History Recap / ScoobyDooMysteryIncS1E26AllFearTheFreak

-->'''Fred:''' [[YouAreNotMyFather You used me!]]

** Previously, other monsters would have cared less if someone like the Mystery Inc. got hurt. After spending the entire episode learning that his father may have ulterior motives, what causes Fred to realize that his supposed father is the Freak is when [[PapaWolf the latter saves his life.]] However, his trope is ''not'' put into effect regarding Mayor Jones' PapaWolf moment, since Fred, though surprised that the Freak saved him, has always held out that his father loved him and presumably counted on that to confirm his theory that his father and the Freak are one and the same.

'''Pericles''': Don't be afraid, Scooby. I've no reason to hurt you.I have what I came for.\\

-->'''Scooby:''' I'll get the gang back together, Pericles. We'll be coming for you, or my name isn't [[CatchPhrase Scooby Dooby Doo!]]

-->'''Scooby''': I'll get the gang back together, Pericles. We'll be coming for you, or my name isn't [[CatchPhrase Scooby Dooby Doo!]]

-->'''Mayor Jones:''' Becoming mayor allowed me to continue my search for the remaining pieces. And I would have found them too, if it weren't for you, my meddling... Fred.

* RewatchBonus:
** In the ending of the previous episode, we see the Freak watching the Gang and Angel at the old Spanish church and speaking ominously about how he'll continue his plans. At the beginning of this episode, the first thing we see of Mayor Jones is him looking wistfully at the photo of Fred's "mother". We learn by the end that he wasn't sad about missing his ex and combined with the fact that this episode immediately follows "Pawn of Shadows", he was likely thinking about everything he's done in regards to his search for the Planispheric Disc now that he knows that Cassidy (and from what he knows, possibly the rest of the original Mystery Incorporated) are still after it and that the Gang wants to finish the job.
** How does the Freak have superhuman strength and seeming OffscreenTeleportation[=/=]SuperSpeed despite Mayor Jones being an ordinarily fit man and no indication that he has any equipment on his Freak costume? [[spoiler:The Entity’s influence may have given him some RealityWarper powers, allowing monsters like the Freak to be superhuman when in costume.]]
** There’s an emphasis on the full moon in the background as Fred and the Freak struggle on the cliff. [[spoiler:[[GodOfEvil Once you learn what it means]], the significance of the shot is that it references the fact that Mayor Jones [[TheCorruption became evil]] because of [[TheCorrupter a higher influence...]] rather than by [[EnemyWithin his own choices.]]]]
** Why didn’t the Freak save Fred when they were dangling off the cliff to begin with if he truly cared about him? [[spoiler:”Nightmare In Red” suggests that [[PapaWolf Mayor Jones’ good side only managed to rise up once he heard Fred cry out for help and lasted long enough to go back & save him]], which is why he hesitates after saving Fred -- he didn't know why he suddenly chose to go back and save him.]]

* RealityEnsues: Mayor Jones' [[PetTheDog good deeds]] this episode aren't enough for Fred to forgive him in light of Fred realizing that he was kidnapped from his real parents and his apparent father has been lying to him his entire life.

-->'''Scooby:''' We're coming for you, Pericles, or my name isn't [[CatchPhrase SCOOBY-DOOBY-DOO!]]

* WhamShot:
** The photo of Fred's mom falling to the ground and shattering... and there's a magazine article on the back of the photo.
** The Freak stopping in his tracks when he hears Fred crying out for help, followed up by him grabbing Fred, saving him from falling to his death.
** Combined with WhamLine, Fred solemnly unmasking the Freak, who turns out to be Mayor Jones.
--->'''Fred:''' The Freak of Crystal Cove... is my father.\\
'''Everyone:''' Mayor Jones?!

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* DownerEnding: Mayor Jones is revealed to be the BigBad of the season, he stole Fred from his ''real'' parents -- Brad and Judy, Fred breaks up the Gang and ends his engagement with Daphne to look for his parents, Shaggy is getting sent to military school, Scooby is getting sent to a nice farm, Daphne blames Velma for all of this happening because she didn't tell them the truth about Angel sooner, Ed Machine is dead, and Professor Pericles steals the Gang's piece of the Planispheric Disc. However, Scooby refuses to give up.

