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* AbsenteeActor: Dominic Purcell gets screen credit but does not appear.
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* BeautyMark: Both Betty and Lindsey have moles in the right side of their faces.

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* FakeAmerican: Rip pretends to be one (as an FBIAgent) InUniverse.
* FailedASpotCheck: Averted, Savage is quick to notice that his dagger is stolen and that Kendra probably has it.
** Savage's "secret room," kept behind lock and key and containing a valuable artifact contained within an unlocked chest... has a window. With partially open blinds, yet.

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* FakeAmerican: Rip pretends to be one (as an FBIAgent) InUniverse.
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* FailedASpotCheck: FailedASpotCheck:
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Averted, Savage is quick to notice that his dagger is stolen and that Kendra probably has it.
** Savage's "secret room," kept behind lock and key and containing a valuable artifact contained within an unlocked chest... has a window. With partially open blinds, yet.



* MonstrousHumanoid: Of the [[WingedHumanoid winged type.]] The result of Savage's experiments.

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* MonstrousHumanoid: Of the [[WingedHumanoid winged type.]] type]]. The result of Savage's experiments.



** Vandal Savage's alias in the fifties is Dr. Curtis Knox. A VillainOfTheWeek of the same name who was a SerialNumbersFiledOff version of Savage showed up in ''Series/{{Smallville}}''.

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** Vandal Savage's alias in the fifties is Dr. Curtis Knox. A VillainOfTheWeek of Knox, the same name who was of a SerialNumbersFiledOff version of Savage showed up in ''Series/{{Smallville}}''.



** Averted with Jax who strikes up a romance with a local white girl... and gets beaten up by some local thugs and the sheriff for his troubles.

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** Averted with Jax who strikes up a romance with a local white girl... and gets beaten up by some local thugs and the sheriff for his troubles.



** Snart calls Sara [[Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest "Nurse Ratched"]] during a mission briefing.

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** Snart calls Sara [[Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest "Nurse Ratched"]] "[[Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest Nurse Ratched]]" during a mission briefing.



-->'''Ray:''' Whoa, is tonight the [[Film/BackToTheFuture Enchantment Under the Sea Dance?]]
** Jax refers to Harmony Falls as "Film/{{Pleasantville}}" and [[Series/TheAndyGriffithShow "Mayberry."]]

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-->'''Ray:''' Whoa, is tonight the [[Film/BackToTheFuture Enchantment Under the Sea Dance?]]
Dance]]"
** Jax refers to Harmony Falls as "Film/{{Pleasantville}}" and [[Series/TheAndyGriffithShow "Mayberry."]]"[[Series/TheAndyGriffithShow Mayberry]]".



* TheUnReveal: We don't actually know if Mick is dead or not - we don't see his corpse, and Cold is very caged around the subject.

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* TheUnReveal: We don't actually know if Mick is dead or not - we don't see his corpse, and Cold is very caged cagey around the subject.
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* BondVillainStupidity: Savage had Kendra at his mercy and could have easily cut her throat if he didn't decide to gloat instead.

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* BondVillainStupidity: Savage had Kendra at his mercy and could have easily cut her throat if he didn't decide decided to gloat instead.



** Savage's "secret room," kept behind lock and key and containing a valuable artifact contained within an unlocked chest ... has a window. With partially open blinds, yet.
* FBIAgent: Rip and Snart disguises themselves as one to investigate Savage's murders.

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** Savage's "secret room," kept behind lock and key and containing a valuable artifact contained within an unlocked chest ...chest... has a window. With partially open blinds, yet.
* FBIAgent: Rip and Snart disguises disguise themselves as one these to investigate Savage's murders.



* MagicMeteor : Savage finds one, very similar to the one that originally empowered the Hawks and himself. While it doesn't grant immortality or reincarnation abilities, it still has mutating capacities (see below).

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* MagicMeteor : MagicMeteor: Savage finds one, very similar to the one that originally empowered the Hawks and himself. While it doesn't grant immortality or reincarnation abilities, it still has mutating capacities (see below).



* MonstrousHumanoid : Of the [[WingedHumanoid winged type.]] The result of Savage's experiments.
* MythologyGag:

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* MonstrousHumanoid : MonstrousHumanoid: Of the [[WingedHumanoid winged type.]] The result of Savage's experiments.
* MythologyGag: MythologyGag:



--> '''Ray''': Say what you want about Savage, he makes one hell of a casserole.

