History Series / TheNightAgent

* FacingDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Lorna.]] "I have nothing to say to you. Get it over with."

-->Maybe we could try this for a while? See what it's like... being people who go to work and come home.

* ActionSurvivor: Rose has no real combat experience, but she is able to handle herself and save Peter several times. Rose stabs an FBI Agent to save Peter, and kills Ellen the assassin by pushing her off a tower.

** Rose lost both her parents at a young age, her startup was destroyed when her coworker Adam betrayed her, and her aunt and uncle were killed.

* DidTheyOrDidntThey: Peter and Rose on the Boat in Episode 7.
* DeclarationOfProtection: Peter gives one to Rose when as they are driving to the [=AirBnB=] In Episode 1.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Twisted as she is, Ellen is fully and passionately in love with Dale, and she goes [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge utterly berserk]] [[spoiler:after he's killed.]]

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: At a zoo, Farr claims that, majestic and powerful as they are in the wild, big predators in captivity are basically giant housepets. Many a zookeeper will attest otherwise.

* YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: The President to Farr:

'''(=POTUS=):''' Whenever you call me Michelle, I know you're pissed.

'''{{POTUS}}:''' Whenever you call me Michelle, I know you're pissed.

'''President:''' Whenever you call me Michelle, I know you're pissed.

* WouldHurtAChild: Dale and Ellen masquerade as parents to gain entry to a woman's house, using an actual baby as a prop. [[spoiler:After they murder the owner, they just leave the baby strapped into a carrier and sitting on the kitchen table. The child will almost certainly die of neglect and starvation, not to mention ''they obviously kidnapped the baby in the first place''.]] This incident also serves as an EstablishingCharacterMoment for the two of them; they are absolutely heartless and will [[KickTheDog kick any dog]] if it helps them.

* WouldHurtAChild: Dale and Ellen masquerade as parents to gain entry to a woman's house, using an actual baby as a prop. [[spoiler:After they murder the owner, they just leave the baby strapped into a carrier and sitting on the kitchen table. The child will almost certainly die of neglect and starvation, not to mention ''they obviously kidnapped the baby in the first place''.]] This incident also serves as an EstablishingCharacterMoment for the two of them; they are absolutely heartless and will [[KickTheDog kick any dog]] they need to.

* WouldHurtAChild: Dale and Ellen masquerade as parents to gain entry to a woman's house, using an actual baby as a prop. [[spoiler:After they murder the owner, they just leave the baby strapped into a carrier and sitting on the kitchen table. The child will almost certainly die of neglect and starvation, not to mention ''they obviously kidnapped the baby in the first place''.]] This incident also serves as an EstablishingCharacterMoment for the two of them; they are absolutely heartless and will [[KickTheDog kick any dog]].

* WouldHurtAChild: Dale and Ellen masquerade as parents to gain entry to a woman's house, using an actual baby as a prop. [[spoiler:After they murder the owner, they just leave the baby strapped into a carrier and sitting on the kitchen table. The child will almost certainly die of neglect and starvation, not to mention ''they obviously kidnapped the baby in the first place''.]]

* Retirony: Agent Monks mentions his daughter to Arrington after sharing his atoning for his addiction. He is killed by Ellen shortly after.

* SacrificialLion: Agent Monks is killed by the Assassins. So is Peter's friend Cisco.

* ActionSurvivor: Rose has no real combat experience, but she is able handle herself and save Peter several times. Rose stabs an FBI Agent to save Peter, and kills Ellen the assassin by pushing her off a tower.

* AntiVillain: Farr is an ambitious chief of Staff, but she care about the president and is ultimately trying to protect her country.
* AndTheAdventureContinues: Peter leaves for his first assignment as a night action, after the conspiracy is thawrted.

* BigDamnKiss: Peter and rose share one on the boat in Episode 7 after Rose gives him a peptalk

* TheConspiracy: The Rome Tome, who plan on assassinating Omar Zadar, a foreign leader of another country. It also plans on assassinating the POTUS and putting her VP, who is more militaristic towards other countries.

* CruelMercy: Rose spares Farr so she can face trial and rot in Jail for everything she did, including framing her and Peter.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: So Many:
** Peter was 16 when his dad was killed in car accident, and He had to fight accusations of him being a traitor.

** Maddie lost her mom to cancer, her sister died via drowning when she was five, and her father, The Vice President blamed it for it.

* DeclarationOfProtection: Peter gives one to Rose when as they are driving to the AirBnB In Episode 1.

-->Peter was 16 when his dad was killed in car accident, and He had to fight accusations of him being a traitor.

-->Rose lost both her parents at a young age, her startup was destroyed when her coworker Adam betrayed her, and her aunt and uncle were killed.

-->Maddie lost her mom to cancer, her sister died via drowning when she was five, and her father, The Vice President blamed it for it.

-->Agent Monks got addicted to painkillers after saving the president.

o Peter was 16 when his dad was killed in car accident, and He had to fight accusations of him being a traitor.

o Rose lost both her parents at a young age, her startup was destroyed when her coworker Adam betrayed her, and her aunt and uncle were killed.

o Maddie lost her mom to cancer, her sister died via drowning when she was five, and her father, The Vice President blamed it for it.

o Agent Monks got addicted to painkillers after saving the president.

''The Night Agent'' is a 2023 SpyThriller created by Creator/ShawnRyan (''Series/{{Timeless}}'', ''Series/TheShield'') based on the novel by Creator/MatthewQuirk. It stars Creator/GabrielBasso in the role of Peter Sutherland, an FBI agent who earns a promotion after he saves a Metro train from a bomb. One year later, he gets a call from Rose Larkin, the CEO of a failed cybersecurity startup, when after Aunt and Uncle are murdered by assassins. Together, they must stop a conspiracy that goes to the highest level of the United States government.

* ActionSurvivor: Rose has no real combat experience, but she is able handle herself and save Peter several times. Rose stabs an FBI Agent to save Peter, and kills Ellen the assassin by pushing her off a tower.

? CodenameTitle: Rose's aunt and uncle went by Gazelle and Sidewinder, respectively.

? CruelMercy: Rose spares Farr so she can face trial and rot in Jail for everything she did, including framing her and Peter.

? DidTheyOrDidntThey: Peter and Rose on the Boat in Episode 7.

? DeclarationOfProtection: Peter gives one to Rose when as they are driving to the AirBnB In Episode 1.

? DarkAndTroubledPast: So Many:

? EveryoneHasStandards: Farr may be in on the conspiracy, but she is a good friend of the POTUS and does not want her dead.

? PragmaticVillainy: Dale tells Ellen not to go shooting as they are in a "Clean" Car and do not need to draw unnecessary attention.

? Retirony: Agent Monks mentions his daughter to Arrington after sharing his atoning for his addiction. He is killed by Ellen shortly after.

? SacrificialLion: Agent Monks is killed by the Assassins. So is Peter's friend Cisco.