tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post4386742416434472875..comments2024-03-27T00:26:22.316-05:00Comments on The MacGyver Project: Mission: Impossible -- Episode 12: The FortuneNicholas Sweedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-15724238001777940702017-02-20T23:06:37.217-06:002017-02-20T23:06:37.217-06:00Yes, good call. Yes, good call. Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-89641875792645514632017-02-20T22:31:23.931-06:002017-02-20T22:31:23.931-06:00Do you concur with my Edith Mantu comparison to Ma...Do you concur with my Edith Mantu comparison to Madame Berezan?Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-52149138383582281382017-02-20T19:42:53.642-06:002017-02-20T19:42:53.642-06:00I agree with you on the subdued reaction of the te...I agree with you on the subdued reaction of the team members, and I think I overstated it by calling it a "strong" scene. It was emotional by this show's standards since we normally don't see any kind of emotion on the part of the characters, but that scene could have been a lot better.Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-88404151254630407672017-02-20T09:17:13.840-06:002017-02-20T09:17:13.840-06:00I knew that Casey's character was killed off h...I knew that Casey's character was killed off halfway through season 1 but had never seen the episode when it happened. The departure was so abrupt that I figured it was probably voluntary at first, but the fact that Casey's replacement was already immersed with the team in the same episode that Casey disappeared suggests it may have been a production decision. You mentioned you reached out to Terry Markwell for comment and I hope she still connects with you as I'd love to get that mystery resolved. Anyway, I agree that the death scene was well done, dramatic and dark with the classic music as a backdrop. "Mission: Impossible" was never a show built on emotional resonance so I was curious how broken up the team would get over Casey's death. I also liked Phelps' reaction to seeing her on TV, but generally thought the rest of the team's response was a little too subdued. I suppose it can be argued that spies of that caliber are by nature relatively cold, largely out of necessity given that by hour's end they had to disavow her very existence, but I had hoped to see some genuine and intense emotion from at least one team member. <br /><br />All in all though, it was a good episode and I'll go along with #3 ranking. Madame Berazan was a charismatic villain and reminded me of Edith Mantu from "Brainwashed", which aired only two months after this "Mission: Impossible" episode. All of the members of the team were doing their own thing with compelling operations for each, the kind of format that works best for this series. The closing scene had some outstanding atmosphere watching Madame Berezan become unhinged, but I agree that the sting portion did not close well and their departure from the guarded compound went unanswered. I'd put my two favorite episodes in a different category of enjoyment than this one, but this was still my third favorite thus far.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.com