In “Replay,” however, Lathan’s doting mother finds herself with a camcorder that, instead of showcasing the future, can change her past, taking her back to the first moment where she discovered the strange power. The devilish figure also makes a brief appearance in “Replay,” which fits, as both sets of protagonists share not only a setting but also an obsession with controlling their fates.
In 1959’s “Nick of Time,” a couple enter the Busy Bee Diner (where Nina and Dorian are introduced in “Replay”) while waiting for their car to be repaired, only to find a Mystic Seer machine that appears to tell their future. They’re not the only Easter eggs for fans of the original series, though, as “Replay” is actually set in the location of another seminal episode about the manipulation of time and fate. A similar setup appears in the 1963 entry “A Kind of Stopwatch,” in which a man discovers a stopwatch that can pause time. After using it for their own gain via betting on horses, the wretches eventually get their comeuppance when the device captures their own deaths. One that immediately comes to mind is “A Most Unusual Camera,” in which a bunch of crooks come across a magical camera that allows them to briefly see into the future. Creator Jordan Peele and the show’s writers - “Replay” was written by Selwyn Seyfu Hinds - are dedicated to the legacy of the original show, and “Replay” riffs on a few episodes.
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