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* When Aaron Echolls beats the crap out of his daughter's abusive boyfriend, it starts off as a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome (given the guy left Trina with a black eye and literally limping from a beatdown he gave her) before crossing the line into this. The sheer unbridled brutality of the attack is only made worse by the fact that it is paired with [[SoundtrackDissonance "That's Amore" by Frank Sinatra.]] Not to mention, being an [[ForeShadowing early indicator of what Aaron is actually capable of.]]

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* When Aaron Echolls beats the crap out of his daughter's abusive boyfriend, it starts off as a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome (given the guy left Trina with a black eye and literally limping from a beatdown he gave her) before crossing the line into this. The sheer unbridled brutality of the attack is only made worse by the fact that it is paired with [[SoundtrackDissonance "That's Amore" by Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra.]] Not to mention, being an [[ForeShadowing early indicator of what Aaron is actually capable of.]]
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* When Aaron Echolls beats the crap out of his daughter's abusive boyfriend, it starts off as a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome before crossing the line into this, with the sheer unbridled brutality of the attack made only worse by the fact that it is paired with [[SoundtrackDissonance "That's Amore" by Frank Sinatra.]] Not to mention, being an [[ForeShadowing early indicator of just what Aaron is capable of.]]
** The first time it's revealed that he beats Logan qualifies too. Logan is seen calmly [[DontMakeMeTakeMyBeltOff picking out the belt that Aaron then beats him with]] and pulling off his shirt. The abuse isn't shown, but heard offscreen, while Logan's mother drinks wine in the next room over. The naturalness about all of this indicates that they've all been through this routine many, many times.

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* When Aaron Echolls beats the crap out of his daughter's abusive boyfriend, it starts off as a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome (given the guy left Trina with a black eye and literally limping from a beatdown he gave her) before crossing the line into this, with the this. The sheer unbridled brutality of the attack is only made only worse by the fact that it is paired with [[SoundtrackDissonance "That's Amore" by Frank Sinatra.]] Not to mention, being an [[ForeShadowing early indicator of just what Aaron is actually capable of.]]
** The first time it's revealed that he beats Logan qualifies too. Logan is seen calmly [[DontMakeMeTakeMyBeltOff picking out the belt that Aaron then beats him with]] and pulling off his shirt. The abuse isn't shown, but heard offscreen, shirt as Aaron closes the door. Offscreen, we hear each blow Logan is dealt while Logan's mother drinks wine in the next room over.over with an equally calm expression. The naturalness about all of this indicates that they've all been through this routine many, many times.



* "Leave It To Beaver": Veronica gets [[spoiler: locked in a refrigerator and then SET ON FIRE by the man who killed her best friend.]]

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* "Leave It To Beaver": Veronica gets [[spoiler: locked in a refrigerator and then SET ON FIRE by the man who killed her best friend. For the first time in the series, we see the normally calm Veronica completely break down in terrified tears as she can only scream for her father. Recognizing the fact that she may actually die.]]



* "Not Pictured": Cassidy [[spoiler: blows up a plane while Veronica can only watch, thinking that her dad's on it (he's not). Then he tries to kill her, fails, and in one of the most heartbreaking moments on the show, he jumps off the roof of a tall building after Logan tries to stop him, but can't actually come up with a reason that he shouldn't jump.]]

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* "Not Pictured": Cassidy [[spoiler: blows up a plane while Veronica can only watch, thinking that watch from on top of a building nearby; a plane she believes her dad's on it (he's not). father to be on. Then he Cassidy tries to kill her, fails, only to fail and Veronica comes dangerously close to actually killing him; listing off how he murdered her father, the kids on the bus, and raped her. Logan barely talks Veronica out of actual murder and she breaks down in tears. ''Then'', in one of the most heartbreaking moments on the show, he jumps Cassidy proceeds to jump off the roof of a tall building after (after Logan tries to stop him, but can't actually come up with a reason that why he shouldn't jump.]]
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* The revelation that [[spoiler:Gia and Cobb]] aren't having a consensual affair; rather, he's been blackmailing her for sex regularly for ''nine years'', and can assume control of her life anytime he feels like it, having taken the apartment opposite hers so he can watch her every move. The last line of her reveal - "I'm not even allowed to have curtains" - is ''incredibly creepy'', not to mention a real TearJerker. She was raped for 9 years and then murdered by him the moment she stepped out of line.

