[s3e1] Improvise Site

Mac looked his father in the eye. "The protocol was broken the moment you lied to me. I didn't save you because of the Foundation. I did it because you're the only father I've got, even if I don't like you very much right now."

"You’re a hard man to find, Angus," James said, his voice as dry as the dust on his shoes. [S3E1] Improvise

Hours later, safely back at the Phoenix base, James stood by the window, watching the sunset. He turned to Mac, who was cleaning the grease from his fingernails. "You didn't follow the protocol," James remarked. Mac looked his father in the eye

💡 : This episode highlights the central theme of the series—the friction between Mac's DIY ethics and his father’s rigid oversight . I did it because you're the only father

With James free, they scrambled toward the back exit. Mac rigged a pressurized steam pipe to blow, creating a curtain of scalding fog that masked their escape.

As the mercenaries breached the door, Mac threw a makeshift flash-bang created from magnesium shavings and a camera battery. The blinding light bought him seconds. He used a length of copper wire and a car battery to create a rudimentary arc welder, slicing through the metal bolt holding the beam over his father.

"I wasn't hiding," Mac replied, not looking up from the wrench in his hand. "I was just gone."