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'Manifest': Fans recall the bittersweet Stone family reunion from the first episode

The scene was like a conclusion for the first half of the show and established the fact that the group of people who were on that plane had missed out on five years of their life.

As the Jeff Rake directed show, Manifest, has come to a pause due to its long fall break, prior to its return on January 7, fans are recalling the Stone family reunion that took place in the first episode. Starring Josh Dallas (as Ben Stone), Athena Karkanis (as Grace), Melissa Roxburgh (as Michaela Stone), and Parveen Kaur (as Saanvi Bahl), NBC's show 'Manifest' follows the sudden re-appearance of Montego Air Flight 828, which went missing for almost five and a half years. The mystery deepens when all the passengers return alive, none of them seem to have aged even a day. 

The passengers who were on the plane had no idea about the time-lapse, as they had only experienced a brief turbulence in between. However, it was only when they landed that they were told the world has been presuming them to be dead for at least five and a half years. Ben, Michaela, and Cal (played by Jack Messina) meet their family at the airport, who are equally shocked to find out that their loved ones have practically returned from the dead. It was at that moment when they realized that life would not be the same anymore.