But as every good TV watcher knows, you should never change the past.
But inFrequency, they goout of their wayto mess up the timeline.
Thats not to say this pilot isnt good.
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And even though its adapted from a film (fingers crossed for Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviezel cameos!
), it feels fresh.
Anyway, Ill stop blabbing about it, so we can talk about it.
List plays Raimy Sullivan, a NYPD detective who has bad memories of her father.
He and Gordo set up the antenna to get it working, and Raimy is not pleased.
It was her fathers, and she doesnt like thinking of him.
Raimy trudges out there and hears a man talking.
This all sounds a little too familiar to Raimy.
It plays out just as the woman on the radio had described to him, so he goes back.
He tells her its 1996, and his name is Frank Sullivan.
She thinks the radio user is trolling her Frank, adorably, doesnt know what that means.
Frank tells her to not come on the frequency again.
In the 90s, Frank is thinking a lot about thatTwilight Zonestuff.
He goes to their old house and digs up a coffee can.
Inside is a picture of her dad with todays newspaper.
But, they do make a run at stop it.
He gives her a few of the names of people involved in the undercover op, including Chester Lee.
Raimy tracks down Chester.
Present Chester doesnt want to talk about Franks death, but Raimy pushes him.
She thinks hes scared to talk because Sam Mariano is now Deputy Chief Sam Mariano.
He says Frank was told it was a sting, but it was actually a setup.
He stashes a gun at Berth 34 and is able to change history.
Or maybe not history because this timeline is running parallel.
Timelines are confusing, yall.
Anyway, Raimy is waiting by her ham radio.
My father wasnt murdered!
He is, obviously, confused and says Frank died in a car accident five years ago.
But Raimy realizes she can remember both timelines: when he was murdered and when he lived.
Happy with that good news, she gets dressed up and goes to meet Daniel and his parents.
She walks up to the table and introduces herself to his parents, but he pulls her aside.
Theres one little problem: He doesnt know her.
(Also, he says hes never been to Queens, which means this guys a liar.
You cant tell me hes never flown out of LaGuardia or gone to the Astoria Beer Garden.)
In the 90s, Raimy and her mom, Julie, are visiting Frank at the hospital.
Instead of Susie being in the elevator with the man with the rosaries, now its Julie.
Raimy has a flood of memories again and remembers her mom going missing 20 years ago.
(Sidenote: Either this serial killer is really good, or these police officers are really terrible.)
This is why you dont mess with the past, I scream at my TV.
Raimy doesnt hear me, though.
Looks like shes going to be messing with the past all season.
So what did you think?
Are you ready to dive into these timelines every week?
Were you so excited to hear Wonderwall on a TV show in 2016?
Let me know your thoughts onFrequencybelow, or find me on Twitter@realdalener.
