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** Taken UpToEleven in the two-parter "Cemetery Wind". [[spoiler: JT's girlfriend Angela is killed by Colombian drug traffickers as payback for an operation years earlier. JT goes off the grid to finish the job and take revenge of Angela's boss, CIA Director Raymond Metcalf, who leaked the information that got her killed.]]
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** Taken UpToEleven Exaggerated in the two-parter "Cemetery Wind". [[spoiler: JT's girlfriend Angela is killed by Colombian drug traffickers as payback for an operation years earlier. JT goes off the grid to finish the job and take revenge of Angela's boss, CIA Director Raymond Metcalf, who leaked the information that got her killed.]]
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* BadassBeard: JT sported one during his field days.
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* TheFundamentalist: A given in a show about TheWarOnTerror. But not just radical Islamists. See the entry for WesternTerrorists.
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Executive produced by Creator/JerryBruckheimer, ''E-Ring'' was a military drama set in the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin E-Ring]], or the outer ring, of the Pentagon. Major James "JT" Tisnewski (Benjamin Bratt), a veteran Special Forces operator, is plucked from the field and given a desk job as part of the Special Operations Division of the E-Ring, responsible for the planning and deployment of covert US special operations worldwide. With his superior Colonel Eli [=McNulty=] (Creator/DennisHopper) he struggles to navigate the bureaucracy of the Pentagon in order to gain approval from the Joint Chiefs of Staff for numerous controversial missions around the globe, from rescuing American agents in China to battling insurgencies in Southeast Asia (and at home).
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Executive produced by Creator/JerryBruckheimer, ''E-Ring'' was a military drama set in the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin E-Ring]], or the outer ring, of the Pentagon. Major James "JT" Tisnewski (Benjamin Bratt), (Creator/BenjaminBratt), a veteran Special Forces operator, is plucked from the field and given a desk job as part of the Special Operations Division of the E-Ring, responsible for the planning and deployment of covert US special operations worldwide. With his superior Colonel Eli [=McNulty=] (Creator/DennisHopper) he struggles to navigate the bureaucracy of the Pentagon in order to gain approval from the Joint Chiefs of Staff for numerous controversial missions around the globe, from rescuing American agents in China to battling insurgencies in Southeast Asia (and at home).
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* TheLawsAndCustomsOfWar: This is Sonny's role in the E-Ring, to make sure military operations remain in the rule of law.
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* {{Badass}}: Numerous in the show. It is about Special Forces, after all. And not all the badasses are in the field.
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** In ''Weekend Pass'', [[spoiler: General Kuwendi uses this trope to justify framing the accused Marines, so he can launch a coup against the corrupt, economy-destroying President.]]
** In ''Weekend Pass'', [[spoiler: General Kuwendi uses this trope to justify framing the accused Marines, so he can launch a coup against the corrupt, economy-destroying President.]]
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** ''Escape "Escape and Evade''.Evade". A US Special Forces team are accused of illegally treading on Iranian soil, because of exasperation with the terrorists they are hunting simply being able to hide in Iran without consequence. [[spoiler: They also save JT's life.]]
** In''Weekend Pass'', "Weekend Pass", [[spoiler: General Kuwendi uses this trope to justify framing the accused Marines, so he can launch a coup against the corrupt, economy-destroying President.]]
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* ItsPersonal: ''The Forgotten'', when evidence arises that a Navy SEAL presumed KIA after his chopper crashed is actually being held by the Abu Sayyaf separatists. Algazi feels [[MyGreatestFailure guilt]] because he called off the search and rescue, and [=McNulty=] takes it personally because he himself was held captive by the North Vietnamese DuringTheWar.
** Taken UpToEleven in the two-parter ''Cemetery Wind''. [[spoiler: JT's girlfriend Angela is killed by Colombian drug traffickers as payback for an operation years earlier. JT goes off the grid to finish the job and take revenge of Angela's boss, CIA Director Raymond Metcalf, who leaked the information that got her killed.]]
* MilitaryCoup: [[spoiler: In ''Weekend Pass'', the Surinamese military attache, General Kuwendi, frames the Marines accused of rape in order to launch a coup against the corrupt President.]]
** Taken UpToEleven in the two-parter ''Cemetery Wind''. [[spoiler: JT's girlfriend Angela is killed by Colombian drug traffickers as payback for an operation years earlier. JT goes off the grid to finish the job and take revenge of Angela's boss, CIA Director Raymond Metcalf, who leaked the information that got her killed.]]
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* ItsPersonal: ''The Forgotten'', "The Forgotten", when evidence arises that a Navy SEAL presumed KIA after his chopper crashed is actually being held by the Abu Sayyaf separatists. Algazi feels [[MyGreatestFailure guilt]] because he called off the search and rescue, and [=McNulty=] takes it personally because he himself was held captive by the North Vietnamese DuringTheWar.