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--> '''Ray''': '''Ray:''' Say what you want about Savage, he makes one hell of a casserole.



** Kendra and Ray pose as an interracial couple in the 1950's and manage to pull if off without much trouble.
** Averted with Jax who strikes up a romance with a local white girl....and gets beaten up by some local thugs and the sheriff for his troubles.

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** Kendra and Ray pose as an interracial couple in the 1950's 1950s and manage to pull if off without much trouble.
** Averted with Jax who strikes up a romance with a local white girl....girl... and gets beaten up by some local thugs and the sheriff for his troubles.



** Snart calling Sara [[Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest "Nurse Ratched"]] during a mission briefing.

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** Snart calling calls Sara [[Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest "Nurse Ratched"]] during a mission briefing.



-->'''Ray''': Whoa, is tonight the [[Film/BackToTheFuture Enchantment Under the Sea Dance?]]

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-->'''Ray''': -->'''Ray:''' Whoa, is tonight the [[Film/BackToTheFuture Enchantment Under the Sea Dance?]]



** The episode title references ''Film/NightOfTheDemon''

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** The episode title references ''Film/NightOfTheDemon''''Film/NightOfTheDemon''.
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** And Sara is on the receiving end of some homophobia and misogyny.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Lindsey, a woman native to 1958, calls Sara a "ninja". A word she would almost definitely have never heard, considering the first major appearance of ninjas in Western culture was in ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'', which came out in 1967.
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** The episode title references ''Film/NightOfTheDemon''
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* MalignedMixedMarriage: Ray and Kendra, even though it's only a pretend marriage.
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* GenreSavvy: Jax knows that if he takes Betty to the hospital it will mean trouble for him since its the '50s and everyone will think he was the one who attacked her. So he tries taking her to the ship instead.
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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: While it's unclear if he realised that Kendra knew who he was when they met early in the episode, Savage figures out her intentions almost instantly after noticing that the Dagger of Amon had been stolen. He had Kendra dead to rights, and would have killed her then and there if he hadn't given in to a spot of EvilGloating.
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* AbsenteeActor: Dominic Purcell gets screen credit but does not appear.
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** Savage's "secret room," kept behind lock and key and containing a valuable artifact contained within an unlocked chest ... has a window. With partially open blinds, yet.
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** Also somewhat ironic, as Jews received their fair share of bigotry in that era as well, a notion that seems to escape Stein.
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Again perspective, to take a level of Jerkass Sara had to actually mean her threats. She was just being cute. Just as Stien was being cute ordering her around like some help. He didn’t react fightened or terrified of Sara because he didn’t take it seriously as she didn’t take it seriously when he made that coffee comment. To take a level of Jerkass you actually have to act like a Jerk . ( lets be honest the only person who came close was Stien with his baiting of Sara ) Also Sara interactions with the Nurse was her helping a lonely nurse trapped in a job with no exit open her horizans and be true to herself ( with optional seduction later)


* TookALevelInJerkass: Sara, despite being an assassin and knowing that ''blending in'' is a key role she does everything she can to ignore that ability. Such as despite being a nurse and assistant blantently threatens Stein with harm when he asks for her to get him files and coffee. Not to mention starts a relationshipwith a woman who will most likely never see her again and in a time where being a lesbian was heavily looked down on. Stein [[WhatTheHellHero even calls her out on this]] but she blows him off.
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The trope does not apply to either because the trope in question is due to perspective . We don’t know enough about Kendra perspective of slaves 4000 years ago. For all we know she was against it. So we cannot assume that she is being judgemental for a caste system that she supported or was part of when we don’t know enough of her first incaranation to tell if that was the case. Also Sara going against the social norm was basically preventing an unwanted caller on a fellow nurse , and telling said fellow nurse to be herself. Also she was reacting to Stein bossing her around. Should she be demure and submissive? Perhaps but one – she was not planning to stick around so why should too and two – that would go against who the character was. In the end both characters where just being true to themselves, not trying to change the society as a whole. They didn’t make the whole situation all about them they just acted like themselves and followed their 21st century sensibilities.


