The Mysteries of Laura

Laura (Debra Messing) had pulled Jake (Josh Lucas) away from a date with Jen (Jenna Fischer) to profess her love — only to realize, after a stolen, steamy smooch, that her ex’s girlfriend was sporting a shiny new engagement ring. Whoops! Jen would have exited stage left in Season 3, but before Jake got back with Laura, he would insist on detailing the affair — with a shared acquaintance — he had during their marriage. And we do mean detail. “My plan was for Season 3 to potentially live completely in flashback, a complete season that took place before the marriage fell apart,” Jeff Rake (who now runs NBC’s Manifest) tells TVLine. “Then in the finale, we’d transition back to present day and pick up there in Season 4. Very streaming of me!”