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--> '''Leena''': [[DidntSeeThatComing Hello]], [[PaperThinDisguise Mom]][[BlatantLies my!]]

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--> '''Leena''': -->'''Leena''': [[DidntSeeThatComing Hello]], [[PaperThinDisguise Mom]][[BlatantLies my!]]



--> '''Tricia''': All macaws are parrots. Not all fucking parrots are macaws.
* As if Tricia's insane plan to force Esther into a mutual con to continue fooling Allen and everyone else isn't ludicrous and [[DidntThinkThisThrough shortsighted enough]], she actually ''[[TooDumbToLive mentors Leena into how to dress and manipulate people'']] into actually believing she's a sweet little girl. [[VillainsOutShopping While also showing off the clothes she bought for her and discussing which ones she liked the most.]] [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer It has to be seen to be believed.]]

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--> '''Tricia''': -->'''Tricia''': All macaws are parrots. Not all fucking parrots are macaws.
* As if Tricia's insane plan to force Esther into a mutual con to continue fooling Allen and everyone else isn't ludicrous and [[DidntThinkThisThrough shortsighted enough]], she actually ''[[TooDumbToLive mentors Leena into how to dress and manipulate people'']] people]]'' into actually believing she's a sweet little girl. [[VillainsOutShopping While also showing off the clothes she bought for her and discussing which ones she liked the most.]] [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer It has to be seen to be believed.]]
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* Esther tricks Max into helping her against Sister Abigail and finding John's gun, which isn't funny. Her, for no reason at all, putting a single bullet in the chamber and asking Max if she [[RussianRoulette "wants to play"]], to which the now-terrified Max can only shake her head? So unnecessarily & childishly evil [[RefugeInAudacity that it becomes kinda funny]].

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* Esther tricks Max into helping her against Sister Abigail and finding John's gun, which isn't funny. Her, for no reason at all, putting a single bullet in the chamber and asking Max if she [[RussianRoulette "wants to play"]], to which the now-terrified Max can only shake her head? So unnecessarily & and childishly evil [[RefugeInAudacity [[CrossesTheLineTwice that it becomes kinda funny]].

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* [[spoiler: The mid-way twist of the film turns what's been a competent but familiar retread of the first film into a dark comedy about three evil people trying to keep up their terrible facades, and naturally, HilarityEnsues.]]

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* [[spoiler: The mid-way twist of the film turns what's been a competent but familiar retread of the first film into a dark comedy about three evil people trying to keep up their terrible facades, and naturally, HilarityEnsues.]]PlayedForLaughs.



* What's Leena's reaction to [[spoiler: Tricia shooting Detective Donnan, revealing both her own psychopathy and the fact that she sees right through Leena's disguise?]]

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* What's Leena's reaction to [[spoiler: Tricia shooting Detective Donnan, revealing both her own psychopathy and the fact that she sees right through Leena's disguise?]]disguise?



* In the next morning of [[spoiler: forging their EnemyMine con, Tricia informs Leena that they must meet Dr. Seegar, who is suspicious of Leena because she "talked to a parrot" and called it Sydney, which was a macaw that has since passed. Leena (like most people might) [[FlatWhat is confused]], and Tricia gives a snappy answer that implies she is also annoyed by that DistinctionWithoutDifference, Leena's blunder ''or'' the fact Dr. Seegar is so suspicious over (what she believes to be) an abducted child not knowing the difference.]]

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* In the next morning of [[spoiler: forging their EnemyMine con, Tricia informs Leena that they must meet Dr. Seegar, who is suspicious of Leena because she "talked to a parrot" and called it Sydney, which was a macaw that has since passed. Leena (like most people might) [[FlatWhat is confused]], and Tricia gives a snappy answer that implies she is also annoyed by that DistinctionWithoutDifference, DistinctionWithoutADifference, Leena's blunder ''or'' the fact Dr. Seegar is so suspicious over (what she believes to be) an abducted child not knowing the difference.]]



