#macgyver season 5 episode 5

[5-minutes-2-midnight]

Of course there's a hard way. There's always a hard way. And the hard way always sucks... but sometimes it's your only option.

[macgyver2016-bracket]

Season 2, Episode 12: Mac + Jack

When Mac's nemesis rigs Mac's house with explosives and traps him and Jack inside, Mac uses a karaoke mic and an audio transformer to let the team know that the bomb is a distraction for a bigger one.

Season 2, Episode 21: Wind + Water

While MacGyver is in Puerto Rico helping his friend rebuild his hurricane-damaged home, he is taken hostage in the bank his friend manages when robbers attempt to steal $2 million.

[impossiblepluto]

Let’s admit that the MacGyver bracket is gonna be an insane battle between our fav episodes of season 1 and 2 and a couple eps from S3. If S4 or S5 makes it in, I will lmao 🤣

This has been so much fun today! It feels like the most active the fandom has been in a while. I'm really hoping that more folks start engaging in some friendly debate and playful propaganda. I want to see episode analyses, photos, gifs, favorite quotes, reasons favorite episodes are favorites! It'll help ease the sting from watching favorite episodes go head to head, knowing only one can come out victorious. Some of the match ups have already been brutal!

(If S4-5 make it past the first few rounds then the polls got leaked to twitter or there's a poll bot or something, right? But it is really going to come down to seeding. We'll just have to keep our fingers crossed that seasons 1-2 don't take each other out too soon)

Just for fun, and just for myself, I've got few predictions of what episodes I think are probably going to come out on top. There are a few fandom favorites and I'm pretty sure we know what they are. Like it's practically a rite of passage to write a 2x04 missing scene or epilogue and I live for those. But that said, a few months back, I had a poll on Favorite Mac Hair and was surprised by the results. I thought everyone loved the longer, fluffier hair of seasons 1 or 3 but season 2 was the clear winner so maybe I just know what I like.

What is your favorite episode? I love learning these things. And what's your favorite not-famous episode? (how is not-famous defined? I don't know. However you choose!) And what makes it stand out as a favorite?

Honestly, I kind of want to turn your ask into an ask for anyone who wants to chime in. Favorite episodes and why, go!

[selfindulgentfandomstuff]

Some Emmett’s throughout the five MacGyver reboot seasons!!

Notes:

- Emmett’s hairstyle in seasons 2-3 is basically exactly the same just varying slightly in length

- Emmett’s go-to, everyday outfit is the same as it’s always been drawn in my art* for seasons 1-3 with some episode to episode variations for things like fancy events or whatnot (yes they literally wear the same outfit most days, they’re autistic leave them alone 😭)

- Emmett’s go-to, everyday outfit is the same in seasons 4-5 with the addition of a green jacket

*teal t shirt, grey quarter sleeve length undershirt, faded black jeans that are basically grey, red converse sneakers

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Emmett Becker: they/he

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Proship + adjacent DNI

[strange-relics]

What’s your favorite cold open?

Which episode to you go back to the most?

Are there any songs that make you think of the show?

My favorite cold open isn't really a true cold open, as it transitions into the full episode after the theme song/intro plays, but it's the first few minutes of 1x13, Large Blade. The whole team badgering Jack about only bringing one zip-tie is funny enough, but then he does the high-pitched "I'm not the bad guy!" bit and it lives rent-free in my brain! (Runner-up goes to 1x7's "and a 100-meter daaaash.)

I go back to 2x12, Mac + Jack, the most, probably. There's just so much to love about that one and I love to rewatch it. If we're talking from a writing perspective, though, it's the infamous 5x5. My brain has just dissected that one and the little clues it leaves behind to the point I have a 4-part fic series I'm working on based on Jack not being dead. (Mine kinda bypasses seasons 4-5, though.)

As for songs, Live and Learn by Joe Public. It was in one of the episodes (can't remember which) and ever since, whenever I hear it, my mind automatically equates it with MacGyver.

Also, thank you for the ask! It's my first ever, so I hope I did it correctly!!

[theclassymike]

Lucas TIll in Season 5 Episode 6 of MacGyver.

[macgyvermedical]

It's been a while since I watched any, so which episodes would you recommend to introduce a friend who's never seen it before to RDA's MacGyver- episodes that really typify the show's ingenuity and earnestness and faith in humanity and also the wonderful '80s-ness of it all.

