tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post4104077121653897472..comments2024-03-27T00:26:22.316-05:00Comments on The MacGyver Project: #136: The Mountain of YouthNicholas Sweedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-86674908826963222852023-02-13T16:10:26.340-06:002023-02-13T16:10:26.340-06:00I acknowledge and agree with all your complaints a...I acknowledge and agree with all your complaints about this episode. But I was happy to watch it because as I had just watched the actual series finale the day before, it was one extra episode I hadn't seen so, I didn't really get too bothered by all the silliness you point out. So I think this gets a bump because it was an extra episode of MacGyver and that's better than no MacGyver! Also it was nice to see one last Jack Dalton episode as it's a classic MacGyver trope to see him get MacGyver all rilled up as usual. I think Harry's Will is way more ridiculous than this, that one was one of the few episodes that I found actually unpleasant to watch. That one should be dead last in my book. The rag tag cast, horrible acting, the convoluted plot and the ridiculous guy doing the impressions at the end were much more offensive to me than this. Jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-84020543252808881112022-12-13T16:54:52.674-06:002022-12-13T16:54:52.674-06:00Wow! I did the same thing. Been watching the show ...Wow! I did the same thing. Been watching the show also since S5 in 1989. Always knew about this one, but never actually saw it. Later on when I had access to it, I also held off watching it. Perhaps, part of it was I heard so many bad things about it, but I also liked the thought of somehow saving one last episode. Honestly, the episode is pretty decent, and easily one of the better ones from S7. Follows the treasure hunt format with a nice supernatural underpinning to the story, and was interesting to watch the story play out. Loved the return of Jack Dalton and all the typical banter he has with MacGyver! Great ending with Jack throwing out (and drinking) the water and loved Mac's freeze frame throwing his arms up. Sure this is certainly a below average MacGyver episode, but this certainly doesn't belong among the worst of the worst episodes (Harry's Will, Walking Dead, Deadly Silents.........)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-69074586240085991112021-04-16T15:38:45.788-05:002021-04-16T15:38:45.788-05:00Well I just watched this finally! I had seen every...Well I just watched this finally! I had seen every episode of the series except Mountain of Youth until last night. Been saving this for a rainy day, you could say. I think I discovered it’s existence almost 20 years ago but I just couldn’t force myself to watch it because then that would be the end of MacGyver for me. I started watching in the 4the season, early 1989, and I just finished the series in 2021. What a run! For me, the highlight of the episode is Mac’s freezeframe at the end. Usually it’s a close-up of Mac’s smile, but this time he is throwing his arm’s up in a “surrendering fashion,” while his back is turned to us. That was a great send off, despite a really disjointed episode. It’s quite unbelievable how this episode is out together. Maybe it was supposed to be a 2 hour event and they packed it into one? Curious when it was shot in comparison to the other episodes, considering Obsessed was aired out of order (first one shot)GoodbyeMacGyverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572287638275188865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-78732112276589044142020-10-24T18:53:53.011-05:002020-10-24T18:53:53.011-05:00On the contrary, it's a good episode, not the ...On the contrary, it's a good episode, not the best, but not the worst either ... The temple isn't it? the music ? the return of Jack Dalton? the scenario ? infiltration? in any case, that's your point of view and I respect 😊Sylvainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16584635986777378191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-74016564253672256522019-09-27T15:26:17.546-05:002019-09-27T15:26:17.546-05:00"If you had a friend in town visiting and the..."If you had a friend in town visiting and they had never seen MacGyver before, this is the very last episode I would choose to show them." This is so funny because this is actually what happened to me. The episode aired when I had a friend visiting from overseas. He had never seen MacGyver before, and I was so excited about getting one more episode. I kept hyping up how good the series was, and how great it was that a new episode was going to be aired that night. We sat down to watch it, and before long, I was mortified.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-89521530575797408602018-12-13T15:27:28.927-06:002018-12-13T15:27:28.927-06:00It’s a very average episode. But there’s something...It’s a very average episode. But there’s something more interesting than that - the bad guys have a crest with a lion on their hats and uniforms. This is actually a Czech coat of arms - so called Bohemian lion. At the time Czech republic was still part of Czechoslovakia and I being a Slovak born in 80s during Czechoslovakia immediatelly recognized that symbol. It’s very out of place for me, similar to how you immediatelly recognized Vancouver standing in for LA. Funny I didn’t notice it when it ran on the TV - I guess being younger I didn’t care for detailsMykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425166821300360716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-939092240585699932018-12-13T15:26:38.286-06:002018-12-13T15:26:38.286-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425166821300360716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-152387615931998152017-06-01T23:31:24.135-05:002017-06-01T23:31:24.135-05:00"Forgettable" is an understatement for t..."Forgettable" is an understatement for this episode. It almost seems weird that this is a MacGyver Episode. The whole nuclear bomb plant was the only interesting concept. However, there is really nothing good to say about this. - EAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374299732043249031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-27512651824403815912016-06-27T19:32:43.166-05:002016-06-27T19:32:43.166-05:00I put this one in as #107... which was a re-rank f...I put this one in as #107... which was a re-rank from my initial (I don't remember where I put it originally, but it moved up). It's not a bad episode, but it's not in my top tier either.Highlander_IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390532917085374247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-75516917181604524412016-06-27T19:22:07.599-05:002016-06-27T19:22:07.599-05:00I'm with you Ed that this is nowhere near the ...I'm with you Ed that this is nowhere near the bottom of the "MacGyver" episodes. It's by no means great and has a clunky B-movie feel but the primary plot element where the hostile government is diverting water from the spring to build a hydrogen bomb was very clever, in itself good enough to stay out of the series' lower tier of episodes for me.