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12 Jan 2002, GriffonUK 27, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
Well... it's the pilot episode... Great plot penned by D.P.B., no stock footage, Airwolf kicking major ass and the start-up sequence! :)

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 5, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
This is the pilot episode, and very good one I may say. Great storyline and direction by Don Bellisario, plus a greatly underappreciated musical score by Sylvester Levay, makes this episode one of the best to me. Great casting too. Jan, Alex, & Ernie are at there best! And this may be the greatest 'guest cast' every on the show. Definately one of the greatest pilots made in TV History! Kag212

13 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 5, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
A great beginning to a series? This two-parter (or complete movie) has great drama, suspense, mystery, and some comical relief provided by Ernie. Probably has the darkest aura compared to the rest of the episodes in my opinion.

16 Jan 2002, Hawke`s Lady 37, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
One of the most exciting starts to any of the episodes! The lizard sitting on Airwolf's gear as she takes off is a fantastic image. Very strange to watch an episode without the proper title music - but it adds to the mystery and suspense. A great beginning to the legend..

18 Jan 2002, ranger1100 41, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
Shadow of the Hawke, originally aired in the US, not as some silly two parter... but a two hour pilot movie showing on CBS on Jan. 22, 1984... Folks... it just doesn't get any better than this. Forget political correctness... the heck with 'child friendly' stories... forget lovey-dovey endings... forget sappy sequences... This movie has it all without that nonsense. Gripping from the opening credits, this movie will take you on the wildest and most harrowing ride of your life, to hell and back again. It's a dark story, with some very 'unvarnished' moments of violence and intrigue... In the movie, you see the fighter, the lover, the hero, and the damned... and all four of those things are found in one man, Stringfellow Hawke. From start to finish, it's the nirvana of his acting career, in my mind... the role of a lifetime. It's not an easy role, playing the anti-hero... the ordinary man, with extraordinary grit, facing unimaginable risk and horror in the name of his Nation. The action sequences pull no punches, right down to the villain's demise... and through this we see, once and for all... sometimes the gloves and niceties have to go out the window in order to uphold the right. It's not pretty... it's not romantic... and Hawke's sacrifices, will never be known to the world in which he lives... No medals... no parades... just get the job done, before Airwolf, under the control of a maniac, wreaks death and destruction on a world that already has more than enough to go around. This is THE one episode that every Airwolf fan should have in their library... without it... the whole point of the story of Airwolf would be missed. Paul

30 Mar 2002, Voyager20 51, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
This is the BEST of all the Airwolf stories! It had drama, light humor, tear jerking moments, and romance! Not to mention some of the best action sequences ever filmed for television! Remember this did not have computer generated effects and for it's day it was top notch to say the least! If you never watch another Airwolf episode, then this is the MUST watch!

28 Jun 2002, Le Wolf man 40, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
Very exciting!

12 Aug 2002, Cwok1975 35, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
"Shadow of the Hawke" is absolutely the one best episode of the entire run of Airwolf. The action sequences were virtually unparalleled. Great story. The edge-of-your chair suspense was also great. By far, this was Jan-Michael Vincent's finest hour. I never saw this episode when I was a kid, I wish I had because the whole story would have made so much more sense. Any Airwolf fan really needs this episode in their collection.

13 Sep 2002, Martin G. Grant 22, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
Developed from a loose concept left by a 3rd Season episode from Airwolf Creator Don Bellisario's other televison hit at the time, 'Magnum, P.I.', one of the world's most intriguing, action-fullfilled, adultly-written, superbly acted and unimaginably aerial co-ordinated telelvision series - 'AIRWOLF'. Jan-Michael, the show's lead actor doesn't show any sign of drunk or soberness, he's really down-to-earth and concerntrated on his acting abilities to deliver the best image and version of the Stringfellow Hawke character which nobody else in this world could match, not even the likes of Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford. Oscar-Winning Ernest Borgnine also gives of a 'thumbs-up' performance as moody, cheerful and caring mentor to Hawke, Dominic Santini, and an actor which at the time only appeared in a string of television-produced movies, Alex Cord, who potrays the strict and determined Michael 'Archangel' Coldsmith Briggs. British legend David Hemmings is especially guest-casted for this 90-minute 'PILOT' episode as dark, ruthless Airwolf creator Moffet, and an actress who starred in the likes of hit movies going by the names of 'Flashdance' and 'RoboCop 2', Hawke's emotional, sensitive and then killed love, Gabrielle. The aerial sequences, beautifully handed by the late David Jones are extremely well-done and the camera work synchronised with the stunt helicopters is just simply fantastic, and that goes without any hesitation to the stunts, co-ordinated by stunt performer veteran Ron Stein. The script boasts some real adult dialogue and sudden cold/dark scenes which develop its characters in a very good way, which is why both this show, and Don Bellisario's other success such as 'Magnum, P.I.' and his current CBS hit 'J.A.G.' have and becomed such memorable hits. This 'PILOT' is definetely at the top of my list for 'the' best 'AIRWOLF' episode, reasons being the music composed and imaginitvely written by Sylvester Levay is excellent, the direction and writing by Don Bellisario is top-notch, the cast are at their finest hour, and the editing is mind-blowing, especially the finale aerial involving Hawke and Santini taking on nearly over half the entire Libyan army, the face-to-face conclusion with Hawke avengining Gabrielle's death with Moffet on a sand-dune and running out of missile ammo and continuing to click on the trigger, being pushed by his damaged emotions, and finally the seemingly un-usual Pre-Opening Trailer and the outstanding introduction Start-Up sequence at the California mountains where Airwolf performs a cool, straight-to-the-point demonstration to Senator Dietz and Archangel. If you haven't seen this 'PILOT' of this show, my all-time favourite and definetely the best in the world, then either look out for it in your local TV GUIDE listings or buy the 18-rated movie which although is cut, and extra adult-rated language is dubbed, it stills make a one of a kind American TV Movie with the styles, action and wit of the Eighties.

15 Sep 2002, Mr E 38, Rating 4, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
my Favorite Quote from this one is (please forgive me if not quoted exactly it has been about 20 years...) Dom: Wow!, a hammerhead stall!!! guy next to dom: Is it safe? Dom: I don't know, never seen a helicopter do one before!

09 Jan 2003, redstarcontrol 25, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
Right from the beginning with the different views of her it was almost spell binding. When you see the menising figures done out in dark grey cloths and helmets on with visors down you don't quite know whats going to happen. Then you see the start 1 button getting pressed and then the views of the rotors and the great music behind it all right the way up to when the 'RSC' controller gives AIRWOLF a go. The combat sequence toward the end is simply spectacular with the different sxf and moves. simply a good start to a great show

01 Feb 2003, rysumm 32, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
Awesome Pilot!

02 Feb 2003, antilles 38, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
This will always be my favorite episode. There is so much plot in this one. I love the fact that Airwolf is actually in someone else's hands, and Hawke and Dom have to steal it. Airwolf is really dangerous in the hands of the wrong people. I would have loved to see another episode where the bad guys actually manages to steal Airwolf. Also I think that Moffet is the best bad guy in the entire series. Great acting by David Hemmings and the rest of the cast. On a different note: You can really see that they spend a lot of money on the pilot. If all episodes had this quality, the show could have gone on for several seasons.

07 Mar 2003, vclay44209 32, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
the best opening pilot of the greatest action show of all time.

04 Sep 2003, SQUADRON LEADER 104, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
This episode of Airwolf is a lesson in how to start a perfect TV pilot. Of all the super vehicle shows of the time (Knight Rider & Street Hawk being the other main two), Airwolf was by far the best and it will leave you breathless.

Still ahead of it´s time almost twenty years after it first aired, Airwolf is a dark and intense pilot movie for mature viewers although younger viewers will love the awesome aerials. JMV did a wonderful job as the brooding Vietnam veteran Stringfellow Hawke, a complete contrast to the happy playboy types featured in other shows. In contrast, Ernest Borgnine plays Dom Santini, String´s faithful friend and mentor. Alex Cord plays Agency Director Michael Archangel, a unique character who you sort of trusted and distrusted at the same time. Belinda Bauer plays Agency operative Gabrielle, who String gets close to in this episode.

Mustn´t forget the helicopter capable of supersonic speeds and possessed of more weapons than most small nations. The opening shot of Airwolf is awesome and you can´t wait for String and Dom to retrieve it, which they do at the end of the episode before flying off to destroy Airwolf´s creator, Dr. Moffett, played superbly by David Hemmings.

All in all, a perfect TV pilot which still stands up in 2003 and will instantly hook you to the awesome world of Airwolf if you watch it.

07 Sep 2003, INCAN 42, Rating 5, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
I LOVED THE PILOT EPISODE! THAT WAS THE ONE THAT GOT ME HOOKED IN THE FIRST PLACE!
LONG LIVE AIRWOLF

12 Sep 2003, CHIPS229 40, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
YEA THIS ONE GOT ME HOOKED JUST GLAD I WATCHED IT.I WAS HOOKED COULDNT FINSH MY PAPER ROUND QUICK ENOUGH TO WATCH IT ON FRIDAYS AT 7.30PM.I REMEMBER TALKING MY DAD INTO FINSHING MY PAPER ROUND SO I WAS HOME IN TIME TO WATCH IT.WAY WAY A HEAD OF ITS TIME.SPENT MY PAPER ROUND MONEY ON TAPES TO RECORD IT.

16 Oct 2003, lillith12 50, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
What can I say? Well-developed, well-executed, well-portrayed. The opening scenes were riveting.

04 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
Just had to add my own plaudits for this one. It is outstanding. The story is the Airwolf series at its best concentrating on the character of Hawke and the aircraft itself. The acting, direction, editing - everything was spot on. It is a must have if you´re a fan.

02 Dec 2003, Airwolf04 24, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
A great start to a great series!

03 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
Try to find a better pilot to ANY series...EVER! An award-deserving performance by Jan-Michael Vincent. Awesome pacing, and music. Moffett is brilliantly portrayed! The finest the series (and quite possibly network television) has had to offer in the 20th century. I love it!

25 Sep 2004, Black Panther 23, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
Well what can I say, the very best of all episodes! There were other gr8 epsidoes too but the story makes it rather the best on its own. They could have done another good job of provding us with 2 Aerial battles, one on desert and one on sea or a bit more lengthy fight in the end.

18 Nov 2004, rarebutafact 50, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
Shame on anyone for not awarding this celluloid perfection a 6! Once seen it is never forgotten, how many TV movies have they made like THAT?

02 Oct 2005, nutaboutjc 30, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
Great intro for the show. I love the way it spent most of the time introducing the characters!! I was sooo hooked!! Bravo to the creators!!

27 Aug 2006, The Guardian 35, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
Great series opener! The Start up,the demo,(Wires!)The beautiful Marella,and the betrayal by Moffet All awesome!

27 Sep 2006, sideshowben 27, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
This is one of the best Pilots in TV history. Watching the Lady take off for the first time along with the Red Star test run, it still gives me chills watching it today. Super Cool Jan Micheal Vincent and Ice Cold David Hemmings. Defo best episode of all :)

23 Jan 2007, welshwolf2007 27, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
Fantastic, im still gripped from start to finish. The opener is just amazing, i still get goosebumps as the lady fires up her engines for the first time. Definately the reason i´m a fan. Actually, i think i´ll go and watch it now lol

17 Mar 2007, hawke30 35, Rating 5, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
Soar High Mighty Warrior of the Sky

18 Sep 2007, tec5_5 31, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
Yes this show has aged better than most 80s show the tech involed was way ahead of the curve the aireal stunts are spot on the cast is perfect the music just right A+ TV

06 Mar 2008, Excelsior 30, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 1
What can I say? Awesome! The calibre and quality of Shadow of the Hawke surpasses all of the other episodes in the series - including some of my favourites. Dark, suspenseful, with an excellent character driven plot, superbly penned by Donald Bellasario, combined with high quality performances from the cast. Not to mention the best villain in Airwolf in the form of David Hemmings´ portrayal of Charles Henry Moffett.

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 5, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 2
See "Shadow of the Hawke Part I". Kag212

13 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 5, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 2
A great beginning to a series! This two-parter (or complete movie) has great drama, suspense, mystery, and some comical relief provided by Ernie. Probably has the darkest aura compared to the rest of the episodes in my opinion.

13 Jan 2002, pilske18 27, Rating 5, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 2
The beginning of airwolf is great!! I have no other words for it. I loved airwolf from the beginnig!! Sinds a week airwolf is beginning aggain. I wil watch every part of it. nothing can be so special as airwolf.

16 Jan 2002, Hawke`s Lady 37, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 2
The pilot episode concludes with amazing action scenes - plus the tension of the final confrontation between String and Moffett. Gabrielle's death remains the saddest moment of all Airwolf episodes - String firing the empty ADF pod over and over again says it all. An eternal favourite, and a must for every collection.

18 Jan 2002, ranger1100 41, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 2
Shadow of the Hawke, originally aired in the US, not as some silly two parter... but a two hour pilot movie showing on CBS on Jan. 22, 1984... Folks... it just doesn't get any better than this. Forget political correctness... the heck with 'child friendly' stories... forget lovey-dovey endings... forget sappy sequences... This movie has it all without that nonsense. Gripping from the opening credits, this movie will take you on the wildest and most harrowing ride of your life, to hell and back again. It's a dark story, with some very 'unvarnished' moments of violence and intrigue... In the movie, you see the fighter, the lover, the hero, and the damned... and all four of those things are found in one man, Stringfellow Hawke. From start to finish, it's the nirvana of his acting career, in my mind... the role of a lifetime. It's not an easy role, playing the anti-hero... the ordinary man, with extraordinary grit, facing unimaginable risk and horror in the name of his Nation. The action sequences pull no punches, right down to the villain's demise... and through this we see, once and for all... sometimes the gloves and niceties have to go out the window in order to uphold the right. It's not pretty... it's not romantic... and Hawke's sacrifices, will never be known to the world in which he lives... No medals... no parades... just get the job done, before Airwolf, under the control of a maniac, wreaks death and destruction on a world that already has more than enough to go around. This is THE one episode that every Airwolf fan should have in their library... without it... the whole point of the story of Airwolf would be missed. Paul

28 Jun 2002, Le Wolf man 40, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 2
Part Two truly lives up to "The Movie," as it was originally intended.

27 Jul 2002, ss23_matrix 28, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 2
it's great episode. I am very like to this episode. YOu can email me at ss23_matrix@justice.com

02 Feb 2003, antilles 38, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 2
See "Shadow of the Hawke" part 1...

05 Feb 2003, Veurink 33, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 2
It's very liked airwolf killed Moffet.

02 Dec 2003, Airwolf04 24, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 2
Not much more to say about this ep (as technically it was one episode!) Absolutely brilliant!

03 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 2
Yes, dammit, I cry like a baby every time Hawke holds Gabrielle in the desert. And then I marvel at the way Bellisario captured Airwolf´s flight of pure vengeance (and rage) as she brushes off Libya´s defense force (like a simple nuisance) for a shot (no pun) at Moffett! Priceless shot of season one: Hawke holding the lifeless Gabrielle in his arms turns to see Moffett´s jeeptracks in the nearby desert sands! Go get ´im String. Also, "String,...its over."

19 Nov 2004, rarebutafact 50, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 2
It taps into on of the greatest ( sometimes hidden) fears a person can have; the inability to prtect those you love. Nearly flawless.

03 Sep 2005, Machinesmind 51, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 2
I first saw this on USA network when it was a 2 hour movie. Yes, this is not one of the episodes written to keep the children happy. I can see the Government looking the other way at suspected criminal behavior of a Genius working for them, like Moffet, hinted at just before he ripped up Red Star Control in Part 1. Part 2 is where it all comes together: Get Airwold back at almost any cost before a US-Soviet showdown starts over Libya. Dom came in very handy in several situations. String really warmed up to Gabrielle as time went on, setting the stage for the heartbreak of her death. She had promised that she wouldn´t die, but the curse upon Stringfellow Hawke hit again.
Like my wife comment one time I was watching this episode where Gabrielle just died:"He (Moffet) just signed his death warrant!" Following this was the most determined action sequence that String ever went on in the whole series. Finding Moffet, String totally empties all the ordinance (except maybe the chain guns?), causing Dom, a war vet himself, to cringe at one point during the barrage, then Dom almost pleading him to stop by telling him it´s over. Then, the bald faced lie String tells Archangel when asked if she suffered. Finally, the eagle that Gabrielle mentioned she wanted to see as she was dying coming back to a tree near String at his cabin.
A worthy start to the series.

02 Oct 2005, nutaboutjc 30, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 2
God where to begin. I loved this one the best. It was a great completion to an awesome movie. The String Gabrille romance was good. i loved the part where she told him to throw back the fish and then he made fun of her by eating. that was rich!! But what really got me going was the last part of it. I had a box of tissue at this point. When she died in his arms Boom bawling!! And the way String just kept firing at Moffett you just wanted to jump up and down with praise. I loved the ending with the eagle..that totally got me going. Just the way Gabrille wanted to see it and String just started crying..I was reaching for more tissues and I was hooked forever more.

27 Aug 2006, The Guardian 35, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 2
Awesome! I loved the way String told Archangel,"No I saved it for you!"After discussing the confiscation of his art collection.ON a sad note I hated that Gabrielle died,even though I could see it coming I tried to deny it was going to happen.In my opinion Moffet got off easy,String should´ve staked him to a sand dune and tortured his fat butt until he pleaded for mercy,then performed the coup de gras with his boot! Anyway,Sorry I was so bitter,but I loved Gabrielle too!:) C´mon where´s all the Airwolf fans?The last review was in ´05!

07 Aug 2007, michael 45 56, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 2
i could watch this movie everyday and never get tired of it. the best.

06 Mar 2008, Excelsior 30, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 2
What can I say? Awesome! The calibre and quality of Shadow of the Hawke surpasses all of the other episodes in the series - including some of my favourites. Dark, suspenseful, with an excellent character driven plot, superbly penned by Donald Bellasario, combined with high quality performances from the cast. Not to mention the best villain in Airwolf in the form of David Hemmings´ portrayal of Charles Henry Moffett.

26 Aug 2009, sunrose 35, Rating 6, Shadow of the Hawke - Part 2
Loved this episode the most out of all the series.

Can relate to the anger that String-Fellow has as he hunts down Moffet after gabrielle dies. I spent 6 mths waiting for my x - husband to return from a War Zone and at times during those 6 mths there were some hairy times waiting to see if my x - partner been the one killed in battle. Its a horrible sinking feeling and I think Jan-Michael portrayed his charcter very well after gabrielle dies.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 6, Daddy´s Gone a Hunt´n
The first proper episode of the series does a good job of establishing the scope of the show, from the characters' on-going development after the 'PIlot' episode, and it's the main cast's performance that shine in this one with JMV especially putting in a dark & moody performance as Hawke. Plenty of aerial action too which will keep the visual fans happy. "Who's got anything nice to say about Stringfellow Hawke?" "Well he's pretty." "And he's quiet." "Well I guess that's means he's pretty quiet!"

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 4, Daddy´s Gone a Hunt´n
Nicely put Mark. But I feel it was one of the least-enjoyable episodes of the 1st Season (Spring 1984). Kag212

13 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 3, Daddy´s Gone a Hunt´n
Not one of my highlights either, but I can respect their continuity from the pilot. I enjoyed watching Dom trying to learn about the engineering compartment.

16 Jan 2002, Hawke`s Lady 37, Rating 5, Daddy´s Gone a Hunt´n
As Lairkeeper says - Dom's instruction is one of the best parts! DOM: "I still don't know what all these knobs and buttons do!" STRING: "Don't sweat it Dom, when you touch that eject button, you'll be the first to know!" Also some great reactions from the first people to be faced with Airwolf in full combat mode!

18 Jan 2002, Heffer 27, Rating 6, Daddy´s Gone a Hunt´n
One of my favourite episodes. As mark says it re-establishes the cast and has a great plot. Hawke is pitched as a loner again and is stubborn at first when asked whether he would take the mission. Great Episode IMHO...

18 Jan 2002, ranger1100 41, Rating 6, Daddy´s Gone a Hunt´n
This one's truly a keeper... yes... partly a yawner... however... let's talk series quality... Character development is important in any story. An episode, is but a chapter in the book, so to speak. And in this chapter... we begin to firmly see and get to know the people that we're quickly coming to love as the characters in this epic. Again... this one is an essential part of any library of Airwolf episodes you might wish to own... if you get a copy... make a backup... Paul

20 Jan 2002, GriffonUK 27, Rating 5, Daddy´s Gone a Hunt´n
The highlight of the episode for me was the unique music... The title sequence was obviously a Levay experiment, with a deep bass tone as Airwolf rose up, followed by alternating tones before the logo spiraled down... The closing music stands up with the best of them, getting across the true Airwolf feel... you know...

10 Sep 2002, air211 27, Rating 1, Daddy´s Gone a Hunt´n
One of the worst for me personally and definitely the worst for the first season. All I have to say is that I couldn't keep myself awake during this one. I think that about sums it up.

13 Sep 2002, Martin G. Grant 22, Rating 5, Daddy´s Gone a Hunt´n
Receiving over 12 million viewers when broadcasted in it's original British mid-Eighties slot at 7:00 p.m., this episode has a hard-hitting storyline involving the question of whether a half-American, half Chineese 12-year old boy may be Hawke's long-lost and out of the blue son. With some real-acted dramatic scenes, backed up by an intriguing sign of political awareness and an awesome, suspenseful and surprisingly long-durated aerial sequence, this has to be one of the finer positive trademarks of AIRWOLF's 1984 1st Season.

19 Nov 2002, Le Wolf man 40, Rating 5, Daddy´s Gone a Hunt´n
"Daddy's Gone A Hunt'n", although not usually on the top 10 favorite episode lists of many fans, is full of powerful dialogue and strong acting. If you didn't know otherwise, you'd think Vincent, Cord, and Borgnine had acted together at least six months or more before this episode. There's also the nods to "Firefox" and "Officer And A Gentleman".

16 Feb 2003, antilles 38, Rating 5, Daddy´s Gone a Hunt´n
Not among my favorite episodes, but still a fairly good episode. Especially the dialog between Dom and Archangel is hilarious in this one. A fairly good plot and an important episode for character development.

07 Apr 2003, barraw 40, Rating 6, Daddy´s Gone a Hunt´n
I love this episode, purely for the scene in 'Russia'. The skill required to hover several tons of steel 18" off the ground while Dom disembarks is incredible. Kudos to the stunt pilot!!!

05 Sep 2003, SQUADRON LEADER 104, Rating 5, Daddy´s Gone a Hunt´n
Not just because it is the first proper TV episode, but this is a very good episode. Just like the pilot movie, it has a dark and intense script and JMV as Hawke is as moody as ever. It´s also interesting to see how Hawke & Santini react to piloting Airwolf. The quality script shows them (particularly Dom) still coming to terms with being in control of the only supersonic helicopter in the world. And the aerial action is very strong indeed. When you watch quality first season episodes like this, it makes you kind of sad that in latter episodes (particularly the third season) Hawke & Santini battled run-of-the-mill bad guys and situations that Street Hawk could have dealt with before breakfast. This is possibly the darkest script of season 1.

04 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 5, Daddy´s Gone a Hunt´n
This was a good follow on from the pilot - it was great to see some continuity with Dom training at the controls - most TV shows would have had him being expert from day 1 (I´m not even mentioning season 4). This episode sets up the interplay between the 3 men and reinforces their characters. I have to admit not one of my personal favourites but still a good show.

10 Dec 2003, Louis Theb 26, Rating 5, Daddy´s Gone a Hunt´n
"Daddy´s Gone a Hunt´n" is, like all season 1 episodes, a great episode. I didn´t use to like it very much but after watching it a couple more times I really started to appreciate it. The plot is just very adult unlike the ones of some other episodes. All the story makes sense and I enjoy the foreign intrigue. There are great lines and I like the fact that you see Dom trying to get used to Airwolf. It might be a bridge towards the rest of the series but it is a good and necessary one. The only downside of it is the fact that it is questioned that the boy might have been Hawke´s son. It´s not such a stupid idea but I think it happened far too soon in the series with the previous episode featuring Gabrielle and everything. Apart from that the flight sequences are really good. You see the Lady a lot, flying through the landscapes and even though she not used in a proper dogfight it is quite entertaining to see her hovering and destroying stuff a bit like in "Sweet Britches". Plus there are some great angles of camera like just after she leaves the bad guy kind of begging for his life. Definitely a must-see.

03 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 6, Daddy´s Gone a Hunt´n
As Le Wolf Man said, its as though the three leads knew exactly who their characters were, so early too! Superior outting! Reflects Hawke´s reluctant hero attitude, and... his patriotism. When Hawke says he´d trade Airwolf for the boy, he meant it,...Airwolf is a mere tool to Hawke (that is, Airwolf is a pawn at retrieving St.John)...one that he´ll use if and when HE sees it fit! Brilliant people! Brilliant!

18 Nov 2004, rarebutafact 50, Rating 6, Daddy´s Gone a Hunt´n
This was actually the fourth episode shot, and I think it would have fit in better there than as a direct follow-up to the movie. Contains possibly the best Hawke/Santini/Archangel go rounds in the mess hall scene. JMV gets his most (and some of his best) dialogue in the series as we get to know Hawke better here than in perhaps any other episode. Wicked music over the end credits.

27 Sep 2006, sideshowben 27, Rating 4, Daddy´s Gone a Hunt´n
Not a favourite of mine, but still we get some real good chracter development here, along with a decent story, plenty of Airwolf action and strong references to the old U.S.S.R which i find quite interesting watching today.

18 Apr 2007, Truckwolf 55, Rating 5, Daddy´s Gone a Hunt´n
In any future incarnations of AIRWOLF use a grown-up version of this kid as a new Stringfellow Roper Hawke. This episode helped develop the relationship between Dom,& Hawke. It also gave us the kid to expand the franchise in the future.

06 Mar 2008, Excelsior 30, Rating 6, Daddy´s Gone a Hunt´n
Another superb episode that continues with the dark and moody style established in Shadow of the Hawke. Plus some humourous banter between Archangel and Dominic.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 6, Bite of the Jackal
One of the best Espionage & Intrigue plots of the entire series, and some of the best lines,with Alex Cord having ALL the best of them with... "maudling musings on the inevitability of decline", "Laura, the champagne please!" and 'I pay... and pray!" [veteran Forum member Tris Barratt's favourite dialogue from the entire series]. BEVERLY HILLS 90210 / CHARMED's superbitch, Shannen Doherty puts in one of her first teen performances as Phoebe Danner, and plays well off Ernie Borgnine. But it's the depth of this episode that I like... from Airwolf getting seriously pulverised for the first time, to the inter-office politics in the Firm... this is just the series at some of its best.

13 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 5, Bite of the Jackal
This one was enjoyable for me, mostly because of the Airwolf's first "injury", which shows that she, too is not invulnerable. Michael had much airtime in this episode, which was good for the development of his character in the long haul.

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 5, Bite of the Jackal
One of the better episodes of the 1st Season (Spring 1984). Although I don't think there was a 'bad' 1st Season episode, ha ha ha! Great episode, great action & storyline, but seems out of place with the 'helping a child out' storyline ... more along the lines of the 3rd Season (1985-1986). Still very good though. Kag212

13 Jan 2002, Mike Rivers 29, Rating 6, Bite of the Jackal
One of the very best Airwolf episodes, it proves Airwolf can be damaged. Archangel in Airwolf is great.

17 Jan 2002, Hawke`s Lady 37, Rating 5, Bite of the Jackal
I can't say I was a big fan of Shannen Doherty in this one - but she was OK I suppose....! I always love episodes where Airwolf blows lots of helicopters out of the sky -and several Hughes 500's bite the dust in this one! Great tension when Airwolf's defences are penetrated, and marvellous stuff from Alex Cord.

18 Jan 2002, ranger1100 41, Rating 6, Bite of the Jackal
This one's a winner on all counts... In it we also see Dominic's ever present influence in Hawke's life, as friend and mentor... One of the best scenes, is Dominic advising Hawke that it's time to get on with life, meet new people, and stop being so darned reclusive. In Hawke's travels in this adventure, he begins to learn that Dominic is right... but also, so is he... He can follow Dom's advice... but he can still do it his way... keep people at arms length, and choose wisely whom he'll expose himself to. We also see the REAL depth of his friendship with Dom... when Dom's bird autorotates to the ground, at impact, Hawke, hundreds if not a thousand miles away, somehow senses something has gone horribly wrong. (The hallmark of any very close relationship... Mothers might attest to this, knowing when their kids need em, even when the kids are nowhere in sight) Definitely an essential part of any Airwolf fan's library. Paul

12 Oct 2002, vclay44209 32, Rating 6, Bite of the Jackal
Another winner in my book. Very well written episode, with lots of espionage, and intrigue. I love the fact that Bruck put his hands in front of his face and yelled out loud when the missile from Airwolf destroys the gunship. The Lady at her very best even not at 100%.

28 Oct 2002, Martin G. Grant 22, Rating 6, Bite of the Jackal
A more improved script over 'DADDY'S GONE A HUNT'N', with some spectacular special effects which were so good that were immensely re-used in further episodes to follow, particularly in the 2nd and 3rd Seasons. The writing also wins over me, with some beautiful dialogue and some rather comedic entertainment with Ernie Borgnine. A very dramatic helicopter crash, and Hawke sensing something has gone wrong is just spot-on. The Closing Credits music just tops everything up!

05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 6, Bite of the Jackal
Really liked this one. Great character development with Dom telling Hawke he can´t stay on his mountain forever and Hawke acknowledging the fact; Hawke´s moment of psychic forewarning that something had happened; Archangel crewing Airwolf; a vulnerable Airwolf; Archangel´s uselessness with ordinary people; Hawke watching the reunion between Phoebe and her father and hoping for his own with his brother; the great one-liner when Hawke has rescued Dom and asks ´isn´t she a little young for you?´. Really great.

10 Dec 2003, Louis Theb 26, Rating 4, Bite of the Jackal
Some bits from "Bite of the Jackal" are really good with Airwolf being shot down and everything but I for one find Shannen Doherty rather annoying and I hate bits such as the missile penetrating into Airwolf´s cockpit. Also the end is probably the most cheesy of the first season. At least the presence of Archangel in Airwolf proves the need for a co-pilot; An idea which is unfortunately abandonned later in the series showing String alone in Airwolf such as Michael in KITT. I really wish they hadn´t done things like that but that´s another story. In a nutshell "Bite of the Jackal" is a good episode but it would probably be one of the least interesting ones of this season. It´s not a bad choice to follow "Daddy´s Gone a Hunt´n" though.

05 Apr 2004, anton75 35, Rating 5, Bite of the Jackal
This was the first episode of many dealing with evil FIRM agents. I think Bruck did a great job and you see that he was a pretty smart person by stranding Dom in the middle of nowhere, and at a place where he had control over the air space through a Mexican Colonel. Overall great acting in this one, especially by Dom. I was indiffernt to Doherty´s character, she was a little annoying but did bond pretty well with Dom while they were down. A little unrealistic how she knew he was going to Acapulco but forgivable. The final aerial was pretty good except, of course, that missle puncturing through Airwolfs armor plates. When Archangel tried knocking it out with his cane, I had to laugh.

03 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 6, Bite of the Jackal
Personal favorite of mine. I watch this one about every three weeks! The scenes where Airwolf flies over the ridge to pick up Michael, and where the lady first arrives to rescue Dominic literally take my breath away! Simply awesome cinematography! The best is Hawke´s reaction when Dom´s chopper goes down! Everyone had a firm (no pun) handle on who the characters were so early in the season! Everyone´s part was written perfectly. Just a superb outing. Definitely the best ´Airwolf to the rescue´ episode of the series.

19 Nov 2004, rarebutafact 50, Rating 6, Bite of the Jackal
From the time they meet the mexicans ´till they take off the next morning runs maybe 6 minutes but wow, so much character developement in such a short time! That´s excellent writing. Archangel came close to stealing this episode. One of my more often watched eps.

03 Sep 2005, Machinesmind 51, Rating 5, Bite of the Jackal
This episode had a number of nice nuances in it. Yes, Santini Air could easily be call upon to deliver old helicopters to other areas. The FIRM, though, kept having problems with traitors throughout the series, including in this one. For having flown Airwolf for just a few times (I suspect), String seemed to be really confident in using the turbos when the rotor had been hit. Archangel´s pidgin Spanish was a laugh, so was his having to fork out money for damages to the locals. The Girl who stowed away with Dom added a nice touch, especially at the end, in contrast to String´s obvious wishing for Sinjan to return. And, more of the Dom versus Archangel banter went on.

27 Sep 2006, sideshowben 27, Rating 5, Bite of the Jackal
Another good solid episode from season 1. Nice to see Archangel in Airwolf and getting plenty of time on screen. Hawke being his normal super cool self. Bruck was a decent baddie and had a very good plan to steal Airwolf but Hawke and Archangel put him in his place.

06 Mar 2008, Excelsior 30, Rating 6, Bite of the Jackal
The espionage theme continues in this episode, with the first of a long line of officials who try and capture Airwolf. Mitchell Bruck is a man with an agenda, and he is quite prepared to go to any lengths to accomplish his goal. Another strong episode.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 6, Proof Through the Night
A great character-driven episode with some superb international espionage and intrigue. Rick Lenz does a nice, albeit underplayed job as Rostoff, but I think Linda Grovenor's portrayal of Tanya, and how a person would feel to be ripped from their home and their country, as well as finding out their father is a traitor all in one go was simply superb. Worth it just for the final scene with Hawke playing the 'Red Cavalry March' (aka Song of the Revolution).

13 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 5, Proof Through the Night
The espionage was terrific! The best in my opinion. Putting Hawke in a compromising predicament by going behind the iron curtain to bring out a mole and his family, and with no ammunition. Great suspense and good aerials.

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 4, Proof Through the Night
I'm giving it a 4, because there are several elements savageable. But it's really not my cup of tea. No offense. Still better than most episodes from Seasons 2-4.

17 Jan 2002, Hawke`s Lady 37, Rating 4, Proof Through the Night
I know this episode is meant to be viewed on more than just one level - but although it's good, it's not one of my favourites. I hate to say this, but I kind of found it a little...schmaltzy... As Stringfellow Hawke (above!) says, no offence, for many fans the ending was one of their favourite Airwolf moments. The espionage aspect is good though..and this episode's sparked a great topic on the forum about exactly how many passengers can get in Airwolf, and how far she can travel with her armament stripped down!!

18 Jan 2002, ranger1100 41, Rating 6, Proof Through the Night
This one was a good one... The story development was superb... it HAD to be, to carry off such a 'fantastic' story, which is easy to take as unrealistic... In such cases, you MUST make the unimaginable seem reasonable and plausible... and in this respect, the film cast and crew really outdid themselves, much to my delight. This one's an excellent thriller... and again, great on continuity, and character development, as we again see the unmitigated trust that Dominic and String hold in each other, even when the chips are so far down that things seem utterly hopeless. It's also a keeper. Paul

20 Jan 2002, GriffonUK 27, Rating 5, Proof Through the Night
This episode scores a six on the technical aspect, with practically zero stock footage, little R/C model usage (damn the Airwolf pilot is good...) and a plot to boot... The teaser trailer is also widely recognised as the second best of Season 1, if not the entire lot (after Shadow of the Hawke)... however, the main meat of the episode comes from the in-flight scenes in Airwolf... IMO, the scenes on the ground (in Rostoff's house, the monkey-mutilating lab scene and the scenes in F.I.R.M. HQ) seemed to drag on longer than necessary, as if they were just filling in time... The in-flight refueling scenes were also terribly un-necessary, especially the second one... this one gets a 5 on the Griff-o-meter...

28 Oct 2002, Martin G. Grant 22, Rating 3, Proof Through the Night
One of my least 1st Season favourites, with a very slow pace and dead dialgoue, however the various aerial sequences manage to keep everything hypered-up and watchable. The only decent elements for me in this episode are the Pre-Opening Trailer music and the finale action.

11 Apr 2003, ohbhai 24, Rating 5, Proof Through the Night
That eerie music that plays during the beginning of the episode, that's all that was needed to get me hooked to this ep.

14 Apr 2003, INCAN 42, Rating 5, Proof Through the Night
I THOUGHT THAT THE WEAPON'S DEDUCTION WAS A BIT EXTREAM SOLELY BECAUSE AIRWOLF HAS IN-FLIGHT CAPABILITY. BUT, I DID LIKE THIS EPISODE.

05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 4, Proof Through the Night
Not a favourite - it just doesn´t do anything for me. Concept of Airwolf having to be flown without her armament into a possible trap was good, and the fact Hawke needs to use his flying ability rather than relying on his weapons a nice touch but something was missing for me.

03 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 6, Proof Through the Night
Terrific score, again. Nice concept with an unarmed Airwolf covertly in Russia! I loved the sequence (and the way it was photographed) of Hawke versus the invading ground forces. Very enjoyable outting. "Hey, I´m not runnin´ a shuttlebus service!" True Hawke at his best!

18 Nov 2004, rarebutafact 50, Rating 5, Proof Through the Night
Good solid characterization. Loved seeing Michael waiting in his office after- hours.The Lady without her arms is a recipe for disaster, but the dialogue made up for it. Hawkes´ talk with Tanya at the end showed his caring and gentle side.Nice photography! One flaw, though...in the teaser at the beginning we saw a branch hit Airwolfs´ windshield because they were flying so low, but it wasn´t in the ep!?! It was SO COOL, why take it out?

27 Sep 2006, sideshowben 27, Rating 5, Proof Through the Night
Another very well written script along with a super music score from Slyvester Levy. Again more great chracter development between the cast and I do like the twist of how Hawke and Dom have to fly Airwolf into Russia without any weapons.

