8.386 minSeason 2 • Episode 10
LatestChristmas arrives in the Bunker, and the Time Team is inspired by a visit from their future selves to find a way to try to save Rufus. But when the Mothership jumps to 1848 California, they’re forced to put those plans on hold and chase Rittenhouse back to the Gold Rush, where they encounter one of the era’s most dangerous villains. Then chasing the Mothership to Korea in the winter of 1950, the team helps a stranded, pregnant refugee attempt to escape a tragic fate.
A mysterious criminal steals a secret state-of-the-art time machine, intent on destroying America as we know it by changing the past. Our only hope is an unexpected team: a scientist, a soldier and a history professor, who must use the machine's prototype to travel back in time to critical events. While they must make every effort not to affect the past themselves, they must also stay one step ahead of this dangerous fugitive. But can this handpicked team uncover the mystery behind it all and end his destruction before it's too late?
Writing
Eric Kripke's snappy dialogue makes exposition actually fun.
Production
Each era's costumes and sets are surprisingly detailed for network TV.
Acting
Goran Višnjić makes Flynn sympathetic despite mass murder.
Creators
Eric Kripke, Shawn Ryan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show was famously uncanceled twice—NBC reversed its cancellation after fan outcry, then again after the two-part finale movie.
Each episode's historical figure was chosen partly based on which actors the casting directors could convincingly age-match, explaining the weird Lincoln assassination timeline.
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