| Fire + Ashes + Legacy = Phoenix | |
| Season 4, Episode 1 | |
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| Air date | February 7, 2020 |
| Written by | Terry Matalas |
| Directed by | David Straiton |
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Fire + Ashes + Legacy = Phoenix is the 1st episode of Season 4 in the 2016 reboot version of MacGyver.
Synopsis[]
Ex-MI6 agent Russ Taylor recruits former Phoenix Foundation members Mac, Riley, Bozer, Matty and Desi to hunt down a bio-weapon that's planned to be used by a mysterious organization for a devastating attack on a major U.S. city.
Notes[]
- Russ Taylor was introduced for the first time.
Death Counts
Quotes[]
Trivia[]
- Henry Ian Cusick made his first appearance in this episode.
- Levy Tran was upgraded to series regular in this episode.
- Matty talking about Attila the Hun during her motivational lecture is a play on the fact that when she was introduced, she was nicknamed "Matty the Hun" because of her fearsome demeanor.
- When Bozer first realized Mac and Desi liked each other last season, he put their names together: Mac plus Desi = Messy. When Mac is describing his breakup with Desi to Bozer, he says, "It wasn't nuclear, it was just messy." Bringing to life Bozer's initial worry if they started dating.
Cast[]
Main []
- Lucas Till as Angus MacGyver
- Tristin Mays as Riley Davis
- Justin Hires as Wilt Bozer
- Meredith Eaton as Matilda Webber
- Levy Tran as Desiree "Desi" Nguyen
- and Henry Ian Cusick as Russ Taylor
Guest[]
- Joshua Leonard as Martin Bishop
- Michael Wayne Foster as Russian Bear
- Jenish Joseph as Carl
- Fernando Martinez as Carver
- Valerie Jane Parker as Journalist
- Toshiji Takeshima as Yakuza Enforcer
Episode Promo[]
MacGyver Season 4 Promo (HD)