History Recap / StaticShockS1E13Tantrum

* BlessedWithSuck: Thomas turns into a raging monster whenever he loses his temper, and doesn't even remember it.

* Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: Considering how most parents wouldn't be disappointed in their child getting a 99/100 in school, Miss Pettibone is completely in the dark about how frustrated Thomas is with the grade she gave him.

* [[JapanesePoliteness Asian Politeness]]: Tantrum is essentially Thomas's repressed emotions from trying to practice this.

* HulkMashUp: Thomas/Tantrum is a shy genius who turns into a brute, shirtless monster when getting angry. Bonus points for also having a jerkass father.

* PetTheDog: When Richie and Virgil visit him to investigate if he's Tantrum or not, Thomas's mom (who we can presume is just as strict as his father) decides Thomas could use a break from studying and allows him time with the two.

* NoSocialSkills: Thomas spends so much of his time studying, he is unable to comprehend the idea of ''having fun at an amusement park''. He also takes great offense at Virgil for joking that he might throw a tantrum, in spite of the fact that the joke itself is completely harmless, and that people who ''would'' take offense to that would be mildly annoyed at best.

* HairTriggerTemper: While he doesn't lash out immediately as himself, Thomas will later go berserk [[DisproportionateRetribution on any slight that bothers him]]. This would include attacking his teacher for giving him a 99 on his essay and Virgil after teasing him.

* DudeNotFunny: Played with. When Richie begins watching a home video of baby Virgil having a tantrum, Virgil himself is livid. Richie shrugs it off as embarrassment. ...But then, it shows that not only is this also a home video of Virgil's mom, but it's a poignant documentation of how ''good'' a mother she was. By the end of the video, a [[JerkassRealization somber]] Richie realizes that indeed, this isn't funny so much as it is a saddening testament of how the Hawkins lost a wonderful mother.

* TheBGrade: One of Virgil's classmates Thomas Kim gets a 99 out of 100, the highest grade in the class (Virgil gets a 95(. His father is still disappointed in him about it.

* SecondPlaceIsForLosers: Whilst the two are studying for his History test, Thomas's father quizzes him the name of Arch Duke Ferdinand's assassin. Thomas reasons there's a chance that won't be on the test, but his father merely points out that sort of attitude would only get his son a 99%. (For context, his previous essay was off by one margin, despite being one of the two highest grades in the class.)

* TheBGrade: One of Virgil's classmates Thomas Kim gets a 99 out of 100, the highest grade in the class. His father is still disappointed in him about it.

* DudeNotFunny: Played with. When Richie begins watching a home video of baby Virgil having a tantrum, Virgil himself is livid. Richie shrugs it off as embarrassment. ...But then, it shows that not only is this also a home video of Virgil's mom, but it's a poignant documentation of how ''good'' a mother she was. By the end of the video, a [[HeelRealization somber]] Richie realizes that indeed, this isn't funny so much as it is a saddening testament of how the Hawkins lost a wonderful mother.

* SoProudOfYou: One woman that Static saves tells him that his mother is probably proud of him, [[InnocentlyInsensitive unaware that his mother is deceased.]]

* BookEnds: The first season of the show ends as being told as a WholeEpisodeFlashback, just as the first of episode of the was told in the same way.

* AntiVillain: Tantrum is a metahuman version of an angry toddler, unaware of the damage he is causing. Virgil manages to calm him down, and says that Thomas's parents managed to get him help for his condition.

* ChekhovsGun: The amusement park construction site. Virgil uses it so that Tantrum can wear himself out.

* LogicalWeakness: Virgil can't stop a runaway monorail because it's made of fiberglass. He then has to switch to using the metal tracks to help the train slow down safely.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Thomas's dad triggers his metahuman abilities by forcing him to be a better student.

* NotSoDifferent:
** Virgil's dad tells him he knows how he feels about their mother passing. As previously mentioned, Virgil still hasn't fully come to terms with the death of Mrs. Hawkins, and he may need more time, like Mr. Hawkins did.
** Static while fighting Tantrum realizes that he's acting like a child in the middle of a fit, and waits for him to wear out and calm down. That's what his mother did when Virgil as a baby had a tantrum.

* DudeNotFunny: Played with. When Richie begins watching a home video of baby Virgil having a tantrum, Virgil himself is livid. Richie shrugs it off as embarrassment. ...But then, it shows that not only is this also a home video of Virgil's mom, but it's a poignant documentation of how ''good'' a mother she was. By the end of the video, a [[HeelRealization somber]] Richie realizes that indeed, this isn't funny so much as it is a saddening testament how of the Hawkins lost a wonderful mother.

* {{Expy}}: Thomas/Tantrum is one to [[Comicbook/TheIncredibleHulk Bruce Banner/Hulk]]. A shy genius who turns into a brute, shirtless monster when getting angry. Bonus points for also having a jerkass father.

* SoProudOfYou: One woman that Static saves tells him that his mother is probably proud of him. This makes him sad.

* DudeNotFunny: Played with. When Richie begins watching a home video of baby Virgil having a tantrum, Virgil himself is livid. Richie shrugs it off as embarrassment. ...But then, it shows that not only is this also a home video of Virgil's mom, but it's a poignant documentation of how ''good'' a mother she was. By the end of the video, a [[HeelRealization saddened]] Richie realizes that indeed, this isn't funny so much as it is a saddening testament how of the Hawkins lost a wonderful mother.

* DudeNotFunny: Played with. When Richie begins watching a home video of baby Virgil having a tantrum, Virgil himself is livid. Richie shrugs it off as embarrassment. ...But then, it shows that not only is this also a home video of Virgil's mom, but it's a poignant documentation of how ''good'' a mother she was. By the end of the video, a [[HeelRealization saddened]] Richie that indeed, this isn't funny so much as it is a saddening testament how of the Hawkins lost a wonderful mother.

* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: Virgil has a good relationship with his dad, but he hasn't fully come to terms with the fact that his mother to him was perfect, and she's gone.

** Virgil's dad tells him he knows how he feels about their mother passing. Virgil is still grieving, and he may need more time, like Mr. Hawkins did.

While at his mother's grade, Virgil tells her about a kid he helped out at school, and his mixed feelings about her memorial service.

* NotSoDifferent: Static while fighting Tantrum realizes that he's acting like a child in the middle of a fit, and waits for him to wear out and calm down. That's what his mother did when Virgil as a baby had a tantrum.