M*A*S*H: Comrades in Arms, Part 2

M*A*S*H: Comrades in Arms, Part 2
CBS
December 13, 1977
Dramedy
DVD
B+

Alda again wrote and co-directed with Metcalfe.  At first I was disappointed that Margaret was ready to become a couple and Hawkeye acted like he not only didn't want this but as if he felt nothing for her.  I was pleased that, after a talk with BJ (a very different sounding board than Trapper would've been), Hawkeye admitted that he did feel something for her, although he recognized that they were too different for a romance to work between them.  She reads to him the letter to "Hank" that she's going to "mistakenly" send to Donald in retaliation for the "Darlene" letter.  The ending, where not just Margaret and Hawkeye but BJ and Potter can't help smiling, is just right.  In fact, this is one of my favorite BJ episodes, his concern and bravery touching.  In a different way than Margaret, he loves Hawkeye.

Kellye Nakahara (Yamato), James Saito (probably a different South Korean than last time), Leland Sun (this time the Korean Squad Leader), and Johnny Yune (I think a different North Korean than last time) return.  Radar remains absent.