History Recap / AmphibiaS3E17EscapeToAmphibia

** Initally it looks as though Terri and Dr. Jan are taking a risky detour on their rescue mission of the Plantars to steal the base's cutting edge generator will blow their element of surprise and doom the whole covert operation, but it turns out to ''help'' their rescue of them in the end, Mr. X having predicted the Boonchuy's attempts to save their 'alien allies' and having [[LuredIntoATrap laid a trap for them]] that ensnares all but Jan and Terri, getting them locked up in the base's jail cells. When the duo cut the power stealing the generator, it also opens the electronic cell doors, freeing them and providing them another opportunity to free the Plantars under the cover of darkness.

** Mr. X asks his superior for "kombucho on tap" for his mission. During the escape from his base, Sprig throws an entire barrel at the stuff at X.
--->'''Mr. X:''' Oh, you've got to be kidding me!

** Mr. X uses the three frogs Anne tricked him with in his debut episode to lay a trap.

* TookALevelInBadass: Anne shows a greater level of control over her SuperMode in this episode, not only does she not collapse like before after using it, but she even manages to use it to slice Hop Pop's avocado so she can use it as bait.

** When Mr. Boonchuy challenges Anne is a mock battle in Spendco, Anne intially claims she's too old for this... then launches a surprise attack on him.

** The plastic lightsaber toys Anne and Mr. Boonchuy stage a mock battle with in the department store come in handy when it turns out that he bought the one he was using and gives it to her as an EmergencyWeapon to deal with the FBI goons in Mr. X's base camp

* WhatTheHellHero: When the dust is settled and the portal is destroyed, Mr. and Mrs. Boonchuy lay the PapaWolf and MamaBear smackdown on Mr. X for his misconceptions. They tell him that he needs to shut up and listen to them, rather than impressing his conclusions on the world.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Rather than being thought of as a crackpot due to the several times he's summoned the FBI against what appears to be a case of mistaken identity or a massive overreaction, Anne and the Plantars' various public showings throughout the previous episodes[[note]]Getting caught on camera at the museum, appearing in a public commercial and the well-documented fight against the BadSanta float[[/note]] has generated enough evidence of their existence that Mr. X's superiors honestly believe his claims and continue to support his efforts to find them, even upgrading his resources to locate them easier. But, Mr. X is given a very tight deadline for catching them.
** When the heroes are escaping from the FBI base, the gate guard tries to stop them by lowering a single railroad-crossing style barrier, which their van smashes right through. The guard even lampshades that he doesn't know why they thought that would work.

-->''[[HeroicBSOD What... happened here?]]''

** Rather than being thought of as a crackpot due to the several times he's summoned the FBI against what appears to be a case of mistaken identity or a massive overreaction, Anne and the Plantars' various public showings throughout the previous episodes[[note]]Getting caught on camera at the museum, appearing in a public commercial and the well-documented fight against the BadSanta float[[/note]] has generated enough evidence of their existence that Mr. X's superiors honestly believe his claims and continue to support his efforts to find them, even upgrading his resources to locate them easier.

** Initally it looks like Terri and Dr. Jan taking a risky detour on their rescue mission of the Plantars to steal the base's cutting edge generator will blow their element of surprise and doom the whole covert operation, but it turns out to ''help'' their rescue of them in the end, Mr. X having predicted the Boonchuy's attempts to save their 'alien allies' and having [[LuredIntoATrap laid a trap for them]] that ensnares all but Jan and Terri, getting them locked up in the base's jail cells. When the duo cut the power stealing the generator, it also opens the electronic cell doors, freeing them and providing them another opportunity to free the Plantars under the cover of darkness.

* BaitAndSwitch: Initally it looks like Terri and Dr. Jan taking a risky detour on their rescue mission of the Plantars to steal the base's cutting edge generator will blow their element of surprise and doom the whole covert operation, but it turns out to ''help'' their rescue of them in the end, Mr. X having predicted the Boonchuy's attempts to save their 'alien allies' and having [[LuredIntoATrap laid a trap for them]] that ensnares all but Jan and Terri, getting them locked up in the base's jail cells. When the duo cut the power stealing the generator, it also opens the electronic cell doors, freeing them and providing them another opportunity to free the Plantars under the cover of darkness.

* BrickJoke: Earlier in the episode, Terri requests that the Boonchuys buy her a tub of yogurt-covered pretzels. Near the climax when the [=FBI=] agents swarm their warehouse, one of them notices the tub and remarks on how good they are.

