The historical event in the third episode took a back seat to the human drama playing in Dan's present. Although Dan made good faith attempts to anonymously warn different agencies in 1989 that an earthquake was imminent, he was dismissed as a nut. Dan also tried in vain to save his boss's sister who died in the quake. His mission was to save an attorney with a gambling problem. Back in his own time, Katie was helping Dan out by inventing alibis for Dan's absence and doing his reporting job for him. At the end of the episode Katie discovers that Dan has been seeing Livia in the past.
The show has an appeal beyond the science fiction crowd. The only thing about the show that is predictable is that it is unpredictable. Other new shows should take a lesson from Journeyman. Start with a good story and build on that.
To quote newspaper reporter Dan Vasser to his boss, "It's the age of the blog, Hugh. You get the story first and get it right second."
Stay tuned.
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