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* IdenticalGrandfather: While in 1931, the team encounters Ernest Hazard "Gemini" Koenig, the ancestor of the present-day Koenig siblings (L.T., Eric, Billy, Sam, and [[BlackSheep Thurston]]). Ernest, like the identical brothers, is also played by Creator/PattonOswalt.

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* IdenticalGrandfather: While in 1931, the team encounters Ernest Hazard "Gemini" Koenig, the ancestor of the present-day Koenig siblings (L.T., Eric, Billy, Sam, and [[BlackSheep Thurston]]).Thurston). Ernest, like the identical brothers, is also played by Creator/PattonOswalt.
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* TimeyWimeyBall: S.H.I.E.L.D. and Chronicom's method of time travel doesn't seem to run with the Multiverse theory like the Quantum Tunnel method from ''Film/AvengersEndgame''. It makes it clear that erasing S.H.I.E.L.D. from existence ''will'' have consequences for the present, making it more similar to the method seen in ''Series/{{Runaways}}''.

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* TimeyWimeyBall: S.H.I.E.L.D. and Chronicom's method of time travel doesn't seem to run with the Multiverse theory like the Quantum Tunnel method from ''Film/AvengersEndgame''. It makes it clear that erasing S.H.I.E.L.D. from existence ''will'' have consequences for the present, making it more similar to the method seen in ''Series/{{Runaways}}''.''Series/Runaways2017''.
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* UncannyValley: InUniverse, Coulson's passive response to being threatened with death (as he's an LMD and already dead) creeps out the gang at the speakeasy. And Mack.
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* AbsenteeActor: Fitz, played by Creator/IainDeCaestecker, does not appear in this episode. All we and the team are told is that he and Jemma have to stay apart from each other.
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* ShoutOut: Killer robots go back in time to kill someone to change history. When they make that effort, they get the full Terminator music treatment.
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* DeadlyEuphemism: "Wait for the hand off, then pull the thread."
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* UncannyValley: InUniverse, Coulson's passive response to being threatened with death (as he's an LMD and already dead) creeps out the gang at the speakeasy. And Mack.
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* BlatantLies: The Chronicom hunters are really bad at infiltration and deceit.
-->'''Deke''' Oh, it's you, a trusted officer of the law.\\
'''Hunter:''' As I have always been. [grabs Deke by the throat]
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* AllThereInTheManual: The closed captions identifies the mysterious woman who contacts Freddie as "Viola."

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* AllThereInTheManual: The closed captions identifies the mysterious woman who contacts Freddie as "Viola.""Viola".



* FishOutOfWater: The team encounters a lot of racism and sexism, since it is still the 30s.
* ForWantOfANail: The Chronicoms, having extensively studied Earth history, know exactly which "thread" to pull to achieve their desired outcome. In this instance, killing the ancestor Malick will set off a chain of events that stop S.H.I.E.L.D. from ever forming.

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* FishOutOfWater: The team encounters a lot of racism and sexism, since it is still the 30s.
'30s.
* ForWantOfANail: The Chronicoms, having extensively studied Earth history, know exactly which "thread" to pull to achieve their desired outcome. In this instance, killing the ancestor of Malick will set off a chain of events that stop S.H.I.E.L.D. from ever forming.



* RedHerring: Roosevelt isn't the target of the Hunters-- Freddy (full name Wilfred Malick) is.

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* RedHerring: Roosevelt isn't the target of the Hunters-- Hunters -- Freddy (full name Wilfred Malick) is.

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