Many thanks to @AmandaSchull for sharing these BTS photos of she and Ian on set. We are very excited to hear their character’s story. Were they childhood friends? Former lovers?? The anticipation is killing us! TGIF! Don your black bands, for Ian is on the screen tonite!
This will be a very special episode, for we get some of Russ Taylor’s backstory. We thank SpoilerTV for their coverage….Press Releases, sneak peeks, promo photos…they keep fans in the loop. Included some extra photos below.
Press Release WHEN RUSSโ FIRST LOVE IS KIDNAPPED BY REBELS, HE TAKES HIS TEAM TO THE SMALL, IMPOVERISHED TOWN WHERE HE ORIGINALLY FOUGHT THE INSURGENTS, ON โMACGYVER,โ FRIDAY, MARCH 13
โRight + Wrong + Both + Neitherโ โ When Russโ first love, Emilia (Amanda Schull), is kidnapped by the same rebels he fought during his private military contract days, he takes the Phoenix team to a small, impoverished town to rescue her and rid the town of the rebels for good, on MACGYVER, Friday, March 13 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
REGULAR CAST: Lucas Till (Angus โMacโ MacGyver) Tristin Mays (Riley Davis) Justin Hires (Wilt Bozer) Meredith Eaton (Matty Weber) Levy Tran (Desi Nguyen) Henry Ian Cusick (Russ Taylor)
GUEST CAST: Amanda Schull (Emilia West) Matt Medrano (Dr. Marcel) Nick Rhys (Victor) Maximilian Osinski (Anton) John Purcarea (Worker) Alex Veadov (Felix) Yosef Kasnetzkov (Lead Guard) Teodora Cristea (Female Worker)
WRITTEN BY: Andrew Klein DIRECTED BY: Roderick Davis
We got to see Russ Taylor dressed up to the nines, and mussed up from lack of sleep. Enjoy some caps, and a special “favourite moments” video compilation from Tatiana, one of our partners in HIC. Thank you @Tat_Yatanis!! And thank you, as always, to Ian, for this great character portrayal…we love him and you!
We were also thrilled to have Ian and James Callis in the same episode. Long mistaken one for the other, they didn’t interact onscreen, but did appear in the same scene. @JamesCallis’ character was a super creepy cool Brit.