25 Aug 2008, nutaboutjc 30, Rating 5, Proof Through the Night
I liked this one!! I love the part where Dominc asks String to see if he can make him look up and String lights the turbos!1 that is just priceless!!! I was laughing at that part!! I love the ending where String plays his cello..great ending to a great epiosde!!

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 5, One Way Express
I've personally never liked this episode much, even though it's a great espionage script and the Firm have plenty to do. A great performance from Alex Cord, especially when he growls how much he wants revenge on Philip Maurice for what happened to a former lover. The Guest cast though, I've never liked -- I think Henry Darrow was the wrong choice for Maurice, but that's just a personal view. But this episode does have some great scenes, and it only stands out for me ONLY for the falling out between Hawke and Dom.... and when Ernie punches JMV square on the jaw, well it just shows what a world-class actor Ernie actually is. "We only gift wrap, we don't deliver."

13 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 4, One Way Express
This was a good episode for me, but could have been better. Dom's mid-life crisis adds drama, and the end sequence was good. String and Dom making amends at the end was touching.

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 3, One Way Express
I agree with Mark, not a very good episode. Probably the 'absolute' worst of the 1st Season. Easily beaten by anything from the 4th Season. And that's saying something! The fighting going on between String & Dom make it watchable. Fighting should have been in the 3rd Season, after their characters had been more established. Kag212

13 Jan 2002, Louis Theb 26, Rating 6, One Way Express
Very good episode that I really enjoyed. It features some great lines between Hawke & Dom as well as a quite good plot. Furthermore, I really admired the stunts with the truck both at the beginning and at the end of the episode. My favorite scene was when Dominic was trying to land forgetting to put the landing gears out because it is funny but also because that (as well as the fact that he couldn't use the turbos) shows that he had to learn more about Airwolf before being able to pilot it as well as Hawke (a little more realistic than the 4th season crew that can fly the Lady perfectly the first time they saw it).

17 Jan 2002, cganzow 27, Rating 6, One Way Express
I like how Ernest Borgine uses his performance in this episode. He expresses his acting like a father and son relationship between him the character, Stringfellow Hawke.

18 Jan 2002, ranger1100 41, Rating 5, One Way Express
This one fell short of six... but not by much... String being stuck between the rock and the hard place... made this one a keeper... Having to put his closeness with Dom on the line, in order to satisfy Archangel's mission, and then juggling those two things... Dominic's feelings, and the mission... and bringing both to a good conclusion, shows again the depth of his love for Dominic, as well as his sense of duty and knowing how to juggle the two. Seeing the look on Dominic's face, when String suggested that Dom would be backing him up in Airwolf, made this episode very well worth it. And I admit... I didn't mind seeing Dom lay five across String's kisser either.;-) This one's a keeper. Paul

24 Jan 2002, Mike Rivers 29, Rating 6, One Way Express
Hawke, Archangel and Dominic all have plenty of screen time in this episode. Very character driven especially the infamous moment when Dom hits Stringfellow. Its interesting to see how when String is feuding with Dominic, he turns to Archangel and is much more civil to him than he can be, for instance in the pilot or Fight Like A Dove.

28 Oct 2002, Martin G. Grant 22, Rating 6, One Way Express
Now we're talkin! Ernie smashing Jan-Michaels' face in and the facial expression on his face is simply unbelievable and hugely entertaining and repetable. A class aerial sequence at the end, with the Jet Ranger landing on a moving truck, Santini attempting to land The Lady with no wheels and the cool orchestral arrangements by Sly Levay makes this a favourite for me!

28 Nov 2002, gmac2300 31, Rating 6, One Way Express
One of my favourite episodes due to character interaction. I thought Henry Darrow was a good villain as he seemed completely believeable. Of note, I read elsewhere, and the 1st season will bear me out that originally in Airwolf DPB was trying for as realistic a series as possible with the same level of character development used in shows like "Hill Street Blues" and "St. Elsewhere". I think he used this to slightly smaller effect in Magnum as the seasons progressed. Just shows what aspirations were held for Airwolf before CBS stuck their fingers in to the pie.

24 Jul 2003, Captaindev 42, Rating 5, One Way Express
Another personal favorite of mine, the character interatcion is excellent, and the emotion shown by Ernie as Dominic is unforgettable. The biggest guilty pleasure of this episode is the scene where String is flying Airwolf through the snow-covered valley of the gods as he is thinking of what he is personally going through with Dom. And the musi for that scene works perfectly, adds to the whole mood of the scene.

04 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 4, One Way Express
This was the worst episode of the 1st season for me - the story is just tripe but having said that..Ernest Borgnine shines in this episode, loved the scene where Hawke flew Airwolf and considered his options (shame we couldn´t have more of this throughout the show), loved the fact that they could fall out (another shame that they didn´t do it again in another episode).

05 Apr 2004, anton75 35, Rating 5, One Way Express
One of the best acted and scripted epsiodes of the series. Dom´s best performance, and you really feel for Hawke who is put in a hopeless position. The theme music of this episode is also great. Having said that, there´s not too much action, and the ending aerial could have been better. They could have at least gave Maurice a rocket launcher so we would feel a little suspense in the end sequence.

03 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 6, One Way Express
Another personal favorite simply for the human conflict between Dominic and String! Superb script and great visuals of Airwolf. Another fine all-star guest cast, and a great aerial sequence at the end. The anger felt in Hawke´s game of ´chicken´ harkens back to his final encounter with Moffett in the ´pilot´. You can feel Hawke´s ire at Henry Darrow for pitting him against Dominic (his true father figure). Great to see Hawke take the Lady out for a spin while he mulls over recent events! (I´d ´a done it too,...and more often!) My favorite part is Dom´s reaction to the opportunity to fly backup (his first solo jaunt in the Lady): "How about in Airwolf?" Priceless. Well done!! Well done indeed!

19 Nov 2004, rarebutafact 50, Rating 5, One Way Express
A little more action would´ve pushed to a 6 for me, but excellent dialogue makes it a must - have! When String talks about the " man made cracks in these bones" I get the feeling I´m listening to a real person, not a super-hero.

28 Sep 2006, sideshowben 27, Rating 4, One Way Express
Nice to see Dom finally flying Airwolf. I think the fall out between Hawke and Dom made this episode stand out because it was the only time it happened in the whole series. I love the music score when Hawke is flying Airwolf solo and he´s going through his mind on what he should do. Not a great episode but still a decent one.

25 Aug 2008, nutaboutjc 30, Rating 5, One Way Express
I like this episode since you see how much Dom cares for String and vise versa...i still go inot shock when Dom hits String and when he tells him to fight him like a man you can see String back down...I love the part where string flies Airwolf by himself and going over everything in his head..you can see the anguish on his face from everything because he cares for Dom very much..I love the ending where String has Maurice and you can see the look of hurt on his face...man I just love this epiosde!!!

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 6, Echos From the Past
A classic episode with a great, albeit flawed idea of brain-washing Hawke to get to Airwolf. A good espionage thriller though with plenty of Guest cast to keep us amused. Some great scenes in the hospital, especially with St John and when the doctor informed Hawke that Dom and Archangel were killed rescuing him. But the one BIG gem in this episode is the fortelling of the Charles & Diana royal divorce ten years before this prediction came true. A lovely two-fingers up at the rest of the US shows at the time who were afraid to use real-world politics and people... Airwolf was SO un-PC at the time, it is still cool to watch it... only Don Bellisario would have had / still have the balls to make a show with scenes like this.

13 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 5, Echos From the Past
An episode involving the first of elaborate brainwashing techniques for the series. Terrific suspense, and acting to back it up. And dropping the Lady out the back of that cargo plane.....ya gotta love it!!

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 5, Echos From the Past
Very well put Mark. Great storyline by C. R. O'Christopher. Almost has you thinking, "when is it going to get to the point?" But then when you find out Archangel & Dom are still alive, and that is is an imposter-St. John, you get the catch! And everything is fast-paced from there! GREAT MUSIC by Sylvester Levay, one of his best scores from the show.

13 Jan 2002, Mike Rivers 29, Rating 6, Echos From the Past
An episode which has deservingly been released more than once on video. It builds the suspence before an appropriately fantastic finale. It also has perhaps the the best teaser of the entire lot.

18 Jan 2002, ranger1100 41, Rating 6, Echos From the Past
Mark, you hit the highlights right on the head. Nailed em dead to rights! That's one thing that bears saying, and you said it... Airwolf is NOT Politically Correct, at its best... it's straight forward, down to the brass tacks, all the way. And it does it, without losing sensitivity for the things that ARE wrong... This episode was a great ride from start to finish, and is certainly deserving, in my book, for the six stars I just laid on it. Paul

25 Jan 2002, Homer Jenkins 38, Rating 3, Echos From the Past
a decent ep, but I don't like the way the producers continue to re-use certain actors. eg: Lance de gault.

28 Oct 2002, Martin G. Grant 22, Rating 4, Echos From the Past
Brilliantly-written, am giving this a 5, as there aren't that many visual effects scenes, plus the characters and the main plotline base are very well put together. The idea of Princess Diana and Prince Charles planning for a divorce is just such incredible writing. The ending sequence with a beautiful orchestral music score by Mr. Levay makes this a worthy 60 minutes to enjoy.

04 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 5, Echos From the Past
I really like this episode. The whole premise is beautifully executed from Hawke´s capture, his ´reunion´ with his brother, Dom refusing to trust the Firm, the escape, the end scene. I loved the interplay between Susan and Hawke as she struggles to make sense of it all ("Do you do things like this every day?") and it makes me wonder if this was what they were trying to achieve between Hawke and Caitlin in the 2nd season. All really good.

05 Apr 2004, anton75 35, Rating 5, Echos From the Past
A pretty dark episode, with the group of terrorists (forgot their name) having an absolutely diabolical plan to get Airwolf. Taking one look at the evil nurse, Frida, you just knew something was up. And sure enough, Hawke was about to be brainwashed about the one thing he cares about most, his brother returning. The first half is a little slow moving, but it makes the end that much more exciting.

03 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 5, Echos From the Past
Almost a ´6´. Great concept and perfectly executed. The best sequence is String´s life (with Gabrielle) passing in front of him as he floats in-and-out of existence (all set to Levay´s poignant Gabrielle´s theme)! Great job by Ernest and Alex! Once again, Hawke´s handle on his possession of Airwolf is seen simply as a means to get back St.John (i.e. He could care less if he uses it or not, but he´ll be damned if someones gonna take it from him!) To Hawke, Airwolf is that souped-up custom ´57 Chevy sittin´ in a dark climate controlled garage somewhere, to be used whenever the situation calls, but ultimately... its still a hunk of steel (its not his brother, or Gabrielle)! Splendid! Just splendid!

11 Nov 2004, Buried Alien 38, Rating 6, Echos From the Past
I saw this episode on reruns after I´d seen a few episodes of Season 4, so Chris Connelly as "St. John Hawke" was a revelation to me after having seen Barry Van Dyke in the role of St. John. This episode had a tight, suspenseful feel. When Stringfellow Hawke´s chopper goes down at the beginning of the episode, you really wonder how he´s going to get out of this one. String´s reunion with "St. John" seemed to foreshadow events in "Blackjack" still two years away. The helicopter footage in this episode was exceptional as well.

18 Nov 2004, rarebutafact 50, Rating 5, Echos From the Past
Excellent in almost every way. I didn´t even mind not seeing Airwolf for most of the show! JMV was right on the money with his perfomance. Seeing Gabrielle in fibrulating flashbacks freaked me out.But where in Airwolf could Dom hide and not be seen by anyone in the front seats? I´ll overlook that because of the last five minutes!! YEAH!

15 Aug 2005, Machinesmind 51, Rating 5, Echos From the Past
When I first saw this Episode, I really DID think that String had crashed & that Dom & Michael were dead. This elaborate deception almost worked. The betrayal by the fake "Sinjan" was one of those wrenching moments. The Parachute ability of Airwolf was never seen in the series again after this, though.

29 May 2006, Mike23Ca2002 31, Rating 6, Echos From the Past
I liked this episode Alot. The storyline was good, the acting was good, a few things should have been nixed in post production but otherwise a classic First Season episode.

28 Sep 2006, sideshowben 27, Rating 6, Echos From the Past
Top Episode. The whole story was so well done, all the cast and guest cast were on top form and it shows just how far some criminals will go just to get Airwolf. I also liked how the writers used Prince Charles and Princess Diana as a backdrop to world news, just to show Hawke he´s been in a coma for a year. And what a awesome final battle scene, flying Airwolf out of that big carrier plane then blowing it to hell.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 5, Fight Like A Dove
Some of the best and worst performances from the Guest cast in this episode. Tovah Feldshuh is just an awful choice as the Sarah LeBow... what type of tree do you think she's made from? Walter Gotell, on the other hand - puts in a David Hemmings-esque level of subtle performance as ex-SS arms dealer, Helmut Kruger. The Thor missile provides some wonderful action sequences, especially with the poor German fighter pilot that was offered a million dollars if he could defeat it. Some great espionage sequences for Archangel in this one, and an awesome shot of Airwolf rising up from behind a hill to surprise him all make this a great episode.

13 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 4, Fight Like A Dove
Not to crazy about this ep. The Lebow character doesn't play that well off of Hawke. She's more like a mosquito that just won't go away. The rest of the episode was fine aside from that. The sequence involving the Falcon fighters was a good one. The THOR system in conjunction with Archangel's ties to Kruger was an interesting combination to see how Hawke would react.

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 5, Fight Like A Dove
Very well put the both of you. Couldn't have put it better myself. Everything is great except Tovah Feldshuh. She is the one bringing this down from being a 6. On the other hand Walter Gotell is one keeping it from being a 4. Great performance! Kag212

18 Jan 2002, ranger1100 41, Rating 5, Fight Like A Dove
And this one, save for Malduke of the 4th season, is regrettably, the only episode I have in its entirety, on video tape, courtesy of TV Land screening it last year. I liked the story... and I can't say this was hit the top of the charts for me, but overall, it was good. And you HAD to like Sarah, backing up her words with action towards Archangel, and doing it non-lethally, but still convincingly enough to get past him... Hawke's reaction to hearing that she shot his ear, was worth it all.;) I knocked this one down to five stars... Paul

30 Sep 2002, davyejones182 32, Rating 4, Fight Like A Dove
one of my least favorite from season one. simply implausible....this lady shows up out of nowhere in the lair, knows all about hawke and airwolf, and asks for help?

28 Oct 2002, Martin G. Grant 22, Rating 6, Fight Like A Dove
Another favourite from Season One with some REAL drama during the action sequences - ''We've got 10 seconds String!'' - ''Yeah....'' and the ending music when he fires a threesome assault of rockets towards Kruger's stronghold is simply amazing. Walter Gotell, who is popular for his Russian appearances in some of the classic Roger Moore - James Bond movies plays the Kruger character so well, and some well-written chemistry between String and Dominic both in and out the cockpit.

24 Feb 2003, Louis Theb 26, Rating 5, Fight Like A Dove
It's season 1, and it's another fantastic episode! The aerials are both very nice and very long. The views are pretty and you can see things like the Eiffel tower or Airwolf impressively rising up in front of Archangel. The plot is very good too and questions Archangel's integrity. And of course there is a noticeable guest star : Walter Gotell. I however also don't like the character of Sarah Lebow nor the actress who plays that role. The fact that she shot Archangel's ear and that they laugh about it in the end is a bit silly I must say. By the way, in the beginning she mysteriously discovers the lair which is crap. Indeed she did not find it by accident like the girl from "Discovery" but she said she actually searched for it. Considering through the series several bad guys or even a big organization like the FIRM can't locate it, I think it is very stupid that a woman on her own finds it so easily. Anyway as I said it is still a very good episode. INTERESTING TRIVIA : mythology is again mentionned as the missile system is called Thor. In the rest of the series there are a few other references to mythology like Zeus (the head of the FIRM) or LOKI (from "Inn at the End of the Road")...

05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 4, Fight Like A Dove
Not a favourite but a decent enough episode. The difference in world views between Hawke and Archangel is highlighted with Archangel noting that Hawke deals in black and white whilst he deals with the grey. The very different but high level of intelligence and skills of Hawke and Archangel as we see them become embroiled in the situation with Kruger is great character development. Also great to see Airwolf being tested to her limits. On the downside, there is no chemistry between Sarah and Hawke - the credits show them kissing although that isn´t in the episode itself (or at least not the version I have!) and I have to say its just as well as a kiss would just be unbelievable.

02 Dec 2003, Airwolf04 24, Rating 5, Fight Like A Dove
Technically, this was the very first episode I saw that I can remember (back when TV Land was airing the series)... Walter Gottell plays an excellent villian and the storyline is pretty good for an episode like this... Brilliant battle sequences in this episode, too.

10 Mar 2004, matthiasvdb 26, Rating 5, Fight Like A Dove
I liked this episode because it had much new and exciting action sequences of Airwolf.

What i don´t like is the laughing, this an unusual and it got to much in the end.... It was like they we´re on some boyscouts mission to somewhere.
Sarah had a big contribution in this.

05 Apr 2004, anton75 35, Rating 2, Fight Like A Dove
I didn´t care much for this one. There were a lot of things I had a hard time believing and really disliked the Sarah Lebow character. First she shows up in the middle of Airwolf´s lair yet no government agency is even able to find it....second I don´t believe Archangel would have realistically dealt with such an international threat like Hans Kruger. And I don´t buy there reasoning, which is if Archangel didn´t supply him Hans would just get Thor from the Russians...

23 Jul 2004, Veurink 33, Rating 6, Fight Like A Dove
Good

03 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 3, Fight Like A Dove
I agree with Mark and lairkeeper´s reviews 100%! Definitely the weakest outing for the season. The ´kiss´ was only able to make the end credits? Gimme a break! And why was there NO mention of Sarah´s obligation to Hawke at the episode´s end? And was it really necessary to reuse the same explosion effect a dozen times (albeit reverse- angled) in the SAME episode? Clearly a production-rushed episode from start to finish. Take away the great aerial with Airwolf vs. the jet fighters, and Archangel´s superb performance (plus the priceless scene of the lady slowly rising over a ridge!) and this episode falls in upon itself. Still way better than some season three shows, though!

19 Sep 2004, dwlie2 32, Rating 5, Fight Like A Dove
Freeeeeeeeeeky performance by Walter Gotell! Loved this guy since I saw him in MacGyver. Kept looking out for him since then! Generally a great actor! Enjoy him in this one cuz in real life he will sadly be missed by all! Taken from us since May 1997.

This has one my fave scene in any AIRWOLF episode and that is the one with AIRWOLF rising over the hill with Archangel looking up at it!

20 Aug 2005, Machinesmind 51, Rating 4, Fight Like A Dove
This episode is a mixture. Yes, the ability of Sarah to find the lair makes one wonder how she did it, and if she could do it. But, some of the things said are amazing. I had no idea before this episode that String had any remorse about killing Moffitt, like he tells Sarah. Or, like when one buyer objected to the high price of the Thor system, so Kruger/Dauber tell them: "Then maybe your cousins to the east would be interested", which is true to some degree with Pakistan vs. India, etc., etc. I liked when Dom gave that greasey pat on the shoulder to Michael while doing minor Airwolf repairs in the field, and how Michael had to keep wearing that jacket the rest of the episode. Sarah is a bit of a loose cannon herself, like when she slapped Michael when he revealed he had sold Thor to Iran (this was about the time of the Iran-Contra affair where the US sold Hawk -yes, Hawk!- anti aircraft missles to Iran), then grazed his ear later to prove she meant business. Ingenuity kicks in again as String & Dom find a way to confuse the Thor system.

14 Jan 2006, Getz516 31, Rating 5, Fight Like A Dove
Good episode. BUT, if I were String, I would have found another lair for Airwolf after the security breech.

28 Sep 2006, sideshowben 27, Rating 3, Fight Like A Dove
Not to keen on this one. I don´t like the way Sarah Lebow just shows up at the Ladys hiding place and knows evrything about Hawke and Airwolf. But i do like the opening scene where Hawke wants to see how high in the sky Airwolf can go. Good but not that good.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 5, Mad Over Miami
A "Doctor Moffet"-directed episode, with David Hemmings showing his directorial prowess as well as his earlier outing as the ultimate slime-ball in the 'Pilot'. Quite a busy episode as far as plot goes, and you have to keep your attention on the dialogue or you'll lose track of what's going on... quite "high brow" for Hollywood, but again showing the subtleties of the 1st Season. Some beautiful aerial photography from David Jones and Stan McClain in this one, especially an awesome rear-side shot of Airwolf nose-to-nose with the Hughes 500 on the beach during the final aerial. Plenty of espionage and intrigue with Archangel & Marella having loads more to do than an average episode, but there's just something about this episode that doesn't make it a perfect 6.0 for me, I just can't quite put my finger on it.

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 5, Mad Over Miami
This is one of my fav's here. Excellent performance by Ernest Borgnine as the downed-hero desperately wanting to save the soldiers 'left behind' if you want to put it that way. And for a guy that lives in Florida, I get sooooooooooo pumped when String bucks the Hurricane with Airwolf, and the 'Main Theme' playing in the background! One of my most favorite scenes of the entire show. Nice beginning. Great direction by David Hemmings. I wish he could've directing more episodes. Unfortunenately this was his only one. Kag212

16 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 5, Mad Over Miami
One of my Season 1 favs as well. I especially loved the end sequence. Good aerials. And a good ending line by Ernie to provide some comical relief....."Easy come easy go!"

18 Jan 2002, ranger1100 41, Rating 6, Mad Over Miami
This one's a major keeper... String bucking the hurricane was good action... I still remember... when he was en route through the storm, Archangel calling him up on the satphone, and Hawke rapidly answering it and saying, "Get it said Michael I'm a busy man!" Archangel's reaction to hearing where Hawke was sitting out the storm, brought a grin to my face... Not even Mr. Clean with all the bucks and clout, can get Hawke to behave himself.;-) The double battle... first the ground phase of the rescue... then the air battle during the retrograde phase, was incredible... I said it about The Golden One, from Season 4... An enemy air force isn't going to sit on their butts while a hostile aircraft is blowing things up in their territory... So it added to the realism, and also, gave us a chance to really see how brilliant Stringfellow was at the controls of Airwolf. I also liked the reaction of the Col, when Airwolf came buzzing his way, chainguns blazing, and he looked like he both wanted to run, and crap himself, at the same time.;-) This one's worthy of not only getting as a copy... but making a backup of it as well. Paul

10 Sep 2002, air211 27, Rating 5, Mad Over Miami
I personally was never too impressed with the first season of the show. It always seemed a bit too slow for me. Too much character development and not enough action and suspense. This episode, however, is perhaps the best of the first season. It's all worth it just for the exciting air battle at the end. I really felt the adrenaline rush the first time I saw that incredible air battle.

05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 5, Mad Over Miami
Decent enough episode with some nice moments - Hawke flying through a hurricane, his blackmail of Archangel and Marella over Camp Freedom, some past history for Dom, the fact that he can fly Airwolf alone if he has to. Not a personal favourite but good anyway.

02 Dec 2003, Airwolf04 24, Rating 6, Mad Over Miami
One of my favorite episodes of the whole series. Hawke flying The Lady through a hurricane was sheer brilliance (even though the shot was horribly re-used in the 3rd Season ep "Discovery"). Also, a good storyline to allow Dom Santini to develop further.

01 Feb 2004, araujoltda 31, Rating 6, Mad Over Miami
Ernest Bornine is the soul of this episode

09 Oct 2006, sideshowben 27, Rating 5, Mad Over Miami
Another good script, great Airwolf action and again more solid chracter development between Hawke, Dom and Archangel. I love the music score when Hawke is flying Airwolf through a hurracanie, always gives me butterflys. Shame David Hemmings didn´t return to direct more episodes.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 6, And They Are Us
Another brilliant 1st Season must-see. The late Christopher Stone's and Raymond St Jacques' intense performances as Col. Marty Vidor + Seko Logana are just awe-inspiring. "Slow down, damn it! I've seen it, I've felt it, and I've had enough of it! Now slow down!" is just a classic piece of dialogue. But it's the sublime subtleties of the acting in this episode that I love... e.g. the wry smile when Hawke tries to take out the sniper in the parked Airwolf just shows how good JMV's acting abilities were focused with good direction in the 1st Season. "We have met the enemy... and they are us."

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 6, And They Are Us
"We have met the enemy ... and they are us." What more can be said? I love this episode, one of my favorites. Pretty much what Mark said, I agree with. But I can add one thing, ... the ending action sequence is one the top-five of the entire series. Kag212

16 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 5, And They Are Us
Another Season 1 fav for me. This well-acted ep leads us into the first story involving someone who possibly knows about St. John. This twist provides the dose of mystery that can only enhance the action! And the Leah Logana character portrayed by Belinda Tolbert gave an outstanding performance compared to her prior role in "The Jeffersons"

18 Jan 2002, ranger1100 41, Rating 6, And They Are Us
This one's top shelf... We also see how Hawke and Santini are beginning to gel as a team in combat... their interaction in the opening moments of the battle, show a clear progression from Dominic's days of not knowing where everything was. We also see... not all of the fight, is Hawke's brilliant pilotage... it's also in their ability to monitor the progression of the battle, and use Airwolf to turn what looks like a bad situation, to their advantage. So this, throws water on the 'super pilot' mindset that some might get of Hawke... and puts something more real in place... "A smart man that knows when he needs teamwork to make his abilities count." The characters in this episode were good quality, and the writers really were paying attention to their jobs... Paul

08 Mar 2003, vclay44209 32, Rating 6, And They Are Us
We Have Met The Enemy! And They Are US! What more can be said. One of the best episodes ever.

04 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 5, And They Are Us
Liked it lots. First time we actually see Archangel come up with info for Hawke as his part of the bargain re his brother and the fact that Vidor dies claiming to know something gives it a heart-stopping moment where you just have to feel for Hawke. Like I said, liked it lots.

03 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 6, And They Are Us
"We have met the enemy, and they are us!" I love this episode! Vidor/ Bodai Thung has got to be one of the best written anti-villains in the entire series! Noone mentioned the terrific score by Levay! Can´t wait to hear Cairns´s version in ´06!! Great editting, and action sequences; so much that they incorporated them into the titles for the series last two years! I just love Vidor´s swan song at the end. A chill runs through me when he utters his LAST line,... every time ("I know where St.John IS!!)! Awesome episode!

18 Nov 2004, rarebutafact 50, Rating 6, And They Are Us
Ah, what a performance from Christopher Stone. His Vidor was at once self- tortured and near mad in his embrace of the thing he´d become.Powerful (and unsaid) stuff between String and Mrs. Logana. And take note of Hawkes´ reaction to being called a racist by the president; true heroes pay no attention to premature character judgements when there´s work to do.
Great action (a nodd to Capricorn One when the helicopters turned to look at eachother), great drama, and another killer score from Mr. Levay.

09 Oct 2006, sideshowben 27, Rating 6, And They Are Us
One of the best episodes of the whole series. We finally see Archangel presenting Hawke with some kind of information that St John might still be alive. I can never get this episode´s music score out of my head, it´s a very cold and solid tune that gave this episode the right mood. Christoper Stone played the part of Col Vedor very well and he and Vincent were a thrill to watch on screen. When i first watched this episode in 2001 i skipped watching the opening teaser, so when Vedor shouts to Hawke "I KNOW WHERE ST JOHN IS" It was a real shock to me then only to then see vedor on purpose crash his chopper, my eyes were as wide as Hawke´s, what a finish.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 6, Mind of the Machine
Another must-have episode of the 1st Season. The Guest cast are superb with David Carradine putting in a sensitive performance as Winchester. Just love the "gotta walk before we can run" test run, and the "Orville & Wilbur" scene sums up the great writing of the 1st Season

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 6, Mind of the Machine
Definately one of the top-five best of the 1st Season. Another continuous storyline of Airwolf-mythology, with many references to the original Airwolf Project. Dr. Winchester (guest star David Carradine) reflects many times on how smart & twisted Dr. Moffett was. Also contains one of the greatest lines every in the series by Dr. Winchester, "we have to see Airwolf crawl, before she can run". One down point is the ending action sequence, ended up being probably the most reused stock footage of the entire series. Still excellent though. Kag212

13 Jan 2002, Louis Theb 26, Rating 6, Mind of the Machine
"St Peter I presume?". Nope, this is just another great episode from the first season. David Carradine is at his best and the numerous Airwolf sequences are excellent. Not to forget that the end of the episode (when Hawke lets Winchester pilot the Lady just before he dies) is very intense.

15 Jan 2002, Hawke`s Lady 37, Rating 6, Mind of the Machine
I love this episode because it has some of the most amazing piloting in it - watching the Lady flying in and out of posts on an airstrip like a test car always leaves me open-mouthed. Some great moments between String and Dom as well - "You calling my coyote a sissy?" A classic.

16 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 5, Mind of the Machine
Good ep! The jealousy of Winchester towards Hawke is comical to me. Cheating Hawke out of test scores out of spite because Hawke pilots the REAL Airwolf is just humorous. But this also adds an intense amount of melancholy after String and Winchester made up following the close call in the attempted abduction of Airwolf. They became friends, and this made the tests, and the flight simulator much more meaningful. At this point, you know that Winchester always meant well, and it's sad to see him die at the end, but it's also good that String granted him his last wish beforehand.

19 Jan 2002, ranger1100 41, Rating 6, Mind of the Machine
Fantastic episode... also shows... Hawke's human too... he CAN screw up... and CAN let his competitive spirit and YES, his ego, get the better of him once in a while... (Remember when he tried out the turbos in too tight of terrain, and because of that, wrecked in the simulated dogfight?) Hawke's recogition too... of how, when things went down, Winchester's first reaction, was "Get Airwolf to safety NOW!" is also very telling, not only of Hawke's incredible observation skills and intuition when interpreting someone's behavior... it also shows... even if he is stubborn... he's always open to new evidence that shows him his first instinct was in error... (An excellent trait for any person to have) Seeing Airwolf put through its paces, is also a treat, as it not only showcases the abilities of Hawke and Dom and Airwolf as a trio... it also gives you an insider look at Airwolf... and what it's really capable of... how accurate the sighting systems are, and how much confidence that Hawke and Dominic put in the aircraft itself... their affection for it, is similar to that of a very close and treasured friend... Definitely a keeper.:) Paul

24 Jan 2002, Mike Rivers 29, Rating 6, Mind of the Machine
An outstanding episode, Hawke feeling competitive, Dom wanting to leave something behind for the next generation and an intense ending all of these reasons contribute to the success Of Mind of the Machine.

28 Mar 2002, VS 29, Rating 6, Mind of the Machine
An excellent episode from beginning to end. I cannot think of a single flaw in this episode; the action, acting, music and scripting are all top notch.

28 Jun 2002, Le Wolf man 40, Rating 6, Mind of the Machine
Strong performances and no outstanding flaws. However, you would think Dom would've remembered Moffet even more since he watched Hawke launch missile after missile at him in the pilot movie.

27 Aug 2002, CH2 40, Rating 6, Mind of the Machine
Excellent Episode as all of season 1. Hawke with a dented ego! We also learn a little more about Airwolf, and the fact its a little more than an alternative to the Harrier. It was a shame that the producers never expanded on the'Airwolf is a living thing'line.

16 Sep 2002, air211 27, Rating 4, Mind of the Machine
Pretty good episode. Somewhat slow throughout until the air battle at the end, but what I liked here was the plot and the guest stars. The plot -- taking Airwolf through various tests while having other intentions in mind for the machine -- was fairly interesting and mysterious. We suspect Dr. Winchester of having hidden intentions for Airwolf all throughout the episode while it turns out that his assistant Diana has even more serious intentions for the machine and is in reality only using Winchester. David Carradine does a great job as Dr. Winchester who is jealous of Hawke being the Lady's real pilot and who is overall a shady character here. I agree that the ending was very touching -- Hawke letting Winchester fly the Lady while he is dying. Sondra Currie is also good as the double-crossing assistant. Harvey Jason, who doesn't get that much screen time here, still manages to pull off a fairly creepy villain as usual. Who can forget his splendidly creepy performance as the computer whiz Marco Berio who gains control of KITT in the excellent fourth season Knight Rider episode 'Killer KITT'.

30 Sep 2002, davyejones182 32, Rating 6, Mind of the Machine
my favorite episode from the first season. the idea of airwolf having 'DNA', storing plans inside to replicate itself....awesome. winchester's reflections on knowing Dr. Moffett are thought provoking and the shots on the computer display of the airwolf plans made me want to hit the freeze-frame. and sylvester levay's racing syth score fits perfect. one thing always troubled me...why build a simulator to train more airwolf pilots when it would make the whole arrangement between michael and hawke null and void?

09 Nov 2002, marty431 29, Rating 6, Mind of the Machine
One of the all time classic Airwolf episodes.

01 Mar 2003, antilles 38, Rating 6, Mind of the Machine
A true classic. This episode is great from beginning to end. One of the best script of the entire series and one of the best guest star performances by David Carradine. I love the fact that Airwolf is disabled and is in real danger this time. The ending is the 2nd most emotional of the series. (Shadow of the Hawke being the most emotional). BTW; I just love the coyote yelling contest between String and Dom! :-)

04 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 6, Mind of the Machine
"Machines get smarter, men never change." I loved the idea that Airwolf as a living thing capable of learning from its past and it is a shame more wasn´t made of it. Loved the fact that it showed Hawke does have an ego about his flying abilities (he was usually fairly self-depracating) and that Archangel knows him well enough to flatter him into doing the tests and Dom knows him well enough to reassure his underlying fears (that his reflexes are actually starting to erode). Loved the moment where they switch off the computer and fly cold. Loved it.

11 Nov 2004, Buried Alien 38, Rating 6, Mind of the Machine
This was the first episode I ever saw of AIRWOLF, and it left a deep impression upon me. I was eleven or twelve years old when I first watched this episode with my parents, and I only caught the last twenty minutes or so of it. I recognized David Carradine from KUNG-FU, and I´d seen Ernest Borgnine in movies, although Jan Michael Vincent was a new face and name to me at the time. Robert Winchester´s death scene really got to me. I was accustomed to action shows like KNIGHT RIDER and THE A-TEAM, where characters almost never died. AIRWOLF was clearly darker and more serious in tone than those series: sometimes, heroes fail. Sometimes, the valiant die pitably. Sometimes, even a hero can cry. This was the episode that made me an AIRWOLF fan.

18 Nov 2004, rarebutafact 50, Rating 6, Mind of the Machine
This is my pick for the best single episode. The dialogue was well written, and no character went under-used.The talk of Moffet, Airwolf vs. Airwolf, the intrigue, and then the end, which almost brought a tear to my eye. I haven´t seen it since it´s original airdate, but just got it from columbia house last month, and wow was it even better than I remembered!!

05 Jul 2005, Xenowolf 30, Rating 6, Mind of the Machine
This is an excellent episode. It´s one I never managed to catch on the TV from the various reruns stations have aired. The idea of Airwolf being classifieable as a living thing is something that´s been a bit more subliminal, from all the other episodes I can recall. My friends and I always felt that there was a bit more than just the copter to the Lady. Winchester´s obsession over the copter adds a nice element to making one think that he´s in on it, until it´s proven otherwise, as does the fact that was willing to initially rig the simulator and test equipment against String. The fact that he was able to save String and Dom was also a nice touch, as was String letting him fly the Lady. Also, some of the people in this area of the countryside actually -do- howl and yip back to coyotes.

26 Sep 2005, Machinesmind 51, Rating 6, Mind of the Machine
Another real good one. We find that Airwolf has many more detail & mystery that what was told. The actors were a great fit for this one. That was a nice aside when Hawke questioned if Winchester´s interlinking cube would hold up to Mach 1. The one on one shootout between the 2 Airwolfs would have been great to see to the end. The feeling of rivalry between Hawke & Wichester seemed to die down after that, Fighter aircraft often have gun cameras, & Airwolf is no different in that department. This lead to the abuse of Airwolf´s remote electronic control, something used again in "Day of Jeopardy" in Season 3.

09 Oct 2006, sideshowben 27, Rating 6, Mind of the Machine
One of the best episodes of the series. I never saw this one until the season 1 boxset came out in 2005. David Carradine was a great choice to play Dr Robert Winchester. What i liked most of all was we discover that every time the Lady goes into a combat mode the computer starts recording everything, then stores it. This is something i wish the writers of the show should of followed up on and yet all this time Hawke and Dom never knew of this. The only other episode that explores Airwolf´s computer was in Season 2´s Moffet´s Ghost. Harvey Jason was again a solid and cold villian as he was in the Knight Rider episode Killer K.I.T.T. This episode does have one of my favourite lines ever. Archangel "Hawke Dr Winchester has a report he´d like you to fill out". Hawke "I forgot my Pen". Brilliant.

01 Dec 2006, Jeever1981 29, Rating 6, Mind of the Machine
I loved every second of this episode! Enough said!

05 Nov 2007, ulfy 31, Rating 5, Mind of the Machine
this episode bring s up memory s to bad that hi how told a bout airwolf i remember when dr wenchster told like this : robert airwolf is like mutch alive being !!!!!

13 Apr 2008, Train_a_Mania 19, Rating 6, Mind of the Machine
A flawless episode. David Carradine is stellar as Dr. Robert Winchester, a pilot envious of Hawke´s flying abilities. Sondra Currie does a nice job of being the manipulative force behind Winchester. What really sells this episode is the concept of the "Mind of the Machine." Any episode that hints back to the days of Moffet (with the exception of Airwolf II) is good in my book. And, of course, Sylvester Levay provides one of the best scores of any of the episodes.

