Motif
Secret-exposure machinery
Concealed private behaviour becomes the engine of ensemble conflict, through anonymous complaints, polygraphs, found material, cameras, or leaked email.
Works this runs through
Appearances, in order
| Date | Where | In what connection | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-01-07 | NewsRadio S02E11 “Station Sale” | Emotion against the deal, and then emotion as the machinery | Established interpretation |
| 1998-11-24 | NewsRadio S05E08 “Clash of the Titans” | Opponent’s own office or rule becomes the reversal mechanism | Scene reading |
| 2012-05-17 | Community S03E21 “The First Chang Dynasty” | Opponent’s own office or rule becomes the reversal mechanism | Scene reading |
| 2014-04-17 | Community S05E13 “Basic Sandwich” | Emotion against the deal, and then emotion as the machinery | Established interpretation |
A direct callback and another appearance of the same inherited mechanism are different claims. The connection type in the table says which one each row is.