Let the hate build...

We face Airwolf on Thursday - here's an abridged version of the series plot I can't keep to myself.

The series' protagonist is Stringfellow Hawke (Jan-Michael Vincent), a loner who lives in a cabin ... Hawke is a recluse, spending most of his time alone with his priceless collection of paintings which he inherited from his grandfather, and serenading eagles with his equally priceless Stradivarius cello. His only real friend and mentor is the older, eternally cheerful Dominic Santini (Ernest Borgnine) who raised Stringfellow and his brother Saint John (pronounced "sin-jin") after their parents died. ...

Earlier, Hawke was a test pilot for Airwolf, an advanced supersonic helicopter with stealth capabilities and a formidable arsenal. Airwolf was built by the FIRM, a division of the CIA ... When it is stolen by its twisted creator ... the FIRM's deputy director, whose code name is Archangel, asks Hawke to go to Libya and get it back. Archangel has a blind left eye and walks with a limp ...

Fearing that Hawke would refuse the mission ... the FIRM confiscates his art collection, leaving Gabrielle (Hawke's love-interest) behind to brief him for his mission. ... Hawke finds and recovers Airwolf, but Hawke chooses not to return it. Instead, Hawke and Santini hide Airwolf, booby trapped, in an extinct volcano Hawke calls "the Lair,"... Hawke refuses to return Airwolf until the FIRM can recover his brother, St. John, who has been missing in action since Vietnam. To get access to Airwolf, Archangel offers Hawke protection from other government agencies who will try to recover Airwolf in exchange for flying missions of national importance for the FIRM.

"Stringfellow" and "Sinjin"? A little precious for my liking. What a load of wankers we're facing. No mercy this week, kids. None.