* As if [[spoiler: Tricia's insane plan to force Esther into a mutual con to continue fooling Allen and everyone else isn't ludicrous and [[DidntThinkThisThrough shortsighted enough]], she actually ''[[TooDumbToLive mentors Leena into how to dress and manipulate people'']] into actually believing she's a sweet little girl. [[VillainsOutShopping While also showing off the clothes she bought for her and discussing which ones she liked the most.]] [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer It has to be seen to be believed.]]]]
* When Gunnar [[spoiler: [[BullyingADragon talks down to Leena, boasting how he controls her]], she slaps him. [[DoNotTauntCthulhu When he threatens to kill her]] [[TooDumbToLive if she does it again,]] [[RefugeInAudacity she instantly calls his bluff.]]]]
* At one point [[spoiler: Tricia corners Leena and castigates her for thinking Allen would ever accept or love her as a partner. Not funny at all, but her final note of saying "I'm going to go upstairs and fuck ''my'' husband" is just so [[CrossesTheLineTwice hilariously cruel.]]]]

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* As if [[spoiler: Tricia's insane plan to force Esther into a mutual con to continue fooling Allen and everyone else isn't ludicrous and [[DidntThinkThisThrough shortsighted enough]], she actually ''[[TooDumbToLive mentors Leena into how to dress and manipulate people'']] into actually believing she's a sweet little girl. [[VillainsOutShopping While also showing off the clothes she bought for her and discussing which ones she liked the most.]] [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer It has to be seen to be believed.]]]]
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* When Gunnar [[spoiler: [[BullyingADragon talks down to Leena, boasting how he controls her]], she slaps him. [[DoNotTauntCthulhu When he threatens to kill her]] [[TooDumbToLive if she does it again,]] [[RefugeInAudacity she instantly calls his bluff.]]]]
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* At one point [[spoiler: Tricia corners Leena and castigates her for thinking Allen would ever accept or love her as a partner. Not funny at all, but her final note of saying "I'm going to go upstairs and fuck ''my'' husband" is just so [[CrossesTheLineTwice hilariously cruel.]]]]]]
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* The way Esther just casually drinks soda after almost suffocating Danny.
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* When Gunnar [[spoiler: [[BullyingADragon talks down to Leena, boasting how he controls her]], [[ArmorPiercingSlap she slaps him.]] [[DoNotTauntCthulhu When he threatens to kill her]] [[TooDumbToLive if she does it again,]] [[RefugeInAudacity she instantly calls his bluff.]]]]

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* When Gunnar [[spoiler: [[BullyingADragon talks down to Leena, boasting how he controls her]], [[ArmorPiercingSlap she slaps him.]] him. [[DoNotTauntCthulhu When he threatens to kill her]] [[TooDumbToLive if she does it again,]] [[RefugeInAudacity she instantly calls his bluff.]]]]
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* Kind of a BlackComedy example with Esther's casual, "I know. They [[PrecisionFStrike fuck.]]"

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* Kind of a BlackComedy example with Esther's casual, "I know. They [[PrecisionFStrike fuck.]]"]]" when Kate tries to give her TheTalk and her dumbfounded reaction to her response.
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* Esther tricks Max into helping her against Sister Abigail and finding John's gun, which isn't funny. Her, for no reason at all, putting a single bullet in the chamber and asking Max if she [[RussianRoulette "wants to play"]], to which the now-terrified Max can only shake her head? So unnecessarily & childishly evil [[RefugeInAudacity that it becomes kinda funny]].
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* As if [[spoiler: Tricia's insane plan to force Esther into a mutual con to continue fooling Allen and everyone else isn't ludicrous and shortsighted enough, she actually ''mentors Leena into how to dress and manipulate people'' into actually believing she's a sweet little girl. [[VillainsOutShopping While also showing off the clothes she bought for her and discussing which ones she liked the most.]] [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer It has to be seen to be believed.]]]]
* When Gunnar [[spoiler: [[BullyingADragon talks down to Leena, boasting how he controls her]], she slaps him. [[DoNotTauntCthulhu When he threatens to kill her]] [[TooDumbToLive if she does it again,]] [[RefugeInAudacity she calls his bluff.]]]]

