1986

Season 1, Episode 1, Aired
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In the pilot, we are introduced to six friends in 1986, while one is being interviewed by the police in 2006. Carla is in love with Aaron, Aaron is in love with Jenna and Jenna is in love with everyone but Aaron.''''Meanwhile, Craig and Will are best friends, and after Will takes the rap for Craig's drunk driving accident, we discover Craig's girlfriend, Sam, is pregnant with Will's baby. She's about to go to London, Craig's about to go to Brown and Will's about to go to Jail. Fast forward to 2006--one of the group has been murdered, and the rest of them are all suspects.moreless
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  • In the present, one of six friends got murdered, we go back 20 years and see what happend with these six friends in 1986. The story of the poor Will, the rich Craig, the beautiful Sam, the shy Carla, the rocking Jenna and the smart Aaron begins.moreless

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    By angrodpallanen, Feb 18, 2007 Report Abuse
    Great television. Reunion picks up in a way that very rare shows do. Within minutes you get hooked to the lovely characters and all their problems. They are high school sweethearts with lovestories and complicated relationships, but their true story, is only just beginning. While the characters immediatly take over your heart, the story shows how genius it really is. The flashbacks to 1986 are really a close look to that year and time, the music, the clothes and of course the people. The episode keeps you close for it's entire run and when it is over, it still hasn't lost you. The perfect combination of nice acting, good writing, exciting music and a charm only good tv-shows have makes you wanna see everything about the show. The ending is amazing, especially the shot of Will in jail. Perfect television in its rare form, and of course, all good television shows never get an proper ending.moreless

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  • This is begaining of great series unfounatly it has been cancellied

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    By tvrev, Aug 27, 2006 Report Abuse
    Wow-this is one of the best pilot i have seen for a teen show this summer. i wasn't expecting such strong story-lines from a pilot episode and that what makes it a lot more intresting for me to review . i mean there are so many different story-lines that happend in the pilot that it easy to end up very confused by end of the episode but i'm not confused and i'm guessing people were concentrating it was quite easy to follow . it's rather nice that pace of each episode cover a year which means 1985 was this episode.

    Still the clifhanger for next episode showing a flashback of a gun kind of suggest someone dies which makes you wonder which of 5 character. i suspect that person got shot but didn't die.

    It's strange seeing how character in present are so different that nice girl turn into a real evil woman-you kind can tell by what she wearing and tone of her voice. What makes this even more intresting we can see various turning point in characters leading to what they become in the future.

    This is what a good series should be like and i have no idea why this got cancelled.moreless

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  • The beginning of a great show!

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    By cookaberry, Aug 06, 2006 Report Abuse
    The Pilot episode of Reunion might not be the best one, but it is really good!

    They introduced all the characters really well, I thought. You got a feel for them all by the end of the episode. Plus there were so many things going on at once, and so many loose ends you just had to keep watching.

    I loved the references they made, and the clothes and music, they were really great. The acting was magnificent and I thought they did a great job with flashbacks. Some people can't do flashbacks, they make it really hard to follow, but this show pulled them off great!

    Superb Start!moreless

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  • good pilot episode. coule lead to a very interesting series. then again could not. interesting idea, different yet similar. too early to tell, but hold potential

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    By Nothingman11, Sep 22, 2005 Report Abuse
    the episode starts out with a funeral, a narrative from a man making a speech, which leads into a flash back wich is 1986. where this episode will take place.
    someone has died, one of the 6 inseperable friends, which leads us immediately to beleive that it is a murder and one of the 6 is responsible!
    we are introduced to the 6 characters and how they relate with each other. Aaron is in love with Jenna, Carla secretly loves Aaron. Craig and Samantha are the perfect couple. except Samantha thinks she is pregnant, and Will is the father!
    Will takes the blame for Craigs accident and is sent off to Juvie for a year.
    a typical teenage drama with so much potential hate between the characters. which sets up a potentially perfect intro to the overall story. which appears to be, who did it

    im not sure how they are going to use the same actors to age 24 years in this series, although i think they did a good job with Carla at the funeral, she looked alot older and more mature, compared to 1986. interesting to see how the other characters apear to age.

    reunion uses a unique concept of 1 year per episode, which has been done by 24, which makes it similar yet different.
    the show could go either way from here, it has plenty of potential.
    a good pilot episode, lets hope the series lives up to its expectation!moreless

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  • Very well done, especially for a pilot.

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    By jfhlbuffy, Sep 21, 2005 Report Abuse
    My general view of pilot episodes is that they suck. Bad. However, the pilot for 'Reunion' was captivating, and thrilling. Although a few corny lines every now and then to let the audience know what was going on ("Why don't you just tell him how you feel?" for example) it was definately a show I need to see another episode of.

    That being said, it's on fox, and that being said, I give it four more episodes before being axed, because as good as it is, it is not going to draw 'OC' ratings, which means it is not good enough for Fox.

    Very enjoyable episode.moreless

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    • In the present day, when detective Marjorino calls Carla at the funeral, he calls her "Mrs. Holland." Back in 1986, however, she has another last name. Therefore, we can tell she got married along the way. Edit
    • At the party on Craig's house, he gives Samantha a ring and she takes it but it is not clear is that was an engagement ring or not. Edit
    • The Eulogizer talks about how 1986 was years before he really got to know them, but in all the episodes shown we don't ever see him again. Would he have come back later on? Was he not included in the highlights of the years? Or was it just a blooper? Edit

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    • Carla is the person questioned by Detective Marjorino on this episode. She is the first of the five living friends to give her statement to the police. Edit
    • Carla goes to London with Samantha instead of staying in Bedford with her father because she doesn't want to be left behind. Edit
    • This is the first time Jenna and Aaron hook up. (1986) Edit

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    • Det. Marjorino: What can you tell me about 1987? Carla: Let's just say that 1987 started off with a bang. Edit
    • Carla: Jenna found out that "I Love You" can be said after sex but maybe she wasn't quite ready to hear it yet. Edit
    • Aaron: (In the diner, with Carla and Jenna) Trust me, Wham is gonna be the next Beatles! Come on... wake me up before you go-go? That's brilliant! Edit

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    • American Dreams: Will Estes' character, Will, is an awful lot like the last character, JJ, he played in "American Dreams." They both come from not very wealthy families, and get athletic scholarships. They both have a rich friend (Beth vs. Craig) and go into the army. Edit
    • Haley's Comet: Sam and Will discuss Craig's love of Haley's Comet, which is perhaps the best known comet in the world. It is visible to us without aid of a telescope every 76 years, and was last near Earth in 1986. Haley's Comet will be back in 2061. Edit
    • St. Elmo's Fire: Aaron makes a comment about St. Elmo's Fire, which was a 1985 "Brat Pack" movie about friends hanging out together after college. Edit

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