![]() Make Wrong What Once Went Right: Technically speaking, this is a Once an Episode trope, but Ian Pascoe really takes the cake.Jack the Ripoff: Pascoe makes his debut by killing the actual Jack the Ripper and taking his place.I Owe You My Life: According to Dale, Matuzek recruited him into the TEC and rescued him from a dreary and unsatisfying academic job.Historical Rapsheet: Ian Pascoe is said to have caused the Chernobyl, Titanic, and Hindenburg disasters, but we don't see it in the show outside of historical records.As he walks off, one of the members says he likes the sound of that name. Historical In-Joke: During "The Heist," Jack bumps into a band and remarks they look like the Village People.There's Jack the Ripper, Al Capone, Adolf Hitler, Elliot Ness, the Village People, and others. Historical Domain Character: Lots of them, since Time Travel is a Once an Episode thing.He was a rebellious teenager who often got into trouble and kicked out by other families, but the Logans adopted him rather than dump him. Happily Adopted: Jack was an orphan in a foster family program.Purely tongue in cheek, since he was forced to wear a Wehrmacht uniform. Good-Looking Privates: In "Rocket Science", when Jack Logan returns from his latest mission in a military uniform, one of his colleagues notes how attractive he looks.Godwin's Law of Time Travel: In "Rocket Science", Jack Logan has to stop a time traveler who's helping Hitler, complete with the hero going back in time to prevent the Nazi Future by stopping the Nazis from getting the atomic bomb.He compels her to wear more provocative clothing than her uniform, but conservative by modern standards. Go-Go Enslavement: A subdued version in "Public Enemy" when Ian Pascoe kidnaps Claire and takes her back to 1928 with him.Of course, he leaves all the pieces in the past, which means there should still be a potential for reverse-engineering it. Logan simply smashes the laptop and leaves. The Nazi is obviously having trouble with a concept such as a portable computer. When Logan goes back ( again) to stop him, he walks into his lab, where a German scientist is trying to figure out how to work the yuppie's laptop. Slightly justified in that he had already done all the research he needs in order to improve their tech. Giving Radio to the Romans: In "Rocket Science", a German yuppie travels to the 40s and introduces enhancements to Nazi technology.Faking the Dead: Tommy Maddox from "The Future, Jack, the Future" appears to die on a mission to 1990, but he survives and opts to stay there so he can buy up some stock to get rich.Moments in the episode (such as a vicious off-screen death for a subordinate) really justify his fear. ![]()
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