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* BalefulPolymorph: Astra transforms the Legends into various [[AnimateInanimateObject objects]]: Ava as a binder, Behrad a candlestick, Spooner as a fork, Zari as a cellphone and Nate as a slab of cheese. They are actually still sentient and far from helpless (Nate for one can still steel up).

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* BalefulPolymorph: Astra transforms the Legends into various [[AnimateInanimateObject objects]]: Ava as a binder, Behrad a candlestick, Spooner as a fork, Zari as a cellphone and Nate as a slab of cheese. They are actually still sentient and far from helpless (Nate for one can still steel up).



** Constantine's repeated dismissal of Astra's requests is like something a deabeat dad (or even just a neglectful one) would do.

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** Constantine's repeated dismissal of Astra's requests is like something a deabeat deadbeat dad (or even just a neglectful one) would do.


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* InstantSedation: Once she learns that Bishop played her, Sara makes short work of her mooks, and snaps Bishop's neck. But then she gets shot in the neck by a tranq dart, and when she wakes up it's like everything's back to normal.
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* DisneyAcidSequence: The spell that puts Crowley to sleep is presented in this fashion.
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* ShoutOut: The entire animated sequence is one to Creator/{{Disney}} and their numerous animated features. The fact Astra turns the Legends into AnthropomorphicObjects homages ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', with their animated appearance homaging the original film, while their looks in live action homaging the [[Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017 live-action remake]]. For added measure, Behrad is turned into a talking candle, not quite a candelabra like Lumiere, but close enough.

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* ShoutOut: The entire animated sequence is one to Creator/{{Disney}} and their numerous animated features. The fact Astra turns the Legends into AnthropomorphicObjects {{Animate Inanimate Object}}s homages ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', with their animated appearance homaging the original film, while their looks in live action homaging the [[Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017 live-action remake]]. For added measure, Behrad is turned into a talking candle, not quite a candelabra like Lumiere, but close enough.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Both John's negligence of Astra's plight and Astra falling for Crowley's manipulations result in the former losing his powers.


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* ShoutOut: The entire animated sequence is one to Creator/{{Disney}} and their numerous animated features. The fact Astra turns the Legends into AnthropomorphicObjects homages ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', with their animated appearance homaging the original film, while their looks in live action homaging the [[Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017 live-action remake]]. For added measure, Behrad is turned into a talking candle, not quite a candelabra like Lumiere, but close enough.

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* AintTooProudToBeg: Crowley at the end, when he is locked back into the picture and tries to convince John to let him out again.



* JerkassRealization: John acknowledges that Astra had a very valid reason to feel abandoned by him.



* ManipulativeBastard: Crowley twists Astra's mind with promises of power to fuel his own.

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* ManipulativeBastard: ManipulativeBastard:
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Crowley twists Astra's mind with promises of power to fuel his own.own.
** Nurse Ava manipulated Sara into thinking that she wants to help her escape.


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* NeckSnap: How Sara seemingly kills Bishop. It doesn't stick.


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* WeCanRuleTogether: Crowley, in his desperation after being locked back into the picture, tries to sway John at the end with promises of power.

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* AffablyEvil: Bishop.

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* AffablyEvil: Bishop.Bishop is very friendly and outright admiring towards Sara, whom he calls "The Woman who can't be killed".



* AssholeVictim: Astra's reason for intending to use her neighbor as a sacrifice for Crowley's ritual is that he's an elitist and racist.

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* AssholeVictim: Astra's reason for intending to use her neighbor Robert Truss as a sacrifice for Crowley's ritual is that he's an elitist and racist.



* BeamOWar: Astra and Crowley engage in some.



* CrazyPrepared: The aliens have already had DNA samples taken from them, allowing Bishop to get what he wants even with the aliens now scattered across time.

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* CrazyPrepared: CrazyPrepared:
** Astra's mother made a counterspell for John, in case he ever got out of control.
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The aliens have already had DNA samples taken from them, allowing Bishop to get what he wants even with the aliens now scattered across time.time.
* CurbstompCushion: The transformed Legends give Crowley some short trouble before he swiftly disposes of them.