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* As if [[spoiler: Tricia's insane plan to force Esther into a mutual con to continue fooling Allen and everyone else isn't ludicrous and [[DidntThinkThisThrough shortsighted enough, enough]], she actually ''mentors ''[[TooDumbToLive mentors Leena into how to dress and manipulate people'' people'']] into actually believing she's a sweet little girl. [[VillainsOutShopping While also showing off the clothes she bought for her and discussing which ones she liked the most.]] [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer It has to be seen to be believed.]]]]
* When Gunnar [[spoiler: [[BullyingADragon talks down to Leena, boasting how he controls her]], [[ArmorPiercingSlap she slaps him. him.]] [[DoNotTauntCthulhu When he threatens to kill her]] [[TooDumbToLive if she does it again,]] [[RefugeInAudacity she instantly calls his bluff.]]]]
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[[spoiler: The mid-way twist of the film turns what's been a competent but familiar retread of the first film into a dark comedy about three evil people trying to keep up their terrible facades, and naturally, HilarityEnsues.]]
** After Leena escapes the asylum, she hides inside Dr. Anna's car till they reach her house, then hits her in the head with an iron bar and uses her house to prepare for her next steps. While it's fairly NightmareFuel, [[BlackComedy there's something darkly comedic]] about Leena taking her sweet time to 1) look at herself in the mirror, 2) [[WickedCultured play the piano]] [[SuspiciouslyAproposMusic dramatically]], 3) [[AGlassOfChianti crack a bottle open]] [[WineIsClassy and sip some wine]] while 4) browsing the net for missing children she can impersonate, then 5) sign the name on her little bible and 6) look through some clothes... [[BloodIsTheNewBlack all the while covered in blood]], before ''finally'' cleaning up to dress up like a child. Then she goes for the door, and discovers Anna was still alive and bleeding from her head the whole time, before [[FauxAffablyEvil sheepishly apologizing]] with [[CrossesTheLineTwice "It usually takes only one (blow to the head to kill people)", and then bashes the poor woman's head in again... and gets splattered with blood all over again.]]
** What's Leena's reaction to [[spoiler: Tricia shooting Detective Donnan, revealing both her own psychopathy and the fact that she sees right through Leena's disguise?]]
---> '''Leena''': [[DidntSeeThatComing Hello]], [[PaperThinDisguise Mom]][[BlatantLies my!]]
** In the next morning of [[spoiler: forging their EnemyMine con, Tricia informs Leena that they must meet Dr. Seegar, who is suspicious of Leena because she "talked to a parrot" and called it Sydney, which was a macaw that has since passed. Leena (like most people might) [[FlatWhat is confused]], and Tricia gives a snappy answer that implies she is also annoyed by that DistinctionWithoutDifference, Leena's blunder OR the fact Dr. Seegar is so suspicious over (what she believes to be) an abducted child not knowing the difference.]]
---> '''Tricia''': All macaws are parrots. Not all fucking parrots are macaws.
** As if [[spoiler: Tricia's insane plan to force Esther into a mutual con to continue fooling Allen and everyone else isn't ludicrous and shortsighted enough, she actually ''mentors Leena into how to dress and manipulate people'' into actually believing she's a sweet little girl. [[VillainsOutShopping While also showing off the clothes she bought for her and discussing which ones she liked the most.]] [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer It has to be seen to be believed]].]]
** When Gunnar [[spoiler: [[BullyingADragon talks down to Leena, boasting how he controls her]], she slaps him. [[DoNotTauntCthulhu When he threatens to kill her]] [[TooDumbToLive if she does it again,]] [[RefugeInAudacity she calls his bluff]].]]
** After Esther escapes, she steals a car and books it down the highway. She rocks a pair of sunglasses, puts on Tricia's lipstick and puffs on a cigarette, all the while Michael Sembello's "Maniac" blares over the radio. It's an image as blatantly ridiculous as it is legitimately cool.
*** The fact she's pulled over by a cop in minutes, [[OhCrap has to put out her cigarette in a hurry]] and when approached replies as if she was a normal driver, asking if there's something wrong. [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation We're left wondering if she's still]] [[TheFakeCutie playing the part of a naughty kid playing with her parents' car keys]], or ''[[RefugeInAudacity did she try dropping the façade for a moment to trick the cop into thinking she's just a normal dwarf driving her own car?]]'' It doesn't work because Tricia called the cops on "Esther", but it's still funny. Especially since she's still wearing Tricia's lipstick when the cop speaks to her.
** At one point [[spoiler: Tricia corners Leena and castigates her for thinking Allen would ever accept or love her as a partner. Not funny at all, but her final note of saying "I'm going to go upstairs and fuck ''my'' husband" is just so [[CrossesTheLineTwice hilariously cruel.]]]]