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* The revelation that [[spoiler:Gia and Cobb]] aren't having a consensual affair; rather, he's been blackmailing her for routine sex regularly for ''nine years'', nearly a solid ''decade'', and can assume control of her life anytime he feels like it, having taken the apartment opposite hers so he can watch her every move. The last line of her reveal - "I'm not even allowed to have curtains" - is ''incredibly creepy'', not to mention a real TearJerker. She was raped for 9 years and then murdered by him the moment she stepped out of line.
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* "I am God": Veronica constantly hallucinates the bus crash students, both in an underwater grave or crashing through the air in [[WhiteMeansDeath an endless white smoky tunnel]]. Plus, during the phone message left to one of the survivors, you can hear panicked and horrifying screams from the soon-to-be-dead kids.
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** The first time it's revealed that he beats Logan qualifies too. Logan is seen calmly [[DontMakeMeTakeOffMyBelt picking out the belt that Aaron then beats him with]] and pulling off his shirt. The abuse isn't shown, but heard offscreen, while Logan's mother drinks wine in the next room over. The naturalness about all of this indicates that they've all been through this routine many, many times.

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** The first time it's revealed that he beats Logan qualifies too. Logan is seen calmly [[DontMakeMeTakeOffMyBelt [[DontMakeMeTakeMyBeltOff picking out the belt that Aaron then beats him with]] and pulling off his shirt. The abuse isn't shown, but heard offscreen, while Logan's mother drinks wine in the next room over. The naturalness about all of this indicates that they've all been through this routine many, many times.
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** The first time it's revealed that he beats Logan qualifies too. Logan is seen calmly [[Don'tMakeMeTakeOffMyBelt picking out the belt that Aaron then beats him with]] and pulling off his shirt. The abuse isn't shown, but heard offscreen, while Logan's mother [[SerenityDissonance drinks wine in the next room over.]] The naturalness about all of this indicates that they've all been through this routine many, many times.

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** The first time it's revealed that he beats Logan qualifies too. Logan is seen calmly [[Don'tMakeMeTakeOffMyBelt [[DontMakeMeTakeOffMyBelt picking out the belt that Aaron then beats him with]] and pulling off his shirt. The abuse isn't shown, but heard offscreen, while Logan's mother [[SerenityDissonance drinks wine in the next room over.]] over. The naturalness about all of this indicates that they've all been through this routine many, many times.
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** The first time it's revealed that he beats Logan qualifies too. Logan is seen calmly [[Don'tMakeMeTakeOffMyBelt picking out the belt that Aaron then beats him with]] and pulling off his shirt. The abuse isn't shown, but heard offscreen, while Logan's mother [[SerenityDissonance drinks wine in the next room over.]] The naturalness about all of this indicates that they've all been through this routine many, many times.
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* When Aaron Echolls beats the crap out of his daughter's abusive boyfriend, it starts off as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome before crossing the line into this, with the sheer unbridled brutality of the attack made only worse by the fact that it is paired with [[SoundtrackDissonance "That's Amore" by Frank Sinatra.]] Not to mention, being an [[ForeShadowing early indicator of just what Aaron is capable of.]]

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* When Aaron Echolls beats the crap out of his daughter's abusive boyfriend, it starts off as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome before crossing the line into this, with the sheer unbridled brutality of the attack made only worse by the fact that it is paired with [[SoundtrackDissonance "That's Amore" by Frank Sinatra.]] Not to mention, being an [[ForeShadowing early indicator of just what Aaron is capable of.]]

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* When Aaron Echolls beats the crap out of his daughter's abusive boyfriend, it starts off as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome before crossing the line into this, with the sheer unbridled brutality of the attack made only worse by the [[SoundtrackDissonance cheerful music it is paired with.]] Not to mention, being an [[ForeShadowing early indicator of just what Aaron is capable of.]]

