Tyrant Takes the Helm: Difference between revisions

* In ''[[Porridge]]'' (episode ''Disturbing the Peace''), Mackay is sent away, only to be replaced by the sadistic Napper Wainwright.

* Subverted briefly in ''[[SVU]]'' with Kim Greylek who informs Cragen that she'll be present at crime scenes. The captain, [[Continuity Nod|finding this a very familiar scene]], cuts her down immediately.

* ''[[ER]]'' had chief nurse Eve Peyton, who [[Moral Event Horizon|forced Sam to fire]] long-time nurse [[Fake Guest Star|Haleh]].

** Also [[Dr. Jerk|Dr. Romano]] upon becoming chief of the ER, although it was somewhat [[Love to Hate|different]].

* In the ''[[Dollhouse]]'' episode "Meet Jane Doe" (2x07), {{spoiler|after losing Echo,}} Adele is replaced by Harding, who humiliates her by installing her as his puppet/maid and creates a Research and Development department presumably to begin building the technology {{spoiler|responsible for the [[The End of the World as We Know It|collapse of civilization]] we see in [[After the End|"Epitaph One" (1x13)]]}}. She is only able to regain her position of power by {{spoiler|delivering said technology right into Harding's hands,}} a move made out of desperation and [[Your Mileage May Vary|perhaps]] qualitatively [[Moral Event Horizon|worse than anything she has done on the show before]]. Of course, she's spurred on by this bit of inspirational wisdom from Boyd after they learn that [[Darkest Hour|Harding plans to send a number of the actives to a new house in Dubai]]:

'''Boyd:''' ...The Adele I knew would never ask me that question. }}

** Of course, given [[The Reveals]] later on that {{spoiler|Boyd is the ultimate [[Big Bad]] running the corporation}}, this entire chain of events may have been orchestrated.

* The secretary Miss Harbottle from ''[[All Creatures Great and Small]]''. She rules the accounts with an iron fist and equates taking money from the cashbox to pay for petty expenses with [[All Crimes Are Equal|embezzlement]]. No wonder she didn't last long.

* Steve Fleming in ''[[The Thick of It]]''. At first his colleagues are happy to see the back of [[Magnificent Bastard|Malcolm Tucker]] but when they realize how creepy, charmless and bad-tempered his replacement is they decide [[We Want Our Jerk Back|they want their jerk to come back]] from his [[Ten-Minute Retirement]].

* Arguably, Keith Mars when he {{spoiler|regains the position of sheriff}} in ''[[Veronica Mars]]''. While generally a good guy, his {{spoiler|response to underage drinking was way out of proportion to the actual problem}}.

== Radio ==

* Remley pulls this ''[[The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show]]'' after he signs his name to Phil's employment contract, but it's played humorously. It doesn't last long:

'''Band members:''' Heil, Remley! Heil, Remley! Heil, Remley! }}