Directed by Jefferson Kibbee
Airdate: January 8, 1990
Guest Star: Ping Wu (Sangwa); Grant Heslov (Elliot)
The Jump Street unit investigates synthetic drug production at a high-tech university in this fourth season episode. The cold open shows how the university is producing potent drugs that are hitting the streets, more common than you think.
Hanson's struggling to be convincing as a science whiz, Ioki uncovers a Chinese spy ring, while Hoffs must fend off nerdy students. Penhall must've been on vacation.
The campus setting worked well for the episode. Hanson gets the attention of a CIA recruiter who lurks around campus. Meanwhile, Ioki helps a Chinese student avoid trouble for speaking out against the Tiananmen Square crackdown the year before. He threatens a female Chinese student with arrest for espionage if she refuses to leave the country - harsh. Meanwhile, the synthetic drug plot moves in a predictable path.
Despite the serious moments, the comedic turns are the highlight of the episode. By this point, Depp was probably counting the days until he could be freed of the series.
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