@Jayhn1111 : It was okay.

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Just ok?

SPOILERS!! I felt the episode was good but not great. For a two-parter, I was hoping for something of more substance or significance. But, there’s a great behind-the-scenes-story about this episode in Patrick J. White’s book, “The Complete Mission: Impossible Dossier.” Page 197. It gives great insights into the filming schedules, release dates, cast interaction, etc. Filming began on Wednesday, November 27, 1968. Thanksgiving was the next day, which was everyone’s day off. The episodes were aired 3/2/69 and 3/9/69.

Filming resumed Friday, November 29, 1968. When they were filming the scene where Peter Lupus and Lee Meriwether were being hoisted on a cable up the furnace chimney to the roof, the cable broke. They bounced against the chimney wall and fell 15 feet. Lupus landed first. Lee fell on top of him. Lee was knocked unconscious. She twisted her ankle and tore some knee ligaments. Lupus was okay. His strong physique saved them both from more serious injury. Over the week end, Lee had a nightmare, re-living the incident, in which Lupus was killed. Filming resumed Monday, December 2, 1968. Lee cried and begged Greg Morris not to let Peter Lupus back on the cable. Once Lee calmed down, they re-shot the scene on a painter’s scaffold, instead of the chimney cut-away.

The cool part of this is, when you go back and re-watch the episode, you can tell the scenes that were filmed before and after the accident. In the scenes after, in which Lee and Lupus appear together, she is protectively hovering close to him like a mother hen, straightening his collar, fussing over him, etc. You might even catch Lee limping. Re-watch it and see!

@Jayhn1111 I really need to get that book! I tried to order it at my favorite bookshop, but they said it was out of print. Did you get it on Amazon?

OT: I got my final grade for my Early European History Class, and despite not turning in the writing assignments, my final score was 78.5%!

You turn a pretty good phrase here, Maria. What happened?

Thanks Klondike, for filling in the blanks on Lee Meriwether's first appearance in Mission: Impossible. I remembered parts of that story from White's book. Great story.

But commenting on The Bunker, it was a decent episode. I think the writers intended for the flying saucer to be the centerpiece of that two-parter, but for me, it was all about the masks... again! Everyone had one. The climax came when Phelps realized the bogus Rollin Hand was the unknown wild card in the deck, and vice-versa. It was like a Columbo episode, you know it was coming but not exactly when.

@klondike6 :If you mean not doing the written assignments, for some reason just as I'm about to start reading, I get this wellspring of anxiety. So I tell myself to try again in about 30 minutes in order to calm down, but the anxiety just keeps getting worse. BTW, I hope not boring silly with this.

@klondike6 said:

SPOILERS!! I felt the episode was good but not great. For a two-parter, I was hoping for something of more substance or significance. But, there’s a great behind-the-scenes-story about this episode in Patrick J. White’s book, “The Complete Mission: Impossible Dossier.” Page 197. It gives great insights into the filming schedules, release dates, cast interaction, etc. Filming began on Wednesday, November 27, 1968. Thanksgiving was the next day, which was everyone’s day off. The episodes were aired 3/2/69 and 3/9/69.

Filming resumed Friday, November 29, 1968. When they were filming the scene where Peter Lupus and Lee Meriwether were being hoisted on a cable up the furnace chimney to the roof, the cable broke. They bounced against the chimney wall and fell 15 feet. Lupus landed first. Lee fell on top of him. Lee was knocked unconscious. She twisted her ankle and tore some knee ligaments. Lupus was okay. His strong physique saved them both from more serious injury. Over the week end, Lee had a nightmare, re-living the incident, in which Lupus was killed. Filming resumed Monday, December 2, 1968. Lee cried and begged Greg Morris not to let Peter Lupus back on the cable. Once Lee calmed down, they re-shot the scene on a painter’s scaffold, instead of the chimney cut-away.

The cool part of this is, when you go back and re-watch the episode, you can tell the scenes that were filmed before and after the accident. In the scenes after, in which Lee and Lupus appear together, she is protectively hovering close to him like a mother hen, straightening his collar, fussing over him, etc. You might even catch Lee limping. Re-watch it and see!

Wow that's interesting. Thanks for all that info Klondike. I liked the episode much better than you guys did then. Maybe I'll go back and re watch the scenes you mention

@PhelpsFan said:

@Jayhn1111 I really need to get that book! I tried to order it at my favorite bookshop, but they said it was out of print. Did you get it on Amazon?

OT: I got my final grade for my Early European History Class, and despite not turning in the writing assignments, my final score was 78.5%!

Sounds like a really great read. I never got it. It must be up somewhere for sale. Congrats on the 78.5 ! lol

@Jayhn1111 : Thank you! I watched The Bunker last night, and it was interesting to see a bad guy (played by Jack Donner) impersonate Rollin for a change!

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