History Recap / StarWarsTheCloneWarsS7E6DealNoDeal

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The originally released synopsis is "Trace makes a rash decision upon learning what they are transporting is for the Pyke Syndicate." Trace does not make this rash decision (dumping the spice) until within the last five minutes of the episode.

* RealityEnsues:
** As irrational as Trace's decision to dump the spice was, her reaction to the idea that she was unknowingly involved in drug smuggling and working for a galactic crime syndicate — and one that might take everything away from her if she screws up — late into the job, as well as her peers arguing over what she should do, is a realistic one for someone as young as her.
** After Trace dumps the spice in a panic — leaving the crew with nothing to pay the Pyke Syndicate — Ahsoka tries to improvise their way out by using a JediMindTrick on Marg Krim to convince him to just let them leave with their payment. While the mind trick does work on Krim, Ahsoka can't mind trick his entire entourage at once, and not all of them are as weak-minded or unquestioning sycophants. [[TheConsigliere Fife]] notices that something weird is going on with his boss — especially since Krim openly stated his distrust for contract workers before being tricked — and gets suspicious in no time. Upon realizing that they don't have the spice they were promised, Fife immediately calls for the ''Silver Angel'' to be locked down with tractor beams.

** After Trace dumps the spice in a panic — leaving the crew with nothing to pay the Pyke Syndicate — Ahsoka tries to improvise their way out by using a JediMindTrick on Marg Krim to convince him to just let them leave with their payment. While the mind trick does work on Krim, Ahsoka can't mind trick his entire entourage at once, and not all of them are as weak-minded or unquestioning sycophants. [[DragonInChief Fife]] notices that something weird is going on with his boss — especially since Krim openly stated his distrust for contract workers before being tricked — and gets suspicious in no time. Upon realizing that they don't have the spice they were promised, Fife immediately calls for the ''Silver Angel'' to be locked down with tractor beams.

* NaiveNewcomer: Trace may be used to life in Coruscant's lower levels, but she proves to know little about life elsewhere in the galaxy, being unaware of Kessel's full reputation and assuming the slaves in the mines are initially droids, and what exactly the Pyke Syndicate is. She also has no idea that she might need a pilot's licence and flies right into a military air lane without realizing that could get her arrested.

* AnachronicOrder: The episode guide [[AllThereInTheManual explains]] that Anakin's presence at Coruscant sets this story arc before the Bad Batch arc that opened the season as he hasn't yet left to fight in the Outer Rim Sieges.

* WhatTheHellHero: Trace calls out Rafa for arranging a job behind her back and only admitting to it when she had no other option. Though Rafa won't admit it at the time, she has very good reasons for not wanting to involve Trace in this job.

* AnachronicOrder: The online episode guide [[AllThereInTheManual explains]] that Anakin's presence at Coruscant sets this story arc before the Bad Batch arc that opened the season as he hasn't yet left to fight in the Outer Rim Sieges.

** Anakin sensing Ahsoka on the ship and allowing it to pass is also similar to Darth Vader sensing Luke aboard the Imperial shuttle in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', complete with being asked for confirmation on whether to stop the vessel or not. It also acts as a contrast to the scene in [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsTheSiegeOfLothal "The Siege of Lothal"]] where Ahsoka and Vader recognize each other.
** The ''Silver Angel'' enters Kessel in much the same way that [[Film/{{Solo}} Han Solo and company]] will in his titular movie.

* ShoutOut: Rafa says that she's looking for [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom "fortune and glory"]] just before attending a banquet in a jungle palace with unpleasant rich people who profit off of slave mining.

* {{Facepalm}}: Rafa, when Trace decides to answer the call from the Republic warship despite being told not to.

* AnachronicOrder: The online episode guide [[AllThereInTheManual explains]] that Anakin's presence at Coruscant sets this arc before the Bad Batch arc that opened the season as he hasn't yet left to fight in the Outer Rim Sieges.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Trace is rather sad when she mentions that she inherited her shop, and quickly cuts herself off after saying that her parents "split".

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Trace ejects the spice containers for fear the Pyke Syndicate will steal her ship if they deliver it, Ahsoka having suggested as much would happen because they're ruthless gangsters. Now they have nothing to pay said ruthless gangsters.
* ExactWords: Rafa tells Trace and Ahsoka they're picking up "medicine". While Kessel spice ''can'' be used for medicine, it's usually refined into a drug.

** After Trace dumps the spice in a panic — leaving the crew with nothing to pay the Pyke Syndicate — Ahsoka tries to improvise their way out by using a JediMindTrick on Marg Krim to convince him to just let them leave with their payment. While the mind trick does work on Krim, it was ''only'' used on Krim and not on any of his nearby underlings, and not all of them are as weak-minded or unquestioning sycophants. [[DragonInChief Fife]] notices that something weird is going on with his boss — especially since Krim openly stated his distrust for contract workers before being tricked — and gets suspicious in no time. Upon realizing that they don't have the spice they were promised, Fife immediately calls for the ''Silver Angel'' to be locked down with tractor beams.

* TractorBeam: The ''Silver Angel'' is caught by one in the {{cliffhanger}}.

** After Trace dumps the spice in a panic — leaving the crew with nothing to pay the Pyke Syndicate — Ahsoka tries to improvise their way out by using a JediMindTrick on Marg Krim to convince him to just let them leave with their payment. While the mind trick does work on Krim, it was ''only'' used on Krim and not on any of his nearby underlings, and not all of them are unquestioning sycophants. [[TheDragon Fife]] notices that something weird is going on with his boss — especially since Krim openly stated his distrust for contract workers before being tricked — and gets suspicious in no time. Upon realizing that they don't have the spice they were promised, Fife immediately calls for the ''Silver Angel'' to be locked down with tractor beams.

** As irrational as Trace's decision to dump the spice was, her reaction to the idea that she was unknowingly involved in drug smuggling and working for a galactic crime syndicate -- and one that might take everything away from her if she screws up -- late into the job, as well as her peers arguing over what she should do, is a realistic one for someone as young as her.

* RealityEnsues: After Trace dumps the spice in a panic — leaving the crew with nothing to pay the Pyke Syndicate — Ahsoka tries to improvise their way out by using a JediMindTrick on Marg Krim to convince him to just let them leave with their payment. While the mind trick does work on Krim, [[TheDragon Fife]] notices that something weird is going on with his boss — especially since Krim tried to be more thorough before he was tricked — and gets suspicious in no time. Upon realizing that they don't have the spice, Fife immediately calls for the ''Silver Angel'' to be locked down with tractor beams.