So what happened in the future timeline that made him end his tenure as a divisive and transformative head of the F.B.I.? That path seems to open in the second episode in a riveting sequence in which Tayo is confronted with a vicious domestic terrorist, one who stages a Waco-esque tragedy before fleeing and planning greater carnage. Henry stars as Tayo, an unusual trainee who struggles with some of the physical requirements of training at Quantico in the first timeline. There’s a sense at times that it might have actually worked better on the page, as some of the characters and timelines feel more fleshed out than others, but "Class of '09" is never boring, playing with structure and theme in a way that doesn’t feel like anything else on TV. Luckily, the writing here isn’t overly explicit-there’s a much worse version of this show that dramatizes past traumas to reflect them in future decisions-and that allows us to appreciate “Class of ‘09” more like literature than traditional television. When we witness training exercises by young FBI cadets in the “Past” and then see them hardened in a dark vision of the “Future” many years later, we wonder what lines the writers want us to draw from one timeline to another. Cutting between the three gives the project a deeper sense of mystery as viewers are engaged to connect the characters, themes, and experiences across them. Not only does it star recent Oscar nominee and all-around great actor Brian Tyree Henry but it almost promises three shows in one, taking place across three distinct timelines. The new FX on Hulu series “Class of ‘09” boasts one of the year's most intriguing premises and casts so far.
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