** Taken UpToEleven in the two-parter''Cemetery Wind''."Cemetery Wind". [[spoiler: JT's girlfriend Angela is killed by Colombian drug traffickers as payback for an operation years earlier. JT goes off the grid to finish the job and take revenge of Angela's boss, CIA Director Raymond Metcalf, who leaked the information that got her killed.]]
* MilitaryCoup: [[spoiler: In''Weekend Pass'', "Weekend Pass", the Surinamese military attache, General Kuwendi, frames the Marines accused of rape in order to launch a coup against the corrupt President.]]
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* ColonelBadass: Colonel [=McNulty=], who survived four years in captivity during TheVietnamWar and is unafraid to speak his mind. [[spoiler: JT becomes one when he is promoted halfway through Season One.]]
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The show struggled from the onset, due to being pitted up against hit shows such as ''Series/AmericanIdol'', ''Series/CriminalMinds'' and ''Series/{{Lost}}''. It was eventually canceled after [[ShortRunner 22 episodes episodes]] were filmed.
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* BittersweetEnding: ''Weekend Pass'': [[spoiler: the US Marines are exonerated and the Surinamese throw off their corrupt leader. But one of the Marines is dead and it's left open to interpretation whether it'll be a FullCircleRevolution.]]
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* BigDamnHeroes: ''Escape and Evade''. [[spoiler: JT is sent to Iraq to investigate a Special Forces team accused of carrying out illegal operations on Iranian soil. JT is ambushed, captured and finds himself lost on Iranian soil. The special forces team save his life at the end of the episode.]]
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* ItsPersonal: ''The Forgotten'', when evidence arises that a Navy SEAL presumed KIA after his chopper crashed is actually being held by the Abu Sayyaf separatists. Algazi feels [[MyGreatestFailure guilt]] because he called off the search and rescue, and [=McNulty=] takes it personally because he himself was held captive by the North Vietnamese DuringTheWar.
** Taken UpToEleven in the two-parter ''Cemetery Wind''. [[spoiler: JT's girlfriend Angela is killed by Colombian drug traffickers as payback for an operation years earlier. JT goes off the grid to finish the job and take revenge of Angela's boss, CIA Director Raymond Metcalf, who leaked the information that got her killed.]]
** Taken UpToEleven in the two-parter ''Cemetery Wind''. [[spoiler: JT's girlfriend Angela is killed by Colombian drug traffickers as payback for an operation years earlier. JT goes off the grid to finish the job and take revenge of Angela's boss, CIA Director Raymond Metcalf, who leaked the information that got her killed.]]
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* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: Numerous episodes, which cause conflict between the more pragmatic civilian suits, such as Aaron Gerrity, and the combat veterans (JT, Colonel [=McNulty=] and Steven Algazi), who take it very seriously.
** [[spoiler: JT finds himself in the middle of this situation when he is captured in Iraq and finds himself on the loose in Iran.]]
** This is also the premise of ''The Forgotten'', where intel suggests that a Navy SEAL presumed killed may actually be alive and held by the Abu Sayyaf separatists.
** [[spoiler: JT finds himself in the middle of this situation when he is captured in Iraq and finds himself on the loose in Iran.]]
** This is also the premise of ''The Forgotten'', where intel suggests that a Navy SEAL presumed killed may actually be alive and held by the Abu Sayyaf separatists.
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* HeroWithBadPublicity: In ''Weekend Pass'', [[spoiler: the two US Marines accused of raping a Surinamese girl were actually trying to save her from the real assailant.]]
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: JT and Colonel [=McNulty=], all the time.
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* IDidWhatIHadToDo: JT and Colonel [=McNulty=], all the time.
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Executive produced by JerryBruckheimer, E-Ring was a military drama set in the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin E-Ring]], or the outer ring, of the Pentagon. Major James "JT" Tisnewski (Benjamin Bratt), a veteran Special Forces operator, is plucked from the field and given a desk job as part of the Special Operations Division of the E-Ring, responsible for the planning and deployment of covert US special operations worldwide. With his superior Colonel Eli [=McNulty=] (Dennis Hopper) he struggles to navigate the bureaucracy of the Pentagon in order to gain approval from the Joint Chiefs of Staff for numerous controversial missions around the globe, from rescuing American agents in China to battling insurgencies in Southeast Asia (and at home).
The show struggled from the onset, due to being pitted up against hit shows such as AmericanIdol, CriminalMinds and {{Lost}}. It was eventually canceled after 22 episodes were filmed.
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* AnOfficerAndAGentleman: JT is this to a [[IncrediblyLamePun T]].
* {{Badass}}: Numerous in the show. It is about Special Forces, after all. And not all the badasses are in the field.
* BadassBeard: JT sported one during his field days.
* BadassBureaucrat: There are a few. Samantha "Sonny" Liston comes to mind.
