Doomed To Repeat: Arc 1, Episode Synopsis

Episode 0 - "A Night at the Opera"

It is April 2020 and the quarantine of most major american cities is underway. We are introduced first to Agent Merit, a special agent of the FBI who is obsessively 'to the letter' and ridiculously young (26). Then we meet Agent Tuck, another special agent who has skeletons in her closet regarding previous nights at the opera. She is trying to rebuild her failed marriage with wife Ruhi and goes through great lengths to seperate her home and work life.

Then we meet Agent Boomer, a computer specialist who owns their own private company and loves making pancakes for her fiance. Next is Agent Hyde, a hawaiian pilot who is close with her father Pops and her ex Micah.

Agent Samael is introduced as a depressed and anti-social priest who feels lost and without purpose. And finally there's Agent Warp, an eccentric who seems to be enjoying the world for the first time.

Each agent reveals their day to day during quarantine and then they all receive a brown manila envelope with an out of date cell phone and a slip of paper that reads, "You are cordially invited to a night at the opera". They know this means they are being called in to work for a clandestine government organization known to them only as The Program.

The agents are first tested for covid before boarding a plane for Lansing, MI. Agent Tuck and Boomer critically fail their luck rolls during the covid test. What these results mean for the agents is not mentioned by Sergio, the handler.

After landing, they follow the coordinates given to them to a jacuzzi/hot tub store in Lansing called Lifestyles Hot Tubs. Tuck, Boomer, and Hyde arrive on time. Tuck gives Boomer a hug but immediately pulls back, realizing she may be letting on that the two have a personal relationship. However, Hyde does not let on that she notices this. The group find a letter at the front entrance that reads, "box office". Tuck presses a speaker box button and a nasily young women comes over the speaker and says, "Sorry we're closed..." to which Tuck responds, "I'm here about the tickets to the opera...". A moment later the three are buzzed in.

Inside they find a hot tub showroom but are instructted by the blonde at the front desk to go back into the back room where their contact was waiting.

Arriving late are Merit, Warp and Samael. Merit and Warp are not happy about this and race to the buzzer while Samael takes his time. The agents say the magic words and are also let into the showroom. The receptionist recites the same lines to them and she flirts with Samael. Once all 6 agents have arrived the blonde receptionist grabs her purse and leaves, locking the front door.

Episode 1 - "Bang and Burn"

Episode 2 - "Loose Ends"

Episode 3 - "Devils in the Details"

Episode 4 - "Verb is the Words"

Episode 5 - "Dance with the Devils"

Episode 6 - "The Devils You Know"

Episode 7 - "The Devils You Don't"

Historical Innacuracy: Oliver states that the network plan to have some kind of ritual gathering "...like in 'Stand by Me". This film was not released until 1986.

Episode 8

Episode 9

Episode 10