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* VillainBaal: Played straight when the summoned demon, whose name is the same as Canaanite god Baal, murders the friends that were part of the plot.
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* FailedASpotCheck: Liv lampshades how it never occurred to Bernadette to actually ''read'' the ritual she gave Liv or consider why that shop seemed eager for her to have it.
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* CruelMercy: What Liv does to Matt as killing him would be too easy. Having him live the rest of his life in prison for "murdering" his mistress and friends and never knowing Liv turned the tables on him is far better.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Early in the episode, Matt scares Liv while in monster makeup for a role of his.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: {{Foreshadowing}}:
** Early in the episode, Matt scares Liv while in monster makeup for a role ofhis.his.
** It seems strange Ba'al would slaughter everyone else but leave Matt alive. It turns out it's because Liv thinks it's better he live in jail believed to be a murderer.
** Early in the episode, Matt scares Liv while in monster makeup for a role of
** It seems strange Ba'al would slaughter everyone else but leave Matt alive. It turns out it's because Liv thinks it's better he live in jail believed to be a murderer.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Matt did this entire wild scheme to make Liv think she was crazy and be locked up for her claims of haunted by a god. He ends up locked in jail, framed for slaughtering his cohorts and no one believing his claims Ba'al did it.
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* NeckSnap: How Bernadette is killed be Ba'al. Compared to the others, she got off lucky.
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* NeckSnap: How Bernadette is killed be by Ba'al. Compared to the others, she got off lucky.
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* {{Irony}}: Bernadette's fake ritual for expelling the fake Ba'al ends up being what Liv uses to summon the actual Ba'al as part of her vengeance.
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* {{Irony}}: Bernadette's fake ritual for expelling the fake Ba'al ends up being what Liv uses to summon the actual Ba'al as part of her vengeance. Liv lampshades that if Matt and Bernadette hadn't done such a good job making her think the demon existed ''and'' given her a real spell, she'd still be locked up.
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* NeckSnap: How Bernadette is killed be Ba'a'. Compared to the others, she got off lucky.
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* NeckSnap: How Bernadette is killed be Ba'a'.Ba'al. Compared to the others, she got off lucky.
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* ParentalNeglect: Matt was already showing this as his son is barely months old and he's already looking at boarding schools to drop him off at.
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* ParentalNeglect: Matt was already showing this as his son is barely months old and he's already looking at boarding schools to drop him off at. at while he lives off Liv's money.
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** Matt sees Liv in the mental asylum, seemingly caring for her. He then heads to his car where he and Bernadette kiss.
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** Matt sees Liv in the mental asylum, seemingly caring for her. He then heads to his car car, where he and Bernadette kiss.
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* NeckSnap: How Bernadette is killed be Ba'a'. Compared to the others, she got off lucky.
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* ParentalNeglect: Matt was already showing this as his son is barely months old and he's already looking at boarding schools to drop him off at.
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* WhamShot:
** Matt sees Liv in the mental asylum, seemingly caring for her. He then heads to his car where he and Bernadette kiss.
** At the end, Liv finds Ba'al in her home...begging to be released from the binding spell she used to summon him with Liv agreeing.
** Matt sees Liv in the mental asylum, seemingly caring for her. He then heads to his car where he and Bernadette kiss.
** At the end, Liv finds Ba'al in her home...begging to be released from the binding spell she used to summon him with Liv agreeing.
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* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Matt invokes this at the end, telling Liv that Ba'al murdered everyone and framed him for it. She appears to not believe him and leave him to rot in jail but it turns out she knows full well Ba'al is real and ready to be with him.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: All four of Matt and Liv's seemingly-good natured friends are in on Matt's plot to drive Liv insane.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: All four of Matt and Liv's seemingly-good natured seemingly good-natured friends are in on Matt's plot to drive Liv insane.