26 Aug 2008, nutaboutjc 30, Rating 6, Mind of the Machine
one of my all time favorite episodes!! David CArridine did a surberb job of guest staring as Dr. Robert Winchester because you can see how jealous he is of Hawke back inot the good old Airowlf days!! The one on one dog fight was awesome..I was always curious to the end of who won...the ending when Hawke gives Winchester the controls was emotional just like the ending to Shadow..tissue alert!! Overall a must see episode!!!

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 6, To Snare A Wolf
A brilliant way to end the season with a great Guest cast - with Lance LeGault standing out as Bogard... the scene in Hawke's cabin is one of the most intense of the entire series. Pure cinematic brilliance on every level, and the recording-breaking (Guinness book 1984) B52 bomb run is just breath-taking.

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 6, To Snare A Wolf
Agreed Mark, this has to be #3 on my all-time favorite "Airwolf" list. As Mark said, great cast, and ending sequence. Sly Levay's new version of "Moffett's Theme" rocks, and is quite effective during the spying-satellite times. Very good. Always entertainment. Will never die down in greatness! Kag212

13 Jan 2002, Louis Theb 26, Rating 6, To Snare A Wolf
D.G. Bogard? Well nobody else than Lance LeGault could make such a great bad guy to end the first season. That episode is really fantastic : Bogard threatening Hawke in his cabin, Hawke hiding the Lady under the wing of an old airplane, without forgetting the final "B-52 bomb run" which is itself a piece of television history.

15 Jan 2002, Hawke`s Lady 37, Rating 6, To Snare A Wolf
One of my all-time favourites as well. Fantastic moment when Bogard sends in helicopters to try and block Airwolf from taking off - and String uses the mighty turbos to escape. The B52 bomb run is certainly awesome....

16 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 6, To Snare A Wolf
The Ultimate Season 1 episode! Lance LeGault is the epitomy of an evil high-ranking government employee....one most politicians would fear. Although Kathleen Lloyd's character may have meant well, she didn't seem to have much substance, and wasn't that significant in the shows turnout. Plus, she's offered a job at Santini Air, and us viewers never see her again, so we'll never know how that would have worked out. And I cannot forget the bomb-run. A very "explosive" ending to the 1st Season..

18 Jan 2002, ace_kc1 28, Rating 6, To Snare A Wolf
"Brer Rabbit to Brer Fox, I was born in that brier patch."(string, after the bombing run) This is my all time favourite episode. I just loved the bombing run. And Lance LeGault was brilliant. And even when the had airwolf pinned down on the ground, there was no way to hold her, with Hawk at the controls. Very exciting episode.

19 Jan 2002, ranger1100 41, Rating 6, To Snare A Wolf
Not much more to add to those reviews...:) I loved this episode completely. It served as a stark reminder... Hawke was a wanted man... and the government was ready to hang him by his private bits to get Airwolf back. Interesting to note... Hawke's restraint, and brilliance in defeating Bogard... Rather that turning Airwolf's guns to bear on those that threatened his life... Hawke realized that killing people would only make things worse, and instead, at great risk to himself and to Airwolf, chose to rely only on his pilotage, and Airwolf's resilient and unusual capabilities, to reveal Bogard's spy, and also, to show that he was NOT a renegade willing to kill indiscriminantly just to keep Airwolf... he was a man with a plan, and an agreement he stood by... but also, a patriot that wouldn't sacrifice his country or its people, for his own ends. It's no small wonder, that the government would turn down the heat on their pursuit of Hawke after this incident, perhaps finally recognizing that it served no purpose, and carried risks too great, when compared to the benefits of letting things ride as long as Hawke didn't do anything to provoke a belief that he HAD gone completely against his own country or endangered security. I'd make TWO backups of this tape... if for no other reason, the B52 bomb run, which in and of itself, is sufficient reason, though the whole episode is more than worth the same treatment. Paul

25 Jan 2002, Mike Rivers 29, Rating 6, To Snare A Wolf
To Snare A Wolf has a fantastic finale, but its the character driven moments that make the atmosphere in this episode so intense. Particularly Hawke's and Bogarde's confrontation in the cabin. One of the last episodes to feature a traditional Airwolf ending around the bar in the cabin.

24 Mar 2002, VS 29, Rating 6, To Snare A Wolf
Brilliant! With one of the greatest aerial chases of the whole Airwolf run.

06 Apr 2002, Aidan Smyth 36, Rating 6, To Snare A Wolf
This best one ever I see make of Airwolf programme. I watch most of all series. It is fansantic watch episode - To nare a Wolf all the time.

01 Oct 2002, Le Wolf man 40, Rating 6, To Snare A Wolf
Great pacing. Very original idea to have Hawke and Santini do work for another government agency in this episode.

06 Nov 2002, stringfellow1111 40, Rating 6, To Snare A Wolf
The ultimate in action, will never be beaten by any movie or show. The ending sequence is the ultimate in incredibility! No one can put into words how fantastic this episode was!!!

09 Nov 2002, marty431 29, Rating 6, To Snare A Wolf
What can i say. The bomb run, the chase, the acting, the story. Amazing!

16 Jan 2003, spwilkins 52, Rating 6, To Snare A Wolf
This is definitely my favorite episode. I agree with all of the opinions stated here. This episode is very reminiscent of the "Cat-and-Mouse" game played out in "The Enemy Below (1957)" (US Destroyer vs German U-Boat) where each move is followed by an equally impressive counter-move, until the "Check-Mate" move is delivered by the "better man". Ranger1000 does a very detailed explanation of Hawke's thinking process (nice job!). I was (and still am) impressed by the way in which Hawke eludes the other helicopters (start-to-finish). I admit that the 1st time I saw this episode, I was totally blown away. No wonder they decided to use this clip in the future show opening clips. Pure Brilliance! I only wish I could find a decent copy of this episode.

01 Mar 2003, antilles 38, Rating 6, To Snare A Wolf
Oh boy, the 1st season was great! This was a perfect ending to an almost perfect season. A great story, great performances and great visuals; The escape from the plane boneyard and the B-52 saturation bomb run was just awesome. And Bogard was the best Airwolf villain next to Dr. Moffet.

04 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 6, To Snare A Wolf
Excellent. What more do I need to say? Nice to see Hawke concerned about Archangel when its revealed Bogard has gone after him as well as Airwolf. The moment when Dom thinks Hawke has died in the bombing run and his anger and anguish is great. Only thing that jarred was the character of Toni (who Hawke never warms up to) and I for one was glad that despite the offer of jobs at Santini and at the Firm we never see her again....still she wasn´t enough to spoil the rest of it :)

02 Dec 2003, Airwolf04 24, Rating 6, To Snare A Wolf
Well, even though no weapons were used in this episode, the storyline was brilliant! In my opinion, one of the very best of the first season!

02 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 6, To Snare A Wolf
Simply the best, next to the pilot! Nuff said. Look no further than this! Great acting, tight script, beautiful aerial footage! If someone views this and still dislikes Airwolf,... it wasn´t meant to be! My personal favorite!

18 Nov 2004, rarebutafact 50, Rating 6, To Snare A Wolf
Although I felt that Toni had a little too much camera time, and that the bombing run wasn´t quite as spectacular as others here may have indicated, this ep is definitly in my top 4. Above average musical score, even for Levay.

20 Nov 2005, christ 22, Rating 6, To Snare A Wolf
Good episode because Hawke pilots the airwolfs like anybody !

01 Dec 2006, Jeever1981 29, Rating 6, To Snare A Wolf
The scene where Dominic finds Toni in the desert is hysterical, and they start to ´fight´, is hysterical, I loved it! This is definatly one of my favorite episodes!

07 Feb 2007, Oof 32, Rating 6, To Snare A Wolf
"It´s Hawke´s choice.... Let him die with it!"

Haha, awesome! Glad I have this one on DVD, sure will still be watching it when I am 80!

26 Aug 2008, nutaboutjc 30, Rating 5, To Snare A Wolf
My all time favorite episode of the first season..and the funny thing is I lived out in that area where it was filmed and seeing the boneyard brought back some childhood memories!! I love bogard and the little pow-wow with string and you can see hiim visbily flinch..priceless!! I love the ending where String says"I was born in that Brier patch!!" Great ending to a great season!!

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 6, Sweet Britches
A great example of how Airwolf is used as a blackbird of death amalgam of Lone Ranger, Mighty Mouse and God, especially as it shows the new direction Don Bellisario was asked to take the show in by CBS at the time... that of domesticating the show more by having less espionage, less intrigue, less international settings by keeping the action more within the United States than before. But this episode stands out, not just by introducing Caitlin's character, but by the second-in-a-row performance for Lance LeGault as the corrupt Sheriff Bogan. "I'm the Sheriff of Pope County and you're just a flyin' meter maid!" just about sums this episode up. The final aerial is one of the fan's top three favourite's of the entire series, and the accompanying rocked-up Main Theme by stand-in composer, Ian Freebairn-Smith [Sylvester Levay was still working on another film project during the Summer of '84 and couldn't work on the show again until 'Moffett's Ghost'] is many people's favourite from all the aerials, helping this scene pander to the darker instincts and in the end makes for highly satisfying viewing!

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 6, Sweet Britches
Very well put Mark. Not much can else can be said. What I like most about it was, it was just a fun episode! Alot of comedic overtones, and the atmosphere was very laid-back. A must-see just for the fact it's the only other script penned by Don Bellisario besides the Pilot episode. Kag212

13 Jan 2002, Louis Theb 26, Rating 6, Sweet Britches
Lance LeGault closed the first season with a lot of talent and is there opening the second with the same kind of performance. That episode is really one of the best, from the motorcycle opening chase to Dom singing "Yellow Rose of Texas". Nothing else to say really, as I agree 100% with Mark's original review.

17 Jan 2002, antilles 38, Rating 6, Sweet Britches
One of my favorite episodes. Great action. For once Airwolf dosent have to shoot helicopters or airplanes out of the sky. Seeing Airwolf in action moving a few meters over ground is fascinating. I also really love the tention that builds up when Airwolf warms up in the layer and the theme starts. A classic moment. And notice that the layer is much more detailed than in other episodes.

17 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 6, Sweet Britches
A powerful second season opener! In concurrence with everyone else, Lance LeGault executes another phenomenal performance as the calm and reserved Sheriff Bogan. And the intro of the new flightsuits and new Airwolf interior made the first startup sequence of the second season one to be remembered. As said by Antilles, it was good to see the Lady take out a building rather than an aircraft, as funny as it sounds. You'd think that the Sheriff would catch a break and not be blown into another dimension. Think again.......

19 Jan 2002, ranger1100 41, Rating 6, Sweet Britches
This one is one of my all time favorite episodes, to say the least. First off... Caitlin won me over from the first I saw of her... Secondly... that Lair startup sequence? SOLID GOLD!! I have that clip saved... enjoy replaying it on this machine of mine... it's almost a shame we didn't see a little MORE of this kind of thing, (not MUCH more... just a LITTLE) in the first three seasons. Thirdly... the story was fantastic... though I would rather have seen more spy/espionage/international type episodes, of the type we became enthralled with in the first season... IF it had to go 'domestic', this was a hell of a way to do it. Everyone in the cast did a great job, and for those that missed it... even David Graf, of "Police Academy" fame, made a nice performance as one of Sheriff Bogan's intellectually challenged buddies... The confrontation sequence, where Airwolf redecorated Pope County's main drag, was entertaining to watch... I admit... I'm old fashioned... I ALWAYS enjoy watching the bad guys take it right in the shorts.:) Now, Dominic singing? Yes... entertaining... and I did enjoy his light-hearted prodding of String, even razzing String a bit, about how cute Caitlin is, and how he'd better look out... Caitlin just might get her man.:) This one is not only a keeper... I dare say, I'd probably watch it and rewatch it often.:) Paul

24 Jan 2002, buff-no1 38, Rating 4, Sweet Britches
I agree with all the above, but I have to admit, I had a laugh when Bogan got wasted. Surely the damage done with Airwolf's chain guns was more than enough without adding a Copperhead to it! :-)

30 Apr 2002, omega83uk 27, Rating 6, Sweet Britches
There was nothing in this episode that i did not like. It had the lady fighting evil. A damsil in distress. And a lot of seens of people seeing the lady and being stuned.

02 May 2002, MASONALM 58, Rating 5, Sweet Britches
This was one of my favorite episodes. The scene where Hawke flies into town to rescue Caitlan is fantastic. With the sheriff firing his rifle as Caitlan in trying to lift off, and Hawke flies in to cover her is classic. I loved Hawke's line "Don't make me do it" as the sheriff continues to fire. Then Hawke simply said "Yeah" and the wicked sheriff was terminated. Internation intrigue is great, but it was occasionally, domestic problems must be handled.

04 May 2002, randy2 57, Rating 5, Sweet Britches
Best show of season two

10 Sep 2002, air211 27, Rating 6, Sweet Britches
After 'Flight #093 is Missing' this is definitely my second favorite of the second season. A great way to kick off a brand new season. Lance LeGault, with the deep voice and no-nonsense look that he'll always be remembered for, especially as Col. Decker on 'The A-Team', is an excellent baddy in this episode. His appearance in 'To Snare a Wolf' was even better than here, although in my opinion this is a much better episode. James Whitmore, Jr. is also on hand to provide some comic relief as Sam Houston. Caitlin is introduced here. Great episode!

16 Jan 2003, jayk 42, Rating 6, Sweet Britches
Swell! Needless to say it's one of the best episodes!

25 Feb 2003, Martin G. Grant 22, Rating 5, Sweet Britches
One of the best episodes of the 2nd Season of Airwolf, full-filled with perfect one-liners, great characterisation, supreme potrayals from the cast and to top it all of, breathtaking action from The Lady herself. What more could you ask for?

08 Mar 2003, vclay44209 32, Rating 6, Sweet Britches
The jazzed up theme and the cowboys shouting "Oh my God let's get out of here!" when Airwolf showed up in front of Caitlin's chopper was hillarious. I warning you sheriff don't make me do it. Damn.

04 Aug 2003, djnick2000 33, Rating 5, Sweet Britches
One of the best episodes I´ve seen. Although I admit I haven´t seen them all. The introduction of JBS was wonderful, and the final battle was great as well. Another fine performance by Lance too. I wonder how Dom got the lions to move so String could get to Airwolf?

04 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 6, Sweet Britches
Excellent. Great introduction to Caitlin as a sassy, independent cop who can kick butt even if she does get outnumbered in the end. The episode is quite disturbing in its implication that the Sheriff is pretty much going hand her over for gang rape. The scene at the end where Dom teases Hawke about Caitlin being cute and her getting her man did suggest that they were thinking of at least a ´will-they-won´t-they´ type romance between two characters at this point. The scene at the end where Airwolf and the patrol chopper are hovering next to each other is stunning. Great episode.

20 Nov 2003, Domainroad 30, Rating 6, Sweet Britches
This is indeed a true classic. It´s one of those episodes that just sticks in your mind forever.

02 Mar 2004, araujoltda 31, Rating 6, Sweet Britches
A really true classic!!!!JBS won me in this episode, and a very fine perform of Ernest Borgnine!!!!A Classic

02 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 6, Sweet Britches
When I was 13, this was the first episode I ever saw! I´ve loved it ever since, and it was my favorite until I caught the first season´s ´To Snare a Wolf´. Just a well-told tale. Very simple, and FUN. Great ending sequence. My only criticism (and maybe someone could help me out): was it really necessary to blow away Bogan at the end? Couldn´t Hawke just hovered between Caitlin´s chopper and Bogan´s 30-30 until Cait took off? Anyway, still one of my favorites! Clearly a true ´season one- Hawke´episode.

03 May 2005, rarebutafact 50, Rating 4, Sweet Britches
Great first fifteen minutes then just good till the finish. Good ole boy thing got tired towards the end, but all in all a solid effort. Much better than episodes at the end of season 2. Nice curtain call for the sheriff. Best part was prepping the Lady at the beginning, though.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 4, Firestorm
'Firestorm' is one of those episodes that you can take it, or leave it. You either like it, or you don't, there's no in-between. A nice idea with Eugene Roche notching up his second performance on the show and doing a great job as Dom's old drunken buddy from Korea. Versatile character actor, Joseph Campanella however has relatively little to do in this episode, which is a shame as given a better plot his character had the potential of a Moffet or a Kruger, but ultimately the main bulk of the episode surrounds Eddie and his fight with his old demons. Ian Freebairn-Smith, having created the holy grail of aerials and his Emerson, Lake & Palmer-esque opening sequence in 'Sweet Britches' falls back down to earth again with his forgettable episodic score, failing to ignite the episode on yet another level. An episode that tries really hard, but is marred continuously by a host of glaring bloopers making this one worth watching JUST for the bad editing! A poignant scene at the end though: "Eddie, no one can live your life for you. You've got to figure it out for yourself, and when you do... call me uh?"

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 4, Firestorm
Agreed completely Mark. Although an added plus for me is the extensive use of Jeep CJ7's & Jeep Renegades. One of my favorite US-vehichles. Kag212

14 Jan 2002, Louis Theb 26, Rating 5, Firestorm
Well I for one liked that one. It is not one of the bests, but I have to say that the intrigue is pretty well felt, at least when you watch the episode for the first time. A lot of suspence when Hawke is captured and a pretty intense final action sequence.

17 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 2, Firestorm
I don't like this one too much. Too much desert scenery for me. And just like Mark mentioned, there were various bloopers. The plot seemed bizarre and slow. A bad follow-up to Sweet Britches in my opinion.

19 Jan 2002, ranger1100 41, Rating 4, Firestorm
Bloopers aside...(And yes... I saw plenty, including how Airwolf banked hard left, and the exterior view of the bank, shows it banking right, during its escape from the final explosion) I thought the final sequence, was still great. This one, reminds me of one of those 'Oh S--T!!!!' runs I made as a firefighter... one where you were NOT prepared... one you did NOT expect to see... and one where, when trouble appeared... you didn't have time to prepare a well planned response to it... you just ran hard, jumped in, fired up, and WENT, hoping like hell you could beat the clock. That was Firestorm in a nutshell... "Oh S--T!! He's gonna WHAT? MOVE and NO... no time to get dressed for the party... it's a come as you are affair and HOPE you can measure up!" That alone made the sequence rock for me... I also liked the emotion in the cockpit... particularly when they had rockets heading their way, and time was running out for Eddie to get the Sunbursts out, and Hawke was starting to feel serious time pressures... "The panel on the RIGHT it says SUNBURST... GIMME ONE!!!!!!" (I like seeing heroes under PRESSURE... reminds me that their characters are HUMAN.:) ) Yes... had some bloopers... plot a tad shallow in spots... overall though... I still absolutely loved the episode... Paul

01 Aug 2002, Jayson Firestorm 32, Rating 6, Firestorm
Ah, Firestorm. What a great episode. Reading other contributors' reviews of this episode, I was quite surprised to see that it had mixed criticism. Personally, I rank it as one of the series' greats, definitely in my top 10, possibly (probably) even in my top 5. And even if you're not as keen on the actual plot (though I love it), the series here at the start of the second season just has such a... I don't know, I'm struggling to find the words... it just has such a great, well-produced feel to it. Carrying on from the EXCELLENT season opener, 'Sweet Britches', this episode continues with the great location work, top guest stars, and just the general feel that everything is working for the series at this point (something that many 3rd season episodes would have KILLED for!). Eugene Roche, in his second appearance in the series, is perfectly cast as Eddie, and really brings the character to life for me. Okay, maybe there were a couple of continuity bloopers, but personally I didn't find them any more glaring than in several other episodes. The second episode of the series to be non-Firm related (in fact the second in a row, after 'Sweet Britches'), and a good example of how to do a plot away from the Firm and to make it not only work, but to shine (several third season episodes, take note!). Great desert location work; those haunting words "Tell me a story, Mister Hawke. Tell me about Firestorm"; there¿s so much I like about this one. The closing credits of this episode particularly stick in my mind; Ian Freebairn-Smith's pumped up version of the theme tune, booming over the closing credits, the only time this particular version was used in such capacity. I always thought it should definitely have been used again (though I suppose it would have taken away from it's uniqueness); it's miles better than the "cold" version of the theme used for a while from 'Moffett¿s Ghost', which is but far my least favourite of any version of the show's theme. But beyond all those points, this episodes stands out for one thing for me ¿ the classic closing scene. Now, if this story had been done in 'Knight Rider' or 'The A-Team' or such, everything in the last scene would be perfect, and would probably end up with something "funny". But not here. Dom remembers to go back and tell Eddie something, only to find him picking up a bottle of booze once again. As Dom says, it's up to Eddie now. That scene, and the final shot of Dom and Hawke going to drive off in the Santini Air jeep driving off, is absolutely classic, and the best Airwolf close ever, full stop (well, in MY opinion!). (As a side-thought, anyone else ever feel that 'Salvage', one of the better episodes of the Canadian season, was pretty much a remake of this episode, just with 'Airwolf II' tacked on the end?). (Oh, by the way, for anyone wondering (well, there could be someone!), I can't really remember where I picked up the "Firestorm" nick-name, I've used it for some years on-line, but chances are that it indeed originated from watching this episode).

10 Sep 2002, air211 27, Rating 5, Firestorm
Unlike the first season which I found rather slow, this season explodes with two great episodes, 'Sweet Britches' and 'Firestorm'. A great way to continue the action and suspense that 'Sweet Britches' started. The two main guests -- Eugene Roche and Joseph Campanella are outstanding. Roche as Dom's alcoholic buddy and Campanella is quite spooky as the 'Tell me a story Mr. Hawke. Tell me about Firestorm' villain. Great air battle at the end as well.

18 Nov 2002, stringfellow1111 40, Rating 6, Firestorm
Bloopers aside this episode rocks. The quality airwolf shots and ideas are well worth watching. Hawke putting his foot down with eddie and his knowledge of the rear cockpit is highlighted. Definitely an episode worth watching.

16 Jan 2003, jayk 42, Rating 5, Firestorm
Very good episode.Of course there are flaws,but it is still very enjoyable after about 17 years!

25 Feb 2003, Martin G. Grant 22, Rating 6, Firestorm
One of my favourite 2nd Season episodes! Am lost for words - music, aerial action, and acting, all spot-on!

04 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 2, Firestorm
Absolutely the worst episode of the 2nd season even the final action sequence can´t save it. Just truly horrible and possibly one of the few episodes I wouldn´t mind losing if I accidently taped over.

02 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 5, Firestorm
I´ve been watching these early episodes with my girlfriend, and I guess I´m getting to view them with "new" eyes after 20 years of viewings. I consider this and ´Fallen Angel´ the last of the "season 1- Hawke" episodes. I think everyone brings up valid criticisms for this episode, ´Firestorm´ seems better on paper than the final product. I still love the rarely-used shot of Airwolf emerging from the lair early in ACT II, plus the splice of Hawke and Dom peeling away in the Santini Air jeep as the theme started is one of my favorite transitions in the whole show. But, alas, I would have given anything for a rewrite that included Archangel. Wouldn´t it have been awesome if Hawke, peering through his binoculars on the ridge, caught Mr. Clean himself in that camp "allying" the Firm with the General as a sting operation?! Finally, how ominous was it to deal with alcoholism with JMV´s problems. Clearly Dom´s last line of the show fell on deaf ears (to Eddie AND JMV).

18 Nov 2004, rarebutafact 50, Rating 5, Firestorm
It suffered a little from a really tight budget (compared to the first season), but it had it all! Bad guys, fight scenes, a message, heck, even a nuclear explosion! A bigger budget plus Archangel would have made it my favorite ep ever.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 6, Moffett´s Ghost
The big episodes of the series all happened around the start of this 2nd Season, with this one being in the fans' top three with 'Fallen Angel' and 'HX1' being the other two. This is the first big "WOW!" of the season with the return of Dr Moffet. Robin Riker just steals the show though as Moffet's old assistance, Dr Karen Hanson, there is a return to the subtleties of the 1st Season with the cast on top form although veteran character actor, Donald Hotton has little to do as Dr Burton. The episode comes up with two of the most memorable poetic lines from any in the series, here delivered by David Hemmings in his own inimitable way: "The wolf has come down from the North and your fat little town is safe, no longer!" as well as "The wolf comes back from the womb, with a boom, check and mate. That's all folks!"

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 6, Moffett´s Ghost
One of the best episodes, no doubt! Last of the 1st Season type episodes! From here on out, the series would go downhill. It wouldn't any better than this. This episode definately set the rules for Seasons 2 & 3. Kag212

18 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 5, Moffett´s Ghost
This ep was an interesting one for me. A code planted into the Lady's onboard computer by her creator....putting herself against....well, herself! I loved the fact that this show revealed the vulnerability of Hawke and Dom, not knowing how to solve the dilemma of eliminating Moffets's code, and still rescuing Dr. Burton, and actually having to trust the FIRM. The trust factor sets this episode apart from Season 3, when the crew actually depends on the FIRM. And it's humorous to see the helpless Hawke yell "Now it's chasing birds!" when Moffet's code takes over the Lady in flight. Another good "non-aircraft" chase/explosion episode.

19 Jan 2002, ranger1100 41, Rating 5, Moffett´s Ghost
The writers for this episode, were DEFINITELY on the ball with this one! I agree... to see Hawke, exasperated, helpless, and getting more than a little tired of his faithful aircraft, betraying him and just acting completely creepy... that was definitely entertaining. Also... seeing Hawke and Dominic, discussion how to get Airwolf back to her enemy smashing, high flying old self... that was priceless in the storyline development... Dominic, in his most forceful and blunt way, telling String it was time to get off it and TRUST somebody, helped set a tone of better cooperation between Hawke and the FIRM. Just as the B-52 bomb run, again we see Hawke, using brains to win the day... Some of the action, seemed a little less than realistic... at least in how it appeared on film... you could see some of the 'fodder' from the special effects team on this one... and could so easily tell it was a bad special effects job... but overall... a great episode. I enjoy viewing my clip of the final dive from altitude... and this is one I'd definitely say belongs in your library. Paul

24 Jan 2002, buff-no1 38, Rating 2, Moffett´s Ghost
Mmm, a bit dodgy this one. A decent story somewhat ruined by the 'Twilight Zone' ending.

11 Feb 2002, dr_moffet 36, Rating 6, Moffett´s Ghost
In my honest opinion, the ALL TIME greatest epsiode of Airwolf... In the 80s we had super machines on tv, and the best episodes were the ones which gave a little "peek inside" the world of these fictional machines. When Moffet's face appeared on the monitor, and the rear controls lit up, you knew this episode was going to kick ass. Verging on sci-fi, this episode was strangley believable though, and was filled with suspense for all fans of the lady. My ONLY complaint was near the end with the 'power climb', in which the effects had a dark shadow to the left of Airwolf, as veiwed from beneath. Come to think of it though, how does freezing a computer system rid it of programming?? This episode and Airwolf II deserve to be on DVD.

11 Sep 2002, air211 27, Rating 4, Moffett´s Ghost
I liked this one. It was never one of my absolute favorites; however, it's familiar to the many Knight Rider episodes that were always among my favorites; the ones where KITT turned evil. Likewise, this episode also features a super-machine turned evil by its creator. It's a creepy and dark episode which I found quite suspenseful and I do agree that the highlights were when 'Moffet's ghost' kept repeating those creepy words accompanied by the eerie music in the background.

20 Jan 2003, Tymkot 26, Rating 6, Moffett´s Ghost
The best episode in second series. Fantastic ominous atmosphere caused by Moffett's ghost. This one could last 1,5 h, the final events happened very fast. Also one of the most exciting final scene.

25 Feb 2003, Martin G. Grant 22, Rating 2, Moffett´s Ghost
Great script, good acting, but one of my lower and least favourites - although the stock footage is good, this one just didn't attract my eye really. The whole finale aerial sequence was just (I hate to say it) boring.

02 Mar 2003, antilles 38, Rating 6, Moffett´s Ghost
The return of Dr. Moffet! - My favorite Airwolf villain. A great episode indeed. Among the best of the 2nd season. I like the episodes that deviage from the usual blow 'em up formula. They tend to be the best written episodes.

26 Mar 2003, jkenyon 30, Rating 6, Moffett´s Ghost
An excellent thought provoking episode. Definitely one of the best of all episodes and probably the best from Series 2. One slight snag however, whilst debugging Airwolf, we see the contents of Airwolf's programming, the output is a BASIC programme. I highly doubt the worlds fastest chopper is not programmed in an interpreted 1960s programming language. Apart from that, "Moffet's Ghost" remains my favourite episode. Thought provoking and intesnse. GROOVY BABY!

04 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 5, Moffett´s Ghost
Liked it despite the disappointing ending. This was the most 1st season-like episode in the entire 2nd season. Karen Hansen is a great character - in some ways she would have made a better addition to the crew than Caitlin. Again its a shame that nothing more was done with the suggestion that despite the claim the computer is purged, Moffett´s ghost is still there....lurking.

20 Nov 2003, Domainroad 30, Rating 6, Moffett´s Ghost
One of my favorite episodes form the 2nd season. Good script. Very suspenseful. At this point of the 2nd season the series still had the original Airwolf atmosphere.

02 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 3, Moffett´s Ghost
Another episode better on paper than the finished celluloid. Way too much stock footage of Airwolf, and the kindler, gentler Hawke just seems so forced and awkward. Don´t get me wrong, I loved seeing Moffett too, and this episode is a few properly placed edits from being a favorite of mine. I could have done without the whole romance angle with Hawke and Dr Hanson, though. This episode could have fit perfectly in season one had it not been for the change in Hawke´s tone. Loved seeing Dom´s reaction to Moffett´s reappearance and his scene as the two-headed snake- charmer! Could´ve and should´ve been better. Would love to see a "director´s cut" with the romance subplot removed .

02 Dec 2006, Jeever1981 29, Rating 6, Moffett´s Ghost
My ALL TIME favorite episode! The story, the acting, the special effects.
I´ve watched it so many times and still enjoy it!

03 Jun 2007, rarebutafact 50, Rating 6, Moffett´s Ghost
Definitely the single best episode of the second season IMO, onlly Fallen Angel comes close (real close). The voice of Moffit was eerie enough, but hearing his theme for the first time since Mind Of The Machine was REALLY cool.
Really holds up after all these years, and makes me appreciate live action and model-work SO much more than CGI!!!
My only criticism: How long does frozen water vapour stay on one´s helmet once back in the lower atmo?
A gem.


25 Aug 2008, nutaboutjc 30, Rating 5, Moffett´s Ghost
My all time favorite because Mofetts returns from the dead and haunts String in a way...his old nightmares come to life in this one and you can see the anguish it causes String..I always loved Mofett as a one of the great Airwolf Villians!!! It feels like String has to kill him all over agin and then he has to put his trust inot the FIRM...okay watching the movie again!!

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 3, The Truth About Holly
One of the weaker "filler" episodes, this one would have been more at home in KNIGHT RIDER than AIRWOLF. Really only of interest to fans due to the 2nd outing for Caitlin, now having moved permanently from her job as a flyin' meter maid in Texas.. One good scene that sticks out though is of veteran actor, Rick Jason getting knocked on his fanny by Dom.

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 4, The Truth About Holly
Not maybe as bad as a 3, but definately a filler. Great performance by Barbard Howard ("Friday The 13th Part 4") as a very psychologic 'drama queen'. Kag212

14 Jan 2002, Louis Theb 26, Rating 3, The Truth About Holly
Yep, a weak episode and a ridiculous story. The only great things are Caitlin coming back (btw great scene filmed by Hawke's perspective + reference to Hawke's friend from "Sweet Britches") to finally get a job at Santini Air and the final scene which involves two F-15.

18 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 2, The Truth About Holly
KITT, let's go get 'em! Yep, this ep has Knight Rider written all over it! Somehow, they managed to throw a couple of helicopters and F-15s into the mix to give it that "Airwolfish" boost. I think they could have brought in Cait under better circumstances than some puppy love spat with a dirty old man and his abused younger lover. I'm just glad that this isn't the niece of Dom that would show up in Season 4.

19 Jan 2002, ranger1100 41, Rating 3, The Truth About Holly
Yes... not the best of the best, that's for sure... I would say though... it was definitely a whodunit... when first I watched it, and it was revealed that Holly was the problem to start with, and that she was in some serious need of the attention only mental health professionals can give... I was a bit surprised... The progression though, of Caitlin coming into the picture in a plausible way, DID make this one worth keeping in the ole library of episodes... I think the regular writers though, were on a sabbitcal when this one was written.... unfortunately they forgot to lay down their pens.:) It needed some serious work that it didn't get... but I wouldn't totally trash it. Paul

24 Jan 2002, buff-no1 38, Rating 1, The Truth About Holly
I would (trash it).Although you need some chaff to appreciate the wheat.

13 Mar 2002, gmac9988 30, Rating 2, The Truth About Holly
If anyone's seen the MAGNUM, P.I. episode "Italian Ice" written by DPB, all you have to do is substitute a Ferrari for the Lady and you have this episode done twenty times better.

24 Aug 2002, Jayson Firestorm 32, Rating 4, The Truth About Holly
After the second season got of to such a solid, flying (no pun intended) start, with a string (seriously, no pun intended there either) of top-notch episodes with 'Sweet Britches', 'Firestorm', and 'Moffett's Ghost', things came back to down to earth more with this episode. After those three classic episodes (personally I class 'Firestorm' as a classic), this episode's unfortunate running order positioning makes it stand out as not quite as good as it's three predecessors. But whilst not ranking as one of the show¿s greatest episodes, personally I still think it's fair in it's own way, upon first-time viewing at least. Probably the most key thing about this episode is the "return" (or rather, introduction of being a regular) of Caitlin. Ah, early Caitlin, how great that character was. Although maybe not immediately noticeable, her character was one of the things watered down in the third season, but here she is in all her Bellisario-created glory, complete with her strong Texan accent, tom-boy ways (complete with hair-cut, her best IMO), and excellent quirky character that I wont even attempt to describe. One of the best episodes for highlighting 'early Caitlin'; I wish this 'version' of Caitlin had survived longer. This is also the biggest episode for Cait's possible romance with Hawke, which was lightly touched upon several times, but never really went anywhere. It's too bad that Jean Bruce Scott was already appearing on the opening credits, letting the viewer know she would become a regular character, as the producers could have pulled a neat trick with making the viewer wonder if it¿s her, conveniently appearing on the scene, that is behind all the trouble, being Holly¿s "love rival" over Hawke. The story is no worse than several later second season and many third season episodes, and - I sound like a record saying this on so many second season reviews, but if this episode had been made as part of the third season, it would no doubt have stood out more. It's a more character-based outing, again one that would have faired better in the third season (much due to the budget kicking in more), but as character-based episodes go, this is a pretty good one. It's very enjoyable upon it¿s first viewing; though once you¿ve seen it through and know the real cause of all of Holly¿s trouble, it¿s one of those episodes that maybe doesn't fare multiple repeat viewing as well as others. Personally, this is one of the episodes that I watch not all that regularly, but when I do, I enjoy it. TRIVIA: As already part mentioned by another reviewer, the overall plot of this story is actually a re-working of Bellisario¿s other 1980s hit, 'Magnum, P.I.', in the second season's 'Italian Ice' (1982). I'd recommend fans to try and view that episode if possible (here in the U.K., it was re-broadcast just a few days ago at time of writing) to see the interesting similarities. (I can¿t really decide, but probably I'd say it¿s superior to this episode).

06 Mar 2003, colonelvidor 39, Rating 4, The Truth About Holly
It's not one of the best episodes of the 2nd season, but I must admit I really enjoyed watching this episode.

16 Apr 2003, antilles 38, Rating 4, The Truth About Holly
The "Holly" storyline is not that interesting, but I like this episode for the introduction of Caitlin as a main cast member. There is some great interaction between Cait and String aswell as Cait and Dom. And we see Cait and String kissing! I'm one of those who would have loved to see a romance between Cait and String. I guess this is the closest we get. I also like that the beginning of 2nd season had a feeling of continuation.

24 Jul 2003, Captaindev 42, Rating 5, The Truth About Holly
This is the one that introduced Caitlin as a regular character in the series, and it was a good start. The scene between Hawke and Cait, especially when she tells him that she brought his friends´ remains back stands out as memorable. And how about that kiss? If you didn´t feel anything for those two characters at that point you need to see a doctor. This episode did show a certain continuity, as another person mentioned that seemed to gor through most of the 2nd season, which was nice. But the plot was a bit weak, but a lot better than some 3rd season episodes IMO.

04 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 5, The Truth About Holly
The story does take second stage to the introduction of Caitlin into Hawke and Dom´s ´day job´ world of stunt flying which is really what makes this an enjoyable episode. I love this version of Caitlin - sassy, independent, knows her own mind, blunt, speaks first and thinks later, capable, perceptive. There is definitely some kind of romance hinted at not only with the kiss between Hawke and Cait but the chemistry between them in their shared scenes is great. The writers seemed to lose interest in this for the rest of the season. Interesting too that whilst Hawke (the hermit) seems to welcome her unreservedly, Dom is more cautious. I enjoyed it.

05 Apr 2004, anton75 35, Rating 4, The Truth About Holly
Cait really shined in this episode, depite a rather weak storyline. Compare her upbeat, funny personality with 3rd season episodes and there is a big difference. Holly was a real nutcase, and did a good enough job of pretending to be the sweet innocent victim. The end sequence was pretty original, with Cait being forced to fly into a "no fly" zone by gunpoint. Above average.

19 Apr 2004, matthiasvdb 26, Rating 3, The Truth About Holly
This is the first episode since the beginning of the series that really sucks.
Can´t understand how people rate it 5.

