简介：IntheworldofWalker,TexasRanger,there'snoproblemthatcan'tbesolvedwithabigtruck,afewroundhousekicks,andtheunflappable-bordering-on-comatosecoolofmartial-arts-champion-turned-B-movie-starChuckNorris.AsTexasRangerCordell"Cord"Walker,Norrishelmedthisfusionofkaratechopsandcowboyhatsfornineseasons;forsomereason,thelastseasonisbeingreleasedonDVDbeforeanyoftheearlierones.Bythispoint,theshow'sformula--non-stopactionandhighdramawithnoconcernforcommonsenseorcoherentstorytelling--hasbeenhonedtoascience.Noopportunityforperilisoverlooked,particularlywhenitaffordsWalkeraheroicmoment.Intheseason'sfirstepisode,firemenrecoilfromaburningbuilding,butWalkerstridesinwithoutawordtorescueacuteboyandhisloyaldog.Thisisrefinedcheese:Badguyswearevilontheirsleevesandcriminalmastermindsactlikemoronswheneverit'sconvenienttoconcludetheepisode.Norriswiselykeepshisdialoguetoaminimum,usuallycurtcommandstohismulti-ethnictroupeofhigh-kickingRangersorwarmendearmentstohisbelovedwifeAlex.Mostepisodesbouncebetweenacoupleofoverlappinghigh-tensionelements,thoughthisseasonalsofeaturesanepicfour-episodearcaboutavillainouscomputergeniusknownas"TheChairman".Thestandardtwo-prongedattackcanbeamazinglyeffective;nomatterhowabsurdlythecharactersmaybehave,thenextstirringsceneisunderwaybeforeanyonehastimetonotice.It'sasaddictiveaspotatochips.FanswillfindWalker,TexasRanger:TheFinalSeasoncrunchyandcompletelysatisfying.--BretFetzer…