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Reprisal

Episode Number: 17    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Saturday April 15, 1989    Prod Code: n/a
A deranged ex-IMFer targets retired IMF agents, killing them and framing Jim Phelps for the crimes. The IMF gives Jim only a little time to prove his innocence before they must turn him over to the authorities.

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Writer: Walter Brough
Director: Rob Stewart
Star: Phil Morris (Grant Collier),  Bob Johnson (IMF Voice on Disc (uncredited)),  Thaao Penghlis (Nicholas Black),  Antony Hamilton (Max Harte),  Jane Badler (Shannon Reed (1989-90)),  Peter Graves (Jim Phelps)
Guest Star: Christina Ongley (Female Newsreader),  Ann Brisk (Pianist),  Paula Goodman (Marilyn),  Peter Rollo (Pawn Broker),  Chelsea Brown (Laura Ann Wilson),  Marshall Napier (Talbot),  Ralph Cotterill (Dr. Vincent),  Lynda Day George (Lisa Casey),  David Cameron (III) (Russell Acker)

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According to the trailer at the end of the show, it seems that "Reprisal" is aired before "The Haunting" in some markets. (edit)
Lynda Day George reprised her role as "Casey" from the original series. In the first series, "Casey" was clearly her first name. For this episode, her name was "officially" established as "Lisa Casey", to avoid confusion with the character "Casey Randall" who had been killed off several episodes earlier. No other name was ever given for Lynda Day George's "Casey", first or last, in the original series. This does somewhat contradict the original series, but most fan sources seem to accept "Lisa Casey" as the character's real name. (edit)

Quotes

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Acker: Your mission, Jim if you decide to accept it, is to survive this ordeal. To coin a phrase, this room will self-destruct in five seconds. (edit)

Trivia

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Trivia: The mission briefings establish that Acker had his accident 14 years ago (in 1975), and went on a killing spree in 1977, two years later. The original series ended in 1973, and Casey was a member at that time. The other two IMF female members mentioned here are never referenced in the original series. (edit)
Trivia: The IMF tape voice changes its standard mission briefing script, noting, "Your mission, Jim, which we feel you must accept, is to..." (edit)
Trivia: Jim notes that his last mission with Casey was nine years ago (presumably in 1979), when they took down a Hong Kong drug lord. This would have been six years after the last on-air original M:I episode. (edit)
Trivia: Grant notes that his father Barney had occasionally consulted with Acker. (edit)
Dr. Vincent doesn't recognize the anniversary date of Acker's commitment to the insane asylum: this seems a little odd for the guy in charge of Acker. (edit)

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Reprisal
"A very special episode"
This episode was special for several reasons: it was a "personal" mission, we get to see the return of another former agent, and we have a frightening villain in the mad, murderous Russell Acker.
Continue » Posted Jan 11, 2007 5:01 am PST
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