03 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 1, The Truth About Holly
Truly aweful outting. For completists only. Ending sequence lifted directly from ´Mad Over Miami´. A sign of the changes in store for Airwolf.

18 Nov 2004, rarebutafact 50, Rating 2, The Truth About Holly
A mess. Below A-Team standards for drama. I gave it a 2 instead of a 1 only for decent direction. Even the great Alan J. couldn´t do anything with this.No wonder he bailed.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 5, The Hunted
A good espionage script which is a close-ish return to 1st Season production values, this episode is based partially on both 'The Eiger Sanction' and 'The Day of the Jackal' with an unamed assassin hired to kill Carter Anderson III. Gregg Henry puts in a brilliant performance as the ruthless assassin, the rest are just extras, although Joseph Chapman has one of the best scenes when Hawke goes to challenge him about "Why us?" The ep also stands out for the prolonged final aerial, with another chance to see Airwolf kick ass even with a disability. This is the first time the entire new "generic" theme was used during this aerial, which was subsequently used as the basis for most of the aerials' accompanying music for the next two seasons.

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 3, The Hunted
I didn't like this episode at all. Just another "Airwolf" episode to pass the time. But Gregg Henry's acting is flawess, and good music by Sylvester Levay. Kag212

18 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 3, The Hunted
Good espionage as stated by Mark. Again, the plot is somewhat slow, but only interesting because of the mechanical problems that the Lady endures throughout the show. It makes you wonder how the end aerial will turn out. The mysterious assassin bit is good, but I don't particularly like how the writers have Cait fall for him. I enjoyed the long theme during the aerial. I believe it's the longest running theme ever used on any episode! (about 4min 30sec)

19 Jan 2002, ranger1100 41, Rating 5, The Hunted
I liked this one... For once... Airwolf was NOT up to its usual fighting form... and Hawke and Dom had to nurse her through a fight she wasn't quite ready for, but had to take on. Plot was a little thin... but in this case... I'd say the fight sequence made up for it... also... we see a little of Cait's vulnerability here... as well as Hawke and Dom's fondness for her. The final scene, was definitely funny... Hawke using his cello to counsel Caitlin a bit and try to cheer her up... ALL without losing his mischievious streak... I do believe it became a bit of a teasing lark to him, to continue to deny Airwolf's existance and his knowledge of it, when he knew damn well... she wasn't buying it, and getting a bit frustrated with his line of BS.:) Definitely a keeper.:) Paul

13 Mar 2002, gmac9988 30, Rating 6, The Hunted
One of the top aerial fights of the series...good mysterious villain...spotlight on Cait...and the best use of the theme in a fight seqenuence. Nuff said!

11 Oct 2002, vclay44209 32, Rating 5, The Hunted
To me my favorite part of this episode was the theme music used during the aerial sequence. It was nice to see Hawke fly the lady not at 100%. One of the best dogfifhts ever.

25 Feb 2003, Martin G. Grant 22, Rating 4, The Hunted
A very extensive improvement upon the two previous episodes "Moffet's Ghost" and "The Truth About Holly". The aerial is great, as is the whole dark and suspenseful atmosphere adding up to the aerial-assassination which is re-arranged and turned on to The Lady herself! Great stuff.

04 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 5, The Hunted
Good episode even if it does make Caitlin look idiotic for falling for the assassin, Robert - at least the writers have Hawke saying he fooled him and Dom too even if we don´t get to see them interacting with Robert at all. It is nice to see how her friendship with Hawke is developing - from the initial scene where he´s denying she saw Airwolf to her incessant telephone calls to him to the final scene where he cheers her up. I enjoyed it.

02 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 2, The Hunted
Skip the first (aweful) 41 minutes and go straight to one of the best aerial dogfights of the second (and third) season(s). Great and underused footage of Airwolf in Monument Valley (Valley of the Gods) in the opening scene.

14 Jan 2006, Getz516 31, Rating 5, The Hunted
I thought this episode was great. it is definately one of the better episodes of the 2nd and 3rd seasons.

04 Jun 2007, rarebutafact 50, Rating 4, The Hunted
Gregg Henry made this episode worth watching...well, him, and the afore-mentioned aerial finale.
Not at all bad.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 4, Sins of the Past
Another domestic episode saved only by Brett Halsey's great performance as Darius and the final "take it down" aerial. INTERESTING TRIVIA: This episode is noteworthy because JMV has broken right arm throughout many of the scenes (look closely how he holds it all the time because he can't wear and sling, and how he opens / closes doors with his LEFT hand. This broken arm was caused by his wife (at the time) closing a patio door in the hotel on the San Remo island where the cast & production crew were staying during primary filming. JMV allegedly came back to the hotel drunk one night at the start of filming and "offered" his wife sexually to a drunken buddy. She then became hysterical and ran half-naked out room's patio and closed the door violently on JMV's arm. His arm is broken throughout this episode and the next one!

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 6, Sins of the Past
My favorite episode of the 2nd Season. Probably #4 on my all-time favorite "Airwolf" list, I don't know what it is that attracts me to this one, but it's great to me. Probably the best performance by Ernie Borgnine. Up there with his performance in "One Way Express". This episode here was really the only one that went into Dom's past. Great music by Sylvester Levay.

18 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 4, Sins of the Past
I think this episode was marginal. The acting was executed well all around, but Ernie stands out on top. Dom actually weeps in this one!

24 Jan 2002, buff-no1 38, Rating 1, Sins of the Past
This one, (for want of a better word) sucks. It boring and too drawn out.

25 Jan 2002, Mike Rivers 29, Rating 6, Sins of the Past
Although it focuses on Dominics past, String is definitely the character who gets most screen time. It is one of the first episodes to feature Hawke as an Indiana Jones, James Bond type hero, spending less time as an ensemble piece. The Dark tone underlying Strings mission is ever present from the glimpses of Santini in prison. An episode which shows a very different side to Dom.

13 Mar 2002, gmac9988 30, Rating 5, Sins of the Past
For some reason I really like this one. I always thought the idea of normal criminals and gangsters coming up against the power of Airwolf was alot better than a group of soldiers and spies. Dom's past is shown and String saves the day with one arm!

29 Jun 2002, davidlim 40, Rating 2, Sins of the Past
I didn't like this one at all... stupid plot.

04 Aug 2002, VS 29, Rating 2, Sins of the Past
When they did the Airwolf re-run a few years ago this was the first episode I came across that I didn't like. The episode lacks the intrigue of the earlier episodes and the poorly done casino destruction didn't improve things.

20 Nov 2002, gmac2300 31, Rating 5, Sins of the Past
I agree with the other reviwer who said it was much more fun wehn Airwolf confronted domestic criminals or gangsters, as it was there reactions to being overwhelmed by its power that made it more interesting. Personally, I thought this episode was one of the best "domestic" ones, aside form the model casino destruction of the building on Catalina Island.

16 Apr 2003, antilles 38, Rating 5, Sins of the Past
This is a great episode! We get to see a darker side to Dom for once, rather than his usual cheerful personality. It adds some more depth to his character. I think this is one of Borgnine's best performance in the show. The final aerial is very cool. The destruction of the casino looks amazing.

07 Aug 2003, Willow 27, Rating 6, Sins of the Past
I loved this episode! And I admire JMV for working with a broken arm, you don´t see a lot of actors doing that, without a sling (although I suspect him from still having a broken arm in "Fallen Angel", the stunt that went wrong was a little convieniend LOL).
And the stunt double was clearly used a lot, but still its a great episode!


05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 4, Sins of the Past
For a long time I never knew that JMV had broken his arm during shooting this one so I just assumed he was having an off day at the office. The story just never clicks with me - would Hawke really not known about Dom´s daughter? Nice to see a bonding scene in the jail between Dom and Caitlin (although the development of her being easily moved to tears is not welcome) and him finally accept her ´isn´t about time you started calling me Dom?´. Otherwise with Hawke being on his own on the island for the rest of the time and not having one of his sidekicks to play off means that it plods for me. Not the worst but not a favourite.

02 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 5, Sins of the Past
Above average episode. Great back story for Dominic; although Ernest doesn´t outshine himself from ´One Way Express´. Fun drinking game episode though (drink a shot every time JMV uses his nondominant hand, or his clearly hanging-limp right arm is seen). Loved Jason Bernard. Great scene with Archangel. Fun to root for the casino´s destruction (just wish they showed more of it.) Obvious use of miniatures during payoff/ casino destruction. Nice location shooting. Don´t you think Hawke should have waited a bit longer after his warning to let the people exit the casino before he begins blasting away with the chain guns?

14 Jan 2006, Getz516 31, Rating 3, Sins of the Past
Um, the only thing I can say is: Why does Dom ride in the co-pilot seat when they are going to the island for the funeral?



04 Jun 2007, rarebutafact 50, Rating 3, Sins of the Past
The casino blowed up real good.
Props to Ernest Borgnine´s acting.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 6, Fallen Angel
Ahh! Perfection! Deborah Pratt's first ever script after becoming Mrs Donald Bellisario during Summer hiatus. This just works on every level and has so much depth to both characterisation and script, it just shines in movie-quality production values. Everybody is on top form in this episode with Alex Cord, for once, having an episode focus around his character. If the rest of the 2nd Season had been of this quality, Airwolf would probably have gone on for years. The aerial action scenes in the castle set on Universal's backlot are simply stunning.

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 6, Fallen Angel
Great fast-paced action & story make this one a all-time favorite. A must-see for any "Airwolf" fan. Kag212

13 Jan 2002, Mike Rivers 29, Rating 6, Fallen Angel
Perhaps the best second season episode, no character is underused. String and Doms injuries add to the sense of urgency created by Archangels abduction. The mayhem at the castle never becomes tedious either.

15 Jan 2002, Hawke`s Lady 37, Rating 6, Fallen Angel
Airwolf in low-flying explosive extravaganza - exciting and tense. One of my three favourite episodes.

18 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 5, Fallen Angel
Good episode that focuses on Archangel's past. It actually brings out the human side in the spotless wonder. And the enlistment of Caitlin is hilarious. She's like a walking peanut gallery in this ep: "Isn't that when both the big and the little hands are pointing straight up!"

20 Jan 2002, GriffonUK 27, Rating 5, Fallen Angel
This episode was brilliant... Infact, its safe to say it was made by Caitlin's ineptness, Airwolf's cannons belching 30mm fire and the A*** plot...

24 Jan 2002, buff-no1 38, Rating 6, Fallen Angel
Superb! my fave episode of all. Great acting, story, soundtrack etc. my top 3? fallen angel, airwolf 2, and HX1.

11 Mar 2002, StringfellowH 51, Rating 6, Fallen Angel
Great episode with good depth rather than the average "find out criminal, shoot him, win"-episodes

28 Jun 2002, Louis Theb 26, Rating 6, Fallen Angel
Just outstanding! Superb plot, very intense combat scenes, funny lines and perfect use of all the characters. A top quality "Airwolf" episode : one of those you want to watch every day...

22 Sep 2002, VS 29, Rating 6, Fallen Angel
This is a fab episode. It's funny, it's action packed and is full of intrigue. This episode contains a brilliant show of the Lady's night fighting capabilities as it attacks the East German fort.

02 Oct 2002, Jason32k 35, Rating 6, Fallen Angel
Fallen Angel was not only the best Airwolf episode but probably one of the best teleplays ever made. Not only was the plot very good, use of the characters effective, and the development of the overall storyline completed all in the one episode, but the spectacular visual effects must have cost millions. Airwolf's relentless assault on the fortress not once but twice was truly awesome; from the technical point of view, the real-life pyrotechnics used to produce the effects were astounding down to the last detail.

12 Oct 2002, vclay44209 32, Rating 6, Fallen Angel
This episode is the standard by which all other Airwolf episodes are measured.

09 Jan 2003, mark_1955m 55, Rating 6, Fallen Angel
This was by far the best episode that was shown in the 2nd season! Great action!

10 Feb 2003, Airwolf04 24, Rating 6, Fallen Angel
Without a doubt, the best episode of the second season. My personal favorite.

05 Aug 2003, Willow 27, Rating 6, Fallen Angel
Oh I loved this episode! the action between Cait, Dom and String is fantastic! Also, they do a better German as Americans than most other shows or movies (like Goldmember of Austin Powers... that guy was supposed to be dutch but it was a lauzy German!) where it´s mostly very fake, it´s been done well here!

04 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 6, Fallen Angel
Excellent. A real stand out episode where Caitlin finally gets introduced to Airwolf and Archangel also gets to be part of the crew for the final showdown. My only complaint is that whilst Cait would be naive about Airwolf, military and combat matters, they overdid it a little to get the comic effect and that undermined the earlier more capable character that had been introduced. That said the episode is still great and the final line when they´re flying home and Cait suggests they discuss the next mission ´in this here helicopter´ and they all say ´what helicopter´ is classic.

13 Apr 2004, Mike23Ca2002 31, Rating 3, Fallen Angel
I felt this was an excellent episode.Up until the final aerial fight. It was very rare (after CBS´s) tampering with the show that Airwolf carried the persona of international intrigue. However I am going to say the final aerial combat sequence could have used plenty of work. Caitlin: "It looks like they sent the entire east German airforce" . There were only two Fighters... Was this some type of inside joke with the writers...? were we supposed to snicker at the fact that Germany´s economy back in the day(1980s) was in such failure that the only fighters they were only to muster up were two crap schute fighters that have more engine problems than combat kills ? sheesh.. I think I saw FORD written on the side of those things. Might as well write "SHOOT ME" on the side of those things. However props to Hawke for out manuvering missiles. Other than that I liked the episode. Even though the main star the late great "Airwolf" could have used more of meaty combat at the end... $0.02 ching ching....

03 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 6, Fallen Angel
Did you ever notice how a really great tv episode possesses multiple story elements that can stand alone in their own episode, but are combined to produce an awesome outing such as ´Fallen Angel´? Consider: 1)A bruised and battered Airwolf crew taking on an urgent mission. 2) the hasty introduction of a new Airwolf crew member. 3) A kidnapped/ tortured colleague behind enemy lines. Now throw in the ´betrayed love/ doublecross´ and a little "Manchurian Candidate´- brainwashing elements and you´ve got probably the second best episode of the entire series. Never misses a beat, great Airwolf visuals, jaw-dropping special fx, and ´season- one Hawke´ style JMV! "I´ve got a broken arm, and I´m in no mood to play games!" Simply awesome! Love it! Best of season two. ´Sweet Britches´ a close second.

11 Nov 2004, Buried Alien 38, Rating 6, Fallen Angel
This episode seemed to have a bit of everything, not the least of which was humor. The storyline with Archangel´s imprisonment and torture was excellent, as was the subplot of Hawke and Dom being injured and inducting Caitlin into the Airwolf Team, but the standout moment of the episode for me was the humorous exchange Hawke and Dom shared in their hospital beds after their barnyard crash stunt.

15 Aug 2005, Machinesmind 51, Rating 6, Fallen Angel
Deborah Pratt´s only outting as an Airwolf writter is a smash! Yes, the balsa wood on the wrong side of the barn is something I could see happening to a stunt crew. Dom´s chuckle about Morella ditching the East German Agent in a porn shop was a nice touch. Yet, what looked like a "routine" rescue of Archangel ("that was too easy" statement on the way back was a clue) turned sours when he reports back to the FIRM. A very good twist there. Then, the shock to Michael when he sees his former girlfriend dead after String shoots her was a nice touch during the surprise return raid. They did use a decoy missle during the first raid to confuse the patroling MiGs, yet they didn´t mention it again, it may have been a plot oversight. Then the chorus of "what helicopter?" as the 3 of them resign themselves to the fact the Caitlin would be a permanent part of the Team.

14 Jan 2006, Getz516 31, Rating 6, Fallen Angel
I think this is one of the best episodes ever. It has a great plot and it is sort of "artistic" (camera shots, dialog). It´s too bad the rest of the season is not like this episode.



05 May 2007, microfische1 43, Rating 6, Fallen Angel
Absolutely one of the best episodes created. Debra Pratt scroes 100 on her first script try. We finally get to see just about all new combat footage instead of a lot of inserted stock footage. If the 3rd season had episodes like this one we could have seen Airwolf go on for a couple more years.

04 Jun 2007, rarebutafact 50, Rating 6, Fallen Angel
Damn this was a good show, thanks mostly to Ms. Pratt! She saw what made this show work, and pulled out all the stops.
The second season would get no better than this and Moffit´s Ghost.
Nothing in the third would ever get close, sadly.

08 Mar 2008, Train_a_Mania 19, Rating 6, Fallen Angel
This is an episode where you see more of where Airwolf could´ve gone. This is a movie-like episode, and definitely one of my top five favorites. The espionage episodes were among the best in general, with this being the perfect example. Archangel´s past comes back to haunt him, and Deborah Pratt gets good material to work with. The scene in the castle is just stunning, and Sylvester Levay´s music to accompany it is phenominal! They don´t get much better than this.

30 Aug 2008, nutaboutjc 30, Rating 6, Fallen Angel
I love this episode!! it had everything to make it a great episode!! I love the ending of it..it cracks me up everytime when all three of them say "What Helicopter?" Priceless!!

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 6, HX-1
More perfection! The last of the great 2nd Season episodes, this actually had a totally 1st Season feel to it. The Guest Cast were wisely cast with Sam Melville in a spot-on performance as Mace Taggert, and giving Hawke & Airwolf a serious run-for-their-money in the final aerial in the hot-seat of super chopper, HX1. The poignant & informative flash-back scenes in Vietnam are as good as anything in 'Apocalypse Now'. Works on every level and makes for VERY satisfying viewing. This is one of the fans' Top 5 favourites of all-time and must-see!

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 6, HX-1
Another great episode that dips into Hawke's past, along the lines of the Pilot, "Echos From The Past", and "And They Are Us". One minor flaw is a character which was killed in "Echos From The Past", returns with no absolute explanation. BIG PLOT HOLE! Still one of the best. Also apart of the 'deadly enemy' episodes which also included, "Airwolf II" & "Salvage".

13 Jan 2002, Louis Theb 26, Rating 6, HX-1
One of my all time favorites. I really like the whole episode atmosphere and I think this episodes has really been made in the spirit of season one. Also, besides the fact that the HX-1 is a fantastic chopper, the air battle at the end is very intense because Hawke has to kill his former friend who is also one of the rare persons that know where his MIA brother is.

20 Jan 2002, GriffonUK 27, Rating 4, HX-1
The only thing that IMO stops this episode getting a 5 is the shoddy editing on the aerial fight... HX-1's weaponry was just all wrong... those extended cannons looked and sounded wrong, the minguns didn't rotate and the rockets seemed to fly from an invisible ADF pod... Given a little more post-production work, this episode would be a 5...

23 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 5, HX-1
One of my favorite Season 2 episodes! There's something about all that desert scenery that turns me off about certain episodes, but this one got by. The writing wasn't the best IMO, but it sure gives you a rush of suspense thinking that St. John might have been a part of the recon team that nabbed the HX1. And as said before, they could have been better about firing the missiles from the mounted missile pods on the sides and not from the belly. If it weren't for that, it might have gotten a six, "Buddy Boy"!

24 Jan 2002, buff-no1 38, Rating 5, HX-1
Ahh, more perfection! I'm willing to forgive the invisible ADF pods, as that was a feature throughout the series. Hawke's a lucky boy, he should have made the driver of his hitched ride wait a while. What would he have done if that phone booth was vandalised!

11 Mar 2002, StringfellowH 51, Rating 6, HX-1
Great episode and one of my favorite because it is just adrenaline rushing that the airwolf crew almost dies. It was either find out but get killed or kill him and never know. Esspecially the shouting Dom gave me goosebumps

13 Mar 2002, gmac9988 30, Rating 6, HX-1
"You just hang on, Buddy Boy!" Another winner! Hawke finally getting someone with some answers and then being forced to kill him, and live with the results of that decision. HX-1 a great opponent for Airwolf.

08 Aug 2002, martinnutkins 41, Rating 3, HX-1
They blow up a 'Capri' with a hand held rocket launcher-Difficult to get passed that. HX1 looked very impressive but i'm sure Airwolf could have out flown it easily.

11 Sep 2002, air211 27, Rating 5, HX-1
One of my other favorites of the second season. Two men knew where St. John was -- Col. Martin Vidor in 'And They Are Us' from the previous season and Mace Taggert in this one. It's just sad that every person who has potential info on St. John's whereabouts is a bad guy and ends up going to his grave with the priceless info. Really must suck for Hawke! I liked this episode better than 'And They Are Us' and the highlight is the fantastic air battle at the end between Hawke and Mace.

20 Jan 2003, Tymkot 26, Rating 4, HX-1
In my opinion there are many much better episodes in second season than this one. The plot is just average, although the final aerial is one of the best in whole series.

11 Feb 2003, vclay44209 32, Rating 6, HX-1
The best chopper fight of sll time. The action sequence was just fantastic.

01 Mar 2003, antilles 38, Rating 6, HX-1
Another one of my favorites. The action was great and the HX-1 was cool. However the best think about this episode is the brilliant script. One of the best. Also the guest cast was really great - all around. It's a very emotional episode. I was especially touched by the scene when Hawke meets Taggert parents. Great acting. And off course the ending was very emotional too. One of the "deeper" episodes!

03 Sep 2003, wolf 2 25, Rating 6, HX-1
i like this hx-1 because even now that Hx-1 was more powerful thin airwolf but it not the technology that make the a aircaft more have more power it how the pilot thing like at the dogfight hawke did not want to shot down one of his buddie but if he did not he would of

04 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 5, HX-1
Hawke kills yet another person who might know where his brother is. You just have to feel for the guy. The concept of pitting Airwolf against something almost her equal was a good one and added something to the battle. Good episode.

08 Dec 2003, Michael Sm 35, Rating 6, HX-1
This is one of the best episodes ever. The HX-1 was pretty cool, and the fight between Airwolf and HX-1 is amazing.

05 Apr 2004, anton75 35, Rating 6, HX-1
This is the best episode of the second season, thanks to some very emotional scenes with Hawke and a fantastic aerial fight at the end. It was interesting to see Hawke play detective, so deperate to find his brother yet with nothing really to go on. Two scenes in paricular were really great, the meeting with Mace´s parents was really riveting, and the clip where they show Hawke saving Mace´s life and thus he can´t bring himself to shoot him. There are some plotholes, how could they forget the McGregor was blown out of the sky in Echoes From the Past?? But not enough to dent this episode from getting 6 of 6.

30 Jul 2004, SilverSnake020 28, Rating 5, HX-1
Although this was a great episode, it gets a 5 because there is a major break in continuity for the series. In Shadow of the Hawke, Archangel says St. John and String went down in the same mission and String got picked up while St. John didn´t. In HX-1, we see String is the pilot picking soldiers up, not one of the soldiers on the ground with St. John. Other than that, this is one of the last Airwolf episodes with a mysterious plot that draws you in.

22 Feb 2007, nutaboutjc 30, Rating 5, HX-1
I liked this one since it was another Saint John story and Hawkes past comes to the present!!! One of my favorite dogfights too where Hawke had no choice but to shoot Mace down!!

07 Jun 2007, rarebutafact 50, Rating 4, HX-1
I just wasn´t impressed with the HX1 itself...it looked a little rickedy to me. The afore mentioned break in continuity distracted me too. Not a bad ep at all, and the final aerial and music are tops, but it´s no Fallen Angel or Moffett´s Ghost.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 4, Flight #093 Is Missing
Another 'domestic' episode, but with good performances from Jean Bruce Scott and Guest star, John Calvin especially. The final aerial is the only noteworthy scene in this filler episode, although due to the subject matter this is an episode that has rarely been shown over the years due to the public's "sensitivity" to crashing planes every few years.

20 Jan 2002, GriffonUK 27, Rating 4, Flight #093 Is Missing
Mark.J.Cairns = subtle as a brick :) Good Episode however, although its a shame they gave JBS way too much air time... speaking of air, with all that screaming in the cabin and Caitlin's constant blabbering, shouldn't they have all suffocated long ago?

23 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 3, Flight #093 Is Missing
This ep is comedy to me. Lifting footage from a movie for the underwater scenes, along with String firing his pistol out of the Lady's window. I think the concept for this episode should have been left alone. Not any worse than a couple of other episodes yet to be reviewed though. One thumb down.

24 Jan 2002, buff-no1 38, Rating 2, Flight #093 Is Missing
Average at best.

13 Mar 2002, FLORIDA DAN 19, Rating 6, Flight #093 Is Missing
A great episode.

09 Sep 2002, air211 27, Rating 6, Flight #093 Is Missing
Along with 'Tracks' this one is my favorite. John Calvin played a really mean villain and the plane crash-landing underwater was a suspenseful and ingenius idea by the villains, even if somewhat unbelievable.

30 Sep 2002, Le Wolf man 40, Rating 4, Flight #093 Is Missing
I agree that John Calvin gave an exceptional performance.

06 Jan 2003, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 3, Flight #093 Is Missing
An episode that could've been so much more. A great script and good choice of actors to play the parts, but was executed poorly. Hard to stay awake at the wheel on this one, as most of the episode is boring, except for the beginning of the episode with String and Dom buckin' the storm, and the ending aerial. Good ending aerial too, as String just seemingly flys Airwolf over the bud guys no knowing, and suddenly get hit by a Stinger. Otherwise, mid-season drab. Kag212

15 Feb 2003, Louis Theb 26, Rating 2, Flight #093 Is Missing
That's from where "Airwolf" kind of *jumped the shark*. After an absolute perfect start (except 'The Truth About Holly') this episode is the beginning of a series of low-class episodes. Although we don't go yet in plenty of re-used scenes like in season 3, and that the final aerials are great, the plot and the atmosphere have really gone *knight rideresque*. This is not an episode I enjoy to watch even if this is a memorable one due to the crashing plane stock footage which by the way seems quite fake. Also, Caitlin is shown very differently from the previous episodes and her character has just lost its appeal. The scenes in the plane when she comforts the passengers and takes everything in charge are pretty ridiculous and reflect the typical *hero saves the day* thing. Otherwise everything is slightly dull and there is no real suspense even though we see that the writers put an effort in creating some. There is a mis-use of the characters and Hawke helping the official team in their work is another bad side. Again the only real interests of the episode are the last Airwolf sequences over the sea and maybe too the insight into Caitlin's private life (her family)...

25 Feb 2003, Martin G. Grant 22, Rating 5, Flight #093 Is Missing
Why do most fans not like this episode? I certainly do, one of my big favourites - the final sequence is just to die for, for me personally that is.

26 Feb 2003, Eleanore2182 27, Rating 6, Flight #093 Is Missing
No one seems to realise that this episode's plot was going to be real, and I discovered it is similiar to the fourth horror event of 9/11, except that the reality was grass field. Do you get my drift?

04 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 4, Flight #093 Is Missing
The episode does lack something although its nice to see the relationship between Cait, Dom and Hawke progressing as she becomes more a part of their lives. The scene in Airwolf where Dom and Hawke are searching for her and Dom is trying to warn Hawke not to get his hopes up is great. Her heroics in the plane were overplayed but it was good that the writers were trying to show her being capable and heroic in her own right. The scene at the end where Dom points to Hawke as a possible eligible batchelor for her is hilarious.

03 Jun 2007, rarebutafact 50, Rating 5, Flight #093 Is Missing
Entirely watchable nonsense. Good FX (lifted and produced), and full of funny lines/gestures. Nice seein´ Hawke in a wetsuit- very Bond-like :)

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 5, Once A Hero
An unusually poignant episode and one where JMV got to show a bigger range to his acting abilities than normal. Backed by a beautiful orchestal score by Sylvester Levay this mid-season episode sticks out due to its dark underpinnings and the sublime performance of Thomas Callaway as the Senator who's fighting with his old ghosts from 'Nam.

16 Jan 2002, Hawke`s Lady 37, Rating 5, Once A Hero
I love this episode, because of its connections to String's past - and also to the reason why he kept hold of Airwolf in the first place. Lovely music, and an incredibly emotional ending. One of the episodes where you really feel for Hawke.

24 Jan 2002, buff-no1 38, Rating 4, Once A Hero
A decent one. I agree about the ending, when he speaks over the loudspeaker as he flies away in the lady is quite moving.

25 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 4, Once A Hero
This ep was ok, but for some reason, it doesn't click well with me. It's just one of those eps that don't stand out the most IMO. But I do agree about the ending. That's probably the only thing memorable about this one.

19 Mar 2002, Haakon Kjole 33, Rating 2, Once A Hero
I didn't like this episode that much. It should have been of the more important episodes in the series as we follow Hawke on his continuing search for his brother, St. John. But although the script itself is good enough to fill an episode, it breaks appart. The intro where Hawke must "assemble a crew" to help free his brother moves along very slowly and repeats itself. Further into the episode, there are too many unneccessary scenes that should have been left out and spent on more in-depth story telling, while other scenes are cut way too quickly; its just one short scene after another to move the story along. This episode could have been so much better.

29 Jun 2002, davidlim 40, Rating 3, Once A Hero
why does Hawke use a pistol when the other guys are using machine guns?? DUMB.

02 Jul 2002, wolf 2 25, Rating 6, Once A Hero
I would go through hell to get my brother home.I like it because it show some american are still in vietnam

30 Sep 2002, Le Wolf man 40, Rating 4, Once A Hero
Like many others, I remember this episode for the scene in which String is tear-filled when he finds out he's leaving without Saint John.

06 Jan 2003, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 4, Once A Hero
An episode on the Saint John backstory, that could've been much better, and better than "HX1" or "Half-Pint", but sadly is easily a forgettable episode of the series. The episode starts off strong with Archangel providing a meet with String and some orientals on the whereabouts of St. John. But from there on it's boring, boring, boring as String mounts a rescue effort, and executes it in Laos. Only getting a 4, from me because of the teary-eyed ending sequence with String realizing he's not going to return home with St. John, and swearing to him he'll be back! Kag212

25 Feb 2003, Martin G. Grant 22, Rating 6, Once A Hero
Again, one of my 2nd Season favourites - packed with some good SF/X, aerial footage, and the best of all - story arcs and connections to Hawke's troubled past-life.

05 Sep 2003, antilles 38, Rating 6, Once A Hero
This is one of my favorite episode from Season 2. I think it´s a very dark episode. It´s a good involving story with a great performance by Jan-Michael Vincent aswell as the supporting cast. There are some pretty cool aerials of Airwolf flying over the prison camp. Overall I found this episode to be very exiting.

05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 4, Once A Hero
Nice to see Archangel actually come up with something substantial to help fulfill his side of the Airwolf bargain but the story is slow and for me the only standout scene is where Hawke realises he´s leaving without his brother (again) and becomes emotional. Not a favourite.

03 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 4, Once A Hero
I agree 100% with Haakon Kjole about this one. Clearly should have been a two-parter. Just moves way to quick, and each scene appears as a snippet to introduce the next. Great guest stars, though, and very emotional (the Hawke voice-over with Airwolf´s loudspeaker @ the end jerks a tear from me eye every single viewing! (even after 20 years!) Nice locations. A pivotal episode in Hawke´s search for St.John, which comes up flat!

07 Sep 2004, fenrisoo1 53, Rating 6, Once A Hero
this is one of the few episodes that I have on vhs...and it´s my 2nd favorite ( I like "Sweet Britches" just a tad better ). This episode, better than most, tells the whole ´Airwolf´ story...it don´t get any better than this!

22 Feb 2007, nutaboutjc 30, Rating 5, Once A Hero
Hanky Alert!! I really liked this episode..this is what the show is really about..i cried at the ending where Hawke was speaking to Saint John telling him he is coming back to get him...very powerful!!

04 Jun 2007, rarebutafact 50, Rating 2, Once A Hero
Oboy, I might get flamed for this one.
In the pilot Hawke aske Michael to "..at least bring his body back."
The whole key to Hawke´s character is that he´s obsessed, and part of him truly understands this. Part of him also realizes that more than a decade has passed since being seperated from his brother, and on some level he KNOWS Sinjin ain´t alive anymore. What he needs is closure.
Once A Hero plays like a standard ex-POW revenge/redemption fantasy- a re-tread of Rambo: First Blood Part II (although I don´t remember which came out first that year). To make like Hawke has a real gut feeling that Sinjin is still alive betrays the psychology of his character as set up in season one. I mean, if he REALLY believed his brother WAS alive, he´d have no time for the world, he´d just sell ALL of his paintings, and use Airwolf full-time in a furious search for Sinjin! Hell, he never would have gotten involved with the Airwolf project in the first place; he´d have been in Nam looking!!!
Add to that the happy-happy smiling faces of his friends and their ho-ho attitude concerning going back to a nightmare part of their past lives was juvenile writing at best.
Sorry, IMO this was a dud.

06 Dec 2008, Train_a_Mania 19, Rating 5, Once A Hero
While not a flawless episode, it has depth to it. Hawk isn´t eyeing any girls, and the dark undertones give it a sense of realism. Sure, it isn´t the first "rescue POWs" attempt seen on-screen, I think it has some originality to it. Sylvester Levay´s music perfectly captures the emotions of a defeated Hawke when he calls to his brother in the jungles of Laos.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 4, Random Target
A good character-driven episode with Anne Lockhart's first outing on the show. Len Birman's unemotional performance is a great excuse for Hawke to avenge another potential lover's death. Worth watching just for the final "avenging angel" aerial alone pandering to the darker instincts of revenge and satisfaction all at the same time.

16 Jan 2002, Hawke`s Lady 37, Rating 5, Random Target
Some fantastic aerial photography in this episode. An emotional moment with echoes of Gabrielle's death as well - plus as Mark J Cairns says, the final scenes are wonderful - Airwolf spreading the gang's ill-gotten gains all over the runway as only those rotors can!

25 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 5, Random Target
One of my "lower-level" favorites. Good follow-up on previous shows by training Caitlin in the opening. Like I've said before.....I'm not crazy about all of that desert scenery, but enough action took place to draw my attention away from that, unlike "Firestorm". And my favorite one-liner: "Now I trust everybody". Nice stone-cold and grim vibes as he said that too. Good aerials as well.

30 Sep 2002, Le Wolf man 40, Rating 3, Random Target
Note that some of the "stock footage" is from the 'pilot' movie and 'One Way Express'!

29 Oct 2002, Dark_Knight_Bob 30, Rating 5, Random Target
The part where dom's hangar and all his choppers went up in smoke brought a lump to my throat. You had to laugh at the fact that no other 80's show were willing to blow up an old lady with a rocket launcher just cos she was out collecting some stones.

06 Jan 2003, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 4, Random Target
Boy, did we have a bunch of mid-season drab in Year 2, or what! Another good filler episode, that doesn't deal with anything important as String and Dom catch a diabolical mobster. Even the ending aerial leaves much to be desired, and the death of Sgt. Brannen, and String kissing her is overplayed and stupid as hell! Kag212

05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 4, Random Target
Not a favourite episode. Nice scene of Dom training Caitlin and some of her old self makes a reappearance when she teases Dom - ´what consitutes something happening to you or String?´. The supposed romance between Brennan and Hawke and the kiss as she´s dying just doesn´t work though and its fairly easy to spot that she´s the one in league with the villain.

22 Feb 2007, nutaboutjc 30, Rating 5, Random Target
I thought this was a good episode..I always like when they try to find a love interest for String and then he turns into an advenging angel..that´s what turned me onto the show in the first place.

04 Jun 2007, rarebutafact 50, Rating 4, Random Target
Anne Lockhart gave an excellent performance in this acceptable filler ep.
Plus: lots of swimsuit action!

12 Jan 2002, Louis Theb 26, Rating 5, Condemned
A great and very special episode that leads us into a huge nightmare. Even if Ernest Borgnine doesn't appear in it, it is great because Jean Bruce Scott has more screen lines rather than having her in the background like in a lot of episodes.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 5, Condemned
No Dom. Not really any Archangel. This one allowed Jean to show a little more emotional range as Caitlin and is one of those episodes that you either love or hate. 'Moffett's Ghost', 'HX1' and 'Fallen Angel' aside, this has been known to be certain fans' favourite episode due to the 1st Season espionage and international intrigue nature to the script. Biologicial warfare is never a pleasant subject to tackle within a TV show, but this one is handled well by writer, Douglas Steinberg and was a great example of how forward-thinking the show was at the time in respect of the end of the Cold War and international co-operation between the USA and the USSR.

20 Jan 2002, GriffonUK 27, Rating 5, Condemned
I like TV shows that deal with biological warfare, mainly because it is such a realistic threat these days... Infact, I found the episode to be quite similar to Virus (that terrible Jamie Lee Curtis film), although for totally different reasons... The only thing about this episode that sucks is that the plot is pretty much ripped from Proof Through the Night, the Russian accents range from bad to tripe, the Cruise Missiles look terrible and Caitlin's squealing was just unbearable ('You gotta hold on Hawke... focus Hawke... Now Hawke... Shoot it down now Hawke... Hawke... Hawke!!! <loud bang as a 9mm bullet from Hawke's gun penetrates Caitlin's cereberal cortex>)

25 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 5, Condemned
Another good one. And like Louis said, "Nightmare" pretty much sums this one up. This ep could almost be a horror film because is has that "Night of the Living Dead" kind of edge. And Jean did a wonderful job making up for Ernie's absence.

25 Jan 2002, Mike Rivers 29, Rating 6, Condemned
Although Dominic is missed in Condemned, it is still a great episode. One of the very darkest storylines. The madmen at the beginning sum up how different this is to episodes like The American Dream, A Short Walk To Freedom or A Piece of Cake. The uneasy alliance with the Russians, The search for a serum and the raw unpleasantness of the subject matter are well contrasted by the oppresive scenery.

