User Reviews

Yes, the pandemic caused the abrupt end of season 4, and the whole Codex plot. And I never mind seeing more Tobin Bell. Yes, he got short-shafted last year, and the production staff didn't have the pandemic excuse for why they dropped Peter Weller and his Mason character from the end of season 3. Whatever happened to Mason, anyway?

But as "the return of Codex", this episode didn't make sense. So Leland is trying to get Eric out of prison, to complete a mission that he doesn't even know he needs Eric for? And after Eric told Leland "No" back in the 80s? How does that make sense?

We do get Joe Pantoliano as Eric Andrews. And... he's pretty good. I like him as the annoying pacifist, and as the MacGyver-like "General Ma" superkiller we see at the end. Andrew does escape at the end, so I suppose the production staff can get him back. Even if their reputation for bring back previous foes isn't too good: hello, Mason!

And why did Gwen have the scepter when she blew herself up at the end of season 4? If it has the historical record of Codex, including its financials, giving it to one person seems dumb.

Why do we only see Eaton and Tobin by video feed? Eaton was "live" last week, so why keep her offset this week. Okay, Bell is 78, I can see why he might be in danger from COVID. But did Eaton suddenly get qualms about exposure and work off-set?

We get a disproportionate amount of time dedicated to Mac and Desi repairing their relationship. I was never as enamored with the Mac/Desi ship, or last season's abrupt Mac/Riley ship. And the whole romantic triangle is kind of tropish. It's a necessity of most modern-day drama TV, but it's still a bit of a slog. The original 'MacGyver' survived without it, but I suppose we shouldn't expect that in 2020. I find Till and Tran to have little romantic chemistry, so the whole thing is a waste to me.

Basically this episode "ends" Codex. But I figured they were over last season. Yes, Leland and Roman escaped. But this was a weak-sauce way to bring them back.

But that's just my opinion, I could be wrong. What do you think?

Thank You. Joe Pantoliano was amazing. I hope the producers make him a reoccurring character. His Character was the most well written character who has appeared in this series in longer than I can remember.

This demonstrates how "unique characters" add so much to a regular series. The rest of the characters, especially the younger female cast members are so bland and lacking in any uniqueness - it makes them painful to watch at the best of times.

I think the writers need to craft some female characters which are not "generic empowered female One" and "Generic Empowered Female Two".

The writer's of this episode seemed to have forgotten everything that happened in season 4. Nothing Made sense at all in the episode. In season 4Desi Wants to drop a bomb on mac. In this episode he's bagging her for a second chance It made no sense. He tells her that she's the 1 that brought him back meanwhile Riley was the 1 that went after him

The action stuff was amazing as always but when we talk about the storyline and the characters not so much. The whole week they gave promos about Mac and Riley, about how this would be an incredible episode for them, a turning point in their relationship which was not, they even made Mac apologize for doing what was right. I'm still waiting for Russ and Desi to apologize (Riley did it too, idk why) as well since they didn't trust Mac or Riley in the previous season and they were ready to kill them with the missile. Another thing that has upset me was making Desi acting like a victim when she was wrong as well and making Mac saying she was the one who brought him home when was Riley that sacrificed herself for Mac but they didn't address that, just to keep the toxic relationship that is Mac and Desi's, last but no least, Riley not having the recognition she deserves and being suddenly okay with Mac and Desi and making look like she just had a silly crush because of Codex, when we in 4x04 had the confirmation of her feelings towards Mac, way before they knew anything about Codex. I have this show rated 10/10 in general but this episode is a total 1/10, do better, listen to the audience, MacRiley deserves better, fans deserve better, the characters deserve better.