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* DrivenToSuicide: Colson's business partner and best friend Brian Vogler ends up killing himself after the Trust blackmail him into cooking the books at Colson Industries to discredit Colson. After his death, Carter finds Colson deliberating over shooting himself, but she manages to talk him down.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Colson's business partner and best friend Brian Vogler ends up killing himself after the Trust blackmail him into cooking the books at Colson Industries to discredit Colson. After his death, Carter finds Colson deliberating over shooting overshooting himself, but she manages to talk him down.
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* {{Expy}}: As a progressive British aeronautics tycoon (who was almost brought down by financial shenanigans) Alec Coulson is pretty much Sir Richard Branson.
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* RiddleForTheAges: When Brian is discovered dead, it is believed that he killed himself to avoid further blackmail from the Trust. However, this was after Carter had promised that he and his family would be protected, raising the question of whether Brain actually killed himself. Or if the Trust discovered what Carter was up to and had Brian murdered.
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** Carter tells Colson about the [[Recap/StargateSG1S6E14SmokeAndMirrors shadowy group of business tycoons who financed the rogue NID]], then going by "the Committee," now "the Trust."
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* BrokenMasquerade: Carter eventually persuades O'Neill that they have nothing to lose by telling Colson the truth since he's threatening to go public anyway, and she takes him on a tour of the alpha site to try and convince him to keep quiet.
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* BrokenMasquerade: Carter eventually persuades O'Neill that they have nothing to lose by telling Colson the truth since he's threatening to go public anyway, and she takes him on a tour of the alpha site Alpha Site to try and convince him to keep quiet.
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** The new alpha site is built inside a mountain much like the SGC after [[Recap/StargateSG1S7E16DeathKnell the last one was destroyed]].
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* TheIdealist: Colson starts out as this, believing that revealing the existence of the stargate would serve to bring the people of Earth together. He does seem to lose some of his idealism by the end of the episode, however, after he gets set up and Vogler kills himself.
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* TheWorldIsNotReady: Carter invokes this to try and convince Colson that revealing the stargate to the public would be a bad idea. Vogler also references the trope verbatim at one point.
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* TheWorldIsNotReady: Carter invokes this to try and convince Colson that revealing the stargate Stargate to the public would be a bad idea. Vogler also references the trope verbatim at one point.
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* ActorAllusion: The only character that Colson is introduced to at the Alpha Site is Captain [[Series/TheNanny Sheffield]].
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* TheWorldIsNotReady: Carter invokes this to try and convince Colson that revealing the stargate to the public would be a bad idea. Vogler also references the trope verbatim at one point.
* YouHave48Hours: During his initial press conference at the beginning of the episode, Colson gives the government 24 hours to reveal the truth, or he'll do it for them.
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->''"Ladies and gentlemen, there is life beyond our world. There are aliens out there, and they have a technology far beyond ours, and they have been intervening in our existence for quite some time. I have proof. And I am giving the governments of all the nations that are aware of this 24 hours to reveal the truth... or I'm gonna do it for them."''
-->'''-- Alec Colson'''
The team is sent to investigate when Alec Colson, a wealthy industrialist and acquaintance of Carter's, threatens to go public with proof of the existence of aliens. Carter tries to convince him that the world isn't ready to know the truth, but the Trust is willing to take more radical measures in silencing Colson.
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!!"Covenant" provides examples of the following tropes:
* BlatantLies: Colson calls out the team over the terrible "meteor shower" cover story for Anubis's attack on Earth.
* BrokenMasquerade: Carter eventually persuades O'Neill that they have nothing to lose by telling Colson the truth since he's threatening to go public anyway, and she takes him on a tour of the alpha site to try and convince him to keep quiet.
* ContinuityNod:
** Much of Colson's evidence is from the attack on Earth in [[Recap/StargateSG1S7E22LostCityPart2 "Lost City"]].
** [[Recap/StargateSG1S6E11Prometheus Julia Donovan]] follows Colson's story and conducts an interview with Carter, while Daniel mentions getting several missed calls from [[Recap/StargateSG1S7E17HeroesPart1 Emmett Bregman]].