28 Jun 2002, Le Wolf man 40, Rating 6, Condemned
This episode, souped up and tweaked a little, could have made a good cinema-scale movie, in my opinion.

09 Sep 2002, air211 27, Rating 1, Condemned
Probably my least favorite episode. I was falling asleep the whole way through this one.

06 Jan 2003, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 4, Condemned
Over-rated episode dealing with biological warfare. It really takes awhile to get going, and by the time it gets to the good part of the show, you realize 35 minutes have passed. Only getting a 4, and not a 3, from me because of Jan-Michael Vincent & Jean Bruce Scott's emmy worthy performance, being truly horrified at the events that took place at the Alaskian research facility. Although JBS's ending aerial, perfomance is over played, but JMV did well with it. Kag212

18 Feb 2003, vclay44209 32, Rating 6, Condemned
I thought this episode was probably the darkest one I have ever seen. It was good season one intrigue mixed in with a subject that is hitting to close to home with many of us today.

26 Feb 2003, antilles 38, Rating 6, Condemned
This is one of my favorite episodes from season 2. It's a nice story that's a bit different from the usual "blow them all up". It has good drama and great acting from the supporting cast. I love the fact that they have to work together with the enemy (the russians) to solve the problem, and that the russians turns out to quite nice people. (At least in the end). Actually I think this is the only Airwolf episode that dosen't have any really bad guys, which is nice for a change.

05 Mar 2003, colonelvidor 39, Rating 5, Condemned
One of the better episodes from the 2nd season.

15 Apr 2003, CH2 40, Rating 5, Condemned
In my opinion, one of the best episodes of the whole series,and holds well nearly twenty years on. Good photography, excellent script with good direction. Classic forty five minutes of cold war action... and thought.

04 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 6, Condemned
Really good episode. Interesting to see Hawke having to cope without his regular sidekick and truly act as the senior partner in the relationship with his co-pilot. The concept of the two Cold War enemies having to work together is a good one. Liked it lots.

26 Mar 2004, AirJ24C 33, Rating 6, Condemned
Awesome episode! - Very intense!

02 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 5, Condemned
This episode gets a ´5´ simply because of the awesome aerial photography and cinematography! This has got to be one of the best photographed episodes of the second and third seasons. Just great visuals throughout, including the shot of the buoyed Soviet submarine! The script was pretty dissappointing (despite the detente subtheme), however, this is a lot better than some later season two entries. Nice location shooting (except the paper-machet cave entrance) and guest stars. Above average for mid-season 2!

22 Feb 2007, nutaboutjc 30, Rating 5, Condemned
I really liked this episode since it has String and Caitlen working together for the foirt time and you can really see how they care for each other and its very powerful!!

04 Jun 2007, rarebutafact 50, Rating 5, Condemned
They pulled off a difficult idea very well. It could have been crap, but everything had that believability that made it work.
The ´sterilizing´ could have been a bit more intense, though...

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 4, The American Dream
A filler and the first outing on AIRWOLF for the oriental character actors who were doing the rounds of the Universal shows at the time, especially the first of three episodes for Soon-Teck Oh as Diem. James Shigeta though had much more screen presence as the 'Black Spider' and the scene between Hawke and him 'If you touch any of those farmers, I will personally, send you straight to hell!" was a good example of Hawke's no-nonsense attitude throughout the series. Some nice scenes with the crop-dusters and a poignant score by Sly Levay make it an enjoyable, if plodding romp.

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 4, The American Dream
Although a very emotional episode, that expresses how racist many were against the South Vietnamese in America after the Vietnam War, it fails to build a reason for Airwolf. Seems better as an "A-Team" episode. Along the lines of "The A-Team"'s 2nd Season episode "Labor Pains". I also agree poignant score by Sylvester Levay.

29 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 3, The American Dream
A pretty oppressive episode, with the end aerial probably being the only highlight of the show. There is no apparent reason for the Lady being involved in this matter, for the police could have taken care of it. Again, they somehow managed to work in a couple of crop-dusters and a B-52 for the Lady to expel from the sky. It does express a key message about the freedom of foreignors and how it should be protected just like our own.

29 Jun 2002, davidlim 40, Rating 2, The American Dream
Another throw-away episode...

13 Sep 2002, air211 27, Rating 5, The American Dream
I found this episode quite interesting. It focuses on people's racism against the Vietnamese and how Hawke is really close to them even though he once fought them in Nam. The action is fairly good throughout as well and James Shigeta does a good job as The Black Spider who harasses the poor farmers.

02 Feb 2003, antilles 38, Rating 4, The American Dream
I quite liked this episode. It had a nice atmosphere. I think it was very character driven. It didn't matter that the focus was not on the main characters, because i really liked those people. Also there was a really great melody in this episode.

05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 4, The American Dream
Pretty standard episode but nothing special. Nice premise that really Airwolf can´t completely save the day as the people need to save themselves.

16 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 3, The American Dream
Another top- notch score and some great aerial footage/ dogfight, but an otherwise boring entry which seemed more like a ´Knight Rider´ or ´A-Team´ as other reviewers also pointed out above. Oh well. Not bad, but not good, either. Repeated watching for appreciating the score only.

01 Dec 2006, Jeever1981 29, Rating 5, The American Dream
Again, in my eyes this episode wasn´t that bad. I´ve seen worse (Annie Oakley, The truth about Holly, Little Wolf, And a child shall lead)


05 Jun 2007, rarebutafact 50, Rating 5, The American Dream
I really liked this ep, it had a good message about helping folks, and then letting them handle things after...plus: Sylvester Levay outdid himself there!

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 5, Inn At the End of the Road
A good espionage script with plenty of good characterisation and action to keep us amused. Sporting one of the largest ensembli guest casts of the entire series, this episode was the initial outing for Nicholas Campbell's character, Doc Gifford [the other being 'Prisoner of Yesterday'] it was obvious that Campbell was being groomed to take over JMV's role if it were necessary. The heist team were also well portrayed with Randi Brooks' beautiful (but ruthlessly cold) female assassin standing out from the crowd. L.O.K.I. was a nice bit of AI kit that was handled well, if a little naively to have it deactived by the unconscious pilot's arm falling on the red button. "Where's the rockets on this thing?" "Right thumb! Right thumb!"

20 Jan 2002, GriffonUK 27, Rating 5, Inn At the End of the Road
I just laughed at this episode when Airwolf was *thrown* into that cliff face... if that was a real chopper, the entire lower fuselage would have been torn away at the speed they were travelling... Yet another indication that people who take 80's TV seriously needs to be kicked in the groin

25 Jan 2002, Homer Jenkins 38, Rating 4, Inn At the End of the Road
With all of Hawke's considerable skills, I find it wierd that he considers Doc's flying through a tunnel in a standard Bell Ranger as: "Pretty fancy flying". Surely that's run-of-the-mill stuff. great ep though.

29 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 5, Inn At the End of the Road
This was a good ep that involved yet another group of KGBs that terrorize an innocent cabin resident with this L.O.K.I. device. The aerials were superb (except the model shots), but finding a lame excuse such as Hawke passing out from a shoulder injury so Doc could fly was not a hot idea. Adding more of Caitlin could have helped as well. Above average episode.

15 May 2002, DR EVIL174260538 26, Rating 2, Inn At the End of the Road
GREAT EPISODE IN MY OPINION, BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN INTERESTING TO HAVE SEEN DOC IN MORE EPS OR EVEN AS A NEW CO-PILOT FOR AIRWOLF. HAWKE AND SANTINI WEREN'T IN THE LIMELIGHT IN THIS EPISODE AS THEY WERE IN MOST, WHICH SEEMED QUITE NEW AND REFRESHING IN MY OPINION.

05 Sep 2002, VS 29, Rating 4, Inn At the End of the Road
I didn't like the Gifford character or cliched British accents used in this episode. The way LOKI was finally defeated, with the pilot accidently switching it off!, was rather silly. However, it was nice to see an episode where Hawke is outclassed in his flying ability. It was an OK episode.

13 Sep 2002, air211 27, Rating 5, Inn At the End of the Road
This was another good episode of the second season, especially with the foreign espionage bit and the great aerial battle scenes. I though the LOKI was an interesting idea -- a device which turns an aircraft into a superior fighting machine. I agree that Randi Brooks did good as the beautiful but cold terrorist. Her other great performance was as Tanya, the villain with the wristband which shoots out laser beams, in the third season Knight Rider episode 'Knight in Retreat'.

06 Jan 2003, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 4, Inn At the End of the Road
Cool episode, that seemingly lost it's way. The beginning starts off really strong with the theft of the L.O.K.I., and String and Dom searching the forest for the baddies is cool. Although, I thought it was aa good episode, I got a little bored by the end of it, waiting to see how it would end. Focusing the entire episode's storyline on Doc Gifford was a nice little break, but was used too much, and left me wanting String and Dom back earlier than expected. However, the sequel to this episode, "Prisoner of Yesterday", didn't have enough Doc. Go figure! Kag212

25 Feb 2003, Martin G. Grant 22, Rating 6, Inn At the End of the Road
Another 2nd Season favourite! The synthesised music by Sly Levay and the aerial photography is just perfect, and the script itself is an entertaining and well-thought of one.

05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 4, Inn At the End of the Road
Not a favourite episode of mine possibly due to the fact that I hated Hawke getting beaten in a flying contest despite as he pointed it out it being Gifford´s brier patch. Gifford as a character was interesting but overall the episode did nothing for me.

26 Mar 2004, AirJ24C 33, Rating 6, Inn At the End of the Road
Great Music - Great acting! - Awesome episode!

13 Apr 2004, Mike23Ca2002 31, Rating 4, Inn At the End of the Road
I actually liked this episode.. Despite what Griffon said. Of course the entire helicopter would be splattered in one big fire ball impaled against the cliff.. but lets think in hollywood movie reality.... The show itself is beyond reality... A helicopter that makes eerie whistling noises while belting out wolf howls and growls.. of course you´ve got to maintain some reality.. but lets just stay within the Airwolf universe. However I´m going to question why in the blue hell would they want to have airwolf chase another helicopter with the friggin camera speed at high speed... THEY BROKE THE COVENANT.. no way man.. only Airwolf is allowed to do that. $0.02 ching ching

05 Jun 2007, rarebutafact 50, Rating 3, Inn At the End of the Road
A ´meh´ episode. I wanted more Hawke and Dom. Competant but underwhelming.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 5, Santini´s Millions
Even though there's a real KNIGHT RIDER feel to this episode, I love it due to the understated performance of veteran character actor, the late John Ireland as the "steel & concrete" Carl Barron. Jared Martin also puts in a fantastic performance as the ruthless and manipulative James Graydon. Scenes that stick out include: Barron's rescue by Santini in Airwolf, the final aerial with Airwolf coming back from "over the hill", and Barron saying to Dom, "Keep looking in your mailbox. I won't live forever!" [poignant to the fact that John Ireland was one of the first guest cast to die a few years afterwards, joining amongst others: Christopher Connelly ('St John'), Christopher Stone ('Col. Vidor'), Roland Harrah III ('Half-Pint') and Robert F. Simon ('The Admiral') ].

24 Jan 2002, Mike Rivers 29, Rating 4, Santini´s Millions
Although the darker, tone of such episodes as Fallen Angel, or Condemned is often more welcome than the 'fun' episodes, Santinis Millions is much like the A-Team episode 'Showdown'an amusing concept executed well.Of all the characters Dominic was obvious choice, as he often brings a slightly lighter touch to the series anyway with his upbeat personality.

29 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 4, Santini´s Millions
This ep was a keeper for me. Not as outstanding as "Sweet Britches", or "HX1", but Dom trying to hold down the fort for billionaire Carl Barron was a riot! Just look at him go while tossing out questions at that meeting with the top dogs of Barron Industries....."Are we trying to muscle those people off their land?" And the best lines of the show....."What the hell are you doing?" "Are we over the horizon?" "Yes, but"----"TURBOS!" Jared Martin----good villain, apart from his appearance on Knight Rider.

02 Jul 2002, antilles 38, Rating 2, Santini´s Millions
This is one of my least favorite episodes from season 2. This feels more like an episode of Dynasty or Dallas. It's nice that the focus is around Dominic's character for once, but he deserved a better episode.

13 Sep 2002, air211 27, Rating 5, Santini´s Millions
Another good episode. Maybe not so much the action as the plot -- Dom striking it rich for apparently doing absolutely nothing except being a human being and lending a hand to a man in trouble. I also liked the guest cast -- John Ireland was good as the wealthy industrialist who values decent human principles over the materialistic things in life. Jared Martin, as always, does a good job as the villain. I'm sure everyone will agree, however, that his best performance was as the computer whiz David Halston in the exciting two-hour Knight Rider third season opener 'Knight of the Drones'.

10 Oct 2002, vclay44209 32, Rating 6, Santini´s Millions
I am giving this episode a 6 because to me this episode had the greatest save of any Airwlf episode.What I mean by save is the final aerial battle when Graydon and his co pilot are about to kill Barron and his granddaughter, only to have his plans shattered when Airwolf comes out of knowhere and the String proceeds to destroy the bad guys. I love that fact that Graydon(Jared Martin) was the bad guy in this episode because of his playing a bad guy on the 1984 season premiere of Knight Rider. All in all I believe that this is one of the greatest chopper fights of all time.

06 Jan 2003, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 3, Santini´s Millions
Every TV Show in the 80's had it's 'co-starring character gets rich quick for some reason' episode. In "The Dukes of Hazzard", Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltraine (James Best) had a get-rich episode, "Hardcastle and McCormick" had one where Mark McCormick (Daniel Hugh-Kelly) got rich, and "Miami Vice" had one where Det. Stan Switek (Michael Talbott) got rich. "Santini's Millions" was the one for "Airwolf" with Dom getting the dough. Sadly, if someone had thought more action scenes to save this drab episode, it could've been one of the best of the 2nd Season. The dialogue between Dominic Santini and the cold technology head of Carl Barron (John Ireland) is super. The scenes where Dom turns away a fortune offer from Barron, to save the life of a child is moving, as is Barron's comment to Dom at the end about "keep looking in your mailbox, I won't be alive forever." But from the beginning until we get to the end, is a big open area, where really nothing much is going on. Dom's trying to learn office politics is interesting at first, but gets old quick, and Cait's book-smarts of the stocks in the board at Barron Technolgies, leaves you thinking, "when the hell are they going to decide whether Caitlin is going to smart & cunning or naive & stupid character?" But this episode at least deserves the credit, of having a good guest cast with Jared Martin, who's best known for his work as Sue Ellen's (Linda Gray) long-time love interest in "Dallas", portarying the icey Graydon, and of course the late-great John Ireland as Barron, in his first appearence on the show. His second being one of the better episodes of the 4th Season, "Rogue Warrior".

05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 5, Santini´s Millions
I liked this episode. There´s some really nice non-verbal interplay between the regulars and the final rescue of Baron and his granddaughter is neat (even though Hawke is lucky the bad guys wanted to savour the moment). The character of Caitlin is given the opportunity to look smart here which is a good thing but I agree that by now the writer´s have done a good job at really confusing the audience about what her character really was supposed to be. The episodes from the Hunted to this one did a lot to undermine the original character introduced by focusing on her ineptness, naivety and ´emotional female´ aspects and even Flight #093 where the intention was to show her as a capable ex-cop is undone by the conversations with ´Mom´ (highly enjoyable though they are). The Caitlin in this episode is much closer to the original character and as such shines - she even gets to rescue the guys for once!

06 Jun 2007, rarebutafact 50, Rating 4, Santini´s Millions
It was all worth it for Dom in the boardroom, LOL!!! Good character moments and a nice chopper fight made for an entertaining ep- not great, but far from bad.

25 Aug 2008, nutaboutjc 30, Rating 5, Santini´s Millions
I like this episode especailly tthe final aerial sequence when the guy tells string to get over the horizon and he does and then pulls a u-turn in Airwolf!! All I have to say is priceless!!!

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 5, Prisoner of Yesterday
Quite a 'Mad Over Miami'-esque feel to this one with plenty of political intrigue to keep this episode very adult. Nicholas Campbell turns in another good performance as Doc Gifford. Also notable for the great "minimalist" theme in the final aerial. INTERESTING TRIVIA: This is the second time JMV and Julie Carmen had worked together, having previously starred together in the 'Last Plane Out' movie from 1983... where both characters had to get out of a war-torn country before the airports closed.

29 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 2, Prisoner of Yesterday
Didn't like that fact that the writers invited Nicholas back for another round.......enough said.

13 Jun 2002, Jan-Michael 23, Rating 3, Prisoner of Yesterday
That's is a nice Episode

06 Jan 2003, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 2, Prisoner of Yesterday
This episode is easily, just under "Out of the Sky" as the worst episode of the season, and it is also one of the worst episodes of the entire series. Really boring and stupid, not really a need for Doc Gifford, who is under-used, and wrote off quickly and abruptly. Definitely one of the easily forgettable episodes of the show. Out of the 'main' South America episodes of the show, the others being Season 1's "Mad Over Miami", and Season 3's "Break-In At Santa Paula", this one probably falls just under "Break-In At Santa Paula", which was also crap. None of these South America episodes ever held a candle to the series' great "Mad Over Miami".

16 Feb 2003, vclay44209 32, Rating 5, Prisoner of Yesterday
This was a strong episode with a lot of Mad over Miami in it. Very strong.

05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 4, Prisoner of Yesterday
Nice to see Gifford return and Dom, Cait and Hawke acting as a team but not a real stand out episode.

06 Jun 2007, rarebutafact 50, Rating 3, Prisoner of Yesterday
The actress that played the daughter was the only thing that really held my attention in this ep.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 3, Natural Born
Not one of the best episodes around, Lance Sloan obviously had a good agent, portraying a slightly wooden Kevin, he did not have the range to pull this character off (Less of the sniggering in the back!). Not a bad final aerial though. Poignant due to the fatality of JMV's main stuntman, up to this point, Reid Rondell

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 3, Natural Born
This episode could've been great! Only one reason it wasn't, ... LANCE SLOANE! Great script by Westbrook Claridge & Alfonse M. Ruggiero, Jr. Kag212

29 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 3, Natural Born
An episode that's 1/3 good, with 2/3 aspiration to be good. Finally, an ep that features more of Caitlin, accompanied by a whining kid with Captain's bars mounted to his forehead! I believe a better choice could have been made than that of Lance Sloan! One thumb down for him alone.

02 Jul 2002, antilles 38, Rating 1, Natural Born
What a terrible episode. Did'nt feel like Airwolf at all. And what an annoying kid. I just felt like kicking that kid in the face during the entire episode. He has got to be one of the worst characters in the entire series. The only interesting thing about this episode, is that Airwolf actually lands at Santini Air.

01 Aug 2002, Jayson Firestorm 32, Rating 5, Natural Born
Well, someone has to have a different opinion of this episode, so it might as well be me! This could never be classed amongst the show¿s greats, but I have to admit, I quite like this one in it¿s own way. And what¿s more, I have to say (cringes with saying this) that I actually didn¿t have a problem with Lance Sloane as Kevin. (Cringes even more) In face I personally felt that he played his part¿ well, not outstandingly, but adequately. US shows like this in the early-mid 80s seemed to want to dish characters like this up regularly, to show that problems can be sorted out, and not all teenage kids turn to drug-addicted tearaways; like they wanted to use ¿squeaky clean¿ kids like Kevin as an influence. In fairness, I personally feel that Lance Sloane did what he could with the character ¿ if there is any blame to be pointed any where, surely it¿s as equally down to the writers. Several ¿Knight Rider¿s had similar one episode characters, as did ¿The Dukes Of Hazzard¿, and the fourth season ¿A-Team¿ episode ¿Waiting For Insane Wayne¿, which sees the team helping an orphaned teenager defend a valuable oil well from bad guys ¿ now the ¿kid¿ in that episode, that¿s how it should NOT be done. Clearly too old to be teenaged, and really hard to like, verging on annoying. For all his faults, Lance Sloane shines against his contemporaries who played equivalent parts in the era (and enough defending Lance Sloane already ¿ what am I, his personal fan club?!). Anyway, the great LS debate aside, one bit I never did get on with is Airwolf nearly colliding with Kevin¿s chopper at the start of the episode, just so Kevin gets to know of it¿s existence. The whole scene is so tacky and fake, and is far too coincidental to happen. Not only that, but before Kevin and his girlfriend meet Airwolf in the skies, there is one of the most glaring bloopers of the entire (original) series, when Kevin and his girl-friend repeatedly switch sides of the helicopter (for some reason, many of the shots of them appear to be shown back-to-front). One thing I do like about this episode is that it shows more of life working at Santini Air, which was always welcome when it was executed well (some, mostly later, third season episodes, did it, but didn¿t pull it off so well). This episode in many ways is like one of the more watered-down third season stories, as opposed to the darker, more climatic first and earlier second season ones, but in it¿s own way it's an enjoyable, quite easy-going tale, and I for one enjoyed it. (And no, I wasn¿t on any medication at the time!) =)

16 Sep 2002, air211 27, Rating 4, Natural Born
I agree with Jayson Firestorm all the way. Lance Sloane really was not all that bad. And, yes, I do agree that the "e teenager from the A-Team ep 'Waiting for Insane Wayne' was indeed so much worse than Lance. When I saw that A-Team episode I wanted to kick whoever it was that cast Moosie Drier (what a name!!) as the "e teenager. Moosie, who was already in his twenties, played a 15-year old!! What kind of crap was that!! Surely they could have found someone younger to play the part. Compared to that crap, Lance really does not look that bad here. I was never a huge fan of this episode, but I just had to stanf up for poor Lance.

05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 2, Natural Born
Distinctly average although you wonder how much of the quality was affected by the fact that there was a death on set. For me this is also the one of the times where it is really in-your-face noticeable that JMV may be either drunk or stoned which does nothing to help with the episode quality. Kevin as a character doesn´t really work, the whole ´accidental´ meeting between him and Airwolf at the start is stupid and the air service responsible for his uncle´s death just being down the road from Santini Air a little unbelievable. The only good moment is when Cait points out to Kevin that she used to be a good cop even if Hawke and Dom forget the fact - but then this is ruined as she promptly gets kidnapped! Another one I wouldn´t miss.

01 Dec 2006, Jeever1981 29, Rating 5, Natural Born
I thought this episode wasn´t that bad at all! The scene where the hangar-doors of Santini Air open, and you get to see Airwolf really close, was just great!

06 Jun 2007, rarebutafact 50, Rating 2, Natural Born
Oboy, an episode that makes me think The Truth About Holly wasn´t so bad after all. Apart from some real interesting close-up shots of The Lady, this episode blew. And the helecopter that Airwolf destroyed was NOT a white one, yet it was a white one that exploded. *yawn*

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 2, Out of the Sky
Pure KNIGHT RIDER! This should never have been made within the Airwolf universe. The ONLY noteworthy scene is when the Lady puts the nose down to chase away the baddies Jeep, accompanied by the ascending bridge theme of the Main Theme. Real "Mighty Mouse to the rescue" stuff, otherwise boring! boring! boring!

16 Jan 2002, Hawke`s Lady 37, Rating 4, Out of the Sky
The romantic in me quite liked parts of this episode - although it was very fast work by String! Other than that, not one of the best, really..and the Out Of The Sky song begins to get very irritating!

20 Jan 2002, GriffonUK 27, Rating 2, Out of the Sky
As stated above, the only real worthwhile scenes in the entire episode are the aerials... everything else just screams 'Family Friendly'...

01 Feb 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 2, Out of the Sky
Hmmmm, don't much of anything to say about this one, except that it's a good filler for my video tape.

06 Jan 2003, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 1, Out of the Sky
The worst episode of the 2nd Season! Along with "Little Wolf" & "The Puppet Master" as the worst episodes of the series, all I have to say to those out there that bash "The Girl Who Fell From The Sky" & "Tracks", ... those episodes were masterpieces of the series compared to this crap. The added bazooka fight at the end with Airwolf, is something straight out of the 4th Season, and looks unrealistic, and Roxanne Marvel desreved to die after making that stupid song, "Out of the Sky". I mean really bad, here. Look forward to more absolute unforgiving crap with "Little Wolf".

04 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 3, Out of the Sky
This would have played better for Knight Rider. For those of us who were quite keen on a Caitlin/Hawke romance this killed any hope of that happening in the 2nd season as Caitlin encourages his romance with the singer by getting Dom to leave them alone! And the whole running towards each other moment when he rescues Roxy is just cringe-worthy.

03 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 1, Out of the Sky
I tried to score this a ´0´, but the site wouldn´t let me! Completely unwatchable! Let the dismantling of a once great series begin! Painful viewing.

25 Nov 2004, CH2 40, Rating 1, Out of the Sky
One word; Garbage. This one should have never left the writers meeting room. But on the positive side it was a bad egg, in an otherwise good season 2.


01 Jan 2007, Getz516 31, Rating 1, Out of the Sky
The one song sung over and over again in this epidsode (whatever the title was) REALLY annoyed me.

13 Jan 2007, groundhog 49, Rating 6, Out of the Sky
This show rocked! It mixed music and action and had a crazy over-the-top villian Nick DeSoto. It was funny! Kinda cast Hawke in a different light. Cool UFO battle at the end. How could real fans not get a big kick outta this?!

06 Jun 2007, rarebutafact 50, Rating 1, Out of the Sky
I tried, I really tried to watch it without fast-fowarding...I remembered hating it back in ´85, now I see why.......*ughhhh* I feel unclean- in a bad country/western way......The Truth About Holly is lookin´ better and better...

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 6, Dambreakers
One of the Top 5 of the 2nd Season behind 'Moffett's Ghost', 'Fallen Angel' and 'HX1', this superb character-driven script has the odd subtle piece of religious symbolism, especially the scene where the Amish-type settlers ask for Moses-like "deliverance", where the scene is composited with Airwolf lifting off from the Valley of the Gods. Nice! But it is Marjoe Gortner's + Devon Ericson's character that are the stars of this episode as Rector and Hannah. The on-screen chemistry is truly excellent and the late Virgil Vogel directed some superior television with 'Dambreakers'. INTERESTING TRIVIA: There was a horrific stunt which went wrong for two of the series' regular stunt people. In the story, when Hawke and Kelly Dayton are escaping in a truck, it is subsequently blown-up by Rector via gunfire from one of the bombers. Originally, there was not meant to be any fire with the explosion, only smoke, but someone got it wrong, and when the male & female stuntpeople jumped from the truck they suffered some serious burns when the charge emitted fire as well. They rolled straight into and through the engulfing flames. Subsequently the stuntwoman took Ron Stein - Stunt Co-ordinator and Belisarius Productions to court for damages.

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 5, Dambreakers
I agree totally Mark. And being a Christian myself, I get really pumped when the commune town's people pray for God to send his 'all mighty power' to help them, and you next see Airwolf lifting out of the Lair, and the 'Main Theme' playing. Very nice. One of the most action-packed episodes ever! A little slow though, or it would've gotten a 6 from me. Kag212

20 Jan 2002, GriffonUK 27, Rating 5, Dambreakers
The accountants at Universal deserve a smack for this episode and a subsequent episode of Knight Rider... both of which were forced to re-use unedited footage from Superman's Dam destruction scene... Otherwise the episode is pretty sound and well executed... Damn those tight fisted <snip>

25 Jan 2002, Homer Jenkins 38, Rating 2, Dambreakers
whats with these crooks! you will get nowhere fast if you use WW2 bombers as your getaway!

01 Feb 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 4, Dambreakers
This ep was likeable. The villainous roles of Devon Ericson and Marjoe Gortner were outstanding. The news reporter really wasn't needed. She was just there for looks. The theme music was a disappointment. They cut the last couple of bars short just so it could coincide with the explosion. At least they kept the beat going. And the aerials over the dam were nicely executed.

05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 3, Dambreakers
Not a particularly great episode but nice shots as Airwolf peeks over the dam and then has to duck to avoid the missiles. Not a favourite.

06 Dec 2003, CH2 40, Rating 5, Dambreakers
Of course the idea that a terror group could use an old B25 to blow up a dam in 1985 must have seemed a bit far of the planet and then 9/11 happened.

Season 2 was good and this was of the top episodes.

A guess the B25 was the closest they could get to the ´Dambreaker´ Lancasters (there was only one flying in 1985 and that was the BBMF one in the UK).

What does take a bit of believing is that once again Hawke has stumbled across a gang of nutters ready to distroy the world. All said and done the script is not bad.

The final air combat scene is a bit of a let down. The air to air photography did´t seem to be its usual self, the shots of the B25 flying over dam and lake just did´t seem to cut it and the editor seems a little to keen to use old stock footage of a different Mitchel flying over water, which after all the location costs seemed a bit of a shame.

03 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 5, Dambreakers
Rare instance when a Knight Rider-esque script is exulted to the stratosphere by superior direction, cinematography, and guest stars! One of the last season-one Hawke style outtings (in terms of mood) for JMV. Fits in quite well with above average early season two entries like ´Firestorm´, ´Sins of the Past´, and ´Condemed´. Nice aerial footage and special effects. Truely a gem in the rough latter half of season two. Not to be missed, and /or a must have for your dvd/ vhs collection! Enjoy. Ooooh, that Devon Ericson. Oooooh!

07 Jun 2007, rarebutafact 50, Rating 5, Dambreakers
Marjoe Gortner played the villain well; maniacle, but not too over-the-top. JMV put in a good performance, and I liked that the ep was very Hawke-driven. Right up there with Condemned as a good season one-moodish outing.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 5, Severance Pay
One of the last of the big 'Firm' scripts, with loads of 1st Season-type espionage and inter-agency politics. Arte Johnson's performance as Larry Mason was spot-on and riveting viewing. A good episode for charactisation, dialogue and action. "We don't exchange what we terminate" finished off the episode with a very sinister air.

22 Jan 2002, Hawke`s Lady 37, Rating 5, Severance Pay
Interesting episode as it focuses on The Firm for a change - nice to see it's not just Archangel and Marella who work there..

01 Feb 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 5, Severance Pay
In agreement with Mark and Hawke's Lady, this ep did take a break from the previous domestic and personal missions, and focused on the internal drama of the FIRM. I believe this ep had pretty fast-paced action, so if you don't pay attention, you might get lost in it! That flightsuit fit pretty well on Arte!....

10 Oct 2002, vclay44209 32, Rating 5, Severance Pay
I give this episode a strong rating of 5 because the scripts went back to the first season scripts rather than the dometicated scripts that most of season 2 had become.The only thing I didn't like about this episode is the used stock footage that was used from "The American Dream". But all in all, I thought it was a strong Airwolf episode with all the intrigue and action an Airwolf episode should have.

16 Nov 2002, gmac2300 31, Rating 2, Severance Pay
The final figth sequence actually used stock footage from the Magnum, P.I. episode "Two Birds of a Feather", and to tell the truth I never quite liked the episode.

06 Jan 2003, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 4, Severance Pay
A great script Chester Krumholz, but could've probably been better, had there been more action. It was also stupid, how long it took the F.I.R.M. to locate Larry Mason, when they seemingly found Archangel hidden in a castle within a couple of days in "Fortune Teller". Plus, it was obvious that Martin Milner's character was the bad guy from the very first scene between him in Larry Mason (Arte Johnson). Marella (Deborah Pratt) is wasted in this lesser episode, where she would've been better appreciated in an episode like "Condemned", "Inn At The End Of The Road", or "Santini's Millions" for a guest appearence.

25 Feb 2003, Martin G. Grant 22, Rating 2, Severance Pay
Intelligently-written script, but this episode could of been so much better! And a newly-filmed aerial action sequence would of suited the episode as well, and more influential acting.

05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 4, Severance Pay
Its not a bad episode and one of the few in the 2nd season to concentrate on the Firm. It just lacks something.

29 Mar 2004, anton75 35, Rating 3, Severance Pay
I defenitely like the espionage and intrigue factors this ep has going for it. I really liked Martin Miller´s performance as Barnes, he probably should have been a regular up until this episode, and then being exposed in this episode would have made it even better. However, I must say this episode has about the worse reuse of footage in the entire series (taken from the American Dream). One minute there 5000 ft up, the next there skimming the ground. A good twenty seconds of it is a direct rip, painful to watch. No aerial at all would have been much better....

07 Jun 2007, rarebutafact 50, Rating 3, Severance Pay
Nice idea shot down by more juvenile FIRM antics; we get to see top peeps in the FIRM in an office around a table, nicely lit. WTF? These should be guys you never see well- if at all! Remember Zeus in the shadows just a few eps back?
A bigger budget, and something more for Marella to do besides look serious would have helped...

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 4, Eruption
Very KNIGHT RIDER / THE A-TEAM-type script, that was well handled by the Airwolf production team. Guest Star, Mills Watson just acts everybody else off the screen as corrupt Sheriff John Cove (possibly trying to out Lance LeGault's "Bogan"??). The episode is also notable for the inclusion of veteran film star, Laraine Day as the figurehead of the Davenport mining company, as well as LOST IN SPACE / SOUND OF MUSIC star, Angela Cartright in a very minor role as pregnant miner's wife, Mrs Crannovitch. Brutal eruption sequences especially when the Deputy gets killed by the pyroclastic cloud.

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 5, Eruption
Not really superb on the script, but i'm a sucker for 'disaster' films. So "Eruption" is no exception! Very cold and dank feeling, due to the Volcano eruption. Kag212

20 Jan 2002, GriffonUK 27, Rating 4, Eruption
And the Griff2002 award for best Pyroclastic's 1985 goes to... ERUPTION :) The rest of the episode was pretty weak however, with a very lame aerial at the end...

01 Feb 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 4, Eruption
This is another domestic/small-town squabble episode that again managed to squeeze in a couple of choppers to be blown away at the end. The whole volcano bit made it interesting though. The final aerial, although short, can still make you somewhat drowsy. And after saying all of that, I still think the ep was ok.

15 Feb 2003, Louis Theb 26, Rating 2, Eruption
Some dramatic & intense eruption sequences and Airwolf nicely covered with dust. Is there something else which is interesting in this episode? I'm not sure. It is one of those episodes (like 'The American Dream') where there are poor nice people opressed by big bad guys before being saved by the series heroes - it just doesn't do it for me. It's watchable but again even the final combat scene is a bit stupid with the two enemy choppers being destroyed by hiting eachother...

05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 2, Eruption
Airwolf over the volcano and in the eruption is great but the rest of the story is pants. Would have worked better as a Knight Rider script.

03 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 2, Eruption
Mark and rachel1 hit the nail on the head! Take away Mills Watson´s performance and this one falls...SPLAT! Come on! Airwolf mediating a dispute between the blue collars and management! Plus, could the excellent aerial sequence/ dogfight BE any shorter?! I half expected a shot of BA, Hannibal and Face bustin´ Murdock outta the VA! Ugh!

08 Jun 2007, rarebutafact 50, Rating 2, Eruption
One word: weak. *Goes off to watch The Truth About Holly*

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 6, Short Walk to Freedom
One of my personal favourites due to this being the last of the "classic" Airwolf episodes before the more mainstream action/adventure hokum of the 3rd Season. A large ensembli cast go someway to build on limited character development, but in the end it's the predicament of Airwolf being disabled and having to be pushed across a desert that sticks in the mind. One slightly laughable scene is where one of the teenagers, Cookie, tries to "get off with" Caitlin in this time of crisis & uncertainty, in case it's their last... or more likely, "his first!" time. For all his naivety (or cheek), he ended up with a little peck on the cheek. Well if you don't ask! ;) Udi Harpaz provides a wonderful sequenced score to this episode which stayed with me from the first time I heard it in 1985, and supports a well-balanced episode between good script, plenty of action and Airwolf in peril. A classic!

25 Jan 2002, Homer Jenkins 38, Rating 2, Short Walk to Freedom
Yeah, Right! :-(

11 Mar 2002, DaveGilmour 28, Rating 4, Short Walk to Freedom
Although Airwolf is capable of a lot more than this episode, it is still a lot of fun. Airwolf for once is wrecked and it looks like for once the hero's might not make it (of course they do). It is also good to give Jean Bruce Scott something more to do than usual, but vice-versa for Deborah Pratt's last story, she has little to do and it is a bit of a cheat that Borgnine is conveniently injured so he has no lifting to do. Not a bad end to the season

28 Aug 2002, mack 27, Rating 5, Short Walk to Freedom
This episode has some of the elements that made a great episode. Firstly the disablement of Airwolf (The major complication,) then the push across the desert mixed with the action scenes. Hawke also re highlights his relative advanced knowledge of the Aircraft by successfully restarting the main engines, which I think is good, classic Airwolf.

19 Mar 2003, vclay44209 32, Rating 6, Short Walk to Freedom
A strong episode that for once we see what the Airwolf crew does when the lady is disabled. A very strong episode that is a fitting finale for season 2.

03 Apr 2003, CSFDfiremedic657 33, Rating 5, Short Walk to Freedom
A classic, one of my favorites...Two thumbs up!!!!!!!!!

04 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 6, Short Walk to Freedom
I like this episode - an interesting story with all the characters acting intelligently - it was a good way to end the 2nd season. The last scene where Dom, Hawke and Cait are in Airwolf and Dom says ´What would you do if you had to live it all over again?´ and Hawke replies ´I know one thing. If I had to live it over again I wouldn´t want to do it with anbody else´ was a good line to finish on.

