History Recap / SixteenS1E22EnterTheDragon

** Jen gets cramps when she's on her a period--and apparently, her cramps are so painful that she compares it to what she imagines being hit in the stomach with a bowling ball would feel like.
** Nikki and Caitlin basically [[PersonalitySwap swap personalities]] when they're on their periods, acting like exaggerated versions of each other:

*** Caitlin gets [[HairTriggerTemper really bitchy]] [[DeadpanSnarker and cranky]] when she's on period--it's unknown if she develops an aversion to chocolate while she's on her period because, unlike Nikki, Caitlin loves the stuff.

* BigNo: The boys shout this when they find out that the tickets to their movie are sold out.

* ShaggyDogStory: The episode's main premise is that the main six are going to see a martial arts/action-film called "Dragon Thunder," which they're really excited to see (the boys especially--Jude claims to have been waiting at least a year for the movie to come out). The girls were apparently tasked with getting the six tickets, but when they start acting weird (with the boys not realizing until much later that they're on their periods), they worry that the girls are holding their share of the movie tickets hostage. They go to great lengths to get their movie tickets, but near the end of the episode, when the girls finally realized what the guys wanted, [[ArmorPiercingResponse Caitlin says,]] [[YouDidntAsk "Why didn't you guys just ask?]] [[TheReveal I gave your [share of the] tickets]] [[WhamLine to Jude this morning."]] After hearing this, Jude reaches into his pants pocket and pulls out the guys' share of the tickets, sheepishly realizing that he forgot [[ItWasWithYouAllAlong he had them on him the entire duration of the episode,]] making all the boys' actions totally pointless. Jonesy and Wyatt are understandably furious with Jude and almost immediately start chasing after him when he runs away from them, with the girls eventually joining in.

** [[TookALevelInKindness Kindess]]: Nikki's much friendlier and more sweet-natured (as well as more emotional) when she's on her period, but this wears off by the end of the episode.

** Nikki and Caitlin basically [[PersonalitySwap swap personalities]] when they're on their periods, acting like UpToEleven-versions of each other:

** [[TookALevelInJerkass Jerkass]] -- Caitlin acts really mean when she's on her period. Thankfully, this wears off by the end of the episode.
** [[TookALevelInKindness Kindess]] -- Nikki's much friendlier and more sweet-natured (as well as more emotional) when she's on her period, but this wears off by the end of the episode.

** Nikki and Caitlin basically [[PersonalitySwap swap personalities]] when they're on their periods, acting like UpToEleven-versions of each other --

* AllPeriodsArePMS: This is the driving trope of the girls' plot when their period cycles sync up --

When Jonesy, Wyatt and Jude realize the Jen, Nikki and Caitlin may still have their tickets to a movie they want to see, so they go to Hiro at Super Terrific Happy Sushi to see if he can help them with their "female troubles." Meanwhile, the girls' menstrual cycles have synced up, causing each of them to act way differently than they usually do.

*** Nikki becomes ProneToTears ([[TenderTears very emotional]] [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace and needy]]) and, for some reason, develops a [[WackyCravings craving]] [[GirlsLoveChocolate for chocolate]] that's so strong that she can't bring herself to stop eating it, even though she hates chocolate.
*** Caitlin acts [[HairTriggerTemper really bitchy]] [[DeadpanSnarker and cranky]] when she's on her period, though it's unknown if she develops an aversion to chocolate because, unlike Nikki, Caitlin actually loves chocolate.

* BadMoodAsAnExcuse: Caitlin is in a very bad mood for most of the episode, which doesn't clear up until the very end.

* ShaggyDogStory: The episode's main premise is that the main six are going to see a martial arts/action-film called "Dragon Thunder," which they're really excited to see (the boys especially--Jude claims to have been waiting at least a year for the movie to come out). The girls were tasked with getting the six tickets, but when they start acting weird (with the boys not realizing until later that they're on their periods), they worry that the girls are holding their share of the movie tickets hostage. The boys go to great lengths to get their movie tickets, but near the end of the episode, when the girls finally realized what the guys wanted, [[ArmorPiercingResponse Caitlin says,]] [[YouDidntAsk "Why didn't you guys just ask?]] [[TheReveal I gave your share of the tickets]] [[WhamLine to Jude this morning."]] After hearing this, Jude reaches into his pants pocket and pulls out the guys' share of the tickets, sheepishly realizing that he forgot [[ItWasWithYouAllAlong he had them on him the entire duration of the episode,]] basically making all the boys' actions totally pointless. Jonesy and Wyatt are understandably furious with Jude and almost immediately start chasing after him when he runs away from them, with the girls eventually joining in.
* SickEpisode: Because of her period, Jen's suffering from really bad cramps for almost the entire episode, but she ends up overcoming them (to a certain extent at least) by using a hot water bottle, some chamomile tea and some pain-relieving pills (unfortunately, the last two things make her very tired and she ends up falling asleep at one point near the end of the episode).

