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* ArtisticLicenseLaw: In "Bullet + Pen", Mac is detained by the L.A. police in relation to one of his Phoenix operations, and the detectives say they're "charging him with domestic terrorism". While classifying a criminal act (murder, bombing) as being motivated by domestic terrorism can impact many things -- sentencing, flight risk, etc. -- there is no ''crime'' of "domestic terrorism", and no-one can be "charged" with something that isn't a crime.
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The 2016 SpyFiction-oriented television ContinuityReboot of ''Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}'', trading the focus the original series had on social justice and civic responsibility, [[DarkerAndEdgier with a lot more guns and terrorism]]. It stars Creator/LucasTill, Creator/GeorgeEads, Creator/TristinMays, Creator/JustinHires, Creator/SandrineHolt, Creator/LevyTran, Creator/MeredithEaton, and Henry Ian Cusick. The series premiered September 23, 2016 on Creator/{{CBS}} and has aired for four seasons.
The show is airing the fifth season from December 2020. CBS announced that it'll serve as the last season.
The show is airing the fifth season from December 2020. CBS announced that it'll serve as the last season.
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The 2016 SpyFiction-oriented television ContinuityReboot of ''Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}'', trading the focus the original series had on social justice and civic responsibility, [[DarkerAndEdgier with a lot more guns and terrorism]]. It stars Creator/LucasTill, Creator/GeorgeEads, Creator/TristinMays, Creator/JustinHires, Creator/SandrineHolt, Creator/LevyTran, Creator/MeredithEaton, and Henry Ian Cusick. The series premiered September 23, 2016 on Creator/{{CBS}} and has aired for four seasons.
The show is airing the fifth seasonfive seasons from December 2020. CBS announced that it'll serve as the last season.
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* BloodySmile: In "DIY or Die", Mac and Jack first appear tied back-to-back and enduring a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown. Jack keeps antagonising their interrogator, so he keeps hitting him instead of Mac, finally taunting the guy with a bloody grin of triumph... because while the man was occupied with Jack, Mac was busy sawing through the ropes.
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* ArtisticLicensePrison: In ''Can Opener'', Mac has to befriend a cartel boss in supermax and escape with him in order to find his [=HQ=]. The method he uses wouldn't work as it involves things like light fittings that wouldn't be in supermax and areas that prisoners wouldn't have access to. This is presumably because the showrunners didn't want to show an escape method that would work, or couldn't think of one.
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The series centers around Angus "Mac" [=MacGyver=], an agent working for the Department of External Security (DXS), an American black ops agency that operates as a Washington-based think tank foundation. The main storyline of season one begins during an op to secure a WMD, when he's forced to relinquish said WMD to save Nikki Carpenter's life. After she was killed in the field, Mac is forced to reevaluate himself and recruit someone else. After they realize that Nikki is a mole, DXS stops her, but not before [[RealityEnsues Patricia ordered the DXS to be shut down due to being compromised by Nikki.]] From there on, Mac and the others continue to work in the Phoenix Foundation, protecting the U.S from domestic and foreign enemies.
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The series centers around Angus "Mac" [=MacGyver=], an agent working for the Department of External Security (DXS), an American black ops agency that operates as a Washington-based think tank foundation. The main storyline of season one begins during an op to secure a WMD, when he's forced to relinquish said WMD to save Nikki Carpenter's life. After she was killed in the field, Mac is forced to reevaluate himself and recruit someone else. After they realize that Nikki is a mole, DXS stops her, but not before [[RealityEnsues Patricia ordered the DXS to be shut down due to being compromised by Nikki.]] Nikki. From there on, Mac and the others continue to work in the Phoenix Foundation, protecting the U.S from domestic and foreign enemies.
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* RealityEnsues: When the person responsible for running an intelligence agency is detained for committing crimes against the state, the new person sent to replace said person would evaluate everyone to see if either anyone else was compromised or if there are other moles inside.
** Samantha is forced out of the CIA for not listening to orders.
** Jack tries to smash a skyscraper window by tossing a chair at it. It just bounces off as Mac dryly points out that unlike the movies, skyscraper windows are specially designed not to just easily shatter under the slightest pressure.
** Samantha is forced out of the CIA for not listening to orders.
** Jack tries to smash a skyscraper window by tossing a chair at it. It just bounces off as Mac dryly points out that unlike the movies, skyscraper windows are specially designed not to just easily shatter under the slightest pressure.