26 Mar 2004, AirJ24C 33, Rating 6, Short Walk to Freedom
Geat Episode. Period.

03 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 5, Short Walk to Freedom
Not a bad way to end season two, indeed. I love the trivia regarding the whole missing scene with the introduction of the students and the overly long end credits. I just don´t get it sometimes! Otherwise, probably one of the last episodes (excluding the superior season three entries ´Fortune Teller´, and ´Half Pint´) with a bit of season one flavor to it (even JMV´s portrayel of Hawke). Still, though, a spiced up "Hawke and Dom to Cait´s rescue" outting. Fine splicing of ´MadOver Miami´´s jungle assault footage with newly captured celluloid for the rescue mission! And yet another fine guest cast all around. Marella´s last gig? She saw the writing on the wall. (She went off to create the world of Sam, Al, and Ziggy with DPB)

07 Sep 2004, fenrisoo1 53, Rating 6, Short Walk to Freedom
This was the episode that I caught when I first heard the music score over the closing credits. I´ll always hod this one dear in my heart...


08 Jun 2007, rarebutafact 50, Rating 3, Short Walk to Freedom
I must have missed something, all I saw was a lot of re-cycled footage. The last line was very good, though. But not an episode I´ll re-visit very often. Still, the last of Marella, and for that, it´s a must.

30 Jan 2008, Train_a_Mania 19, Rating 6, Short Walk to Freedom
One of the best foreign-country episodes. It wasn´t entirely predictable, and the musical score was great.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 3, The Horn of Plenty
A very surreal and unsettling way to start the 3rd Season, with Bernie Kowalski at the helm when Don Bellisario took a back seat from day-to-day production [despite the myth that he left the show which was untrue!]. Another brain-washing script in line with 'Echos From The Past' although this one is far more unsettling due to its dark characterisation, especially when Hawke shoots Dom (with Caitlin watching from Airwolf). A nice throw-back to the 'Pilot' is that the whole episode is filmed at Vasquez Rocks (aka 'Devil's Anvil'). Ex-Mrs David Hasselhoff, Catherine Hickland provides the eye-candy as two-faced bitch, Angelica Horn, but Richard Lynch obviously relished his role as the "original" Horn even though I feel John Vernon did a better job of the role in the later 'Discovery' episode. Nice (but obvious) twist at the end.

20 Jan 2002, GriffonUK 27, Rating 2, The Horn of Plenty
What the hell... Anti-Brain washing drug... what were the writers thinking? Oh yeah, their paychecks must have just landed in front of them... Terrible episode, with a much better sequel...

12 Feb 2002, Carlos2 27, Rating 5, The Horn of Plenty
I thought it was quite good with a good story line which wasn't tacky.

11 Mar 2002, DaveGilmour 28, Rating 5, The Horn of Plenty
This type of show always works best when you don't know what the outcome will be, and this one really keeps you guessing. String brainwashed into shooting Dom, Caitlin thinking she had killed String really disturbed me but that was great and in many ways was Jan Michael Vincent's finest hour but all the stars give it their all and for make you feel that these characters really care for each other. Terrific stuff

01 Aug 2002, Jayson Firestorm 32, Rating 3, The Horn of Plenty
I never really got on too well with this episode. It's a long way from being amongst the weakest episodes, but it never really seemed to have much appeal to it. It didn't have the familiar feel of most episodes, and the strange, "fish out of water" story-line suffered even worse by being at the start of the season. Maybe it would have fared a bit better if it had been tucked into the season by a couple of episodes ¿ though even if it had been, I don't think it would have come across all that much better. The whole hypnosis plot, complete with obligatory, unconvincing black-and-white tunnel effects, felt to me as if it was straight out of an episode of 1960s 'Bat-Man'. The whole plot, in my mind, is quite probably the most unbelievable and unrealistic of the three seasons, being straight out of fantasy and hard to accept in the normally more down-to-earth Airwolf. Richard Lynch does well as John Bradford Horn, even if he does play him very much like numerous other villains in numerous other TV series episodes. Catherine Hickland is fair as his daughter, but does no better nor worse than numerous other actresses could have in the role, and by the end, it's hard to really decide just what writer Sutton Roley was trying to do with the character. Personally I found little if any sense of real urgency or build up to a climax with the plot, and the whole story was so conceived and hard to really get your teeth into. Another story that maybe would have been more at home adapted for 'Knight Rider'. Overall, okayish, I suppose, but not really one of my favourites of the series. There's episodes I watch again and again and again - this isn't one of them.

09 Sep 2002, air211 27, Rating 5, The Horn of Plenty
This episode as well as the sequal are very fine episodes. John Bradford Horn is a true matermind to behold. The thing that I really liked about the two John Bradford Horn episodes is the actors who played Horn. Richard Lynch and John Vernon are my two favorite villain actors on TV and I could not think of anyone to play Horn better than those two. Catherine Hickland, 'Stevie' in the three Knight Rider episodes, is also a plus in this episode. A disappointing factor was that I was really looking forward to a third Horn episode. I would really love to see Horn finally brought to justice.

21 Sep 2002, VS 29, Rating 5, The Horn of Plenty
A nice episode, which introduces Hawke's most resilient of foes: the criminal mastermind John Bradford Horn. Richard Lynch IMO plays the part with more style and class then John Vernon did. The final action sequence where Hawke blows apart Horn's paratroopers is great fun to watch. One thing I was never too sure about, was whether Hawke wanted Horn's daughter dead or not, was he in love with her????

06 Jan 2003, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 4, The Horn of Plenty
I episode, that couldn't decide if it wanted to be "Fallen Angel" or try something different. Not really much to say here, but I agree with Mark, a very unsettling and strange way to start the 3rd Season. I really different episode where, although a 4, has many aspects to notable to the series worth mentioning. Such as Jan-Michael Vincent's emmy-worthy performance he (String) practically screams & cries in sheer terror when he has been anti-brainwashed, and thinks he has shot Dom dead. Kudos to Jean Bruce Scott as she turns in her best performance in the series (I think ...) as she shows really anguish, burnout, and pure horror whe she thinks Dom is dead, then when she gives String the drug thinking she has killed him, from a reaction to the medication. Plus, Archangel blows a gasket, when he finally learns Caitlin is capable of flying Airwolf. Like I said, a very strange episode to start the new, and final original, season. The sequel episode, "Discovery" was alot more of an "Airwolf"-type episode. I think Richard Lynch 'couldve' been the best Horn, if he had gotten as much lines, and screentime as John R. Vernon did in "Discovery". Catherine Hickland provides very nice eye-candy, as one of the more attractive female guests in the show.

14 Apr 2003, mrwiseman 37, Rating 5, The Horn of Plenty
I feel strange writing a review of an episodr I haven't seen in over 10 years, but it must have been good because i still remember it. The two scenes that I still appreciate are Archangel pitching a fit when he learns that Caitlin can fly Airwolf and Caitlin's heartwrenching scene when she thinks String is dead. I always felt this was one of Jean's best scenes and it showed her deep feelings for String (I am always the romantic...sorry).

24 Jul 2003, Captaindev 42, Rating 5, The Horn of Plenty
I remember when I first saw this episode, the first thing I thought was "what the hell did I just watch?" It was a very surrealistic episode, and I really didn´t expect that when I first saw it. The two things that stood out was the "missile compartment" bit, and some of the what I thought at first were "BATMAN" tv show-inspired camera angles when String attacks Horn´s forces on the island. But then again I was 17 or so at the time. Only a few years later did I really find an appreciation for this episode, which is one of my favorites, and I too, then and now, thought that scene where Cait "killed" String really showed off what Jean could do, and it was sadly never followed upon. All in all a great episode.

04 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 6, The Horn of Plenty
Excellent episode. I really liked it. It was interesting to see Hawke having to be rescued and Caitlin for once acts like the character that was introduced - sassy, intelligent, capable. The writers also seemed to have rediscovered the possible Hawke/Caitlin romance although they do make it a little one-sided. One of JMV´s and JBS´s best performances with the scenes where she thinks she´s killed him with the antidote, and his subsequent recovery when he remembers he shot Dom are heartwrenching.

07 Dec 2003, antilles 38, Rating 3, The Horn of Plenty
The tone was set for the 3rd season. The first time I saw this episode I took notice of the soundtrack. The mucis was very different from the previous seasons. Not to my liking. The first half of the episode is somewhat boring and the romance is complete crap. However it gets quite interesting as String gets brainswashed. The scene where he shoots Dom is shocking. Also the action at the end is pretty damn cool. Alltogether an average episode, even though the episode is much darker than the rest of the 3rd season. Not a good choice to start the 3rd season with this episode. They should have started with "Airwolf ll".


29 Mar 2004, anton75 35, Rating 5, The Horn of Plenty
Although the brainwashing sequence was a little over the top, Jan Michael did an excellent job selling it to us. The rest of the cast also really shined and showed believable emotion for what happened to Hawke. The aerial sequence wasn´t too challenging for Hawke but was original at least. One of the better eps of season 3.

03 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 3, The Horn of Plenty
I was 14 when I first saw this episode. I remember the anticipation for weeks. I patiently waited and had my Betamax on standby. I loved it. Alas, 1985! If I could only recapture that mindset 19 years later to try and enjoy this crap offering again! I guess ´The Horn of Plenty´ is better than no Airwolf (or season 4, for that matter) at all! Better than later offerings, though. A far cry from some valiant attepmts: watch ´Fortune Teller´, ´Day of Jeopardy´, Half Pint´, ´Kingdom Come´, or ´The Deadly Circle´ if you really need a third season fix! Nice work from a competent guest cast again.

18 Nov 2004, rarebutafact 50, Rating 2, The Horn of Plenty
Oh, please. A "Fallen Angel" wannabe with bad 60´s LSD trip photography - it was just JMVs´ excuse to be inebriated for a full week. And no, I´m not trying to make fun of him.

02 Dec 2006, Jeever1981 29, Rating 2, The Horn of Plenty
That whole brainwashing drug sounded really unreal in the 80´s, and Anjelica Bradforn Horn´s character was totally useless, why was she in this?
Really weird episode.

01 Mar 2007, ssosmcin 42, Rating 6, The Horn of Plenty
My all-time favorite episode, with some really great and shocking moments. I loved how Hawke reacted when he suddenly remembered he shot Dom. I also thought he was going to kiss Cait when she revived him.

And the background music, especially during Dom´s shooting, was outstanding. Classic!

28 May 2007, nutaboutjc 30, Rating 5, The Horn of Plenty
I liked this epsiode since it shows you how strong Caitlin has feelings for Hawke. I wish they played on that through the whole season but i guess this is the only epsiode we truly get to see it!! Overall though i Liked this one!!!

10 Oct 2008, LizzieluvsString24 38, Rating 5, The Horn of Plenty
I loved this episode, I´ve been rewatching the series on DVD though netfilx and I´ve been waiting for this episode to arrive. I fainlly saw it and it was just about everything I remember. I was and am a hopeless romantic and the reaction to Cate believing that she´d killed String was a wonderful performance. There have been hints of Cate´s feelings for String in episodes scattered here and there since she arrived on the scene and I remember waiting and waiting for the writers to act on it. I was disappointed that more wasn´t done with that. ANyway, a fabulous episode in my mind.

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 5, Airwolf II
Although "Airwolf II' as probably the most plot-holes of any episode in the show, it's still my all-time favorite. A plus side to the episode is the great acting by everyone, great music by Udi Harpaz, and LOTS of action. But there are many annoying flubs on the Redwolf chopper. Still enjoyable and a must see for any fan of "Airwolf", and the color RED! :) Kag212

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 6, Airwolf II
Well, what can you say about 'Airwolf II'. Everybody remembers this episode... the best doppelganger script of them all, with brilliant performances by the Guest Cast with Wings Hauser in his best role ever has womenising, egotisical 'Harlan' ("For a bird like this the test was routine, the PILOT was superb, huh!") and the late Robert F. Simon as the paternal Firm insider, 'The Admiral' ("Keep your pants on" and "You've been canned, son!"). We all know they could have done SO much more with Redwolf and there just wasn't enough on-screen time for any of the hardware, but heah! That's a Hollywood budget & deadline for you! It's still one of the best-loved episodes. INTERESTING TRIVIA: The writer of this episode appeared in many episodes as the head of the Zebra squad (e.g. 'Hawke's Run', 'Where Have All The Children Gone?' and as Stoner's "heavy" in 'Fortune Teller'), so it's obvious why the producers allowed the plot-holes to stay! INTERESTING TRIVIA FACT 2: The polo pony Alex Cord was riding at the start of the episode was his own one.

13 Jan 2002, Louis Theb 26, Rating 5, Airwolf II
A plot that does not seem that strong when you've already watched the pilot episode. But I have to say that it was a nice idea to give Airwolf a little sister. Furthermore, the combat scene are pretty cool. Also, it is great to see clearly the friendship between Hawke, Dom & Archangel. And of course, that episode is the only one (unfortunately) in which we see the Admiral.

20 Jan 2002, GriffonUK 27, Rating 4, Airwolf II
I really wish they had actually spent money on Redwolf... rather than just spraying a stock Bell 222b red...

24 Jan 2002, Homer Jenkins 38, Rating 5, Airwolf II
Like, Duh! HELLO! A bit foolish to keep the plans "only on the onboard computer". But, for a show like this, the plot was routine, the action was superb!

02 Feb 2002, Boddies 43, Rating 5, Airwolf II
Great performance by the admiral, nice idea to introduce a second Airwolf and about time Hawke had some real competition. If only they could have disguised the stunt guy fighting for Hawke a little better I might have given this a six.

11 Feb 2002, dr_moffet 36, Rating 5, Airwolf II
One of my favourites also. Pity about the budget not allowing for this to be a two parter, and also the fact Redwolf looked a little 'stock' (or was this to make it look a little different to the lady?) but all in, really enjoyable. I suppose thise was the "KARR" episode for 'wolf fans.

12 Feb 2002, TheWOLFF 27, Rating 5, Airwolf II
Definatly 1 of my favorite episodes, with suberb action. got to love it

09 Mar 2002, jamellemerson 30, Rating 6, Airwolf II
That's the best episode I saw of Airwolf. I wish the video of this episode was for sale along with the other videos they sell. Why are you only selling the first two seasons?

13 Mar 2002, gmac9988 30, Rating 5, Airwolf II
Good action. A nutcase who thinks himself greater than Moffet (just why how did psychos like Moffet and jenkins get in to these kind of jobs?). Only problem color scheme of Redwolf. Apart from that another winner!

30 Mar 2002, Voyager20 51, Rating 5, Airwolf II
The only reason I gave this episode a five was part of the script. If this were a season opening two parter that kept you on the edge of your seat for those two weeks, it would have been superb! But hind sight is 20/20, they could have showed the capabilities of Redwolf in part one had the dramatic build up for the finale of part one and saved a great deal of the action for part two, and had a mega showdown in the last 15 minutes! But that is my opinion, and I still loved the episode.

09 Apr 2002, Bad_Boy1 22, Rating 6, Airwolf II
It was superb action and i olså would like another part with much more action in, but it is not mi who made that episode it`s them. They diden`t tink about that so they just tink another way and thats okey with mi. I give this a 6 beacuse it is very much action in it and the evil tried to copy a new AirWolf so they could win, but that does not work, not my fold. AirWolf is still the best chopper!

02 Jul 2002, Bigpappa657 33, Rating 6, Airwolf II
This one of my favorite episodes, with one of the best quots. I give it a 6 all the way.

02 Jul 2002, wolf 2 25, Rating 6, Airwolf II
my all time favorite airwolf episode it show that Hawke teart it Airwolf like a lady so it always him home safe . Jenkin treat it redwolf like it was only a produce of men oblitys and hawke blow Jenkin out of the ski. " treat a aircraft like a lady and would bring you home."

04 Jul 2002, austin531 24, Rating 6, Airwolf II
One of the best episodes ever, even though there was a lot of bloopers it didn`t make a difference.It would have been even beter if the laser on Redwolf wasn`t so fake looking.

29 Jul 2002, VS 29, Rating 6, Airwolf II
Granted they could have put some add-ons onto Redwolf to make it look more like an Airwolf then a Bell 222 and Hawke did find it rather easy to shoot Redwolf down, but this still remains a classic episode. KITT had KARR, Airwolf had Redwolf. This is a must see!

01 Aug 2002, Jayson Firestorm 32, Rating 5, Airwolf II
A memorable episode, definitely the most immediately memorable of the third season, and a great concept. I like this episode a LOT (don't doubt that for a SECOND!), but even so, after some of the glorious episodes of the first two seasons, to me it didn't feel as with nearly all third season episodes that it wasn't quite as polished, maybe do to the lack of Donald P. Bellisario's over-seeing. I'd say this is a 90-something % classic ¿ I cant help but wonder / feel if Bellisario had been more directly involved, adding that extra touch of his, it would have been a 100% classic. 'Knight Rider' had the evil, mis-programmed prototype, K.A.R.R., in the first season's classic 'Trust Doesn't Rust' and the third season sequel 'K.I.T.T. Vs K.A.R.R'; they are classic episodes of that series. 'Airwolf II' is the Airwolf equivalent, and it's a very good episode, though maybe not THE most classic episode of the run, a position of which both K.A.R.R. episodes could be contenders for the title of in Knight Rider. Don¿t get me wrong, it's a great episode, just a couple of scenes in the middle / in the build up to the climax maybe don't work as well as they might. It feels as if things are building up to the unavoidable final confrontation, but they had to pad slightly here and there to fill the time. There are still some great scenes mixed in though, such as Archangel seeing Redwolf for the first time, and Harlan circling Hawke, Dom and Archangel's chopper, like an eagle stalking it's prey (maybe it was a shame that it wasn't the Santini Air chopper used though, as this would have been much more visually exciting). But all those negative points... what am I saying? I've run this great episode down too much! The Admiral's an interesting character, and its surprising that he wasn't used more. Reliable guest star Wings Hauser does well as Harlan Jenkins, making him one of the seasons¿ most memorable opponents, and unlike a great many third season, and even later second season episodes, that had rather lacklustre opponents, there's finally a formidable opponent, one that could potentially destroy the Lady. I'm out of things to say. A very good episode, possibly the third season's best. (Oh, after-thought: interesting to see in the Canadian season¿s 'Salvage' some of Airwolf / Redwolf shots that were filmed but not used here in this episode)

10 Aug 2002, londonboy 36, Rating 6, Airwolf II
Hi there, I'm new to the site, and I got to admin, this episode was amongst the top 3 in my book....

28 Aug 2002, OMEGARED 32, Rating 6, Airwolf II
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09 Sep 2002, air211 27, Rating 6, Airwolf II
One of my favorites for the third season; even better than 'The Horn of Planty' season opener before it. Along with his performance as Jack 'The Ripper' Lane in the third season A-Team episode 'The Big Squeeze' this has to be Wings Hauser's other best performance. Like the KITT and KARR showdowns in the two Knight Rider episodes the final showdown between Airwolf and Redwolf was a classic. Great and suspenseful showdown between two ace pilots with two ace aircrafts with Dominic and the gang watching from below.

12 Oct 2002, vclay44209 32, Rating 6, Airwolf II
Perfection.

06 Nov 2002, rudeboycoxon 23, Rating 5, Airwolf II
If you like Airwolf then this is the episode for you, excellant ariel battles but most of all another airwolf bliss.

09 Nov 2002, marty431 29, Rating 6, Airwolf II
Two Airwolf's in the one episode. I say no more.

23 Nov 2002, mikevybe 29, Rating 6, Airwolf II
This has got to be my all time fav!!!!! i remember seeing this for the first time!! A Must see for all fans!!

13 Dec 2002, grifter04 24, Rating 6, Airwolf II
This was the best Airwolf episode ever created! It also had the best dogfight.

14 Dec 2002, thomas 38, Rating 6, Airwolf II
This is one of the best episodes of the Airfolf serie. Two Airwolf's in one episode is almost more than you can handle. The Lady times 2

03 Mar 2003, adyydawolf 32, Rating 5, Airwolf II
well, sure there are a few mistakes in this episode, but i let that slide because of the excelent combat scenes. both the choppers perform some excelent moves, with the help of some clever camera work. and who really wanted the red chopper to look as good as airwolf anyway?! one question though... does an actual "lazer" sound like that? does a "lazer" even make any sound? oh well, i give it a 5. a d r i a n

27 Aug 2003, cyclnbrd 40, Rating 5, Airwolf II
This is a very memerable episode for many reasons (and I haven´t seen it since it first aired on CBS 17 years ago). Wings Hauser was the utmost perfect choice to play Jenkins, and his cockiness makes the end shootout all the more believable (Who would risk millions and their life just to shoot it out with an old adversary). The admiral was ok. I agree with all who think this should have been a 2 part episode, with a longer final air sequence. With that, the show might have survived another season or two, JMV´s legal problems notwithstanding. I must disagree that this was the best aerial sequence though, as I myself prefer the shootout between Hawke and Mace taggert in "HX-!", if only because it pitted Hawke against a superior weapon-the HX-1 was a gunship, not built solely for intelligence work. Still the best episode from season 3!

04 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 6, Airwolf II
Fabulous. Really strong episode from the moment Archangel accuses Hawke of the train raid right through to the Airwolf on Airwolf action at the end. Interesting to see that Archangel is very much considered to be a friend now and considers them friends now (in contrast with the 1st season where the relationship was much more ambiguous). Loved the paternal hug and kiss between Dom and Hawke as he sees Hawke off into Airwolf. One of my favourites.

08 Dec 2003, Michael Sm 35, Rating 5, Airwolf II
This is a great episode. A true classic. Definitely the best episode of the third season.

26 Mar 2004, AirJ24C 33, Rating 6, Airwolf II
Classic - Ad Greatness!

29 Mar 2004, anton75 35, Rating 4, Airwolf II
A little weak on the storyline, with another mental firm worker with plans to deliver airwolf(2) to a small 3rd world country. And also kidnapping Caitlin to lure Hawke into coming to the hideout was pretty cliche. The action was among the best in any airwolf episode but not enough to make it a favorite episode for me.

02 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 3, Airwolf II
Not bad, but not great either. Obviously dumbed-down for the new family-oriented Airwolf of season three. I loved this episode back in 1985, but 19 years later, there is little to like (compared to season one). Sad to see much of the dogfight footage was unused (check out season four´s ´Salvage´ for a look at it). Great to see Archangel in action (polo, and fisticuffs). Blatant (ab)use of stock destruction footage! Kudos to the editors.

07 Sep 2004, fenrisoo1 53, Rating 5, Airwolf II
This episode has one of my favorite ´Dominic´ quotes: "Old goat herder, huh? String´ll see you into the backside of Hell!!!"

18 Nov 2004, rarebutafact 50, Rating 4, Airwolf II
I agree mostly with Methos above, it faired better when I was a kid. The action was the best in the third season and the model work was excellent, but to expect me to believe this guy Jenkins would be tollerated, much less allowed to step INTO Airwolf....that´s pushing it. Nice energy to the ep, but it seemed hokey. Call me a season one purist.

21 Dec 2004, Godzilla 28, Rating 4, Airwolf II
This one was one of the better episodes to kick off a new season. I think this episode was one of the better Airwolf episodes in the entire third season, second only to ´The Deadly Circle.´ All though a good story, the story writers could have done more with the plot. Also, it´s a shame to see that they couldn´t do more with Redwolf as far as looks go. I think HX-1 looked alot more menacing than Redwolf.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 1, And A Child Shall Lead
No! No! No! This should never have been made within the Airwolf universe. The only saving grace was the additional footage of 'HX1' used.

14 Jan 2002, Caitlan 29, Rating 5, And A Child Shall Lead
I loved this episode for it's fantastic acting, well choreographed aerial battle and for the gorgeous close-ups we get of Jan at the end.

20 Jan 2002, GriffonUK 27, Rating 2, And A Child Shall Lead
another example of Universal forcing the script-writers to desensitise the scripts to make them acceptable to MP's and old ladies who complain when a car explodes on the news...

24 Jan 2002, Homer Jenkins 38, Rating 1, And A Child Shall Lead
Puhleeese. why?

24 Mar 2002, iqbalch 31, Rating 2, And A Child Shall Lead
Griffon you've summed it up beautifully.

24 Jul 2002, drcurry 54, Rating 1, And A Child Shall Lead
I hate to say it, but it appears Jan is pretty drunk in this episode, especially when he's with the kid. Note the slurred speech and exaggerated, off-balance movements.

09 Nov 2002, marty431 29, Rating 5, And A Child Shall Lead
One of the first episode's i saw as a kid. It was the first time i saw the HX1 Vs Airwolf dogfight. So from that point of view i rate it.

16 Feb 2003, vclay44209 32, Rating 1, And A Child Shall Lead
Jan- Michael Vincent was drunk the entire episode. I don't think so!

20 Feb 2003, antilles 38, Rating 1, And A Child Shall Lead
What a ridiculous episode. String entertaining kids??? what happened the the dark anti-hero he use to be? This is completely out of the Airwolf spirit. And the aerial; What a shameless re-use of the hx1 footage. This episode in an insult to airwolf fans.

05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 2, And A Child Shall Lead
Incredibly ridiculous episode. I agree completely that it is not within the spirit of the original show. The first of the many irritating ´Hawke being good with kids´ episodes of the 3rd season.

20 Nov 2003, Domainroad 30, Rating 1, And A Child Shall Lead
The second worst episode of season 3. (The worst being "Tracks"). Should never have been made!

26 Mar 2004, AirJ24C 33, Rating 6, And A Child Shall Lead
This episode was great - Bar None. And Mark J. Cairns ´Airwolf´s #1 Fan´ your full of it when you stated this episodeshould have never been produced. A highly emotional episode and showing the softer side of Airwolf and its cast.

And to comment on the blooper where Angel and Hawke ´Look into the camera´ - I just want to say this - That was genuine acting and im sure that was pre-planned if not just Angel and Hawke showing their soft sides and that their not all about Hollywood Acting. I felt and sensed that the whole Airwolf cast in this particular episode was really into it and down to earth. I beleive this episode (Oh though never implied) was a tribute video to many children with a mental handicap problem - By them looking into the camera, i think that just showed that they was really having fun and really didnt care because they were being themselves at that moment.

One of the BEST Episodes - Only flaws, Altered music, no chorus parts, and use of HX1 which had already been blown to shit in a previous episode.

And one final word to Mark, Your music i´snt that good, not even close in comparison to that of Levy´s. instead of making crappy re-makes of his music why dont you do the ´impossible´ and buy or get Levy to release a CD with the authentic works on it.

Later!

29 Mar 2004, anton75 35, Rating 3, And A Child Shall Lead
I think alot of people ripped this ep just because they didn´t like watching a down syndrome kid on screen. I don´t think they wanted us to feel sorry for him, he had a great gift of having a photographic memory and thus was extremely dangerous with the knowledge he had. At the same time, he was also too innocent to realize how just redrawing some pictures would be such a huge threat to the nation. The reuse of Hx1 does lose it some points, but they were probably getting sick of using common Hughes 500´s as easy fodder for airwolf. It was, however, more acceptable than some of the other reuses (severence pay for instance).

03 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 2, And A Child Shall Lead
Gets a ´2´ simply for alloting screen time for a great Down´s kid to stretch his acting chops! Otherwise a crappy attempt to tug at viewers heart strings which falls flat. Fits better at the end of season three (with the other crap): ´Tracks´, ´Girl Who Fell from the Sky´, and ´Little Wolf´. Recycled dogfight alert! Recycled dogfight alert! Unfortunately, a recurring theme with season three, along with the drop in producer IQ. For completists only.

28 May 2007, nutaboutjc 30, Rating 5, And A Child Shall Lead
I liiked this one hands down. I thought it was really good!!

13 Jan 2002, Louis Theb 26, Rating 5, Fortune Teller
An excellent episode which features a lot of action. Hawke's bad mood from season one is back and Archangel is again tortured. Furthermore, the final combat scene starting with the episode theme tune is pretty nice. I think the Fortune Teller gave Airwolf a good run.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 6, Fortune Teller
One of the best episodes from the 3rd Season... it has a part 1st Season feel to it, obviously with a slight crossover to 'Fallen Angel' with Archangel being captured, held prisoner and tortured. 'Megan's' character was handled delicately, and Michael Cavanaugh was in his element as the Leprechaun-esque, Cheshire Cat-smiling 'Patrick Stoner'. Loads of action, and good dialogue. INTERESTING TRIVIA: The T38 jet which Stoner flies was the only fast-jet of its kind in private hands in the States at the time. You can also see a close-up of it flying about 50ft off a runway during the final scenes of the film, 'DRAGNET'.

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 5, Fortune Teller
Yes, very good indeed. Probably one of the best from the 3rd Season! Stoner is one of the most 'evil' villians the series ever saw. Plus Udi Harpaz's great musical score makes this a very claustrophobic episode! Kag212

02 Aug 2002, Jayson Firestorm 32, Rating 5, Fortune Teller
Upon first watch, I didn't really want to like this episode very much, resenting it for being too much of what's probably my all time favourite episode of the entire series, the second season¿s classic 'Fallen Angel'. But by the second time I watched it through, I couldn't help but like it. Katherine Cannon brings the role of the psychic Megan to life well, as is the sort of troubled character that plays excellently against JMV as the equally troubled Hawke. (Also, it was good to see Hawke's darker, more broody first/early second season side appear in this episode ¿ something that was severely lacking elsewhere in the season). Regular guest star of such shows, Michael Cavanaugh, does as well as expected in the role of crime baron Stoner, though I wasn¿t too sure about his Irish accent ¿ I¿m not expert on the accent, but it did seem a little doggy at times! This is one of the best directed third season instalments, with a great "claustrophobic" feel to much of it. Things are handled more seriously and more adult-orientated in this episode, more in line with the much darker early episodes, which is a definite plus point (doing the exact opposite, and dumbing the series down to the point of almost being childish, was sadly the undoing of the third season and ultimately the series). For me, although the aerial climax was good, some of the shots at used during it let it down a teeny bit, with some very unconvincing shots (Airwolf and the jet head-to-head, two models held head-to-head, with surely someone¿s hand holding each one just out of shot). The Fortune Teller device itself came across somewhat as simply "the latest threat to Airwolf" device, and not given the depth of some of the earlier equivalents in the series. (The several shaky aerial shots and the rather contrived Fortune Teller device are the two things that stop me ranking this ep a perfect 6, but it does come close!) But that said, at least it was a genuine challenge for Hawke and the Lady, unlike many of the third season opponents, which would be easy for a standard combat chopper to defeat, let alone Airwolf. But the best bits of this episode are definitely the equally trouble Hawke and Megan, sparking off each other. And credit to Ernest Borgnine too, who plays his parts in such scenes, as he tries to hold the peace between the two, perfectly. Once I'd got over my initial dislike of this episode for being a retread of 'Fallen Angel', I came to really like this episode in it's own right, with it ranking probably in the top three third season episodes.

18 Sep 2002, air211 27, Rating 5, Fortune Teller
I agree that this is another suspenseful and action-packed episode. Archange is once again tortured like in 'Fallen Angel'. Truthfully, however, I liked this episode much better than 'Fallen Angel'. I especially liked Michael Cavanaugh's eerie portrayal of Stoner. This had to be his best performance of all the other shows I've seen him in. The ending air battle was very riveting as well. A cool episode!

20 Feb 2003, antilles 38, Rating 3, Fortune Teller
I thought this was a rather stupid plot. A psychic woman and the "Fortune Teller" device was too much out of the Airwolf concept in my opinion. Too much sfi-fi. It did have some pretty good action though. The zebra squad attack was pretty cool. I also liked that String's personallity from 1. season was back, and that the episode was much darker than other 3. season episodes.

03 Dec 2003, Michael Sm 35, Rating 4, Fortune Teller
One of the best of the 3rd Season. Good story and some great action at the end.

06 Dec 2003, CH2 40, Rating 5, Fortune Teller
Probably one of the best attempts of Season 3. As it has been said before similar to Fallen Angel.

The story of the relationship between Hawke and Megan is scripted well (the Hawke which was depicted in season one reappears). However not the cold war thriller this could have been.

The use of the T38 at end was also a welocme change form the usual poor stock footage of a jet fighter and with some clever use of long lenses really made it look like Airwolf was in the dogfight of its life.

Could have been much better, pitty they had to make the T38 look silly doing a vertical take off!



03 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 5, Fortune Teller
A ´5´ simply for a ´season-one Hawke´ appearance. For a Deputy Director, Michael sure gets abducted enough! Another well filled guest cast! Nice aerial footage, and an eerie revelation regarding Hawke´s ´ghosts´! Very effective for a season three outting! Eliminate the very season three- sequence with Hawke and Dom´s contact within the Firm at the amusement park, and this one´s mood could´ve landed itself in the heart of the best of season one! Above average... for season three. Way above!

07 Dec 2008, Train_a_Mania 19, Rating 6, Fortune Teller
A solid episode for sure. While it does have echoes from "Fallen Angel", it is able to stand on its own as a great episode. The final battle is well shot, and Udi Harpaz´s score complements the bizarre circumstances well.

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 4, Crossover
A nice little 'sleeper' if you want to call it that. Really just a filler, that seems to suck you in, andyou actually enjoy it. Isa Andersen is great as the 'damsel in distress'. Foreigner's hit "I Wanna Know What Love Is" makes an appearence as Hawke and Inge fall in love. Great action sequences at the beginning of the episode in Baja. But sadly most are stock footage. When Hawke's Dodge Ram Charger goes over the cliff, you can clearly see it's a Rolls Royce or fancy car of some sort. And all the aerial action sequences are stock footage throughout. Could've been a better episode, if the would've taken the time to film new aerial scenes. :( Kag212

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 3, Crossover
Another filler episode although the final aerial is quite awesome with Airwolf flying over the wake of the Scarab speedboat to do Hawke's usual "Mighty Mouse to the rescue". Even with plenty of intrigue with Archangel and the Firm having something to do with trying to get Inge to defect properly, it's quite a plodding episode. None one of my regular views.

19 Jan 2002, Heffer 27, Rating 5, Crossover
I like this episode because you get to see plenty of the lady, even if it is stock footage the plot draws you in...

20 Jan 2002, GriffonUK 27, Rating 4, Crossover
funny that the stock 'Rolls Royce off the cliff' scene was also used for KARR's death in Knight Rider :)

24 Jan 2002, Homer Jenkins 38, Rating 5, Crossover
Oh yes, I forgot about this one. A shame they couldn't get the rights to use Foreigner's original: "I wanna know what Love is". Good to see The Lady against the ocean backdrop for a change. Hoffman is great as the slimy agent.

28 Jan 2002, corvettekid_7684 36, Rating 5, Crossover
One of my favorite episodes!! It had foriegn agents, ( a good spy type plot) and a lot of action in the begining, middle, and end. Great scene when Dom finds Hawke pinned in the old mine by the two Hughes 500s, and also a great battle scene against the russian submarine. To me it didnt have that "cheesy" feel to it like many other episodes...

07 Feb 2002, Hawke`s Lady 37, Rating 4, Crossover
I know what Stringfello Hawke means - I didn't feel this was a great episode, but it does draw you in.. The romantic in me liked the scenes with String and Inge - but as Homer (above) says, it's a shame they couldn't use the original Foreigner song. I have to say, I didn't like the final aerials as much as other episodes - terrible continuity - and blowing up a nuclear submarine that close to a boatful of civilians? Please..

05 Mar 2003, colonelvidor 39, Rating 2, Crossover
I didn't like this one much. Just another filler episode.

05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 3, Crossover
Not a standout episode although the idea that Hawke gets in trouble, is believed dead and Dom/Cait don´t believe it and go rescue him is good - its a shame they couldn´t have stretched that premise for the whole episode. We also see Cait shooting jealous looks at Inge although whilst thankfully its the last time we see her one-sided unrequited love for Hawke, its also the last time any kind of potential romantic relationship is hinted at which for the romantics out there was a shame.

25 Aug 2008, nutaboutjc 30, Rating 5, Crossover
I like this episode especailly the Foriegner song "I want To know aht Love is" I grew up with that song!! LOL I love the romance of Inga and String and when they take her away I love the look on Cait face when she see them together you can tell that she truly loves hawke!!

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 5, Kingdom Come
One of the best of the 3rd Season. Shows the show at it's best, with the return of musical composer Sylvester Levay. Very action packed, and Devon Ericson is terrific a beautiful bad-girl. Bad note is once again, that write it Caitlin being and idiot, and Hawke and Dom having to bail her out of trouble again. But still good. JMV's hair looked great! :) Kag212

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 6, Kingdom Come
Well established 3rd Season now, with the acceptance of the show now going down the pure Action / Adventure route, 'Kingdom Come' sticks out due to superb performances from Stephen Parr as 'Ken Sawyer' and the delectable Devon Ericson in another bad girl role as his partner-in-crime 'Tracy Cooper'. There's quite a dark and adult feel to this episode with some great lines including the "love-making experiment" and the continued story arc of Caitlin being the "new Hawke" in that she always picks the wrong person to fall for... 'Robert Villiers' from "The Hunted" all over again in this one, except the gruesome implications of strapping a bomb to her chest makes this one even more gripping to watch. One character I really like in this episode is "Babe", the head of the B.D.U. team. Fine dialogue between Alex Cord and Thom McFadden here. The final aerial is one of the best of 3rd Season with Airwolf going up against the two bombers (one piloted again by Devon Ericson!) used in 'Dambreakers', aided by a rollicking version of the Main Theme by Sylvester Levay.

24 Jan 2002, Homer Jenkins 38, Rating 3, Kingdom Come
A nice ep. Sawyer is great: "if you go jumping froggy on me.."

17 Sep 2002, air211 27, Rating 6, Kingdom Come
Along with 'Airwolf II' and 'Tracks' this is my other favorite of the third season. I thought it was very suspenseful, intense, and action-packed. It also did a good job of focusing on Caitlin as she falls in love with a ruthless criminal. I agree that strapping her with a bomb was pretty intense which only shows what a nasty villain Ken Sawyer is.