* ProtagonistCenteredMorality:
** Sara's actions are meant to be portrayed as she is right to go agaisnt the social norms despite the fact that her goal is to blend in. Dr. Stein though does call her out on it but it is still made to look as if she is right.
** Kendra sees the darker side of the idealistic 1950s with the underlying racism, yet seems to forget that during her time as Egyptian royalist having slaves was a norm, yet she never seems to even consider this.
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** Snart calling Sara [[Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest "Nurse Ratchet"]] during a mission briefing.

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** Snart calling Sara [[Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest "Nurse Ratchet"]] Ratched"]] during a mission briefing.
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: The title refers to both the {{Monstrous Humanoid}}s attacking mostly at nighttime and the episode being Kendra's ADayInTheLimelight.

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* BeautyMark: Both Betty and Lindsey have moles in the right side of their faces.



* DidNotGetTheGirl: Both Sara and Jax had to let go of their respective GirlOfTheWeek.
* FakeAmerican: Rip pretends to be one (as an FBIAgent) InUniverse.



* FBIAgent: Rip and Snart disguises themselves as one to investigate Savage's murders.



* GirlOfTheWeek: Betty and Lindsey for Jax and Sara respectively. Both of them DidNotGetTheGirl.
* {{Homage}}: To {{Horror}} films from the 1930s-1950s.



* MaleGaze: Kendra dresses in a very revealing LittleBlackDress for most of the episode. Savage lampshades it.
* MidSeasonUpgrade: Chronos apparently gets a new set of weapons from the Time Masters.



* MythologyGag: Vandal Savage's alias in the fifties is Dr. Curtis Knox. A VillainOfTheWeek of the same name who was a SerialNumbersFiledOff version of Savage showed up in ''Series/{{Smallville}}''.

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* MythologyGag: MythologyGag:
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Vandal Savage's alias in the fifties is Dr. Curtis Knox. A VillainOfTheWeek of the same name who was a SerialNumbersFiledOff version of Savage showed up in ''Series/{{Smallville}}''.


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* PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: The title is derived from ''Film/NightOfTheDemon''.
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* ProtagonistCenteredMorality:
** Sara's actions are meant to be portrayed as she is right to go agaisnt the social norms despite the fact that her goal is to blend in. Dr. Stein though does call her out on it but it is still made to look as if she is right.
** Kendra sees the darker side of the idealistic 1950s with the underlying racism, yet seems to forget that during her time as Egyptian royalist having slaves was a norm, yet she never seems to even consider this.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: Sara, despite being an assassin and knowing that ''blending in'' is a key role in that does everything she can to ignore that. Such as despite being a nurse and assistant blantently threatens Stein with harm when he asks for her to get him files and coffee. Not to mention starts a relationshipwith a woman who will most likely never see her again and in a time where being a lesbian was heavily looked down on. Stein [[WhatTheHellHero even calls her out on this]] but she blows him off.

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* TookALevelInJerkass: Sara, despite being an assassin and knowing that ''blending in'' is a key role in that she does everything she can to ignore that.that ability. Such as despite being a nurse and assistant blantently threatens Stein with harm when he asks for her to get him files and coffee. Not to mention starts a relationshipwith a woman who will most likely never see her again and in a time where being a lesbian was heavily looked down on. Stein [[WhatTheHellHero even calls her out on this]] but she blows him off.
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* OhCrap: Kendra and Palmer have one when they find out their neighbor is Vandal Savage.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: Sara, despite being an assassin and knowing that ''blending in'' is a key role in that does everything she can to ignore that. Such as despite being a nurse and assistant blantently threatens Stein with harm when he asks for her to get him files and coffee. Not to mention starts a relationshipwith a woman who will most likely never see her again and in a time where being a lesbian was heavily looked down on. Stein [[WhatTheHellHero even calls her out on this]] but she blows him off.

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The team tracks Savage to a small town in Oregon in 1958. Upon arrival, they discover there have been a recent string of murders and they suspect Savage is involved. Professor Stein and Sara go undercover at a psychiatric hospital, where Savage is working as a doctor, to find out his plan. While there, Sara meets a nurse named Lindsay and sparks fly. Meanwhile, Ray and Kendra pretend to be a married couple to gain the neighborhood’s trust, but an interracial couple in the ’50s isn’t something that goes unnoticed. Soon, Savage is at their door.

