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I saw your episode, Stefan! 
Brilliant! Probably in the top three of all M:I...Loved the Ed Asner performance, too...
I will watch myself very soon in December...
More to come, Simpson.
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The surprise though is why they didn't just pick Lee as a permanent replacement (and she was very disappointed to find out she wasn't hired as a permanent replacement) since she was far more credible than Lesley Ann Warren, who was just too young.
The answer lies in the MISSION companion book: power struggle.
Geller asked for Lee but Paramount big shot Douglas Cramer refused cold and during season 4, Geller had less and less power over its creation (because of money expenses) and was fired at the start of season 5.
This was Bruce Lansbury who hired Lesley Ann Warren to attract the young hip audience: a mistake because they didn't care for MISSION hence the return of a glamorous leading lady during season 6.
PS: Zelig, I know all about MISSION from 1 to 7 from top to bottom from the overtones and all the rest. Feel free to ask.
I will be delighted.
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As I've said before, I'm totally unfamiliar with seasons five and seven, so I don't know what to expect from Lesley Ann Warren and Barbara Anderson in those years. In fact, season 5 is sort of up in the air for me, as I don't relish seeing a non-Western Sam Elliot.
Lynda Day George, however, was a worthy replacement.
Season 5 nevertheless featured good episodes.
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Those imdb photos never come out, whatever that one is.
Although Paramount has been the best studio for classic TV on DVD the last year, the one complaint people have is how some shows are being released on the half-season schedule. Mission fans (and Hawaii Five-O fans) are fortunate they're not getting that treatment so far.
And "Wild Wild West" fans are also very lucky!
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True, WWW fans have the whole series on DVD guaranteed now and that's something that can't be said of a lot of 60s shows with a run as long as four seasons.
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I don't have the third season set but find anyway how I rank this season:
Top list
"The Mind of Stefan Miklos"
"Live Bait"
"The Mercenaries"
"The Cardinal"
"The Execution"
"The Exchange"
"The Test Case"
"Illusion"
"The Interrogator"
"The Bunker, Part I & II"
Good list
"The Glass Cage"
"The Heir Apparent"
"The Contender, Part I & II"
"The Diplomat"
"The System"
"The Freeze"
"Doomsday"
"The Bargain"
"Nicole"
Minor list
"The Play"
"The Elixir"
"Nitro"
"The Vault"
Note: a minor episode from a top season is still a decent episode.
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