S5:E21 – “Passages”

ORIGINAL AIRDATE: April 30th, 1990 — MacGyver and Harry simultaneously enter a near-death state and visit relatives in the afterlife. MISSION: The boat to the afterlife receives a couple new passengers when MacGyver lands in a coma after a fall and Harry suffers a sudden heart attack. Will MacGyver survive this episode of a show he starred in two more seasons of? This week’s highlights include: Styx (Mythology) In Greek mythology, Styx (/stɪks/; Ancient Greek: Στύξ [stýkʰs])[citation needed] is a deity and a river that forms the boundary between Earth and the Underworld (the domain often called Hades, which also is the name of its ruler). The rivers Styx, Phlegethon, Acheron, Lethe, and Cocytus all converge at the center of the underworld on a great marsh, which sometimes is also called the Styx. According to Herodotus, the river Styx originates near Feneos. Styx is also a goddess with prehistoric roots in Greek mythology as a daughter of Tethys, after whom the river is named and because of whom it had miraculous powers. Check out the article on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styx. Watch S5E21: “Passages” on CBS’s website or check the alternative streamability of this episode here.