Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Trope was cut/disambiguated due to cleanup
Changed line(s) 15 (click to see context) from:
* SomethingWeForgot: Narrowly averted near the end of the episode, as while Jessica's giving Louis AnAesop that a ''true'' friend will accept him even if he doesn't ingratiate himself and do them favors, Louis suddenly remembers that his best friend Marvin, who he had driven to the airport at the start of the episode, is currently waiting for a return pick-up.
to:
* SomethingWeForgot: Narrowly averted near the end of the episode, as while Jessica's giving Louis AnAesop a lesson that a ''true'' friend will accept him even if he doesn't ingratiate himself and do them favors, Louis suddenly remembers that his best friend Marvin, who he had driven to the airport at the start of the episode, is currently waiting for a return pick-up.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 6 (click to see context) from:
* BookEnds: The episode begins with Matthew explaining how one of his new friends got the nickname "Buckets" through a series of tangentially-related words, and TheTag has Louis getting the nickname "Dogwood" in a similar manner.
to:
* BookEnds: The episode begins with Matthew explaining how one of his new friends got the nickname "Buckets" through a series of tangentially-related words, and TheTag has Louis getting the nickname "Dogwood" in a similar manner.manner (slipped disc injury from helping one of the friends move > disc > Frisbee > catch > fetch > dog > tree with "dog" in its name).
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 6 (click to see context) from:
* BookEnds: The episode begins with Matthew explaining how one of his new friends got the nickname "Buckets" through a series of tangentially-related words, and ends with Louis getting the nickname "Dogwood" in a similar manner.
to:
* BookEnds: The episode begins with Matthew explaining how one of his new friends got the nickname "Buckets" through a series of tangentially-related words, and ends with TheTag has Louis getting the nickname "Dogwood" in a similar manner.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 16 (click to see context) from:
* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: At the start of the episode, Matthew is in the middle of explaining how one of his new friends got the nickname "Buckets" through a nonsensical series of tangentially related words (his actual last name is similar to a brand of olive oil -> Olive Oyl -> Popeye -> muscles -> Van Damme), but Louis interrupts midway through and manages to finish the chain all on his own (Van Damme -> actor -> Kirsten Dunst -> pale skin -> pail -> bucket).
to:
* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: At the start of the episode, Matthew is in the middle of explaining how one of his new friends got the nickname "Buckets" through a nonsensical series of tangentially related words (his actual last name is similar to a brand of olive oil -> > Olive Oyl -> > Popeye -> > muscles -> > Van Damme), but Louis interrupts midway through and manages to finish the chain all on his own (Van Damme -> > actor -> > Kirsten Dunst -> > pale skin -> > pail -> > bucket).
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 15 (click to see context) from:
* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: At the start of the episode, Matthew is in the middle of explaining how one of his new friends got the nickname "Buckets" through a nonsensical series of tangentially related words (involving olive oil and Popeye, among others), but Louis interrupts midway through and manages to finish the chain all on his own.
to:
* SomethingWeForgot: Narrowly averted near the end of the episode, as while Jessica's giving Louis AnAesop that a ''true'' friend will accept him even if he doesn't ingratiate himself and do them favors, Louis suddenly remembers that his best friend Marvin, who he had driven to the airport at the start of the episode, is currently waiting for a return pick-up.
* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: At the start of the episode, Matthew is in the middle of explaining how one of his new friends got the nickname "Buckets" through a nonsensical series of tangentially related words(involving (his actual last name is similar to a brand of olive oil and Popeye, among others), -> Olive Oyl -> Popeye -> muscles -> Van Damme), but Louis interrupts midway through and manages to finish the chain all on his own.own (Van Damme -> actor -> Kirsten Dunst -> pale skin -> pail -> bucket).
* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: At the start of the episode, Matthew is in the middle of explaining how one of his new friends got the nickname "Buckets" through a nonsensical series of tangentially related words
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 4 (click to see context) from:
* BeYourself: Eddie tells this to Nicole after she lies in order to avoid upsetting Jackie. Nicole immediately points out [[Recap/FreshOffTheBoatS1E9LicenseToSell how Eddie once let her try piercing his ear to impress her]], which makes him back off until the LiarRevealed moment.
to:
* BeYourself: Eddie tells this to Nicole after she lies in order to avoid upsetting Jackie. Nicole [[HypocriticalHumor immediately points out out]] [[Recap/FreshOffTheBoatS1E9LicenseToSell how Eddie once let her try piercing his ear to impress her]], which makes him back off until the LiarRevealed moment.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* BaitAndSwitch: When Matthew first invites Louis to join his bowling team friends, Louis says he'll have to ask "the ol' ball-and-chain" first...which turns out to be Marvin, rather than his wife.
Added DiffLines:
* BookEnds: The episode begins with Matthew explaining how one of his new friends got the nickname "Buckets" through a series of tangentially-related words, and ends with Louis getting the nickname "Dogwood" in a similar manner.
