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* VillainousBreakdown: The last of the commandos to go down is reduced to a screaming wreck as he realizes he's the last one standing.
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* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: Right before they left, Micro made himself a sandwich but didn't bother making one for Frank, instead giving him an MRE.

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* ChekhovsGun: At the beginning of the episode, Micro is putting together the drone he'll use to provide Frank with air support during the gunfight in the forest.



* FanDisservice: The burn scar tissue on Dinah's otherwise attractive body are not a pretty sight. Billy also remarks this during the sex scene.

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* FanDisservice: The burn scar tissue on Dinah's otherwise attractive body are not a pretty sight. Billy also remarks this during the sex scene.when they're having sex.
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* WouldHitAGirl: There's at least one woman among the team of operatives that attack Frank and Gunner in the forest. She is the fourth operative to die after being promptly sniped in the head by Frank.

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* WouldHitAGirl: There's at least one woman among the team of operatives that attack Frank and Gunner in the forest. She is the fourth operative to die be killed after being promptly sniped in the head by Frank.
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* WouldHitAGirl: There's at least one woman among the team of operatives that attack Frank and Gunner in the forest. She is the fifth operative to due after being promptly sniped in the head by Frank.

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* WouldHitAGirl: There's at least one woman among the team of operatives that attack Frank and Gunner in the forest. She is the fifth fourth operative to due die after being promptly sniped in the head by Frank.
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* WouldHitAGirl: There's at least one woman among the team of operatives that attack Frank and Gunner in the forest.

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* WouldHitAGirl: There's at least one woman among the team of operatives that attack Frank and Gunner in the forest. She is the fifth operative to due after being promptly sniped in the head by Frank.

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* MookHorrorShow: The last operative to be killed by Frank and Gunner screams in terror while trying to find the duo before getting a knife in his throat.
* OhCrap: Rawlins' reaction upon seeing Frank's face through the helmet cam of one of his operatives.

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* MookHorrorShow: The last operative to be killed by Frank and Gunner screams in terror while trying to find the duo before getting a knife in his throat.
throat, and after making a death threat to Rawlins through the camera, Frank breaks the man's neck.
* OhCrap: Rawlins' reaction upon seeing Frank's face through the helmet cam of one of his operatives.the operative who walks into the booby trap.



* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Rawlins, since we saw the flashback, has become a well-respected CIA superior and even receives a promotion within the episode.

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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Rawlins, since we saw the flashback, has become a well-respected CIA superior and even receives a promotion within the episode.Marion is considering him to be her Deputy Director.


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* WouldHitAGirl: There's at least one woman among the team of operatives that attack Frank and Gunner in the forest.
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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Karen argues that Frank should expose the people who wronged him instead of killing them and making martyrs out of them, while Frank says that this would put everybody he still cares about (like Karen herself) in the crossfire.

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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Karen argues that Frank should expose the people who wronged him instead of killing them and making martyrs out of them, while Frank says that this still [[VillainsWithGoodPublicity wouldn't bring the perpetrators to justice since they can still get away with their crimes]] and would put everybody he still cares about (like Karen herself) in the crossfire.

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* AnnoyingArrows: Averted. Frank nearly bleeds out from an arrow to the shoulder (though the firefight afterwards also contributes).

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* AnnoyingArrows: Averted. Frank nearly bleeds out from an arrow to the shoulder (though the firefight afterwards afterward also contributes).



* MarriedToTheJob: Despite not having fully healed, against all advices, Madani returns to work early after her injury in the last episode.

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* MarriedToTheJob: Despite not having fully healed, against all advices, advice, Madani returns to work early after her injury in the last episode.



* ShoutOut: Micro's daughter tells Frank the story of ''Literature/LifeOfPi''.

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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Micro's daughter tells Frank the story of ''Literature/LifeOfPi''.''Literature/LifeOfPi''.
** When inviting Frank to dinner, Micro's wife admits that she is no Creator/RachaelRay.

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** Internal Affairs are grilling Sam and Dinah over the botched gun sting.



** Unlike in "Kandahar" Frank being hit near the shoulder is not a flesh wound, Gunner also ends up bleeding to death.

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** Unlike in "Kandahar" "Kandahar", Frank being hit near the shoulder with an arrowhead is not a flesh wound, wound. Gunner also ends up bleeding to death.
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[[caption-width-right:350: ''"I'm coming for you."'']]
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* CrazySurvivalist: Gunner, who lives off the grid, has set up traps in the woods and shoots trespassers with his bow.

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* CrazySurvivalist: Gunner, who lives off the grid, has set up booby traps in the woods around his cabin and shoots trespassers with his bow.



* SexForSolace: Madani vents her excruciating few days by having sex with Russo, she tells him to just ignore the bandage when they're undressing.

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* SexForSolace: Madani vents her excruciating few days by having sex with Russo, she Russo. She tells him to just ignore the bandage when they're undressing.



* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Rawlins, who is a well-respected CIA agent and even receives a promotion within the episode.

