History Recap / CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS2E5ThePredator

** Played straight while Wheeler is burning off Gi's rope gag. Linka chides him not for potentially hurting Gi by accident, but for burning a small part of her hair.

* {{Pun}}: When Gaia appears as a hologram and interrupts Wheeler's windsurfing to tell him the team has another mission, she apologizes for taking the wind out of his sails.

* ChekhovsGun: Wheeler brings his windsurfer on the mission in case there's any downtime, and it ends up allowing him, Linka, and Kwame to get back to shore when their transport gets sunk.

* GossipEvolution: When Ma-Ti is telling Gi about the shark in the beginning, he says it was scary to be followed by a 40-foot-long shark, even if it didn't attack him (and she claims it wouldn't have). One of the locals overhears it and spreads the news, claiming that a boy was attacked by a man-eating shark. By the time Bleak arrives, reports claim that the shark is much larger and has already attacked multiple people.

* ItHasBeenAnHonor: While the three of them are trapped in the sunken Geo-Cruiser as it fills with water, Wheeler tells Kwame that it's been great knowing him before turning his attention to Linka.

* IWillShowYouX: When Gi protests that Bleak's overzealous hunting will mess up the balance of nature, Bleak retorts that he'll mess up ''her'' balance and shoves her hard enough to knock her into the water.

* NowOrNeverKiss: Thinking they're about to drown after Bleak sinks the Geo-Cruiser, Wheeler asks Linka for a [[LastKiss goodbye kiss.]] Despite teasing him about having only one thing on his mind, [[ShipTease she's ready to do so]]...until Kwame brings up that once the water pressure equalizes, they can get out.
* {{Pun}}: Gaia (in illusion form) interrupts Wheeler's windsurfing to tell him the team has another mission and quips that she's sorry about taking the wind out of his sails.

* ShootTheRope: Wheeler burns through Bleak's harpoon line after the group gets close enough, keeping Bleak from reeling in the basking shark he speared and allowing the shark to escape.
* ShoutOut: While talking about his encounter with the shark, Ma-Ti mentions a man-eating shark in "[[Film/{{Jaws}} that movie]]" and Gi claims that the movie gave sharks an undeserved bad reputation.
* SkewedPriorities: PlayedWith; Linka worries when Wheeler doesn't surface along with her and Kwame, only for him to pop up a few seconds later, saying that he had to get his windsurfer out. However, he does bring up the practical benefit that the windsurfer can get them all back to shore.

* TrappedInASinkingCar: Bleak shoots the Geo-Cruiser out of the sky when he sees it coming, causing it to plunge into the ocean. The water pressure keeps the doors shut and Wheeler's attempt to burn their way out fails. However, as they're beginning to believe they can't escape, Kwame remembers that they can open the door once enough water gets into the vehicle for the pressure to equalize.

* ThreateningShark: The episode begins with Ma-Ti freaking out when he sees a huge shark (which Gi later identifies as a basking shark) following him while he swims. The townspeople hear the discussion and panic as well, which leads them to bring in Bleak. When Gaia gives them the standard pre-mission breakdown, Wheeler comments that he feels pretty weird trying to save sharks, and Gaia explains that only some sharks are potential man-eaters and all of them are important to the ecosystem.

* AlmostKiss: When it looks like three of the gang are going to drown, Wheeler successfully talks Linka into sharing a NowOrNeverKiss. Kwame [[MomentKiller kills the moment]] by explaining how they can escape. Wheeler's annoyed his announcement couldn't have waited another five seconds.

* GossipEvolution: When Ma-Ti is telling Gi about the shark in the beginning, he describes it as 40 feet long. One of the locals overhears it and spreads the news, claiming that a boy was attacked by a man-eating shark. By the time Bleak arrives, the shark is much larger and has already attacked multiple people.

* AlmostKiss: When it looks like 3 of the gang are going to drown, Wheeler successfully talks Linka into sharing a NowOrNeverKiss. Kwame kills the moment by explaining how they can escape. Wheeler's annoyed his announcement couldn't have waited another 5 seconds.

* GossipEvolution: When Ma-Ti is telling Gi about the shark in the beginning, he describes it as 40 feet long. One of the locals overhears it and spreads the news, including increasing the size of the shark.

* ICantLookGesture: When Gaia shows the remaining team members a scene of Bleak cutting off a still-living shark's fins, Linka shuts her eyes and turns her head so she won't have to see it.

* NowOrNeverKiss: Thinking they're about to drown after Bleak sinks the Geo-Cruiser, Wheeler asks Linka for a [[LastKiss goodbye kiss.]] Despite teasing him about having only one thing on his mind, [[ShipTease she leans in to do so]]...until Kwame brings up that once the water pressure equalizes, they can get out.
* SaveTheVillain: After spending the entire episode slaughtering sharks and trying to kill the Planeteers when they attempt to stop him, Bleak gets knocked into the ocean near a blue shark and has the nerve to beg for help. The Captain snarks that he'd hate for the shark to get indigestion and pulls Bleak out of the water.

* NowOrNeverKiss: Thinking they're about to drown after Bleak sinks the Geo-Cruiser, Wheeler asks Linka for a [[LastKiss goodbye kiss.]] Despite teasing him about having only one thing on his mind, [[ShipTease she's about to go through with it]]...until Kwame brings up that once the water pressure equalizes, they can get out.