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COMPLETE SEASON 1 GUIDE · EPISODE 2 OF 16

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Episode 2 · Reentry

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BEFORE WATCHING

The setup

Flight 828 has exploded while a group of returned passengers watched. Their strange experiences continue as the government investigates.

OPTIONAL REFERENCECharacters, places and useful termsContains story details. Open after watching.
QUICK REMINDER

The only names you need

10 people
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Ben Stone

Michaela’s brother, a mathematician and Flight 828 passenger determined to protect his family and understand what happened.

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Michaela Stone

An NYPD officer and Flight 828 passenger. She returns still carrying guilt over the car crash that killed her friend Evie.

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Grace Stone

Ben’s wife, who spent five and a half years believing Ben and Cal were dead and rebuilding life for Olive.

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Olive Stone

Cal’s twin sister. She is now five and a half years older than him after growing up while Flight 828 was missing.

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Cal Stone

Ben and Grace’s son. He boarded Flight 828 aged ten with leukaemia and returns the same age, although his twin has grown older.

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Jared Vasquez

Michaela’s former fiancé and fellow police officer. During her absence he married her best friend, Lourdes.

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Lourdes

Michaela’s lifelong best friend and Jared’s wife, who grieved for Michaela throughout the missing years.

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Robert Vance

The NSA director leading the government investigation into Flight 828 and its returned passengers.

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Radd Campbell

A Jamaican musician from Flight 828 whose son Adio was convicted of a jewellery-store robbery.

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Kelly Taylor

A returned passenger who rejects the government’s demand for silence and speaks publicly about Flight 828.

WHILE WATCHING

Recap as you go

Three safe stops for the callings, Flight 828 mystery and changing relationships. Open only the last scene you have reached.

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AFTER WATCHING

Key story points

Hidden until you finish the episode.

Content note: Death, bereavement, medical distress, peril, violence and family conflict.