History Recap / JAGS01E03Shadow

* HollywoodHacking: Austin's failed attempts to seize control of Grover's computer lead to various responses, ranging from an animation of Grover giving a raspberry, to other concealed bombs being armed.
* IncrediblyLamePun: Grover relishes in saying "in harm's way" to Lt. Harmon Rabb. It doesn't help that Admiral Brovo used the exact same pun in the previous episode.

* WithAllDueRespect: "With all due respect, sir, we have to investigate all possibilities, no matter how unlikely," Rabb says to a general.

Written and directed by Creator/DonaldPBellisario, the show's creator

!!"Shadow" contains examples of the following tropes:
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* BatmanGambit: In the climax, the crew informs Grover that they have seized control of the torpedo only to realize it has locked onto the ''Tigershark'' as a new target. [[spoiler: Grover instructs Meg on how to disable the torpedo, only to find they had never been able to gain control of his laptop or the torpedo to begin with.]]

--> '''Harm:''' No, sir. [[{{TabletopGame/Monopoly}} You do not pass "GO", you do not collect $40 million. You go straight to jail.]]

* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: Like many ships featured in ''Series/{{JAG}}'', the USS ''Tigershark'' is not named for any real ship in the United States Navy, and in fact isn't even named using the same ThemeNaming as RealLife nuclear submarines. While US subs used to be named for sea creatures, most modern submarines are named for cities (attack subs) or states (missile subs).
* PetTheDog: When Grover first notices Meg suffering a claustrophobia attack, his first reaction is to try and comfort her, before he goes back to taunting her. Meg is able to exploit this by convincing him to let her play games on his computer, giving her a chance to take it away from him.
* PutOnABus: Kate Pike has been reassigned to serve as Admiral Brovo's aide, with Meg Austin replacing her as Harm's NumberTwo. As a matter of fact, while Admiral Brovo gets mentioned, he's never seen on the show again.
* ReassignedToAntarctica: Commander Ted Lindsey evidently got caught in the crosshairs during the Senate hearings after the events of [[Recap/JAGS01E0102ANewBeginning the pilot episode]], so Admiral Brovo reassigned him to serve as Harm's boss. Or as Lindsey puts it, Brovo felt that Lindsey should "get the hell out of Dodge."
** Admiral Drake informs Lindsey that if Harm and Meg can't resolve the situation before the US government ends up paying the ransom, Lindsey will be hit with this trope again.
* StockFootage: Some carefully edited footage of Bill Clinton (making it look like an awe-struck Harm passed him while out for a run) as well as from ''Film/TheHuntForRedOctober'' (with Meg Austin replacing Jack Ryan being lowered to the sub from a helicopter).

* TheyCallMeMrTibbs: Grover mandates that the naval personnel address him as either "Sir" or "Mr. Grover". He gleefully notices when Meg manages to do exactly that [[ParentheticalSwearing while making it sound as disrespectful as possible.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: Harm is furious that Meg didn't tell anyone that she was claustrophobic before accepting a mission that involved her having to board a submarine at sea, and rightly points out that her inability to cope with it is putting the entire mission (and thousands of lives) at risk.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Meg is claustrophobic. It has never been a serious problem for her before, but being aboard a submarine causes her to go into a barely concealed breakdown.

* BackStory: When asked how he went from flying Tomcats to being a lawyer, Harm summarizes by saying he "broke a Tomcat" and they wouldn't give him another.
* BadBoss: Admiral Drake is more than a little abusive to Commander Lindsey.

* FishOutOfWater: Both Harm and Meg. Meg is claustrophobic and finds the cramped confines of a submarine terrifying. Harm is a fighter pilot. More importantly, Harm is tall [[LowClearance and the doorways are not.]]
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Harm [[AmusingInjuries painfully hitting his head]] on hatches and ceiling supports due to the sub's confines can potentially distract a viewer from noticing Meg's increasing discomfort with being on a submarine.
* HollywoodHacking: Meg's failed attempts to seize control of Grover's computer lead to various responses, ranging from an animation of Grover giving a raspberry, to other concealed bombs being armed.
* IncrediblyLamePun: Grover relishes in saying "In Harm's Way" to Harm. It doesn't help that Admiral Brovo used the exact same pun in the previous episode.

