Probably not, but he'll try to come up with a story that sounds better than the truth.

It works for Harry Turtledove.

Revisiting the time travel kill-joy question, it sets up what is basically a bootstrap paradox. If what I believe is his plan is actually what he's trying to do, which is to give the plutonium to the Nazis , then the events in Las Vegas won't happen.

No, but that sounds like something I need to have now…

Maybe he paid for it with his tips from waiting tables.

She'll have to switch her major to creative writing.

First BTTF-II reference: “There’s like 54 years worth of baseball games we could bet on in here.” That's what Biff Tannen did.

They're trying to show his concern for her. Plus, she never seems to get around to doing it herself as Rufus is about to hit the start button.

Yes

I found that implausible as well. Even in the early Sixties there were fail-safes in place, not just to prevent the Soviets from getting their hands on our nukes (even though they had plenty of their own at that point) but from overzealous hawks on our side. I mean, that was the whole plot of "Dr. Strangelove!"

Agreed. However, they're counting on Lucy's expertise. However, as the timeline gets increasingly murky her expertise is swiftly becoming a work of fiction. However, …

He's like Wo Fat in the original "Hawaii Five-O." McGarrett didn't catch him until the series finale.

Agreed. I'm pretty sure we're putting far more thought into this than the writers are.

I like the twist with #7!

HA! I didn't think Ol' Hickory was that sociable!

Saving Lincoln / Killing Hitler are two sides of the same coin. If your mission is to preserve the timeline, then the answer is you have to let it follow its course.

If he got her back, would he beg off the next mission or go so he could ensure she doesn't blink out existence like Amy?

Yes, it allowed them to insert the previous connection between the Lincolns and the Booths.

Awesome Show!

In Lincoln's day you just could walk up and knock on the door at the White House. Yes, they hired the Pinkertons when it looked like they needed protection, but the concept of someone assassinating a president was pretty foreign to them.