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* ShownTheirWork: The weapons, clothes and vehicles are examples of what you should expect in 1942. However, [[CriticalResearchFailure some viewers noted errors with some of the Wehrmacht/SS uniforms, including insignia from Sinclair's uniform]].

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[[caption-width-right:300:The [[FiveManBand men (and one woman)]] of X Company.]]



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[[caption-width-right:300:The [[FiveManBand men (and one woman)]] of X Company.]]
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''X Company'' is a Canadian/Hungarian historical drama television series aired by the Creator/{{CBC}}, which aired on February 28, 2015. It is created by Mark Ellis & Stephanie Morgenstern, who were the creators of the [=TV=] series ''Series/{{Flashpoint}}''. Two season have aired with the third and final season airing in Canada starting in January 2017.

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''X Company'' is a Canadian/Hungarian historical drama television series aired by the Creator/{{CBC}}, which aired on February 28, 2015. It is created by Mark Ellis & Stephanie Morgenstern, Creator/StephanieMorgenstern, who were the creators of the [=TV=] series ''Series/{{Flashpoint}}''. Two season have aired with the third and final season airing in Canada starting in January 2017.
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* SuicideAttack: Josee in the pilot.
** [[spoiler: Klaus]] attempts this in season two, but is thwarted.
** [[spoiler: Franz]] in the series finale.
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* ThwartedEscape: The penultimate episode of the series has [[spoiler: Neil nearly escaping Nazi headquarters thanks to Sinclair]] only to be surrounded by soldiers and recaptured.
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* AfterActionHealingDrama: A big plot point in both "In Enemy Hands" (where Harry has been seriously wounded) and "Creon Via London" (where Tom has been seriously wounded).


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* CrapsackWorld: It takes place in France and Poland in World War II, so...


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* CyanidePill: The German spy in "Quislings" kills himself via a cyanide pill hidden in his tooth when Alfred attempts to apprehend him.


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* ManBitesMan: Neil's opponent in "Quislings" bites him during their fight.


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** The team in general does not really bother much with disguises. To be fair, most of them have not been photographed, but even Alfred, whose photo was circulated on a wanted poster, manages to attend a Nazi gala in season three where his only disguise is a pair of glasses.


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*{{POWCamp}}: Alfred goes undercover in a German P.O.W. camp in "Last Man, Last Round" in order to rescue some British prisoners.


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* RightUnderTheirNoses: The team frequently does this, as does Rigaud in season three.
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** It's subtle, but Alfred rubbing grass between his hands after [[spoiler:Harry's death]] in "Promises" is a call back to season one, when Alfred has Harry rub grass on his hands to get rid of the smell of gunpowder and Harry says the grassy smell reminds him of playing baseball.
** Aurora and Alfred use "bijou" as a code term-of-endearment in season one's "Sixes and Sevens." In season three, Aurora says "bijou" to Alfred in an attempt to alert him that she's in trouble when Heidi brings her to the train depot.
** The series finale is full of call-backs to the series premiere, including Aurora wearing a yellow dress, Neil and Tom/ Alfred garroting guards to take their places, and someone emotionally using an explosive to kill someone and dying in the process.

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* ForgottenFallenFriend: Largely averted. [[spoiler:Rene]] and [[spoiler:Tom]] are mentioned multiple times after their respective deaths. Could apply somewhat to [[spoiler:Harry]], who isn't really directly mentioned other the the episode directly after his death, but to be fair there aren't many episodes left at that point, and Neil is clearly referring to him when [[spoiler:he gives Zosia Harry's radio]], even though he doesn't say his name.

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* ForgottenFallenFriend: Largely averted. [[spoiler:Rene]] [[spoiler:Rene]], [[spoiler:Tom]], and [[spoiler:Tom]] [[spoiler:Harry]] are all mentioned multiple times by various characters after their respective deaths. Could apply somewhat to [[spoiler:Harry]], who isn't really directly mentioned other the the episode directly after his death, but to be fair there aren't many episodes left at that point, and Neil is clearly referring to him when [[spoiler:he gives Zosia Harry's radio]], even though he doesn't say his name.


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* HairpinLockpick: Aurora attempts this in "Naqam," but then she drops the hairpin. We see her reach for another one, but considering she's still locked up in the next scene, it apparently doesn't work.


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* LastMinuteHookup: [[spoiler:Aurora and Alfred]] finally have sex in the penultimate episode.


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* PrisonerExchange: What Janowski proposes when he kidnaps Faber. Unfortunately, the prisoners he requested are all already dead, so it doesn't really work out.


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* RoomDisservice: Tom uses this guise to "borrow" a very important briefcase in "Kiss of Death."


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** Neil also asks Edsel "What would Faber do?" in "Remembrance."
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* PreclimaxClimax: [[spoiler:Aurora and Alfred]] finally have sex in the penultimate episode of the series, right before [[spoiler:Aurora heads off to assassinate Voigt.]]


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* RelationshipSalvagingDisaster: The bombing in "Friendly Fire" causes [[spoiler:Aurora and Alfred]] to reconnect (and [[spoiler:have sex]]).


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* ToAbsentFriends: Neil, Aurora, Alfred, and Harry toast [[spoiler:Rene, tom, and Miri]] at the end of "One for the Moon."


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* WhatWouldXDo: Referenced twice in terms of [[spoiler:Tom, after his death]]. In "One for the Moon," Harry asks the team what [[spoiler:Tom]] would say and then outlines his plan to disrupt the radio broadcast of Hitler's speech, while in "Frontiers," Neil says, "What would [[spoiler:Tom]] do?" to Alfred to encourage him to flirt with Irena to further their mission.
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