Every week I will be posting a new topic titled "Episode Discussion". In this we will discuss an episode, what we liked about it, what we didn't like, etc.


Episode 44 - For Love or Money

In order to free a human rights activist in Czechoslovakia MacGyver and a female agent he despises must pose as a honeymooning couple.

votes from 26th March 2006
Poor [ 0 ] [0.00%]
Average [ 0 ] [0.00%]
OK [ 1 ] [7.69%]
Good [ 10 ] [76.92%]
Excellent [ 2 ] [15.38%]
Total Votes: 13

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Oh my gosh macgyvergod.. you are right! I didn't even notice.. smile.gif I voted good.. this was a really good episode. Mac did not like that lady he had to work with. I didn't like her either. All she cared about was her money. word1.png

Czech is in the mail?

laugh.gif laugh.gif laugh.gif You're too funny!

I voted good for this one, because it isn't one of my favorites. I loved the friction between Mac and Diana--I thought that was great! And MacGod--I think you're right about the asylum, though I thought it was cool to at least attempt the tie back for continuity. I used to be an avid Stephen King fan (don't know if I should admit that!!) and he was always referring back to characters and places in his former books and it made it believable and realistic--almost like talking with an old friend and they say "Remember when..." and you're like "Oh yeah!"

Yeah, I think we needed more Mac vs Pete situations. They had to push it more to the extreme. Like in Xena, but of course that's a different series. Hmm, this gives a few new topics ideas. But those are for later.

A weaker plot? I think this episode was way better then A Prisoner of Conscience, nice boat chase scene in that episode though. In this well, it's very rare that MacGyver takes a trip out of the country in the second scene and comes back in the same episode about 10 to 15 minutes near the end. This concept was slightly redone in The Wall. Nice twist though. She really had me going and Mac does a nice stunt in the zoo but what if he fell on the wrong guy or worse what if he didn't fell on the guy all. He jumps and falls right besides the guy, must be a bad landing.

I'm honored! (air guitar riff) LOL biggrin.gif

"Be excellent to each other and party on dudes!" - Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
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FLOM ROFL. sounds like a dessert.

Mac had a ring in that episode???? I never saw him with one, a gold bracelet on the other hand.
I gave him a wife too in my fanfics. Don't tell me that wife you gave him is Maria Romburg whom he had to rescue in the South-American jungle shortly after the wedding.
MacGyver getting married in the show now that's a big joke, in fanfics you can do whatever you want with them.

Possibly too many plot twists, but a pretty fun episode. Voted good.

Anyone else wonder what the back story between MacGyver and Diana was?

He seemed to have a pretty strong dislike toward her. Would have been good to have that background explained.

Good episode. I liked the plot, characters and macgyverisms. Plot twist at the end was good, but best thing in this episode was when Mac taped the GRU agent's eyes.

Diana was a professional mercenary that Mac had worked with and she crossed him--they did the same thing with the character of Natalie in Gold Rush. Except Natalie was a Soviet, Diana was an American. Remember the zoo scene between Mac and Diana--it explains.

Loved it when he just duked down and kissed the girl.

This isn't my absolute favorite, but I thought it was good, especially for a clip show. It did let both Rick and Dana put some pretty intense emotion into their performances. We don't usually see Pete that upset and vulnerable, or see Mac act that tender towards him. They're good friends, yes, but my guess is that with Pete, not showing emotion is a generational thing (as well as the fact that he's used to being in charge), and for Mac, well, it's hard to see a friend go through that. I wouldn't be surprised if both actors channeled their actual feelings about the situation into their characters.

The notes were an interesting twist; they certainly could have been from any one of their former enemies, and then it turned out they were from Connie. It does provide a glimpse at how context can shade the written word; if Pete had suspected the notes were from her in the first place, his reaction would probably have been very different.

We also pick up a tidbit about Pete: he hates being called by his given name.

As some of you have already mentioned, there are many plot twists in this episode!

I might have missed something, but I also thought this hospital was meant to be the very same mental institution they infiltrated in Russia, during the first season. But in that case there are lot of major plot holes. The hospitals are (obviously!) situated in different countries, internally, they certainly don't look the same--and foremost, wouldn't it pose a great risk to Mac just to enter without disguise--someone definitely should have recognized him! (Ok, I know, security seems to be generally weak no matter where in the world they are... )

I understand why Mac must have been annoyed with Diana, they reasoned very differently. Which of course adds a lot of comic relief from the fact that they're are supposed to be on a honeymoon.
But in the end, it appeared like she finally started to see things a little more from Mac's perspective. The scene at the zoo when she revealed those secrets about her background was very touching.

Compared to "D.O.A. MacGyver" I do agree with the fact that D.O.A. should have been a better season closer. I'm a sucker for MacWhumpage, I know... so that might be part reason why.

Will vote "Good", but I don't find this episode to be among the best.

I actually really like this episode. Good light-hearted adventure with plenty of humor.

This episode must have some of the best one liners from the season, if not the whole show.

"I wanted something which wouldn't attract attention." -Diana
"Even when they see us pushing it down the road?" -MacGyver




Did anyone else think the Diana/MacGyver dynamic was almost exactly like the Nikki/Mac dynamic in season 3? The way they outwardly don't like each other, or approve of their ways of working, but deep down have a respect for each other and still get the job done - in a moonlighting kind of way.

I would have really liked to have seen Diana return in other episodes. Maybe that's where the Nikki character originated?

I agree about Diana being so similar to Nikki, later in GX-1 there is a similar opening scene of not wanting to work with her, and then having to go pose as a honeymoon couple right after - I actually mis-remembered FLOM being the first Nikki episode. I like Nikki better though, she has a better rapport with RDA.

In those really old comments about Mac wearing a wedding ring - I saw it too, but it was because they were posing as a honeymoon couple. Once they were through the border he didn't need it anymore.

I voted excellent, good dynamic, nice plot shift and twist. I like DOA a lot but I think this was a better finale, since it was more classic Mac.

it was never explained?

Diana was a professional mercenary that Mac had worked with and she crossed him--they did the same thing with the character of Natalie in Gold Rush. Except Natalie was a Soviet, Diana was an American. Remember the zoo scene between Mac and Diana--it explains.

Ah ok, thanks for the explanation, I will review the episode to better understand it ...

Sensational end of the season, in addition to traveling, making a successful escape, Mac goes to the end of his mission ...

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