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* AdultFear: Lyor initially can't find Seth after the tsunami strikes, and spends much of the episode frantically looking for him.
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Directed by Creator/ChrisGrismer
Written by Creator/KeithEisner, Creator/PierluigiCothran, Creator/PatrickCunnane, & Creator/TraceyRice
Written by Creator/KeithEisner, Creator/PierluigiCothran, Creator/PatrickCunnane, & Creator/TraceyRice
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This is the final episode of the series to air on {{Creator/ABC}} before its cancellation, [[UnCancelled uncancellation]], and move to {{Creator/Netflix}}.
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* CuttingTheKnot: Once the governor of Taurisi is persuaded to declare the area a war zone, Kirkman uses an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) to go around Congress to secure and send food and supplies as aid.
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* CuttingTheKnot: Once the governor of Taurisi is persuaded to declare the area a war zone, Kirkman uses an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) to go around Congress to secure and send food and food, supplies as and other aid.
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* SuperPersistentPredator: Moss is still up to his usual antagonism.
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* SuperPersistentPredator: Moss is still up to his usual antagonism.antagonism, although to an extent, he now has the justification of campaigning for the presidency.
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* WhatTheHellHero: The Chief Justice takes Kirkman to task over Emily trying to influence his decision.
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Seth and Lyor are in the American protectorate of Taurisi for negotiations with the territory's governor when a tsunami strikes and they have to survive in the aftermath. Kirkman deals with bipartisan opposition as he tries to secure aid for the territory to keep it from breaking from the USA. Meanwhile, Hannah Wells follows Damian's last request to seek out his daughter, Amy, and to keep her safe from Valeria's organization.
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!!Tropes in this episode:
* AdultFear: Lyor initially can't find Seth after the tsunami strikes, and spends much of the episode frantically looking for him.
* CharacterDeath: Wells kills Valeria for having Damian Rennett murdered.
* {{Cliffhanger}}[=/=]SequelHook:
** Just what does the Attorney-General have to say to President Kirkman?
** How is Kirkman going to manage campaigning for reelection as an independent against ''both'' the Republicans (including the still-popular Cornelius Moss) ''and'' the Democrats?
** Why was Emily meeting with Valeria?
* CliffhangerCopout: Emily is ultimately fine after recuperating from being shot in the previous episode.
* CuttingTheKnot: Once the governor of Taurisi is persuaded to declare the area a war zone, Kirkman uses an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) to go around Congress to secure and send food and supplies as aid.
* FireForgedFriends: Seth and Lyor realize they have become these after being caught up in the tsunami and its aftermath.
* FiveRoundsRapid: How Hannah eventually dispatches Valeria.
* GiantWallOfWateryDoom[=/=]KillItWithWater: A tsunami hits the American protectorate of Taurisi.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Ethan West turns out to be this again, convincing Kirkman to persevere in the face of mounting opposition.
* MassOhCrap: Everyone in Taurisi, when they notice the tsunami coming ashore.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Emily has a bit of a HeelRealization that she has been getting too accustomed to her job and the power that comes with it, and hands Kirkman her resignation.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Seth helped save a family by carrying their children to the roof of a building when the tsunami struck.
* ParentalSubstitute: Hannah volunteers to become this for Amy in the wake of Damian's death.
* PhotographicMemory: Damian's daughter Amy has a talent for this, allowing her to remember the first five pages of a list of undercover agents that Damian tried to safeguard.
* PutOnABus: Tom Kirkman's son Leo is off to study at Stanford University.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The debate over aid for Taurisi mirrors similar real-life debates in the USA over aid for (and the status of) its territory of Puerto Rico.
* SceneryGorn: At least at ground-level, Taurisi is trashed by a tsunami at the start of the episode.
* SeriesFauxnale: Of a sort. The series was cancelled by {{Creator/ABC}} after the second season, but then it was later picked up by {{Creator/Netflix}}, so it will not be LeftHanging.
* SuperPersistentPredator: Moss is still up to his usual antagonism.
* TooDumbToLive: In a political sense. Emily tries to influence the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, which is a position-ending ''faux pas'' for a presidential Chief of Staff, and she knows it.
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!!Tropes in this episode:
* AdultFear: Lyor initially can't find Seth after the tsunami strikes, and spends much of the episode frantically looking for him.
* CharacterDeath: Wells kills Valeria for having Damian Rennett murdered.
* {{Cliffhanger}}[=/=]SequelHook:
** Just what does the Attorney-General have to say to President Kirkman?
** How is Kirkman going to manage campaigning for reelection as an independent against ''both'' the Republicans (including the still-popular Cornelius Moss) ''and'' the Democrats?
** Why was Emily meeting with Valeria?
* CliffhangerCopout: Emily is ultimately fine after recuperating from being shot in the previous episode.
* CuttingTheKnot: Once the governor of Taurisi is persuaded to declare the area a war zone, Kirkman uses an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) to go around Congress to secure and send food and supplies as aid.
* FireForgedFriends: Seth and Lyor realize they have become these after being caught up in the tsunami and its aftermath.
* FiveRoundsRapid: How Hannah eventually dispatches Valeria.
* GiantWallOfWateryDoom[=/=]KillItWithWater: A tsunami hits the American protectorate of Taurisi.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Ethan West turns out to be this again, convincing Kirkman to persevere in the face of mounting opposition.
* MassOhCrap: Everyone in Taurisi, when they notice the tsunami coming ashore.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Emily has a bit of a HeelRealization that she has been getting too accustomed to her job and the power that comes with it, and hands Kirkman her resignation.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Seth helped save a family by carrying their children to the roof of a building when the tsunami struck.
* ParentalSubstitute: Hannah volunteers to become this for Amy in the wake of Damian's death.
* PhotographicMemory: Damian's daughter Amy has a talent for this, allowing her to remember the first five pages of a list of undercover agents that Damian tried to safeguard.
* PutOnABus: Tom Kirkman's son Leo is off to study at Stanford University.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The debate over aid for Taurisi mirrors similar real-life debates in the USA over aid for (and the status of) its territory of Puerto Rico.
* SceneryGorn: At least at ground-level, Taurisi is trashed by a tsunami at the start of the episode.
* SeriesFauxnale: Of a sort. The series was cancelled by {{Creator/ABC}} after the second season, but then it was later picked up by {{Creator/Netflix}}, so it will not be LeftHanging.
* SuperPersistentPredator: Moss is still up to his usual antagonism.
* TooDumbToLive: In a political sense. Emily tries to influence the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, which is a position-ending ''faux pas'' for a presidential Chief of Staff, and she knows it.
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