Preview — The Irrational Season 1 Episode 3: The Barnum Effect
Alec and the team investigate a suspicious plane crash on The Irrational Season 1 Episode 3, “The Barnum Effect.”
After solving the attempted murder of a friend on The Irrational Season 1 Episode 2, “Dead Woman Walking,” Alec and the team take on a less personal case. Less personal, perhaps, but no less dramatic as this week’s case involves a plane crash believed to be caused intentionally by the pilot. At least initially.
Things are never what they look like on The Irrational, though, and as Alec learns more about the pilot in search of a motive, what happened becomes less certain.
While there doesn’t seem to be a connection between the victim/suspect and Alec on “The Barnum Effect” as there was on The Irrational Season 1 Episode 1, “Pilot,” and “Dead Woman Walking,” that doesn’t mean it isn’t personal at all.
The trailer for “The Barnum Effect” shows Rizwan witnessing the crash up close. That will no doubt make things feel at least a bit more personal for one member of the team.
On “Dead Woman Walking,” Alec uses some flower pedals to conduct a sent experiment. The experiment triggers a memory for Alec. He remembers a logo on a van that sped away from the scene of the explosion that gave him his burns.
Will we see any follow-up on that clue as Alec on “The Barnum Effect? Will it give Alec a new lead or trigger a new memory?
Check out the photos and promo video below for a preview!
Episode description: After a passenger plane crashes into the Potomac River, suspicions focus immediately on the pilot. Professor Mercer and the team are asked to investigate the pilot’s motivations and piece together clues in the hopes of revealing the truth.
Written by: Mark Goffman
Directed by: John Terlesky
Photos from The Irrational Season 1 Episode 3:
Promo video:
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The Irrational airs Mondays at 10/9c on NBC.
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Sarah is an obsessive geek who likes to get into the weeds and over think things. She is passionate about Sci-Fi and comics and is a giant classic film nerd. Sarah cares deeply about media representation and the power of telling diverse stories. When she's not writing or watching her favorite shows she spends her days working in the non-profit world trying to make life a little better for those that need some extra help.