Mannix is grazed by a bullet which causes his blindness indefinitely, and then he's conditioned by an ex-marine for a possible return of his would-be killer.Mannix is grazed by a bullet which causes his blindness indefinitely, and then he's conditioned by an ex-marine for a possible return of his would-be killer.Mannix is grazed by a bullet which causes his blindness indefinitely, and then he's conditioned by an ex-marine for a possible return of his would-be killer.
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- TriviaHerbert's Delicatessen shows up again.
- GoofsThe car that goes over the cliff and burns is a different car. It could be seen that it was a 1940's style car with a split windshield and more roundish styling and not the late model Chrysler Imperial involved in the chase.
- Quotes
Dr. Lang: I don't find any organic damage, either to the eye proper, or the connective ophthalmic system.
Joe Mannix: What's that supposed to mean?
Dr. Lang: That means there's no pathological reason why you can't see.
Joe Mannix: Why can't I?
Dr. Lang: You have a case of psychosomatic blindness.
Joe Mannix: Psychosomatic?
Dr. Lang: There's no simple explanation, Mr. Mannix.
[the doctor walks to the window and opens the blinds to the examining room]
Dr. Lang: You live a dangerous and complex life. You risk it constantly in your profession. To you that's just... an occupational hazard. But you're a man. And mortal. When that bullet caught you, only the thickness of a single hair kept you from being killed. In that split second, you felt death. Your eyes saw it. They couldn't stand it, and they closed.
Joe Mannix: For how long?
Dr. Lang: Your sight could come back in six months... six days... or even six hours.
Joe Mannix: Or never.
Dr. Lang: Or never.
So I really won't go into the plot because others have done it for me. I'll give credit where it's due. Mike Connors did a good job playing blind. Since it's just one episode of Mannix being blind, I sincerely doubt there was as much effort put into it as Melissa Sue Anderson did on "Little House on the Prairie". I think Melissa studied blind people so she'd get it down pat. Situations different. Mary went blind and stayed blind.
I do want to bring up blind! Mannix "driving" the car. Was he really doing the driving? Peggy had a steering wheel on her side of the car so I assumed his side was disconnected while he played like he was driving the car while Peggy was the one doing the actual driving? But Idk. Some of these old tv series are wild. Just reviewed a Bonanza episode where a lady went blind for the episode and she was riding a horse after she went blind. She was terrified and did end up falling off the horse...
Also gotta shoutout Joby Baker. Loved seeing his appearances on Alfred Hitchcock tv series so it was nice seeing him in this episode.
- glitterrose
- Apr 3, 2022