Higgins is in a fencing match against a man he has hated for years.Higgins is in a fencing match against a man he has hated for years.Higgins is in a fencing match against a man he has hated for years.
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Patty McCormack
- Assistant District Attorney Carol Baldwin
- (as Patricia McCormack)
Michael Dennis
- School Master
- (as Michael Norton-Dennis)
Don Muraco
- Sugar Mill Worker
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThis episode marks the first appearance of Carol Baldwin, the attorney friend of Magnum. Although she is portrayed by Patty McCormack here, the character became better known from later episodes, being played by Kathleen Lloyd.
- GoofsMagnum doesn't know the right word for a Windsor tie knot, but in an earlier episode he referred to a "double Windsor knot" on Rick's tie.
Featured review
A Higgins-centric episode with another strong performance from Dana Wynter
Not one of my favourite episodes, "Foiled Again" is somewhat slow to engage the viewer.
There's a long lead up into this episode, with a flashback to Higgins' childhood. This is a Higgins-centric episode and John Hillerman is always very watchable. The tale, though, is somewhat meandering.
Dana Wynter (who appeared in the second season's "Double Jeopardy" episode) is very good as the recently widowed Velma Troubshaw but I don't think the material is as strong as usual.
Something of a filler episode, then, I'd give it a 7 out of 10. Not bad by any means, it's just nowhere near as engaging as the episodes preceding it.
As a side-note, Selleck appears to have broken a finger at some point during the filming but this is incorporated into the script. There are a few moments when the pain displayed by Magnum looks very genuine!
There's a long lead up into this episode, with a flashback to Higgins' childhood. This is a Higgins-centric episode and John Hillerman is always very watchable. The tale, though, is somewhat meandering.
Dana Wynter (who appeared in the second season's "Double Jeopardy" episode) is very good as the recently widowed Velma Troubshaw but I don't think the material is as strong as usual.
Something of a filler episode, then, I'd give it a 7 out of 10. Not bad by any means, it's just nowhere near as engaging as the episodes preceding it.
As a side-note, Selleck appears to have broken a finger at some point during the filming but this is incorporated into the script. There are a few moments when the pain displayed by Magnum looks very genuine!
- DVD_Connoisseur
- Nov 24, 2018
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- Runtime48 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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