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* EvilIsPetty: Despite being locked up by her own father, Cindy wastes no time in alerting her Ito to the Justice League's appearance in the lair, presumably to do something, anything, to get her father's approval. She then promptly begs him to let her out so she can finish the fight that Justin interrupted and personally kill Courtney.
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* WhamShot: Barbara is seen composing a message to Courtney's father, whom she's evidently kept in contact with. This means he isn't Starman, which is confirmed when Sam emails her back.
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* WhamShot: Barbara is seen composing a message to Courtney's father, whom whose email address she's evidently kept in contact with.tracked down. This means he isn't Starman, which is confirmed when Sam emails her back.
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* BankRobbery: Brainwave explains how he met Merry when she caught him robbing a bank, then lampshades how cliche a crime it is.
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* DatingCatwoman: Starman's sister Merry a.k.a. the superheroine Gimmick Girl not only dated but married Brainwave, after catching him robbing a bank.
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** Brainwave revealing on his last tape that Starman was his wife's brother, and thus Henry Jr.'s uncle. Which also makes Henry Jr. and Courtney cousins if Starman was her father, though this is now dubious.
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** Brainwave revealing on his last tape that Starman was his wife's brother, and thus Henry Jr.'s uncle. Which also also, as Courtney realizes, makes her and Henry Jr. and Courtney cousins if Starman was her father, though the fact that Sam Kurtis replies to Barbara's email makes this is now dubious.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Mike is the only member of the family who doesn't know about Stargirl, and Courtney isn't willing to tell him out of concern for his safety.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Mike is the only member of the family who doesn't know about Stargirl, and Courtney isn't willing to tell him out of concern for his safety. However, he doesn't take her keeping secrets from him well.
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* WhamLine: Brainwave's response to Henry Jr's attempted IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight:
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* WhamLine: WhamLine:
** Brainwave revealing on his last tape that Starman was his wife's brother, and thus Henry Jr.'s uncle. Which also makes Henry Jr. and Courtney cousins if Starman was her father, though this is now dubious.
** Brainwave's response to HenryJr's Jr.'s attempted IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight:
** Brainwave revealing on his last tape that Starman was his wife's brother, and thus Henry Jr.'s uncle. Which also makes Henry Jr. and Courtney cousins if Starman was her father, though this is now dubious.
** Brainwave's response to Henry
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* WhamShot: Barbara is seen composing a message to Courtney's father, who she's evidently kept in contact with. This means he isn't Starman, which is confirmed when Sam emails her back.
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* WhamShot: Barbara is seen composing a message to Courtney's father, who whom she's evidently kept in contact with. This means he isn't Starman, which is confirmed when Sam emails her back.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Mike is the only member of the family who doesn't know about Stargirl.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Mike is the only member of the family who doesn't know about Stargirl.Stargirl, and Courtney isn't willing to tell him out of concern for his safety.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Mike is the only member of the family who doesn't know about Stargirl.
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* ConservationOfNinjutsu: Dragon King's mooks are too dumb to try and fight the heroes all at once. This is [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in that they're mass-produced sub-human creations.
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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Brainwave suffers from retrograde amnesia that keeps him from remembering the last 10 years, thereby conveniently keeping Courtney's SecretIdentity safe.
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* WeCanRuleTogether: Brainwave attempts this with his son, who turns him down, so he kills him instead.
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The CW promo for this episode ends with Stargirl and Wildcat screaming at the sight of the imprisoned Grundy. In the episode itself, they never even come across Grundy, and their terrified reactions are from seeing Dragon King's face.
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* BaitTheDog: While much of the previous episode and the beginning of this one seem to present Henry Sr. / Brainwave as a TragicVillain with a [[NobleDemon few redeeming qualities]], the climax of this episode demonstrates [[HateSink the exact opposite]].
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* IShalReturn: When the JSA had to escape, Rick tells Solomon Grundy he'll come back to finish him.
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* IShalReturn: IShallReturn: When the JSA had to escape, Rick tells Solomon Grundy he'll come back to finish him.