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* [[spoiler: The mid-way twist of the film turns what's been a competent but familiar retread of the first film into a dark comedy about three evil people trying to keep up their terrible facades, and naturally, HilarityEnsues.]]
** * After Leena escapes the asylum, she hides inside Dr. Anna's car till they reach her house, then hits her in the head with an iron bar and uses her house to prepare for her next steps. While it's fairly NightmareFuel, [[BlackComedy there's something darkly comedic]] about Leena taking her sweet time to 1) look at herself in the mirror, 2) [[WickedCultured play the piano]] [[SuspiciouslyAproposMusic dramatically]], 3) [[AGlassOfChianti crack a bottle open]] [[WineIsClassy and sip some wine]] while 4) browsing the net for missing children she can impersonate, then 5) sign the name on her little bible and 6) look through some clothes... [[BloodIsTheNewBlack all the while covered in blood]], before ''finally'' cleaning up to dress up like a child. Then she goes for the door, and discovers Anna was still alive and bleeding from her head the whole time, before [[FauxAffablyEvil sheepishly apologizing]] with [[CrossesTheLineTwice "It usually takes only one (blow to the head to kill people)", and then bashes the poor woman's head in again... and gets splattered with blood all over again.]]
** * What's Leena's reaction to [[spoiler: Tricia shooting Detective Donnan, revealing both her own psychopathy and the fact that she sees right through Leena's disguise?]]
---> --> '''Leena''': [[DidntSeeThatComing Hello]], [[PaperThinDisguise Mom]][[BlatantLies my!]]
** * In the next morning of [[spoiler: forging their EnemyMine con, Tricia informs Leena that they must meet Dr. Seegar, who is suspicious of Leena because she "talked to a parrot" and called it Sydney, which was a macaw that has since passed. Leena (like most people might) [[FlatWhat is confused]], and Tricia gives a snappy answer that implies she is also annoyed by that DistinctionWithoutDifference, Leena's blunder OR ''or'' the fact Dr. Seegar is so suspicious over (what she believes to be) an abducted child not knowing the difference.]]
---> --> '''Tricia''': All macaws are parrots. Not all fucking parrots are macaws.
** * As if [[spoiler: Tricia's insane plan to force Esther into a mutual con to continue fooling Allen and everyone else isn't ludicrous and shortsighted enough, she actually ''mentors Leena into how to dress and manipulate people'' into actually believing she's a sweet little girl. [[VillainsOutShopping While also showing off the clothes she bought for her and discussing which ones she liked the most.]] [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer It has to be seen to be believed]].]]
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believed.]]]]
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When Gunnar [[spoiler: [[BullyingADragon talks down to Leena, boasting how he controls her]], she slaps him. [[DoNotTauntCthulhu When he threatens to kill her]] [[TooDumbToLive if she does it again,]] [[RefugeInAudacity she calls his bluff]].]]
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bluff.]]]]
* At one point [[spoiler: Tricia corners Leena and castigates her for thinking Allen would ever accept or love her as a partner. Not funny at all, but her final note of saying "I'm going to go upstairs and fuck ''my'' husband" is just so [[CrossesTheLineTwice hilariously cruel.]]]]
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After Esther escapes, she steals a car and books it down the highway. She rocks a pair of sunglasses, puts on Tricia's lipstick and puffs on a cigarette, all the while Michael Sembello's "Maniac" blares over the radio. It's an image as blatantly ridiculous as it is legitimately cool.
*** ** The fact she's pulled over by a cop in minutes, [[OhCrap has to put out her cigarette in a hurry]] and when approached replies as if she was a normal driver, asking if there's something wrong. [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation We're left wondering if she's still]] [[TheFakeCutie playing the part of a naughty kid playing with her parents' car keys]], or ''[[RefugeInAudacity did she try dropping the façade for a moment to trick the cop into thinking she's just a normal dwarf driving her own car?]]'' It doesn't work because Tricia called the cops on "Esther", but it's still funny. Especially since she's still wearing Tricia's lipstick when the cop speaks to her.
** At one point [[spoiler: Tricia corners Leena and castigates her for thinking Allen would ever accept or love her as a partner. Not funny at all, but her final note of saying "I'm going to go upstairs and fuck ''my'' husband" is just so [[CrossesTheLineTwice hilariously cruel.]]]]
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* Kind of a BlackComedy example with Esther's casual, "I know. They [[PrecisionFStrike fuck.]]"

