Contains Spoilers: I think there's a lot of truth in what the earlier reviewer says about the Soviet Union of 1989, but I also think he misses the good entertainment value here. Yes, the circa-1989 Russians are portrayed in a very positive way. This was hardly the only show to ever take that tack, especially after the Cold-War era days, and in films and TV there was a broad reaction against Russians as villains from the 1970's on. But, to the episode...
There are good scenes here of a long-downed WWII era plane and its interior, and a sort of ice cave filled with both treasure and booby-traps. The gold-crazed bad guy might have stepped out of "Treasure of the Sierra Madre"! The ice cave is a really good setting. There's a bit of romance and backstory for Mac with the attractive Russian woman, and his ingeniousness is well displayed. This qualifies as a good MacGyver episode: adventure in an interesting setting. They spent some dough on this episode, and it's on the screen. Recommended.
There are good scenes here of a long-downed WWII era plane and its interior, and a sort of ice cave filled with both treasure and booby-traps. The gold-crazed bad guy might have stepped out of "Treasure of the Sierra Madre"! The ice cave is a really good setting. There's a bit of romance and backstory for Mac with the attractive Russian woman, and his ingeniousness is well displayed. This qualifies as a good MacGyver episode: adventure in an interesting setting. They spent some dough on this episode, and it's on the screen. Recommended.