Parting-Words Regret: Averted in "D.O.A." Fearful they won't be able to stop their impending deaths, Matuzek stops by a school to talk to his son, William, and give him a hug.Distortions in history seem to have a delayed ripple effect, so the protagonist will go into the past to deal with the situation, his colleagues discuss the situation in the future, the protagonist sends coded messages back to them, which sometimes prompts more people to go back from the Present Day to help him, etc. Meanwhile, in the Future : Done all the time.Pascoe quickly presses Capone back into his service when he's back in town with a few days to kill. The Man Behind the Man: Ian Pascoe reveals that he was this to Al Capone, as he gave Alfonse the resources and advice to become a bootlegger and mob boss in the first place.It's such an extreme case of this trope that the time agents note that they can't even correct all of Pascoe's previous meddling with the timestream, because they're already living inside one that was fundamentally shaped by his actions. He's an evil time traveler who has committed many crimes throughout history, such as supplying Al Capone, taking part in assassinations, killing Jack the Ripper to take his place, and causing the Chernobyl and Hindenburg disasters. Make Wrong What Once Went Right: Technically speaking, this is a Once an Episode trope, but Ian Pascoe really takes the cake.Jack the Ripoff: Pascoe makes his debut by killing the actual Jack the Ripper and taking his place.I Owe You My Life: According to Dale, Matuzek recruited him into the TEC and rescued him from a dreary and unsatisfying academic job.Historical Rapsheet: Ian Pascoe is said to have caused the Chernobyl, Titanic, and Hindenburg disasters, but we don't see it in the show outside of historical records.As he walks off, one of the members says he likes the sound of that name. Historical In-Joke: During "The Heist," Jack bumps into a band and remarks they look like the Village People.There's Jack the Ripper, Al Capone, Adolf Hitler, Elliot Ness, the Village People, and others. Historical Domain Character: Lots of them, since Time Travel is a Once an Episode thing.He was a rebellious teenager who often got into trouble and kicked out by other families, but the Logans adopted him rather than dump him. Happily Adopted: Jack was an orphan in a foster family program.Purely tongue in cheek, since he was forced to wear a Wehrmacht uniform. Good-Looking Privates: In "Rocket Science", when Jack Logan returns from his latest mission in a military uniform, one of his colleagues notes how attractive he looks.
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The Nazi is obviously having trouble with a concept such as a portable computer.
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When Logan goes back ( again) to stop him, he walks into his lab, where a German scientist is trying to figure out how to work the yuppie's laptop. Slightly justified in that he had already done all the research he needs in order to improve their tech. Giving Radio to the Romans: In "Rocket Science", a German yuppie travels to the 40s and introduces enhancements to Nazi technology.Faking the Dead: Tommy Maddox from "The Future, Jack, the Future" appears to die on a mission to 1990, but he survives and opts to stay there so he can buy up some stock to get rich.Moments in the episode (such as a vicious off-screen death for a subordinate) really justify his fear. Eviler than Thou: Al Capone is quite intimidated by Ian Pascoe.Both are time travelers, just with different attitudes on history. Evil Counterpart: Ian Pascoe to Jack Logan.The End of the World as We Know It: Ian Pascoe claims to have traveled so far into the future that he knows how the world will end.In "Stalker", one of Hollywood actress Rita Lake's murderous stalkers turns out to be a cop.So, he decides to use this opportunity to actually steal the diamonds. The thing is, in the original history, the diamonds went missing, and he was accused of stealing them (which ruined his career and life). In "The Heist", an old-timer cop assists the protagonist on a visit to the 70s to catch a criminal before he can steal several precious diamonds.
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