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* CharacterDeath: Mae Benton, Peter's mother, who passes away off-screen.



* IronicEcho: At one point in the episode, Benton gives a patient's family member a standard, but kind "I'm so sorry" speech regarding their death. When he receives the same speech from his mother's doctor, it now sounds very cold and detached.

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* IronicEcho: At one point in Towards the beginning of the episode, Benton gives is seen giving a patient's family member standard (if cold) notice of death to a standard, but kind "I'm so sorry" speech regarding grieving family, and it's suggested that he's not particularly concerned with their death. When he receives well-being. At the end of the episode, a doctor says the same speech from cold, clinical lines to ''him'' when he gets to the nursing home to check on his mother's doctor, it now sounds very cold and detached.mother.



* NotSoStoic: The normally-unflappable Benton practically breaks down crying in Jeanie's arms over the death of his mother, despite him trying to hold himself together.



* RelationshipSabotage: Doug invokes this on ''himself'' after Diane talks about them moving in together. Although seemingly happy about the suggestion, he almost immediately leaps into bed with his ex and she angrily dumps him after she catches them together.

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* RelationshipSabotage: Doug invokes this on ''himself'' after Diane talks about them moving in together. Although seemingly happy about the suggestion, he almost immediately leaps into bed with his ex and she angrily dumps him after she catches them together.together.
* RelationshipUpgrade: It's heavily implied that, after several episodes of romantic friction between each other, Benton and Jeanie will begin a relationship in the wake of his mother's death. The Season 2 premiere confirms this.
* ShoutOut: As this episode was directed by Creator/QuentinTarantino, several shots have parallels to some of his works, including ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' and ''Film/PulpFiction''.
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* ArmorPiercingResponse: Diane, quietly to Doug in response to his pleas that his infidelity "won't happen again":
--> "Yes, it ''will''."
* BirthDeathJuxtaposition: Susan's sister Chloe gives birth at the beginning of the episode and Benton's mother dies at the end.
* {{Bookends}}: The episode starts with a woman becoming a mother and ends with a man losing his mother.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Carol makes several comments to Susan about how strained things are between her and Tag--"Are you going to try for kids right away?" "If we're still speaking after the wedding", "Tag's going to Paris (for their honeymoon), I'm going to Hawaii." and towards the end of the episode, he hangs up on her after yet another argument. All of which sounds like much more than the typical bickering that can be brought on by the stress of planning a wedding.
* IronicEcho: At one point in the episode, Benton gives a patient's family member a standard, but kind "I'm so sorry" speech regarding their death. When he receives the same speech from his mother's doctor, it now sounds very cold and detached.
* ManlyTears: Benton dissolves into these after being told of his mother's death.
* NotWhatItLooksLike: Doug, to Diane when she catches him standing outside his apartment building with his ex Linda.
* RelationshipSabotage: Doug invokes this on ''himself'' after Diane talks about them moving in together. Although seemingly happy about the suggestion, he almost immediately leaps into bed with his ex and she angrily dumps him after she catches them together.

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