** Daniel points out that this [[Recap/StargateSG1S7E3FragileBalance wouldn't be the first time]] an Asgard has been hanging out on Earth without Thor being aware of it.
** The new alpha site is built inside a mountain much like the SGC after [[Recap/StargateSG1S7E16DeathKnell the last one was destroyed]].
** Carter tells Colson that they recently witnessed the revelation of the stargate on another planet [[Recap/StargateSG1S8E5Icon trigger a world war]] in an attempt to dissuade him from going public.
* CoolCar: Carter drives a red Mustang convertible when she and Daniel initially go to meet with Colson.
* {{Determinator}}: Colson makes it clear that it doesn't matter what anybody says to him; he will stop at nothing to reveal the truth. Even an attempted assassination doesn't slow him down.
-->'''Colson:''' I won't be stopped, Sam. I promise you, one way or another, the world is gonna learn the truth.
* DrivenToSuicide: Colson's business partner and best friend Brian Vogler ends up killing himself after the Trust blackmail him into cooking the books at Colson Industries to discredit Colson. After his death, Carter finds Colson deliberating over shooting himself, but she manages to talk him down.
* EmptyShell: The "Asgard" that Colson brings out on live TV is one of these, since it's just a cloned body with no consciousness inside.
* ExactWords:
-->'''Colson:''' Problem with a guy like me, there's no place on Earth I can hide.
-->'''Carter:''' Who's talking about Earth?
* TheIdealist: Colson starts out as this, believing that revealing the existence of the stargate would serve to bring the people of Earth together. He does seem to lose some of his idealism by the end of the episode, however, after he gets set up and Vogler kills himself.
* IgnoranceIsBliss: Discussed when Carter tries to persuade Colson that the general population is better off not knowing that Earth is constantly under threat of destruction.
-->'''Colson:''' Oh, right. The old "if you had cancer" argument. Would you want to know you're gonna die, or would you rather live out your final days in blissful ignorance?
* JustFollowingOrders: Carter's justification for publicly discrediting Colson, not that it makes her feel any better about it.
* KilledToUpholdTheMasquerade: The Trust attempt to have Colson assassinated by sabotaging his private aircraft, forcing it to make an emergency landing.
* MetaphoricallyTrue: When Carter goes on TV to discredit Colson's "proof", he remarks that she doesn't actually ''lie'' once.
* TemptingFate: When Vogler first tries to stop Colson from going public with his evidence, his flippant response is "what are they going to do? Have me killed?" Shortly afterwards, somebody tries to do just that.
* UnwittingPawn: Colson accuses Carter of being one as he suspects the Air Force of being behind the attempt on his life.
-->'''Colson:''' Don't worry, Sam, I don't believe for a second you were in on it. If it was our government, I'm sure you were just a pawn.
-->'''Carter:''' That doesn't make me feel any better.
* WhamShot: Colson unveiling what appears to be live Asgard during his press conference.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: At the end of the episode, Carter secures permission for Colson to go into hiding offworld to escape jail time; it's implied he accepts her offer, but it's never made clear one way or the other what becomes of him.
* TheWorldIsNotReady: Carter invokes this to try and convince Colson that revealing the stargate to the public would be a bad idea. Vogler also references the trope verbatim at one point.
* YouHave48Hours: During his initial press conference at the beginning of the episode, Colson gives the government 24 hours to reveal the truth, or he'll do it for them.
-->'''-- Alec Colson'''
The team is sent to investigate when Alec Colson, a wealthy industrialist and acquaintance of Carter's, threatens to go public with proof of the existence of aliens. Carter tries to convince him that the world isn't ready to know the truth, but the Trust is willing to take more radical measures in silencing Colson.
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!!"Covenant" provides examples of the following tropes:
* BlatantLies: Colson calls out the team over the terrible "meteor shower" cover story for Anubis's attack on Earth.