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* IShalReturn: When the JSA had to escape, Rick tells Solomon Grundy he'll come back to finish him.
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* ADeathInTheLimelight: The titular character of the episode, and its [[ADayInTheLimelight focus]], ultimately dies at the end of the episode.
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* ItsPersonal: Due to its grudge against him do killing Starman, the Cosmic Staff goes after Icicle, intent on revenge. This unfortunately results in it getting captured.
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* ItsPersonal: Due to its grudge against him do for killing Starman, the Cosmic Staff goes after Icicle, intent on revenge. This unfortunately results in it getting captured.
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* ItsPersonal: Due to its grudge against him do killing Starman, the Cosmic Staff goes after Icicle, intent on revenge. This unfortunately results in it getting captured.
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* BroughtDownToBadass: Even without the Staff, Courtney is able to kick the asses of Dragon King's minions.
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* BroughtDownToBadass: Even without the Staff, Courtney is able to kick the asses of Dragon King's minions.minions using a decorative spear she grabs off the wall.
* HeroicSacrifice: Henry Jr. stays behind to hold Brainwave off while the rest of the new JSA escapes, costing him his life.
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* TheyWereHoldingYouBack: Seeing the effect that Merry was having on Brainwave, Icicle leaked his location to them, thus sparking the final conflict between the JSA and ISA that ended with the former being wiped out. Merry couldn't allow Icicle killing her brother to pass, so Brainwave killed her.
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* TheyWereHoldingYouBack: Seeing the effect that Merry was having on Brainwave, Icicle leaked his location to them, the JSA, thus sparking the final conflict between the JSA and ISA that ended with the former being wiped out. Merry couldn't allow Icicle killing her brother to pass, so Brainwave killed her.
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* BroughtDownToBadass: Even without the Staff, Courtney is able to kick the asses of Dragon King's minions.
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* TheyWereHoldingYouBack: Seeing the effect that Mary was having on Brainwave, Icicle leaked his location to them, thus sparking the final conflict between the JSA and ISA that ended with the former being wiped out. Mary couldn't allow Icicle killing her brother to pass, so Brainwave killed her.
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* TheyWereHoldingYouBack: Seeing the effect that Mary Merry was having on Brainwave, Icicle leaked his location to them, thus sparking the final conflict between the JSA and ISA that ended with the former being wiped out. Mary Merry couldn't allow Icicle killing her brother to pass, so Brainwave killed her.
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* NotHelpingYourCase: Courtney really doesn't help smooth things over with Barbara when she immediately breaks into being Starman's daughter and how Jordan is Icicle. Pat tries to get her to start off slow but his plea falls on deaf ears.
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* WasItAllALie: Barbara asks this of Pat after sending Courtney to her room. He insists what they have is real.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Suffice to say, Barbara is ''not'' pleased with Pat upon learning he got Courtney involved in JSA business.
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* CruelTwistEnding: Henry Sr. was the one who killed his own wife, not Icicle, and when his son refuses to join him after this revelation, he murders him too.
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* CruelTwistEnding: Henry Sr. was the one who killed his own wife, not Icicle, and when his son refuses to join him after this revelation, he murders him too.
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* CruelTwistEnding: Henry Sr. was the one who killed his own wife, not Icicle, and when his son refuses to join him after this revelation, he murders him too.
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* BilingualBackfire: Variation. Since Pat and Barbara do no understand Norwegian, Jordan's parents discuss the machine in front of them. Barbara records the conversation and uses an app to translate what they said.
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* BilingualBackfire: Variation. Since Pat and Barbara do no not understand Norwegian, Jordan's parents discuss the machine in front of them. Barbara records the conversation and uses an app to translate what they said.
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* LeeroyJenkins: The Cosmic Staff rushes off alone to confront Icicle, but Brainwave is able to restrain it with a barrier, allowing Icicle to neutralize it by freezing it.
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* LeeroyJenkins: LeeroyJenkins:
** The Cosmic Staff rushes off alone to confront Icicle, but Brainwave is able to restrain it with a barrier, allowing Icicle to neutralize it by freezingit.it.