Added DiffLines:
* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: At the start of the episode, Matthew is in the middle of explaining how one of his new friends got the nickname "Buckets" through a nonsensical series of tangentially related words (involving olive oil and Popeye, among others), but Louis interrupts midway through and manages to finish the chain all on his own.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 6 (click to see context) from:
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: The reason Emery and Evan convince Honey to buy some maternity clothes is because, since she's struggling to fit into her regular outfits while pregnant, she's constantly late to pick them up for appointments that Jessica's too busy to deal with. After finally convincing her to buy some, she arrives the next day having gone at them with a sewing machine to make them more fashionable at the cost of convenience, and the boys deal with the fact that she'll never be on-time.
to:
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: The reason Emery and Evan convince Honey to buy some maternity clothes is because, since she's struggling to fit into her regular outfits while pregnant, she's constantly late to pick them up for appointments that Jessica's too busy to deal with. After finally convincing her to buy some, she realizes how horrible she looks in them, and arrives the next day having gone at them with a sewing machine to make them more fashionable at the cost of convenience, and the convenience. The boys deal with the fact that she'll never be on-time.on-time and decide it's easier to just stop asking her to take them places.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: There's a subversion when Jessica asks Louis why he has a compulsive need to [[ExtremeDoormat ingratiate himself to others]], as he starts by telling a story about how he had to petsit a friend's ill bird as a child before admitting that he's making the whole story up because he wants to help Jessica gain some kind of closure, and that he just really, really likes being there for other people.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Many beats on the Jessica/Louis plot are identical to an infidelity story, but are played as the complete opposite, with Jessica ''encouraging'' Louis to go to Hooters to hang with friends instead of hurting himself doing their labor, and getting upset when she finds glitter on his clothes because it's from a school project of one of his new friends' kids rather than from a sleazy waitress.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: There's a subversion when Jessica asks Louis why he has a compulsive need to [[ExtremeDoormat ingratiate himself to others]], as he starts by telling a story about how he had to petsit a friend's ill bird as a child before admitting that he's making the whole story up because he wants to help Jessica gain some kind of closure, and that he just really, really likes being there for other people.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Many beats on the Jessica/Louis plot are identical to an infidelity story, but are played as the complete opposite, with Jessica ''encouraging'' Louis to go to Hooters to hang with friends instead of hurting himself doing their labor, and getting upset when she finds glitter on his clothes because it's from a school project of one of his new friends' kids rather than from a sleazy waitress.
Changed line(s) 8 (click to see context) from:
* LiarRevealed: Nicole's lies about her interests end up unraveling when she agrees with Jackie about not liking a band, but Jackie remembers her saying she ''did'' like the band in passing earlier. When Nicole plays it off as having said that ironically, she accidentally compares it to another band that Jackie ''does'' like, and the subsequent stumbling over her own words leads to a break-up.
to:
* LiarRevealed: Nicole's lies about her interests end up unraveling when she agrees with Jackie about not liking a band, but Jackie remembers her saying she ''did'' like the band in passing earlier. When Nicole plays it off as having said that ironically, she accidentally compares it claims to another band also like French ironically, but it's a language that Jackie ''does'' like, and the subsequent stumbling over her own words leads to a break-up.
Added DiffLines:
* ShoutOut: In addition to Eddie and Nicole mentioning various Jim Carrey films, at one point Eddie spaces out while acting as the ThirdWheel on Nicole and Jackie's second date and imagines himself as Maverick in ''Film/TopGun''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 3 (click to see context) from:
* BeYourself: Eddie tells this to Nicole after she lies in order to avoid upsetting Jackie. Nicole immediately points out how Eddie once let her try piercing his ear to impress her, which makes him back off until the LiarRevealed moment.
to:
* BeYourself: Eddie tells this to Nicole after she lies in order to avoid upsetting Jackie. Nicole immediately points out [[Recap/FreshOffTheBoatS1E9LicenseToSell how Eddie once let her try piercing his ear to impress her, her]], which makes him back off until the LiarRevealed moment.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 5 (click to see context) from:
* ChangingYourselfForLove: Nicole does this to avoid upsetting Jackie, the girl from Greenie's Coffee she was crushing on in [[Recap/FreshOffTheBoatS4E10DoYouHearWhatIHear the previous episode]].
to:
* ChangingYourselfForLove: Nicole does this to avoid upsetting Jackie, the girl from Greenie's Coffee she was crushing on in [[Recap/FreshOffTheBoatS4E10DoYouHearWhatIHear the a previous episode]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: The reason Emery and Evan convince Honey to buy some maternity clothes is because, since she's struggling to fit into her regular outfits while pregnant, she's constantly late to pick them up for appointments that Jessica's too busy to deal with. After finally convincing her to buy some, she arrives the next day having gone at them with a sewing machine to make them more fashionable at the cost of convenience, and the boys deal with the fact that she'll never be on-time.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 6,7 (click to see context) from:
* ExtremeDoormat: Louis has a compulsion to get others to like him, and does everything he can to endear himself to his new friends, includes auto repair, visiting one of their ailing parents, giving one of their kids "the talk", and helping one of them move.
