Patriots and Tyrants (Jericho episode)
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| “Patriots and Tyrants” | |||||||
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| Jericho episode | |||||||
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 7 |
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| Written by | Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz | ||||||
| Directed by | Seith Mann | ||||||
| Original airdate | March 25, 2008 | ||||||
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| “IS STILL THERE” |
"Patriots and Tyrants" is the seventh and final episode of season two and the series of the CBS drama Jericho. It was broadcast on March 25, 2008.
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[edit] Summary
Jake and Hawkins go to Cheyenne, where they tell Grey to go home to Jericho. Grey says that the whole constitutional convention is a sham. He and a fellow convention attendee had just discussed the removal of the second amendment from the constitution being written at the convention for the Allied States of America.
Russell tells Eric that Constantino will work with Jericho in order to fight the Allied States. Stanley and Mimi leave to bury Bonnie.
Beck arrests Heather after he discovers that she had removed information from an aerial scan for radiation. When he asks why she did it, she says that she believes that Cheyenne is corrupt, accuses him of working for a fraudulent, illegitimate government, and challenges him to "open his eyes".
Hawkins contacts the only other member of his team, Cheung, who comes to Gray's hotel room, where Hawkins and Jake are waiting. They soon discover that the nuke will be transferred using an ambulance, in order to not attract attention. Hawkins, Jake, and Cheung go to a hospital that had been evacuated because of a "gas leak." They find an EMT with a gun and soon after, an ambulance. Cheung doesn't trust Jake so he stays behind. While securing the nuke, John Smith kills Cheung and shoots Hawkins, finally revealing himself in person. Hawkins is surprised that Smith is doing his own dirty work, but before Smith can kill Hawkins, Jake then comes to the rescue, shooting Smith in shoulder before he escapes. He and Hawkins get into the ambulance and Hawkins tells Jake to head south. Following Hawkins's direction, Jake crashes through the Texas Embassy gate and they are soon surrounded by Texas soldiers. Hawkins tells the soldiers that they are seeking political asylum.
Meanwhile, Beck asks to see the evidence collected from Hawkins's car. On Hawkins's laptop, he quickly finds the J&R report on a nuclear attack meant to cripple the federal government.
Constantino and Eric meet to discuss working together. Constantino tells Eric that the only way that they can win is to kill any soldiers that they capture, since it costs the Cheyenne government money to train a soldier and it lowers morale every time there is a death.
At the Richmond Farm, Stanley, Mimi, and several others are burying Bonnie. Eric, who refused to join Constantino, then arrives to help with the burial. Several soldiers soon arrive to arrest the Rangers. Mimi manages to get the soldiers to give them a half hour to bury Bonnie.
At the embassy, the Texan ambassador comes out and orders the Texan soldiers to keep the ASA military out. He explains that he has been ordered to get Jake, Hawkins, and the bomb to San Antonio as soon as possible.
A Cessna Citation II airplane is made available and they are to fly to Texas. Jake refuses to leave Hawkins, who had said that he would delay the ASA military. Just as the plane takes off Cheyenne soldiers dismount from their HMMWVs.
Gray arrives back in Jericho and looks around the devastated streets and buildings. He goes to his office where he sees Johnston Green's "Don't Tread on Me" flag.
More soldiers, as well as Beck arrive at the Richmond Farm. Beck tells Stanley that he is sorry for their loss and then tells the Rangers that they are free to leave. When Eric asks why, Beck explains that he told his company commanders twenty minutes earlier that he no longer recognizes their right to lead. He says that he considers Cheyenne to be corrupt and that most likely by the end of the day he will be arrested and sent to Cheyenne to be court-martialed for treason. However, until that happens, he is still in charge and he is letting the Rangers take their time.
Back on the plane Jake is flying and Hawkins is not doing well. ASA F-15 fighters come to intercept the plane. Jake is told to return to Cheyenne or they will be fired upon. Jake tells them that they are a Texan diplomatic plane, but the ASA pilots still threaten to shoot Jake down. Just before the fighters fire their missiles, two Texas Air National Guard F-16 fighters intercept and fire missiles at the ASA fighters, destroying them. One of the Texan fighter pilots, Col. Thompson, tells Jake that he has orders from the governor to escort him. In reference to the two ASA fighters he and his wingman just shot down, Thompson mentions, "Son, I don't know what you're carrying, but whatever it is better be good 'cause I think I just declared war on Cheyenne".
Back at the Richmond farm, there is a small funeral and Mimi tells Stanley how much she loves him and how he is her world. They then marry each other together at the grave site, with Stanley saying "I do" and they kiss.
At the army headquarters in Jericho, Beck sits in a chair drinking alcohol when Heather comes in. He tells her that she is free to leave and she asks what the other officers are doing in Beck's office. He says that he told them to look at Hawkins's laptop and to decide what they will do to him. The officers then come out and tear the ASA flags off of their uniforms, asking Beck for orders. Beck tells his men to spread the word to prepare for a fight.
Eric and the rest of the Rangers come into town where Gray is waiting. Gray tells them "I thought I told you to stay out of trouble while I was gone." Eric sees that Gray has replaced the ASA flag with Johnston's Gadsden Flag, and Gray says that it was time for Johnston Green to have his voice heard again.
In Texas, Chavez comes and tells Jake that after the bomb is authenticated, Texas is siding with the old US government based in Columbus, which will lead to the second American Civil War. Texan soldiers load the nuke into a trunk as Hawkins is loaded into an ambulance. As the ambulance drives away, Hawkins asks Jake "How does it feel, makin' history?"
[edit] Alternate version
Producers initially shot two endings -- one a cliffhanger, one more of an open-ended wrap-up, at the request of CBS, which was still undecided on the future of the show beyond the second season.[1]. On March 20, 2008, CBS notified the show's producers that they would not renew the show, and that they would show the wrap-up version.[2] According to producer Jon Steinberg, the version with the cliffhanger ending will appear on the season two DVD set, and may also be made available for viewing on CBS' website.[3]
Brief commercials for this episode on the Canadian "Space" channel appear to show a part of the alternate ending. In it, Hawkins is shown staggering down a runway with ASA soldiers in Hummvees quickly coming from behind. The image then zooms back, implying the viewpoint is from Jake as he is flying out of Cheyenne towards Texas, leaving Hawkins behind.
[edit] Title
The title of the episode alludes to a quotation from Thomas Jefferson in a letter to William S. Smith in 1787. The letter reads in part, "What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots & tyrants. It is its natural manure."[4]
[edit] References
- ^ James Hibberd (March 17, 2008). Assessing the fallout from CBS' 'Jericho' maneuver. The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ James Hibberd (March 17, 2008). CBS cancels 'Jericho'. The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ A.C. Ferrante (March 28, 2008). Exclusive Interview: 'Jericho' Producers Dan Shotz and Jon Steinberg Talk About the End and Perhaps a New Beginning. If Magazine.
- ^ Jefferson: Writings. Library of America, 1984. ISBN 0-940450-16-X.
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