+++Warning, this contains minor spoilers from the prior season, but no major season five giveawyas+++
The fifth season of Hawaii Five-0 continues the serial story arcs that have run throughout the previous seasons and add in the procedural case/story of the week that has worked for the show up to this point. This season still has reverberations of Doris' actions and subsequent disappearance in the prior season. Her (and Steve's) connection to Wo-Fat is finally revealed this season. There is a multi-episode story arc that involves Danny's brother Matt, that requires Danny to risk his career in order to save his brother, and there is the beginning of a story arc that involves Lou and his best friend from Chicago (played by (Mykelti Williamson), and the season ends on a suspenseful episode that involves a nuclear threat. The season sees a lot of recognizable guest stars including Melina Kanakaredes, Michael Imperioli, Jaleel White, Frankie Valli, Robert Knepper, and Lilli Simmons, and Carol Burnett (to name a few). Terry O'Quinn makes a couple of appearances as Joe White, and Michelle Borth returns for an episode as Catherine after having left the show as a series regular last season.
For those who get the DVD set, the extras are fairly similar to prior years with the exception of no commentary tracks. There are a couple of od making-of and behind-the-scenes featurettes, a feature on the 100th episode (which occurs about halfway through the season), a feature on the music, a feature about the episode Daniel Dae Kim directed, deleted scenes, and a gag reel. So, if you like watching the bonus material this still has quite a bit to go through.
Overall, the series continues to be strong. It has a good blend of action, drama, and humor, and it manages to be a serious show that does not take itself too seriously. The 100th episode acts both as a present-day story and a flashback episode bringing back characters from prior seasons. The show does a good job juggling the large ensemble cast, which is made even larger with Jorge Garcia being promoted to a series regular this season, with almost every character getting one episode central to that character. There is a great Jerry and Max-centric episode in which they attend a convention of Elvis impersonators and an episode that is a total spoof of the movie The Hangover. So, if you have been a fan of the prior seasons, this one is definitely worth watching.
The fifth season of Hawaii Five-0 continues the serial story arcs that have run throughout the previous seasons and add in the procedural case/story of the week that has worked for the show up to this point. This season still has reverberations of Doris' actions and subsequent disappearance in the prior season. Her (and Steve's) connection to Wo-Fat is finally revealed this season. There is a multi-episode story arc that involves Danny's brother Matt, that requires Danny to risk his career in order to save his brother, and there is the beginning of a story arc that involves Lou and his best friend from Chicago (played by (Mykelti Williamson), and the season ends on a suspenseful episode that involves a nuclear threat. The season sees a lot of recognizable guest stars including Melina Kanakaredes, Michael Imperioli, Jaleel White, Frankie Valli, Robert Knepper, and Lilli Simmons, and Carol Burnett (to name a few). Terry O'Quinn makes a couple of appearances as Joe White, and Michelle Borth returns for an episode as Catherine after having left the show as a series regular last season.
For those who get the DVD set, the extras are fairly similar to prior years with the exception of no commentary tracks. There are a couple of od making-of and behind-the-scenes featurettes, a feature on the 100th episode (which occurs about halfway through the season), a feature on the music, a feature about the episode Daniel Dae Kim directed, deleted scenes, and a gag reel. So, if you like watching the bonus material this still has quite a bit to go through.
Overall, the series continues to be strong. It has a good blend of action, drama, and humor, and it manages to be a serious show that does not take itself too seriously. The 100th episode acts both as a present-day story and a flashback episode bringing back characters from prior seasons. The show does a good job juggling the large ensemble cast, which is made even larger with Jorge Garcia being promoted to a series regular this season, with almost every character getting one episode central to that character. There is a great Jerry and Max-centric episode in which they attend a convention of Elvis impersonators and an episode that is a total spoof of the movie The Hangover. So, if you have been a fan of the prior seasons, this one is definitely worth watching.
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