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* Two episodes of Cal vs The Serial Killer, "Blinded" and "Beat the Devil". [[spoiler:Just when it looks like Cal has been outsmarted or outlied, he pulls out something of a stinger.]]
** In "Blinded" [[spoiler:all the mistakes and slips Lightman appears to have made were really just a gambit to get the killer off-guard, to an extent that even Foster, Torres and Loker are fooled.]]
*** The set-up is so skillful, surprisingly for Cal; [[spoiler: the various psychological mind games exchanged between Lightman and the killer are so convincing that even we, the audience, end up believing that Lightman might have truly met his match. And then Cal goes and owns him in 15 different ways.]]
** In ''Beat the Devil'' [[spoiler:he predicts the killer will go after him instead of the bait, setting himself up with a GPS tracker, knowing he will waterboarded, killed and revived multiple times before having to dig his own grave in the woods.]]

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* Two episodes of Cal vs The Serial Killer, "Blinded" and "Beat the Devil". [[spoiler:Just Just when it looks like Cal has been outsmarted or outlied, he pulls out something of a stinger.]]
stinger.
** In "Blinded" [[spoiler:all all the mistakes and slips Lightman appears to have made were really just a gambit to get the killer off-guard, to an extent that even Foster, Torres and Loker are fooled.]]
fooled.
*** The set-up is so skillful, surprisingly for Cal; [[spoiler: the various psychological mind games exchanged between Lightman and the killer are so convincing that even we, the audience, end up believing that Lightman might have truly met his match. And then Cal goes and owns him in 15 different ways.]]
ways.
** In ''Beat the Devil'' [[spoiler:he he predicts the killer will go after him instead of the bait, setting himself up with a GPS tracker, knowing he will waterboarded, killed and revived multiple times before having to dig his own grave in the woods.]]



* In "Darkness and Light", [[spoiler: the HIV positive girl's father walks up to the man who infected his daughter, looking like he's about to punch the infector. The father grimaces and says, "I've always been proud of the fact that I've never resorted to violence. I'll forget your face, but you won't ever forget mine, you piece of trash."]]

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* In "Darkness and Light", [[spoiler: the HIV positive girl's father walks up to the man who infected his daughter, looking like he's about to punch the infector. The father grimaces and says, "I've always been proud of the fact that I've never resorted to violence. I'll forget your face, but you won't ever forget mine, you piece of trash."]]"



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* A cult member is sitting outside Cal's house, waiting to break in a second time. Cal takes a tire iron to the guy's window and drags him out of the car, then ... ''convinces'' him to fuck off and tell the cult leader to do the same.
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* Every single time Cal comes across someone threatening or harming Emily.
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-->'''Ria:''' *crying hysterically* My sister! My baby sister! They won't let her eat, they won't let her sleep, the warden won't even let me see her! She's so scared and alone, and now there's this girl who's missing... *suddenly stops crying* Now, you take me to Eva, or I take that phone message and these tears to a friend of mine at the local news.

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-->'''Ria:''' *crying hysterically* My sister! My baby sister! They won't let her eat, they won't let her sleep, the warden won't even let me see her! She's so scared and alone, and now there's this girl who's missing... *suddenly stops crying* Now, you take me to Eva, or I I'll take that phone message and these tears to a friend of mine at the local news.
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** And from the same episode, Ria faking tears when they won't let her see her sister. Even Cal looks impressed.
-->'''Ria:''' *crying hysterically* My sister! My baby sister! They won't let her eat, they won't let her sleep, the warden won't even let me see her! She's so scared and alone, and now there's this girl who's missing... *suddenly stops crying* Now, you take me to Eva, or I take that phone message and these tears to a friend of mine at the local news.

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* Cal calling a hot dog vendor on his bad hygiene practices.
* "Blinded". Cal revealing his XanatosGambit and that he had lied badly on purpose to make the original killer feel superior and let his guard down.
**This Troper finds the set up to be pretty well done; the various psychological mind games exchanged between Lightman and the killer is so convincing that even we, the audience, end up believing that Lightman might have truly met his match. And then Cal goes and owns him in 15 different ways.
* Cal Lightman in general
* Second season fall finale. [[spoiler: The peace sign.]] You'll know it when you see it.
* ''Beat the Devil'' [[spoiler: '''You owe me two hundred bucks, you b******d!''']] His accent just makes it that much more awesome.

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* Cal calling a hot dog vendor on his bad hygiene practices.
practices in the pilot.
* "Blinded". "Tractor Man". The peace sign. You'll know it when you see it.
* Two episodes of
Cal revealing his XanatosGambit vs The Serial Killer, "Blinded" and that he had lied badly on purpose to make "Beat the original Devil". [[spoiler:Just when it looks like Cal has been outsmarted or outlied, he pulls out something of a stinger.]]
** In "Blinded" [[spoiler:all the mistakes and slips Lightman appears to have made were really just a gambit to get the
killer feel superior off-guard, to an extent that even Foster, Torres and let his guard down.
**This Troper finds the set up to be pretty well done;
Loker are fooled.]]
*** The set-up is so skillful, surprisingly for Cal; [[spoiler:
the various psychological mind games exchanged between Lightman and the killer is are so convincing that even we, the audience, end up believing that Lightman might have truly met his match. And then Cal goes and owns him in 15 different ways.
* Cal Lightman in general
* Second season fall finale. [[spoiler: The peace sign.]] You'll know it when you see it.
*
ways.]]
** In
''Beat the Devil'' [[spoiler: '''You [[spoiler:he predicts the killer will go after him instead of the bait, setting himself up with a GPS tracker, knowing he will waterboarded, killed and revived multiple times before having to dig his own grave in the woods.]]
*** Not to mention the capper - '''"You
owe me two hundred bucks, you b******d!''']] bastard!"''' His accent just makes it that much more awesome.



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* Gotta give props to the eldest boy in a cultist family. in "Truth and Consequences": when it came to escaping his abusive father/cult leader, his mother hesitates to take the chance. He didn't. She follows.
* In "Darkness and Light", [[spoiler: the HIV positive girl's father walks up to the man who infected his daughter, looking like he's about to punch the infector. The father grimaces and says, "I've always been proud of the fact that I've never resorted to violence. I'll forget your face, but you won't ever forget mine, you piece of trash."]]
* Loker ''finally'' growing a set in "The Canary's Song". Cal is surrounded by angry miners in a bar, some with weapons, when from out of nowhere Loker grabs a baseball bat and swings for the fences, breaking a bunch of beer bottles. Cal's reaction? ''"He's with me!"''
** Gillian getting rid of the FBI and keeping Cal out of jail in the same episode, especially when she wants a "thank you" (and gets it) from Cal.
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