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Jefferson crosses a line with Lynn. Meanwhile, Anissa shares some important news. Lastly, Tobias makes a surprising move
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The family adjusts to a huge change for Jennifer as Jefferson crosses a line with Lynn. Meanwhile, Anissa shares some important news. Lastly, Tobias makes a surprising movecontinues to work to clear his name.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Gambi saying that "This is the new Jen and we're gonna have to live with that." is a not-so-subtle TakeThat to the usual fan reactions to a recast.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Gambi saying that that, "This is the new Jen and we're gonna have to live with that." that," is a not-so-subtle TakeThat to the usual fan reactions to a recast.
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* ContinuityNod: The wider Arrowverse is acknowledged twice, with Jefferson mentioning fighting side-by-side with Superman and Ishmael trying to inaugurate himself into the League of Assassins by killing 100 metas.
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* ContinuityNod: The wider Arrowverse is acknowledged twice, with Jefferson mentioning fighting side-by-side with Superman and Ishmael trying to inaugurate himself into the League of Assassins by killing 100 metas. Although the latter is odd, because when the League was last mentioned, at Oliver Queen's funeral, Thea Queen and Talia al Ghul were going to restructure it as a more benign organization.
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* MythologyGag: Jen taking the name "J.J." is possibly a reference to J.J. Thunder, another African-American teen hero who, like her, first appeared in ''Comicbook/KingdomCome''.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Gambi handwaves Jennifer's having a new appearance (and height) despite her DNA being identical to what it was before as 'the same genes expressing themselves differently', like in identical twins. Needless to say, identical twins never have a divergence ''this'' big.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Gambi handwaves Jennifer's having a new appearance (and height) despite her DNA being identical to what it was before as 'the same genes expressing themselves differently', differently, like in identical twins.twins'. Needless to say, identical twins never have a divergence ''this'' big.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Gambi handwaves Jennifer's having a new appearance (and height) despite her DNA being identical to what it was before as 'the same genes expressing themselves differently', like in identical twins. Needless to say, identical twins never have a divergence ''this'' big.
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* BadLiar: Both Lynn and Jennifer are terrible when trying to act as if the latter is actually Lynn's niece called "J.J." and not her daughter. Naturally, Val Seong doesn't buy it and gives Tobias a photography of the seemingly new Pierce.
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* BadLiar: Both Lynn and Jennifer are terrible when trying to act as if the latter is actually Lynn's niece called "J.J." and not her daughter. Naturally, Val Seong doesn't buy it and gives Tobias a photography photograph of the seemingly new Pierce.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Lynn get's quite angry with Jefferson when he suggests that she takes a metabooster to confirm what Val Seong's powers are, when he has been admonishing her for it constantly before. She promptly tells him to GetOut.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Lynn get's gets quite angry with Jefferson when he suggests that she takes a metabooster to confirm what Val Seong's powers are, when he has been admonishing her for it constantly before. She promptly tells him to GetOut.
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* ShoutOut:
** Jennifer mocks Anissa for showing her an old B-movie on "being trapped in some other body." They then crack on movies such as ''Film/FreakyFriday'', ''Film/FaceOff'' and ''Film/ThirteenGoingOnThirty.''
** Jennifer mocks Anissa for showing her an old B-movie on "being trapped in some other body." They then crack on movies such as ''Film/FreakyFriday'', ''Film/FaceOff'' and ''Film/ThirteenGoingOnThirty.''
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* ShoutOut:
ShipperOnDeck: Jennifer says Anissa and Grace are the best couple she knows.
* ShoutOut:
** Jennifer mocks Anissa for showing her an old B-movie on "being trapped in some other body." They then crack on movies such as''Film/FreakyFriday'', ''Film/FaceOff'' ''FreakyFriday'', ''Film/FaceOff'', and ''Film/ThirteenGoingOnThirty.''''Film/ThirteenGoingOnThirty''.
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** Jennifer mocks Anissa for showing her an old B-movie on "being trapped in some other body." They then crack on movies such as
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The family adjusts to a huge change for Jennifer as Jefferson continues to work to clear his name.