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The team tracks Savage to a small town in Oregon in 1958. Upon arrival, they discover there have been a recent string of murders and they suspect Savage is involved. Professor Stein and Sara go undercover at a psychiatric hospital, where Savage is working as a doctor, to find out his plan. While there, Sara meets a nurse named Lindsay Lindsey and sparks fly. Meanwhile, Ray and Kendra pretend to be a married couple to gain the neighborhood’s trust, but an interracial couple in the ’50s isn’t something that goes unnoticed. Soon, Savage is at their door.



* TheBeard: "Dr. Knox" has a wife, but he has no qualms about creepily coming on to Kendra, implying that the marriage is just to keep up appearances.



* BodyHorror: The effects of the meteorite on Jax are not remotely pleasant.



* ClosetKey: Sara is this for Lindsey.



* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: While it's unclear if he realised that Kendra knew who he was when they met early in the episode, Savage figures out her intentions almost instantly after noticing that the Dagger of Amon had been stolen. He had Kendra dead to rights, and would have killed her then and there if he hadn't given in to a spot of EvilGloating.



* HospitalHottie: Sara has no trouble blending in as one. Her LoveInterest Lindsay also happens to be a cute nurse as well.

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* HospitalHottie: Sara has no trouble blending in as one. Her LoveInterest Lindsay Lindsey also happens to be a cute nurse as well.



* MadScientist: Savage takes on this role, testing the effects of an Nth metal meteorite on local teenagers and Jax.



* NostalgiaAintLikeItUsedToBe:

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* NostalgiaAintLikeItUsedToBe: Stein is briefly enamoured with the superficially idyllic appearance of TheFifties. Jax and Sara (both of whom are subject to the prejudices of the era) waste no time in snarking about it.



* RealMenCook: For an immortal psychopath and would-be conqueror, Savage is a heck of a cook. Ray greatly appreciates a tuna surprise cooked up by the villain.
--> '''Ray''': Say what you want about Savage, he makes one hell of a casserole.



** After Jax has changed for his date

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** After Jax has changed for his datedate:



* SkewedPriorities: The sheriff is rather more concerned about a black boy being at Lover's Lane with a white girl than he is about said white girl being badly injured and bleeding, leaving her there when he takes Jax into custody. Justified, as he is later shown to be in Savage's pocket.



* WhatTheHellHero: Stein calls Sara out on starting a romantic relationship since she'll have to leave and break the poor girl's heart, especially since it's the '50s and there aren't many open lesbians.

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* WhatTheHellHero: WhatTheHellHero:
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Stein calls Sara out on starting a romantic relationship since she'll have to leave and break the poor girl's heart, especially since it's the '50s and there aren't many open lesbians.
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-->'''Sara:''' Me too. Black, two sugars.

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-->'''Sara:''' Me too. Black, two sugars.sugars.
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* MonstrousHumanoid : Of the [[WingedHumanoid winged type.]]The result of Savage's experiments.

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* MonstrousHumanoid : Of the [[WingedHumanoid winged type.]]The ]] The result of Savage's experiments.


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** The hawk monsters somewhat resemble the Manhawks, enemies of Hawkman and Hawkgirl in the comics.

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* MonstrousHumanoid : Of the[[WingedHumanoid winged type.]]The result of Savage's experiments.

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* MagicMeteor : Savage finds one, very similar to the one that originally empowered the Hawks and himself. While it doesn't grant immortality or reincarnation abilities, it still has mutating capacities (see below).
* MonstrousHumanoid : Of the[[WingedHumanoid the [[WingedHumanoid winged type.]]The result of Savage's experiments.
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** After Jax has changed for his date
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* AssholeVictim: The two racist boys that tried to beat up Jax and possibly rape Betty get killed by the transformed Tommy and aren't even mentioned afterwards.

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* AssholeVictim: The two racist boys that tried to beat up Jax and possibly rape Betty (partly out of anger for her dating a black kid soon after her boyfriend disappeared) get killed by the transformed Tommy and aren't even mentioned afterwards.



* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: The sherrif is a racist prick. Justified, since they are in the 50s, where [[DeliberateValuesDissonance that actually was the politically correct way to act]].

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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: The sherrif is a racist prick. Justified, since they are in the 50s, where [[DeliberateValuesDissonance that actually was the politically correct way to act]].act]], ''and'' was working for Savage.

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