** Fred talking to his dad at the fireplace and Fred chasing the Freak. Fred pursues his father, only to be pushed away. Mayor Jones, realizing what he’s just done to Fred, [[ConscienceMakesYouGoBack backspaces for the sake of his son’s wellbeing]]. Fred still goes after his father in order to discover the truth, resulting in a heartbreaking discovery about Fred’s parentage and [[BrokenPedestal ruining the image of his supposed father in his eyes.]]

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Not only did he arrange things with Pericles to betray the original Mystery Inc., Fred Senior screwed Pericles over and packed him off to the animal asylum.

** Angel looks surprised and angered when it is revealed that the Freak is Mayor Jones. As find out within the next minute, he’s responsible for disbanding the original Mystery Inc. and forcing them into hiding, making their relationship [[ItsPersonal personal]].

** How did the Sheriff know the gang was at City Hall in the middle of the night? Since Mayor Jones apparently knew what the kids were up to, he probably placed an anonymous call to the police (like he did with Pericles twenty years ago) before he went to confront them as the Freak.

** Fred pursuing his father, only to be pushed away. Jones, realizing what he’s just done to Fred, [[ConscienceMakesYouGoBack backspaces for the sake of his son’s wellbeing]]. Fred still goes after his father in order to discover the truth, resulting in a heartbreaking discovery about Fred’s parentage and [[BrokenPedestal ruining the image of his supposed father in his eyes.]]

** The Freak threatened to hurt the original Mystery Incorporated's families. The previous episode suggested physical harm, but it turns out he meant legal harm.

** Mayor Jones's main concern about Daphne and Fred's engagement seems to be more that once again, Fred has no idea what he's gotten himself into--he has no plan after graduation, he wants to marry young, and so forth.

* AccidentallyAccurate: Nan, angry over Fred and Daphne’s engagement, blames the whole ordeal on Mayor Jones (“This is all ''your'' fault!”). As we learn later in the episode, he’s to blame for ''a lot'' of things that have influenced the events of the show besides bad parenting.

-->'''Fred:''' [[IHaveNoFather You used me!]]

-->'''Mayor Jones:''' Fred, wait, I raised you!
-->'''Fred:''' You used me.
** Let's not forget Stone's reaction to the whole thing.

** Previously, other monsters would have cared less if someone like the Mystery Inc. got hurt. After spending the entire episode learning that his father may have ulterior motives, what causes Fred to realize that his supposed father is the Freak is when [[PapaWolf the latter saves his life.]] However, his trope is ''not'' put into effect regarding Mayor Jones' PapaWolf moment, since Fred, though surprised that the Freak saved him, has always held out that his father loved him.

** Why didn’t the Freak save Fred when they were dangling off the cliff to begin with if he truly cared about him? [[spoiler:”Nightmare In Red” suggests that [[PapaWolf Mayor Jones’ good side only managed to rise up once he heard Fred cry out for help and lasted long enough to go back & save him]], which is why he hesitates after saving Fred.]]

* ExactWords: When Fred notices his father is looking at the photo of his mother, he asks if he misses her. Mayor Jones snaps at him for sneaking up on him and doesn't answer the question. As it turns out later, ''no'', he doesn't miss her, because that woman is not his wife nor Fred's mother.

* PetTheDog: At the beginning of the episode, Mayor Jones apologizes to Fred for snapping at him when he asked if he was okay, then tells him that he loves him and [[SincerityMode hopes he knows that.]] Doesn’t redeem him for what he’s done when we find out at the end, but [[LimaSyndrome he did come to love him]].

-->'''Scooby:''' We're coming for you, Pericles, or my name isn't [[CatchPhrase SCOOBY DOOBY DOO!]]

** The online game suggests that the Freak has super-speed, which would explain how he managed to get from one area to another in a short amount of time in some scenes.

* RuleOfSymbolism: After Mayor Jones snaps at Fred, we’re given a roomwide shot of Fred backing away from his father, [[BrokenPedestal referencing the growing rift between them.]]