27 Feb 2003, colonelvidor 39, Rating 4, Kingdom Come
One of the better episodes from season 3.

04 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 5, Kingdom Come
I liked this episode but you´d think the writers would have credited Caitlin with more sense given her previous ´boyfriend turns out to be assassin´ exerience. The reaction of Dom and Hawke to her being snatched is great with Dom threatening to go a round with Archangel if he gives them any trouble about dropping their high priority mission to go find her. Sawyer is an excellent villain. For me though the whole thing falls down on the premise that Hawke/Dom don´t notice whats happening with Caitlin because they´re so busy finding the devices - given Caitlin can crew Airwolf either as a pilot or as the engineer you´d think they would have worked some kind of rotation out!

02 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 5, Kingdom Come
One of my third season favorites (this and ´Half Pint´). Best aerial battle of season three (well maybe ´Eagles´). Devon Erickson rocks! Awesome score! Lots of fun (even for the dumbed- down season three mantra). Yet again Hawke and Dom to Cait´s rescue (see also: The Hunted, Flight 093 is Missing, Short Walk to Freedom, Natural Born, The Truth About Holly, Desperate Monday, Airwolf II, etc...)

27 Feb 2005, Gillian_a 46, Rating 6, Kingdom Come
Agreed. one of the best 3ed season episodes alright - very natural and realistic, unlike most of this seasons episodes.


28 May 2007, nutaboutjc 30, Rating 5, Kingdom Come
i love this one!!! Hands Down!

13 Jan 2002, Louis Theb 26, Rating 4, Eagles
A decent plot and some nice aircrafts. The strong point of that episode would really be the final combat scene with the X-400.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 5, Eagles
Another one of the top 5 from the 3rd Season, this one features two of the best Guest Cast of the season with Nancy Everhard as 'Roan Carver; and veteran actor, William Windom as 'Lou Stappleford'. Everhard is allowed to give the character plenty of depth, and is set-up from the very start to be a possible future love interest for Hawke... one that DOESN'T die in the end too. A poignant reminder to the 'Pilot' episode is Sylvester Levay's emotive "Gabrielle's Theme" playing in the final scene (for the first time since the 1st Season) when 'Roan' asks Hawke if she can get away for a while, and the beautifully simple line by writer, Edward J. Lakso with Hawke telling her, "Roan, there are other eagles!" suggesting that he has moved on from his infatuation in the 1st Season. Nice! INTERESTING TRIVIA: The guest aircraft used in this episode was actually a real-life prototype (obviously with some extra fictional capabilities c/o the Airwolf production team) from Avtek Industries, called the 'Avtek 400'. You can still see a sly little advert for Avtek with the track along the aircraft as 'Lou Stappleford' introduces it at the Reno Air Races. INTERESTING TRIVIA #2: The Airwolf production did actually film much of the footage at the real-life Reno Air Races in 1985, which are held in Reno, Nevada around the last week of September every year.

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 3, Eagles
Really didn't like this episode at all. I thought Ed Lasko's script was great, and different episode, that hasn't been tried before. But Virgil Vogel's lousy directed is what made this one bad. This is probably Vogel at his worst (he's usually great), and the episode is slow-paced, and you find yourself barely holding an interest to it just to see the beautiful & sexy Nancy Everhard, and the final aerial between Airwolf & the X-400 (which was awesome). Kag212

24 Jan 2002, Homer Jenkins 38, Rating 2, Eagles
"Th wrong plane to mess with".

28 Jan 2002, corvettekid_7684 36, Rating 4, Eagles
I liked the plot in this episode, but overall the story didnt seem all that intersting. The best part was definately the aerial battle against the X400, which in my opinion was one of the best of the series!! Hawke actually had to do some skilled flying and push Airwolf to the extreme to come out on top in this one!! Made up for the rest of the show's dullness...

04 Aug 2002, VS 29, Rating 5, Eagles
A good episode for aircraft buffs, with loads of vintage aircraft about as the backdrop to this episode is an airshow. Th dialogue is well done and the Roan character was very likeable. The dogfight at the end is one of the most thrilling of the third season - the music, the scenery and the X-400 giving Hawke a run for his money make this a real treat to watch.

18 Nov 2002, stringfellow1111 40, Rating 6, Eagles
The Airwolf action with the x-400 is timeless. Airwolf is pushed to her limits. The fight is awesome.

26 Feb 2003, antilles 38, Rating 2, Eagles
I was quite bored watching this episode. I almost forgot I was watching Airwolf. The aerial was pretty cool though, but it could have been better. The best thing about this episode was the short use of Gabrielle's theme in the end. Playing like a distant echo of the better days of Airwolf.

12 Sep 2003, CHIPS229 40, Rating 6, Eagles
AGAIN I ENJOYED THIS ONE A NICE LOOKING LEADING LADY.GOOD STORY AND FLIGHT FIGHT.YOU CAN PICK HOLES IN ALL SHOWS IF YOU WANT TO BE PICKY,BUT I ENJOYED IT,JUST WISH I WAS STRING FELLOW HAWKE.

05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 4, Eagles
Rates a 4 for the excellent aerial between Airwolf and the X400. It was good to see the Lady outclassed and having to rely on the flying skills and ingenuity of her pilot. This seems to be where the writers try and justify the change in Hawke´s character from the 1st season as he meets his female equivalent, actually picks her up (although his techniques leave a lot to be desired) and tells her ´you know you can´t always be alone...I know I´ve tried it.´ Roan was a good character and highlights what Caitlin should have been.

20 Nov 2003, Domainroad 30, Rating 2, Eagles
Well pretty good aerial with the X400 but not much else was exiting about this episode. There are many better episodes from the 3rd season.

24 May 2004, CH2 40, Rating 3, Eagles
Any avaition nut could not fail to like Eagles.

But again like Dambreakers they missed the mark, i.e. someone went to the trouble to send a production crew to Reno and they really failed to capture the sprit of the event. There could been a little bit more thought put into the photography espcially with all those old warbirds buzzing around.
That said Eagles is a good episode, albeit with a bit of a far flug story line, but if nothing else gave the producers a chance to have the Lady perform a good scrap at the end. Music was good to with Sly and his strings.

02 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 2, Eagles
Skip the first 39 minutes and go straight to the best aerial dogfight of season three!

05 Jun 2007, microfische1 43, Rating 4, Eagles
Average episode with a lot of bordome until the final air battle in which we get to see Airwolf pushed to her limits, only in Where Have All
The Children Gone have we seen her pushed harder. Some good writing at the end when String tells Roan that there are other eagles, in my opinion meaning he is finally giving up on Gabrielles memory and could possibly want to start a relationship with Roan. Not a waste of time watching this one, but there are better season 3 episodes.

29 Sep 2008, Stringbean Hawk 51, Rating 3, Eagles
It made a change to see The Lady and the X-400 actually in the same shots during the battle at the end. No Caitlin? Or was she manning the Santini Air stand?

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 6, Annie Oakley
One of the best 3rd Season episodes once you accept that this is the direction the show had to take for the 3rd Season. For me, it works on all levels... script, guest cast, action and music... oh, the music... one of Sylvester Levay's best sequenced pieces from the season. Art Hindle does a great job as 'Karl Stern' - the menacing, master of the Mongoose and has great screen prescence. "Don't get greedy, Slade! Take your money and spend it... in good health!" just about summarizes his character. Watch out for the reappearance of Barry Sattels (from the heist team on 'Inn at the End of the Road' as 'Leo' the arms dealer. Also look out for veteran Western star, Len Lesser who puts in a great, over-the-top performance as the Villain on the Wild West Stunt Show. INTERESTING TRIVIA: The final two-part aerial sequence is one of the best of the 3rd Season, so much so that it won 3 Awards at the "1986 Stuntman Awards" for "Most Spectacular Stunt Sequence for a TV series", "Best Fight Sequence" (for Chad Randall [JMV's stunt double], Chuck Hicks and Tony Epper for the fight in the barn; and "Best Stunt Co-ordinator" for Ron Stein. INTERESTING TRIVIA #2: This is the first TV appearance for actress Tia Carrere [as 'Kiki Tinabi'], she went on to star in the hit 'Wayne's World' and other movies.

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 6, Annie Oakley
Probably #3 on the all-time best of the 3rd Season. This episode, everything was on target. Sly Levay's music, all the action sequences, and the acting. This episode really showed what the 3rd Season - 'could've been' and 'was capable of'. Kag212

28 Jan 2002, corvettekid_7684 36, Rating 3, Annie Oakley
I personnally didnt care much for this episode. I didnt like the "old west" theme, which may have ruined it for me. The ending battle was pretty good though, great Airwolf footage. Great visuals as the chain gun rounds follow the speeding truck up the road as Dom trys to scare the bad guys. Also see Airwolf damaged, with smoke pouring out from one of the sponsoons..."You cant dodge lasers without those turbos!!"

31 Jul 2002, Jayson Firestorm 32, Rating 5, Annie Oakley
Pretty much the whole of the third season had a very "watered down" feel to it from the original, much darker premise. But this episode, while falling into that "watered down" category, is one of the season's far better episodes, with a good feel to it, a good guest star (Tricia O'Neal), and generally being easier to care what actually happens, as opposed to many of the season's "family feud" episodes. The climax was so-so; there's some evident shots of back-projection film on the pick-up truck, and the Mongoose never really came across as being all that powerfull to me, but even so, if you want example of one of the third season's better episodes, this is a good place to look.

11 Oct 2002, vclay44209 32, Rating 4, Annie Oakley
This episode had a Knight Rider/A Team feel to it being set in the west.I thought it was one of the better episodes of season three.

11 Sep 2003, CHIPS229 40, Rating 6, Annie Oakley
ENJOYED THIS ONE YEA AGAIN YOU CAN SLAG BITS OF IT BUT AGAIN SOME NICE ONE LINERS,SOME GOOD STUNTS AND STORY AND AIRWOLF GOT SOME DAMAGE TO KEEP IT REAL.WATCHED THIS ONE MORE THAN MOST.SO ENJOY IT FOR WHAT IT IS.

05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 4, Annie Oakley
This is one of the most hilarious episodes of the entire 3 seasons. The stunt fight scene between Dom and Hawke when they try out is v.funny. Nice moment too when Cait/Hawke see Dom´s burnt out car and Hawke covers his relief at finding him alive by insulting Dom.

07 Dec 2003, antilles 38, Rating 3, Annie Oakley
This is certainly an entertaining episode if you don´t take it too seriously. However many things bugs me about this episode. Like the very visible use of Jan´s stunt double. There are several fight scenes where it is painfully obvious that this is his stunt double fighting (or riding a bike). He looks nothing like Jan and dos not even have the exact same haircut. This is a general problem in the 3rd season. Also as mentioned above, the obvious shots of back-projection film on the truck really looks like crap. It kinda ruins the last action scene for me, which otherwise is pretty cool.

30 Mar 2004, Michael Sm 35, Rating 2, Annie Oakley
A poor episode

03 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 2, Annie Oakley
Silly, childish, dumbed-down offering suitable for the family oriented fare of the third season. The scene with Hawke and Tia Carrere at the cabin is an abomination! To think Gabrielle once stood on that throwrug! Ugh! Memorable only for awesome stuntwork and action composites (Airwolf, a truck, and a motorcycle in one shot!) Top notch score!

13 Oct 2008, Stringbean Hawk 51, Rating 3, Annie Oakley
Good to see Airwolf and the protagonists in the same shot rather than mixing and matching generic shots of Airwolf firing at something then the "reaction shots" of something else being blown up.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 3, Jennie
This one is a strange little episode. It doesn't really fit into the Airwolf universe and was obviously a "bought in" script. Lenore Kasdorf does an okay job as lead guest character, 'Jennie Burton', but this script panders to the "domestication brigade" at CBS [they probably adored this episode because of the kids] too much and it just ends-up a mish-mash of ideas which are never expanded upon... the big build-up for "El Gato" (the Cat) at the start ends up as nothing in the end, simply because the viewer doesn't care. The episode overview makes it actually sound better than it is.

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 5, Jennie
Now this one was really good to me! I thought the entire cast was great and writing was superb. It had foreign intrigue again, with the Airwolf crew traveling to South America to extricate scientis Jason Keith. The action was on target, and everybody had their act together. Would've gotten a 6 from me if it wasn't for that annoying blooper, at the end where the editors showed Dom co-piloting Airwolf, when he was actually piloting the helicopter. Stupid! Kag212

28 Jan 2002, corvettekid_7684 36, Rating 5, Jennie
Another one of my favorite episodes. Good international plot and "covert operations" feel to it with plenty of suspense with Hawke being lost without a radio. You can really feel Dom and Cait's anticipation while they are waiting for him to call. The children in this episode worked good, in my opinion. It was just the sort of thing one might run into in such a country, and possibly the only type of people that would help Hawke in his situation. Great battle scene at the end too, real "war/action movie" feel, although I think the remote battle tanks could have put up a better fight...

31 Jul 2002, Jayson Firestorm 32, Rating 4, Jennie
A rather unusual episode for any of the (original three) seasons of the show. It¿s one of those episodes that upon first viewing I didn¿t find necessarily bad, but didn¿t really grab me by having anything special appeal. But I¿ve just re-watched this episode, and while hardly being amongst the series¿ finest outings, I actually found it quite a nice little story in itself. It¿s one of those episodes that doesn¿t really stand out, but when you¿ve watched the series¿ classic episodes to DEATH, this is the sort of good episode that¿s good to turn to for a bit of a change; one that has a ¿fresher¿ feel to it because you haven¿t watched it so many bazillion times!! The only element I didn¿t really get on with this story was the bad guys, as they didn¿t ever seem to be examined in any depth. With an able guest star such as Mike Preston on board, I would have expected a bit more (though it¿s quite possible I have a cut copy <LWT ¿ spit!!) and missed some key ¿bad guys¿ scene! Anyway, overall: Not bad, not outstanding, just indifferent.

11 Oct 2002, vclay44209 32, Rating 6, Jennie
I believe that this episode was one of best episodes of the series. The foreign intrigue from the first season was here. I love the fact that Michael Preston was an exceptonal villain of Colonel Ross(The bandana guy. One of the few episodes where you actually saw the face of worry from the villain when he is about to be blown up by Hawke and the lady.

15 Feb 2003, Louis Theb 26, Rating 3, Jennie
Hmmmm, I find it quite uneasy to rate this one! For me it was the contrary of "Daddy's Gone a Hunt'n" - when I first watched it I really liked it but after a few times of seeing it again I'm now thinking it's a rather bad episode. So I agree with what is written above : this episode is strange. The atmosphere slightly recalls the one of "Once a Hero" but then again the plot is completly different. There are both quite good ideas like the radio controled tanks and annoying ones like the long walk through the jungle. Anyway that's watchable I guess. Note that the actor who plays the bad guy is the one who will play later the guy who keeps St John prisoner in the 4th season episode "Blackjack"...

23 Mar 2003, antilles 38, Rating 4, Jennie
An pretty ok episode with a decent plot and some great action at the end. But what a strange soundtrack! The music in this episode really annoyed me. I would have giving it 5 if it was'nt for the music.

05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 4, Jennie
An OK episode - not a favourite and more String being with kids. It is also indicative of the formula they were using in 3rd season where Hawke is separated from his usual team and they have to rescue him in Airwolf. As one of things that made the series so watchable was the interaction between Hawke/Dom/Cait/Archangel, its one of the reasons why the 3rd season suffers in comparison with other 2.

03 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 1, Jennie
Apart from Lenore Kasdorf´s performance, one can fast-forward to the last 6 minutes to remind them of the awesome aerial/ dogfight captured for season one´s superior outting ´Mind of the Machine´! And if you missed it, don´t worry; the producers loved it so much, they put it in the finale of ´Hawke´s Run´ too! Score another ´W´ for CBS´s dumbed-down family oriented season three! For completists only!

02 Feb 2008, Train_a_Mania 19, Rating 1, Jennie
After watching this episode, all I can think is: "What were they thinking?" The villains aren´t really that intimidating, and I almost forgot that there were villains. Sylvester Levay wasn´t there, so Bernard Segall arrived and decided that the battle should should sound like a bull fight with Herb Alpert playing in the background (although I do like Herb´s music, it isn´t the right style of music for the moment). The rest of the music sounds like it should be used in a nature documentary. I actually plugged in my iPod and started playing the music from "Short Walk to Freedom." I also don´t understand why right before String blows up the Hughes 500, Dom says "I´m giving you all she´s got." Hawke´s attacked a space-guard missile and chased both L.O.K.I. and the Fortune Teller device, yet somehow, it takes all of the Lady´s strength to take down one attack helicopter. Except for the element of the kids, we´ve already seen most of this in "Prisoner of Yesterday." This episode also has conflicting messages, telling us both that "life is important" and that "life isn´t perfect" at the same time.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 5, The Deadly Circle
Another one of the better scripts of the 3rd season, here harking back the 'HX1'-esque 'Nam routes. This is another installment for the "oriental brigade" on Universal's books (the other being 'The American Dream'). I always personally hated why US shows in the 1980s (e.g. 'Street Hawk', and 'The A-Team') always felt the need to have a Chinatown-type episode all on its own when most of the oriental actors would have been more than capable of holding up a character role on their own in other episodes. A great angry, revenge-filled performance by ex-QUINCY star, Robert Ito (he was Quincy's side-kick "Sam" back at the lab) as 'Tranh Van Hieh' in a role he obviously enjoyed doing due to the emotional range. This ep also contains one of the most awesome pieces of motion photography whereby the cameraman captures the looming Hueys rounding a corner in a wing-mirror of the van Dom is escaping in. I always loved that shot!

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 5, The Deadly Circle
Very well put Mark. I think the script WAS the best of the 3rd Season. Robert Specht's script was different and imaginative. It had never been done before on ANY T.V. show. Very fast-paced, and Sly Levay's music keep's everything at 200 m.p.h. This 'oriental' overtoned episode was better than "The American Dream". Kag212

28 Nov 2002, gmac2300 31, Rating 6, The Deadly Circle
One of the best ever!! Plus you know when a guy is trying to kill a group of kids and sneers "Just like 'Nam.", he ain't gonna get very far in his Airwolf lifespan.

01 Aug 2003, antilles 38, Rating 5, The Deadly Circle
I think this is one of the best episodes from Season 3. Good story and one of the best aerials of the 3rd Season. What a great action sequence! Great acting aswell, especially by Robert Ito.

04 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 5, The Deadly Circle
Liked this episode a lot. Great to see Archangel back in Airwolf and Hawke having to work closely with him to find his missing ´family´. Interesting theme of vengence. All the characters get a good outing.

26 Mar 2004, AirJ24C 33, Rating 6, The Deadly Circle
Excellent episode!

14 Aug 2004, Godzilla 28, Rating 6, The Deadly Circle
Just as everyone has mentioned, this is one of the more better episodes from the third season.In my opinion its second to ´Airwolf II.´ But one thing that I don´t understand is when Hawk and Archangel fly together, it never really shows when and where Hawke picks up Archangel.In ´Bite of the Jackal,´ when Hawke tells Archangel to fly with him we see Hawke going to the lair to get the Lady then getting Archangel as a way to keep Archangel of knowing where Hawk hides Airwolf. But this time it gives you the impression that he went with Hawk to get Airwolf.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 6, Where Have All the Children Gone?
One of the top five from this season, this one always reminded me of the 1982 film, 'Wargames'. The two main leads are excellent in their roles, with 'SABLE' star, Lewis Van Bergen excellent in the role of idealist 'Billy Fargo' who, together with deliciously evil 'Sabrina Cooke' (played by Deborah Wakeham) try to make their nuclear statement on the USA by blowing up Washington. This episode was actually quite prophetic in a way and reminds us of the diversity of people in the world tied with certain events in the past such as the religious cults of Waco, Texas to future possible implications of last year's atrocities from September 11th. This episode also contains one of the best aerials of the 3rd Season (if not THE best) with a long aerial that really does make the viewer think that Hawke isn't going to actually achieve his mission this time. Excellent suspense and well paced by 'Annie Oakley' action director, Dan Haller. A regular view for me!

16 Jan 2002, Louis Theb 26, Rating 5, Where Have All the Children Gone?
A nice episode in which you wonder what will happen from the beginning when Hawke arrives in that strange city to the end when he has to stop the missiles in a long and very intense chase in which the Lady is pushed to her extreme possibilities. The only thing I really don't like are the children who are trained to fight because firstly they couldn't knock off armed security guards, and secondly no school would organize a visit in such a restricted building...

17 Mar 2002, GriffonUK 27, Rating 4, Where Have All the Children Gone?
The end aerial pretty much holds this episode up... It also proves that Airwolf has limits...

24 Mar 2002, VS 29, Rating 5, Where Have All the Children Gone?
An excellent episode, with one of the most nail biting aerial sequences of the third season. The only thing I slightly disliked about this episode were the kung-fu kids!

03 May 2002, ranger1100 41, Rating 6, Where Have All the Children Gone?
Chasing down Spaceguard? It doesn't get much better. They really did a great job on this episode. It was one of the few times you really had to wonder if Airwolf was going to win out, or not. It's almost interesting, to note... a real life incident occurred back in the 80's, where a Russian pilot, had to chase down a cruise missle that, while being test fired, had gone astray and was heading toward North America...(The continent) He achieved his mission... and the resulting news story wasn't much more than a couple of paragraphs on the AP wire, and it created no international incident, since it was clearly accidental and there were no violations of treaties. The episode did bring to light though... the dangers posed by fanatics that get ahold of dangerous and potentially destructive power. And also highlighted... it's not the machine... it's the person flying it, that makes the difference in the end. I'd say if you get this episode on tape... make backup copies... it's a keeper.

02 Aug 2002, Jayson Firestorm 32, Rating 6, Where Have All the Children Gone?
This episode strangely often seems to be overlooked, with is both curious and a great shame, as it's an excellent episode - one of the best of the season. Definitely the darkest of the third season episodes, verging on a first season feel ¿ which is very welcome, especially when compared to the several almost childish plots elsewhere in the season. There are some echoes of the first season 'Star Trek' episode 'Miri' (1966), where the crew find a planet inhabited totally by children. (More recently, the fourth season 'South Park' episode 'The Wacky Molestation Adventure' (2000), a story where the children get rid of their parents from the town, has echoes both 'Miri' and this episode, even with two adults passing through town stopping to ask a kid working at the local garage for directions, as Hawke does here). Lewis Van Bergen is great as deranged hippie Billy Fargo, and what makes him such a good opponent is that, unlike the more typical "bad guy" who knows that they're doing wrong, Fargo is certain that what is doing is ultimately right, making him all the more determined, and all the more harder to stop as a result. There's an eerie, almost 'Twilight Zone' feel to proceedings, as Hawke wanders around the youth-inhabited town trying to locate Billy Fargo and find out just what is going on exactly. The musical score of this episode does well, not with any memorable catchy tunes as with some other episodes, but with simple, often single chord accompaniments, that are so good that you hardly notice they are there, yet contribute to the whole eerie feel tremendously. And the aerial climax, as already commented on by other reviewers, is one of the most nail-biting of not only the third season, but for quite a time in the series. (A couple of the weaker aerial chases in other episodes just seemed like "chase the bad guys' chopper to fill the last couple of minutes until they're blown up, but that's another story). One paper, the plot maybe is one of the more far fetched ones of the original three seasons, but it's pulled of more than adequately to be watchable, and is far more believable than other far-fetched stories (such as 'The Horn Of Plenty'). There are quite a few third season episodes that felt really stretched and I seldom view, but this one gets regularly watched by me. All in all, this often over-looked story stands as one of the very best episodes from both the second and third seasons combined, with a welcome return to the much darker undertones of early episodes.

12 Sep 2003, CHIPS229 40, Rating 6, Where Have All the Children Gone?
AGAIN ENJOYED THIS ONE WITH SO GOOD ONE LINERS,SOME SOUL IN IT AND HART FROM JAN.LONG LIVE MY AIRWOLF

25 Sep 2003, antilles 38, Rating 3, Where Have All the Children Gone?
I´m not sure how to feel about this episode. It sure had its moments, but I found the story to be kinda stupid . It would have been more believable and much more interresting if Fargo had been a leader of some religious cult. However it´s one of the better episodes of Season 3. The final aerial is very exiting and I love the discouraged look on Archangel´s face as Airwolf chases the missiles.


05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 3, Where Have All the Children Gone?
Not a favourite. Nice to see Airwolf being pushed to her limits although the String with kids theme is irritating.

23 Oct 2004, strung_up 39, Rating 6, Where Have All the Children Gone?
If memory serves me correctly, then this was the episode when Dom said to String, "Auto or manual?"
What else could String say but "Manual".Wow.
You never saw this excitement in Knightrider! Talk about flying by the seat of your pants.

With this tension how was series 4 supposed to complete? Series 4 should never have been made, this was the same for ´The Omen´ trilogy
Long live the lady....The bell (helicopters) is mightier than the (Car) horn

The US Airforce doesn´t allow mullets, does it and how could the show survive without Hawke´s ´demons´ and Arkangel´s sense of responsibility?


07 Nov 2004, Buried Alien 38, Rating 6, Where Have All the Children Gone?
One of my all-time favorite AIRWOLF episodes. A real nailbiter with plenty of action. The season went downhill from here, however.

25 Nov 2004, CH2 40, Rating 3, Where Have All the Children Gone?
Well it was ok. The problem with this episode, once you have got past the idea of a town run by a Hippy and a load of kids (and I was a kid when I first saw it and I found it hard to swallow then!) is that it turns Airwolf in a Knight Riderish super silly machine, i.e the Mach 2 dash across the states (on the same tank?) and the climb to angles 100.
In the first season the producers almost convinced you the thing could fly at about 1.5 mach (although I don´t think you hear that reference untill season 2 "Truth about Holly"). There was references made to critical fuel consumption, the VNE (velocity not exceed) with the ADF pod deployed and the struggle to hold Airwolf in the air at 85,000 feet. But no! this is season 3 and now the Airwolf can do anything bar send your wife flowers.
On the other hand a bunch of bandits over running a weapons test programme and using it to meet their own gains is rather too beliveable. Also the fact they were using the weapon talk of the day "ASAT" was good and using a QF4 to launch the ASAT, also again gave credit to the script.
Again without the pressures of CBS and "production line TV" this could have been a classic.

13 Jan 2002, Louis Theb 26, Rating 5, Half-Pint
Now that's a great episode! All the ingredients are there with a strong but twisted bad guy, a very good plot and a great action sequence which also differs from the usual ones as Hawke doesn't fire anything. The shots and camera angles are by the way very catchy especially at the end when Darren is chased by the powerful and imposing Airwolf. I'd also mention the acting which is extremly good. Although JMV had problems acting properly in some other season 3 episodes, in this one he gives an impressive performance especially in the scenes involving his brother's coffin. Roland Harrah III is very good as well and shows perfectly his emotions. Ernest Borgnine's acting talent can also be admired in the intense scene in which he finds St John's letter. What makes this episode a top one too are the many links with the first season like of course St John, but also String's cabin and his dog. In a few words : both the plot and the action are great so this is certainly one of the best episodes from the third season...

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 5, Half-Pint
A great script and the start of what "would" have been a new story arc for the show if it had continued on CBS into a 4th Season. With the introduction of the late Roland Harrah III (he died in his early 20s) as Hawke's "possible" nephew, 'Half-Pint', this opened up so many new possibilities for the show. But it's also poignant in that the two main leads are have now both passed away, the other of course being legendary actor, Doug McClure in the role of 'Darren McBride'. This is also the last of the "St John" episodes (the others being the 'Pilot', 'Echos From The Past', 'And They Are Us', 'HX1', and 'Once A Hero'). A wonderfully brutal episode [it often gets cut to shreds by the networks due to the violence], it contains two of the most enduring scenes from the entire series, both involving Doug McClure... the first being the famous shot of Doug McClure hanging off the nose of Airwolf as he's carried over a cliff to achieve a confession, the second being Airwolf rising up to surprise McBride in the first place. Wonderful entertainment. INTERESTING TRIVIA: Listen to the pinball machine that Half-Pint is playing on. When he gets the high score, the Sound Editor put in an in-joke by making it play the Airwolf theme!

19 Jan 2002, Heffer 27, Rating 5, Half-Pint
I really enjoyed this one. It has a good ending with hawke using the lady to bully McBride into telling him what he knows about sinjin and the introduction of a new character in Half Pint. A good episode...

11 Mar 2002, DaveGilmour 28, Rating 5, Half-Pint
This episode gets a five just because Hawke uses Airwolf to do what we all would want to do to McBride after what he had done, great stuff and a clear sign that the production team were moving the charcter of Hawke in a new direction, that of a father instead of a man obsessed with his brother

28 Nov 2002, gmac2300 31, Rating 6, Half-Pint
I still love the sequence when Airwolf rises up behind Doug McClure. I think this really was the last episode of the series that I really enjoyed. If it had been the series final episode, I would not have complained at all. Its follow up "Birds of Paradise" ranks slightly lower, but not by much. It's episodes like this that make you realise that if the writers and producers had been more creative or caring about the series it could have played itself out long after it did. This is JMV's problems not withstanding, of course.

06 Jan 2003, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 6, Half-Pint
What's not to love about this episode? I think this is just under "And They Are Us", as the 'best' Saint John episode. Really emotional, as String and Dom think St. John is dead after all, when he's actually not. Plus emotional, as String realizes he has a bond with Le Van (Roland Harrah III), that's more fatherly, than uncle. Nice footage of the forest by the cabin with a nice little rainy afternoon stroll with String, Le, and Tet, plus String explaining Tet probably knows the woods around there better than he does was insightful, showing the dog's age. Really the heaviest movie, was when String had to force McBride to tell him what he knew about the whereabouts of St. John, very reminiscent of "And They Are Us", with Col. Vidor. String's hair was looking the best, too! Kag212

26 Mar 2003, antilles 38, Rating 6, Half-Pint
I think this is the best episode from season 3. Finally a St. John story. Back to what Airwolf was about in the first place; the search for Hawke's brother. I feel this episode had the atmosphere from the first season. It was dark and String's emotional and angry personality was back. Also the dialog was great in this one. Like when Hawke and Half-Pint is talking about Ted: Half-Pint: "He's a dog he can't talk" Hawke: "I guess thats why we get along so good". Or near the end when Hawke realises that McBride is lying; "They wanted a funeral - lets give them one". Like gmac2300, I would not have complained if this had been the last Airwolf episode, since I think the rest of the episodes in season 3 were generally crap.

04 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 6, Half-Pint
There are times when I can´t make up my mind about this one. The idea that Hawke gives up on the search for his brother, the emotion when he believes Saint John is dead, the fact that yet another person (Carlson) who may have had information ends up dead in an aerial duel with Hawke and the scene where he bullies McBride with Airwolf are all fantastic. I just never clicked with the idea of Hawke adopting Half-pint (although played brilliantly by the young actor).

10 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 5, Half-Pint
A surprise ´season -one´ style episode in the heart of season three! Top notch cinematography of both the dogfight and the ´interrogation´ of McBride at the end. I thought JMV did great, too. An all-around terrific outting, with a rare cabin appearance too! Definitely a stand out episode which kind of brings Hawke to a conclusion regarding his search for St.John. I´d give this a ´6´, but it still doesn´t pack the same punch as a ´To Snare a Wolf´ or ´Bite of the Jackal´, but it comes pretty close...and thats saying a lot for a season three episode!

02 Sep 2008, nutaboutjc 30, Rating 6, Half-Pint
all i have to say is Hankie Alert!! This is one of the best episodes and JMV shines really well!! I was a goner when he opened St. John´s footlocker the raw emotion you see on String and Dominics face is just to much to bear especailly for Dominic since he rasied both boys!! This episode is a well deserve six in my book!!

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 2, Wildfire
This is one of the less-than-mediocre fillers that dog the 2nd and 3rd Seasons. A totally boring script, with only the emotive scenes with Ernie Borgnine and Ken Curtis as 'Big Cecil, Snr', as well as the third appearance of well-loved Airwolf Guest Star, Lance LeGault in a much lesser role than normal as 'Noble Flowers', this is a script more at home in KNIGHT RIDER or THE A-TEAM and obviously yet another "bought-in". One of the examples of how "bad" Airwolf could be at times. Forget about this one!

16 Jan 2002, Louis Theb 26, Rating 4, Wildfire
If you watch this episode, watch it only because of the background plot as well as for the original idea to use Airwolf to stop a fire. The story lets Dom showing a lot of his 'teddy bear' & cheerful side but also lets place to some touching scenes (when Little Cec discovers that his father still wrote to his mother). By the way, it is great to see Lance LeGault again, even if this little role doesn't allow him express his full talent.

02 Nov 2002, Jan-Michael 23, Rating 5, Wildfire
this is a good episode.....it's cool...the fire of airwolf yeah that's a problem but it's a nice episode.

28 Nov 2002, gmac2300 31, Rating 1, Wildfire
Be fair other reviewers, "KNIGHT RIDER" and "THE A-TEAM" would have at least been a bit more creative with this kind of episode!!! To me it seems like a reject from "THE INCREDIBLE HULK" with Ernest Borgnine being good-old David (should be Bruce) Banner, and Airwolf the Hulk. A waste of Lance LeGault as well!!!

02 Apr 2003, vclay44209 32, Rating 1, Wildfire
I don't like this episode because this one had a lot of stock footage and it reminds me of an Incredible Hulk episode I saw a long time ago.

05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 3, Wildfire
A rather disappointing episode but still watchable enough.

27 Nov 2003, antilles 38, Rating 2, Wildfire
A very boring episode indeed. It rates just above "The Girl Who Fell From the Sky", "Tracks" and "Little Wolf". Ernest Borgnine does the best he can as usual with this script, and his performance is clearly the highlight of this episode.

18 Nov 2008, Stringbean Hawk 51, Rating 4, Wildfire
Was it ever stated why The Lady wasn´t in The Lair for this episode? We see Dom arrive at a hangar where String, Cait and some mechanic working on Airwolf, and I can´t remember any dialogue that covered this point. It seemed to be inferred that the mechanic was going to fix Airwolf all by himself.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 6, Discovery
Now we're talking. Versatile actor, John R. Vernon takes over the lead role from Richard Lynch in this superb follow-up to 'The Horn of Plenty'. The whole implication of Airwolf actually being found and then stolen is just a real kick from the start. Anne Bloom gives a wonderful performance as the bubble-headed blonde, 'Grace Harrison'. "So Grace. What type of camera did you use?" "Uhh, it's Japanese, I think. I'm not very good with names. But I think it was -- a Tokyo!" sums up the character. Archangel's subtle interrogation in the secret Firm hospital bunker is a joy to behold. How he could keep a straight face is anyone's guess. Also of note is the 4th [uncredited] appearance on the show for stuntman Tony Epper as Quist's henchman. He always plays a knuckle-duster-type character so well. The twist at the end is just to die for.

16 Jan 2002, Louis Theb 26, Rating 5, Discovery
Good episode with a funny woman (just as in "Hawke's Run"), a FIRM's secret hospital (in a sort of ranch), a visit into the lair (without forgetting Airwolf's model being carried by a Huey model) and of course the return of John Bradford Horn, unfortunately not played by Richard Lynch this time.

18 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 3, Discovery
Not a good follow-up to "Horn of Plenty" in my opinion. Of course, Anne did put some pleasure into this episode with her innocent dinginess. Although John Vernon is a superb and versatile good and bad guy, his Horn character didn't go well with me. Robert Lynch is the man.

25 Jan 2002, Mike Rivers 29, Rating 4, Discovery
'Discovery', is one of the best season 3 episodes, Archangel is present through much of it, it has reccuring villain John Bradford Horn and it ends on a sour note.

09 Sep 2002, air211 27, Rating 5, Discovery
Just like 'The Horn of Plenty' this is another great episode if not even somewhat better than the first one. My favorite villain on TV John Vernon does a great job as Horn although I think Richard Lynch was just a little bit better as Horn. Vernon did a better job as the criminal mastermind Cameron Zachary, Michael's nemesis, in the second season Knight Rider episode 'A Good Knight's Work'. All in all an excellent episode. Vernon is always good as a villain and Anne Bloom was also a plus as the blond bimbo.

06 Jan 2003, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 5, Discovery
A better John Bradford Horn episode, than "The Horn of Plenty". Not near as unsettling. More "Airwolf"-like, as John R. Vernon turns in a better Horn performance than "Plenty"'s Richard Lynch as Horn. Anne Bloom's character of Grace gets annoying, with the bumble headed California blonde stuff, although I do agree with String, she didn't deserve to die. The barn scenes were cool, but the end was stupid as Horn got away on a boat after minutes, when Airwolf's scanners could've easily picked up the location of Horn within seconds. Other than that, pretty good latter 3rd Season episode.

07 Oct 2003, antilles 38, Rating 3, Discovery
I think its a great idea to have a villain reappear in another episode. But the fact that they couldn´t get the same actor to play the same character, really ruins it for me. The plotline is interesting, but wouldn´t it have been cool if Horn actually succeeded in stealing Airwolf and using it. So that Hawke and Dom would have to steal it back as they did in the pilot. They could have made it a 2-parter. The story is a bit weak at places, and there are som big plotholes. The story seems to be based on a lot of strange coincidences. Like the fact that the desolate desert place that Airwolf is hidden in, suddenly seems to be crowded with gangsters and bikers. There is very little Airwolf action in this episode, and the final aerial is one of the most unexciting and mediocre of the entire third season.

05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 5, Discovery
It was good to see Horn return and Grace is a great character. The plot within a plot so that Horn can steal Airwolf and lead them to him is a good idea but given Airwolf is invaluable as a weapon and critical to Hawke´s leverage over the Firm would they really have agreed to risk it? Nice follow up to the Horn of Plenty and personally I don´t have a favourite actor in the role of Horn - I think both actors did well.

