General Season Arcs and Meanings

Season 1:

Season 2:

Season 3: The chief agrees to take his second chance and learn from his mistake. This begins the cycle of the next two seasons in which the characters learn from their mistakes. The episode begins with time and throughout the season the characters hesitate and abuse the time they are given.

Season 4: As part of the "second chance" the first half of S4 repeats S1. After 411, S4 repeats the events of S2

Season 5: As part of the "second chance" S5 replays S3. Time is an important motif and the some of the characters learn to embrace life and the time they are given