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Stupidity: Martino's plan involves walking across the desert for 200 miles, in a raincoat, dress shoes, and nothing to cover his head. That's just silly and probably needed no sabotage from the killer at all, but he realises his compass was broken and his canteen emptied when it's already too late to go back.That's no subtle sabotage, in particular the compass being shattered, glass included. He didn't even perform a rudimentary check on his survival kit. (00:50:00)

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Stupidity: Like in a previous movie adaptation (and unlike the novel), Lombard finds out way ahead of time that only another 'Indian' is left besides him, and knows they have the gun, but he lead them to the last body turning their back and leaving the gun to them, against any logic and declared purpose. It makes even less sense in this version than in the 1945 version, given the outcome. In the novel, the gun is stolen from him.

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Stupidity: Ilona Bergen's murder happening as shown is laughable; she sees the hand with the syringe coming, slowly, at her, and not only she can't defend herself or avoid it (because, damsels in distress in the 60s, you know), but she does not even scream. There's no way the killer could have been sure, or even take a calculated risk, to murder her in such a way. (00:55:25)

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Stupidity: Lombard has already figured out who the person on the beach is, and that therefore Vera is the only remaining suspect - yet not only he never tries to take his gun back, but he leads her to the beach keeping his back constantly turned to her. That's incoherent with what he knows and how he acts later. (01:28:00)

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Stupidity: The trail of yarn supposedly unveiled by the cat - besides the 'small' detail that comes down with perfect timing that the murderer couldn't have planned - has also a pattern that is only meant to imitate what happens when a cat plays with a ball of yarn; in reality it couldn't have such a precise trail, and yet retaining loops that wide and neat. (01:00:00)

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Stupidity: The doctor smells the poison in the glass, but to be perfectly sure, decides also to taste it. Why not, what could possibly go wrong?

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The Case of the Red-Faced Thespian - S4-E12

Stupidity: The croquet ball inside the hole is bright orange and easy to spot from Higgins' position. It's impossible he didn't see it as he was dropping the explosives. (00:03:50)

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Jororo Farewell - S4-E11

Stupidity: The secret service's purpose is to protect the prince of the nation. There's a roadblock (a watermelon truck across the lane). They could and should turn the car around and/or avoid the obstacle, but what they do is instead stop the limousine and walk out, right into enemy fire, leaving open the doors. Stellar work. (00:26:30)

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Squeeze Play - S4-E7

Stupidity: Hard hats are a necessity but they leave something to be desired in terms of comfort and nobody really is overly fond of them. Yet in a Hollywood clichè, the construction workers chilling at the bar outside of work wear their hats, even the one guy who is retired (and still somehow knows where the guy Magnum looks for currently is). (00:16:50)

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Distant Relative - S4-E4

Stupidity: Magnum needs to convince Rick that his sister is not what he thought, but he does not use the most obvious information about it - that she never graduated from the school Rick is adamant about and that supports the whole "innocent church girl" image.

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Smaller Than Life - S4-E3

Stupidity: Everyone refuses to believe Waldo and treats him as a complete fraud once Magnum finds out that he was discharged from the CIA a couple years before, but it's rather preposterous; the man has been a CIA agent as he mentioned, and for over 20 years. That is not like discovering that he lied about everything, and nobody would shrug off everything he says without a second thought.

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Luther Gillis: File #521 - S4-E2

Stupidity: Magnum knocks, and literally 1 second later a nun opens the door of the convent - and it's the one they were looking to talk to. That's some impressive luck. (00:31:30)

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Texas Lightning - S2-E17

Stupidity: The bad guy wants to know what did Jeannie do and how, and yet 5 seconds later an accomplice of hers is caught and he orders without a second thought to kill him on the spot, not even trying to get the information from him. (00:18:25)

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One More Summer - S2-E16

Stupidity: Not Darcey nor anyone on the team including the good natured coach and people who care for him finds strange in the least that the doctor keeps giving him cortisone shots for a year. Anyone who played professionally or had to deal with injuries in any way (which should include Magnum too with the beatings he took) would find amazingly strange such a treatment this prolonged and with no benefit.

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One More Summer - S2-E16

Stupidity: The whole episode is adorable 80s camp that makes zero sense. A very public attempt is made to the life of the star player, at a party and there are 3 bullet holes in a car to prove it. He hires someone to investigate, and the only way this guy has to protect him is to be added to the team. That's absurd; not just because it's not how pro football works, but also because being on the pitch getting physical with other players in no way helps to protect Darcey from a shooter that snipes at him from distance; Magnum would have done a better job watching him from the stands and being on the lookout at the hotel.

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Computer Date - S2-E13

Stupidity: Mrs. Randalph must be hard of hearing, to be oblivious of Rick asking for her just outside the open door of her study. (00:40:20)

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Try to Remember - S2-E14

Stupidity: Magnum totals his car and suffers " a severe concussion, numerous cracked ribs, bruised hip and a contused kidney." The injuries are methodically listed and can't be dismissed, but he's driving, on his own, literally the next day, and the Ferrari (which requires importing pieces, plus an insurance claim) is repaired just a day after. Both are more than miraculous recoveries - and his friends who care this much about him just let him drive in such condition (one has to assume that with damage so severe he'd also be on pain medication, but that's not mentioned).

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The Jororo Kill - S2-E12

Stupidity: Kate is supposed to nail the biggest scoop of her career on Bannister and bets all of her career on it, really. but she apparently never bothered to check out how the guy looks or sounds, since all it takes is hearing one sentence from him thanks to the tape from TV, to recognize who he is.

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The Sixth Position - S2-E10

Stupidity: The Russians are able to simply get inside the Estate without any trouble from the dogs, with no explanation.

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Ghost Writer - S2-E11

Stupidity: TC has been circling his helicopter for ages directly over the building, but nobody inside was aware of his presence until the plot required it.

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