* LowClearance: After they first board the submarine, Harm manages to smack his head on low ceiling support twice within five minutes. He ruefully {{lampshades}} this.

Written & Directed by Creator/DonaldPBellisario

During a test of a prototype long-endurance torpedo called the "Shadow", the weapon is hijacked and held ransom by Mr. Grover, a disgruntled civilian technician aboard the submarine USS ''Tigershark''. The Navy is given two options: Pay him $40 million in gold and guarantee him safe passage to UsefulNotes/{{Cuba}} within 12 hours, or the torpedo will strike its target: one of 17 unsuspecting cruise ships sailing in the Caribbean. Harm and his new partner, Meg Austin, are dispatched to determine if Grover is bluffing, and to negotiate with him if necessary. Things are further complicated when Harm learns that Austin has not been entirely forthcoming with him.

* PropRecycling: This episode recycles the sets from ''Film/CrimsonTide''.

* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: Like many ships featured in ''{{JAG}}'', the USS ''Tigershark'' is not named for any real ship in the United States Navy, and in fact isn't even named using the same ThemeNaming as RealLife nuclear submarines. While US subs used to be named for sea creatures, most modern submarines are named for cities (attack subs) or states (missile subs).

During a test of a prototype long-endurance torpedo called the "Shadow", the weapon is hijacked and held ransom by Mr. Grover, a disgruntled civilian technician aboard the submarine USS ''Tigershark''. The Navy is given two options: Pay him $40 million in gold and guarantee him safe passage to Cuba within 12 hours, or the torpedo will strike its target: one of 17 unsuspecting cruise ships sailing in the Caribbean. Harm and his new partner, Meg Austin, are dispatched to determine if Grover is bluffing, and to negotiate with him if necessary. Things are further complicated when Harm learns that Austin has not been entirely forthcoming with him.

* IncrediblyLamePun: Grover relishes in saying "In Harm's Way". It doesn't help that Admiral Brovo used the exact same pun in the previous episode.

* PetTheDog: When Grover first notices Meg suffering a claustrophobia attack, his first reaction is to try and comfort her, before he goes back to taunting her. Meg is able to exploit this by convincing him to let her play video games on his computer, giving her a chance to take it away from him.

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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Meg is claustrophobic. It has never been a serious problem for her before, but being aboard a submarine causes her to go into a barely concealed breakdown.

* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: Like many ships featured in ''{{Series/JAG}}'', the USS ''Tigershark'' is not named for any real ship in the United States Navy, and in fact isn't even named using the same ThemeNaming as RealLife nuclear submarines. While US subs used to be named for sea creatures, most modern submarines are named for cities (attack subs) or states (missile subs).

* PutOnABus: Kate Pike has been reassigned to serve as Admiral Brovo's aide, with Meg Austin replacing her as Harm's NumberTwo.

During a test of a prototype long-endurance torpedo, the weapon is hijacked and held ransom by Mr. Grover, a disgruntled civilian technician aboard the submarine. The Navy is given two options: Pay him $40 million in gold and guarantee him safe passage to Cuba within 12 hours, or the torpedo will strike its target: one of 17 unsuspecting cruise ships sailing in the Caribbean. Harm and his new partner, Meg Austin, are dispatched to determine if Grover is bluffing, and to negotiate with him if necessary. Things are further complicated when Harm learns that Austin has not been entirely forthcoming with him.

* BatmanGambit: In the climax, the crew informs Grover that they have seized control of the torpedo only to realize it has locked onto the submarine as a new target. [[spoiler: Grover instructs Meg on how to disable the torpedo, only to find they had never been able to gain control of his laptop or the torpedo to begin with.]]