Arkansas (The McDaniels)

"Arkansas" is the sixteenth episode and season finale of the third season of the NBC drama The McDaniels. The series follows the large extended McDaniel family, and the several generations throughout the decades and stars Hilary Swank, Lea Thompson, David Wenham, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jennie Garth, Martha Plimpton, Josh Segarra, Ryan Eggold, Mandy Moore, and William Zabka. "Arkansas" features most of the family heading to Van Buren, Arkansas for a family reunion. The episode was first broadcast on March 19, 2019 and aired in a 90 minute time slot, rather than the typical hour-long. It received positive reviews from critics, with praise going toward the series finally getting most of its cast members in one place.
== Plot ==
=== 1968 ===
Larry and Wilma McDaniel prepare to leave their home in Winfield. Their children help them pack up, as the family sets off for Van Buren, Arkansas.
The family arrives at their new home and begins to unpack, as the family settles into their new home.
=== 2019 ===
In Portland, Oregon, Dan and Bonnie Sander sit in the airport, awaiting the boarding time. Michael and Ann McDaniel, with their four kids, arrive and sit next to them, followed by Billy and Kari Scott, with Audrey. Bonnie makes sure Billy is doing better, and he tells her that he is doing the best he's done in years. In Chicago, Illinois, Karen and Eddie Smith meet up with Janelle and Byron Puitt, who have just gotten off their flight from Woodlake. The four have a flight together to Van Buren, and they prepare to take off.
In Van Buren, Wilma McDaniel sits in her house, looking at the window. She sees a truck pull up and smiles, before Steve McDaniel exits the truck and sees her staring through the window.
== Cast and characters ==
=== Starring ===
*Hilary Swank as Bonnie Sander
*Lea Thompson as Deborah McDaniel
*David Wenham as Mark McDaniel
*Vincent D'Onofrio as Joel McDaniel
*Jennie Garth as Janelle Puitt
*Martha Plimpton as Karen Smith
*John Schneider as Dan Sander
*Cara Buono as Robyn McDaniel
*David O'Hara as Eddie Smith
*Billy Crudup as Byron Puitt
*Chris Wood as Kaleb McDaniel
*Serinda Swan as Adina Thompson
*Adelaide Kane as Shannon McDaniel
*K.J. Apa as Matt McDaniel
*Chloë Grace Moretz as Lily McDaniel
*Jack Dylan Grazer as Markie McDaniel
*Ryan Eggold as Larry McDaniel
*Mandy Moore as Wilma McDaniel
*William Zabka as Steve McDaniel
=== Guest Starring ===
*Corey Stoll as Michael McDaniel
*Linda Cardellini as Ann McDaniel
*Colin O'Donoghue as Billy Scott
*Kari Scott
*Hunter McDaniel
*Austin McDaniel
*Colton McDaniel
*Isabella McDaniel
*Audrey Scott
*Braedon Thompson
*Ryan Thompson
*Kelly Carter
*Matt Carter
*Jessica Jones
*Barbara McDaniel
*Nathan McDaniel
*Angelina McDaniel
*young Deborah McDaniel
*young Bonnie McDaniel