* ContinuityNod: Polly's list of enemies includes [[LongList pretty much everyone who's gotten on her bad side]] in previous episodes, including [[Recap/AmphibiaS1E17LilyPadThai Mr. Duckweed]] and [[Recap/AmphibiaS1E36CombatCamp Tritonio]].

* EurekaMoment: Terri said that the Plantars and Anne calling the Calamity Box a "music box," plus them mentioning they heard a song in the portal, made her realize that ''soundwaves'' can unlock interdimensional portals because the musical notes serve as coordinates. She theorizes that the ancient newts that designed the Calamity Box must have reached the same conclusion, millennia ago.

* HeroicBSOD: Anne and the Plantars are left staring in horror upon seeing the devastation caused by Andrias' war machine.

** Mr. X is hit with one of these by the episode's climax. His original targets successfully escape back to their home world, but in so doing expose that [[WrongGenreSavvy they're 'inter-dimensional', not extraterrestrial lifeforms]] and the Boonchuys prepares to explain to him that there ''is'' [[RightForTheWrongReasons an invasion coming to Earth]], but not because of them.

* DoorDumb: At one point, freaked out by Anne knocking out his fellow agent, an FBI agent frantically tries to get a door to open so he can run away. After she knocks him out too, she points out that he was pulling on a ''push'' door.

* WrongGenreSavvy: Mr. X is convinced that the Plantars are seeking to invade the Earth, when really they just want to go home and ''stop'' the invasion.

* AnArmAndALeg: When the giant red Mantis tried to swipe at Sprig through the tiny portal, large enough only to fit one of its arms through, Terri [[CutTheJuice kills the power]] to turn it off, leaving its arm behind.

* BigEater: One of the things Terri asks for when buying the remaining components to finalize her makeshift portal setup is 8 gallons of Yogurt-covered pretzels, it being pretty clear she's looking for a snack and not because they're needed for the machine to work.

* BrickJoke: Earlier in the episode, Terri requests that the Boonchuys buy her a tub of Yogurt-covered pretzels. Near the climax when the [=FBI=] agents swarm their warehouse, one of them notices the tub and remarks on how good they are.

* CasualDangerDialogue: When Mr.X threatens Polly with getting some painful tests run on her to make her more cooperative with his interrogation, her only reaction is to deadpan tell her would-be torturer that he's on her list of enemies now.

** Mr.X asks for thermal tracking equipment from his superior during the episode's cold open, which is how he's easily able to locate the Plantars again when they enter a shopping mall to buy components for Terri's portal Machine, their cold body temperatures marking them out against the warm-blooded crowds.
** The plastic lightsaber toys Anne and Mr.Boonchuy stage a mock battle with in the department store come in handy when it turns out that he bought the one he was using and gives it to her as an EmergencyWeapon to deal with the FBI goons in Mr.X's base camp

* ChekhovsSkill: Anne and mr. Boonchuy's brief play-fight in the shopping mall is a reminder that Anne very much has the sword-fighting skills she developed under Tritonio, even going [[DamnYouMuscleMemory slightly overboard using them against him]], which comes in handy when she's fighting her way through a darkened hallway full of FBI goons and can easily defend herself with her hand-to-hand fighting skills and the same lightsaber toy.

* DramaticIrony: Though she has ''no idea'' about it, Mrs Boonchuy accidentally re-creates the iconic scene of Andrias stabbing Marcy InTheBack, during a play-fight that occurs between the Boonchuys in the shopping mall as they enact a ''Franchise/StarWars''-esque battle. Her plastic lightsaber is even yellow to drive the comparison home.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Anne’s mom shows off some impressive moves in the car while following X and the Plantars, which she claims in nothing compared to driving in rush hour in Bangkok. Mr Boonchuy's CrushBlush apparent during her moves demonstrates that he likes this side of her.

* PollutedWasteland: What Andreas is turning Amphibia into, which becomes quite apparent to Anne and the Plantars when they return.

* TheReveal: Dr. Frakes's portal projects were unstable because they were using the wrong type of parameters for the various tests. With the Plantars and Anne providing new info, Terri reveals that you need to use specific music notes to lock a target on another dimension.

-->'''Mr. Boonchuy:''' Has anyone seen my credit cards?