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!Orphan
* Kind of a BlackComedy example with Esther's casual, "I know. They [[PrecisionFStrike fuck.]]"]]"
!Orphan: First Kill
[[spoiler: The mid-way twist of the film turns what's been a competent but familiar retread of the first film into a dark comedy about three evil people trying to keep up their terrible facades, and naturally, HilarityEnsues.]]
** After Leena escapes the asylum, she hides inside Dr. Anna's car till they reach her house, then hits her in the head with an iron bar and uses her house to prepare for her next steps. While it's fairly NightmareFuel, [[BlackComedy there's something darkly comedic]] about Leena taking her sweet time to 1) look at herself in the mirror, 2) [[WickedCultured play the piano]] [[SuspiciouslyAproposMusic dramatically]], 3) [[AGlassOfChianti crack a bottle open]] [[WineIsClassy and sip some wine]] while 4) browsing the net for missing children she can impersonate, then 5) sign the name on her little bible and 6) look through some clothes... [[BloodIsTheNewBlack all the while covered in blood]], before ''finally'' cleaning up to dress up like a child. Then she goes for the door, and discovers Anna was still alive and bleeding from her head the whole time, before [[FauxAffablyEvil sheepishly apologizing]] with [[CrossesTheLineTwice "It usually takes only one (blow to the head to kill people)", and then bashes the poor woman's head in again... and gets splattered with blood all over again.]]
** What's Leena's reaction to [[spoiler: Tricia shooting Detective Donnan, revealing both her own psychopathy and the fact that she sees right through Leena's disguise?]]
---> '''Leena''': [[DidntSeeThatComing Hello]], [[PaperThinDisguise Mom]][[BlatantLies my!]]
** In the next morning of [[spoiler: forging their EnemyMine con, Tricia informs Leena that they must meet Dr. Seegar, who is suspicious of Leena because she "talked to a parrot" and called it Sydney, which was a macaw that has since passed. Leena (like most people might) [[FlatWhat is confused]], and Tricia gives a snappy answer that implies she is also annoyed by that DistinctionWithoutDifference, Leena's blunder OR the fact Dr. Seegar is so suspicious over (what she believes to be) an abducted child not knowing the difference.]]
---> '''Tricia''': All macaws are parrots. Not all fucking parrots are macaws.
** As if [[spoiler: Tricia's insane plan to force Esther into a mutual con to continue fooling Allen and everyone else isn't ludicrous and shortsighted enough, she actually ''mentors Leena into how to dress and manipulate people'' into actually believing she's a sweet little girl. [[VillainsOutShopping While also showing off the clothes she bought for her and discussing which ones she liked the most.]] [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer It has to be seen to be believed]].]]
** When Gunnar [[spoiler: [[BullyingADragon talks down to Leena, boasting how he controls her]], she slaps him. [[DoNotTauntCthulhu When he threatens to kill her]] [[TooDumbToLive if she does it again,]] [[RefugeInAudacity she calls his bluff]].]]
** After Esther escapes, she steals a car and books it down the highway. She rocks a pair of sunglasses, puts on Tricia's lipstick and puffs on a cigarette, all the while Michael Sembello's "Maniac" blares over the radio. It's an image as blatantly ridiculous as it is legitimately cool.
*** The fact she's pulled over by a cop in minutes, [[OhCrap has to put out her cigarette in a hurry]] and when approached replies as if she was a normal driver, asking if there's something wrong. [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation We're left wondering if she's still]] [[TheFakeCutie playing the part of a naughty kid playing with her parents' car keys]], or ''[[RefugeInAudacity did she try dropping the façade for a moment to trick the cop into thinking she's just a normal dwarf driving her own car?]]'' It doesn't work because Tricia called the cops on "Esther", but it's still funny. Especially since she's still wearing Tricia's lipstick when the cop speaks to her.
** At one point [[spoiler: Tricia corners Leena and castigates her for thinking Allen would ever accept or love her as a partner. Not funny at all, but her final note of saying "I'm going to go upstairs and fuck ''my'' husband" is just so [[CrossesTheLineTwice hilariously cruel.]]]]
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* Kind of a BlackComedy example with Esther casually dropping an FBomb with, "I know. They fuck."

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* Kind of a BlackComedy example with Esther casually dropping an FBomb with, Esther's casual, "I know. They [[PrecisionFStrike fuck."]]"
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* Kind of a BlackComedy example with Esther casually dropping an FBomb with, "I know. They fuck."

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