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* DeathIsCheap: Robert Truss comes back to life once Crowley is depowered and locked away again.


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* EvilLaugh: Crowley, after killing Truss and resisting Astra's attempt to seal him back into the picture.


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* FauxAffablyEvil: In contrast to Bishop, Crowley is only friendly as long as he needs to be to manipulate Astra. Once he has the power he craves for, he becomes arrogant and belittling.
* GetOut: The Legends towards Truss, after he comes back to life.


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* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: Crowley points this out to Astra in regards to herself, though she is quick to give it back to him.


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* ManipulativeBastard: Crowley twists Astra's mind with promises of power to fuel his own.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: The reason Astra locks John into the picture is him basically ignoring her up until this point.


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* MotiveRant: Astra has one towards John.
* MusicalEpisode: [[DownplayedTrope Only the animated sequence]].


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* OneWingedAngel: The animated Crowley transforms into a giant devil-like figure during the fight with Astra.


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* PowerAtAPrice: The soul of a living being, in Ava's case. She almost goes through with it by killing her neighbour Robert Truss, but decides against it at the last second, only for Crowley to kill him himself.
* PowerHigh: Astra get's a taste for magic quite quickly, wanting to become more powerful, no matter the price.


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* SealedEvilInACan: Painting, in Crowley's case.
* SickeninglySweethearts: Astra is understandibly annoyed at John's and Zari's constant clinging on each other.
* SoleSurvivor: Bishop is the only survivor of a human-made Apocalypse on his Earth.


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* WeHaveReserves: Nurse Ava has this opinion about ''herself'', when Sara threatens to kill her.
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** John's body is being possessed by Crowley when Astra uses her mother's magic cleasing spell on him. Now, John has no magic left and has to start over.

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** John's body is being possessed by Crowley when Astra uses her mother's magic cleasing cleansing spell on him. Now, John has no magic left and has to start over.
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* BalefulPolymorph: Astra transforms the Legends into various [[AnimateInanimateObject objects]]: Ava as a folder, Behrad a candlestick, Spooner as a fork, Zari as a cellphone and Nate as a slab of cheese. They are actually still sentient and far from helpless (Nate for one can still steel up).

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* BalefulPolymorph: Astra transforms the Legends into various [[AnimateInanimateObject objects]]: Ava as a folder, binder, Behrad a candlestick, Spooner as a fork, Zari as a cellphone and Nate as a slab of cheese. They are actually still sentient and far from helpless (Nate for one can still steel up).
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint:
-->Zari: Am I a flip phone?!
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** Astra basically grew up in Hell. Therefore, she is now struggling on Earth, where she has to get a job and pay for groceries and the electric bill and cab fare, things which she has no experience doing.

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** Astra basically grew up in Hell.Hell, where she had to manipulate and control people to get what she wanted. Once topside, those skills don't translate well for her. Therefore, she is now struggling on Earth, where she has to get a job and pay for groceries and the electric bill and cab fare, things which she has no experience doing.
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* LowerDeckEpisode: Roughly the first half of the episode shows what Astra's been up to during the Legends' missions in previous episodes. This is evidenced by John (with Zari in one occasion) repeatedly popping in on Astra with a different outfit he's wearing in each episode.

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* LowerDeckEpisode: Roughly the first half of the episode shows what Astra's been up to during the Legends' missions in previous episodes.missions. This is evidenced by John (with Zari in one occasion) repeatedly popping in on Astra with a different outfit he's wearing in each episode.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Not only did Crowley not kill Astra when he had the chance, but he trapped her in the attic...right where Constantine's canvas is placed.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Crowley's manipulation of Astra is similar to how a cult leader lures in new recruits.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything:
** Constantine's repeated dismissal of Astra's requests is like something a deabeat dad (or even just a neglectful one) would do.
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Crowley's manipulation of Astra is similar to how a cult leader lures in new recruits.

