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* ReassignedToAntarctica: Chuck is reassigned to Beirut for the diplomatic incident of accidentally dropping the frozen contents of a toliet out of a place on top of the Leisure Centre.

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* ReassignedToAntarctica: Chuck is reassigned to Beirut for the diplomatic incident of accidentally dropping the frozen contents of a toliet out of a place plane on top of the Leisure Centre.
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* ContinuityNod: Julie is still having WackyCravings, as evidenced by her eating on a piece of paper.

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* ContinuityNod: [[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS6E1BackWithABang Brittas manages to push Mrs Boscombe hard enough that she destroys a wall, alluding to the increased strength he had gained after being rebuilt]]. Additionally, Julie is still having WackyCravings, the WackyCravings she had shown that episode, as evidenced by her eating on a piece pieces of paper.paper.

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* AlienInvasion: Colin thinks this is happening at the centre, ''Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers''-style. It turns out to be just a series of coincidences - there was an alien at the centre that day, but it left soon after without having done anything, having become convinced that there was NoIntelligentLifeHere.

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* AlienInvasion: Colin thinks this that an alien invasion is happening at the centre, ''Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers''-style. It turns out to be just a series of coincidences - there was an alien at the centre that day, but it left soon after without having done anything, having become convinced that there was NoIntelligentLifeHere.



* AmbiguousSyntax: When Helen asks Colin where Brittas is, Colin replies with the response "He's in the restroom giving a fascinating talk about your body". Whilst Colin means to refer to body language in general, Helen's confused response indicates that she thinks that he's talking about her body in general.



* BoysLikeCreepyCritters: {{Implied}} in the case of Ben, as the birthday party Carole throws for him is ugly bug-themed, with him going as a chrysalis.

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* BoysLikeCreepyCritters: {{Implied}} in the case of Ben, as the Carole sets up a birthday party Carole throws for him is Ben themed around ugly bug-themed, with him bugs.
-->'''Carole''': Ben is so looking forward to it. It's fancy dress.
-->'''Penny''': Oh, lovely. Any particular theme?
-->'''Carole''': Oh yes. It's an ugly bug ball. I've sown Ben into a pillowcase. He's
going as a chrysalis.chrysalis. He's in there pupating at the moment.
-->[[Penny has a horrified expression on her face]]
* CanisLatinicus: Colin identifies one of the houseplants that Helen brings in as a sample of ''Somnium Senorum'' (Latin for "Dream of the Old").



* ContinuityNod: Julie is still having WackyCravings, as evidenced by her eating on a piece of paper.



-->'''Helen''': That was the American Air Force. We've got the house back! All the furniture can go!
-->'''Carole''': Oh, that's a shame. I was just getting used to having neighbours.



** Exactly how Helen sold her house to the US Air Force is unclear. Apparently, it started with an "Are You Undervalued?" leaflet being dropped through the mailbox, and at one point involved a charming man coming around with an American colonel, but Helen described the rest as simply one thing leading to another.



* APlanetNamedZok: Gavin sarcastically suggests that the ice cube may have come from Planet Zarg when Colin puts forward his theory that it may have come from outer space.

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* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Brittas choses to do absolutely nothing (beyond designating it as a contaminated area) about the weird smell emanating from the sauna, as it is under Penny's jurisdiction and therefore no longer within his terms of reference.
* OutOfContextEavesdropping: Colin's belief that aliens are invading the centre are not helped by the fact that he keeps hearing sentences from the others which he never gets to hear the full context of. For example, Gavin has an argument with Tim regarding the fact that he's trying to work with a case of ocular hypertension, but Colin only manages to overhear Gavin's concluding statement of "In a couple of hours, everything will look perfectly normal and nobody will be any the wiser", making him think that Gavin is being possessed by an alien with evil plans.
* APlanetNamedZok: When Colin tells Gavin sarcastically suggests about his belief that the ice cube may have come came from outer space, Gavin tells Colin that he doubts it came from Planet Zarg when Colin puts forward his theory that it may have come from outer space.Zarg.



* PrimpOfContempt: Penny starts filing her nails during Brittas' body language module, helping to emphasise how much she doesn't want to be there and that she would much rather be off running her sauna.



* ReassignedToAntarctica: Chuck is reassigned to Beirut for the diplomatic incident of accidentally dropping the frozen contents of a toliet out of a place on top of the Leisure Centre.



* YouWatchTooMuchX: When Colin puts forward his idea to Gavin that the giant ice cube may have come from outer space, Gavin's response is that he believes that Colin is watching too many sci-fi movies.

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* YouWatchTooMuchX: When Colin puts forward his idea to Gavin that the giant ice cube may have come from outer space, Gavin's response is that he believes that Gavin disagrees and tells Colin is that he's been watching too many sci-fi movies.films.
-->'''Colin''': Only, if it is actually from outer space, it might not be such a good idea in smashing it up and putting it in the bin.
-->'''Gavin''': Well, alright then, but look, it's nothing from the planet Zarg or anything like that. You've been watching too many science fiction films.
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* RiddleForTheAges: How did an alien houseplant end up in the Brittas' household and why was it on Earth in the first place? Regarding the former, Helen reckons she bought it at a market, but admits that it was just a guess.
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* BoysLikeCreepyCritters: {{Implied}} in the case of Ben, as the birthday party Carole throws for him is ugly bug-themed, with him going as a chrysalis.
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** At one point, Colin glimpses two strange creatures going down the hallway, so he naturally thinks they're aliens. In truth, it's two of Ben's friends, currently in costume for his birthday party.

