Hawaii Five-0: Difference between revisions

* [[City of Adventure]]: There are an awful lot of high-profile murders, organize crime rackets, and attempted terrorist attacks in Hawaii; makes you wonder why anyone would want to vacation there...

* [[Cool Boat]]: ''USS Missouri''

* [[Cool Old Guy]]

** Ed McKay, who served with McGarrett's grandfather in WWII, and who helps him with the hostage situation in "Ho'apono".

** And then in "Kai'e'e," we find out that {{spoiler|the money's ''back in the evidence locker it was stolen from!''}}

** The Season 1 finale, "Oia'i'o," is made of this trope. More specifically, who could have imagined that {{spoiler|the Governor}}, of all people, was in with Wo Fat; that she was the one that replaced the $10 million; that ''she'' had Laura Hills car-bombed, and that Wo Fat was going to kill her ''and'' frame McGarrett for the murder.

* [[Dirty Cop]]

** Chin Ho had been suspected of being one by the Honolulu PD and forced out when McGarrett recruits him. Most of the department still distrusts him. It is later revealed that {{spoiler|Chin's uncle stole the money to pay for his wife's kidney transplant. Chin took the fall, and covered for him. When the truth comes to light, Chin tries to cover for his uncle again, but fails. He has now been cleared of the crime.}}

** Richard Cannon in "Ho'opa'i" {{spoiler|orders a hit on the FBI agent who has infiltrated his father's criminal empire in order to frame his father--so that ''he'' can take over the "family" business.}}

** Chloe in "Ua Hiki Mai Kapalena Pau" using chemical weapons to kill the owner of the company she worked for so she could continue her affair with the company's #2 man. She used chemical weapons so it would look like a terrorist attack and not a garden-variety crime.

* [[Faking the Dead]]: {{spoiler|Hiro Noshimuri}}, with Joe White's help. Becomes a minor [[Story Arc]], as his son suspects Joe of murdering him and Steve has to prevent him from retaliating until he's able to convince Joe to tell the truth about what happened.

** The dictator's private security detail in "Po'ipu" is actually a [[Career Killers|hit squad]] hired to assassinate him.

** The bad guy in "Kai'e'e" fakes a TSUNAMI warning to fool the entire STATE of Hawaii.

'''Catherine:''' Theoretically it's possible, sure. But you never have before and it's an odd time to start.<br />

'''McGarrett:''' That's a fair point. }}

* [[Gunpoint Banter]]: McGarrett and Wo Fat in "Ne Me'e Laua Na Paio":

{{quote| '''McGarrett:''' What makes you think I won't kill you right here in this restaurant?<br />

'''Wo Fat:''' "The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out." Old Chinese proverb.<br />

'''McGarrett:''' "[[Scarface (Film)|Say hello to my little friend.]]" ''([[Click Hello|cocks pistol under the table]])'' Old American proverb. }}

* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: McGarrett and Danno catch a suspect putting a roofie into a girl's drink. They force ''him'' to drink it before carting him off. [[Captain Obvious|He passes out.]] They then awaken him with an air horn.

* [[I Call Her "Vera"]]: Sam Hanna dubs Danno's Camaro "Winifred". "Winnie" for short.

*** The second occurs in "Ke Kinohi", when he sees the Yakuza boss complicit in his parents' death has a lunch date {{spoiler|with the Governor}}.

*** The third occurs in "Ne Me'e Laua Na Paio" during the meeting with Wo Fat:

'''<nowiki>McGarrett:</nowiki>''' Where's Agent Kaye? }}

*** And then, in "Oia'i'o," when he discovers that {{spoiler|the Governor}} is working for Wo Fat.

* [[Revealing Coverup]]: Chin barters his house's deed for 200k cash, which he hopes can obstruct HPD investigation to his uncle's embezzlement, believing that the storage records have been lost. It turns out that HPD have serial numbers on the money stolen, and they ascertain that Chin's money isn't the drug money.

* [[Rewarded As a Traitor Deserves]]: {{spoiler|The Governor and Jena Kaye}}, both by Wo Fat.

* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]

** The bad guys in "Lanakila" and "Loa Aloha".

* [[Sherlock Scan]]: Jenna Kaye performs one on a [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] in "Ua Hiki Mai Kapalena Pau."

* [[Shotguns Are Just Better]]: Chin Ho's weapon of choice.

