Eileen Brennan (MacGyver)

Eileen Brennan (Holland Roden) is a plot-twist villainess from "Revenge + Catacombs + Le Fantome," episode 3.08 of MacGyver (airdate November 16, 2018).
== Introduction ==
Eileen Brennan introduced herself to Angus MacGyver at a gathering in the beginning of the episode, with MacGyver becoming alarmed over Eileen's knowledge of his background. Eileen's own background revealed that she was with British intelligence, despite being American-born, but a tragic backstory was revealed as well. She approached MacGyver because she needed his help searching for The Ghost, a notorious serial bomber who killed MacGyver's mentor. As Eileen revealed, The Ghost plagued her as well, as she stated that he killed both of her parents when she was little.
MacGyver and Eileen went on the trail with Wilt Bozer, Riley Davis, and Charlie Robinson, with the group encountering a masked cohort who was revealed as a member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Eileen placed a 30 second bomb on him to force him to talk, and their progression led them to learn that The Ghost was in Paris. MacGyver, Eileen, and Charlie went The Ghost's hideout, with Eileen accidentally triggering one of The Ghost's bombs, which MacGyver diffused.
== Heel Turn/Reveal ==
After diffusing the bomb, MacGyver ended up in a face-to-face confrontation with The Ghost, who revealed (among other things) that the bomb that killed MacGyver's mentor was meant for MacGyver himself. He also had a bomb set to detonate, threatening to release the trigger should MacGyver attack him. During the episode's climactic scenes, Eileen interrupted the confrontation, leaving The Ghost taken aback by seeing her. At that moment, Eileen began speaking with an Irish accent, revealing herself not only as being Irish, but as The Ghost's daughter.
Eileen later revealed the truth about her father, whose real first name was revealed as Connor. He was originally making bombs for the IRA, against the wishes of his wife (Eileen's mother), and it was years ago that a bomb he was making went off and killed Eileen's mother. Eileen harbored anger towards her father for years, as she believed that "The Ghost" (Connor's notorious identity) killed both parents. Connor stated that he didn't get the chemicals quite right regarding the bomb that killed his wife, and shortly afterwards, Eileen embraced her father and hugged him, saying that she forgave him. Eileen later turned heel by stabbing her father to death, with his death causing him to release the trigger and detonate the bomb.
MacGyver asked Eileen to help him with the bomb, only for the evil Eileen to state that her only reason for the mission was The Ghost, before running off and leaving MacGyver and the rest of the group to (possibly) perish in the impending explosion. With Riley and Bozer's help, MacGyver diffused the bomb, and the episode ended with Matty Webber revealing that Eileen was on the run.
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