Honey West "An Eerie, Airy, Thing" #1.30 (1966) (TV)

Honey West ends on a high note, 19 February 2010

Nearing the end of my trip through the Honey West series, I had pretty much given up hope of seeing another "good" episode. After watching Honey and Sam battle a gorilla, chase a Robin Hood wannabe, fight a ridiculous looking robot, and see Honey in the worst gypsy disguise imaginable, Honey West had long since "jumped the shark" in my mind. Imagine my surprise and delight to discover the final episode, An Eerie, Airy, Thing, is one of the best of the entire series. First, the episode features real suspense. There is a real mystery here for Honey to get to the bottom of. There are unexpected twists and turns thrown at Honey and Sam. It's a very nicely written episode. Second, An Eerie, Airy, Thing has a much more serious (and welcome) tone than the episodes that immediately preceded it. Don't misunderstand, I love the campy feel, gadgets, and overall grooviness of some of the early episodes. However, toward the end, things had gone way too far. An Eerie, Airy, Thing brings it back to Earth for the series finale. A fitting end to a one of a kind series. I'll give An Eerie, Airy, Thing an 8/10.

8/10