30 Mar 2004, Michael Sm 35, Rating 2, Discovery
An episode that could have been good if they had brought back the real John Bradford Horn.

25 Nov 2004, CH2 40, Rating 5, Discovery
This was a good one, because John Vernon steels the show from start to finish, he leaves the Richard Lynch version standing still, and at the end of it all the character gets away with it to boot! If it was one thing that the show was good at, is never asume its going to be a happy ending, (I think there was 3 in season 1 and don´t show the end of "Eagles" at Duxford or Reno or you will have grown men crying, I mean the script writers could have at least let Roan save her Mustang?).
That all aside, the story of Airwolf being discovered was one of the cards the producers had been holding tight to their chests for ages (bar in Fight like a Dove) and when they finally played it, as they say they came up trumps.
The only negative thing, is poor old Catlin gets relegated to in typical 3rd season style of "token female co star". Ok so we now know she can fly Airwolf but the softer Catlin (and yes she looks better in season 3) was a real cop out.

12 Aug 2008, nutaboutjc 30, Rating 5, Discovery
I really liked tis one..its has to be put away as one of my favorites since of course John Bradford Horn comes back!! I always like him as the best villian!! The story was good but then im curious as too how they got the lady out of the lair but then we may never know....I love the part when grace dies and it happens to be in Hawke´s arms..Gabraille anyone..the look as his face says it all and you can tell he was pissed..overall a really good episode of season 3!!

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 5, Day of Jeopardy
A nice idea, although a little flawed in places, this is a superb ensembli cast (one of the best of the entire series) with Anne Lockhart in her second (of three) appearances on the show, as Hawke's ex-love, 'Tess Dixon'. Clu Culagher puts in a good performance as the head of the cartel in 'Cullen Dixon'. This episode has one of the top five aerials of the season, with the final action sequence being some of the most impressive of the entire series. There's plenty of Airwolf on show in the entire episode so the hardware fans will be kept happy, but it's the double twist at the end that really makes this great viewing. INTERESTING TRIVIA: The producers of Airwolf pulled in a real coup by casting G.Gordon Liddy as 'Barkley Kase', as Liddy was involved in Nixon's "Watergate" scandel in the 1960s and actually went to jail because of it. This was one of his first roles (not playing himself).

14 Jan 2002, Louis Theb 26, Rating 4, Day of Jeopardy
Don't ask me why, but I don't really like the episode atmosphere. Although this episode features Airwolf from the beginning to the end of the episode, I think that the background story is not very tasteful. Furthermore, there is quite a bit of stock footage. That's why I first didn't like this episode. But thinking back about it, it has a lot of Airwolf action (plus it is shot), the motorbike stunts are great (above all when JMV's double enters into the truck) and we learn about Hawke's personnal past. Also, I don't want to spoil the surprise but I have to say that the end of the episode is pretty amazing.

29 Jul 2002, bottlejock 36, Rating 5, Day of Jeopardy
What I liked most of this episode was the constant action, though the stock footage and technical errors were numerous (I believe the bad guys were flying F-4s, not F-16s as Dominic said, when Airwolf crash lands). This episode is also the second of only two that I know of that have a nice sounding synthesizer track that accompanies the action sequences. The first time it is heard is in season 2's "Inn at the End of the Road".

05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 4, Day of Jeopardy
Not a personal favourite but loved the idea that Airwolf could be flown remotely. Again as in Sins of the Past with Hawke not knowing about Dom´s daughter, the idea that Dom doesn´t know about Hawke´s previous relationship with Tess (just the fact that he had a relationship never mind the baby stuff) doesn´t seem realistic. A better role for Anne Lockhart and some nice twists at the end. Good use too of G. Gordon Liddy who in real life was part of the early Watergate scandal that caused Nixon´s downfall.

03 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 5, Day of Jeopardy
A true season three standout! Take away the crappy ´remote controlled Airwolf´ angle, and this episode could fit in season one! Superb action/ aerial sequence including awesome motorcycle stunts, plus excellently adept editting (notice how well the pilot sequences are seamlessly editted into the final aerial/ assault!) Nice twist at the end, plus super Airwolf at night at the end also. Great guest cast!

16 Jan 2005, anton75 35, Rating 3, Day of Jeopardy
I actually liked Anne´s role in Random Target better than in this, damsel in distress role. I had a hard time dealing with the guest cast in this episode, from the mob boss to the truck driver - they were awful. How about when the mob boss pulled the gun to the two young guys before shooting them. They had no reaction whatsoever, ho-hum we´re about to get shot no bio deal...
Also some extended reuse of footage from the pilot which is hard to take. After that the episode picks up a little, but I still think this episode is grossly overrated.

05 Jun 2007, microfische1 43, Rating 6, Day of Jeopardy
Don´t know why a lot of people dislike this episode. I love to see Anne Lockhart again, much better role than in Random Target, who gives a good performance. We also get to see an episode that is almost entirely devoted to Airwolf and her capabilities. There is some stock footage and some new stuff and we also learn she can be remotely flown. This episode is fast paced with constant action. I liked it and give it a thumbs up rating.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 1, Little Wolf
No! No! No! One of the most hated episodes of the entire series. Even veteran actress, June Allyson couldn't make this 'FALCON CREST'-type script (and I loved 'FALCON CREST'!) into anything good. There's hardly any Airwolf action either. A real turkey! Stay clear!

14 Jan 2002, Louis Theb 26, Rating 3, Little Wolf
Very basic story and just a few Airwolf action. The reasons to watch this episode are a funny scene between Dom and the baby, a "pesticide chase" with the 'Silent Running' theme and Caitlin piloting & "fighting" with Airwolf.

17 Sep 2002, air211 27, Rating 1, Little Wolf
No doubt the worst of the third season if not of the whole series. Boring!

28 Nov 2002, gmac2300 31, Rating 1, Little Wolf
Peter Brown can normally play quite convincing heavies, but he fell short here. Another sad episode!! And, what a surprise, that at the end Brown's character has to jump in to a plane so we can see the dogfight from "The American Dream" reused.

13 Feb 2003, Alrock27 36, Rating 1, Little Wolf
This episode absolutely stunk

25 Mar 2003, antilles 38, Rating 1, Little Wolf
There were a lot of trash in Season 3 and this is on of the worst episodes. A script that really did'nt fit well into the Airwolf universe. Still I think it's better than "Tracks" and "The girl who fell from the sky".

05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 2, Little Wolf
Pretty poor. Apart from the running scene, a couple of funny moments with Dom and the baby (and why assume Caitlin would know anything - she´s not a mother!), Caitlin actually flying and using the weapons on Airwolf, the whole episode doesn´t really work.

03 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 1, Little Wolf
If any episode other than ´Out of the Sky´ deserved a ´0´, its this crap! Avoid at ALL costs!

07 Sep 2004, fenrisoo1 53, Rating 1, Little Wolf
yes, I have this one on tape. I have only one comment to make on it: I pray the Lady was issued ´barf bags´, should Caitlin ever decide to show this one as an in-flight movie

07 May 2007, microfische1 43, Rating 1, Little Wolf
Only thing at all in this entire episode worth watching is to see Caitlin piloting and kicking ass in the cockpit!

31 Dec 2007, Train_a_Mania 19, Rating 2, Little Wolf
No, it isn´t terrific, mainly because Herb Waldren isn´t a preticularly scary villain. You never get the sense that he is very dangerous.

12 Jan 2002, Louis Theb 26, Rating 3, Desperate Monday
A simple story and a quite boring atmosphere. However, Elyssa Davalos (who will be later a regular in "MacGyver" as Nikki Carpenter) is very good in the role of Barbara Scarelli. Also, the episode features some great aerial scenes of Airwolf flying over a city, which is a rare piece of footage.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 5, Desperate Monday
One of the better episodes of the 3rd Season, allowing Jean Bruce Scott to show her range of abilities. The reluctant brothers, Robert and J.J. Hollis are the best part of this episode and the screen chemistry between them is excellent. There's a great David Jones aerial shot in this one of Airwolf flying perpendicular down a runway to stop a plane taking off, although Airwolf is used very little in the episode overall. The very poignant scene at the end when Robert has to kill his brother overlaps beautifully with Hawke's own story, and the emotive "Brothers" theme by Sylvester Levay is a return to his wonderful 1st Season orchestral scores. Using the 'Queen Mary' was a pretty awesome piece of location scouting.

18 Nov 2002, stringfellow1111 40, Rating 1, Desperate Monday
If there were any, this is by far the WORST episode of airwolf. The editing was HORRIBLE and the very little that airwolf was used is pathetic. The only plus was Airwolf over the city and the use of the Queen Mary(a fine ship).

28 Nov 2002, gmac2300 31, Rating 2, Desperate Monday
I just dislike the fact that towards the end of the series Hawke harldy flew Airwolf at all, I mean the series is about him and how he has this awesome machine to use as he sees fit to change the situation as it confornts him. Plus point: Surely the only episode where Airwolf does not have to use fire-power to stop the aircraft it's pursuing. More suited to Knight Rider I thinkor even at a stretch the Dukes of Hazzard!!!

04 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 4, Desperate Monday
The story could have been told with any action-adventure series in the ´80s. It was interesting to get more background on Caitlin´s character and the theme of brothers with the kidnappers and Hawke is nicely executed. Its an enjoyable enough episode but be prepared not to actually see Airwolf that much!!

31 Dec 2007, Train_a_Mania 19, Rating 5, Desperate Monday
If the hijacking had been planned, it would´ve resembled "Kingdom Come" too much. As it is, it stands as a good episode. The scene where Airwolf stops the plane from taking off is good, and Sly Levay´s music during the Zebra Squad´s entry is great.

13 Jan 2002, Louis Theb 26, Rating 4, Hawke's Run
I liked the way the lady acts (she's funny) as well as seing Archangel and Cait wearing a disguise. The interaction with Hawke and the FIRM is pretty interesting too. What was quite disappointing was all the stock footage reused, but it is the same for a lot of season three (and four!) episodes.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 5, Hawke's Run
A great industrial espionage script and the Firm have plenty to do in this one. This is one of Wendy Schaal's best roles of her career as the romantic 'Marilyn Kelsey'. Her portrayal is engaging viewing and she encompasses the role with enthusiam and passion. I just love the line where she's in Airwolf for the final aerial and she gets excited about the chase ahead, "just like the novel 'Spies Secret Passion'!). The minimalist response from Ernie Borgnine to this line just makes this episode for me! Of additional note is John Brandon's 3rd minor appearance as the no-nonsense Zeus (only briefly being replaced by demure F.J. O'Neil in 'Airwolf II').

06 Sep 2003, antilles 38, Rating 3, Hawke's Run
A quite different Airwolf story. It starts out kinda stupid, but gets quite interesting as the story develops. The chemistry between Hawke and the girl is very entertaing, and the plot line of Hawke being chased certainly has potential. The ending however is dissapionting and is somewhat ruined by the usual "Airwolf formula". It would have worked fine without the same old helicopter battle.

05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 3, Hawke's Run
Not a favourite and again separates Hawke from his usual team for the majority of the episode.

07 Nov 2004, Buried Alien 38, Rating 4, Hawke's Run
I liked this episode for many of the Southern California locale scenes that are so familiar to me (I grew up there). Also, Wendy Schaal was a real looker. A nice chase episode overall.

31 Dec 2007, Train_a_Mania 19, Rating 5, Hawke's Run
As Mark said, very good espionage script, involving the "other side". Ray Wise as Victor Resnich does a good job as being a machine-like villain, with little margin for error. Sylvester Levay does it again with the music in the sanitisation scene from "Kingdom Come". The only reasons I don´t give it a six are because of the stock footage and Marilyn Kelsy. Wendy Schaal did a fine job, but I think the character is too cliche and not interesting enough.

25 Aug 2008, nutaboutjc 30, Rating 5, Hawke's Run
This one is a good epiosde because you get to see behind the scenes of what the firm is really like..and its m,ostly a Hawke episode..I love Marliyn she is a hopeless romantic who is really smart and living out her dream world!! Hawke is a great catch and a great anit-hero!! Love the final battle scene and the ending when she dumps all the stubs on Michaels desk..Priceless!!

30 Dec 2008, Stringbean Hawk 51, Rating 3, Hawke's Run
It made a change for Hawke NOT to do his miraculous quick change from his civvies into his jumpsuit when he got into Airwolf at the end.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 3, Break In at Santa Paula
An idea that didn't really come off too well, this script was trying too hard to be 'Jennie' and 'Prisoner of Yesterday', but the lack of enthusiam for the script by the cast is evident, only briefly having any interest in the scene where Dom & Cait spiel their way into the prison as a priest and a nun! Tony O'Dell's character, 'Terry Haines' is trying to be a cross between 'Doc Gifford' (from 'Inn At The End Of The Road') and 'Little Cecil' (from 'Wildfire') but ultimate, I feel, failing on both counts., and just don't mention the wood "English" actress, Jane Merrow, given a totally stereotype to work with here. To make matters worse, there's also very little of the Lady, so don't be in a hurry to watch this one. A 'filler' only.

16 Jan 2002, Louis Theb 26, Rating 4, Break In at Santa Paula
A missed rescue like in "Short Walk to Freedom". Hawke is again made prisonner and that makes the plot interesting. However, the Airwolf sequences aren't that special nor long plus the episode is sometimes a bit boring so I can't say it is very good.

22 Jan 2002, GriffonUK 27, Rating 1, Break In at Santa Paula
Caitlin's horseshit Irish accent... nuff sed...

31 Jul 2002, Jayson Firestorm 32, Rating 5, Break In at Santa Paula
This episode has a special place in my affections, as it was one of only a couple of episodes I had on video for a few year (oh, those dark all days. Now I have every ep, several times over; however did I survive?!) By this late stage in the series, things were very watered down, and this story could just as easily been an episode of 'The A-Team', or 'Knight Rider' (Well, maybe not Knight Rider, as they had to involve K.I.T.T. a lot, and it would be a little hard to smuggle him into the prison camp, but you get what I mean!!) Hawke is convinced to rescue Terry because he's the son of an old friend, but mentioned at this late stage in the series, the never-before-mentioned childhood friend just feels to be written in as a plot device, and one has to wonder just *how many* old friends Hawke has! Actually, maybe more than plot, this episode can be noted for its music. In my opinion, some of the third season's best musical scores, including several haunting variants of that great tune dating back to 'Mad Over Miami' ¿ the fact that none of the show¿s music was ever official released is a crime! (with all due respect to the quality Cairns music CD =) ). Dom and Cait posing as the priest and the sister is probably the highlight of the episode. As mentioned this is one of the very few episodes of Airwolf I had in "the dark old days", so I probably do view it slightly with rose-tinted glasses, and it¿s probably doesn¿t have as much to grab the viewer than many other episodes, but even so I personally rank this as a fair episode, one of the better episodes at this late stage of the show.

05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 5, Break In at Santa Paula
I have to admit I see this episode through rose coloured glasses because it was only one I had on tape for a very long time. Dom and Caitlin playing priest and nun to get into the prison is funny and clever and the final escape is well executed. The premise of Hawke´s best friend is more believable than some of the other ´friends´ who turned up during the 2nd and 3rd season and at least the guy was dead which fits with Hawke´s original character turmoil that everyone but him did die.

02 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 1, Break In at Santa Paula
Watch this episode ONLY to hear Levay´s terrific beats used for ´Mad over Miami´ and ´And They Are Us´.

03 Mar 2008, Train_a_Mania 19, Rating 5, Break In at Santa Paula
I´ll admit that this isn´t a great episode, but to say that it´s worse than "Jennie" is harsh. I like the priest/nun bit, Levay is great with the music, and the plot is interesting (even though it doesn´t have a lot of Airwolf in it).

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 2, The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
Oh dear, what type of forest did they get these guest stars from? This had so much potential, and was a clichid "Senator's mistress"-type script. There's so much wood in this episode that you really do fail to see the wood from the trees, it's appauling. 'William Smith' especially tried to be so hard to be menacing as 'Steele' that he just looks like he's come from a school play. Ex-Bond girl, Kristina Wayborn ('OCTOPUSSY') tries hard to show depth to her abilities, but it still makes for painful viewing. Plenty of stock footage, and the last (brief) appearance of the cabin / lake are all that can be garnered as positive in this shabby episode.

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 2, The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
Extremely BAD! Probably the worst episode of the series, behind "Little Wolf". Even "Tracks" is better than this one. Kristina Wayborn is an awful actress. Infact the entire cast is awful. Just a filler to get them further on in the season. The script is bad, although the direction by Don Chaffey was alright. Sly Levay just recycles old music from "The Hunted" & "The Truth About Holly" here. Extremely bad, and JMV looked rough! Probably was better suited as a "Knight Rider" episode. Kag212

13 Jan 2002, Louis Theb 26, Rating 3, The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
Very poor episode from all points of view. There is a lot of stock footage and the plot is very childish. INTERESTING TRIVIA: the Airwolf afterburner sound was actually a glass window breaking and you can hear it when one of the two men fires a bullet through the window of the hospital's door.

01 Aug 2002, Jayson Firestorm 32, Rating 3, The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
One of those episodes that looks quite promising on paper, but in practice is rather so-so. The series had a very worn and half-hearted feel about it by this time, and I think everyone knew it would be the end with this season (well, the end of the proper show; the Canadian series is another story!). I personally think that this episode was too close to ¿Hawke¿s Run¿. Bearing in mind that ¿Hawke¿s Run¿ was just two episodes before, the stories are both ¿Hawke and pretty woman being chased by bad guys¿ plots, and pretty similar in a great many aspects. They¿d have done better to try and space the stories apart down each end of the season more. While I generally know Airwolf episodes inside out, when I think of ¿Hawke¿s Run¿ and ¿The Girl Who Fell From The Sky¿, I have to think for a second to remember which one¿s which, and they¿re so similar (in my mind)! I actually have to admit that personally, I thought Kristina Waybord was quite fair in her role; maybe the show¿s half-hearted approach by this time just didn¿t help things. And I have to somewhat defend William Smith from Cairnsy¿s criticism. Okay, maybe not in this episode, but given the right material, William Smith is a great guest star (he¿s in one of my favourite ¿A-Team¿ episodes, the early ¿Pros And Cons¿, where he shines). The material he¿s given here isn¿t really sparkling and has little for him to do with it. This episode has one thing that always sticks in my mind. When Airwolf was new and at it¿s peak, we tuned in to see the Lady in graceful action, Hawke¿s broodiness, Dom¿s raucous humour and the generally darkness of the series. This episode has quite a long scene set in¿ a dress shop. Okay, it¿s part of the story, as Hawke tries to help the girl remember who she is, but it just sticks in my mind. This had what the series had come to. No more international espionage or spying, but scenes in a dress shop! The other thing this episode sticks in my memory for, as already noted by another reviewer, is hearing the ¿smashing glass¿ sound effect, which also made up part of Airwolf¿s turbo sound effect. Many fans don¿t like this episode. Personally, it¿s not one of my favourites, but I¿d definitely rank the likes of ¿Little Wolf¿ and the second season¿s unusually weak ¿Out Of The Sky¿ further down the barrel than this episode (and that¿s without even mentioning the Canadian season!!). It¿s hardly the series at it¿s best, but I wouldn¿t class it necessarily as the worst episode either.

18 Sep 2002, air211 27, Rating 5, The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
I, on the other hand, thought this episode was fairly interesting (if you think that's something, wait till you read my review of 'Tracks'). I actually liked the plot -- Hawke rescuing 'the girl who fell from the sky' and helping to reconstruct her memory as well as protect her from the killers who find out she's still alive. The amnesia bit was cool, I thought. Kristina Wayborn does a pretty good job as the amnesia victim. No doubt Kristina's best performance was as the Bond girl Magda in Roger Moore's Octopussy (one of my favorite Bond films). William Smith is always a good choice to play a villain. This wasn't his best performance, but he was OK. Overall, a pretty good episode.

11 Oct 2002, vclay44209 32, Rating 4, The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
I give this episode a strong 4 for one reason and one reason only. This episode had the best line by a villain who was flying against Airwolf. "You're a hot ace but not hot enough! Hawke is not amused, shuts off the turbos, doves under the gunship, gets behind Steele and blows him out of the sky.

24 Mar 2003, antilles 38, Rating 1, The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
This has got to be the most boring episode of the entire series. The show really lost it at this point and it is quite obvious that none of the main cast enjoyed acting in it anymore. Kristina Wayborn's performance as "The girl who fell from the sky" is truly terrible. Just awful.

11 Sep 2003, CHIPS229 40, Rating 5, The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
I THINK A LOT OF YOU SOULD BEAR IN MIND TIME EDITING ON THESE SHOWS CRYING ABOUT THE ROTORS SPINNING UP FAST,YES YOUR RIGHT BUT I LOVE ALL THE SHOWS AND WISH WE HAD MORE OF ANY OF THE FIRST THREE SEASONS.THERS SOME NICE ONE LINERS IN MOST OF THE SHOWS.IVE HAD TO DEFEND MOST OF THEM TO ME FRIENDS BUT THERES NOT MUCH ON TV NOW ADAYS WHICH I REALLY TRY TO STAY IN AND WATCH.FOUND THE SHOWS ALOT MORE REAL THAN THINGS LIKE THE A TEAM ETC WHICH WERE ON AROUND THE SAME TIME.WE SHOULD ALL THINK OUR SELFS LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH A SHOW ON AT THAT TIME.YES THEY USED ALOT OF THE FLIGHT FOOTAGE OVER AND OVER BUT,WHAT A SHOW LEAST THE BAD´ES DIED NOT LIKE THE ATEAM WHICH WAS WHAT MOST OF MY FRIENDS WERE WATCHING AT THE TIME.LEAST ITS NOT COMPUTER GRAPHICS LIKE MOST PROGRAMS AND FILMS OF THIS TIME.WATCH THEM AND ENJOY DONT SLAG IT.ENJOYED THIS ONE.SORRY TO PREACH BOYS AND GIRLS.

04 Oct 2003, Domainroad 30, Rating 1, The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
This is one of the worst Airwolf episode ever! The acting is bad, the script is bad and not much works at all in this episode. Should never have been made.

05 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 2, The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
Another poor episode. Its obvious by now that the writers were trying to turn Hawke into a character who got to have a different girl every week - quite a move away from the original character who found it difficult to get close to anyone for fear of jinxing them. The story is not really that well executed and although there is some nice interaction between the regulars, there´s not really anything too demanding for them.

30 Mar 2004, Michael Sm 35, Rating 1, The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
I´ve only seen this episode once, and I never wanna see it again!

02 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 1, The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
I agree with the previous reviewer (Michael Sm). Hawke night- fishing, Caitlin ´fainting´, and an obviously disinterested JMV? Nice to see the cabin, though (as someone else pointed out). Painful viewing indeed.

16 Jan 2005, anton75 35, Rating 3, The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
Ok so this ep didn´t have much of an "Airwolf" feel to it, but neither did most of season 3. It did seem like they added the tired old "selling arms to terrorist" deal just to get Ariwolf a cameo. Outside of that, this episode had some good intrigue with Hawk and the girl on the run from the Senator´s goons. The aerial had a very crisp, fast pace even though it had some stock footage. FAR from being the worse episode as a couple thought.

02 Dec 2006, Jeever1981 29, Rating 1, The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
A waste of my viewing pleasure!

13 Jan 2002, Louis Theb 26, Rating 3, Tracks
Even if it is a lesson of courage, this episode is completly out of the original Airwolf spirit. Furthermore, the "Catman" is really ridiculous.

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 1, Tracks
Oh dear! What can I say about the most HATED episode of the series? Ummm. Hmmmmmmm. It's very obvious that the show had major production problems by this stage of its life, as most of the original production team had jumped ship by this stage. The entire cast are obviously very tired at this stage and Ernie Borgnine especially tries very hard to make anything of his very limited scenes. Of note is JMV's little ditty on the guitar, and the song 'Moon Shadow' by Cat Stevens being sung around the camp-fire at night. Timothy A. Carey's "Cat-man" has to be the most idiotic, single character that way created (hurriedly) for the show. This episode should join 'And A Child Shall Lead', 'Wildfire' and 'Out Of The Sky' in the bin! NEVER EVER WATCH THIS ONE! How the show should NOT have been.

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 2, Tracks
Why happened here? What is this? Although this was slightly (and I mean slightly) better than "The Girl Who Fell From The Sky", this another filler (as Mark Cairns) puts it, so they can just go ahead and wrap the season up. Not much Airwolf at all! And the story is ridiculous by Rick Kelbaugh.

17 Jan 2002, Hawke`s Lady 37, Rating 1, Tracks
A real turkey that could easily (and should) have been a Knightrider episode. The Lady is purely incidental to the plot - brought in right at the end, almost as an afterthought. ANY helicopter could have searched the mountain - plus Airwolf's vast firepower was hardly needed to bring down one man on foot! As Louis says, this may be a lesson in courage, but as an Airwolf episode, it's laughable - particularly compared with classics like To Snare A Wolf.

22 Jan 2002, GriffonUK 27, Rating 1, Tracks
when you see 'The Catman' for the first time, you laugh... then you see him again, and you switch off... Then you switch back on, hoping he's gone... You see Hawke helping disabled vets climb a hill... then the Catman appears again... and you set fire to your hair...

29 Jan 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 1, Tracks
Using the Lady needlessly to shoot bullets into the ground to create a small dust storm to distract the Catman so he could trip over a wheelchair? Ridiculous, extremely pathetic, and ultimately forgettable. This ep is worse that a one-hit-wonder music artist! This show needs to be banned for being the bastard show of the entire series! --Get me some scissors so I can cut this thing.....better yet, get me a magnet. That'll take care of that atrocious episode.

24 Mar 2002, VS 29, Rating 1, Tracks
Awful. Don't even waste your time or electricity watching this episode.

25 Jun 2002, jno 36, Rating 2, Tracks
Can't agree more with the comments of the people here about this episode - the amount of "coincides that just happen to come Hawke's way" in the whole of the last series is taken to extremes here. The only major plus point of this episode is that you do feel very proud of the disabled guys involved and does get you thinking. The series 1 type stories have long gone by now, and you can forget this one.

15 Jul 2002, Xpydawn 37, Rating 1, Tracks
Ouch.

21 Jul 2002, RGaidenko 27, Rating 6, Tracks
Very good episode (I don't know no one bad 'Airwolf' episode). Good plot haven't holes in it. Good actors, great characters. This episode bring our attention to paraplegic veterans, and this is really good idea for episode. You tell that this is non-Airwolf episode but I think that this is really Airwolf episode. If we will have only those episodes where Airwolf fly and destroy enemy aircrafts, cars an etc this will not be so interesting. Characters is also importaint! Not only machines but people also! So Airwolf used in this episode as "tools" but not as main idea in plot is also interesting. Here we can see String from new sides. Also some about Airwolf, used like "ANY helicopter could have searched the mountain - plus Airwolf's vast firepower was hardly needed to bring down one man on foot". This is not true! Dom and Cait from JetRanger haven't seen String & his buddies on side of mountain. They've needed Airwolf for search. And final battle where Airwolf bring "catman" to land is also good. As for me, I very happy when I'm seeing this part because veterans got one's revenge for Charlie "like in Vietnam". And final scene: "We make this together! Together as one". P.S. Sorry for my English but I'm Russian and I've seen episode just in Russian version so my quotes are some wrong.

09 Sep 2002, air211 27, Rating 6, Tracks
Sorry, but this is my all-time favorite Airwolf episode. No kidding! I can't seem to understand why everyone knocks this episode. Shooting 'Catman' with Airwolf's firepower was a bit too much but overall an excellent episode.

11 Oct 2002, vclay44209 32, Rating 1, Tracks
This is the absolute worst episode of Airwolf ever. The plot sucked. Jan Michael Vincent was drunk the entire episode. It was absolutely a pathetic episode.

28 Nov 2002, gmac2300 31, Rating 1, Tracks
This is the kind of episode that MacGyver recycled the plot for at least four times over in the episodes "Target: MacGyver", "The Endangered", "The Survivors" and "The Invisible Killer"; but executed 100% better as it was suited to the nature of the series, and had villains which were more thought out and as intelligent as the hero. P.S. Jean Bruce Scott is a guest star in "The Invisible Killer", a good episode from that shows 4th season that if you get a chance try and watch.

24 Mar 2003, antilles 38, Rating 1, Tracks
Is this Airwolf??? What were they thinking? This script is so far from the original Airwolf concept as it can possible get. This episode is extremely bad. The sentimental ending makes it even worse.

24 Jul 2003, Captaindev 42, Rating 1, Tracks
Watch this episode and you will feel the pain, guaranteed. Completely wrong for the series. Total stinkburger.

12 Sep 2003, CHIPS229 40, Rating 3, Tracks
OK NOT ONE OF THE BEST BUT WAY A HEAD OF ITS TIME TRYING TO KEEP ALL PEOPLE HAPPY.OK NOT MUCH AIRWOLF BUT AGAIN ITS AIRWOLF SO DONT DIS IT.

21 Sep 2003, Willow 27, Rating 4, Tracks
yeah well... I don´ t really like the whole "veternan" thing, sure it has to do something with the past of String and Dom but just give me lots of action of the lady and everything between string, dom and cait. However, I haven´t seen this ep in ages and only one time I do remember the conversation between String and Dom/Cait over the radio, I found it quite hilarious:)

04 Nov 2003, rachel1 36, Rating 1, Tracks
Awful...truly awful...the worst episode of the first 3 seasons.

20 Nov 2003, Domainroad 30, Rating 1, Tracks
Probably the worst Airwolf episode ever!

30 Mar 2004, Michael Sm 35, Rating 1, Tracks
A really poor episode.

13 Apr 2004, Mike23Ca2002 31, Rating 1, Tracks
WTF?!?!? Was this an episode or the outtake reel of JMV´s drunken buligerant hijacking of the video camera ? After watching this episode it is clear that I feel violated and need to take a shower followed by a flea dip. It´s amazing that I find myself dissing Airwolf like this... But this is what happens when the hero finds himself at the bottom of a tequila bottle and the creator takes a back seat laughing at the remainder of the B team crew trying to re-create his excellent work. Ya know.. I could have created a better story line when I was in 7th grade.. And back then I sucked horribly at english composition... The guy who said this was the bastard of all the episodes gave it way too much credit for its worth. I´m still trying to accept the fact that this was an actual airwolf episode.. It was.. wasnt it ? Not just someone having too much fun with the camera...This episode TRULY SUCKED... I think the guy responsible for this episode should be castrated for reproducing crap like this and deemed a heretic and burned at the stake... PEEYEW!!! Level 5 Biohazard....

03 Aug 2004, methos330 39, Rating 1, Tracks
Please see my review for season two´s ´Out of the Sky´. WARNING: Viewing this episode could induce vomitting! For completists (or masochists) only!

07 Nov 2004, Buried Alien 38, Rating 2, Tracks
"Tracks" wasn´t one of my favorite AIRWOLF episodes, but it wasn´t entirely devoid of entertainment value. That being said, you really wondered why this story needed to be told in the context of an AIRWOLF episode. On its own, it´s a decent enough story, but making an AIRWOLF story out of it was a bit contrived to say the least.

01 Mar 2007, ssosmcin 42, Rating 3, Tracks
I must have seen this episodes a dozen times in the 80´s. For some reason, USA reran this endlessly!

Hawke: "Let´s have a beer."
All: "Yeah, good idea. Let´s have a beer."

07 May 2007, microfische1 43, Rating 1, Tracks
This, in my opinion is the worst episode ever. Drunkman Jan is boozed up most of the episode, listen to one of the most obvious lines when he yells to Dom in Airwolf to "get the man on the mountain" he slurs the entire line, don´t waste time on this one!!

07 Dec 2008, Train_a_Mania 19, Rating 1, Tracks
Oh dear. Bad acting, hardly any Airwolf, an idiotic villain make this episode an utter failure. I never could understand how a man was killed, yet none of the others seemed bothered too much by this.

12 Jan 2010, Janforever 35, Rating 1, Tracks
Watched it about 20 years ago and again about two years ago and probably never will watch it again. The only episode I really hate. It has nothing to do with Airwolf in my opinion. Through the whole episode you can feel that the series is coming to an end. The whole story is strange. For every JMV-Fan it ia painful to watch. I heard Jan singing during an interview around the mid 70s and he had a great voice. Listening to the obviously drunk Jan in that episode is horrible and just hurts.

13 Jan 2002, Stringfellow Hawke 49, Rating 6, Birds of Paradise
Although this episode found Jan-Michael Vincent probably at his worst (he looked really bad from his drug/alcohol problems), he definately one of the best. Some major good points of the episode was the terrific performances by Roland Harrah III & Eric Braeden. The wardrobe excels at it's best also, including everything from Hawke wearing a aviator jacket & jeans, to a sports coat & a sweater. 80's pop songs are on top too, with Dire Straits' "Money For Nothing", Tina Turner's "Better Be Good To Me", and Animotion's "Obessesion". Even though this was the final episode of the 'Jan-Michael Vincent' era, there was another season with Barry Van Dyke as the star. But many die-hard fans of the first three seasons of the show consider this to be the absolute 'final episode' of the show. It does end with a 'show ender' finale, with Hawke telling Le if Saint John isn't his father, than he'll be his father. Very touching end to send String off with the family he's always wanted. A must see! Kag212

13 Jan 2002, Mark J.Cairns 102, Rating 6, Birds of Paradise
This episode just affected me so much back in the 1980s. it just summed up the time for me, and I referred to it so much, for musical tastes, fashion (I wore all the clothes the guys wore on that episode back then!), the hair, the Kincaid look Oh! The joys of 'Birds of Paradise'. Eric Braeden's wonderfully sublime performance as 'Nick Kincaid' was just an all-time favourite character for me and exotic actress Barbara Luna as 'Isela Arragon' (best known for her role in the "Mirror, Mirror" episode of classic STAR TREK) just summed up the MIAMI VICE-type "big hair, big shoulders, big attitude" female character that the sister Universal loved.The 2nd (and final) outing for the late Roland Harrah III as 'Half-Pint' was a great continuation from the earlier episode. I always felt that the MIAMI VICE feel to this episode was brilliantly art directed, considering the subject matter, and emulated it very well. The only thing I didn't like was where the theme music was going. As Sylvester Levay had left the show after 'Hawke's Run', they brought composers in willy-nilly, and although I LOVE the songs that were used in the episode ("Money For Nothing" and "Obsession" being all-time personal favourites and I'll always think of this show when I hear them... which is often!), I feel the direction they were going in "may" have changed the show's style even more. The end of an era.

16 Jan 2002, Louis Theb 26, Rating 5, Birds of Paradise
An excellent performance by Roland Harrah III (again) and an episode in which we learn that St John's wife may be alive. Too bad that story line wasn't followed for the 4th season. Anyway, they really tried to catch up the attention of us fans by making the series look more 'advanced'. A few examples of that are the several 'modern' music themes and the accelerated frames to show Airwolf's speed. Certainly not the best episode, but without any doubt a great end for the season (and maybe for series too), especially with the finale scene between Half-Pint and Hawke.

27 Feb 2002, Lairkeeper 31, Rating 5, Birds of Paradise
A great way to end Season 3. As mentioned previously, the music was terrific, and the style was second to none for Airwolf. The end sequence theme was very basic, and trash in my opinion, and they got out of hand with the beeping noises used for the missile/chaingun buttons. For me, it's still weird to see Y&R's "Victor Newman" play Nick Kincaid. But still, a great season finale.

11 Mar 2002, DaveGilmour 28, Rating 5, Birds of Paradise
I really wish that there had been a fourth season with the original cast with 'Half Pint' on board as well, you feel that the show needed it to really wrap up the storylines that hve been there since season one and allow Hawke the peace he really needed, and perhaps give him a son as well as a brother. But alas it was never to be and instead in many ways this is it and a completley seperate season (at least it feels that way to me) was made, you can't help feeling a little bittersweet watching this

11 Mar 2002, Mike Rivers 29, Rating 4, Birds of Paradise
The end of a chapter, but not the whole story this was a good end for the original crew.

25 Mar 2002, iqbalch 31, Rating 6, Birds of Paradise
This episode put an end to Air Wolf as far as I was concerned... The new people didn't have the machine so it was pointless to start a new series.

02 Apr 2003, antilles 38, Rating 3, Birds of Paradise
An episode trying to be Miami Vice. I loved Miami Vice, but the style and atmosphere did not mix well with the Airwolf universe in my opinion. There's also very little of Airwolf in this episode, and pretty much all of it is stock footage. I don't know if they knew that this was to be the very last of the original Airwolf episodes, but I feel that it's not a proper way to end this great series.

01 Aug 2003, Domainroad 30, Rating 2, Birds of Paradise
I don´t care for this episode at all. What a sad end to a great show. You can tell by Jan-Michael Vincent´s acting that he just don´t give a damn about Airwolf at this point. And what a terrible version of the theme played at the end.

12 Sep 2003, CHIPS229 40, Rating 5, Birds of Paradise
ENJOYED THIS ONE AND IT WAS THE LAST ONE IN THE UK FOR US,VERY SORRY TO SEE IT BE THE LAST ONE.NO 4TH SEASON SHOWEN IN THE UK THANK GOD,SEEN AFEW ON CABLE AND I DONT THINK MUCH OF THE 4TH SEASON.THE LAST REAL AIRWOLF AS FAR AS IM CONCEARNED.VERY HIP FOR THE DAY.ENJOY IT FOR FOR WHAT IT WAS.

04 Nov