Brief Accent Imitation: McCall imitates a NooYawk accent for comedic effect to Mickey, repeating and mocking a very irritating and unhelpful New Yorker he was hoping would give him information.Break Them by Talking: McCall is quite masterful at this, hitting every emotional and psychological weak point he can find in his enemies.Fortunately The Power of Friendship proves greater. After an extensive Mind Rape, Mickey is waiting with a gun when McCall turns up to rescue him. Brainwashed and Crazy: In "Splinters", the KGB kidnap Mickey Kostmayer to test this trope on, figuring that if they can break the Undying Loyalty of these Fire-Forged Friends, their brainwashing technology will work on anyone.Bluff the Imposter: Either involving someone from McCall's spy past trying to get him to reveal or betray a still-relevant secret, or involving McCall trying to earn the confidence of a wary high-profile target.Berserk Button: Rape and hurting or exploiting children will send McCall into a rage that may overcome his usual iron control over how far he will go to punish or see that the perpetrator(s) don't ever do anything of the like again.Like I always say, why break a dude's kneecaps when you can mess with his mind? Comes under the category of diversion and psychological warfare.īump: You've come to the right man. The Atoner: McCall helps people partly to expunge his guilt over the amoral things he did as part of The Firm.One shot of Control's New York office shows an out of focus plaque that is still recognisable as being the CIA seal. Not actually calling it the CIA gets around the issue of how the mysterious Agency can legally operate inside the United States. Anonymous Ringer: McCall's former employer is only referred to as "The Agency" or "The Company", both well-known nicknames for the CIA.I thought I was the only one who called you the Equalizer." Appropriated Appellation: In the first episode an associate of McCall says "I saw your ad.Spoofed on the Late Show when David Letterman rang the number and ends up talking to a woman in Information. The phone number on the Equalizer's newspaper advertisement. The episode ends on McCall picking up the phone to offer his services. Then a sobbing woman is heard begging for help on his answering machine.
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