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* AlternateAesopInterpretation: Bayliss arguably misunderstands Pembleton's advice, apparently thinking that Frank is suggesting that he explore his "naughty" hedonistic side. More likely, Frank was suggesting that Bayliss do something about the inner rage and extreme self-righteousness that tends to fuel Bayliss's more reckless and/or immoral behavior.
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* AlternateAesopInterpretation: Bayliss arguably misunderstands Pembleton's advice, apparently thinking that Frank is suggesting that he explore his "naughty" hedonistic side. More likely, Frank was suggesting that Bayliss do something about the inner rage and extreme self-righteousness that tends to fuel Bayliss's more reckless and/or immoral behavior.
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* GilliganCut: Within the same scene - while he, Bolander and Linda are walking around Fort [=McHenry=], Munch tells Linda that being a homicide detective means nothing surprises him. That's when fireworks go off all of a sudden, and Munch looks surprised.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Mitchell Forman shot a man to death because he wouldn't give him a pen on the grounds that it cost only $4.99 and he could buy it anywhere. It's deconstructed, since Forman is clearly mentally unstable and tries to kill himself out of guilt.
* HeteronormativeCrusader: Bayliss, who spends every second of the investigation looking like he's dying inside.
* HeteronormativeCrusader: Bayliss, who spends every second of the investigation looking like he's dying inside.
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* AnAesop: Pembleton tells Bayliss, "Virtue is not virtue unless it slams up against vice, so consequently, your virtue is not real virtue until it's been tested."
* DisproportionateRetribution: Mitchell Forman shot a man to death because he wouldn't give him a pen on the grounds that it cost only$4.99 $1.49 and he could buy it anywhere. It's deconstructed, since Forman is clearly mentally unstable and tries to kill himself out of guilt.
* HeteronormativeCrusader: Bayliss, who spends every second of the investigation looking like he's dyinginside.inside.
* MomentKiller: While on a double date with Danvers and Howard, Bolander and Linda talk about the piece of music they've been rehearsing, and they start humming it together. Both of them are into the moment, and Danvers and Howard start looking at each other romantically...and that's when Munch comes into the restaurant and joins in with the humming, though he does it in a sarcastic tone.
-->'''Bolander''': Every fairy tale has its nightmare, and this is mine.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: After Munch goes on a tirade about how love fades, Howard says she wants to be alone, and leaves. Before Danvers leaves, he grabs Munch's shoulder and says, "[[SarcasmMode Nice going, Munch]]."
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Munch is freaked out by the fact Bolander is happy, and even Giardello is a little weirded out, until he actually talks to Bolander and admits he's not only happy for Bolander, but also jealous of him.
* ShapedLikeItself: The librarian who describes what happened in the shooting Crosetti and Lewis are investigating describes the victim as "the man who got shot" and the shooter as "the man who shot the man who got shot."
* ShoutOut: When Crosetti and Lewis go to interview the woman who runs the building Forman lives in, she tells them, "[[Film/TheProducers My husband was the concierge, but he's dead. Now I'm the concierge]]."
* DisproportionateRetribution: Mitchell Forman shot a man to death because he wouldn't give him a pen on the grounds that it cost only
* HeteronormativeCrusader: Bayliss, who spends every second of the investigation looking like he's dying
* MomentKiller: While on a double date with Danvers and Howard, Bolander and Linda talk about the piece of music they've been rehearsing, and they start humming it together. Both of them are into the moment, and Danvers and Howard start looking at each other romantically...and that's when Munch comes into the restaurant and joins in with the humming, though he does it in a sarcastic tone.
-->'''Bolander''': Every fairy tale has its nightmare, and this is mine.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: After Munch goes on a tirade about how love fades, Howard says she wants to be alone, and leaves. Before Danvers leaves, he grabs Munch's shoulder and says, "[[SarcasmMode Nice going, Munch]]."
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Munch is freaked out by the fact Bolander is happy, and even Giardello is a little weirded out, until he actually talks to Bolander and admits he's not only happy for Bolander, but also jealous of him.
* ShapedLikeItself: The librarian who describes what happened in the shooting Crosetti and Lewis are investigating describes the victim as "the man who got shot" and the shooter as "the man who shot the man who got shot."
* ShoutOut: When Crosetti and Lewis go to interview the woman who runs the building Forman lives in, she tells them, "[[Film/TheProducers My husband was the concierge, but he's dead. Now I'm the concierge]]."
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Mitchell Forman shot a man to death because he wouldn't give him a pen on the grounds that it cost only $4.99 and he could buy it anywhere. It's deconstructed, since Forman is clearly mentally unstable and tries to kill himself out of guilt.
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!!A Many Splendored Thing
-> Directed By: John [=McNaughton=]
-> Story By: Creator/TomFontana
-> Teleplay By: Noel Behn
Bayliss and Pembleton's investigation into the death of a phone sex hotline worker takes them into Baltimore's BDSM scene. Lewis and Crosetti investigate the death of a man who was shot to death over a pen. Reeling from a recent break-up, Munch gets fed up with Bolander's new cheery attitude after getting together with Linda (Creator/JuliannaMargulies).
!!List of tropes applying to this episode:
* HeteronormativeCrusader: Bayliss, who spends every second of the investigation looking like he's dying inside.
-> Directed By: John [=McNaughton=]
-> Story By: Creator/TomFontana
-> Teleplay By: Noel Behn
Bayliss and Pembleton's investigation into the death of a phone sex hotline worker takes them into Baltimore's BDSM scene. Lewis and Crosetti investigate the death of a man who was shot to death over a pen. Reeling from a recent break-up, Munch gets fed up with Bolander's new cheery attitude after getting together with Linda (Creator/JuliannaMargulies).
!!List of tropes applying to this episode:
* HeteronormativeCrusader: Bayliss, who spends every second of the investigation looking like he's dying inside.
