Maybe she got parole for good behavior.

I voted excellent. Deborah is a great character. She is great at what she does, although her job isn't the greatest. Take after she killed the dog, she pretends to be so sorry for Nikki. Great acting, by the way.

I liked the character because she reminds me of a female Murdoch, cunning and resourceful. She is a worthy adversary of MacGyver.

Kristian Alfonso gave us a quick reply on Twitter about this character today. Saying that she "had a blast shooting it both times" and went on to say that RDA "was a sweetheart to work with".

Really cool

Great character, not to mention so dang pretty!

Yes very pretty.

She still looks amazing today too.

Kristian shared this pic on Twitter today. She hasn't really changed much from when she appeared in MacGyver.

MacGyver had some great villains, and Deborah was certainly the best female villain.

I absolutely love the actress. She's super nice and sweet on Twitter. I love seeing her tweets. She was perfect for the role and did a great job. I wish they had kept her on for more episodes, like Murdoc.

Same here, Jedi! She did a really fantastic villain. If I had to choose another villain that I wish there'd been more of on the show, I think I'd have a hard time choosing between Deborah and Murdoc. Dr. Zito was creepy, but Murdoc and Deborah were my favorites.

Exceptional character...well written and well played. Kristian Alfonso is lovely, and the way her face would change when she went from sweet to icy was awesome. Definitely one of show's best recurring characters.

I wish they'd been a bit more discreet and hadn't put her name (including the words "as Deborah" for good measure) in the credits at the beginning. They could have done more to keep us guessing.

The part where she killed a dog, whilst wearing a fur coat, served to underline her status as someone who truly didn't share Mac's values. Okay, he wears leather, but he would never want to harm a dog. And he doesn't understand why people are interested in status symbols ("The Odd Triple") like expensive jewellery, ergo fur coats. Plus, as further proof of his lack of interest in shiny, new stuff, we find in "Hell Week" that one of his leather jackets is one he has owned for several years.







Oooh, I just worked out that this one is duct tape!

lol so true

I watched one with Dr. Zito a short time ago.........at night............ right before I went to bed
I made sure to check my closet before I went to sleep lol

FIVE STARS! Cuz I hated the character! So, I'm saying the actress was so good, that I HATED her.

But there is another story.

Back in the PRODIGY days (ok, this would be your grandparents for most of you....and this even pre-dated AOL!!!!) Kristen Alfonso came on Prodigy to answer fan questions. Not about MacGyver specifically, but just fan questions in general. I popped a question to her about how she flip flopped on MacGyver on the extreme range from being SO SWEET to being SO ROTTEN! SHE PICKED MY QUESTION TO ANSWER! I forgot her exact answer, something about acting styles. And that's the closest I ever got to a TV actress.

I mean, when in the Deborah character, she was absolutely convincing when she was SO SWEET and even when she was telling all the lies!

And then you saw the ROTTEN side.

It was an extreme flip flop! Hated the character, loved the actress!

Oh, is there a thread about the OTHER Deborah? The good one?