History Recap / FamilyGuyS4E5TheClevelandLorettaQuagmire

* AngstWhatAngst: InUniverse, Lois is concerned over the fact that Cleveland isn't at all affected by the fact that Loretta cheated on him and kicked him out of the house. A double-dose of this occurs when Peter and Brian reveal to him that Quagmire is the one she slept with, and his response is [[SkewedPriorities "Better it be Quagmire than someone she could get a disease from."]]

* {{Hypocrite}}: Loretta on two points. First off she is hypocritical in her criticism towards Cleveland for being a doormat as she demands for him to stop being one yet has the gall to continue treating him like one through abuse and infidelity. Secondly, Loretta’s hypocrisy is shown through the person she chose to cheat with as it is Quagmire, the very same guy who Loretta criticized a couple episodes earlier in “Blind Ambition” for sexually harassing and disrespecting women but here she dares Quagmire to search through her breasts for a fish and even seduces him into being a pervert with her.

* TheImmodestOrgasm: This is how Peter and Brian find out that Loretta was cheating on Cleveland. Loretta screams in orgasm while having sex with Quagmire and her screaming is so loud that it could be heard outside her house throughout the neighborhood and within earshot of Brian.

* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: KarmaHoudini is defied by Quagmire. His former best friend hunts him down with an intent to kill and will accept no excuses for his behavior. While Cleveland doesn't have it in his heart to kill him, Quagmire acknowledges he hurt his friend, and is willing to let him vent his anger boxing.

* TakeThat: One cutaway pokes fun at John Edwards.

* TheUnfairSex: The affair is {{invoked|Trope}} like this, though the episode ends with this narratively {{subverted|Trope}}. Loretta ends up having an affair with Quagmire due to her dissatisfaction with Cleveland not being a "real man" for her, something that's only verified when his response to this discovery is to ''[[ExtremeDoormat apologize]]'' [[ExtremeDoormat like it's his own fault]]. Cleveland's [[AngstWhatAngst complete lack of reaction towards Loretta's actions]][[invoked]] concerns the Griffins enough that they try to TeachHimAnger, [[GoneHorriblyRight which ends up with Cleveland developing murderous hatred]] towards Quagmire, though he pulls himself out before he can hurt him. In the end, Cleveland chooses to forgive Quagmire, and after fully coming to grips with the gravity of Loretta's betrayal, [[GrewASpine confronts her and vocally ends their relationship for good]].

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Quagmire's wandering eye leads to Loretta and Cleveland divorcing. He acknowledges that he crossed a line.

* WomanScorned: Gender inverted with Cleveland. Peter tries to teach Cleveland that he should be mad and Loretta and Quagmire for what they did but Peter takes things too far by imitating the affair with masks, resulting in Cleveland going into a murderous rage towards Quagmrie.

* BlamingTheVictim: While Cleveland is the victim of adultery, he gets blamed for it by his own wife as well as Lois, Peter, and even the episode itself because of his deadpan personality. The quote that would definitely fit in this situation if actually spoken by Loretta is “if you didn’t want me to cheat on you then you should have showed me passion”.

* GoneHorriblyRight: Peter succeeds in getting Cleveland to stop being so passive, but he becomes so furious at Quagmire that he ends up trying to kill him.

* TheUnapologetic: Loretta. Even though she refuses to accept Cleveland’s apology for being spineless, she also refuses to apologize to Cleveland for cheating on him and shows herself as adamantly unrepentant for her affair with Quagmire. This behavior is shown throughout the episode even when Cleveland deems Loretta’s affair as unforgivable. Loretta though does apologize to Cleveland for her actions in this episode by the time she next appears in “Love Blactually”.

* RejectedApology: Cleveland apologizes to Loretta for not giving her the passion and manliness she desired from him but Loretta refuses to accept the apology and even kicks Cleveland out of the house for it even though Loretta should be the one apologizing.

* StatusQuoIsGod: Downplayed. Cleveland and Quagmire's friendship is still intact (after a good boxing match to get out their anger) but Cleveland and Loretta break up afterwards.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Though Cleveland and Loretta have a son, Cleveland Jr., neither his existence nor his fate because of the divorce is mentioned until the pilot of ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'', when the divorce is finalized with Cleveland winning custody of Junior.

* TheUnapologetic: Loretta. Even though she refuses to accept Cleveland’s apology for being spineless, she also refuses to apologize to Cleveland for cheating on him and shows herself as adamantly unrepentant for her affair with Quagmire. This behavior is shown throughout the episode even when Cleveland deems Loretta’s affair as unforgivable. Loretta though does apologize to Cleveland for her actions in this episode by the time she next appears in “Love Blactually”

* ExtremeDoormat: Cleveland major flaw illustrated in the episode -- Loretta cheated on him because he lacked the will to please her as her husband and as "a real man". Cleveland ends up bizarrely unfazed and accepts it as ''his own'' "failure", something that the Griffins are quite concerned with. It takes them teaching him anger (and Cleveland almost -- but ultimately deciding against -- murdering Quagmire) that [[GrewASpine he learns to grow a spine]], standing up to Loretta, declaring her betrayal unforgivable, and breaking their marriage off for good.

* AngerIsHealthyAesop: Loretta has an affair with Quagmire after becoming unsatisfied with her passionless relationship with Cleveland. When Cleveland finds out and confronts Loretta, she's unashamed. She calls him out for not being a man enough to her (something Cleveland immediately confirms when he ''apologizes'' for the affair and tries to win her back. The Griffins are concerned by his submissiveness and indifference, so Peter tries to get him mad and succeeds by dressing up as Quagmire to replicate the affair. This overcorrects the problem and makes Cleveland so angry that he tries to kill Quagmire but backs out at the last second because he can't bring himself to hurt others, instead divorcing Loretta.

* BlackComedy: During a game of charades on the boat, Joe accidentally falls overboard. Peter, thinking the game's still on, guesses he's imitating Creator/NatalieWood, who notoriously drowned under mysterious circumstances.