* BeleagueredBureaucrat
* CigarChomper: Colonel [=McNulty=]
* ColonelBadass: Colonel [=McNulty=], who survived four years in captivity during TheVietnamWar and is unafraid to speak his mind. [[spoiler: JT becomes one when he is promoted halfway through Season One.]]
* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: It's a show about Special Operations. This should clue you in quickly.
* FictionalCountry: Averted.
* InHarmsWay: Captain Bobby Wilkinson, JT's old Special Forces buddy, has difficulty adjusting to the idea of a life outside the army.
* InvisiblePresident
* NoPartyGiven: Which party is in power is never named.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: A major problem for the SOD in planning missions, especially in regards to the civilian consultants.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Assistant Secretary of Defence Steven Algazi and Head Council Samantha "Sonny" Liston, as well as the Joint Chiefs.
* SemperFi: Marine Master Sergeant Pierce, who serves as an assistant to Colonel [=McNulty=]. ''Weekend Pass'' has two US Marines ([[spoiler: falsely]]) accused of raping a young girl in Suriname. Algazi is a 20-year veteran of the Marines.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Colonel [=McNulty=] and JT's father. Bobby Wilkerson has signs of this [[InHarmsWay when not in combat.]]
* [[StraightMan Straight Woman]]: Sergeant Pierce.
* TheFundamentalist: A given in a show about TheWarOnTerror. But not just radical Islamists. See the entry for WesternTerrorists.
* TheVietnamWar: Steven Algazi and Colonel [=McNulty=] served in the war, as did JT's father.
* TheWarOnTerror: Pretty much defines the entire series.
* VastBureaucracy: The Pentagon.
* WesternTerrorists: ''Delta Does Detroit'' has a Christian Fundamentalist of the Racial Supremacists/Right Wing Militia Fanatics/Western Religious Terrorists taking Muslims hostage in a mosque.
Executive produced by JerryBruckheimer, E-Ring was a military drama set in the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin E-Ring]], or the outer ring, of the Pentagon. Major James "JT" Tisnewski (Benjamin Bratt), a veteran Special Forces operator, is plucked from the field and given a desk job as part of the Special Operations Division of the E-Ring, responsible for the planning and deployment of covert US special operations worldwide. With his superior Colonel Eli [=McNulty=] (Dennis Hopper) he struggles to navigate the bureaucracy of the Pentagon in order to gain approval from the Joint Chiefs of Staff for numerous controversial missions around the globe, from rescuing American agents in China to battling insurgencies in Southeast Asia (and at home).
The show struggled from the onset, due to being pitted up against hit shows such as AmericanIdol, CriminalMinds and {{Lost}}. It was eventually canceled after 22 episodes were filmed.
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!!Tropes:
* AnOfficerAndAGentleman: JT is this to a [[IncrediblyLamePun T]].
* {{Badass}}: Numerous in the show. It is about Special Forces, after all. And not all the badasses are in the field.
* BadassBeard: JT sported one during his field days.
* BadassBureaucrat: There are a few. Samantha "Sonny" Liston comes to mind.
* BeleagueredBureaucrat
* CigarChomper: Colonel [=McNulty=]
* ColonelBadass: Colonel [=McNulty=], who survived four years in captivity during TheVietnamWar and is unafraid to speak his mind. [[spoiler: JT becomes one when he is promoted halfway through Season One.]]
* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: It's a show about Special Operations. This should clue you in quickly.
* FictionalCountry: Averted.
* InHarmsWay: Captain Bobby Wilkinson, JT's old Special Forces buddy, has difficulty adjusting to the idea of a life outside the army.
* InvisiblePresident
* NoPartyGiven: Which party is in power is never named.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: A major problem for the SOD in planning missions, especially in regards to the civilian consultants.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Assistant Secretary of Defence Steven Algazi and Head Council Samantha "Sonny" Liston, as well as the Joint Chiefs.
* SemperFi: Marine Master Sergeant Pierce, who serves as an assistant to Colonel [=McNulty=]. ''Weekend Pass'' has two US Marines ([[spoiler: falsely]]) accused of raping a young girl in Suriname. Algazi is a 20-year veteran of the Marines.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Colonel [=McNulty=] and JT's father. Bobby Wilkerson has signs of this [[InHarmsWay when not in combat.]]
* [[StraightMan Straight Woman]]: Sergeant Pierce.
* TheFundamentalist: A given in a show about TheWarOnTerror. But not just radical Islamists. See the entry for WesternTerrorists.
* TheVietnamWar: Steven Algazi and Colonel [=McNulty=] served in the war, as did JT's father.
* TheWarOnTerror: Pretty much defines the entire series.
* VastBureaucracy: The Pentagon.
* WesternTerrorists: ''Delta Does Detroit'' has a Christian Fundamentalist of the Racial Supremacists/Right Wing Militia Fanatics/Western Religious Terrorists taking Muslims hostage in a mosque.