"Flashlight" is the eighteenth episode of the first season of ''MacGyver''. It aired on March 10, 2017. The episode was written by Lindsay Allen and directed by Jonathan Brown. The episode was a crossover with '' Hawaii Five-0''.

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, Grace Park, and

Taylor Wily Taylor Wily (born Teila Tuli, June 14, 1968) is an American actor, former sumo wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is from Laie, Hawaii and is of American Samoan descent. He is commonly known for his recurring role as Kamekona Tupuola on ''Hawa ...

, crossed over as Chin Ho Kelly, Kono Kalakaua, and Kamekona, respectively.

Plot

The Phoenix team gets rerouted to

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, to help after an earthquake.

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and Jack work with

Chin Ho Kelly Chin Ho Kelly is a fictional character from CBS' '' Hawaii Five-O''. He was portrayed by Kam Fong in the original show from 1968 to 1978, and later by Daniel Dae Kim in the series' remake from 2010 to 2017. ''Hawaii Five-O'' (1968–1978) In th ...

and Kono Kalakaua of the Hawaii Five-0 Task Force, to save a group of government scientists trapped in a building, while also trying to stop a team of Chinese soldiers attempting to steal confidential experiments. They are able to save the scientists before the soldiers attack the building. Meanwhile, Bozer rescues a dog, and a makes a splint for the dog's broken leg. He then works with Kamekona to try and return the dog to its owner. MacGyver, Jack, Kono, and Chin, follow the Chinese soldiers to the beach, where they have a standoff, before eventually managing to stop the soldiers. Lastly, MacGyver decides to let Jack throw him a birthday party, which Kamekona caters.

Production

Both ''

'' and '' Hawaii Five-0'' had made references to each other previously, with Jack having mentioned knowing Five-0 leader, Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett, and Chin Ho Kelly having mentioned the

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Casting

The episode featured three crossover appearances from '' Hawaii Five-0'':

, Grace Park as Kono Kalakaua, and

as Kamekona. It was also the first episode to feature

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as a main cast member.

Reception

Viewing figures

In the United States the episode was watched live by 7.73 million viewers. Within seven days, the episode was watched by a total of 10.02 million viewers.

Critical response

Tashy Cerny of ''Tracking Board'' said, "not the strongest structured episode the show has produced this season, but the action and the storyline was definitely of merit. Earthquake relief effort-turned sniper chase was definitely a new plot move for the show, and it is much appreciated. It’s clear that the show still struggles to fit into its role as somewhat of a mini-action movie, but there’s no doubt with each episode the essence of what this MacGyver reboot is gets stronger and more defined." She also gave the episode a rating of a B.

References

External links

* * {{Hawaii Five-O MacGyver (2016 TV series) 2017 American television episodes Television crossover episodes Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)