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-->(''Fleming takes a moment to look at the black man in ''Nazi Germany'')''
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* Logan tells Rufus he's going to be spying on Rittenhouse for them.
-->'''Rufus''': So I'm a double agent? I barely have a handle on being a single agent.
-->'''Logan''': Congratulations, you're promoted.
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[[AC: The Watergate Tape]]
* After contacting W. Mark Felt, Rufus says "Let's go see Deep Throat!" as they leave. This gets a shocked look from a bystander, as the term for the informant isn't yet known so it sounds like he's loudly declaring he's going to a porn movie.

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* Mason noting how Grant was saved by "a little known actress named Juliet...Shakesman..." and then looks to Lucy with "don't tell me" expression as she shrugs.

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* Mason noting how Grant was saved by "a little known actress named Juliet... Shakesman..." and then looks to Lucy with "don't tell me" expression as she shrugs.



* A bit of dark comedy with Jiya's "keep going...you're almost there..." when Lucy asks how she can still be born when her parents never met. "You got it," Jiya notes as Lucy realizes the man she knew as her father never was.
* The "oh crap" look on Lucy's face and her weak little "Hello" on meeting her alt!fiance.

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* A bit of dark comedy with Jiya's "keep going..."Keep going... you're almost there..." when Lucy asks how she can still be born when her parents never met. "You got it," Jiya notes as Lucy realizes the man she knew as her father never was.
* The "oh crap" look on Lucy's face and her weak little "Hello" on meeting her alt!fiance.
alt!fiancé.



** Rufus dryly asks what the chances are that in the movie Bond sleeps with "Lucy."

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** Rufus dryly asks what the chances are that in the movie Bond sleeps with "Lucy.""
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** Even better is Fleming hearing it and having a look as if thinking "huh...that's not a bad title..."
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* Fleming confronts Wyatt and Lucy on standing out.
-->'''Fleming''': You Americans, you couldn't stand out more if you tried!
-->'''Rufus''': (''entering with gun'') Don't move!
-->'''Fleming''': I stand corrected.

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* When they escape the castle using the secret tunnels, Logan correctly identifies them as "priest holes." He then admits he only knows that because it was in ''Film/{{Skyfall}}''.



** Logan has the most goofy grin imaginable when he realizes there's a "new" Bond film for him to watch.
*** Not only is it a new Bond movie, according to Mason, it's ''Connery's'' best. ''Words cannot express the awesomeness this implies''. Plus, [[AscendedFanboy he, Rufus]], and Lucy are characters in it!

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** Logan has the most goofy grin imaginable when he realizes there's a "new" Bond film for him to watch.
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watch. Not only is it a new Bond movie, according to Mason, it's ''Connery's'' best. ''Words cannot express the awesomeness this implies''. Plus, [[AscendedFanboy he, Rufus]], and Lucy are characters in it!
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*** Not only is it a new Bond movie, according to Mason, it's ''Connery's'' best. ''Words cannot express the awesomeness this implies''. Plus, [[AscendedFanboy he, Rufus]], and Lucy are characters in it!
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** Logan has the most goofy grin imaginable when he realizes there's a "new" Bond film for him to watch.

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** Logan has the most goofy grin imaginable when he realizes there's a "new" Bond film for him to watch.watch.
** Rufus dryly asks what the chances are that in the movie Bond sleeps with "Lucy."

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* The adventure they drag Fleming into inspires a new James Bond novel which is then made part of the film series. Mason is rather surprised to find their report is the exact story of an old action movie, down to their names.

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* Logan turns into a total FanBoy at meeting Fleming, who's naturally puzzled as he's years away from creating Bond.
* The adventure they drag Fleming into inspires a new James Bond novel which is then made part of the film series. Mason is rather surprised to find their report is the exact story of an old action movie, down to their names.names.
** Logan has the most goofy grin imaginable when he realizes there's a "new" Bond film for him to watch.
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* When Lucy gets tipped in her waitress uniform, she has no idea what to do with it since she has no pockets. After a moment's consideration, [[VictoriasSecretCompartment she stuffs it into her cleavage]].

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* When Lucy gets tipped in her waitress uniform, she has no idea what to do with it since she has no pockets. After a moment's consideration, [[VictoriasSecretCompartment she stuffs it into her cleavage]].cleavage]].

[[AC: Party at Castle Varlar]]

* Everyone hesitates a bit over what names they should give Ian Fleming, before finally realizing four episodes in that they can just use their own.
* The adventure they drag Fleming into inspires a new James Bond novel which is then made part of the film series. Mason is rather surprised to find their report is the exact story of an old action movie, down to their names.

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-->'''Rufus''': Yeah, rich white guys' history. A lot of my history sucks."

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-->'''Rufus''': Yeah, rich white guys' history. A lot of my history sucks."



'''Rufus:''' 'Cause in '62, I'm pretty much invisible. It's my superpower.

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'''Rufus:''' 'Cause in '62, I'm pretty much invisible. It's my superpower.superpower.
* When Lucy gets tipped in her waitress uniform, she has no idea what to do with it since she has no pockets. After a moment's consideration, [[VictoriasSecretCompartment she stuffs it into her cleavage]].
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-->'''Rufus:''' ''(having successfully sneaked into a wardrobe room to get hotel uniforms)'' Guys, I got uniforms. We can get in [to the Frank Sinatra show]\\

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-->'''Rufus:''' ''(having successfully sneaked into a wardrobe room to get hotel uniforms)'' Guys, I got uniforms. We can get in [to the Frank Sinatra show]\\show].\\
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* The "oh crap" look on Lucy's face and her weak little "Hello" on meeting her alt!fiance.

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* The "oh crap" look on Lucy's face and her weak little "Hello" on meeting her alt!fiance.alt!fiance.

[[AC: Atomic City]]

* Rufus continues being a DeadpanSnarker about being African-American in historical times:
-->'''Rufus:''' ''(having successfully sneaked into a wardrobe room to get hotel uniforms)'' Guys, I got uniforms. We can get in [to the Frank Sinatra show]\\
'''Lucy:''' What? How did you--?\\
'''Rufus:''' 'Cause in '62, I'm pretty much invisible. It's my superpower.
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-->'''Emma''': This is Dr. Dre, I'm Nurse Jackie and we're from General Hospital.

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-->'''Emma''': -->'''Lucy''': This is Dr. Dre, I'm Nurse Jackie and we're from General Hospital.

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* Their aliases prior to that were pretty good too. When addressing an officer at the Hindenburg airfield, Emma comes up with their cover story spur of the moment:
-->'''Emma''': This is Dr. Dre, I'm Nurse Jackie and we're from General Hospital.
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* Mason, when the time machine returns in its blast of wind with papers blowing around: "We really should get some paperweights." As a BrickJoke, near the end of the episode, Jaya indeed has a paperweight on some papers next to her as the time machine rematerializes.

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* Mason, when the time machine returns in its blast of wind with papers blowing around: "We really should get some paperweights." As a BrickJoke, near the end of the episode, Jaya Jiya indeed has a paperweight on some papers next to her as the time machine rematerializes.
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* Mason, when the time machine returns in its blast of wind with papers blowing around: "We really should get some paperweights."

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* Mason, when the time machine returns in its blast of wind with papers blowing around: "We really should get some paperweights."" As a BrickJoke, near the end of the episode, Jaya indeed has a paperweight on some papers next to her as the time machine rematerializes.
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* The manner in which Lucy "accidentally" spills water on General Grant, trying to get him out of the booth for the assassination time. Then the "Oh, Crap!" look on her face when he returns early.
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* A bit of dark comedy bit Jiya's "keep going...you're almost there..." when Lucy asks how she can still be born when her parents never met. "You got it," Jiya notes as Lucy realizes the man she knew as her father never was.

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* A bit of dark comedy bit with Jiya's "keep going...you're almost there..." when Lucy asks how she can still be born when her parents never met. "You got it," Jiya notes as Lucy realizes the man she knew as her father never was.
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* A bit of dark comedy bit Jiya's "keep going...you're almost there..." when Lucy asks how she can still be born when her parents never met. "You got it," Jiya notes as Lucy realizes the man she knew as her father never was.
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* Upon learning that John Wilkes Booth's brother was also an actor, and among the most famous in the world, Mason comments that the Lincoln assassination was like Donnie Wahlberg killing the president. Lucy thinks for a second, and then confirms that's actually a pretty good analogy.

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* Upon learning that John Wilkes Booth's brother was also an actor, and among the most famous in the world, Mason Wyatt comments that the Lincoln assassination was like Donnie Wahlberg killing the president. Lucy thinks for a second, and then confirms that's actually a pretty good analogy.
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* The "oh crap" look an Lucy's face and her weak little "Hello" on meeting her alt!fiance.

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* The "oh crap" look an on Lucy's face and her weak little "Hello" on meeting her alt!fiance.
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* When Rufus learns that his saving Johnson was credited to a white soldier in history books, he's less upset and more "yeah, that figures."

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* When Rufus learns that his saving Johnson was credited to a white soldier in history books, he's less upset and more "yeah, that figures.""
* The "oh crap" look an Lucy's face and her weak little "Hello" on meeting her alt!fiance.
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* Mason noting how Grant was saved by "a little known actress named Juliet...Shakesman..." and then looks to Lucy with "don't tell me" expression as she shrugs.

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* Mason noting how Grant was saved by "a little known actress named Juliet...Shakesman..." and then looks to Lucy with "don't tell me" expression as she shrugs.shrugs.
* When Rufus learns that his saving Johnson was credited to a white soldier in history books, he's less upset and more "yeah, that figures."

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* Mason, when the time machine returns in its blast of wind: "We really should get some paperweights."

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* Mason, when the time machine returns in its blast of wind: wind with papers blowing around: "We really should get some paperweights."



* Flynn's growing frustration with Booth caring more about the dramatic impact of his plot than the aid Flynn can give him, until he just knocks Booth out and mutters "Actors!"

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* Flynn's growing frustration with Booth caring more about the dramatic impact of his plot than the aid Flynn can give him, until he just knocks Booth out and mutters "Actors!""Actors!"
* Mason noting how Grant was saved by "a little known actress named Juliet...Shakesman..." and then looks to Lucy with "don't tell me" expression as she shrugs.
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-->'''Rufus''': Yeah, rich white guys' history. A lot of my history sucks."

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-->'''Rufus''': Yeah, rich white guys' history. A lot of my history sucks.""
* Upon learning that John Wilkes Booth's brother was also an actor, and among the most famous in the world, Mason comments that the Lincoln assassination was like Donnie Wahlberg killing the president. Lucy thinks for a second, and then confirms that's actually a pretty good analogy.
* Flynn's growing frustration with Booth caring more about the dramatic impact of his plot than the aid Flynn can give him, until he just knocks Booth out and mutters "Actors!"
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* When Emma sees a bomb with a digital clock, she is understandably very confused. Logan says he's going to tell her the truth... and then says he's ComicStrip/BuckRogers, and the bomb came from space.

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* When Emma sees a bomb with a digital clock, she is understandably very confused. Logan says he's going to tell her the truth... and then says he's ComicStrip/BuckRogers, and the bomb came from space.space.

[[AC: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln]]

* Mason, when the time machine returns in its blast of wind: "We really should get some paperweights."
* Rufus, again, has snark on the times when Lucy says it's their job to protect history.
-->'''Rufus''': Yeah, rich white guys' history. A lot of my history sucks."
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* Mason defending how he never told the government he'd created a working time machine until it was stolen.
-->'''Mason''': Yes, because the federal government never screws up and can always keep a secret.
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[[AC:Pilot]]

* Rufus' snark can make even the constant racism he suffers bearable.
-->'''Rufus:''' So the ''back'' of the bus was great!
* When Emma sees a bomb with a digital clock, she is understandably very confused. Logan says he's going to tell her the truth... and then says he's ComicStrip/BuckRogers, and the bomb came from space.

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