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* CasualDangerDialog[=/=]DeadpanSnarker: Happens mostly between Gabriel and Riley.
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* CasualDangerDialog[=/=]DeadpanSnarker: CasualDangerDialogue[=/=]DeadpanSnarker: Happens mostly between Gabriel and Riley.
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* AccidentalTruth: At least one person unintentionally guesses about chips in people's heads while talking about various UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories.
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* AccidentalTruth: At least one person unintentionally guesses about chips in people's heads while talking about various UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories.conspiracy theories.
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* ArtisticLicenseLaw: Kate Anderson was a CIA operative who resigned and disappeared after a sting operation in Spain went awry. Yet the accompanying prop text describes it as a FBI operation (which wouldn't be acting in the capacity claimed by the piece anyway, what with Spain [[WeAllLiveInAmerica not being part]] of the United States).
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* ArtisticLicenseLaw: Kate Anderson was a CIA operative who resigned and disappeared after a sting operation in Spain went awry. Yet the accompanying prop text describes it as a FBI operation (which wouldn't be acting in the capacity claimed by the piece anyway, what with Spain [[WeAllLiveInAmerica [[CreatorsCultureCarryover not being part]] of the United States).
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* AmusinglyAwfulAim: In "Athens" the team breaks out of a HostageSituation, during which scientist Nelson gets a hold of a gun and opens fire.
-->'''Nelson:''' ''(shocked)'' I just killed people.
-->'''Agent Jameson:''' No, you didn't. ''(gestures at the ceiling vent Nelson shot up)''
-->'''Nelson:''' ''(shocked)'' I just killed people.
-->'''Agent Jameson:''' No, you didn't. ''(gestures at the ceiling vent Nelson shot up)''
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* CIAEvilFBIGood: With Clockwork in place of the FBI in this trope.
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An American spy cyber drama, airing starting January 2014, which blends elements of {{Police Procedural}}s, SpyFiction, and TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture ScienceFiction. Created by Michael Seitzman (based on John Dixon's Creator/JohnDixon's novel ''Phoenix Island''), ''Literature/PhoenixIsland''), it aired on [=CBS=] in America for thirteen episodes. The series finale aired March 31, 2014, and it was confirmed cancelled that May.
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* LatinoIsBrown: The dark-skinned, black-haired Basque terrorists of the series, who were mockingly described as "Maghrebi ''Etarras''" in at least one Basque newspaper (Basques tend to be fair-skinned, with light hair, including red, being not uncommon).
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* ArtisticLicenseLaw: Kate Anderson was a CIA operative who resigned and disappeared after a sting operation in Spain went awry. Yet the accompanying prop text describes it as a FBI operation (which wouldn't be acting in the capacity claimed by the piece anyway, what with Spain [[WeAllLiveInAmerica not being part]] of the United States).
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* BullyingADragon: Gabriel is harassed by two bar patrons in Mexico poorly because he's American. He kicks their ass easily and then pay for their beers.
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* {{Spexico}}: The newspiece detailing Kate Anderson's last assingment before disappearing mentions a "Federal Police in Spain". Mexico has a federal police, Spain does not. And the "Basque terrorists" [[PhenotypeStereotype look like]] taken out of a lineup of "[[LatinoIsBrown bad hombres]]".
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->''"One of our nation's most decorated soldiers. He's a hero, and now our country's most secret weapon. Gabriel possesses a rare genetic mutation that allowed us to implant a microchip in his brain. We connected his mind directly to the information grid. At U.S. Cyber Command, we created a highly specialized unit around him and assigned an agent to protect him. He's the first of his kind -- The next evolution of Intelligence."''
-->--'''Lillian Strand''', [[OnceAnEpisode opening credits]]
-->--'''Lillian Strand''', [[OnceAnEpisode opening credits]]
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* EvolutionaryLevels: Invoked in the intro credits regarding Chipping. See quote at the top.
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* HumanSubspecies: Chipping only works in a few individuals with a genetic mutation.
