Man, do I continue to like the show Day Break. Just when you think the plot is understood, they show new twists. The basic point is that our actions have consequences. So, after the star (reliving one day over and over again a la Groundhog Day) explores one possibility and how he can tweak its consequences, he makes one change, and suddenly a whole cascade of consequences arrive to be explored.
This week's episode had an awesome montage where he confronts his enemy 6 different ways in 5 minutes, each time the enemy not expecting it, since the day has reset. There is something primally satisfying about bad guys not understanding that the good guy is on to them, and the good guy preemptively punching them in the nose.
Also, one character was on the phone with his mother, complaining about a change in plans, and said "I feel like I'm saying the same thing to you over and over." This scene happened 3 times. I didn't get the joke until the last time.
Surprisingly, although each day the lead character learns more, the show opens with a 2 minute "the show so far" that concisely summarizes the convoluted plot. So awesome.
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