For exactly two minutes and 17 seconds, everyone in the world blacks out. During that time, they get a glimpse of their future six months from now. Cool concept.
Flashforward starts out like a procedural buddy cop drama. We are introduced to FBI agent Mark Benford (Joseph Fiennes) and his wife Olivia (Sonya Walger) and their daughter Charlie. His partner Demitri Noh (John Cho) and his boss and babysitter.
Things start to get interesting when Mark and Demitri are chasing down a lead. When the people they are tailing spot them a high-speed chase ensues. It gets a bit hairy and as a result of the chaos, Mark crashes the car and blacks out.
The scene switches and we see Mark in an office in front of a board mapping, out clues and then men with guns enter then we flashback to Mark upside down in his car and absolute carnage everywhere. Cars are overturned, planes have crashed and buildings are on fire. This was some scary stuff and very gripping.
We realise soon that everyone has blacked out. Mark’s wife in the hospital was in the middle of an operation. His alcohol sponsor, Demitri, the babysitter who was getting laid, a nurse who was about to commit suicide. Everybody.
As pilot episodes go, No More Good Days was amazing. The show moved along at a good pace and gave some development to the two main characters, Mark Benford and Demetri. Mark is married with a child and an alcohol addiction and Demetri is planning his nuptials. Courtney B. Vance stars as their boss Stanford Wedeck with Lee Thompson Young as Agent Al Gough and Christine Woods as Agent Janice Hawk rounding off the team.
People at the station start to talk about having visions whilst they were out. April 29 is significant in everyone’s vision. People are seeing the future six months from now. Detective Al Gouch (Lee Thompson Young) was the first to coin the phrase flash forward as he discusses his vision. He describes his vision in a meeting in London with Scotland Yard liaison, Fiona Banks (Alex Kingston). He decides to call her to find out if they shared the same vision. She confirms their shared vision.
Everyone is sharing their vision but Demitri didn’t have one. He suggests that people should write down their visions, create a website and cross-reference the events. Demitri comes to the conclusion that maybe he didn’t see anything because he will be dead six months from now.
As with so many shows that capture my attention like this I have to wonder where it will lead and how long it will take to tell the story. At the moment it feels to me like it could be wrapped up in one season like Day Break. I’m not sure it has a second season it in but, I could be wrong. In the meantime, I’ll keep watching.
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