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-->''Don't look at us\\
We're not dancing for you\\
It's just hard to process emotions with our clothes on''
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* InnocentlyInsensitive: Josh tells Father Brah that his new job is making him cry -- but he won't tell him the job is as a stripper. Lacking that context, Brah says that it's ok to cry and, by the way, Josh looks really hot and fit lately. Josh leaves feeling even more objectified than he did before.
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* {{Pastiche}}: Of new-age rock and choral rock, skirting NotChristianRock. Rachel Bloom compared it to ''Theatre/{{Hair}}'' meets Music/ThePolyphonicSpree.

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* {{Pastiche}}: Of new-age rock and choral rock, skirting NotChristianRock.AmbiguouslyChristian rock. Rachel Bloom compared it to ''Theatre/{{Hair}}'' meets Music/ThePolyphonicSpree.
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* AffectionateParody: Of club bangers, which usually deal with wild partying and picking up women. Subverted, since the lyrics are only about men wanting to express their emotions.

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* AffectionateParody: Of club bangers, which usually deal with wild partying and picking up women. Subverted, since The song's humor is that instead of those, the lyrics are only about men wanting to express their emotions.
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!!"Fit Hot Guys Have Problems Too" [-(sung by: Scott Michael Foster, David Hull, and Vincent Rodriguez)-]

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!!"Fit Hot Guys Have Problems Too" [-(sung by: Scott Michael Foster, Creator/ScottMichaelFoster, David Hull, and Vincent Rodriguez)-]
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* ShoutOut: When measuring body fat percentages, Nathaniel compares White Josh to ''[[Film/Baywatch2017 Baywatch]]'' [[Creator/ZacEfron Efron]], not ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' Efron.
* YourCheatingHeart: Ally is transparently cheating on Marty with a co-worker from the beverages section.

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* ShoutOut: When measuring body fat percentages, Nathaniel compares White Josh to ''[[Film/Baywatch2017 Baywatch]]'' [[Creator/ZacEfron Efron]], not ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' Efron.
* YourCheatingHeart: Ally is transparently cheating on Marty with a co-worker from the beverages section.
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* HoYay: TONS of this with Nathaniel and White Josh


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*PetTheDog: Rebecca agrees to give Darryl one of her eggs.
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* SoBeautifulItsACurse: Played for laughs. The song's message is how no one thinks White Josh and Nathaniel have any problems because they're fit and hot, but the choreography [[FemaleGaze purposefully distracts from it]].



* CallBack: The (now resolved) love triangle between the grocery store employees is from [[Recap/CrazyExGirlfriendS1E16JoshsSisterIsGettingMarried all the way back in season one]].

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* CallBack: The (now seemingly resolved) love triangle between the grocery store employees is from [[Recap/CrazyExGirlfriendS1E16JoshsSisterIsGettingMarried all the way back in season one]].
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* AffectionateParody: Of club bangers, which usually deal with wild partying and picking up women. Subverted, since the lyrics are only about men wanting to express their emotions.

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-->'''White Josh''': That's what you meant by volunteer fireman. Got it.

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-->'''White Josh''': That's what you meant by volunteer fireman. Okay. Got it.



* BrickJoke: Marty says Mr. Hernandez goes into the grocery store to buy a single peach once a week. At the poker game, Father Brah mutters about her "lucky peach."



* DistinctionWithoutADifference: Rebecca's not breaking up with Nathaniel, they just can't go out or have sex or be together or do any couple-y activities.
* InherentlyFunnyWords:
-->'''Heather''': Hehehe, weiner.



* NoSenseOfHumor: Ally, the grocery employee, unintentionally makes plenty of food puns but all of them go over her own head. She also reacts negatively when Rebecca points them out.



* OnlySaneMan: Heather triumphs as this in this episode, reprimanding White Josh and Nathaniel for their behavior in the diner then rebuking Rebecca at the engagement party.

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* OnlySaneMan: Heather triumphs as this in this episode, reprimanding White Josh and Nathaniel for their behavior in the diner then rebuking Rebecca at the engagement party.party.
* ShoutOut: When measuring body fat percentages, Nathaniel compares White Josh to ''[[Film/Baywatch2017 Baywatch]]'' [[Creator/ZacEfron Efron]], not ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' Efron.
* YourCheatingHeart: Ally is transparently cheating on Marty with a co-worker from the beverages section.
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"''Nathaniel Gets the Message!''" is the ninth episode of the third season of ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend''. It debuted on January 12, 2018.

Rebecca discovers the powers and limitations of altruism as a new, unexpected bromance forms between two other characters. Special episode featuring the 100th song milestone of the series.

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!!"Without Love You Can Save the World" [-(sung by: Rachel Bloom and the major cast members)-]
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* AntiLoveSong: Love and love songs? Useless. Devote your time to altruistic causes instead!
* HypocriticalHumor: The characters sing about how they should give up on love even as they feel each other up.
* MilestoneCelebration: This is ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'''s 100th song, and fittingly features the major characters singing a theme antithetical to most of the series -- namely, that one should focus their efforts on things other than love.
* {{Pastiche}}: Of new-age rock and choral rock, skirting NotChristianRock. Rachel Bloom compared it to ''Theatre/{{Hair}}'' meets Music/ThePolyphonicSpree.
* SlipperySlopeFallacy: Played for laughs.
-->'''Rebecca''': Love's a real time suck, it really gets your mind stuck\\
On things that later on, you'll be like, "Why?"\\
Like when's he gonna text or when will I see him next?\\
'''Rebecca, Josh, and Nathaniel''': Then suddenly the lakes have all gone dry\\
And it's all your fault!

!!"Fit Hot Guys Have Problems Too" [-(sung by: Scott Michael Foster, David Hull, and Vincent Rodriguez)-]
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* EchoingAcoustics: Parodied.
-->'''White Josh''': That we're so hot, it's insane\\
'''Nathaniel''': Ane! Ane! Ane!
* FemaleGaze: All over the place, even as the lyrics decry it -- Nathaniel and White Josh go from fully clothed to dancing in speedos (along with Josh).
* FiremenAreHot: Josh shows up as a go-go dancer dressed as a sexy fireman.
-->'''White Josh''': That's what you meant by volunteer fireman. Got it.
* InelegantBlubbering: Really, White Josh and Nathaniel just want to ugly cry, and they do so in the interludes.

!Tropes in this episode:
* CallBack: The (now resolved) love triangle between the grocery store employees is from [[Recap/CrazyExGirlfriendS1E16JoshsSisterIsGettingMarried all the way back in season one]].
* InsistentTerminology: White Josh and Nathaniel weren't dumped, the breakups were ''mutual''.
* OddFriendship: A burgeoning one between Nathaniel and White Josh, who are starkly different people. They bond over workout equipment and their recent breakups.
* OnTheRebound: After his outing with White Josh, Nathaniel goes home with a woman he knew from Stanford. However, White Josh is too legitimately heartbroken to do the same.
* OnlySaneMan: Heather triumphs as this in this episode, reprimanding White Josh and Nathaniel for their behavior in the diner then rebuking Rebecca at the engagement party.

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