The Day Reagan Was Shot 

The team travel back to 1981 Washington D.C. on the day that President Reagan was shot.

Director:

Alex Kalymnios

Writers:

Eric Kripke (created by), Shawn Ryan (created by)

Stars:

Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, Malcolm Barrett

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Abigail Spencer	...	Lucy Preston
Matt Lanter	...	Wyatt Logan
Malcolm Barrett	...	Rufus Carlin
Paterson Joseph	...	Connor Mason
Sakina Jaffrey	...	Denise Christopher
Claudia Doumit	...	Jiya
Goran Visnjic	...	Garcia Flynn
Tonya Glanz	...	Jessica
Karen David	...	Dhriti Sirivastava / Young Denise Christopher
Pooja Batra	...	Ananya Sirivastava
Matthew Alan	...	Owen, Sleeper Agent
Erik Stocklin	...	John Warnock Hinckley Jr.
Clint Culp	...	Officer Thomas K. Delahanty
McKenna Roberts	...	Olivia
Michael Garza	...	Mark

Storyline

The Time Team travels back to 1981 Washington D.C. on the day President Reagan was shot, only to discover that the Sleeper's target isn't the President - but a young rookie police officer - none other than Agent Christopher, who brought the time team together and kept the Lifeboat from getting into Rittenhouse's hands. The Time Team must save Agent Christopher's life and prevent her from making a mistake that set her on a different path that would forever change her own future, the future of the team -- and the future of the world.

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Plot Keywords:

john hinckley jr. character | ronald reagan character | vision of death | reference to jodie foster | year 1981 | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

While explaining changing history to Denise, Lucy uses the choice of turning left or right as an example of where history can change. Doctor Who: Turn Left (2008) was a 4th season installment of Doctor Who in which Donna Noble was made to turn right at an intersection when the original history had her turning left. The consequences cascading from this change led to the thermonuclear destruction of London and the collapse of the British economy, as well as numerous unchecked extraterrestrial invasions. History was restored when Donna was sent into her own past and succeeded in causing herself to turn left after all.

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Goofs

They reuse the shot of the sleeper agent walking around a corner twice.

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Quotes

Dhriti Sirivastava: [after coming out to her mother] What do I do now?
Lucy Preston: Take that job with the FBI. The rest will fall into place.
Dhriti Sirivastava: What if I make the wrong decisions?
Lucy Preston: You won't, I promise. Here, take this.
[hands her the thumb drive containing info on her future family]
Lucy Preston: You won't be able to use it for another 20 years, but it will help you remember why you're doing all of this. Come here.
[pulls her into a comforting hug]
Dhriti Sirivastava: Thank you.
Lucy Preston: It's gonna be okay.

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Connections

References Taxi Driver (1976)

User Reviews

Groan!

Just like so many recent series that have so much potential but losing it, this one is losing me.

I have the series rated "7", but might reduce it after this vapid episode.

I'm imagining the writers agreeing on a social agenda issue, then writing the script around that. That's all this episode was, nothing to do with the main plot.

Hollywood writers - can you give us a break, already?! Every day, almost every Hollywood series!

---> Just give us entertainment without your social messages! <---

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 May 2018 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

MiddKid Productions, Kripke Enterprises, Davis Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD