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* VillainProtagonist: John Wilkes Booth is this in the Booth miniseries.
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* TimeSkip: The last two episodes skip ahead to 1867 and 1868 to cover Johnson’s impeachment.
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* RebelliousRebel: Johnson, despite being a Southerner, stayed loyal to the Union during the civil war. On the other hands, he hold many views that aren’t all that different from the Confederates. [[NotSoDifferent He believes that blacks are inferior to whites, wants the South to be granted amnesty as quickly as possible, and even allows former Confederate generals to resume positions of authority within the South]].
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* BittersweetEnding: On the bitter side of things Johnson is acquitted and [[spoiler: grants fully amnesty to the former Confederate states]]. The Freeman’s Bureau fails to achieve its goals after Johnson botches Reconstruction, and civil rights for blacks and other minorities will have to be a dream deferred. One the sweet side, thank to Stanton’s efforts, Johnson’s attempt at reelection is ruined. On a personal note [[spoiler: Stanton achevies his dream of becoming a Supreme Court justice, but dies five days after being appointed]].
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* {{Determinator}}: Stanton embodies this trope. No matter what Johnson throws at him, Stanton will not stop in his quest to preserve Lincoln’s legacy and ensure civil rights for African-Americans. He even [[spoiler: achieves his life goal of becoming a Supreme Court justice. Though he dies three days later]].
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* {{Determinator}}: Stanton embodies this trope. No matter what Johnson throws at him, Stanton will not stop in his quest to preserve Lincoln’s legacy and ensure civil rights for African-Americans. He even [[spoiler: achieves his life goal of becoming a Supreme Court justice. Though he dies three five days later]].
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* UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar: The podcast begins not long after Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia have surrendered. General Johnston continues to fight on, but the Confederate government formally surrenders midway through the series, thus ending the war for good.
* BlackAndGreyMorality: About the only positive thing you can say about Johnson is that he opposes succession in his native Tennessee, and remained loyal to the Union. Stanton and his cause are clearly on the right-side of history, but his isn’t above using questionable methods and underhanded tactics to achieve his goals.
* BlackAndGreyMorality: About the only positive thing you can say about Johnson is that he opposes succession in his native Tennessee, and remained loyal to the Union. Stanton and his cause are clearly on the right-side of history, but his isn’t above using questionable methods and underhanded tactics to achieve his goals.
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* UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar: The podcast begins not long after Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia have surrendered. General Joseph E. Johnston continues to fight on, but the Confederate government formally surrenders midway through the series, thus ending the war for good.
* BlackAndGreyMorality: About the only positive thing you can say about Johnson is that heopposes opposed succession in his native Tennessee, and remained loyal to the Union. Stanton and his cause are clearly on the right-side of history, but his isn’t above using questionable methods and underhanded tactics to achieve his goals.
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* InSeriesNickname: Lincoln refereed to Stanton and Wells, the secretaries of, respectively War and the Navy, as Mars and Neptune.
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* KnightInSourArmor: Stanton is very much this. He knows that the world is a cruel and often unkind place, and that he’s in for a considerable fight with Johnson, but he keeps fighting because he triply beleive that Lincoln’s legacy with ensure a more fair and just America for Americans of all races. This is especially the case after [[spoiler: Johnson grants amnesty to the South.]]
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* {{Prequel}}: The main show is followed by a three episode prequel miniseries that follows the life of John Wilkes Booth.
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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Johnson tries to get Stanton to call-off his investigation by offering to nominate Stanton as a Supreme Court justice. Stanton refuses without missing a beat. It’s going to take a lot more than that to stop him from fighting for Lincoln’s legacy.
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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Johnson tries to get Stanton to call-off his investigation by offering to nominate Stanton as a Supreme Court justice. Stanton refuses without missing a beat. It’s going to take a lot more than that to stop him from fighting for Lincoln’s legacy.legacy.
* YourCheatingHeart: Stanton leaks news of Johnson’s affair with Ella Star in an attempt to undermine Johnson’s credibility.
* YourCheatingHeart: Stanton leaks news of Johnson’s affair with Ella Star in an attempt to undermine Johnson’s credibility.
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* UnexpectedSuccessor: Nobody, not even Johnson himself, expected Johnson to become president. Lincoln primarily took him on Vice President in hopes to keeping Boarder States from joining the Confederacy. Johnson becoming president at such a crucial times for America, and his opposition to many of Lincoln’s policies, forms the bulk of the plot and his conflict with Stanton.
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* UnexpectedSuccessor: Nobody, not even Johnson himself, Lincoln and Johnson, expected Johnson to become president. Lincoln primarily took him on Vice President in hopes to keeping Boarder States from joining the Confederacy. Johnson becoming president at such a crucial times for America, and his opposition to many of Lincoln’s policies, forms the bulk of the plot and his conflict with Stanton.
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* UnexpectedSuccessor: Nobody, not even Johnson himself, expected Johnson to become president. Lincoln primarily took him on Vice President in hopes to keeping Boarder States from joining the Confederacy. Johnson becoming president at such a crucial times for America, and his opposition to many of Lincoln’s policies, forms the bulk of the plot and his conflict with Stanton.
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* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Stanton struggled with asthma for most of his life, and coughs constantly. [[His asthma ultimately claims his life by 1868]].
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* ForegoneConclusion: The attempt by Stanton and the Radical Republicans to have Johnson removed from office are doomed to fail. As are Stanton’s attempts to stop Johnson from ending Reconstruction and abandoning the Freeman’s Bureau. The writers had to make the audience care about Stanton and his struggles despite this. Thankfully, they succeeded and then some.
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* HeroicBSOD: Stanton temporarily comes down with this after Johnson [[spoiler: successfully grants amnesty to the former Confederate states]].
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: The entire cast is composed of these. Just to name a few Edwin Stanton, Andrew Johnson, Robert Todd Lincoln, Gideon Wells, and Mary Surratt all appear. Abraham Lincoln appears in flashbacks, and John Wilkes Booth is the focus of a three episode prequel series.
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* PosthumousCharacter: Abraham Lincoln is assassinated at the start of the podcast, but his presence looms large over the rest of the cast. Preserving the legacy of Lincoln is Stanton’s primary objective. Lincoln also appear via flashbacks at the start of certain episodes.
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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Johnson tries to get Dtanton to call-off his investigation by offering to nominate Stanton as a Supreme Court justice. Stanton refuses without missing a beat. It’s going to take a lot more than that to stop him from fighting for Lincoln’s legacy.
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* LeaveYourQuestTest: Johnson offers to make Stanton a Supreme Court justice to get him to back off. This is one of Stanton’s life goals, but he refuses. Preserving the legacy of Lincoln is more important. [[spoiler: Though he does become a justice once Ulysses S. Grant is elected president]].
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* LeaveYourQuestTest: Johnson offers to make Stanton a Supreme Court justice to get him to back off. This is one of Stanton’s life goals, but he refuses. Preserving the legacy of Lincoln is more important. [[spoiler: Though he does become a justice once Ulysses S. Grant is elected president]].president]].
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Johnson tries to get Dtanton to call-off his investigation by offering to nominate Stanton as a Supreme Court justice. Stanton refuses without missing a beat. It’s going to take a lot more than that to stop him from fighting for Lincoln’s legacy.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Johnson tries to get Dtanton to call-off his investigation by offering to nominate Stanton as a Supreme Court justice. Stanton refuses without missing a beat. It’s going to take a lot more than that to stop him from fighting for Lincoln’s legacy.
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* LeaveYourQuestTest: Johnson offers to make Stanton a Supreme Court justice to get him to back off. This is one of Stanton’s life goals, but he refuses. Preserving the legacy of Lincoln is more important. [[spoiler: Though he does become a justice once Ulysses S. Grant is elected president]].
* LeaveYourQuestTest: Johnson offers to make Stanton a Supreme Court justice to get him to back off. This is one of Stanton’s life goals, but he refuses. Preserving the legacy of Lincoln is more important. [[spoiler: Though he does become a justice once Ulysses S. Grant is elected president]].
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* {{Determinator}}: Stanton embodies this trope. No matter what Johnson throws at him, Stanton will not stop in his quest to preserve Lincoln’s legacy and ensure civil rights for African-Americans. He even [[spoiler: achieves his goal of becoming a Supreme Court justice. Though he dies three days later]].
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* AdaptationExpansion: The podcast is largely inspired by a play Walters and Archilla created in college called ''Mars'' which follows the life of Edwin Stanton.
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* UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar: The podcast begins not long after Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia have surrendered. General Johnston continues to fight on, but the Confederate government formally surrenders midway through the series, thus ending the war for good.
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* AdaptationExpansion: The podcast was largely inspired by a play Walters and Archilla created in college called ''Mars'' which follows the life of Edwin Stanton.
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April 14th, 1865. America reels with shock at the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Washington DC has been thrown into chaos, most especially especially Lincoln’s presidential cabinet. Is the assassination a plot by the Confederates? A lone wolf? Or perhaps it was sanctioned by one of Lincoln’s own inner circle.
Secretary of War Edwin Stanton must guide the nation through these turbulent times, and ensure a smooth transition once Vice President Andrew Johnson takes office. However, Johnson stands oppossed to almost everything Lincoln stood for. Moreover, Stanton begins to wonder if Johnson might have had a hand in the assassination. Thus begins a game of cat and mouse as the two men fight to ensure their vision for the future of America. In doing so, Dtanton and Johnson must decide how far they’re willing to go, and what lines they’re willing to cross, to achevie their visions.
''1865'' is a historical fiction audio drama created by Steve Walters and Erik Archilla, in association with Lindsay Graham for Wondry and Airship. It’s website can be found [[https://airship.fm/1865-podcast/ here]].
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* AdaptationExpantion: The podcast was largely inspired by a play Walters and Archilla created in college called ''Mars'' which follows the life of Edwin Stanton.
Secretary of War Edwin Stanton must guide the nation through these turbulent times, and ensure a smooth transition once Vice President Andrew Johnson takes office. However, Johnson stands oppossed to almost everything Lincoln stood for. Moreover, Stanton begins to wonder if Johnson might have had a hand in the assassination. Thus begins a game of cat and mouse as the two men fight to ensure their vision for the future of America. In doing so, Dtanton and Johnson must decide how far they’re willing to go, and what lines they’re willing to cross, to achevie their visions.
''1865'' is a historical fiction audio drama created by Steve Walters and Erik Archilla, in association with Lindsay Graham for Wondry and Airship. It’s website can be found [[https://airship.fm/1865-podcast/ here]].
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* AdaptationExpantion: The podcast was largely inspired by a play Walters and Archilla created in college called ''Mars'' which follows the life of Edwin Stanton.