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* MythologyGag: Liv clapping headphones over her ears is a visual CallBack to Billie Lourd's character in ''[[Series/ScreamQueens2015 Scream Queens]]'' always wearing earmuffs (which in itself was a ShoutOut to Lourd's mother Creator/CarrieFisher and her iconic braided bun hairstyle in ''Franchise/StarWars'').
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* MysticalPregnancy: Liv and Matt are finally able to conceive with the help of the fertility totem. It's later revealed that there was nothing mystical about her pregnancy.
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* MysticalPregnancy: Liv and Matt are finally able to conceive with the help of the fertility totem. It's later revealed that [[SubvertedTrope there was nothing mystical about her pregnancy.pregnancy]]... But, by the end, [[DoubleSubversion she wants a real child from Ba'al]].
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: All four of Matt and Live's seemingly-good natured friends are in on Matt's plot to drive Liv insane.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: All four of Matt and Live's Liv's seemingly-good natured friends are in on Matt's plot to drive Liv insane.
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* DramaticIrony: Bernadette's fake ritual for expelling the fake Ba'al ends up being what Liv uses to summon the actual Ba'al as part of her vengeance.
* DomesticAbuse: Matt, with the aid of his friends, essentially torture Liv into near-insanity for her crime of wanting a baby when Matt didn't (a fact that he ''kept secret'', mind you).
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Matt tries to warn Liv not to go back to their home, believing Ba'al would kill her like he did his friends. Of course, he's unaware Liv is the one who summoned Ba'al.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Early in the episode, Matt scares Liv while in monster makeup for a role of his.
* {{Gaslighting}}: Liv starts to think she's crazy for thinking her child is haunted by a demon, which Matt repeatedly insists her not to be the case. It's later revealed that it was all a plot by Matt and his friends to get her institutionalized and steal her money in revenge for having a child that he never really wanted.
* DomesticAbuse: Matt, with the aid of his friends, essentially torture Liv into near-insanity for her crime of wanting a baby when Matt didn't (a fact that he ''kept secret'', mind you).
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Matt tries to warn Liv not to go back to their home, believing Ba'al would kill her like he did his friends. Of course, he's unaware Liv is the one who summoned Ba'al.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Early in the episode, Matt scares Liv while in monster makeup for a role of his.
* {{Gaslighting}}: Liv starts to think she's crazy for thinking her child is haunted by a demon, which Matt repeatedly insists her not to be the case. It's later revealed that it was all a plot by Matt and his friends to get her institutionalized and steal her money in revenge for having a child that he never really wanted.
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* GoneHorriblyRight: The "fake" banishing ritual Bernadette instructed Liv to perform turned out to be a ''real'' spell that ''summoned'' Ba'al, allowing her to frame Matt for murder and escape institutionalization.
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* DomesticAbuse: Matt, with the aid of his friends, essentially torture Liv into near-insanity for her crime of wanting a baby when Matt didn't (a fact that he ''kept secret'', mind you).
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Matt tries to warn Liv not to go back to their home, believing Ba'al would kill her like he did his friends. Of course, he's unaware Liv is the one who summoned Ba'al.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Early in the episode, Matt scares Liv while in monster makeup for a role of his.
* {{Gaslighting}}: Liv starts to think she's crazy for thinking her child is haunted by a demon, which Matt repeatedly insists her not to be the case. It's later revealed that it was all a plot by Matt and his friends to get her institutionalized and steal her money in revenge for having a child that he never really wanted.
* GoneHorriblyRight: The "fake" banishing ritual Bernadette instructed Liv to perform turned out to be a ''real'' spell that ''summoned'' Ba'al, allowing her to frame Matt for murder and escapeinstitutionalization. institutionalization.
* {{Irony}}: Bernadette's fake ritual for expelling the fake Ba'al ends up being what Liv uses to summon the actual Ba'al as part of her vengeance.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Matt tries to warn Liv not to go back to their home, believing Ba'al would kill her like he did his friends. Of course, he's unaware Liv is the one who summoned Ba'al.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Early in the episode, Matt scares Liv while in monster makeup for a role of his.