* BrokenMasquerade: Carter eventually persuades O'Neill that they have nothing to lose by telling Colson the truth since he's threatening to go public anyway, and she takes him on a tour of the alpha site to try and convince him to keep quiet.
* ContinuityNod:
** Much of Colson's evidence is from the attack on Earth in [[Recap/StargateSG1S7E22LostCityPart2 "Lost City"]].
** [[Recap/StargateSG1S6E11Prometheus Julia Donovan]] follows Colson's story and conducts an interview with Carter, while Daniel mentions getting several missed calls from [[Recap/StargateSG1S7E17HeroesPart1 Emmett Bregman]].
** Daniel points out that this [[Recap/StargateSG1S7E3FragileBalance wouldn't be the first time]] an Asgard has been hanging out on Earth without Thor being aware of it.
** The new alpha site is built inside a mountain much like the SGC after [[Recap/StargateSG1S7E16DeathKnell the last one was destroyed]].
** Carter tells Colson that they recently witnessed the revelation of the stargate on another planet [[Recap/StargateSG1S8E5Icon trigger a world war]] in an attempt to dissuade him from going public.
* CoolCar: Carter drives a red Mustang convertible when she and Daniel initially go to meet with Colson.
* {{Determinator}}: Colson makes it clear that it doesn't matter what anybody says to him; he will stop at nothing to reveal the truth. Even an attempted assassination doesn't slow him down.
-->'''Colson:''' I won't be stopped, Sam. I promise you, one way or another, the world is gonna learn the truth.
* DrivenToSuicide: Colson's business partner and best friend Brian Vogler ends up killing himself after the Trust blackmail him into cooking the books at Colson Industries to discredit Colson. After his death, Carter finds Colson deliberating over shooting himself, but she manages to talk him down.
* EmptyShell: The "Asgard" that Colson brings out on live TV is one of these, since it's just a cloned body with no consciousness inside.
* ExactWords:
-->'''Colson:''' Problem with a guy like me, there's no place on Earth I can hide.
-->'''Carter:''' Who's talking about Earth?
* TheIdealist: Colson starts out as this, believing that revealing the existence of the stargate would serve to bring the people of Earth together. He does seem to lose some of his idealism by the end of the episode, however, after he gets set up and Vogler kills himself.
* IgnoranceIsBliss: Discussed when Carter tries to persuade Colson that the general population is better off not knowing that Earth is constantly under threat of destruction.
-->'''Colson:''' Oh, right. The old "if you had cancer" argument. Would you want to know you're gonna die, or would you rather live out your final days in blissful ignorance?
* JustFollowingOrders: Carter's justification for publicly discrediting Colson, not that it makes her feel any better about it.
* KilledToUpholdTheMasquerade: The Trust attempt to have Colson assassinated by sabotaging his private aircraft, forcing it to make an emergency landing.
* MetaphoricallyTrue: When Carter goes on TV to discredit Colson's "proof", he remarks that she doesn't actually ''lie'' once.
* TemptingFate: When Vogler first tries to stop Colson from going public with his evidence, his flippant response is "what are they going to do? Have me killed?" Shortly afterwards, somebody tries to do just that.
* UnwittingPawn: Colson accuses Carter of being one as he suspects the Air Force of being behind the attempt on his life.
-->'''Colson:''' Don't worry, Sam, I don't believe for a second you were in on it. If it was our government, I'm sure you were just a pawn.
-->'''Carter:''' That doesn't make me feel any better.
* WhamShot: Colson unveiling what appears to be live Asgard during his press conference.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: At the end of the episode, Carter secures permission for Colson to go into hiding offworld to escape jail time; it's implied he accepts her offer, but it's never made clear one way or the other what becomes of him.
* TheWorldIsNotReady: Carter invokes this to try and convince Colson that revealing the stargate to the public would be a bad idea. Vogler also references the trope verbatim at one point.
* YouHave48Hours: During his initial press conference at the beginning of the episode, Colson gives the government 24 hours to reveal the truth, or he'll do it for them.