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-68743715271650737172016-04-15T21:54:42.872-05:002016-04-15T21:54:42.872-05:00Yeah, I don't think you'll be able to conv...Yeah, I don't think you'll be able to convince me on the merits of this one, but I applaud your effort! Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-26690802401697000462016-04-15T04:36:41.060-05:002016-04-15T04:36:41.060-05:00Having been shocked to discover MacGyver's son...Having been shocked to discover MacGyver's son in the finale that wasn't actually the final episode, I was pleasantly surprised by the strangely out of sequence final episode that wasn't the finale! It hadn't gone unnoticed that you had ranked this one last, so I had always been prepared for something disastrous, but I actually really enjoyed it, if mainly for one thing - the return of Jack Dalton! As I mentioned elsewhere during season 6, it was puzzling why MacGyver's friend had not appeared at all in the last two seasons. Of course I had to assume that Bruce McGill was unavailable for filming rather than just the writers desire not to include him. Jack was an important part of the series and I really felt his absence was a downside, especially when they seemingly tried to replace him with Earl Dent, who wasn't a bad character by any means but the way he was introduced did seem like a ludicrously thought up idea to reinvent the dodgy but likeable sidekick.<br /><br />There was much early season style about this adventure and all the plot holes and slightly ropey moments seemed to hark back to the more fast paced fun of the earlier stories. I have a few ideas about some of the points described in your comments. The opening voice was surely Baba providing a mystical portent of the arrival of people who could help free his land. Jack could easily have parachuted out of the plane before it crashed, he was an experienced pilot after all. Baba stepped out in front of the soldiers because he was the holy man and, as one man said, you can't shoot a holy man. His status should have protected him because he knew all about the heavy water business and the fact local people who knew his religion were coerced into the military, the problem was that Samad was ruthless. As for the reason why MacGyver and Jack were helping the locals, it seemed clear to me that they were needed to get information to the west and the UN to bring about the downfall of the heavy water plant which was diverting water from their holy site.<br /><br />I'm not sure I could ever convince you that this episode had any redeeming features, as I will probably never find any in Slow Death, but for me this was by no means a disaster. It wasn't the finest acting, it wasn't emotional, it wasn't the tightest script, but it was fun and familiar, unlike many season 7 episodes.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-65934922487811352882014-09-15T19:50:35.837-05:002014-09-15T19:50:35.837-05:00Ah, got it now. Never even thought of combining t...Ah, got it now. Never even thought of combining the three two-part episodes. Needless to say, I rated the two-parters separately. Think you might do a revised ranking after reviewing all the episodes to reflect your changed perspectives? I know there were a bunch of episodes that my opinions changed dramatically about in the 20+ years after their original airings....in both directions.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-34682148976534456172014-09-15T12:13:30.691-05:002014-09-15T12:13:30.691-05:00Hi Mark,
Thanks for reading and commenting! Glad t...Hi Mark,<br />Thanks for reading and commenting! Glad to know of other MacGyver fans out there, and I like hearing where others have different episodes ranked and what the episodes mean to them. <br /><br />When I started this last year, I spent an hour or two ranking all the episodes based on my memory of them - most I remembered pretty well though there are a few that I didn't remember as well. I enjoy re-watching them from an adult perspective and seeing how my memory of the episode jives with my current observations. I'm including the 2 parter episodes (like Lost Love) as 1 episode, that's why there are 136. And the movies I don't remember at all - that's why I'm going to do those at the end and then see where they fit. <br /><br />Thanks again for reading and look forward to your comments! Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-31985175129702356952014-09-15T00:40:47.340-05:002014-09-15T00:40:47.340-05:00Wow, never would have believed there's someone...Wow, never would have believed there's someone else there who not only reviews MacGyver episodes, but has them all ranked! Am I correct that these rankings were all from years back though as having read some of your reviews it seems like you might be inclined to revise some of them. And is there a reason why you only have 136 episodes ranked since there were 139 episodes of the series and two movies? Perhaps you've outlined this somewhere and I've missed it but am just curious. Anyway, I'm gonna add my thoughts and my own rankings in the comments sections of these episodes (unless you'd prefer it if I didn't!), but promise I won't take it too personally if we don't share the same feelings on the same episodes. I learned long ago that even though people may share a love of this series they certainly don't always agree on individual episodes. <br /><br />As for this episode, I'm with you in that I'm not a huge fan as the whole thing seems off.....very B-movie-ish. It's nowhere near my least favorite though as I've ranked it #118. Acknowledging all of your legitimate beefs, I thought the primary plot idea of the water from this spring being diverted to make a hydrogen bomb by a hostile military was quite clever.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.com