Champion 

A journalist approaches the family with an offer. At Hap's, a bond is forged with Homer and the others as they hatch a desperate plan.

Director:

Zal Batmanglij

Writers:

Brit Marling (created by), Zal Batmanglij (created by)

Stars:

Brit Marling, Emory Cohen, Scott Wilson

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Brit Marling	...	Prairie Johnson
Emory Cohen	...	Homer Roberts
Scott Wilson	...	Abel Johnson
Phyllis Smith	...	Elizabeth 'Betty' Broderick-Allen
Alice Krige	...	Nancy Johnson
Patrick Gibson	...	Steve Winchell
Brendan Meyer	...	Jesse
Brandon Perea	...	Alfonso 'French' Sosa
Ian Alexander	...	Buck Vu
Jason Isaacs	...	Dr. Hunter Aloysius 'Hap' Percy
Will Brill	...	Scott Brown
Sharon Van Etten	...	Rachel
Juan Castano	...	Mr. Bandy
Rosalind Chao	...	Patricia Knoller
Jack DiFalco	...	Jimmy

Storyline

A journalist approaches the family with an offer. At Hap's, a bond is forged with Homer and the others as they hatch a desperate plan.

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Plot Keywords:

journalist | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

The song Rachel (Sharon Van Etten) sings is Etten's original song "I Wish I Knew" from her first album, "Because I Was in Love."

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Goofs

An injection of epinephrine only lasts for about 15-20 minutes. After that the epinephrine would wear off and if the allergen was still in your system you would start to go back into anaphylaxis. As the doctor is allergic to tomatoes, he would continue to go into anaphylaxis as long as he had tomatoes in his stomach. A single injection of epinephrine wouldn't have solved that. As he never went to an ER and had his stomach pumped and only had the one EpiPen, he should have died.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Patricia Knoller: Excuse me. Mrs. Johnson? Nancy Johnson? Hi
Nancy Johnson: Excuse me. I don't.
Patricia Knoller: I- I- I'm Pat. Pat Knoller. I write for the Chicago Tribune.
Nancy Johnson: I'm sorry, I I don't have anything to say to you.
Patricia Knoller: No. You don't have to say anything, but please listen. I specialize in long-form investigative reporting.
Nancy Johnson: Yeah, I've read the headlines.
Patricia Knoller: No.
Nancy Johnson: "Michigan Miracle."
Patricia Knoller: No, that's not what I do. I help people like Prairie tell their stories honestly and respectfully.
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User Reviews

As good as can be.

I'm reviewing this episode mostly because there is no other review and I feel there should be a continuance.

That's mostly what is happening in this episode, continuance. We learn more of the OA's backstory and watch the characters grow, all with a great progression pace. I feel that's a very strong point so far. The story is neither rushing nor dragging and we get the right doses of emotion, action and suspense.

What's been said about the series before still holds true. Great cinematography, music themes, casting and acting.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 December 2016 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Kaufman Astoria Studios, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Anonymous Content, Netflix

Technical Specs

Runtime:

61 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 / (high definition)