there were only a few episodes of magnum that were dumb or silly...on the whole i find the series really great....i never watched it when it originally aired..i am only newly aquainted to it....it is definitely well written. and as i said that episode with him in the water,(as you graciously pointed out.."home from the sea") recalling his dad, really blew me away... i just cried...it was really terrific...and there are many others that touched me too......good show..definitely... i love higgens...