tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post5483597572355544073..comments2024-03-27T00:26:22.316-05:00Comments on The MacGyver Project: MacGyver Script Analysis: Blood BrothersNicholas Sweedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-54762060305141480132016-12-01T07:17:39.559-06:002016-12-01T07:17:39.559-06:00I would have liked to see the use of the watch gla...I would have liked to see the use of the watch glass to check the breathing. Otherwise they seem to have stuck close to the script. I suppose MacGyver's Mum had kept his Dad's gun with all the other memorabilia which does support the backstory of MacGyver's dad being dead by then. But he must have taught his son to shoot at a very young age. Even though MacGYver subsequently hates guns, he was a decent shot when he did use one, which does tie in with him being good at everything he does! I like the backstory and explanation of the gun phobia and enjoyed this one for that reason when I watched it first but by now I find that the plot, villains, and too much dwelling on the 'memory' scenes don't make for a great MacGyver episode.Alnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-88974892202191166512016-11-29T10:34:23.021-06:002016-11-29T10:34:23.021-06:00And here I thought your opinion on this one had ch...And here I thought your opinion on this one had changed after all these years! Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-4801892564976992192016-11-29T08:40:54.214-06:002016-11-29T08:40:54.214-06:00I never realized that TV scripts--at least for thi...I never realized that TV scripts--at least for this series--used such kitschy descriptions of the characters. The description of "Meat" was particularly colorful. I guess I never considered "Watts", with his long dangling earring and vintage 80s male look as being a "lanky farm boy" either.<br /><br />Definitely interesting that it was supposed to be MacGyver's mom whose dresser he got the gun from, especially when MacGyver said it was his father who taught him how to shoot. But then again, by that age, MacGyver's father would have already been dead.<br /><br />I always wondered what became of Chuck's firearms business at the end of the episode, but I'm glad that clunky/preachy bit of dialogue clarifying it was omitted from the script.<br /><br />I noticed earlier that Jesse was the only boy in the end without his gun drawn, which I thought was pretty poignant foreshadowing of his general discomfort with guns.<br /><br />I still love this episode!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.com