** In "Palekaiko", Danno refers to a private investigator being interrogated as [[Magnum PI|"Magnum"]].

** In "He Kane Hewa' Ole", Steve and Danno spend much of the episode arguing over which of them is more like Erik Estrada. In the last scene, they're watching reruns of ''[[CHiPs]]'' with Kono and Chin Ho.

** {{spoiler|And, potentially, the fallout of Danno's brother's corruption. [[Kudzu Plot|Even this one may end up relating to the first two.]]}}

** Kono's dismissal from the force, and {{spoiler|her resulting involvement with a shady group of ex-cops}} ("Hana 'a'a Makehewa", "Oia'i'o", "Ua Lawe Wale", "Kame'e", "Mea Makamae") {{spoiler|before it was revealed that she was not going corrupt after all.}}

* [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch]]: Invoked by Danny to Steve regarding ''Ms. [[Pac-Man (Video Game)|Pac-Man]],'' of all things:

{{quote| '''Steve:''' You ever make it to Double-Pretzel level?<br />

{{quote| '''McGarrett:''' How'd you get her to talk?<br />

'''Kono:''' Told her the dog would be put down once she went down to lock up. Promised I'd find it a home ''if'' she cooperated. ''(the guys are dumbfounded)'' What? It's not like it's the dog's fault. }}

{{quote| '''Danny:''' If a suspect dies, he no longer has the ability to speak! Ergo, he's useless to us!<br />

'''Steve:''' ''([[High Altitude Interrogation|to guy he's hanging off roof]])'' You think anybody's gonna care? You just killed two people, buddy! I'd be doing the world a favor!]]<br />

** The penultimate scene in "Loa Aloha" exemplifies this. {{spoiler|FBI has been hunting Danny's brother, Matt, for Wall Street corruption. Steve reveals to them that Matt has a boat in dock, to which the FBI proceeds to pursue. However, Matt is then revealed to be escaping by his private jet, where only Danny knows its existence. As a cop, Steve does not lie; as a friend, he does not betray Danny either. Danny's quiet "thank you" before leaving Steve perfectly crowns the scene.}}

** In the Season 1 finale: Danny, in an earlier scene, has promised to catch up with Rachel and Grace at the airport on their way back to Jersey. At the episode's penultimate scene, instead of going to the airport, {{spoiler|he catches up with Steve just as Chin Ho arrests the man, swearing that he will get his buddy out}}. This scene is juxtaposed with {{spoiler|Rachel and Grace leaving the airport in disappointment as Danny doesn't show up.}}

** "Hana'a'a Makehewa". The human trafficker in the pilot, Sang Min, escapes; Victor Hesse returns from the dead; the Five-0 team crosses the [[Despair Event Horizon]] {{spoiler|by stealing cash from a police evidence locker}} in order to save Chin's life; and most importantly, [[Big Bad|Wo Fat]] appears.

** "Ke Kanohi": McGarrett's sister is kidnapped by the [[Yakuza]], and then Steve discovers the identity of the [[Dirty Cop|corrupt HPD officer]] who killed his mother, who is the brother of the [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] who heads the local [[Yakuza]]. McGarrett and Danno arrest the [[Big Bad]] on a golf course, not realizing (just yet) that one of the other golfers in the foursome is [[The Man Behind the Man]], Wo Fat.

** In the penultimate episode of Season 2, "Ua Hopu" ([[Meaningful Name|Caught]]), Steve McGarrett {{spoiler|arrests Wo Fat}} with the help of the Japanese police force. The episode ends {{spoiler|with Wo Fat entering his prison cell.}}

** In the season 2 finale, "Ua Hala", Fryer is [[Killed Off for Real]], Max gets shot but survives, Chin Ho is blackmailed into getting [[Dirty Cop]] Delano {{spoiler|out of prison}} and forced to make a [[Sadistic Choice]] between {{spoiler|saving his wife Malia or Kono, who are respectively shot and tossed into the ocean bound and gagged}}, Danny is contesting custody of Grace because Rachel is moving to Las Vegas, and McGarrett finally learns that "Shelburne" is {{spoiler|his mom.}}

{{quote| '''McGarrett:''' {{spoiler|Mom!}}}}

* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Danno does this to Steve on regular basis. (Example: see the dialogue under [[Deadpan Snarker]] and [[Gene Hunt Interrogation Technique]] above.)