The essential episodes of Now and Again
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Now and Again — each pick states its reason.
- 01
A secret Government agency "harvests" a man's brain after he is involved in a tragic accident and transplants it into an "omnipotent" body.
- 02
Michael escapes and breaks into his former insurance firm to see Roger. He persuades Roger to take him to see Lisa---who is preparing for her first date since Michael's death.
- 03
Michael is told by Theo that he must travel to Hong Kong, along with a Government assassin, and "eliminate" a former U.S. spy who is now selling state secrets, but Michael isn't sure he's ready to kill anyone. Meanwhile, Lisa, facing dwindling funds, tries to find a job.
- 04
Nothing to Fear, but Nothing to Fear
Michael must stop a man from spreading a drug that makes its recipients absolutely fearless even to the point of death. Meanwhile, Lisa works up courage to seek Michael out and ask him to dinner; and Misenbach tries to see Lisa again.
- 05
Michael isn't too thrilled when he learns that his next assignment involves jumping out of an airplane without a parachute. Meanwhile, Heather is struck by lightning and causes a stir when she claims she saw an angel from her hospital bed.
- 06
Lisa and Heather receive some unexpected guests for Thanksgiving dinner, including Michael and Theo, and jewel thieves who are after a historic pin in Roger's possession.
- 07
Michael gets a new, temporary doctor to help Theo turn Michael into a warrior, after Theo's superiors tell him they are unhappy with his progress. Meanwhile, Lisa considers going out on a date with Gerald Misenbach.
- 08
I've Grown Accustomed to His Face
Michael is kidnapped by a group headed by a mysterious man, Isley, who knows Michael died and was brought back to life by Theo. Meanwhile, Isley contacts Lisa and Roger and tells them Michael is still alive.
- 09
Theo suspects that a boxing champ is really an escaped Army private who was biologically altered by the Government following a nerve-gas accident. Michael's job: discover the man's true identity. Meanwhile, Lisa begins her job as a realtor and her best friend pays an unwelcome visit.
- 10
Theo becomes upset when Michael is caught on bank cameras rescuing hostages after a robbery. Meanwhile, the Pentagon announces it's reviewing Theo's top-secret program, and Michael sends flowers to Lisa for Valentine's Day.
- 11
In flashbacks, Michael passes out at a railroad crossing and is taken to a hospital. Meanwhile, in the present, Michael experiences a violent seizure and Theo fears that the body he built is rejecting Michael's brain. To further complicate matters, the senator in charge of Theo's funding is set to visit the next day.
- 12
General Irving orders Michael to attend a lavish party at a senator's mansion in order to retrieve incriminating photos of himself with a hooker. At the party, Michael is stunned to see Lisa.
- 13
A boy witnesses Michael performing a superhuman deed while stopping terrorists from interrupting international peace talks and believes he's a superhero. Meanwhile, Roger accidentally makes a killing off the stock market and Spence wants to know his secret---or else.
- 14
Theo becomes alarmed when he learns that a virus-like plague is spreading across the country that eats words from books, leaving the pages blank, and that he may be the cause.
- 15
The Asian terrorist known as the Eggman plots his escape from prison---and his revenge against Michael; Lisa learns that Michael wasn't killed instantly, as she had been told, but was still alive when he arrived at the hospital; Roger goes house hunting and discovers he's the one being hunted by a flirtatious realtor.
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