Any of the following (these are in date order):

Season 1:

Last Stand Target MacGyver Countdown Jack of Lies

Season 2:

Phoenix Under Siege Family Matter DOA MacGyver

Season 3:

Ghost Ship Hell Week The Spoilers Rock the Cradle

Season 4:

Blood Brothers The Survivors The Challenge Runners The Invisible Killer Easy Target Renegade

Season 5:

Cease Fire Halloween Knights Hearts of Steel Rush to Judgement

Season 6:

Humanity 20 Questions Bitter Harvest Strictly Business

Season 7:

Obsessed The Stringer Enjoy!

[paperclips37]

Again on the MacGyver train:

Season 5 had some really compelling episodes but completely derailed them for the disastership.

Needless disastership might I add.

The storylines were perfect for really exploring Mac's ethical viewpoint when it comes to science and his work as a government agent. And it just got fucked off.

Oh yes move in with a person who actively chooses to not tell you about her "dead" fiancé.

Then randomly drop your quandries with the government at the very end. This should have been a discussed issue repeatedly from codex at the very least.

(No we got desi and russ being needless pricks. So unfair to their characters)

[retrograderesemblance]

“top 5” 80s shows, top 5 characters and why

tops 5 things! // @timeguardians

80s shows

1. The A-Team (1983-1987) This is the only show on this list that I've finished. It's horribly cheesy when it wants to be, and when you get a bad episode, it's a legitimately bad episode... but I'm weirdly fond of this series. The way the writers sort of drip-feed (?) you overarching storylines and character backgrounds is done in such a strange way that I'm not sure that original viewers would've gotten the same viewing experience as modern viewers who are able to binge the show. The Vietnam War veterans angle isn't something that starts to take proper shape until s2, but from s2 onwards, the episodes that allude to the characters' war experiences are done in good taste and I think make the characters feel more complex. Granted, there's no real payoff for these references, but there's also a sort of silent understanding among the main characters. They all worked together during the war, and they all understand that they don't need to talk about what happened. I think there is an argument to be made to the fact that even tho the characters left the war behind, the war is something that will continue to follow them for the rest of their lives.

2. Remington Steele (1982-1987) I haven't watched past s1 mostly bc I'm not ready for the show to abandon Murphy and Bernice and double-down on the Laura/Steele romance. I really like this show tho. Decent set up, decent episode plots, a good balance of humor and seriousness. For as much crap as I put Laura through on my blog, I seriously do really like her. She was apparently the first female private eye on television too ?? and this show became the blueprint for what would become Moonlighting. So that's cool!

3. Magnum P.I. (1980-1988) This show is at it's best with the Vietnam War-based episode plots. Apparently this was the first tv series to show Vietnam War veterans as protagonists in media; everything before this showed veterans as some trauma-possessed mass killers ?? which feels very '70s, honestly... While you sometimes have to power through half a season of cheesy monster-of-the-week-esque eps, it's worth it for the more serious performances. Tom Selleck was literally the perfect casting choice for Magnum.

4. Booker (1989-1990) Even tho I didn't finish s1, I liked this more than 21 Jump Street. While I like the og series, the concept becomes very wash and repeat after about 20 eps in when you consider the implications of how many high schools exist in the same city. The acting in Booker is a lot better, and it's an interesting setup for a private eye plot.

5. MacGyver (1985-1992) This is not my favorite 80s series by a longshot, but I watched the first 4 seasons and the tv movies, so I feel like I need to mention it. The pilot is the best episode, as weird as that sounds. MacGyver is known for things like being able to escape a locked room with a stick of gum and a lighter... but weirdly he only does that in the pilot ???? The series overall is... not good? *snorts* The plots are half-baked at best, the supporting cast makes you groan when they make appearances, and for some reason every single woman that MacGyver is friends with or in a relationship with, dies in some horribly tragic accident. While I would recommend this, dO NOT watch it expecting some cinematic masterpiece.

characters

1. James Bond (from the book series, not the movies, tho Timothy Dalton is closest to book!Bond) Oh my beloved James Bond, always on the verge of turning in his resignation letter akjdnakjbfajbf. I've only read about half the books so far, but I've jumped all over in the timeline and Bond is honestly a very jaded character. He's the epitome of a workaholic, but at the same time he knows he's not happy. Every time he tries to make some sort of change in his life to seek happiness, all his plans blow up in his face and he's often left lonelier than he was before. It's very interesting to follow a character who sort of just lives in the present, bc he fully expects not to live past the age of 40.

