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First of all, I have to say how surprised I am that they actually went back to the real David Rittenhouse! I thought it was a huge stretch when I talked about him in our podcast that discussed Episode 2 of Timeless. Awesome, right? I love how things came together – and Doug and I talk about it in this podcast.

Today, I’m going to discuss Austin Roe. Flynn dumped the poor spy in a ditch in order to steal his identity, which was a smart move since he was part of the Culper Ring. I first heard about a fictional version of The Culper Ring when I read Y: The Last Man, a comic book from DC Vertigo in the 1990s. (mini Cougar’s Comic Corner… go read it.)

The Culper Ring were a group of spies located up and down the Eastern US that – for the most part – would pass messages using non-verbal communication. Between handkerchiefs hung out on clotheslines, plants arranged on a windowsill, or a more mundane surreptitious note drop-off/pick-up, the Ring managed to get very important data to the American troops during the Revolutionary War.

One of the sources of it’s success was that no single person knew all of the members. Some of the spies were identified by number only. George Washington’s number was reportedly 711. Despite being founded in the 1770s, it was kept completely invisible to the public until the 1930s, when it was revealed after the discovery of letters in Robert Townsend’s family home.

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Grade-A Douche-Nozzles

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Rufus calls Benedict Arnold a Douche-Nozzle in the actual episode, and it’s ironic, seeing as by the end of the show he’s one of the more sympathetic characters. There were far worse characters this time around, and we discuss them at length.

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Memory Stick

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Agent Christopher has Lucy over for dinner where our time-traveling team member meets the wife of our most sympathetic home-baser. Denise (yes, that’s her first name) gives Lucy a flash-drive containing pictures of her family, in case they’re erased from the timeline. She wants to remember them, like Lucy wants to bring back her sister.

I’m puzzled by this, since Ms. Christopher has the luxury of not knowing whatever’s been erased, unlike Lucy, who has to live with whatever changes have been made. But.. I guess I get it. It made for a very touching scene nevertheless. I was moved, how about you?

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Time-napped?

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After all of the action, Flynn grabs Lucy and drags her into the Mothership – which leaves Wyatt and Rufus watching helplessly as their teammate is lost to another timeline. At least for now. It seems like their mission has been changed – now they’ll need to track down Flynn and Lucy. Whether that’s sanctioned by Connor Mason/Mason Industries… that’s what we’re going to have to find out.

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Flynn Wanted to Clock That Kid

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Okay, I know this storyline title is kinda punny, but I mean this as a concept more than an actual talking point. We know the show is centered around time-travel because DUH. Well, during this particular episode, we met the man behind it all, Rittenhouse. You notice I don’t say DAVID Rittenhouse, because I’m not sure that’s the case.

Again, Doug and I discuss that at length in the podcast, but just keep in mind that poor John has seen a lot in the space of a few hours, and he’s fascinated by time, clocks, how things work, etc. Young men have such impressionable minds…

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On September 25

1789 – The United States Congress passes twelve amendments to the United States Constitution: The Congressional Apportionment Amendment (which was never ratified), the Congressional Compensation Amendment, and the ten that are known as the Bill of Rights.

1977 – About 4,200 people take part in the first running of the Chicago Marathon.

Notable Births:

1694 – Henry Pelham, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

1897 – William Faulkner, American novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate

1915 – Ethel Rosenberg, American spy

1917 – Phil Rizzuto, American baseball player and sportscaster

1926 – Aldo Ray, American actor

1929 – Barbara Walters, American journalist, producer, and author

1930 – Shel Silverstein, American author, poet, illustrator, and songwriter

1933 – Hubie Brown, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster

1936 – Juliet Prowse, South African-American actress, singer, and dancer

1944 – Michael Douglas, American actor and producer

1947 – Cheryl Tiegs, American model and actress

1948 – Mimi Kennedy, American actress and screenwriter

1951 – Mark Hamill, American actor, singer, and producer

1952 – Christopher Reeve, American actor, producer, and activist

1955 – Luanne Rice, American author and activist

1956 – Jamie Hyneman, American special effects designer and television host, founded M5 Industries

1961 – Heather Locklear, American actress

1962 – Aida Turturro, American actress

1963 – Tate Donovan, American actor

1965 – Scottie Pippen, American basketball player and sportscaster

1968 – Will Smith, American actor, producer, and rapper

1969 – Catherine Zeta-Jones, Welsh actress

1983 – Donald Glover, American actor, rapper, producer, and screenwriter

1989 – Jordan Gavaris, Canadian actor (Orphan Black)

Notable Deaths:

1849 – Johann Strauss I, Austrian composer

1928 – Richard F. Outcault, American cartoonist, created The Yellow Kid and Buster Brown

1960 – Emily Post, American author and educator

1980 – John Bonham, English drummer and songwriter

1984 – Walter Pidgeon, Canadian-American actor

1987 – Mary Astor, American actress

1988 – Billy Carter, American farmer and businessman

1991 – Klaus Barbie, German SS captain, known as the “Butcher of Lyon”

1999 – Marion Zimmer Bradley, American author

2003 – George Plimpton, American writer and literary editor

2005 – Don Adams, American actor, director, and screenwriter

2012 – Andy Williams, American singer

2016 – Arnold Palmer, American golfer

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