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* BadLiar: Both Lynn and Jennifer are terrible when trying to act as if the latter is actually Lynn's niece called "J.J." and not her daughter. Naturally, Val Seong doesn't buy it and gives Tobias a photography of the seemingly new Pierce.
* BetaOutfit: Due to being too big for her old outfit, Gambi gives Jennifer a placeholder until her new suit is ready. That placeholder looks very similar to Anissa's Blackbird costume.
* BigDamnHeroes: Jennifer comes to her father's help when he is on the brink of being overwhelmed by the DEG-wielding police.
* BigLittleSister: Everybody is quick to notice that Jennifer is now a whole lot taller.
* ContinuityNod: The wider Arrowverse is acknowledged twice, with Jefferson mentioning fighting side-by-side with Superman and Ishmael trying to inaugurate himself into the League of Assassins by killing 100 metas.
* CurbStompCushion: While he ultimately loses against the much more skilled Ishmael, Lala makes him work for it a little.
* BetaOutfit: Due to being too big for her old outfit, Gambi gives Jennifer a placeholder until her new suit is ready. That placeholder looks very similar to Anissa's Blackbird costume.
* BigDamnHeroes: Jennifer comes to her father's help when he is on the brink of being overwhelmed by the DEG-wielding police.
* BigLittleSister: Everybody is quick to notice that Jennifer is now a whole lot taller.
* ContinuityNod: The wider Arrowverse is acknowledged twice, with Jefferson mentioning fighting side-by-side with Superman and Ishmael trying to inaugurate himself into the League of Assassins by killing 100 metas.
* CurbStompCushion: While he ultimately loses against the much more skilled Ishmael, Lala makes him work for it a little.
* FreakOut: Naturally, Jennifer has one when seeing her new body for the first time.
* FriendOnTheForce: Hassan proves himself to be this when he informs Jefferson about Lopez's "no-knock warrants".
* GuileHero: Gambi gives Lauren the Go board which she defeated him with first, seemingly as a romantic gesture. It actually hides a biometric scanner that he uses to get her retina scan, presumably so that he can access her secret stockpile of promethium.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Lynn get's quite angry with Jefferson when he suggests that she takes a metabooster to confirm what Val Seong's powers are, when he has been admonishing her for it constantly before. She promptly tells him to GetOut.
* InternalReveal: Jennifer is the first of her family who learns that Anissa and Grace are married. She then urges them to go on a honeymoon.
* FriendOnTheForce: Hassan proves himself to be this when he informs Jefferson about Lopez's "no-knock warrants".
* GuileHero: Gambi gives Lauren the Go board which she defeated him with first, seemingly as a romantic gesture. It actually hides a biometric scanner that he uses to get her retina scan, presumably so that he can access her secret stockpile of promethium.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Lynn get's quite angry with Jefferson when he suggests that she takes a metabooster to confirm what Val Seong's powers are, when he has been admonishing her for it constantly before. She promptly tells him to GetOut.
* InternalReveal: Jennifer is the first of her family who learns that Anissa and Grace are married. She then urges them to go on a honeymoon.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Gambi saying that "This is the new Jen and we're gonna have to live with that." is a not-so-subtle TakeThat to the usual fan reactions to a recast.
* MayorPain: What Tobias plans on becoming.
* ParryingBullets: Ishmael parries Lala's shots with his swords.
* TheReveal: Val Seong is a metahuman too, and possibly the one who killed Billy Black.
* TheReveal: Val Seong is a metahuman too, and possibly the one who killed Billy Black.
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** When Lala asks the ninja his name, he responds with "[[Literature/MobyDick Call me Ishmael]]".
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** When Lala asks the ninja his name, he responds with "[[Literature/MobyDick Call me Ishmael]]".Ishmael]]".
** T.C. makes a reference to ''Series/GoodTimes'' which Jennifer [[PopculturalOsmosisFailure doesn't get]].
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Both Anissa and T.C. give Jennifer some much needed pep talk.
** T.C. makes a reference to ''Series/GoodTimes'' which Jennifer [[PopculturalOsmosisFailure doesn't get]].
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Both Anissa and T.C. give Jennifer some much needed pep talk.
