Jericho (2006 TV series): Difference between revisions

* [[The Alcoholic]]: Dr. Kenchy.

* [[Anyone Can Die]] - And we mean anyone.

* [[After the End]] - The end is actually the end of the United States. The rest of the world is pretty much intact, except maybe for North Korea and Iran.

* [[The Alleged Car]]: Heather's pickup.

* [[Badass]] - Most notably Hawkins, but Jake too. Teenagers Allison, Dale and Bonnie each got one incident that was enough to earn them [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|badass status]] for a long time.

* [[Badass Grandpa]] - Johnston Green.

* [[Big Damn Heroes]] - This show lives and breathes this trope, most notably the {{spoiler|Texas Air National Guard saving Jake Green and Robert Hawkins from a pair of AS Air Force interceptors in the final episode}}.

* [[Bilingual Bonus]] - the Morse code at the start of each episode gives a hint/spoiler for the episode.

'''Johnston:''' Oh, ''that''. Stick it in our barn. You never know when {{spoiler|a tank}} will come in handy. }}

* [[Chekhov's Skill]] - Robert spends time teaching Allison how to shoot for self defense. Not only does the effort help shore up years of [[Parental Abandonment]], but it even saves his life.

* [[Could Say It, But...]]: Jake does a subtle one in season 2. "Dale, as sheriff it's my job to tell you that even though the vaccines are on a J&R transport out to be destroyed in Cheyenne, it'd be a big mistake to hijack that truck...the only way someone could do it would be to remove the contents of the boxes without being detected and leave the barcoded containers in the truck. You know what I'm saying?" The next time we see Dale, he's returning triumphantly with the vaccines.

* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]] - Mimi

* [[Eternally Pearly-White Teeth]] - You would think that eventually the supplies of toothpaste and toothbrushes would reduce people's tooth care. You'd think.

** Well, we do see Robert Hawkins' family [[Justified Trope|using homemade toothpaste]], much to his son's confusion. Despite his badass-awesome [[Crazy Prepared|survivalism]], it's unlikely that he was the only person in town who made this stuff.

* [[Fallen Princess]] - Skylar

* [[Fallen States of America]]: The US is no longer the superpower it once was after the bombs fell.

* [[Hero Antagonist]]: Beck

* [[Heroic Bystander]] - A major focus of the series.

* [[Hidden Elf Village]] - Jericho's inhabitants very much [[Invoked Trope|want to make]] their town a [[Hidden Elf Village]] out of fear of outside threats like Ravenwood.

* [[Infant Immortality]]: Averted, if {{spoiler|unborn children}} count.

* [[La Résistance]] - Develops in New Bern and Jericho over the course of season 2.

* [[Law Enforcement, Inc.]] s- Ravenwood in season 2.

* [[Men Don't Cry]]: Averted. Hard. Sometimes [[Manly Tears]] and sometimes more realistic puffy-eyed [[Inelegant Blubbering|gut-wrenching sobbing]]. Played straight with [[Badass|Robert]], though, who probably had his tear ducts surgically removed along with [[The Stoic|most of his soul]].

* [[Misplaced Vegetation]] -- the number of trees in background is improbable for western Kansas, which is a semi-arid steppe.

* [[Oh Crap]]: Twice in the pilot, the townspeople seeing a mushroom cloud and when Dale implied there might have been another explosion in Atlanta.

* [[One Nation Under Copyright]] - The Allied States of America is riddled with former employees of Jennings & Rall, from the new President on down. The company becomes integral and inseperable to the day-to-day operation of the government.

** Surprising how ubiquitous Motorola communications devices are as well.

* [[Private Military Contractors]] - Ravenwood

* [[Put on a Bus]] ([[Subverted Trope|Subverted]]) - Heather goes to New Bern to help design the wind turbines to help power the town. Afterwards she's reported {{spoiler|dead shot trying to sabotage the mortar machine}} but is later {{spoiler|seen again rescued by the army.}}

* [[Returning War Vet]] - Jake, whose skills from the army make him an effective defender of the town, though it's stated he's not quite as capable as Robert Hawkins

** Jake {{spoiler|wasn't actually in the army, he was working for a "private contractor" (Jennings and Rall), but did experience the war through that.}} Since Hawkins was thoroughly trained for what he does, he is much more able to navigate the situations they face than Jake, [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|who reacts emotionally to what happens]] more often than not.

* [[Shout-Out]] - The producers evidently read ''[[Alas, Babylon]]''. At one point, Dale can't sell some metallic trinkets because there's a fear of irradiated metal (which is identical to a plot in Alas, Babylon). Hawkins also suggests that Jericho is located away from projected fallout clouds and has access to useful resources, much like Fort Repose.

* [[Slow Electricity]] - We get the city power sequential failure sequence at [[The End of the World as We Know It]].

* [[Taking Over the Town]] - This is what the Ravenwood mercenaries do to a town they invade. They take all the supplies and shoot anyone who opposes them. Since the towns are isolated from the outside world, they do not have to worry anyone coming to help the townpeople. The people of Jericho try to preempt this by blowing the bridge into town themselves before Ravenwood crosses it.

* [[Those Two Guys]] -- Jimmy and Bill.

* [[Torture Always Works]] - Subverted and lampshaded by Hawkins, who says that the fear of torture is more effective, and that real torture only works in the movies.

** Also averted at other points when it proves completely ineffective against Eric, Jake, and others.

 

{{reflist}}

[[Category:American Series]]

[[Category:Speculative Fiction]]