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* SouthOfTheBorder: "Mei Chen Returns" has Riley find Gabriel drinking and fighting [[BullyingADragon hostile patrons]] in a cantina of "Hidalgo, Mexico", which is introduced with a very yellowed shot of stock footage. Hidalgo is a whole ''state'' of Mexico, of which only a small part qualifies as arid, and even that is much greener than the location shot suggests. After that, the couple walks down a street market with red and green banners and a donkey.
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* AbortedArc: As discussed in the pilot, Gabriel's wife Amelia was a CIA agent implicated in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, and was burned by the agency and went missing. This is set up as a major StoryArc, [[spoiler:only for Amelia to turn up in episode two forced to act as a suicide bomber and dying]].
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* ArtisticLicenseGunSafety: PlayedForLaughs when Gabriel needs a gun and his mother hands him [[HandCannon an enormous .45 revolver]] that she kept in her dresser drawer. (Falls here instead of RecklessGunUsage because Mom was in the Army, albeit a combat nurse.)
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* ArtisticLicenseGunSafety: ArtisticLicenseGunSafety:
** PlayedForLaughs when Gabriel needs a gun and his mother hands him [[HandCannon an enormous .45 revolver]] that she kept in her dresser drawer. (Falls here instead of RecklessGunUsage because Mom was in the Army, albeit a combat nurse.)
** PlayedForLaughs when Gabriel needs a gun and his mother hands him [[HandCannon an enormous .45 revolver]] that she kept in her dresser drawer. (Falls here instead of RecklessGunUsage because Mom was in the Army, albeit a combat nurse.)
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* AccidentalTruth: At least one person unintentionally guesses about chips in people's heads while talking about various {{Conspiracy Theor|y}}ies.
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* AccidentalTruth: At least one person unintentionally guesses about chips in people's heads while talking about various {{Conspiracy Theor|y}}ies.UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories.
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* PoorCommunicationKills: In "Delta Force" Norris committed a series of political assassinations because [[spoiler:his CIA handler misinterpreted a rather terse message from D.C. saying that the U.S. was in favor of Bolivian presidential candidate Javier Leon ("Uncle Sam backs Javier Leon") as "eliminate Javier Leon's competition"]].
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* PoorCommunicationKills: In "Delta Force" Norris committed a series of political assassinations in Bolivia because [[spoiler:his CIA handler misinterpreted a rather terse message from D.C. saying "Uncle Sam backs Javier Leon" (meaning that Leon winning the U.S. was in favor of Bolivian presidential candidate Javier Leon ("Uncle Sam backs Javier Leon") election is the Americans' preferred outcome) as "eliminate Javier Leon's competition"]].
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* NoodleIncident: Dr. Cassidy has one of these. He was arrested for public nudity and possession of a controlled substance. And he's decidedly not mentioning the circumstances.
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** Dr. Cassidy has one of these. He was arrested for public nudity and possession of a controlled substance. And he's decidedly not mentioning thecircumstances.circumstances.
** A recursive example. Dr. Cassidy relates a story of kissing a girl and requires Gabriel to respond with the girl's name. Once he does, Cassidy then mentions that he had only ever told Gabriel that story, during a drunken confession.
--> '''Nelson:''' That was the day you married mom! ''Whose name's not Lorraine!''
** Dr. Cassidy has one of these. He was arrested for public nudity and possession of a controlled substance. And he's decidedly not mentioning the
** A recursive example. Dr. Cassidy relates a story of kissing a girl and requires Gabriel to respond with the girl's name. Once he does, Cassidy then mentions that he had only ever told Gabriel that story, during a drunken confession.
--> '''Nelson:''' That was the day you married mom! ''Whose name's not Lorraine!''
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* TrustPassword: An American scientist forced to work in Syria gives one to Riley so that she can convince her daughter to come with her.
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* TrustPassword: TrustPassword:
** An American scientist forced to work in Syria gives one to Riley so that she can convince her daughter to come withher.her.
** In "The Event Horizon" Dr. Cassidy relates a shared story and insists Gabriel fill in a name as assurance Gabriel is acting on his own behalf, and not being remotely controlled.
