Previously on FlashForward: A doll factory exploded and little Charlie told us that “D. Gibbons is a bad man”. So, you know, nightmare fuel all around. And now we’re back with another round of the Internet’s least timely recaps! We open with Demitri still on the phone with the mystery […]
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