* {{Gaslighting}}: Liv starts to think she's crazy for thinking her child is haunted by a demon, which Matt repeatedly insists her not to be the case. It's later revealed that it was all a plot by Matt and his friends to get her institutionalized and steal her money in revenge for having a child that he never really wanted.
* GoneHorriblyRight: The "fake" banishing ritual Bernadette instructed Liv to perform turned out to be a ''real'' spell that ''summoned'' Ba'al, allowing her to frame Matt for murder and escape
* {{Irony}}: Bernadette's fake ritual for expelling the fake Ba'al ends up being what Liv uses to summon the actual Ba'al as part of her vengeance.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: All four of Matt and Live's seemingly good natured friends are in on Matt's plot to drive Liv insane.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: All four of Matt and Live's seemingly good seemingly-good natured friends are in on Matt's plot to drive Liv insane.
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* DomesticAbuse: Matt, with the aid of his friends, essentially torture Liv into near-insanity for her crime of wanting a baby when Matt didn't (A (a fact that he ''kept secret'', mind you).
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: All four of Matt and Live's seemingly good natured friends are in on Matt's plot to drive Liv insane.
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* DomesticAbuse: Matt, with the aid of his friends, essentially torture Liv into near-insanity for her crime of having a baby when Matt didn't (A fact that he ''kept secret'', mind you).
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* DomesticAbuse: Matt, with the aid of his friends, essentially torture Liv into near-insanity for her crime of having wanting a baby when Matt didn't (A fact that he ''kept secret'', mind you).
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* RealAllAlong: For much of the episode, Liv believes that a demon is after her son, but it turns out that Matt, his friends, and mistress were gaslighting her in order to get her institutionalized. Then, it turns out that Ba'al is real when he suddenly breaks up their party and murders them, framing Matt in the process.
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* RealAllAlong: RealAfterAll: For much of the episode, Liv believes that a demon is after her son, but it turns out that Matt, his friends, and mistress were gaslighting her in order to get her institutionalized. Then, it turns out that Ba'al is real when he suddenly breaks up their party and murders them, framing Matt in the process.
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* LawOfInverseFertility: Liv desperately wants to be pregnant, but she is unable to conceive... until she she's given the totem. However, it turns out that Matt was trying to invoke this trope by pretending that he wanted a baby alongside Liv, but was secretly finding ways to lower his sperm count instead. Nevertheless, the trope is played straight since Aaron is born anyway - something Liv wanted, but Matt did not.
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* LawOfInverseFertility: Liv desperately wants to be pregnant, but she is unable to conceive... until she she's given the totem. However, it turns out that Matt was trying to invoke this trope by pretending that he wanted a baby alongside Liv, but was secretly finding ways to lower his sperm count instead. Nevertheless, the trope is played straight since Aaron is born anyway - -- something Liv wanted, but Matt did not.
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* RealAllAlong: For much of the episode, Liv believes that a demon is after her son, but it turns out that Matt, his friends, and mistress were gaslighting her in order to get her institutionalized. Then, it turns out that Ba'al is real when he suddenly breaks up their party and murders them, framing Matt in the process.
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* AssholeVictim: Matt and his friends gaslit Liv for weeks in order to get Matt and Bernadette, the woman who gave Liv her fertility totem to begin with, together and steal Liv's money in retribution for her having Aaron. The friends and Bernadette are brutally murdered by the very being they were invoking for their scheme shortly after this plan is revealed, while Matt is framed for the killings. Given the pride they take in what they did on top of everything else
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* AssholeVictim: Matt and his friends gaslit Liv for weeks in order to get Matt and Bernadette, the woman who gave Liv her fertility totem to begin with, together and steal Liv's money in retribution for her having Aaron. The friends and Bernadette are brutally murdered by the very being they were invoking for their scheme shortly after this plan is revealed, while Matt is framed for the killings. Given the pride they take in what they did on top of everything elseelse, it is a rather well-deserved demise for them.
