Episode
FlashForward: Countdown
Overview
Mark continues his interrogation of Hellinger in a desperate attempt to find out when the next blackout will occur. Demetri must choose between helping Janis and Simon break into NLAP to stop the blackout from occurring, or turning the fugitive Simon in to the FBI. Elsewhere, Lloyd finds the common denominator that can help him solve the complex equation he was working on in his flashforward.
Details
- Series
- FlashForward
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 2010-05-13
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Countdown is Episode 21 in Season 1 of FlashForward. It aired on 2010-05-13. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 20: The Negotiation
Mark does everything in his power to protect Gabriel, who is the bridge between Dyson Frost and the Global Blackout. Aaron locates his daughter's captors and puts his life on the line in order to rescue her, while Simon comes face to face with the head of the nefarious organization that may be responsible for the blackout.
Episode 22: Future Shock
The day of the prophesized flashforwad date arrives as everyone waits to see if their predictions take place. Mark uncovers the date of the next blackout, and Simon, with Demetri, attempts to stop it from happening by breaking into the NLAP mainframe.
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Episode 18: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
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Episode 17: The Garden of Forking Paths
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Episode 16: Let No Man Put Asunder
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Episode 15: Queen Sacrifice
Mark and Vogel put a plan into action to uncover the FBI mole, which could end up alienating Mark from his co-workers. Meanwhile, in an effort to protect his family and his marriage, Mark moves out of the house, and Keiko continues her search in Los Angeles for Bryce.
Episode 14: Better Angels
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Episode 13: Blowback
Aaron tries to figure out why a black-ops unit is looking for his daughter, while Mark questions Lloyd about a conversation that occurred during their flashforwards. Zoey tries to alter Demetri's fate.
Episode 12: Revelation Zero (2)
A suspended Mark resumes his own investigation into Lloyd's disappearance. Simon attempts to hack into Lloyd's computer in search of clues, and Nicole speaks with a man who was transformed during the blackout in order to help her restore her faith and understand her horrific flashforward vision.
Episode 11: Revelation Zero (1)
Mark must meet with a therapist to regain his badge after being suspended by the FBI; Demetri reluctantly teams with CIA agent Vogel to search for Lloyd; Janis learns family secrets about Simon.
Episode 10: A561984
Against Wedeck's orders, Mark and Demetri travel to Hong Kong in search of the woman claiming to know details of Demetri's fate. Lloyd tries to come clean about his and Simon's involvement in the global blackout, and Zoey discovers the true meaning of her flashforward.