Episode 138: New Life, Old Dragons

June 30th, 2024  |  1 hr 27 mins

1970s, 70s, james garner, jim rockford, language barrier, lj, p.i, paint the trailer, rockford files, television, tv, vietnam

Nathan and Eppy close out Season Three with S3E18 New Life, Old Dragons. Jim is hired by a Vietnamese refugee to find her missing brother, but as he (reluctantly) pursues the case, it becomes clear that he doesn't know the whole story. When Rocky takes a beating, it turns personal, and Jim needs to figure out where the danger is coming from - the kidnappers, or his own client! Also, Rocky wants to paint Jim's trailer. It's an unusual episode in a lot of ways, and we discuss the assumptions we brought into our viewing, and how the episode subverts them.