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'MacGyver' Season 4 Episode 9: Oversight will return despite his death but how will Mac cope with grief?

We are assuming that he will either be a flashback or a hallucination of some sort

Last week's episode of 'MacGyver' Season 4 hit pretty close to the heart with the death of Tate Donovan's James MacGyver/Oversight. Now it is time for Angus 'Mac' MacGyver (Lucas Till) to mourn the loss of his father but we're still going to get one last chance to see the character. 

According to CBS's press release for Episode 9 'Code + Artemis + Nuclear + N3mesis', Tate Donovan will be returning as Oversight in the story. We're assuming that he will either be a flashback or a hallucination of some sort but either way, it's bound to be pretty heartbreaking. 

Mac's frayed relationship with James was a major plotline all season so we're pretty sure a large chunk of the episode is going to be about how he deals with his grief. But that will likely take the back seat while Mac throws himself into work, which is how he deals with things after all.

With a nuclear threat and a cyber attack coming up in Episode 9, Mac's definitely going to have a lot on his plate. But even then, we're pretty sure James's death is going to be gnawing away somewhere at the back of Mac's mind.

Hopefully by the end of 'Code + Artemis + Nuclear + N3mesis', Mac can find some sense of closure for his dad's passing. And who knows? Maybe we can too.

The cast of 'MacGyver' Season 4 includes Lucas Till as Angus “Mac” MacGyver, Tristin Mays as Riley Davis, Justin Hires as Wilt Bozer, Meredith Eaton as Matty Weber, Levy Tran as Desi Nguyen and Henry Ian Cusick as Russ Taylor. Guest stars appearing in this episode include Donovan, Sea Shimooka, Holly Deveaux, Ramon De Ocampo and Delaney Williams.

Here's the official synopsis for 'Code + Artemis + Nuclear + N3mesis': "While Mac’s friends surround him during his time of grief, Los Angeles’ power grid is taken hostage in a ransomware attack resulting in a citywide blackout, and the team discovers the code used was written by Riley years ago."

'MacGyver' Season 4 airs Fridays at 8 pm ET, exclusively on CBS.