** Anne fighting the scared FBI agents with her "lightsaber" in a dark corridor is clear reference to ''Film/RogueOne'', complete with similar lightsaber sound effects as she swings the toy around. The last agent even pulls a similar situation of begging his allies on the other side of the exit doorway to open it and let him out as she approaches, before she smacks him unconscious.

* SureLetsGoWithThat: When Mrs.Boonchuy asks Terri if the '8 gallons of yogurt-covered pretzels' are needed for the machine to work, she just stares blankly at her [[{{Beat}} for a moment]] before saying 'yes'. [[ExactWords After all]], she can't work the machine if she's hungry.

** Rather than being thought of as a crackpot due to the several times he's summoned the FBI against what appears to be a case of mistaken identity or a massive overreaction, Anne and the Plantar's various public showings throughout the previous episodes[[note]]Getting caught on camera at the Museum, appearing in a public commercial and the well-documented fight against the BadSanta float[[/note]] has generated enough evidence of their existence that Mr.X's superiors honestly believe his claims and continue to support his efforts to find them, even upgrading his resources to locate them easier.
** When the heroes are escaping from the FBI base, the gate guard tries to stop them by lowering a single railroad-crossing style barrier, which their van smashes right through. The guard even lampshades that he doesn’t know why they thought that would work.

* UnderestimatingBadassery: Mr. X spends a good portion of the episode belittling Anne as "[[JustAKid just a child]]" while on the flip side he thinks the Plantars have some sort of evil invasion scheme. He learns at the end just how wrong he was when Anne releases some of her powers and utterly curb stomps an entire squad of FBI agents. It's pretty {{Justified}} though, as up to that point he believed Anne was a normal 13-year old girl, akin to Elliot from ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and failed to realised that [[WrongGenreSavvy he's in a straight fantasy story]], rather than a Sci-fi one like he thought.

* WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises: {{Inverted}}. When she activates her SuperMode agaisnt the FBI at the end, Anne ''loses'' this as her usual look due to the show's art style and gains wide glowing vibrant blue irises as part of the InUniverse WhamShot to Mr.X, showing him that he's ''not'' in a sci-fi fantasy genre like he thought, and Anne is more than the TokenHuman ally of the Plantars like he believed.

* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: Terri opens a portal to Amphibia! Just one problem...it's too small for any of them to fit, even Polly. She needs to figure out how to make it bigger, so they don't waste their one chance to return home.

* BittersweetEnding: Anne and the others make it back to Amphibia, but not only is Anne separated from her parents again, she finds out Andrias has reduced vast swathes of land to waste, with ash falling from the sky, building his army.

* InternalReveal: Molly-Jo, Humphrey, the I.T. Gals, and two of the Temple ladies learn the truth about the Plantars.

* WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises: {{Inverted}}. When she activates her SuperMode agaisnt the FBI at the end, Anne ''loses'' this as her usual look due to the show's art style and gains wide glowing vibrant blue irises as part of the InUniverse WhamShot to Mr.X, showing him that he's ''not'' in a sci-fi fantasy genre like he thought, and Anne is more than the TokenHumanTeammate of the Plantars like he believed.

** Anne fighting the scared FBI agents with her "lightsaber" in a dark corridor is clear reference to ''Film/RogueOne''.

* UnderestimatingBadassery: Mr. X spends a good portion of the episode belittling Anne as "[[JustAKid just a child]]" while on the flip side he thinks the Plantars have some sort of evil invasion scheme. He learns at the end just how wrong he was when Anne releases some of her powers and utterly curb stomps an entire squad of FBI agents. It's pretty {{Justified}} though, as up to that point he believed Anne was a normal 13-year old girl, akin to Elliot from ''ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and failed to realised that [[WrongGenreSavvy he's in a straight fantasy story]], rather than a Sci-fi one like he thought.

* ChekhovsGun: Mr.X asks for thermal tracking equipment from his superior during the episode's cold open, which is how he's easily able to locate the Plantars again when they enter a shopping mall to buy components for Terri's portal Machine, their cold body temperatures marking them out against the warm-blooded crowds.

* UnderestimatingBadassery: Mr. X spends a good portion of the episode belittling Anne as "[[JustAKid just a child]]" while on the flip side he thinks the Plantars have some sort of evil invasion scheme. He learns at the end just how wrong he was when Anne releases some of her powers and utterly curb stomps an entire squad of FBI agents.

-->''[[HeroicBSOD What... happened here?]]''