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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Rawlins, who is since we saw the flashback, has become a well-respected CIA agent superior and even receives a promotion within the episode.
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Rawlins, who is a well-respected CIA agent and even receives promotion within the episode.

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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Rawlins, who is a well-respected CIA agent and even receives a promotion within the episode.
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* SexForSolace: Madani vents her excruciating few days by having sex with Russo, she tells him to just ignore the bandage when they re undressing.

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* SexForSolace: Madani vents her excruciating few days by having sex with Russo, she tells him to just ignore the bandage when they re they're undressing.
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* LikeFatherLikeSon: Frank remarks that Micro's son is just as much of a dick like he is.

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* LikeFatherLikeSon: Frank remarks that Micro's son is just as much of a dick like as he is.

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* HeelRealization: Gunner had one in the past when a young brother-in-arms died and he found out Schonoover, Agent Orange and a coroner had his corpse desecrated by stuffing drugs into him.

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* HeelRealization: Gunner had one in the past when a young brother-in-arms died and he found out Schonoover, Schoonover, Agent Orange and a coroner the Colonel in charge of mortuary services had his corpse desecrated by stuffing drugs into him.him.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Rawlins sends a team to eliminate Gunner to keep the truth about Cerberus and his involvement in it under wraps.
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* ChekhovsGunman: The one who released the video was Gunner, the soldier who expressed concern when they were retrieving bullet out of corpse.

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* ChekhovsGunman: The one who released the video was Gunner, the soldier who expressed his concern to Frank when they were retrieving bullet out of corpse.corpses.



* CrazySurvivalist: Gunner, who has set up traps in the woods and shoots trespassers with his bow.

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* CrazySurvivalist: Gunner, who lives off the grid, has set up traps in the woods and shoots trespassers with his bow.



* FriendlyFire: Frank is accidentally wounded by Gunner, who mistook him for an intruder.

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* FriendlyFire: Frank is accidentally wounded by Gunner, who mistook him for an intruder.



* HeelRealization: Gunner had one in the past when a young brother-in-arms died and his superiors had his corpse descerated by stuffing drugs into him, covering up the cause of his death.

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* HeelRealization: Gunner had one in the past when a young brother-in-arms died and his superiors he found out Schonoover, Agent Orange and a coroner had his corpse descerated desecrated by stuffing drugs into him, covering up the cause of his death.him.



* TokenGoodTeammate: Gunner was the only man in Frank's unit who had reservations about what they were doing all the time.

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* TokenGoodTeammate: Gunner was the only man in Frank's unit Operation Cerberus who had reservations about what they were doing all the time.

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* ContinuityNod: When speaking to Karen, Dinah cannot help but comment on Karen's habit of getting involved in stuff, like her past involvement in taking down Wilson Fisk, or even her past involvement with Frank.

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speaking to Karen, Dinah cannot help but comment on Karen's habit of getting involved in stuff, like her past involvement in taking down Wilson Fisk, or even her past involvement with Frank.Frank.
**Frank's friendly fire arrow from Gunner lodges in his right shoulder. Incidentally, Matt got a through and through arrow to this same point when he was attacked by a Hand ninja in his apartment.


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* FriendlyFire: Frank is accidentally wounded by Gunner, who mistook him for an intruder.

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* DyingAlone: Tragically, Frank tries to get help for Gunner and himself, leaving the AlmostDeadGuy behind and then passing out. He gets barely rescued himself by Micro, with Gunner not being picked up.
* FanDisservice: The burn scar tissue on Magani's otherwise attractive body are not a pretty sight. {{In universe}} Russo also remarks this during the sex scene.

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* DueToTheDead: Gunner found out what was going on (drugs being smuggled back inside the bodies of [=KIA=]s) when he sought to return a knife he had gotten from a young soldier who died in battle.
* DyingAlone: Tragically, Frank tries to get help for Gunner and himself, leaving the AlmostDeadGuy behind and then passing out. He gets barely rescued himself by Micro, with Gunner not being picked up.
up. As a next minute resort, he calls the cops and tells them where Gunner's body can be found.
* FanDisservice: The burn scar tissue on Magani's Dinah's otherwise attractive body are not a pretty sight. {{In universe}} Russo Billy also remarks this during the sex scene.
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* DontCreateAMartyr: Karen's main objection to what Frank does is that it will only make heroes out of the guys he kills while further digging himself in.

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* DontCreateAMartyr: Karen's main objection to what Frank does is that it will only make heroes out of the guys he kills while further digging himself in. On top of this, Matt's "death" is still fresh on her mind, and she can't bear to see Frank go down the same destructive path that killed Matt.



* GroinAttack: One of the operatives dispatched to take out Gunner and Frank runs straight into a trap which impales him in several places of his body...including the crotch. And he is still ''alive'' after that.

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* GroinAttack: One of the operatives dispatched to take out Gunner and Frank runs straight into a booby trap which impales him in several places of his body...including the crotch. And he is still ''alive'' after that.
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* OhCrap: Rawlins' reaction upon seeing Frank's face through the helmet cam of one of his operatives.
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* ChekovsGunman: The one who released the video was Gunner, the soldier who expressed concern when they were retrieving bullet out of corpse.

