The BEST episodes written by Andrew Karlsruher
#1 - War Room + Ship
MacGyver (2016) - Season 2 - Episode 10
When 32 college students are stranded on a research ship in the Arctic Ocean with no heat and erupting fires, Mac develops an emotional connection to the group leader, via video chat, as he relays how to stay alive as they await a rescue ship. Also, Jack kidnaps Elwood to find out what scam he’s up to next, and Bozer’s feelings toward Leanna grow stronger.
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#2 - Mardi Gras Beads + Chair
MacGyver (2016) - Season 2 - Episode 14
When the team heads to New Orleans to track down the con artist who is posing as the wife of “Duke Jacoby,” one of Jack’s old CIA aliases, Jack finds himself in jeopardy when “Duke’s” old enemies resurface looking for revenge.
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#3 - No-Go + High-Voltage + Rescue
MacGyver (2016) - Season 3 - Episode 20
When two American tourists go missing while doing a “No-Go Scavenger Hunt” through some of the world’s most dangerous countries, the Phoenix team goes undercover as backpackers to find them and bring them home alive.
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#4 - Scavengers + Hard Drive + Dragonfly
MacGyver (2016) - Season 3 - Episode 7
Matty sends MacGyver and team to Ghana to recover a hard drive from an e-waste landfill that is run by a powerful and violent man. But when Matty refuses to reveal what’s on the drive, other than a mysterious file called “Dragonfly,” the team speculates about what could be so important to her.
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#5 - Psy-Op + Cell + Merchant + Birds
MacGyver (2016) - Season 4 - Episode 11
Mac is placed inside a fake prison cell with a top Codex operative, The Merchant, in order to gain his trust and get intel on their next move.
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#6 - Golden Lancehead + Venom + Pole Vault + Blood + Baggage
MacGyver (2016) - Season 5 - Episode 7
The secret experimental cancer treatment Mac’s developing with a friend is discovered when culprits ransack their lab, kidnap Mac’s partner and plan to use the research to create a powerful new nerve agent.
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#7 - Diamond + Quake + Carbon + Comms + Tower
MacGyver (2016) - Season 5 - Episode 10
While on a mission to hunt down a Codex lead, Mac and the team discover Murdoc hacked their comms and has recorded them for months. Now, Mac and the team must stop Murdoc, who is working with Andrews, as they plot to kill thousands and reveal each Phoenix member’s most-guarded secrets.
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#8 - Windmill + Acetone + Celluloid + Firing Pin
MacGyver (2016) - Season 4 - Episode 4
As MacGyver works quickly to rescue survivors from a collapsed building in Germany, he discovers a new safety threat – a 1,000-pound undetonated bomb from World War II hidden beneath the rubble.
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#9 - Benjamin Franklin + Grey Duffle
MacGyver (2016) - Season 2 - Episode 19
As Mac and the team investigate the suspicious death of Dawn’s CIA supervisor, the evidence leads to a dirty CIA agent and a massive counterfeiting ring.
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#10 - Jet Engine + Pickup Truck
MacGyver (2016) - Season 2 - Episode 6
Mac and the team attempt to extinguish a massive oil wellhead fire in a Nigerian village, set by a rebel group, which is trying to topple its government by destroying their most valuable resource.
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#11 - Silent Killer
Bull (2016) - Season 6 - Episode 21
When Bull handles the negligent homicide defense of a building owner accused of killing tenants by carbon monoxide poisoning, the case rocks Bull and the TAC team to their core. Also, TAC’s trial defense is made more difficult when the ADA prosecuting the case is Chunk’s ex-boyfriend, Rob Jones, someone very familiar with Bull’s tricks; and Taylor is forced to reevaluate her work-life balance when she gets shocking news about her son.
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#12 - Matty + Ethan + Fidelity
MacGyver (2016) - Season 3 - Episode 10
Matty reveals a shocking secret to the team: she has a husband who’s been undercover in a criminal organization called D-Company for eight years. When his status as a CIA agent comes out, Matty needs MacGyver to find and extract her husband before it’s too late.
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#13 - Large Blade
MacGyver (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 13
On the way back from capturing a war criminal, Mac and Jack’s helicopter crashes in a remote area of Kazakhstan, injuring their pilot and allowing their prisoner to escape with Jack’s gun. Using a large blade and a water bottle, MacGyver must get help as the pilot’s condition worsens and before the war criminal takes them as prisoners.
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#14 - Barn Find + Engine Oil + La Punzonatura + Lab Rats + Tachometer
MacGyver (2016) - Season 5 - Episode 13
While Mac and the team delve into the world of Italian car culture in order to track down a crime boss-in-hiding, Mac must lean on Desi when he discovers that he losing the ability to control his hands. Also, Mac and Desi move in together and Riley reveals the truth about her secret team of hackers to Russ.
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#15 - Frontotemporal
Bull (2016) - Season 6 - Episode 10
Bull and Chunk aim to prove that their client, a woman on trial for murder, committed the crime due to a lack of behavioral control caused by a brain tumor; Taylor is suspected by the FBI of committing cybercrimes
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#16 - Ruler
MacGyver (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 17
Bozer’s first overseas mission goes terribly wrong when Mac and the team are blamed for a terrorist bombing and the Phoenix Foundation is forced to disavow them. Using a ruler and coconut oil to make disguises, the team must avoid authorities and clear their names without any support from back home.
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#17 - Dia de Muertos + Sicarios + Family
MacGyver (2016) - Season 3 - Episode 5
When Oversight’s attempt to capture a drug cartel’s leader goes bad, MacGyver and Jack rush to Mexico to pull their boss out while racing through the heart of the country during Dia de Muertos celebrations. Also, Bozer and Riley use Halloween as a distraction to gather intel on a man accused of treason.
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#18 - Quarantine + N95 + Landline + Telescope + Social Distance
MacGyver (2016) - Season 5 - Episode 6
During COVID-19’s first stay-at-home order, as Mac, Bozer and Riley quarantine together, they try to stop a crime in progress at their neighbor’s house. Also, Russ’ romantic fling takes on a longer and more complicated turn when they quarantine together.
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#19 - Fit-and-Run
CSI: Cyber - Season 2 - Episode 14
When a jogger’s body is found, the Cyber team use the fitness tracker she was wearing at the time of the murder to retrace her steps for the entire night leading up to her death.
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