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Recap / Macgyver 2016 S 2 E 20 Skyscraper Power

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Mac and Jack must save the child of a billionaire from a former Navy SEAL. The job becomes more difficult when their enemy sets off an EMP that eliminates electricity and communications in the skyscraper they're in.

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  • Actor Allusion: Ed Asner appears. He previously appeared in Up, which was homaged in the previous episode.
  • Complaining About Rescues They Don't Like: Ethan has much to say about Mac's rescue technique, especially his aversion to guns.
  • Curse Cut Short:
    Jack: Yippee-ki-yay...
    Mac: Hey, watch your language, children present.
  • Shout-Out:
    • With Mac and Jack on a rescue mission inside a skyscraper, Die Hard references are a given.
    Mac: Come out to the coast, we'll get together, have a few laughs...
    • Mac refers to Ethan as Chucky.
    • The Dark Knight is mentioned when Riley finds a way to X-ray the building.

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