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** At one point, Colin glimpses two strange creatures going down the hallway, so he naturally thinks they're aliens. In truth, it's Sophie and Fergus, two of Ben's friends, friends who are currently in costume for his birthday party.



* ThemedParty: The theme for Ben's party is an "ugly bug ball", with the guests in costume as various insects that are not considered pleasant. Ben is going as a chrysalis, whilst one of the guests is a woodlouse.

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* ThemedParty: The theme for Ben's party is an "ugly bug ball", with the guests in costume as various insects that are not considered pleasant. Ben is going as a chrysalis, chrysalis (the costume having been made by Carole sewing him into a pillow case), whilst one of the guests is a woodlouse.
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* NoSympathy: Brittas doesn't appear to be bothered at all by the fact that he accidentally led a woman into falling down the stairs and caused her to have to use a wheelchair, making an attempt to defending his actions before simply telling the staff that she's now able to use the disabled facilities if she ever returned to the centre with said wheelchair.

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* NoSympathy: Brittas doesn't appear to be bothered at all by the fact that he accidentally led a woman into falling down the stairs and caused her to have to use a wheelchair, making an attempt attempting to defending defend his actions before simply telling the staff that she's now able to use the disabled facilities if she ever returned to the centre with said wheelchair.
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* ThemedParty: The theme for Ben's party is an "ugly bug ball", with all of the guests having to essentially go as ugly bugs. Ben is going as a chrysalis, whilst one of the guests is a woodlouse.

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* ThemedParty: The theme for Ben's party is an "ugly bug ball", with all of the guests having to essentially go in costume as ugly bugs.various insects that are not considered pleasant. Ben is going as a chrysalis, whilst one of the guests is a woodlouse.
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* NoSympathy: Brittas doesn't appear to be bothered at all by the fact that he accidentally led a woman into falling down the stairs and caused her to have to use a wheelchair, making an attempt to defending his actions before simply telling the staff that she's now able to use the disabled facilities if she ever returned to the centre with said wheelchair.

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* MistakenForAliens: At one point, Colin glimpses two strange creatures going down the hallway, so he naturally thinks they're aliens. In truth, it's two of Ben's friends, currently in costume for his birthday party.

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* MistakenForAliens: MistakenForAliens:
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At one point, Colin glimpses two strange creatures going down the hallway, so he naturally thinks they're aliens. In truth, it's two of Ben's friends, currently in costume for his birthday party.party.
** Colin is led to believe an object which resembles a giant block of ice is in fact an alien, taking over everyone and giving birth. In reality, it is nothing more than frozen excretion, which was mistakenly dropped by the US Air Force.


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* SwallowTheKey: Colin swallows the key when he hangs himself from a coathanger and locks himself in. Luckily, he has a gippy tummy at the time, allowing the key to pass through quickly.
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* RightForTheWrongReasons: Colin was actually correct when he believed that there were aliens in the centre, but the alien had no connection to the giant ice cube which had crashed into the centre.

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* RightForTheWrongReasons: Colin was actually correct when he believed that there were aliens in the centre, but it wasn't in the alien had no connection to the form of a giant ice cube which had crashed into the centre.like he thought it was, but rather a houseplant.



* ToiletHumour: The giant ice cube turns out to be the frozen contents of a toilet tank (essentially, frozen urine), which ends up splashing all over Brittas.

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* ToiletHumour: The giant ice cube turns out to be the frozen contents of a toilet tank (essentially, frozen urine), piss and other excrete, which ends up splashing all over Brittas.
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* RightForTheWrongReasons: Colin was actually correct when he believed that there were aliens in the centre, but the alien had no connection to the giant ice cube which had crashed into the centre.
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* GainaxEnding: This episode has perhaps one of the strangest endings in the series when, after an entire episode of alien-related misunderstandings, a [[RealAfterAll houseplant reveals itself as an actual alien]] and beams itself up in front of Colin.
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* APlanetNamedZog: Gavin sarcastically suggests that the ice cube may have come from Planet Zarg when Colin puts forward his theory that it may have come from outer space.

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* APlanetNamedZog: APlanetNamedZok: Gavin sarcastically suggests that the ice cube may have come from Planet Zarg when Colin puts forward his theory that it may have come from outer space.

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* AccidentalPervert: Gavin is accused of molesting a female customer when he pushes her into a pool, although in truth, he was having difficulty seeing and didn't know she was there.



* AliensInCardiff: An AlienInvasion and it's been chosen to go to Whitbury. Colin suggests that it's because they want Brittas' leadership skills in particular, although this is disproven when it turns out that there's no invasion at all. That said, there was an alien there that day, although why they chose to go to Whitbury is unclear.



* BlindMistake: Gavin makes some errors due to his difficulties seeing and ends up pushing a woman into the pool.
* ChairmanOfTheBrawl: When Colin thinks that Gavin has been processed by an alien, he takes one of Helen's chairs and threatens him out of the centre with it.



* SickEpisode: Gavin spends the episode suffering from a case of ocular hypertension, leading to disaster.





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\n* WorkingThroughTheCold: Gavin tries to work through his case of ocular hypertension, much to the annoyance and concern of Tim. It doesn't end well for him - he ends up pushing someone into the pool.

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