This episode begins with a somewhat ridiculous murder by the evil 'Drake' (John DeLancie). I say somewhat ridiculous because the guy might well have survived such an attack. Using a dart gun-like device, he shoots a small dart filled with an LSD-like chemical...causing the guy to run about screaming that he's on fire (like Ricky Bobby) and he jumps to his death!
In the next scene, the man is being buried and Jim Phelps (Peter Graves) is nearby watching. It seems that the man who died was his replacement and Phelps is being called out of retirement to head the IM team. What follows is a very high tech update of the opening choosing the team members segment and then they're off to complete their mission.
Not surprisingly, their mission is to get Drake and this involves convincing his next employer to mistake Nicholas (a team member) for Drake. Then, Casey makes contact with the real Drake to arrange for a hit. Why not just shoot him? Well, they want him to help lead them to Scorpio...Drake's boss.
This is an enjoyable episode but it also has several logical errors I noticed--and perhaps you'll notice more. First, the methods for killing people (hallucinogenic drug and a bomb planted under a victim's desk) are not exactly sure things. Second, When Casey is lying on the floor and gets shot twice by Drake (using her gun loaded with bullets) there are two HUGE problems. Drake shot her EXACTLY where the squibs were planted!!! What would have happened if he went for a sure kill-- bullets to the head?!?! Or, what if Drake had just used his own gun?!
Also of note, these two new seasons of "Mission: Impossible" were filmed in Australia. Apparently, it was just cheaper to make it Down Under and CBS wanted to cut costs (according to Wikipedia).
In the next scene, the man is being buried and Jim Phelps (Peter Graves) is nearby watching. It seems that the man who died was his replacement and Phelps is being called out of retirement to head the IM team. What follows is a very high tech update of the opening choosing the team members segment and then they're off to complete their mission.
Not surprisingly, their mission is to get Drake and this involves convincing his next employer to mistake Nicholas (a team member) for Drake. Then, Casey makes contact with the real Drake to arrange for a hit. Why not just shoot him? Well, they want him to help lead them to Scorpio...Drake's boss.
This is an enjoyable episode but it also has several logical errors I noticed--and perhaps you'll notice more. First, the methods for killing people (hallucinogenic drug and a bomb planted under a victim's desk) are not exactly sure things. Second, When Casey is lying on the floor and gets shot twice by Drake (using her gun loaded with bullets) there are two HUGE problems. Drake shot her EXACTLY where the squibs were planted!!! What would have happened if he went for a sure kill-- bullets to the head?!?! Or, what if Drake had just used his own gun?!
Also of note, these two new seasons of "Mission: Impossible" were filmed in Australia. Apparently, it was just cheaper to make it Down Under and CBS wanted to cut costs (according to Wikipedia).