User Reviews

Well, it took till the end of the fifth season, but Jonathan & Jennifer actual have an argument that isn't fake, staged, or undercover. It's not a knock down drag out, and there's not really any true anger. But it was definitely different watching this dynamic between them. Why the fight? Well, they have some last minute houseguests when a couple they befriended on a ski trip come over to watch a VHS tape (VHS!) made of the four of them with a cutting edge self-operating camera. The brilliant character actor, Ray Wise, plays the husband, and wouldn't you know it, he's caught on that tape having done some bad things to a ski jumper that results in his death. It takes a while for the Harts to catch on, and in the interim, neither of them are that happy to see this couple and point fingers at each other for their having showed up. Because we know Wise is a bad guy, I wasn't really sure if the Hart's were engaging in a setup or if the fight was for real, but it turns out it was for real, and it was a bit voyeuristic watching them in that context. They did a nice job. That said, it was not their best performance. They really phoned it in half this episode. Which is so unfortunate, because the obligatory fisticuffs at the end was actually really good. Jennifer and Max were totally in on that act, too. I mean, Max even got shot, and they didn't even do anything with it! The the inexplicable behavior in the last scene where J&J have turned on the air conditioning and frozen Max & Freeway out of the house. What, now?! Weird. I guess I just don't know what to make of this episode. The direction was actually creative and a nice change of pace, but the overall effect was just plain strange. I gave it a 7 for the argument scene.

The Harts have returned home from a skiing holiday and are viewing a video of their holiday with a married couple they met. They notice something unusual on the video. With the help of a boffin, it transpires that someone has rigged the skis to kill of a long jumper. Ray Wise, one of the couples and the culprit, is determined to destroy the tape as he rigged the ski to malfunction. He plays the heel, a rather nasty one who forces his wife to take pills that knock her out. She was the reason he killed the long jumper skier as she was having affair with him and would then mean she would leave her husband, which meant he wouldn't get a penny of her inheritance (the wife is a heir to millions.)

This is a good episode that features a cracking performance by Ray Wise, a good car sequence where the brakes are cut and an absolutely stomper of a fight, which is quite a rough and tumble, leaving Jennifer, Max, Wise and Wagner looking bloody.

Perhaps I rated this episode a little high. Maybe it doesn't deserve a "ten", but I liked it a lot. Mostly because of Ray Wise. The woman who played his wife didn't do bad either. I was really shocked at how "graphic" the fight scene at the end was since usually when Jonathan and Jennifer get roughed up, there's nary a scratch on them afterward. Whoever was in charge of the fight scene really had fun with the fake blood. At least it was more realistic. As someone else reviewed, it was interesting seeing Jonathan and Jennifer arguing for a change. I liked it. It made them more believable. All in all, a good episode, especially for Season Five.