'MacGyver' Season 5 Episode 5 Spoilers: Is Jack Dalton the 'fallen friend'? Here's what to expect next
Spoilers for 'MacGyver' Season 5
'MacGyver' Season 5 Episode 5 'Jack + Kinematics + Safe Cracker + MgKNO3 + GTO' brings a lot of questions. The summary reads: "Using a cryptic postcard as their only clue, Mac and the team must solve a fallen friend's final case and bring him justice." With the name Jack in the title, along with the words 'fallen friend', many are wondering if George Eads's Jack Dalton will be back on the show as a guest. Jack, as a character, was a former series regular, and writers must have known that fans would think of his return as a possibility since the name Jack is in the title. There has been no confirmation as to whether Eads will return to the show, and since he's not listed as a guest star for the episode, things seem a bit hazy. In fact, the name Jack, isn't tied to any actor in the cast of the episode - intriguing, right?
Mac had a partnership with Jack, not to mention even Riley had a personal connection with the character, which would make sense that the team would find it hard to help Jack if he is in fact the "fallen friend". Does that mean Dalton is dead? What else could "fallen friend" mean? if that's the case, fans ask desperately for the show to "be better", or give Jack the send-off we all know he deserves. "I'm gonna need #MacGyver to give Jack's character the sendoff & attention he deserves & not the 5 second, kill him off, never speak of him again treatment or I think I'm gonna have to give up on this show. I'm sorry but Russ & Desi can't fill his shoes," wrote one fan. Another added, "Are they killing off Jack on the next epi? Be better please #macgyver."
I'm gonna need #MacGyver to give Jack's character the sendoff & attention he deserves & not the 5 second, kill him off, never speak of him again treatment or I think I'm gonna have to give up on this show. I'm sorry but Russ & Desi can't fill his shoes. pic.twitter.com/uzfBCF43B3
— Ranae 🐾 (@TheNerdyCatLady) January 14, 2021
Are they killing off Jack on the next epi? Be better please #macgyver
— just another account🇨🇦🇭🇷 (@3_call_me_mama) January 14, 2021
Many hoped that when Eads left, he could be back on the show as a guest, but we're not sure anymore. We'd have to watch the episode to find out and see if they really meant the Jack we think they are talking about. Either way, the team would be highly invested in regardless of who this friend is, but if it's Jack, we've been waiting for this a while. 'Jack + Kinematics + Safe Cracker + MgKNO3 + GTO' will premiere on Friday, January 15, 2021.
'MacGyver' Season 5 airs on Fridays at 8 pm EST on CBS. Watch the promo below.