** Nikki and Caitlin basically swap personalities when they're on their periods, acting like UpToEleven-versions of each other --

* BadMoodAsAnExcuse: Caitlin is in a very bad mood for most of the episode.

*** Caitlin acts [[HairTriggerTemper really bitchy]] [[DeadpanSnarker and cranky]] when she's on her period, though it's unknown if she develops an aversion to chocolate because, unlike Nikki, Caitlin actually loves chocolate).

*** Caitlin acts [HairTriggerTemper really bitchy]] [[DeadpanSnarker and cranky]] when she's on her period, though it's unknown if she develops an aversion to chocolate because, unlike Nikki, Caitlin actually loves chocolate).

When Jonesy, Wyatt and Jude realize the Jen, Nikki and Caitlin may still have their tickets to a movie they want to see, so they go to Hiro at Super Terrific Happy Sushi to see if he can help them with their "female troubles." Meanwhile, the girls' menstrual cycles have synced up, causing each of them act to differently than they normally do.

* AllPeriodsArePMS: This is the driving trope of the girls' plot when their period cycles sync up--this is also combined with PersonalitySwap for Nikki and Caitlin, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin who essentially swap personalities when they're on their periods]].
** Jen gets stomach cramps when she's on her period and apparently, these cramps are so painful that she compares it to what she imagines being hit in the stomach with a bowling ball would feel like.
** Nikki and Caitlin essentially swap personalities when they're on their periods, with the two girls acting like each other, but UpToEleven.
*** Nikki becomes ProneToTears ([[TenderTears very emotional]] [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace and needy]]) and, for some reason, develops a [[WackyCravings craving]] [[GirlsLoveChocolate for chocolate]] that's so strong that she can't bring herself to stop eating it, even though she's established to hate chocolate.
*** While it's unknown if she develops an aversion to chocolate (as Caitlin, unlike Nikki, is established as loving chocolate), Caitlin acts [[HairTriggerTemper really bitchy]] [[DeadpanSnarker and cranky]] when she's on her period, with Jen going so far as to claim, "[Caitlin makes] pitbulls look friendly!" when she's on her period.

*** Nikki becomes ProneToTears([[TenderTears very emotional]] [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace and needy]]) and, for some reason, develops a [[WackyCravings craving]] [[GirlsLoveChocolate for chocolate]] that's so strong that she can't bring herself to stop eating it, even though she's established to hate chocolate.

** Nikki becomes ProneToTears ([[TenderTears very emotional]] [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace and needy]]) and, for some reason, develops a [[WackyCravings craving]] [[GirlsLoveChocolate for chocolate]] that's so strong that she can't bring herself to stop eating it (even though she normally hates chocolate).
** The first trope is played straight only for Caitlin, [[HairTriggerTemper who gets really]] [[DeadpanSnarker bitchy and cranky]] when she's on her period (though it's unknown if she develops an aversion to chocolate). Jen goes so far as to claim, "[Caitlin makes] pitbulls look friendly!" when she's on her period.

** [[TookALevelInKindness Kindess]] -- Nikki's much friendlier and more sweet-natured when she's on her period, but this wears off by the end of the episode.

** Nikki becomes a FragileFlower ([[TenderTears very emotional]] [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace and needy]]) and, for some reason, develops a [[WackyCravings craving]] [[GirlsLoveChocolate for chocolate]] that's so strong that she can't bring herself to stop eating it (even though she normally hates chocolate).

* SickEpisode: Because of her period, Jen's suffering from really bad stomach cramps for almost the entire episode, but she ends up overcoming them (to a certain extent at least) by using a hot water bottle, some chamomile tea and some pain-relieving pills (unfortunately, the last two things make her very tired and she ends up falling asleep at one point near the end of the episode).

* TookALevelInJerkass: Caitlin is a far meaner girl before her period. This effect wears off by the end of the episode. Conversely...
* TookALevelInKindness: Nikki is a far sweeter girl before her period. This effect also wears off by the end of the episode.

** Nikki becomes a FragileFlower ([[TenderTears very emotional]] [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace and needy]]) and, for some reason, develops a craving for chocolate that's so strong that she can't bring herself to stop eating it (even though she normally hates chocolate).