Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) Death of the Flowers (1986) User Reviews

Sublime

[safenoe · 8/10 · 31 March 2023]

Death of the Flowers is a sublime episode of Magnum, P. I. that isn't your typical flashy action episode. In fact, the end credits music wasn't the regular theme, but moving slow music, such as the emotional impact of this episode about mentoring and who you can count on to mentor you through life.

Michael Constantine played Judge Hannibal Kearns but sadly he didn't get much screen time. Born Gus Efstratiou, Michael died in 2021. Pat Li played Grace Chang. Jeremy Gosch played the Young Rick and William Watson played Donald Hayes.

Anyway, Death of the Flowers kinds of symbolises the cerebral nature of season 7.

Possibly the best episode to date.

[davidcallidae · 9/10 · 10 June 2022]

This one's an Icepick episode, and it's a doozey. If it's at all possible for Icepick, a subtly complex, tender one: the former Mafia don is forced to bare his human weakness, and sacrifices himself as a result. The hitherto hidden history between Rick and Icepick is explained. Corbin Bernsen's acting as Icepick is understated, yet masterful. Again.

Carol notices bizzarre, almost corrupt behaviour with a judge who mentored her through her legal career, and as is her wont enlists Magnum to get to the bottom of it all.

It doesn't take long for Magnum to get to the seat of the problem, and it involves a florist (of all things, and hence the title) and a failed love of Icepick. Rick's "surprise" birthday party for Icepick adds a bitter poignancy to the tale, and the ending is as startling as it is sad. Is this the end of Icepick? I don't know.

A quiet, gripping episode.