** Rick nearly picks a fight with Solomon Grundy to get revenge for his parents. The fact that Grundy is in a cell strong enough to contain him stifles Rick's attempt, and Dragon King's mooks arrive not long after to force him to abandon the attempt.
** The Cosmic Staff rushes off alone to confront Icicle, but Brainwave is able to restrain it with a barrier, allowing Icicle to neutralize it by freezing
** Rick nearly picks a fight with Solomon Grundy to get revenge for his parents. The fact that Grundy is in a cell strong enough to contain him stifles Rick's attempt, and Dragon King's mooks arrive not long after to force him to abandon the attempt.
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* VillainousCrush: Jordan's parents mention that he obviously has a thing for Barbara while discussing how the machine will soon be activated.
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* BilingualBackfire: Variation. Since Pat and Barbara do no understand Norwegian, Jordan's parents discuss the machine in front of them. Barbara records the conversation and uses an app to translate what they said.
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* KilledOffForReal: Brainwaves collapses a ceiling on top of Henry Jr. when the latter refuses to join him in the ISA.
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* KilledOffForReal: Brainwaves Brainwave collapses a ceiling on top of Henry Jr. when the latter refuses to join him in the ISA.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Rick tries to pry off Grundy's cell door with his SuperStrength, failing to consider that the cell would need to be pretty strong to restrain the equally powerful Grundy. Rick manages to bendpart of the metal slightly, but nowhere near enough to actually get the door open.
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* BatmanGambit: Icicle tipped off the JSA to Brainwave's location, knowing that they would attack. His goal was to kill Starman because he knew that this would create a rift between Brainwave and Merry, ending their relationship and bringing Brainwave back into the fold.
* CallBack: The final battle between the original JSA and the ISA from the Pilot is given new context in this episode. Jordan arranged it as part of his BatmanGambit to put an end to Brainwave's ConflictingLoyalty.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Rick tries to pry off Grundy's cell door with his SuperStrength, failing to consider that the cell would need to be pretty strong to restrain the equally powerful Grundy. Rick manages tobendpart bend part of the metal slightly, but nowhere near enough to actually get the door open.
* CallBack: The final battle between the original JSA and the ISA from the Pilot is given new context in this episode. Jordan arranged it as part of his BatmanGambit to put an end to Brainwave's ConflictingLoyalty.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Rick tries to pry off Grundy's cell door with his SuperStrength, failing to consider that the cell would need to be pretty strong to restrain the equally powerful Grundy. Rick manages to
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Rick tries to pry off Grundy's cell door with his SuperStrength, failing to consider that the cell would need to be pretty strong to restrain the equally powerful Grundy. Rick manages to bendpart of the metal slightly, but nowhere near enough to actually get the door open.
* DramaticUnmask: We get to see Dragon King's face, which is reptilian as expected. Courtney and Yolanda are appropriately freaked out.
* EasyAmnesia: Brainwave has lost the last ten years of his memory. Dragon King helps restore it.
* {{Flashback}}: Set two years ago, Pat's first meeting with Barbara in Blue Valley is shown. Pat was trying to decipher Rex's journal, while Barbara was there to sell her deceased mother's house.
* DramaticUnmask: We get to see Dragon King's face, which is reptilian as expected. Courtney and Yolanda are appropriately freaked out.
* EasyAmnesia: Brainwave has lost the last ten years of his memory. Dragon King helps restore it.
* {{Flashback}}: Set two years ago, Pat's first meeting with Barbara in Blue Valley is shown. Pat was trying to decipher Rex's journal, while Barbara was there to sell her deceased mother's house.
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** Pat and Courtney tell Barbara everything about their superhero activities.
** Brainwave learns about his son inheriting his powers.
** The JSA learns about Cindy's predicament when she rats them out to Dragon King while they're sneaking around.
** Pat and Courtney tell Barbara everything about their superhero activities.
** Brainwave learns about his son inheriting his powers.
** The JSA learns about Cindy's predicament when she rats them out to Dragon King while they're sneaking around.
* LeeroyJenkins: The Cosmic Staff rushes off alone to confront Icicle, but Brainwave is able to restrain it with a barrier, allowing Icicle to neutralize it by freezing it.