** An American scientist forced to work in Syria gives one to Riley so that she can convince her daughter to come with
** In "The Event Horizon" Dr. Cassidy relates a shared story and insists Gabriel fill in a name as assurance Gabriel is acting on his own behalf, and not being remotely controlled.
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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Gabriel, a guy with a microchip in his own head, still occasionally expresses incredulity at the various advanced technologies they encounter on the job.
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* ArbitrarySkepticism: Gabriel, a guy with a microchip in his own head, still occasionally expresses incredulity at the various advanced technologies they encounter on the job. Perhaps {{justified}}: he's noted to have been completely useless at computers before the chip was implanted.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: "Secrets of the Secret Service" is based on several real-life cases when prominent politicians (current and former) are sent into "hostile" countries to negotiate for the release of their nationals.
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* AdamAndEvePlot: sort of. In "Mei Chen Returns", the Chinese rogue agent tells Gabriel (he is cyber-rendering, so he cannot do anything to her) that he should consider them as the Adam and Eve of a new human race. [[ShutUpHannibal Gabriel tells her to get out of his mind and calls her "crazy bitch".]]
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* AdamAndEvePlot: sort Sort of. In "Mei Chen Returns", the Chinese rogue agent tells Gabriel (he is cyber-rendering, so he cannot do anything to her) that he should consider them as the Adam and Eve of a new human race. [[ShutUpHannibal Gabriel tells her to get out of his mind and calls her "crazy bitch".]]
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* AdamAndEvePlot: sort of. In "Mei Chen Returns", the Chinese rogue agent tells Gabriel (he is renderizing, so he cannot do anything to her) that he should consider them as the Adam and Eve of a new human race. [[ShutUpHannibal Gabriel tells her to get out of his mind and calls her "crazy bitch".]]
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* AdamAndEvePlot: sort of. In "Mei Chen Returns", the Chinese rogue agent tells Gabriel (he is renderizing, cyber-rendering, so he cannot do anything to her) that he should consider them as the Adam and Eve of a new human race. [[ShutUpHannibal Gabriel tells her to get out of his mind and calls her "crazy bitch".]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Starring Meghan Ory as Riley Neal and Josh Holloway as Gabriel Vaughn.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Starring Meghan Ory Creator/MeghanOry as Riley Neal and Josh Holloway Creator/JoshHolloway as Gabriel Vaughn.]]
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* ArtisticLicenseGunSafety: {{Lampshaded}} when Gabriel needs a gun and his mother hands him [[HandCannon an enormous .45 revolver]] that she kept in her dresser drawer. (Falls here instead of RecklessGunUsage because Mom was in the Army, albeit a combat nurse.)
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* ArtisticLicenseGunSafety: {{Lampshaded}} PlayedForLaughs when Gabriel needs a gun and his mother hands him [[HandCannon an enormous .45 revolver]] that she kept in her dresser drawer. (Falls here instead of RecklessGunUsage because Mom was in the Army, albeit a combat nurse.)
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* AdamAndEvePlot: sort of. In "Mei Chen Returns", the Chinese rogue agent tells Gabriel (he is renderizing, so he cannot do anything to her) that he should consider them as the Adam and Eve of a new human race. [[ShutUpHannibal Gabriel tells her to get out of his mind and calls her "crazy bitch".]]
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* TrojanHorse: in "Mei Chen Returns", the Cassidys and Gabriel work together to trick Mei Chen into leaving her mind open to them, allowing them to erase all the important information on Clockwork she has stolen.
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* BottleEpisode: Except for the opening scenes, "Athens" takes place almost entirely inside Cybercom.
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* BottleEpisode: Except for the opening scenes, "Athens" takes place almost entirely inside Cybercom.CYBERCOM.
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An American spy cyber drama, airing starting January 2014, which blends elements of {{Police Procedural}}s, SpyFiction, and TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture ScienceFiction. Written and produced by Michael Seitzman, it aired on [=CBS=] in America for thirteen episodes. The series finale aired March 31, 2014, and it was confirmed cancelled that May.