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* ThisIsReality: Jack tries to smash a skyscraper window by tossing a chair at it. It just bounces off as Mac dryly points out that unlike the movies, skyscraper windows are specially designed not to just easily shatter under the slightest pressure.
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*ScoutOut: A rare aversion. "Windmill + Acetone + Celluloid + Firing Pin" shows Mac and Riley volunteering as Den leaders in a Cub scout Pack. Mac's uniform is accurate. It has the correct council strip, Greater Los Angeles Area Council. his silver shoulder loops suggest he has a position in the council, possibly camp staff, though its odd he's wearing them as a den leader as they should be blue, though its likely he just didn't change them up or he is only there as a guest speaker. He also is spotted with and Arrow of Light loop but not the Eagle scout loop which makes sense since he had said in another episode he was kicked out of scouts
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* BusinessTripAdultery: Variation. Billy Colton ''is'' on a business trip to Paris with his girlfriend Riley, but it's definitely heading towards "with benefits" territory... until she sees his phone, and finds a series of texts from his ''other'' girlfriend, who's been told he's on a business trip. Example of the cover story being [[ExactWords true but not honest.]]
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* {{Nanomachines}}: What are described as nanites or "nano-trackers" are used by the evil East European government, in "C8H7CIO + Nano-Trackers + Resistance + Maldives + Mind Games" They are only used for tracking, and don't display the superpower-like abilities of most s.f. nanites. They can be administered to any subject that breathes in the tear gas the nanite are put in, however.
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* {{Nanomachines}}: What are described as nanites or "nano-trackers" are used by the evil East European government, in "C8H7CIO "[=C8H7CIO=] + Nano-Trackers + Resistance + Maldives + Mind Games" They are only used for tracking, and don't display the superpower-like abilities of most s.f. nanites. They can be administered to any subject that breathes in the tear gas the nanite are put in, however.
** In "No-Go + High-Voltage + Rescue" Man and Desi spend the episode one-upping each other on stupid stories. Highlights include Desi getting busted for venturing into an active volcano and Mac eating a Carolina Reaper.
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* RunningGag: In season 2, Jack can never remember Jill, the lab technician, no matter how many times he interacts with her.
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** Mac's crappy home security. Murdoc (multiple times), The Ghost and Desi are among those who've broken in with no difficulty whatsoever. Seriously, a stack of cans by the door would be an improvement.
** In season 2, Jack can never remember Jill, the lab technician, no matter how many times he interacts with her.
** Mac's crappy home security. Murdoc (multiple times), The Ghost and Desi are among those who've broken in with no difficulty whatsoever. Seriously, a stack of cans by the door would be an improvement.
** In season 2, Jack can never remember Jill, the lab technician, no matter how many times he interacts with her.
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* BittersweetEnding: In the series finale, Mac learns that the nano-tracker project was funded by [[spoiler:the US Government, which then saw nothing wrong with distributing a larger supply of them in the middle of DC to get further test subjects without bothering with such legal niceties as informed consent.]] Once Mac finally frees himself of the nano-trackers in his body, he resigns in protest, with his entire team deciding to follow his example until Russ comes up with an alternative plan: [[spoiler:Phoenix cuts all ties with the government and goes independent.]]
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** "Royalty + Marriage + Vivaah Sanskar + Zinc + Henna" shows Riley is the hacker known as [=Artemis37=] running a training program for upcoming female hackers.
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* PaintingTheMedium: Similar to ''Splinter Cell'', the show paints it by showing off the names of various objects/devices that [=MacGyver=] stumbles onto. They're used as clues as to what he'll use to make his improvised devices.
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* PaintingTheMedium: Similar to ''Splinter Cell'', the show paints it by showing off the names of various objects/devices that [=MacGyver=] stumbles onto. They're used as clues as to what he'll use to make his improvised devices. As the show continues, it's used less and less.
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* PaintingTheMedium: Similar to Splinter Cell, the show paints it by showing off the names of various objects/devices that [=MacGyver=] stumbles onto. They're used as clues as to what he'll use to make his improvised devices.
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* PaintingTheMedium: Similar to Splinter Cell, ''Splinter Cell'', the show paints it by showing off the names of various objects/devices that [=MacGyver=] stumbles onto. They're used as clues as to what he'll use to make his improvised devices.
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* [[Nanomachines]]: {{Nanomachines}}: What are described as nanites or "nano-trackers" are used by the evil East European government, in "C8H7CIO + Nano-Trackers + Resistance + Maldives + Mind Games" They are only used for tracking, and don't display the superpower-like abilities of most s.f. nanites. They can be administered to any subject that breathes in the tear gas the nanite are put in, however.
