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A World War II pilot, Theodore Cole, comes through a rift in time and space to 2020, and meets a widow and her stepson. The government insists that Theodore has to go back as he came or unleash a global catastrophe, but Theodore realizes that there's something he has to do before he returns.
Woman: It won't be long. We'll be out of the middle of nowhere soon. (Tires skidding) ♪♪ Lieutenant Theodore Cole, 2nd Squadron. Lieutenant Cole: What is this place? Bill: You have traveled into the future. We're just here to get you back to where you belong.
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Apr 3, 2020 · The story follows a WWII pilot, Lieutenant Theodore Cole (Austin Stowell) who crashes in modern-day Ohio. A young widow, Mary Ann Whitaker (Kerry Bishé) and her stepson, Elijah Whitaker (Duncan Joiner) are swept up in his search for home.
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Amazing Stories"The Rift" comes to a head as Lieutenant Cole begins to believe, with Elijah's help, that he was brought through time for a reason. He learns the love of his life, whom he left behind without saying goodbye, is now an elderly woman who has lived a fulfilling life. Pauline is married and had kids, and Cole feels he should leave her al...
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is a government agency responsible for investigating transportation accidents, as well as hazardous materials released during transport. In this case, they are responding to a crashing plane, although the circumstances for this particular accident seem a bit unusual. Despite that, the agents are fully...
Most of the episodes in the Amazing Stories reboot have plots audiences have seen before, with predictable twists. Amazing Stories "The Rift" is no exception. The series has been relying heavily on nostalgia for the original, giving writers and directors a chance to indulge their Spielberg fantasies. The problem with this is that the reboot fails t...
Overall, Amazing Stories "The Rift" plays with the idea of cosmic destiny. At first, it seems the rift is a random phenomenon that Lieutenant Cole accidentally stumbled upon in the heat of battle. However, the NTSB agents reveal from their studies that it may appear with a purpose, a theory that was proven when the rift doesn't blow up after Cole r...
Most of the stories in the reboot were originals or paid homage to the original series. This was different from the original show, as the new one didn't pay much attention to the comic books that provided the source material. According to co-showrunner Edward Kitsis, Amazing Stories"The Rift" was the only new episode that was based on the comic, al...
Lieutenant Theodore Cole: Kerry Bishé ... Mary Ann Whitaker: Duncan Joiner ... Elijah Whitaker: Edward Burns ... Bill Kaminski: Juliana Canfield ... Nina Bowman: Andrew Benator ... Milburg: Martha B. Knighton ... Pauline (as Martha Bird Knighton) Erika Coleman
Theodore states who he is again - Lieutenant Theodore Cole, First American Volunteer Group. He needs to get out of there. Elijah becomes scared when the man grabs him, so Theodore apologizes and releases him.
