![]() ![]() "Why build such a dangerous device?" Lucy asks Mason after Flynn steals the time machine. And so we get a two-minute crash course on the space-time continuum and Mason's motivations in building the infernal machine, as Doc Brown would call it. Lucy asks all the questions we're thinking. NBC did everything short of having the actors look into the camera and wink at the audience during the pilot episode. ![]() To stop him, Mason enlists the help of soldier Wyatt Logan (Matt Lanter), time machine pilot Rufus Carlin (Malcolm Barrett) and historian Lucy Preston (Abigail Spencer) to use the Mark 1 time machine and chase after Flynn before he seriously alters history. So he steals a time machine invented by billionaire Connor Mason (Paterson Joseph) and sets off on his diabolical scheme. Monday's pilot episode introduced us to the formula we'll see on a weekly basis, and viewers are shown right away that the villain, Flynn (Goran Visnjic), can and will have the ability to succeed in his diabolical plan to "destroy America in the crib."įlynn is on a quest through time to murder America's innovators so that the country falls apart before it ever gets off the ground. Plus, Spencer, Barrett and Lanter (who appears to be having a blast playing an adult, finally) are a compelling group of actors.No historical fact is safe on NBC's "Timeless." After viewing the first two episodes, it feels like the NBC drama is going for the rollicking, humorous tone that Legends of Tomorrow can’t quite seem to hit - and a lot of the time, the show achieves it. My two cents: I’m a time-travel sucker who loves Syfy’s 12 Monkeys, but I can understand the Timeless creators’ desire not to get too complicated with their show. Most importantly, Lucy discovers she is now engaged, her gravely ill mom (the always welcome Susanna Thompson, from Arrow) is alive and healthy, and her sister has been erased! ![]() * Lucy, Rufus and Wyatt return home to find that history has been slightly altered by their exploits. * It’s revealed that Rufus was secretly recording Lucy and Wyatt during the trip for his boss. Homeland Security claims not to know anything about the former. He tells her she’s important in ways she can’t even imagine, and that she should ask about Rittenhouse and why they really chose her for this mission. * Flynn shows Lucy a journal featuring her handwriting, but she didn’t write it - yet. Then, in a series of pilot-ending twists meant to reel you in for Episode 2: VIDEOS Timeless Promo Features Many Clothes Calls as Heroes Skip Through History They’re able to save the day with only a few casualties, the most heartbreaking one being Kate, who is struck by a bullet during a standoff between Wyatt and Flynn. Meanwhile, Wyatt tries to defuse the bomb. On the Hindenburg, Lucy and Rufus pose as Anarchist Black Cross members and demand the ship be grounded. Good thing they have a clever plan to escape from jail: Rufus distracts the racist officer with a tirade about all of history’s great black men named Michael, while Wyatt uses the underwire from Lucy’s bra to break them out of the cell. Unfortunately, in the midst of all the action, the team gets arrested. Flynn is trying to kill America in the crib, Lucy theorizes. Lucy, Wyatt and Rufus are confused about Flynn’s seemingly heroic actions until Lucy realizes that destroying the Hindenburg during its departure flight, and thereby killing several important historical figures who are onboard, would be much more damaging to America’s foundation. Flynn does it for them when he stops the disaster from happening. But changing the past is a big no-no - not that they need to rescue her. ![]() She immediately captivates Wyatt, who wants to save her life because she reminds him of his late wife. In 1937, the trio heads to a bar, where they meet Kate, a famous reporter covering the Hindenburg’s arrival who is fated to die during the airship explosion. RELATED NBC’s Timeless Adventure Won’t ‘Fall Down Serialized Rabbit Hole,’ Says EP Rebecca Ferguson Breaks Down Silo Finale’s Wild ‘Lie Within the Lie,’ Teases ‘Intense’ Season 2 ![]()
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