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* ContinuityNod: Astra still has Hellcoins.

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* ChekhovsGun: Early in the episode Astra finds her mother's journal, which later turns out contains the key needed to defeat Crowley.
* ContinuityNod: Astra still has Hellcoins.



* FallenPrincess: From a prospective demon lord to what's essentially a squatter, is it any wonder Astra wants power again?



* LowerDeckEpisode: Roughly the first half of the episode shows what Astra's been up to during the Legends' missions in previous episodes.

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* LowerDeckEpisode: Roughly the first half of the episode shows what Astra's been up to during the Legends' missions in previous episodes. This is evidenced by John (with Zari in one occasion) repeatedly popping in on Astra with a different outfit he's wearing in each episode.
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* AndIMustScream: Crowley gets trapped in the canvas again, but this time John tapes his mouth shut, making this a more literal example.

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* BalefulPolymorph: Astra transforms the Legends into various [[AnimateInanimateObject objects]]: Ava as a folder, Behrad a candlestick, Spooner as a fork, Zari as a cellphone and Nate as a slab of cheese. They are actually still sentient and far from helpless (Nate for one can still steel up).



* CrazyPrepared: Bishop had the pods containing the aliens also take DNA samples from them, allowing him to get what he wants even with the aliens now scattered across time.

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* CrazyPrepared: Bishop had the pods containing the The aliens also take have already had DNA samples taken from them, allowing him Bishop to get what he wants even with the aliens now scattered across time.


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* RumpRoast: Behrad-as-a-candlestick fries Crowley's rear end at one point.

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** FauxAffablyEvil: Crowley.

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** FauxAffablyEvil: Crowley.* AllForNothing: Sara throwing all of Kayla's captive aliens into the timestream, when it's revealed that Bishop already has what he needs in the spaceship itself: DNA data on the aliens is enough for him.



* ContinuityNod: Astra still has Hellcoins.



* GrandTheftMe: With Astra's help, Crowley takes over Constantine's body, with the latter now trapped in Crowley's canvas prison. Astra eventually manages to reverse the spell.



* LowerDeckEpisode: Roughly the first half of the episode shows what Astra's been up to during the Legends' missions in previous episodes.
* MonsterOfTheWeek: Although Bishop is set up as a BigBad for Sara, the rest of the Legends have to deal with a now-free Creator/AleisterCrowley.



* VillainOfTheWeek: Although Bishop is set up as a BigBad for Sara, the rest of the Legends have to deal with a now-free Creator/AleisterCrowley.
* VisionaryVillain: Bishop is from a future where Earth has been devastated and humanity gone extinct, so he intends to recreate the human race with alien DNA to make them more powerful.

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* VillainOfTheWeek: Although Bishop is set up as a BigBad for Sara, the rest of the Legends have to deal with a now-free Creator/AleisterCrowley.
* VisionaryVillain: Bishop is from a future where Earth has been devastated and humanity gone extinct, so he intends to recreate the human race with alien DNA to make them more powerful.
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* VillainOfTheWeek: Although Bishop is set up as a BigBad for Sara, the rest of the Legends have to deal with a now-free Creator/AleisterCrowley.
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* ParodyAssistance: Some former Disney animators contributed to the animated sequence.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Sara agrees with an Ava clone that Season 2 of ''Series/WynonnaEarp'' is a big improvement where the show figured out what it wanted to be and leaned hard into that, also a very common refrain about ''Legends'' itself.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Astra calls John that during their argument.
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* TheReveal: Bishop is Sara’s kidnapper and the creator of the Ava clones.

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* TheReveal: Bishop is Sara’s kidnapper is called Bishop, and he's the creator of the Ava clones.

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Astra struggles to adapt to life as a mortal, and falls under the influence of Alistair Crowley.



* TheBusCameBack: Astra returns in this episode.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Astra is the principal character of this episode.



* ArtShift: A portion of the episode is animated, after Astra [[spoiler: gets turned into a cartoon princess, along with the entire house.]]
* DoesThisRemindYouOfSomething: Crowley's manipulation of Astra is similar to how a cult leader lures in new recruits.

