Magnum, trapped under plane wreckage on top of a mountain and delirious from an insect bite (a mountain he wanted to climb alone, in order to think through his life), recounts not only his brutal war memories (there's a truly horrific flashback to Magnum and his friends in cages, being tortured by the North Vietnamese), but also his deeply sad, mournful feelings about his father, who died in the Korean War. Magnum's wartime experiences are again fodder for good drama, with the terrific Solo Flight episode expertly blending in the meditative themes that run through this season. Playing into this theme, Magnum is even shown failing in physical endeavors (his leg goes out during running exercises he fails to outrun assassins in the season's final episode), as well as doubting his ability to pull in the chicks like he used to in his salad days. Despite the wish of many viewers to basically keep Magnum an overgrown adolescent, the producers put Thomas (and us) on edge by constantly referring back to Thomas' upcoming fortieth birthday. Age is certainly a factor in this seventh season. Magnum P.I.: The Complete Seventh Season is a remarkably contemplative season (while still packing a lot of action and laughs), with the Magnum character undergoing significant emotional experiences. The producers, Tom Selleck being one of them, decided to give the series a final send-off worthy of earlier seasons, with the Magnum character maturing and coming to terms with his romantic past, his war-time experiences, and with the memory of his dead father. ratings machine had already fallen far from the Nielsen Top Thirty. Numerous episodes from Season Seven are all-time fan favorites, with Tom Selleck and company putting to rest the bad memories from weaker Seasons Five and Six.īy the start of the 1986-1987 season, the once-powerful Magnum P.I. In the final episode, appearing as a ghost, he ties up loose ends among his family and friends, and walks off into the clouds (a cheesy moment in an otherwise excellent season). I'm not spoiling any surprises by recounting it here (after all, there was another season to follow), but at the end of Season Seven, Thomas Magnum dies from an assassin's bullet. thought this season would be the very last one, and it's obvious the writers, cast and crew made an effort to go out with a bang - literally. At the time of production, the makers of Magnum P.I. After the positively dismal sixth season, Magnum P.I.: The Complete Seventh Season roars back into form with one of the series' strongest seasons.
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