this episode kind of featured Max. He doesn't get a whole lot of screen time, but when he does, I love it! He's one of my favorite characters. He was so funny in the beginning of the episode. Having everybody go ahead of him until he could get Sabrina, the girl he likes. That was too cute! But then trouble happens. Mysterious guy walks in and the next thing you knew, the bank was getting robbed! Robberies try to kidnap a girl, but a guy steps in to try to save the day, but ends up getting shot because the bad guys' mask falls off! Also, poor Sabrina (and Max) because she got shot! Right after Max finally asked her out.

Danny and Steve at a bikini photo shoot. I thought this whole part was a little pointless. At first, I thought that the two cases were gonna be involved somehow, but when they weren't, I didn't understand the whole model part. But Danny was sure loving! One of the models (not sure which one at this point), received a threatening letter from someone and so Danny is more then willing to stay and protect them while Steve has to go investigate the weird bank robbery.

Man, this one was a weird case. First, they had some weird stuff on their masks to make it look like they were headless on the cameras (figure that out), then they ended up stashing the money before the dye packs released, next Jim released the wrong info on the guy he saw...Yeah, it was just a bizarre case. That is, until it all came together at the end.


Come to find out that the whole bank robbery was a set up. First, we thought it was because Jim wanted to get shot looking like he saved the day, but then I think it was because he wanted to die and try to gain the trust back of his family. At the beginning, his ex-wife visited him and you could tell that she was not pleased to see him at all. We don't know what went down with them. Just that he made bad decisions. But we found out that Jim and the other shooter, both had cancer. That's how they met. So, they planned this whole thing. Got another guy to be a partner and staged it. 

Steve and Kono finally track down the guy at the cancer place and after a chase scene, Steve gets kidnapped by the guy! Drove to some isolated place and wanted Steve to kill the guy, but Steve wouldn't do that. He didn't end of having to, either, because the rest of the team finally got there just in time! 

Danny ended up getting the crazy lady who sent the threatening letter and just in time before one of the models died! :) Danny, Steve and Grace all ended up at the fashion show at the end. That part was cute.

Oh, forgot to mention that Sabrina, Max's girlfriend, survives and Max sets up this cute little date for them in the hospital cafeteria! That scene was totally cute! :)

Who else loves the fact that the line "Book 'em Danno" is being used more often? The only thing I didn't like about this episode was the fact that Catherine wasn't in it.

Did you love or hate this episode? Let me know in the comments below!

Here's the promo for the next one:


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