The Day Reagan Was Shot
- Episode aired May 6, 2018
- TV-14
- 43m
The team travel back to 1981 Washington D.C. on the day that President Reagan was shot.The team travel back to 1981 Washington D.C. on the day that President Reagan was shot.The team travel back to 1981 Washington D.C. on the day that President Reagan was shot.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe young Denise Christopher thrice says that her mother "sure can cook". The real-life mother of Sakina Jaffrey, who portrays the present-day Denise Christopher, is Madhur Jaffrey, the actress and writer whose cookbooks helped popularize Indian cuisine in the Americas.
- GoofsRonald Reagan was 6' 1". The actor chosen to portray him appears to be around 5' 6".
- Quotes
Denise Christopher: [after the team returns from their mission] I've waited 37 years to say thank you to you.
[shakes Wyatt's hand]
Wyatt Logan: No thanks necessary, ma'am.
Denise Christopher: Well, you saved my life twice. Guess that's why I always knew you were the right man for this job.
[turns to Lucy and Jiya]
Denise Christopher: "Cagney" and "Lacey."
[Jiya and Lucy walk up to her laughing]
Denise Christopher: You saved my family. I've never forgotten that.
[Lucy hugs her]
Lucy Preston: I'm so sorry to put that kind of pressure on you. I can't imagine the stress.
- ConnectionsReferences Taxi Driver (1976)
However I feel this has been the weakest episode in the show's history. The strength of the show is the great historic events the team travel to and the internal conflicts they face. Lucy, Wyatt and Rufus are very likeable trio who are interesting and fun to watch. Even Jiya and sometimes Connor hit a few home runs but they and agent Christopher are sideline characters. It's fine to have them come along for the ride but the episode should be about history and the beloved trio. They did this right with Connor coming along for the ride with the blues singer episode but it was not all about Connor. I can see the need to involve the sideliners more but the mistake was to make the episode all about the agent and history took a back seat. It should have been more about the historic event. This is where the show shines.
Not a great episode and kind of weak for such a great show.
6/10
- Kingslaay
- May 12, 2018