* MoodWhiplash: The sweet flashback of Pat and Barbara's first meeting immediately jumps to the final scene of the last episode where Barbara freaks out upon seeing the Cosmic Staff.
* MoodWhiplash: The sweet flashback of Pat and Barbara's first meeting immediately jumps to the final scene of the last episode where Barbara freaks out upon seeing the Cosmic Staff.
* OffingTheOffspring: Brainwave kills Henry Jr. when he won't turn against the heroes.
* TheyWereHoldingYouBack: Seeing the effect that Mary was having on Brainwave, Icicle leaked his location to them, thus sparking the final conflict between the JSA and ISA that ended with the former being wiped out. Mary couldn't allow Icicle killing her brother to pass, so Brainwave killed her.
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-->'''Brainwave:''' Jordan didn't kill your mother, son. I did.did.
* WhamShot: Barbara is seen composing a message to Courtney's father, who she's evidently kept in contact with. This means he isn't Starman, which is confirmed when Sam emails her back.
* WhatMeasureIsAMook: Courtney and Yolanda have no problem attacking Dragon King's mooks in ways that are harmful if not fatal, even though they have no reason to believe they aren't people.
* YouAreTooLate: Henry tries to rescue his father before they restore his memories and make him cold once more, but is too late to stop Dragon King from treating him.
* ZergRush: Dragon King sends a small army of his drones against Courtney, Yolanda, and Henry Jr.
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* WhamShot: Barbara is seen composing a message to Courtney's father, who she's evidently kept in contact with. This means he isn't Starman, which is confirmed when Sam emails her back.
* WhatMeasureIsAMook: Courtney and Yolanda have no problem attacking Dragon King's mooks in ways that are harmful if not fatal, even though they have no reason to believe they aren't people.
* YouAreTooLate: Henry tries to rescue his father before they restore his memories and make him cold once more, but is too late to stop Dragon King from treating him.
* ZergRush: Dragon King sends a small army of his drones against Courtney, Yolanda, and Henry Jr.
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As Barbara deals with the truth about Pat and Courtney, Henry Jr teams up with the JSA to rescue Brainwave from the clutches of Dragon King.
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* AbusiveParents: Brainwave takes it to another level in this episode, outright murdering his own son for refusing to join him.
* HopeSpot: Just when it looks like the JSA is going to get out of the tunnels alive, Brainwave shows up.
* KilledOffForReal: Brainwaves collapses a ceiling on top of Henry Jr. when the latter refuses to join him in the ISA.
* MythologyGag: The theater in the opening EstablishingShot is advertising movies based on Prez Rickard, The Unknown Soldier, and G.I. Robot, all characters who have appeared in DC comics.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Henry Jr. apologizes to Yolanda for his part in the nude selfie incident right before Brainwave kills him. He also tells Courtney she was right about people being good and implores her not to let what's about to happen change her mind.
* WhamLine: Brainwave's response to Henry Jr's attempted IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight:
-->'''Brainwave:''' Jordan didn't kill your mother, son. I did.
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* AbusiveParents: Brainwave takes it to another level in this episode, outright murdering his own son for refusing to join him.
* HopeSpot: Just when it looks like the JSA is going to get out of the tunnels alive, Brainwave shows up.
* KilledOffForReal: Brainwaves collapses a ceiling on top of Henry Jr. when the latter refuses to join him in the ISA.
* MythologyGag: The theater in the opening EstablishingShot is advertising movies based on Prez Rickard, The Unknown Soldier, and G.I. Robot, all characters who have appeared in DC comics.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Henry Jr. apologizes to Yolanda for his part in the nude selfie incident right before Brainwave kills him. He also tells Courtney she was right about people being good and implores her not to let what's about to happen change her mind.
* WhamLine: Brainwave's response to Henry Jr's attempted IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight:
-->'''Brainwave:''' Jordan didn't kill your mother, son. I did.
