Flynn has temporarily Kidnapped Lucy to help him kill Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and J. P. Morgan. Wyatt and Rufus go after them a few hours later due to the sudden time machine jumps Flynn was making being iompossi9ble for the Lifeboat to keep up with, they find themselves trapped in a hotel filled with deathtraps...
Tropes:
- Beethoven Was an Alien Spy:
- This episode confirms that Ford was a member of Rittenhouse, as were Thomas Edison and J. P. Morgan.
- Wyatt decides to execute infamous serial killer H. H. Holmes, saving the lives of several of his future victims and preventing Holmes from profiting off his fame as a murderer.
- Continuity Nod: The Nuclear battery installed into the mothership is used a lot in the first 5 minutes by Flynn, somethi9ng which the Lifeboat cannot do due to its need for a plug.
- Can't Kill You, Still Need You: Rufus invokes this one in "The World's Columbian Expedition", using the voice recorder to remind Rittenhouse that there's no one else but him capable of piloting the Lifeboat. Reality Ensues in the following episode, when Mason tells Rufus that Jiya is now training to operate the Lifeboat and will eventually replace him.
- Hell Hotel: H. H. Holmes and his "Murder Castle" appear in "The World's Columbian Expedition". Flynn cruelly leads an unwitting Wyatt and Rufus to check in there during the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago, where they're put in danger. Lucy has to enlist the help of Harry Houdini in their rescue.
- Large Ham: Harry Houdini, as befits a stage magician. In fact, his showmanship is widely agreed within the trade to be the key reason that he was so much more successful than his equally talented brother Hardeen.
- Lured into a Trap: Wyatt and Rufus are lured into H.H. Holmes' notorious "murder castle" by Flynn and his men to keep them from tracking down Lucy and his real goal of killing three conspirators of Rittenhouse.
- Nice Guy: Harry Houdini in "The World's Columbian Exposition". Even after being tricked by Lucy into helping Flynn break into the Rittenhouse meeting Houdini is still willing to help her escape from Flynn and rescue Wyatt and Rufus from H. H. Holmes. He's one of the most helpful people the team has dealt with in the past.
- Serial Killer: Wyatt and Rufus encounters H. H. Holmes, the first recorded American serial killer, and the man responsible for the coining of the term itself.
- Truth in Television: Harry Houdini is accurately shown doing his escapes behind a curtain early on his career. It wasn't until a while later that he hit on the idea that it would be more entertaining for the audience to actually see him escape, making him a household name.
