This episode was essentially the producer's rebuttal to Oliver Stone's "JFK".
Where Stone pushed the idea that there was a conspiracy to kill JFK, Bellisario makes the argument that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.
This is done by having Sam leap into Oswald's body in historical moments in Oswald's life. Unlike the usual premise of the show, where Sam is in control of the person he's lept into, here Oswald is still in control, and Sam is only along for the ride.
These historical moments, based on fact, including an encounter that Bellisario himself had with Oswald while both were in the Army, are depicted to show that Oswald's assassination of JFK was motivated by his long held political beliefs.
Where Stone pushed the idea that there was a conspiracy to kill JFK, Bellisario makes the argument that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.
This is done by having Sam leap into Oswald's body in historical moments in Oswald's life. Unlike the usual premise of the show, where Sam is in control of the person he's lept into, here Oswald is still in control, and Sam is only along for the ride.
These historical moments, based on fact, including an encounter that Bellisario himself had with Oswald while both were in the Army, are depicted to show that Oswald's assassination of JFK was motivated by his long held political beliefs.