Double Identity
- Eloi Honorable Mention
- by Donald P. Bellisario, directed by Aaron Lipstadt
- TV Episode
- Science Fiction
- Adults
- Definite Time Travel
- English
- “Double Identity” by Donald P. Bellisario, directed by Aaron Lipstadt (NBC-TV, USA, 21 April 1989).
Sam does a double leap at one location: First into hitman Frankie LaPalma at the moment when he and Don Geno’s former girlfriend are in the sack together, and then as Don Geno himself.
—Michael Main
Who ever heard of one lousy hairdryer blacking out all of the East Coast?
Tags
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- Time Periods
- Circa AD 1960 to 1969: destination date
- Time Travel Methods
- Time Tethers: with an uncooperative retrieval mechanism
- Themes
- Ex Nihilo Obects and People: Did Sam inadvertantly start the cool use of “awesome” and the trend of men getting their hair styled in salons?
- Identity Illusion
- Incorporeal Traveler: Al
- Touched by a Time Traveler: Sam’s touch affects Teresa, Frank, and Nonna, too!
- Real-World Tags
- Northeast Blackout of 1965: Ziggy’s instructions to Sam cause the blackout.
- Groupings
Variants
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- “Double Identity” by Donald P. Bellisario, directed by Aaron Lipstadt (NBC-TV, USA, 21 April 1989).