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  • Episode aired Feb 25, 2025
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James Marsden in Paradise (2025)
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Sinatra and Xavier confront the past, returning to the harrowing day that brought them to Paradise.Sinatra and Xavier confront the past, returning to the harrowing day that brought them to Paradise.Sinatra and Xavier confront the past, returning to the harrowing day that brought them to Paradise.

  • Directors
    • Glenn Ficarra
    • John Requa
  • Writers
    • John Hoberg
    • Dan Fogelman
    • Stephen Markley
  • Stars
    • Sterling K. Brown
    • Julianne Nicholson
    • Sarah Shahi
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    • Directors
      • Glenn Ficarra
      • John Requa
    • Writers
      • John Hoberg
      • Dan Fogelman
      • Stephen Markley
    • Stars
      • Sterling K. Brown
      • Julianne Nicholson
      • Sarah Shahi
    • 71User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Sterling K. Brown
    Sterling K. Brown
    • Xavier Collins
    Julianne Nicholson
    Julianne Nicholson
    • Sinatra
    Sarah Shahi
    Sarah Shahi
    • Dr. Gabriela Torabi
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    Nicole Brydon Bloom
    Nicole Brydon Bloom
    • Jane Driscoll
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    Aliyah Mastin
    Aliyah Mastin
    • Presley Collins
    Percy Daggs IV
    Percy Daggs IV
    • James Collins
    James Marsden
    James Marsden
    • Cal Bradford
    Krys Marshall
    Krys Marshall
    • Robinson
    Enuka Okuma
    Enuka Okuma
    • Teri Collins
    Matt Malloy
    Matt Malloy
    • Henry Baines
    Scott Lawrence
    Scott Lawrence
    • General Curtleigh
    Amy Pietz
    Amy Pietz
    • Marsha
    David Aaron Baker
    David Aaron Baker
    • Chief Of Staff
    Joe Holt
    Joe Holt
    • Secretary of Defense
    Geoffrey Arend
    Geoffrey Arend
    • Dr. Louge
    Tyler Jacob Moore
    Tyler Jacob Moore
    • Ryan Noble
    Walter Belenky
    Walter Belenky
    • Colonel Jeffries
    Michael Hogan
    Michael Hogan
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    • Directors
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      • John Requa
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    10johnskeltontravels

    THE best episode in television history.

    I cannot remember a time where I was so on the edge of my seat during an episode of a tv series the entire time from start to finish. Perfection. A masterpiece. THE best episode in television history. I saw a one-star rating. The writer must have something personal against someone on the show. That is the only explanation for such a review. It is rather sad someone would take the time to do that. I stream quite a bit in general and have seen some incredible things, though nothing beats what I just witnessed. The acting, the storyline, the writing, the production. Every element of the episode was perfect. I sincerely hope this wins an award.
    10mtcate6

    Probably the best episode of a series

    This episode brings it all together. There is a suspension building over the episode that is unmatched in any other series of film I have ever watched. In addition there is the emotion of the people that is felt when you watch it happen. Finally the storytelling is spot-on, you believe what is happening, why and how.

    The development of the story in the series that brings it to this episode climax is built-up brilliantly. Instead of starting the series with a bang the built-up is done slowly to get you into the story step for step. At this point you want one thing and that is to watch what is going the happen next. Or should I say what did happen in passed?
    10adam_b_clifford

    Best hour of TV so far this year.

    Absolutely amazing episode. Tense, dramatic, and still full of surprises. TV doesn't get much better than this. This episode goes right to the heart of the mysteries and reveals much of what has lead up to this point. Sterling K Brown and James Marsden once again give complex, layered, emotional performances that, I hope will earn them Emmy awards. Julianne Nicholson again makes you genuinely hate her character. This is shaping up to be one of the best shows of the year - and when you're up against another season of Severence that's high praise. Too often these shows drag mysteries out over multiple seasons. Bravo to Paradise for bucking that trend.
    10DeMas1996

    One of the best hours of tv

    I'll be honest, I was almost ready to give up after the third episode but decided to stick it out another episode. After the episode with Billy I was pulled back in and boy am I glad I was. While I enjoyed the other episodes of this show, I truly loved this episode. I've been waiting to see how it all went down and enjoyed the teasers here and there, but this episode certainly delivered far more than I expected it to. From beginning to end you're on the edge of your seat. This episode features superb acting from both Sterling K Brown and James Marsden. I was not expecting to love this episode the way I did and boy am I glad I stuck it out. Can't wait for the finale now.
    10James2706

    Goosebumps

    Genuinely one of the best episodes of television I've seen. Wow.

    The whole show has been building up to this episode, I was hoping they would explain in some detail how the world ended but to dedicate a whole episode to it was amazing and it was done brilliantly. Have not been that glued to the tv in a long time

    I hadn't seen Paradise advertised and more or less stumbled across the show scrolling through Disney +. The plot sounded interesting as disaster/dystopian is me and my wife's favourite genre - we like Silo and this has similarities.

    Very happy the show has been renewed for a second season!

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      According to an entry in the Encyclopedia Britannica written by Fred Frommer, the "nuclear football" (often shortened in context to just "the football") is "a specially designed briefcase that accompanies the president of the United States when the president is away from the White House and whose contents would enable the president to decide upon and order the use of nuclear weapons in the event of a national emergency. According to a book published in 1980 by a former director of the White House military office, the Presidential Emergency Satchel, as the nuclear football is officially known, contained a set of codes that the president would read aloud to authenticate his identity to military authorities, a list of optional plans for preemptive or retaliatory nuclear strikes, a list of sites where the president could safely stay during a nuclear conflict, and a description of procedures for using the country's Emergency Broadcast System (later replaced by the Emergency Alert System). Some observers, noting the occasional appearance of what looked to be an antenna extending from the top of the nuclear football, surmised that it also contained a device that the president could use to securely communicate with military authorities. Accounts of the origin of the nickname nuclear football often cite a claim attributed to Robert McNamara, who served as U.S. secretary of defense from 1961 to 1968, to the effect that the nickname was derived from an early nuclear-war plan that had been code-named 'Operation Dropkick.' A dropkick is a rarely used play in American football. The nuclear football in its current form was created in response to concerns raised by Pres. John F. Kennedy after the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. Among the questions he raised, a declassified memo shows, were 'What would I say to the Joint War Room to launch an immediate nuclear strike?' and 'How would the person who received my instructions verify them?' Every president since Kennedy has traveled with the nuclear football."
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      • February 25, 2025 (United States)
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