Calderone's Return: Part 1 - The Hit List

One of the best episodes.the team is after an assasin ,who has Sonny under his hitlist.super action,awesome music in this awesome episode!

"Calderone's Return" starts in an undramatic fashion with a light-hearted pre-titles sequence involving Zito and Switek on surveillance duties. As soon as the theme tune and credits have ended, the show shifts gear and the action begins. When the men that Zito and Switek are assassinated by a professional hit-man, a list turns up with Crockett's name as a future target. Crockett's life is never a simple one - he is faced with the double whammy of a potential divorce or the possibility of a swift death from an assassin's bullet. To make matters worse, it transpires that Calderone himself has requested the hits.

Jan Hammer recognises the need for some first-class music in this episode and we are provided with the first appearance of the excellent "Crockett's Theme". Even the Pointer Sisters are "So Excited" at the ensuing action that unfolds.

Ending on a dramatic freeze frame and the sound of squealing tyres, we are advised that this tale is "To Be Continued".

9 out of 10. A genuinely exciting and emotional episode.

Action scenes and character drama; 'The Hit List' has both, and it's a great ride from start to finish. The fact that Calderone's making his big return isn't a spoiler, but nevertheless, this first part's focus on Crockett keeps the larger story shrouded in secret. Sonny's the target of an assassin, while at the same time dealing with his own crumbling marriage. This sets the stage for the show's penchant for putting Crockett under the microscope and watching him squirm.

It's a twisty, bullet-ridden episode throughout, and it saves its main bad guy for the back half. That, together with a classic freeze frame make for a great cliffhanger ending.

8/10