2. Sonny Corleone from The Godfather Love me a slightly unhinged male character who supports women's rights. There's a whole thesis I could write about how Sonny and Michael are essentially foils in the plot. Their father assumes that Michael is the more "Americanized" of his children and they butt heads over that, which is so hysterical bc Michael ends up proving that he was the most traditional of them all; Sonny was the one who was the most "Americanized" despite being g.roomed to take over the business from his father. Hate what the sequel films did to his character and background, but alas, book!Sonny will always be my favorite.

3. Janis Ian from Mean Girls I like Janis for the simple reason that's she's petty. She sees through a lot of the bullshit, but she's also self-aware enough to know that she's not above bullshit of her own.

4. Fanny Price from Mansfield Park I like how she made up her mind and stuck to her decisions and didn't let herself be bullied into changing her mind.

5. Ed Chigliak from Northern Exposure I think his character is really well done, showing sort of a modern Alaskan indigenous experience through the eyes of a character who's half-Tlingit, half-White. He's a nice person and enjoys his hobbies and wants to tell stories. He's not bitter like other characters on this list; he's just happy to be here.

[macgyver2016-bracket]

Season 1, Episode 8: Corkscrew

MacGyver comes face to face with Murdoc, an international assassin hired to kill him, he must defend both himself and Bozer, armed with only a corkscrew and paper towel rolls.

Season 3, Episode 11: Mac + Fallout + Jack

Mac and Jack head for Vegas fun but are knocked out and put in a cell like "Saw." The rest of the team fly to Milan and try to "borrow" a diamond, hanging around a princess's neck, to get the terrorism data in it.

[impossiblepluto]

inspired by the recent addition on that one ask

Hahaha!

And it's sad because it's true.

MacGyver Writers: how about an episode where Mac has a seizure and flatlines

Me *eyes dilating like a cat*: what's the catch?

MacGyver: you'll have to deal with season 4 and 5 to get to it

😑

[starfinss]

actually wait that works out honestly and NO FEEL FREE TO DO LITERALLY WHATEVER YOU ARE LITERALLY WRITING IT SO IM GOOD WITH WHATEVER IM JUST HERE TO THROW IDEAS AROUND AND HOPEFULLY ADD MORE SEASONING TO THE STORY

THANKS FOR TAKING WHAT IM THINKING INTO CONSIDERATION

i will send more ideas soon when i think of them, im currently rewatching season 3 to hopefully get so inspo hehe il keep you posted

i like the whole feels very weak in terms of bending better than the nonbender part. i’m thinking, depends when canonically this is taking place, the reader was part of the black sun group for the invasion (where Sokka’s dad is) and is friends with Katara and Sokka. They invited her for the invasion for extra medic/waterbending assist and she escape with them on appa when they failed the invasion then thats how she meets Zuko for the first time?

does this make sense? im just now watching the black sun episode so

Oooh good idea. I’m also rewatching season 3 right now, haha, I’m on episode 5.

So, she joined the Gaang roughly the same time as Zuko did.

What I MacGyvered together in my head was actually rather similar to your idea. However, that raised the question of what reader would be doing with Hakoda’s fleet. A medic, maybe? I want her to be able to use waterbending offensively as well, but not as well as Katara, and I can only really justify that as saying she came in from the northern water tribe to help, and became friends with Sokka and Katara during that. She’s not really weak, per se, she’s just surrounded by bending prodigies, and that’s not really something that builds the confidence in one’s own abilities. So, she kind of looks weaker by comparison.

That also adds the depth to the fact that, until recently, the Northern Water Tribe had (probably still has, though Katara took a hammer to the patriarchy and probably inspired a lot of women) some sexist views on women and water bending, so reader feels compelled to prove that she’s good enough. Or something like that.

Oh yes, I can work with this. You have been indescribably helpful, anon, please keep it coming.

[ariminiria]

forcing the discord fam who knows nothing about macgyver to participate in a shotgun poll over those two season 5 episodes that almost tied twice in the bracket is going great so far

[theclassymike]

Lucas Till in Season 2 Episode 5 of MacGyver.

[tolum]

I just watched MacGyver 1x05 "The Heist"