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* BrickJoke: Penny declines scrambled eggs for breakfast, saying she doesn't like scrambled eggs. Her father objects that she liked scrambled eggs last week. Kirkam offers Mike the eggs, but Mike says that he only liked scrambled eggs last week too.
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Directed by Creator/SharatRaju

Written by Creator/JeffMelvoin, Creator/PierluigiCothran, Creator/PatrickCunnane, & Creator/TraceyRice
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* HollywoodHacking: Cyberattacks are preventing the resupply of the ISS, imperilling the lives of its crew.

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* HollywoodHacking: Cyberattacks are preventing the resupply of the ISS, imperilling imperiling the lives of its crew.
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* ShoutOut: Considering the space-oriented plot, the title is one to ''Franchise/StarTrek''.

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* ShoutOut: Considering the space-oriented plot, the title is one to ''Franchise/StarTrek''. A bit of a GeniusBonus comes into play when you realize that ''Series/DesignatedSurvivor'' and ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' are both being filmed in {{UsefulNotes/Toronto}}, Canada.
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Damian Rennett is brought in for questioning, while cyberattacks grip the American and Russian space programs and the lives of the crew of the International Space Station hang in the balance.

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!!Tropes in this episode:
* CassandraTruth: Damian tries to convey crucial information about the coming supply launch being hacked for its destruction, but nobody believes him due to his known DoubleAgent status.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: The ISS is resupplied after close collaboration between the Russians and the Americans.
* EtTuBrute: Kirkman calls Secretary Moss on the proverbial carpet for abusing his authority and making concessions to Russia without Kirkman's knowledge or consent. [[YouHaveFailedMe Then he fires Moss.]]
* HollywoodHacking: Cyberattacks are preventing the resupply of the ISS, imperilling the lives of its crew.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Moss is right that Kirkman has indeed been less decisive as a result of Alex's death; at the same time, that's hardly a justification for leaking classified information to all and sundry.
* TheMole: Kirkman and Emily figure out that Secretary Moss is the source of all the recent leaks from the White House administration.
* PistolWhipping: How Hannah renders Damian unconscious for his arrest.
* TheReveal: Damian was on the trail of hackers targeting both the United States ''and'' Russia.
* ShoutOut: Considering the space-oriented plot, the title is one to ''Franchise/StarTrek''.
* SpottingTheThread: Tom, Emily and the White House staff manage to piece together that Secretary Moss has been the source of the leaks from their administration, as well as the one who unilaterally brokered a deal with the Russian ambassador.
* StuffBlowingUp: The first resupply rocket headed for the ISS does this when it veers off course due to hacked programming and must be destroyed for public safety.
* WeAreStrugglingTogether: The American and Russian space agencies do end up collaborating.
* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Damian tries to get Hannah and Aaron to listen to him, but they refuse due to him being TheMole for the Russians.
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