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* When Aaron Echolls beats the crap out of his daughter's abusive boyfriend, it starts off as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome before crossing the line into this, with the sheer unbridled brutality of the attack made only worse by the fact that it is paired with [[SoundtrackDissonance cheerful music it is paired with."That's Amore" by Frank Sinatra.]] Not to mention, being an [[ForeShadowing early indicator of just what Aaron is capable of.]]
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* When Aaron Echolls beats the crap out of his daughter's abusive boyfriend, it starts off as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome before crossing the line into this, with the sheer unbridled brutality of the attack made only worse by the [[SoundtrackDissonance cheerful music it is paired with.]] Not to mention, being an [[ForeShadowing early indicator of just what Aaron is capable of.]]
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* The child abuse episode. The ending where Sheriff Lamb appears to hate it, but also can't do anything about it, almost seems realistic in the context of excessively conservative rich families.

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* The child abuse episode. The ending where Sheriff Lamb appears to hate it, but also can't do anything about it, almost seems realistic in the context of excessively conservative rich families.realistic.
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** Worse given that as this blackmail starts, she's only - at best - JUST getting past the trauma of learning about her father being a child molester. She would have just been in the process of piecing her life together again when she's effectively turned into a sex slave.

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* In the movie, the revelation that [[spoiler:Gia and Cobb aren't having a consensual affair; rather, he's been blackmailing her for sex regularly for ''nine years'', and can assume control of her life anytime he feels like it, having taken the apartment opposite hers so he can watch her every move. The last line of Gia's reveal - "I'm not even allowed to have curtains" - is ''incredibly creepy'', not to mention a real TearJerker. She was raped for 9 years and then murdered by him the moment she stepped out of line.]]

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* In the movie, the The revelation that [[spoiler:Gia and Cobb Cobb]] aren't having a consensual affair; rather, he's been blackmailing her for sex regularly for ''nine years'', and can assume control of her life anytime he feels like it, having taken the apartment opposite hers so he can watch her every move. The last line of Gia's her reveal - "I'm not even allowed to have curtains" - is ''incredibly creepy'', not to mention a real TearJerker. She was raped for 9 years and then murdered by him the moment she stepped out of line.]]

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* In the movie, the revelation that [[spoiler:Gia and Cobb aren't having a consensual affair; rather, he's been blackmailing her for sex regularly for ''nine years'', and can assume control of her life anytime he feels like it, having taken the apartment opposite hers so he can watch her every move. The last line of Gia's reveal - "I'm not even allowed to have curtains" - is ''incredibly creepy'', not to mention a real TearJerker.]]

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* In the movie, the revelation that [[spoiler:Gia and Cobb aren't having a consensual affair; rather, he's been blackmailing her for sex regularly for ''nine years'', and can assume control of her life anytime he feels like it, having taken the apartment opposite hers so he can watch her every move. The last line of Gia's reveal - "I'm not even allowed to have curtains" - is ''incredibly creepy'', not to mention a real TearJerker. She was raped for 9 years and then murdered by him the moment she stepped out of line.]]
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* The child abuse episode of ''VeronicaMars''. The ending where Sheriff Lamb appears to hate it, but also can't do anything about it, almost seems realistic in the context of excessively conservative rich families.

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* The child abuse episode of ''VeronicaMars''.episode. The ending where Sheriff Lamb appears to hate it, but also can't do anything about it, almost seems realistic in the context of excessively conservative rich families.
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* In the movie, the revelation that [[spoiler:Gia and Cobb aren't having a consensual affair; rather, he's been blackmailing her for sex regularly for ''nine years'', and can assume control of her life anytime he feels like it, having taken the apartment opposite hers so he can watch her every move. The last line of Gia's reveal - "I'm not even allowed to have curtains" - is ''incredibly creepy'', not to mention a real TearJerker.]]
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* "Not Pictured": Cassidy [[spoiler: blows up a plane while Veronica can only watch, thinking that her dad's on it (he's not). Then he tries to kill her, fails, and in one of the most heartbreaking moments on the show, he jumps off the roof of a tall building after Logan tries to stop him, but can't actually come up with a reason that he shouldn't jump.]]
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* "Leave It To Beaver": Veronica gets [[spoiler: locked in a refrigerator and then SET ON FIRE by the man who killed her best friend.]]
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* The child abuse episode of ''VeronicaMars''. The ending where Sheriff Lamb appears to hate it, but also can't do anything about it, almost seems realistic in the context of excessively conservative rich families.
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