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An American spy cyber drama, airing starting January 2014, which blends elements of {{Police Procedural}}s, SpyFiction, and TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture ScienceFiction. Written and produced Created by Michael Seitzman, Seitzman (based on John Dixon's novel ''Phoenix Island''), it aired on [=CBS=] in America for thirteen episodes. The series finale aired March 31, 2014, and it was confirmed cancelled that May.
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[=CBS=] has announced that the show will not continue beyond the aired season.
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An American spy cyber drama, airing starting January 2014, which blends elements of {{Police Procedural}}s, SpyFiction, and TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture ScienceFiction. Written and produced by Michael Seitzman, it aired on [=CBS=] in America for thirteen episodes in its first season.
episodes. The series finale aired March 31, 2014, and it was confirmed cancelled that May.
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* CoolOldLady: Gabriel's mom is a veteran combat nurse, and as much a DeadpanSnarker as Gabriel.
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--> '''Gabriel:''' ''(horrified)'' You keep this in your ''dresser''? ''Loaded?''
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--> '''Gabriel:''' ''(horrified)'' You keep this cannon in your ''dresser''? ''Loaded?''
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* GovernmentConspiracy: [[spoiler:Mei Chen suggests in "Event Horizon" that someone from the American government hired her to frame Gabriel of murder. The season finale reveals her client: Leland Strand, Lillian's father]].
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* GovernmentConspiracy: [[spoiler:Mei Chen suggests in "Event Horizon" that someone from the American government hired her to frame Gabriel of for murder. The season finale reveals her client: Leland Strand, Lillian's father]].
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* ActionBomb: The method of attack used in the second episode, exploiting a new, non-toxic form of plastic explosive that can be swallowed.
* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: Jin Cong's rogue [=MSS=] faction does this when he takes over Cyber Command by wearing American [=ACU=] uniforms and patches to fool Cyber Command soldiers.
* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: Jin Cong's rogue [=MSS=] faction does this when he takes over Cyber Command by wearing American [=ACU=] uniforms and patches to fool Cyber Command soldiers.
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* ActionBomb: The method of attack used in the second episode, exploiting a new, non-toxic form of plastic explosive that can be swallowed.
swallowed, called "Red X".
* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: In "Athens", Jin Cong's rogue [=MSS=] faction does this when he takes over Cyber Command by wearing American [=ACU=] uniforms and patches to fool Cyber Commandsoldiers.soldiers.
* ArbitrarySkepticism: Gabriel, a guy with a microchip in his own head, still occasionally expresses incredulity at the various advanced technologies they encounter on the job.
* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: In "Athens", Jin Cong's rogue [=MSS=] faction does this when he takes over Cyber Command by wearing American [=ACU=] uniforms and patches to fool Cyber Command
* ArbitrarySkepticism: Gabriel, a guy with a microchip in his own head, still occasionally expresses incredulity at the various advanced technologies they encounter on the job.
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* GovernmentConspiracy: [[spoiler:Mei Chen suggests in "Event Horizon" that someone from the American government hired her to frame Gabriel of murder.]]
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* PoorCommunicationKills: In "Delta Force" Norris committed a series of political assassinations because [[spoiler:his CIA handler misinterpreted a rather terse message from D.C. saying that the U.S. was in favor of Bolivian presidential candidate Javier Leon as "eliminate Javier Leon's competition"]].
* ShipperOnDeck: [[spoiler:Gabriel's Mom. She all but insists, "Now kiss" to Gabriel and Riley.]]
* ShipperOnDeck: [[spoiler:Gabriel's Mom. She all but insists, "Now kiss" to Gabriel and Riley.]]
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* ShipperOnDeck: [[spoiler:Gabriel's Mom. She all but insists, "Now kiss" to Gabriel andRiley.]]Riley]].
* ShipperOnDeck: [[spoiler:Gabriel's Mom. She all but insists, "Now kiss" to Gabriel and
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* WhamShot: The last scene of the season finale reveals who's hiring Mei Chen as an assassin: [[spoiler:Leland Strand]].
