"If All Else Fails" is the ninth chapter of Junior Officers.
In this flashback chapter, it's shown how Deborah became part of the Octonauts.
If All Tropes Fail...
- Book Ends: Not counting the bonus scene, this chapter begins and ends with this line...Have you ever noticed that without knowing their names, everyone seems to blend in with one another?
- Fantastic Racism: The first of many chapters to address Deborah's bigoted father.
- Origins Episode: For Deborah, from her interview with the captain up to her first day.
- Trying Not to Cry: Shellington does this upon learning about Deborah's racist father.