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* [[Nanomachines]]: What are described as nanites or "nano-trackers" are used by the evil East European government, in "C8H7CIO + Nano-Trackers + Resistance + Maldives + Mind Games" They are only used for tracking, and don't display the superpower-like abilities of most s.f. nanites. They can be administered to any subject that breathes in the tear gas the nanite are put in, however.
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* VillainTeamUp: In "Diamond + Quake + Carbon + Comms + Tower", Murdoc and Eric Andrews team up to take on the team. Neither of them betrays the others, but Andrews several times makes clear his disdain for Murdoc going off-script, gloating, and doing various other nutjob things.
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* UnexplainedRecovery: Nicholas Helman gets shot by Murdoc, and his corpse is taken away in a body bag. He then returns in season 3, and his grave is found to be empty. Nobody could explain how that's possible.
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* UnexplainedRecovery: Nicholas Helman gets shot by Murdoc, and his corpse is taken away in a body bag. He then returns in season 3, and his grave is found to be empty. Nobody could explain how that's possible.possible and since he's [[TheDreaded Murdoc's]] [[TheMentor mentor]], no-one questions it further.
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The 2016 SpyFiction-oriented television ContinuityReboot of ''Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}'', trading the focus the original series had on social justice and civic responsibility, [[DarkerAndEdgier with a lot more guns and terrorism]]. It stars Creator/LucasTill, Creator/GeorgeEads, Creator/TristinMays, Creator/JustinHires, Creator/SandrineHolt, Creator/LevyTran, Creator/MeredithEaton, and Creator:HenryIanCusick.Henry Ian Cusick. The series premiered September 23, 2016 on Creator/{{CBS}} and has aired for four seasons.
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The 2016 SpyFiction-oriented television ContinuityReboot of ''Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}'', trading the focus the original series had on social justice and civic responsibility, [[DarkerAndEdgier with a lot more guns and terrorism]]. It stars Creator/LucasTill, Creator/GeorgeEads, Creator/TristinMays, Creator/JustinHires, Creator/SandrineHolt, Creator/LevyTran, Creator/MeredithEaton, and Creator/LevyTran.Creator:HenryIanCusick. The series premiered September 23, 2016 on Creator/{{CBS}} and has aired for four seasons.
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* SoftGlass: In "Rails + Pitons + Pulley + Pipe + Salt", Desi and Riley jump through a second-story glass window. Neither are harmed by the glass.
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* BehindTheBlack: A ridiculous case occurs in "Golden Lancehead + Venom + Pole Vault + Blood + Baggage". Having just found that two of his acquaintances has just been murdered within the last couple minutes, Mac takes a good look in one direction, then turns away. Over the next three seconds, the camera turns to reveal that a large and sinister man with a gun was standing within arm's length of Mac in the first direction he looked -- a man that comes very close to putting a bullet in Mac's head.
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* LibationForTheDead: At the end of "Jack + Kinematics + Safe Cracker + MkNO3 + GTO", the team share a toast to [[spoiler: Jack]], and Bozer starts to pour out his drink. Averted, as Russ stops him and tells him not to pour out expensive single malt.
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* LibationForTheDead: At the end of "Jack + Kinematics + Safe Cracker + MkNO3 [=MkNO3=] + GTO", the team share a toast to [[spoiler: Jack]], and Bozer starts to pour out his drink. Averted, as Russ stops him and tells him not to pour out expensive single malt.
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Desi Nguyen is the character's name.
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The 2016 SpyFiction-oriented television ContinuityReboot of ''Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}'', trading the focus the original series had on social justice and civic responsibility, [[DarkerAndEdgier with a lot more guns and terrorism]]. It stars Creator/LucasTill, Creator/GeorgeEads, Creator/TristinMays, Creator/JustinHires, Creator/SandrineHolt, and Creator/DesiNguyen.Creator/LevyTran. The series premiered September 23, 2016 on Creator/{{CBS}} and has aired for four seasons.
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** [[spoiler: As of the end of "Chisel," this is Bozer's new job at the Phoenix Foundation.]]
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** The team doesn't want to talk about what happened during a [=DXS=] op in Cairo, except that it's [=MacGyver=]'s fault. "Cigar Cutter" showed part of it: [[spoiler:Mac tried to rescue Jack from a hostage situation by threatening to detonate the terrorist's own dirty bomb, only to find out that they wanted it set off in the middle of Cairo anyway]]. They have yet to explain how they got out of that mess.
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