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* AssholeVictim: Matt and his friends gaslit Liv for weeks in order to get Matt and Bernadette, the woman who gave Liv her fertility totem to begin with, together and steal Liv's money in retribution for her having Aaron. The friends and Bernadette are brutally murdered shortly after this plan is revealed, while Matt is framed for the killings.
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* AssholeVictim: Matt and his friends gaslit Liv for weeks in order to get Matt and Bernadette, the woman who gave Liv her fertility totem to begin with, together and steal Liv's money in retribution for her having Aaron. The friends and Bernadette are brutally murdered by the very being they were invoking for their scheme shortly after this plan is revealed, while Matt is framed for the killings.killings. Given the pride they take in what they did on top of everything else
* DramaticIrony: Bernadette's fake ritual for expelling the fake Ba'al ends up being what Liv uses to summon the actual Ba'al as part of her vengeance.
* DomesticAbuse: Matt, with the aid of his friends, essentially torture Liv into near-insanity for her crime of having a baby when Matt didn't (A fact that he ''kept secret'', mind you).
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Matt tries to warn Liv not to go back to their home, believing Ba'al would kill her like he did his friends. Of course, he's unaware Liv is the one who summoned Ba'al.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Early in the episode, Matt scares Liv while in monster makeup for a role of his.
* DomesticAbuse: Matt, with the aid of his friends, essentially torture Liv into near-insanity for her crime of having a baby when Matt didn't (A fact that he ''kept secret'', mind you).
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Matt tries to warn Liv not to go back to their home, believing Ba'al would kill her like he did his friends. Of course, he's unaware Liv is the one who summoned Ba'al.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Early in the episode, Matt scares Liv while in monster makeup for a role of his.
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* WholePlotReference: One to ''Film/RosemarysBaby'' — a young mother is gaslit by her husband into thinking she's crazy for suspecting an evil presence around their baby. The caveat is that they're gaslighting her into think there ''is'' a supernatural threat - and when Ba'al [[RealAfterAll turns out to be real]], he's not on the side of the husband and his friends.
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* WholePlotReference: One to ''Film/RosemarysBaby'' — a young mother is gaslit by her husband and his pals into thinking she's crazy for suspecting an evil presence around their baby. The caveat is caveats are that they're gaslighting her into think there ''is'' a supernatural threat - all the while, that Aaron is a perfectly normal infant born of natural means, and that when Ba'al [[RealAfterAll turns out to be real]], he's not on the side of the husband and his friends.friends, but on Liv's. Essentially, it takes inspiration from ''Rosemary's Baby'', but inverts a lot of the details in the end.
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* WholePlotReference: One to ''Film/RosemarysBaby'' — a young mother is gaslit by her husband into thinking she's crazy for suspecting an evil presence around their baby.
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* WholePlotReference: One to ''Film/RosemarysBaby'' — a young mother is gaslit by her husband into thinking she's crazy for suspecting an evil presence around their baby. The caveat is that they're gaslighting her into think there ''is'' a supernatural threat - and when Ba'al [[RealAfterAll turns out to be real]], he's not on the side of the husband and his friends.
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Matt and his friends gaslit Liv for weeks in order to get Matt and Bernadette, the woman who gave Liv her fertility totem to begin with, together and steal Liv's money in retribution for her having Aaron. The friends and Bernadette are brutally murdered shortly after this plan is revealed, while Matt is framed for the killings.]]
* ChekhovsSkill: [[spoiler:Matt being an actor by trade is eventually revealed to be what helps him to pull off his ruse... until it doesn't]].