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** Lala being covered in concrete and propped up in Destiny's bad guy lair is a clear ShoutOut to Han Solo being frozen in Carbonite in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''.
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** Lala being covered in concrete and propped up in Destiny's bad guy lair is a clear ShoutOut to Han Solo being frozen in Carbonite in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''.''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''.
** When Lala asks the ninja his name, he responds with "[[Literature/MobyDick Call me Ishmael]]".
** When Lala asks the ninja his name, he responds with "[[Literature/MobyDick Call me Ishmael]]".
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* AndIMustScream: Lala's fate is to be frozen in concrete, and as Ishmael explains, this means he will constantly come back to life and die again until the end of time.
* DidntSeeThatComing: Lala clearly did not expect Destiny to have a ''ninja'' fighting for her.
* DidntSeeThatComing: Lala clearly did not expect Destiny to have a ''ninja'' fighting for her.
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* OutGambitted: Lala is once again successfully played by Destiny, though with far more horrific consequences this time.
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** Lala being covered in concrete and propped up in Destiny's bad guy lair is a clear ShoutOut to Han Solo in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''.
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** Lala being covered in concrete and propped up in Destiny's bad guy lair is a clear ShoutOut to Han Solo being frozen in Carbonite in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''.
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** Jennifer mocks Anissa for showing her an old B-movie on "being trapped in some other body." They then crack on movies such as ''Film/FreakyFriday'', ''Film/FaceOff'' and ''Film/ThirteenGoingOnThirty.''
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** Jennifer mocks Anissa for showing her an old B-movie on "being trapped in some other body." They then crack on movies such as ''Film/FreakyFriday'', ''Film/FaceOff'' and ''Film/ThirteenGoingOnThirty.''''
** Lala being covered in concrete and propped up in Destiny's bad guy lair is a clear ShoutOut to Han Solo in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''.
** Lala being covered in concrete and propped up in Destiny's bad guy lair is a clear ShoutOut to Han Solo in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''.
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* OhCrap: Jefferson and Gambi when they hear Tobias is running for mayor.
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* OhCrap: Jefferson and Gambi when they hear Tobias is running for mayor.mayor.
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** Jennifer mocks Anissa for showing her an old B-movie on "being trapped in some other body." They then crack on movies such as ''Film/FreakyFriday'', ''Film/FaceOff'' and ''Film/ThirteenGoingOnThirty.''
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** Jennifer mocks Anissa for showing her an old B-movie on "being trapped in some other body." They then crack on movies such as ''Film/FreakyFriday'', ''Film/FaceOff'' and ''Film/ThirteenGoingOnThirty.''
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Invoked by Jefferson at the news Lopez is going to issue "no-knock warrants" for a part of the city where half the ''honest'' residents are packing weapons. Meaning it's inevitable a full gunfight can break out from one raid.
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* LossOfIdentity: Jennifer feels this, unsure how to handle the fact that a completely new face means she can't be herself at school and has to pose as her mom's "niece."
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* LossOfIdentity: Jennifer feels this, unsure how to handle the fact that a completely new face means she can't be herself at school and has to pose as her mom's "niece.""
* OhCrap: Jefferson and Gambi when they hear Tobias is running for mayor.
* OhCrap: Jefferson and Gambi when they hear Tobias is running for mayor.
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The family adjusts to a huge change for Jennifer as Jefferson continues to work to clear his name.
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* IRejectYourReality: Jefferson has a very hard time accepting Jennifer's change, even briefly wondering if this is someone from another reality. He has to accept it in the end.
* LossOfIdentity: Jennifer feels this, unsure how to handle the fact that a completely new face means she can't be herself at school and has to pose as her mom's "niece."
!!Tropes
* IRejectYourReality: Jefferson has a very hard time accepting Jennifer's change, even briefly wondering if this is someone from another reality. He has to accept it in the end.
* LossOfIdentity: Jennifer feels this, unsure how to handle the fact that a completely new face means she can't be herself at school and has to pose as her mom's "niece."