* LiarRevealed: Nicole's lies about her interests end up unraveling when she agrees with Jackie about not liking a band, when Jackie remembers her saying she ''did'' like the band in passing earlier.
* LiarRevealed: Nicole's lies about her interests end up unraveling when she agrees with Jackie about not liking a band, when Jackie remembers her saying she ''did'' like the band in passing earlier.
to:
* ExtremeDoormat: Louis has a compulsion to get others to like him, and does everything he can to endear himself to his new friends, includes including auto repair, visiting one of their ailing parents, giving one of their kids "the talk", and helping one of them move.
* LiarRevealed: Nicole's lies about her interests end up unraveling when she agrees with Jackie about not liking a band,when but Jackie remembers her saying she ''did'' like the band in passing earlier.earlier. When Nicole plays it off as having said that ironically, she accidentally compares it to another band that Jackie ''does'' like, and the subsequent stumbling over her own words leads to a break-up.
* LiarRevealed: Nicole's lies about her interests end up unraveling when she agrees with Jackie about not liking a band,
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
Eddie gets annoyed when he catches Nicole changing her opinions to impress her new crush, Jackie. Louis is eager to expand his social circle, but Jessica fears he is overextending himself. Emery and Evan take Honey shopping for a new wardrobe.
----
* BeYourself: Eddie tells this to Nicole after she lies in order to avoid upsetting Jackie. Nicole immediately points out how Eddie once let her try piercing his ear to impress her, which makes him back off until the LiarRevealed moment.
* BigRedButton: When Jessica tracks Louis down to a Hooters (to make sure he was ''actually'' bonding with friends rather than just being an ExtremeDoormat), it turns out the serving staff have a red "Wife Alert" button.
* ChangingYourselfForLove: Nicole does this to avoid upsetting Jackie, the girl from Greenie's Coffee she was crushing on in [[Recap/FreshOffTheBoatS4E10DoYouHearWhatIHear the previous episode]].
* ExtremeDoormat: Louis has a compulsion to get others to like him, and does everything he can to endear himself to his new friends, includes auto repair, visiting one of their ailing parents, giving one of their kids "the talk", and helping one of them move.
* LiarRevealed: Nicole's lies about her interests end up unraveling when she agrees with Jackie about not liking a band, when Jackie remembers her saying she ''did'' like the band in passing earlier.
* MinorFlawMajorBreakup: When Nicole finally admits all of her lies to Jackie in order to start fresh, including not knowing French and loving Creator/JimCarrey movies, Jackie can't take her back...because Nicole only speaks one language.
* ThirdWheel: Eddie offers to intentionally be one when Nicole has anxiety about a date, sticking around just long enough to help her feel more comfortable. However, when he leaves by announcing plans to watch ''Film/AceVentura'', it turns out Jackie doesn't like it, forcing Nicole (who was bonding with Eddie over the film earlier) to choose a side.
----
* BeYourself: Eddie tells this to Nicole after she lies in order to avoid upsetting Jackie. Nicole immediately points out how Eddie once let her try piercing his ear to impress her, which makes him back off until the LiarRevealed moment.
* BigRedButton: When Jessica tracks Louis down to a Hooters (to make sure he was ''actually'' bonding with friends rather than just being an ExtremeDoormat), it turns out the serving staff have a red "Wife Alert" button.
* ChangingYourselfForLove: Nicole does this to avoid upsetting Jackie, the girl from Greenie's Coffee she was crushing on in [[Recap/FreshOffTheBoatS4E10DoYouHearWhatIHear the previous episode]].
* ExtremeDoormat: Louis has a compulsion to get others to like him, and does everything he can to endear himself to his new friends, includes auto repair, visiting one of their ailing parents, giving one of their kids "the talk", and helping one of them move.
* LiarRevealed: Nicole's lies about her interests end up unraveling when she agrees with Jackie about not liking a band, when Jackie remembers her saying she ''did'' like the band in passing earlier.
* MinorFlawMajorBreakup: When Nicole finally admits all of her lies to Jackie in order to start fresh, including not knowing French and loving Creator/JimCarrey movies, Jackie can't take her back...because Nicole only speaks one language.
* ThirdWheel: Eddie offers to intentionally be one when Nicole has anxiety about a date, sticking around just long enough to help her feel more comfortable. However, when he leaves by announcing plans to watch ''Film/AceVentura'', it turns out Jackie doesn't like it, forcing Nicole (who was bonding with Eddie over the film earlier) to choose a side.