* {{Gaslighting}}: [[spoiler:Liv starts to think she's crazy for thinking her child is haunted by a demon, which Matt repeatedly insists her not to be the case. It's later revealed that it was all a plot by Matt and his friends to get her institutionalized and steal her money in revenge for having a child that he never really wanted]].
* DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu: [[spoiler:The episode ends with Liv apparently seeking to have a child with Ba'al for real this time]].
* GoneHorriblyRight: [[spoiler:The "fake" banishing ritual Bernadette instructed Liv to perform turned out to be a ''real'' spell that ''summoned'' Ba'al, allowing her to frame Matt for murder and escape institutionalization]].
* LawOfInverseFertility: Liv desperately wants to be pregnant, but she is unable to conceive... until she she's given the totem. [[spoiler: However, it turns out that Matt was trying to invoke this trope by pretending that he wanted a baby alongside Liv, but was secretly finding ways to lower his sperm count instead. Nevertheless, the trope is played straight since Aaron is born anyway - something Liv wanted, but Matt did not.]]
* MysticalPregnancy: Liv and Matt are finally able to conceive with the help of the fertility totem. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that there was nothing mystical about her pregnancy]].
* OuijaBoard: Liv and Matt are talked into using one of these with their friends. Their first message is an innocuous joke, but the second one is more ominous: [[spoiler:"He is mine"]].
* RitualMagic: Liv is instructed by Bernadette to perform a ritual to remove the presence of Ba'al from her home. [[spoiler:The "fake" ritual ends up being real and having the opposite effect, actually ''summoning'' Ba'al and thusly allowing Liv to get her revenge]].
* SupernaturalProofFather: Matt doesn't buy into Liv's belief that she's being haunted by a demon. [[spoiler:It's because he's gaslighting her into thinking she is]].
* WholePlotReference: One to ''Film/RosemarysBaby'' — [[spoiler:a young mother is gaslit by her husband into thinking she's crazy for suspecting an evil presence around their baby]].
* ChekhovsSkill: [[spoiler:Matt being an actor by trade is eventually revealed to be what helps him to pull off his ruse... until it doesn't]].
* {{Gaslighting}}: [[spoiler:Liv starts to think she's crazy for thinking her child is haunted by a demon, which Matt repeatedly insists her not to be the case. It's later revealed that it was all a plot by Matt and his friends to get her institutionalized and steal her money in revenge for having a child that he never really wanted]].
* DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu: [[spoiler:The episode ends with Liv apparently seeking to have a child with Ba'al for real this time]].
* GoneHorriblyRight: [[spoiler:The "fake" banishing ritual Bernadette instructed Liv to perform turned out to be a ''real'' spell that ''summoned'' Ba'al, allowing her to frame Matt for murder and escape institutionalization]].
* LawOfInverseFertility: Liv desperately wants to be pregnant, but she is unable to conceive... until she she's given the totem. [[spoiler: However, it turns out that Matt was trying to invoke this trope by pretending that he wanted a baby alongside Liv, but was secretly finding ways to lower his sperm count instead. Nevertheless, the trope is played straight since Aaron is born anyway - something Liv wanted, but Matt did not.]]
* MysticalPregnancy: Liv and Matt are finally able to conceive with the help of the fertility totem. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that there was nothing mystical about her pregnancy]].
* OuijaBoard: Liv and Matt are talked into using one of these with their friends. Their first message is an innocuous joke, but the second one is more ominous: [[spoiler:"He is mine"]].
* RitualMagic: Liv is instructed by Bernadette to perform a ritual to remove the presence of Ba'al from her home. [[spoiler:The "fake" ritual ends up being real and having the opposite effect, actually ''summoning'' Ba'al and thusly allowing Liv to get her revenge]].
* SupernaturalProofFather: Matt doesn't buy into Liv's belief that she's being haunted by a demon. [[spoiler:It's because he's gaslighting her into thinking she is]].
* WholePlotReference: One to ''Film/RosemarysBaby'' — [[spoiler:a young mother is gaslit by her husband into thinking she's crazy for suspecting an evil presence around their baby]].
