TJ went off to Egypt to do hands-on research. He told Olive that he was hoping to find a way for him and everyone on Flight 828 to beat the death dates. TJ invited Olive to go with him, but she declined.

Although TJ was mentioned in Season 3, he didn't make an actual appearance in the third season.

Garrett took to Twitter to acknowledge the shoutout to his character. He tweeted, "Apparently they mentioned TJ last night on @NBCManifest! Here’s to hoping he’s having a better day than this one."

Fans were left speculating about whether or not TJ would ever return. After all, with him out in Egypt, anything could happen and show writers could easily write him off with a death.