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* ArtShift: A portion of the episode is animated, after Astra [[spoiler: gets turned into a cartoon princess, along with the entire house.]]
house.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfSomething: AssholeVictim: Astra's reason for intending to use her neighbor as a sacrifice for Crowley's ritual is that he's an elitist and racist.
* BroughtDownToNormal: Constantine is stripped of his magic by the spell used to defeat Crowley.
* TheBusCameBack: Astra returns for the first time since the season premiere.
* CrazyPrepared: Bishop had the pods containing the aliens also take DNA samples from them, allowing him to get what he wants even with the aliens now scattered across time.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Astra is the principal character of this episode.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything:
Crowley's manipulation of Astra is similar to how a cult leader lures in new recruits.recruits.
* TheReveal: Bishop is Sara’s kidnapper and the creator of the Ava clones.



** Astra basically grew up in hell. Therefore, she is now struggling on Earth, where she has to get a job and pay for groceries and the electric bill and cab fare, things which she has no experience doing.

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** Astra basically grew up in hell.Hell. Therefore, she is now struggling on Earth, where she has to get a job and pay for groceries and the electric bill and cab fare, things which she has no experience doing.



** Sara attempts to reach an AVA clone in hopes that she is like her Ava and can help her. However, it turns out that she completely loyal to her creator Bishop.

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** Sara attempts to reach an AVA Ava clone in hopes that she is like her Ava and can help her. However, it turns out that she she's completely loyal to her creator Bishop.



* TheReveal: Bishop is Sara’s kidnapper and the creator of the Ava Clones.

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* TheReveal: VisionaryVillain: Bishop is Sara’s kidnapper from a future where Earth has been devastated and humanity gone extinct, so he intends to recreate the creator of the Ava Clones.human race with alien DNA to make them more powerful.



* WhatTheHellHero: John gets this from Astra for not being helpful with her adjustment to human life.

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* WhatTheHellHero: WhatTheHellHero:
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John gets this from Astra for not being helpful with her adjustment to human life.

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* TheReveal: Bishop is Sara’s kidnapper and the creator of the Ava Clones.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfSomething: Crowley's manipulation of Astra is similar to how a cult leader lures in new recruits.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Astra basically grew up in hell. Therefore, she is now struggling on Earth, where she has to get a job and pay for groceries and the electric bill and cab fare, things which she has no experience doing.
** Astra runs into an old man who is racist and doesn't believe she lives in Constantine's house.
** Constantine is not only in a new relationship, but is also helping the Legends search for Sara. So, he doesn't focus on helping Astra the way he used to, to the point where she feels ignored by him.
** Sara attempts to reach an AVA clone in hopes that she is like her Ava and can help her. However, it turns out that she completely loyal to her creator Bishop.
** John's body is being possessed by Crowley when Astra uses her mother's magic cleasing spell on him. Now, John has no magic left and has to start over.
* TheReveal: Bishop is Sara’s kidnapper and the creator of the Ava Clones.Clones.
* WhamEpisode: John sacifices his powers to save everyone and Sara learns that Bishop's plan is to recreate the human race using alien DNA to save Earth.
* WhatTheHellHero: John gets this from Astra for not being helpful with her adjustment to human life.
** Later, the Legends do this when they learn that she is planning on killing someone to gain power to make her life easier.

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* ADayInTheLimelight: Astra is the principal character of this episode

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* ADayInTheLimelight: Astra is the principal character of this episode.
* AffablyEvil: Bishop.
** FauxAffablyEvil: Crowley.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Astra is the principal character of this episode
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* TheBusCameBack: Astra returns in this episode.

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* TheBusCameBack: Astra returns in this episode.episode.
* TheReveal: Bishop is Sara’s kidnapper and the creator of the Ava Clones.
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* AbsenteeActor: Mick, Gary and Gideon aren't in this episode.
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*TheBusCameBack: Astra returns in this episode.

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