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Matt and his friends gaslit Liv for weeks in order to get Matt and Bernadette, the woman who gave Liv her fertility totem to begin with, together and steal Liv's money in retribution for her having Aaron. The friends and Bernadette are brutally murdered shortly after this plan is revealed, while Matt is framed for the killings.]]
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* ChekhovsSkill:[[spoiler:Matt Matt being an actor by trade is eventually revealed to be what helps him to pull off his ruse... until it doesn't]].
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* DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu:[[spoiler:The The episode ends with Liv apparently seeking to have a child with Ba'al for real this time]].
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* GoneHorriblyRight:[[spoiler:The The "fake" banishing ritual Bernadette instructed Liv to perform turned out to be a ''real'' spell that ''summoned'' Ba'al, allowing her to frame Matt for murder and escape institutionalization]].institutionalization.
* LawOfInverseFertility: Liv desperately wants to be pregnant, but she is unable to conceive... until she she's given the totem.[[spoiler: However, it turns out that Matt was trying to invoke this trope by pretending that he wanted a baby alongside Liv, but was secretly finding ways to lower his sperm count instead. Nevertheless, the trope is played straight since Aaron is born anyway - something Liv wanted, but Matt did not.]]
not.
* MysticalPregnancy: Liv and Matt are finally able to conceive with the help of the fertility totem.[[spoiler:It's It's later revealed that there was nothing mystical about her pregnancy]].
pregnancy.
* OuijaBoard: Liv and Matt are talked into using one of these with their friends. Their first message is an innocuous joke, but the second one is more ominous:[[spoiler:"He "He is mine"]].
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* RitualMagic: Liv is instructed by Bernadette to perform a ritual to remove the presence of Ba'al from her home.[[spoiler:The The "fake" ritual ends up being real and having the opposite effect, actually ''summoning'' Ba'al and thusly allowing Liv to get her revenge]].
revenge.
* SupernaturalProofFather: Matt doesn't buy into Liv's belief that she's being haunted by a demon.[[spoiler:It's It's because he's gaslighting her into thinking she is]].
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* MysticalPregnancy: Liv and Matt are finally able to conceive with the help of the fertility totem.
* OuijaBoard: Liv and Matt are talked into using one of these with their friends. Their first message is an innocuous joke, but the second one is more ominous:
* RitualMagic: Liv is instructed by Bernadette to perform a ritual to remove the presence of Ba'al from her home.
* SupernaturalProofFather: Matt doesn't buy into Liv's belief that she's being haunted by a demon.
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Matt and his friends gaslit Liv for weeks in order to get Matt and Bernadette, the woman who gave Liv her fertility totem to begin with, together and steal Liv's money in retribution for her having Aaron. The friends and Bernadette are brutally murdered shortly after this plan is revealed, while Matt is framed for the killings.]]
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* MysticalPregnancy: Liv and Matt are finally able to conceive with the help of the fertility totem. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that there was nothing mystical about her pregnancy]].
* MysticalPregnancy: Liv and Matt are finally able to conceive with the help of the fertility totem. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that there was nothing mystical about her pregnancy]].
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!!! '''Directed by:''' Sanaa Hamri
!!! '''Written by:''' Ali Adler & Manny Coto
When Liv (Creator/BillieLourd) struggles to conceive with her husband Matt (Creator/RonenRubinstein), desperation leads her to a mysterious fertility totem that finally leads to a successful pregnancy. But when Liv starts to experience strange happenings in their home, she starts to suspect that something is very wrong with the baby...
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!! "Ba'al" contains examples of:
* ChekhovsSkill: [[spoiler:Matt being an actor by trade is eventually revealed to be what helps him to pull off his ruse... until it doesn't]].