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* ChekovsGunman: ChekhovsGunman: The one who released the video was Gunner, the soldier who expressed concern when they were retrieving bullet out of corpse.
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* ChekovGunman: The one who released the video was Gunner, the soldier who expressed concern when they were retrieving bullet out of corpse.

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* ChekovGunman: ChekovsGunman: The one who released the video was Gunner, the soldier who expressed concern when they were retrieving bullet out of corpse.

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He introducer himself in " kandahar" and had enough characterization to tell he was the moral type


* ChekovGunman: The one who released the video was Gunner, the soldier who expressed concern when they were retrieving bullet out of corpse.



* RealityEnsues: Only using a bow against a squad armed with fully automatic weapons will get you shot.

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* RealityEnsues: RealityEnsues:
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Only using a bow against a squad armed with fully automatic weapons will get you shot.shot.
** Unlike in "Kandahar" Frank being hit near the shoulder is not a flesh wound, Gunner also ends up bleeding to death.
* SexForSolace: Madani vents her excruciating few days by having sex with Russo, she tells him to just ignore the bandage when they re undressing.



* WeHardlyKnewYe: Gunner dies in the same episode he is introduced in.

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* AnnoyingArrows: Averted. Frank nearly bleeds out from an arrow to the shoulder.

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* AnnoyingArrows: Averted. Frank nearly bleeds out from an arrow to the shoulder.shoulder (though the firefight afterwards also contributes).
* AskAStupidQuestion: When Micro's son asks what Frank is doing while he is fixing the family's car, the latter snarks ''Baking a cake.''
* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Karen argues that Frank should expose the people who wronged him instead of killing them and making martyrs out of them, while Frank says that this would put everybody he still cares about (like Karen herself) in the crossfire.
* CoitusEnsues: Madani and Russo's sex scene has next to no build-up.


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* CrazySurvivalist: Gunner, who has set up traps in the woods and shoots trespassers with his bow.
* DontCreateAMartyr: Karen's main objection to what Frank does is that it will only make heroes out of the guys he kills while further digging himself in.
* DriverFacesPassenger: Frank even eats while driving.
* DyingAlone: Tragically, Frank tries to get help for Gunner and himself, leaving the AlmostDeadGuy behind and then passing out. He gets barely rescued himself by Micro, with Gunner not being picked up.
* FanDisservice: The burn scar tissue on Magani's otherwise attractive body are not a pretty sight. {{In universe}} Russo also remarks this during the sex scene.
* GroinAttack: One of the operatives dispatched to take out Gunner and Frank runs straight into a trap which impales him in several places of his body...including the crotch. And he is still ''alive'' after that.
* HeadbuttingHeroes: Micro and Frank do ''not'' get along well.
* HeelRealization: Gunner had one in the past when a young brother-in-arms died and his superiors had his corpse descerated by stuffing drugs into him, covering up the cause of his death.
* InstantDeathBullet: {{Averted}} with Gunner, who dies of his injuries hours later.
* ItsPersonal: Madani takes the destruction of her car, a gift from her parents, quite seriously.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Frank remarks that Micro's son is just as much of a dick like he is.
* MarriedToTheJob: Despite not having fully healed, against all advices, Madani returns to work early after her injury in the last episode.
* MookHorrorShow: The last operative to be killed by Frank and Gunner screams in terror while trying to find the duo before getting a knife in his throat.
* RealityEnsues: Only using a bow against a squad armed with fully automatic weapons will get you shot.


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* TokenGoodTeammate: Gunner was the only man in Frank's unit who had reservations about what they were doing all the time.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Rawlins, who is a well-respected CIA agent and even receives promotion within the episode.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Gunner dies in the same episode he is introduced in.
* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: Stein remarks what an odd name ''Gunner'' is.
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* ContinuityNod: When speaking to Karen, Dinah cannot help but comment on Karen's habit of getting involved in stuff, like her past involvement in taking down Wilson Fisk, or even her past involvement with Frank.
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* AnnoyingArrows: Averted. Frank nearly bleeds out from an arrow to the shoulder.

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* AnnoyingArrows: Averted. Frank nearly bleeds out from an arrow to the shoulder.shoulder.
* ShoutOut: Micro's daughter tells Frank the story of ''Literature/LifeOfPi''.
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* AnnoyingArrows: Averted. Frank nearly bleeds out from an arrow to the shoulder.
* DroneOfDeath: Micro uses a drone to warn Frank of two advancing enemies.

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* AnnoyingArrows: Averted. Frank nearly bleeds out from an arrow to the shoulder.
* DroneOfDeath: Micro uses a drone to warn Frank of two advancing enemies.
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* AnnoyingArrows: Averted. Frank nearly bleeds out from an arrow to the shoulder.
* DroneOfDeath: Micro uses a drone to warn Frank of two advancing enemies.
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Frank and Micro go looking for answers from a reluctant witness. Madani and Sam learn of a looming investigation. Rawlins sees a ghost.
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