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* ThunderCats2011: Episode 7 is when we learn the origin of the Thundercats, their relationship with Mumm-Ra, and the game changes for the characters. They don't just need the Sword and Book of Omen,s now they need to unite the animals and find the other three mystical stones as well.

* The 2011 season of DoctorWho reveals that River Song is Amy and Rory's daughter.

* ''GundamWing'': The five Gundam pilots come together for the first time in the 7th episode.

* ''GurrenLagann'': Episodes 7 & 8 -- The first ones that really start to kick the plot in gear, and [[spoiler: Kamina dies]].

Warning. Examples are essentially [[SpoileredRotten Spoilers]] but since they're so early in the series most are probably closer to YouShouldKnowThisAlready

* ''GundamWing'': The five Gundam pilots come together for the first time in the 7th episode
* ''GGundam'': hits one episode earlier, episode 6 is when you learn Domon and Kyojis backstory and he activates supermode for the first time.
* ''DigimonAdventure'': Hit's one episode later, Devimon the first BigBad makes his first official appearance in episode 8
* ''{{Naruto}}'': episode 7 is when Zabuza is formally introduced, and the show jumps from being about a kid in ninja school to an A-rank protect against an evil assassin mission.

* ''GurrenLagann'': Episodes 7 & 8: the first ones that really start to kick the plot in gear, and Kamina dies.

* ''[[FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance]]'': Chapter 7 is when the divided group comes back together, and when Greil Dies forcing Ike to go from rookie to commander of the Mercenaries at the beginning of Chapter 8

* ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Episode 7 is part one of the the 2 part Winter Solstice episode that introduces the Spirit World, Aangs ability to talk to past Avatars, and the coming of Sozin's Comet. The series jumps from 'Let's take [[TheChick Katara]] to learn Waterbending,' to 'kill [[BigBad Ozai]] in a year or the world gets destroyed.'

* In seeason 1, episode seven, Vicki's death on ''TheVampireDiaries.''

** Season 3: The events of the first 7 hours is part of an elaborate sting operation.

* GundamWing : The 5 Gundam pilots come together for the first time in the 7th episode
* GGundam : hits one episode earlier, episode 6 is when you learn Domon and Kyojis backstory and he activates supermode for the first time.
* DigimonAdventure : Hit's one episode later, Devimon the first BigBad makes his first official appearance in episode 8
* ''{{Naruto}}'' : episode 7 is when Zabuza is formally introduced, and the show jumps from being about a kid in ninja school to an A-rank protect against an evil assassin mission.
* GurrenLagann: Episode 8. Nuff Said.
* Chapter 7 of Magical Record Lyrical Nanoha Force sees the resident Lady Of War Signum utterly and messily fragged by a newcomer villainess, establishing a much more gory mood of this manga compared to the previous installments.

* Episode 7 of BuffyTheVampireSlayer is when we learn that Angel is a vampire.
* The 3rd season of TwentyFour, begins with a virus threat and a demand to release a drug lord from prison. However by episode 7, it's revealed that the virus threat was all a hoax created by the good guys as part of a completed undercover mission to obtain the real virus

* In season 3, episode 7 of ''{{Angel}}'', Angel finds out that Darla is pregnant. In the 7th episode of the following season, the result of the aforementioned pregnancy and the show's lead female have sex. There's a reason that this is the example given on the squick page.

* FireEmblemPathofRadiance : Chapter 7 is when the divided group comes back together, and when Greil Dies forcing Ike to go from rookie to commander of the Mercenaries at the beginning of Chapter 8

* AvatarTheLastAirbender : Episode 7 is part one of the the 2 part Winter Solstice episode that introduces the Spirit World, Aangs ability to talk to past Avatars, and the coming of Sozin's Comet. The series jumps from 'Let's take [[TheChick Katara]] to learn Waterbending,' to 'kill [[BigBad Ozai]] in a year or the world gets destroyed.'

* AvatarTheLastAirbender : Episode 7 is part one of the the 2 part Winter Solstice episode that introduces the Spirit World, Aangs ability to talk to past Avatars, and the coming of Sozin's Comet. The series jumps from 'Let's take [TheChick Katara] to learn Waterbending,' to 'kill [BidBad Ozai] in a year or the world gets destroyed.'

* Naruto : episode 7 is when Zabuza is formally introduced, and the show jumps from being about a kid in ninja school to an A-rank protect against an evil assassin mission.
* Gurren Lagann: Episode 8. Nuff Said.

* Heroes second season. It takes until the 7th episode for all the plot threads to finally come together and make sense.
* Chuck season 4. By the end of episode 7, we are introduced to the big bad and Chuck loses the intersect.
* In episode 7 of Dollhouse, we find out that Caroline was investigating Rossum (the company that owns the Dollhouse) before she became Echo.
* Episode 7 of the show Moonlight marked the reappearance of Mick's supposedly dead wife, as a human.
* In season 3, episode 7 of Angel, Angel finds out that Darla is pregnant. In the 7th episode of the following season, the result of the aforementioned pregnancy and the show's lead female have sex. There's a reason that this is the example given on the squick page.

Warning. Examples are essential [[SpoileredRotten Spoilers]] but since they're so early in the series most are probably closer to YouShouldKnowThisAlready

* Episode 7 of Buffy The Vampire Slayer is when we learn that Angel is a vampire.

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