* {{Gaslighting}}: [[spoiler:Liv starts to think she's crazy for thinking her child is haunted by a demon, which Matt repeatedly insists her not to be the case. It's later revealed that it was all a plot by Matt and his friends to get her institutionalized and steal her money in revenge for having a child that he never really wanted]].
* DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu: [[spoiler:The episode ends with Liv apparently seeking to have a child with Ba'al for real this time]].
* GoneHorriblyRight: [[spoiler:The "fake" banishing ritual Bernadette instructed Liv to perform turned out to be a ''real'' spell that ''summoned'' Ba'al, allowing her to frame Matt for murder and escape institutionalization]].
* LawOfInverseFertility: Liv desperately wants to be pregnant, but she is unable to conceive... until she she's given the totem.
* OuijaBoard: Liv and Matt are talked into using one of these with their friends. Their first message is an innocuous joke, but the second one is more ominous: [[spoiler:"He is mine"]].
* MysticalPregnancy: Liv and Matt are finally able to conceive with the help of the fertility totem. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that there was nothing mystical about her pregnancy]].
* RitualMagic: Liv is instructed by Bernadette to perform a ritual to remove the presence of Ba'al from her home. [[spoiler:The "fake" ritual ends up being real and having the opposite effect, actually ''summoning'' Ba'al and thusly allowing Liv to get her revenge]].
* SupernaturalProofFather: Matt doesn't buy into Liv's belief that she's being haunted by a demon. [[spoiler:It's because he's gaslighting her into thinking she is]].
* WholePlotReference: One to ''Film/RosemarysBaby'' — [[spoiler:a young mother is gaslit by her husband into thinking she's crazy for suspecting an evil presence around their baby]].
!!! '''Directed by:''' Sanaa Hamri
!!! '''Written by:''' Ali Adler & Manny Coto
When Liv (Creator/BillieLourd) struggles to conceive with her husband Matt (Creator/RonenRubinstein), desperation leads her to a mysterious fertility totem that finally leads to a successful pregnancy. But when Liv starts to experience strange happenings in their home, she starts to suspect that something is very wrong with the baby...
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!! "Ba'al" contains examples of:
* ChekhovsSkill: [[spoiler:Matt being an actor by trade is eventually revealed to be what helps him to pull off his ruse... until it doesn't]].
* {{Gaslighting}}: [[spoiler:Liv starts to think she's crazy for thinking her child is haunted by a demon, which Matt repeatedly insists her not to be the case. It's later revealed that it was all a plot by Matt and his friends to get her institutionalized and steal her money in revenge for having a child that he never really wanted]].
* DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu: [[spoiler:The episode ends with Liv apparently seeking to have a child with Ba'al for real this time]].
* GoneHorriblyRight: [[spoiler:The "fake" banishing ritual Bernadette instructed Liv to perform turned out to be a ''real'' spell that ''summoned'' Ba'al, allowing her to frame Matt for murder and escape institutionalization]].
* LawOfInverseFertility: Liv desperately wants to be pregnant, but she is unable to conceive... until she she's given the totem.
* OuijaBoard: Liv and Matt are talked into using one of these with their friends. Their first message is an innocuous joke, but the second one is more ominous: [[spoiler:"He is mine"]].
* MysticalPregnancy: Liv and Matt are finally able to conceive with the help of the fertility totem. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that there was nothing mystical about her pregnancy]].
* RitualMagic: Liv is instructed by Bernadette to perform a ritual to remove the presence of Ba'al from her home. [[spoiler:The "fake" ritual ends up being real and having the opposite effect, actually ''summoning'' Ba'al and thusly allowing Liv to get her revenge]].
* SupernaturalProofFather: Matt doesn't buy into Liv's belief that she's being haunted by a demon. [[spoiler:It's because he's gaslighting her into thinking she is]].
* WholePlotReference: One to ''Film/RosemarysBaby'' — [[spoiler:a young mother is gaslit by her husband into thinking she's crazy for suspecting an evil presence around their baby]].
