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** Until it stops working.
-->'''Tahani:''' How about a spa day where we spend all our time together and talk about our feelings in long, discursive sentences?\\
'''Jason:''' Signs point to yes. [damn]
-->'''Tahani:''' How about a spa day where we spend all our time together and talk about our feelings in long, discursive sentences?\\
'''Jason:''' Signs point to yes. [damn]
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** Michael wins a [[WesternAnimation/DespicableMe minion]] in a claw machine. He calls it an ugly yellow toddler.
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** Michael wins a [[WesternAnimation/DespicableMe [[Franchise/DespicableMe minion]] in a claw machine. He calls it an ugly yellow toddler.
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** Jason thinks Tahani is a lot like Nala from WesternAnimation/TheLionKing.
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** Jason thinks Tahani is a lot like Nala from WesternAnimation/TheLionKing.''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}''.
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** Michael wins a [[WesternAnimation/DespicableMe minion]] in a claw machine. He calls it an ugly toddler.
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** Michael wins a [[WesternAnimation/DespicableMe minion]] in a claw machine. He calls it an ugly yellow toddler.
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* FlashbackBPlot: We get a story of a time Eleanor went back on her promise to help a friend with her dog, which ties into how Eleanor is keeping to her promise to help Michael.
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* RunningGag: Michael referencing Series/{{Friends}}.
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* LiteralMinded: When he learns of Tahani's love of impressionist paintings, Jason gets her a painting of impressionist Frank Caliendo.
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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
** Jason thinks Tahani is a lot like Nala fromWesternAnimation/TheLionKing.WesternAnimation/TheLionKing.
** Michael wins a [[WesternAnimation/DespicableMe minion]] in a claw machine. He calls it an ugly toddler.
** Eleanor once stood up her friend and neglected her dog-sitting duties to go to a Music/{{Rihanna}} concert.
** Michael has watched Series/{{Friends}} and compares everything he observes about humans to that show.
** Eleanor thinks of Michael as an Orville Redenbacher kind of person.
** Jason thinks Tahani is a lot like Nala from
** Michael wins a [[WesternAnimation/DespicableMe minion]] in a claw machine. He calls it an ugly toddler.
** Eleanor once stood up her friend and neglected her dog-sitting duties to go to a Music/{{Rihanna}} concert.
** Michael has watched Series/{{Friends}} and compares everything he observes about humans to that show.
** Eleanor thinks of Michael as an Orville Redenbacher kind of person.
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* ShoutOut: Jason thinks Tahani is a lot like Nala from WesternAnimation/TheLionKing.
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* KaraokeBondingScene: Eleanor and Michael spend a day off and their GoodTimesMontage includes a karaoke scene which draws them closer.
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* BaitAndSwitch: Michael summons the townsfolk to reveal the fraud. Eleanor believes he found her out but it turns out Michael believes he himself is the cause of the misery.
* GoodTimesMontage: Showing how Eleanor and Michael spend their day off.
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'''Tahani''': That's very profound!
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'''Tahani''': [[MistakenForProfound That's very profound!profound!]]
* ThePromise: Chidi makes a point about how important it is for him to deliver on a promise given. A flashback to Eleanor's past shows how little she used to care about promises.
* StringTheory: Michael has a town map on his office pinboard with red strings connecting locations.
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* ThirdWheel: Chidi inserts himself in Jason and Tahani's couples retreat. Tahani clearly perceives the situation in this way, but Chidi is there because Jason asked him to be.
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* ThirdWheel: Chidi inserts himself in Jason and Tahani's couples retreat. Tahani clearly perceives the situation in this way, but Chidi is there because Jason asked him to be.be.
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* EurekaMoment: Eleanor just saying "I'm right here" makes Michael certain of what is causing his neighborhood to go wrong.
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* ObliviousGuiltSlinging: Michael tells Eleanor that whoever is causing the neighborhood problems must not know they're doing it, because "What kind of monster would wreak havoc and say nothing?" [[spoiler: In retrospect it's actually a subversion. Michael knows exactly what he's doing.]]
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* ObliviousGuiltSlinging: Michael tells Eleanor that whoever is causing the neighborhood problems must not know they're doing it, because "What kind of monster would wreak havoc and say nothing?" [[spoiler: In retrospect it's actually a subversion. Michael knows exactly what he's doing.]]He couldn't be more hurtful if he tried.
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* OvenLogic: When Eleanor realizes that ditching the house-sitting job she's doing will involve leaving the dog, she decides to feed the dog a huge amount of dog food to make up for it. The result is one morbidly obese dog.
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* ObliviousGuiltSlinging: Michael tells Eleanor that whoever is causing the neighborhood problems must not know they're doing it, because "What kind of monster would wreak havoc and say nothing?" [[spoiler: In retrospect it's actually a subversion. Michael knows exactly what he's doing.]]
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* ManyQuestionsFallacy: Eleanor tries to distract Michael from the idea that she might be the problem in the neighborhood.
-->'''Eleanor''': So, do you think we're looking for a man, or do you think we're looking for two men?
-->'''Eleanor''': So, do you think we're looking for a man, or do you think we're looking for two men?
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->'''Michael''': Do any of [the rocks] look... defective? Sinister? You know, like they're taunting you, always one step ahead? You devious little monsters, you.\\
'''Eleanor''': Okay, let's take a deep breath here, buddy. You need to chill. A little. 'Cause you have a very psycho-burnout guy-muttering-to-himself-at-a-library-computer type vibe.
'''Eleanor''': Okay, let's take a deep breath here, buddy. You need to chill. A little. 'Cause you have a very psycho-burnout guy-muttering-to-himself-at-a-library-computer type vibe.
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* KissingCousins: Implied.
-->'''Eleanor''': I once posed as a hot prom date for my cousin, both helping him and later, according to his therapist, not helping him.
-->'''Eleanor''': I once posed as a hot prom date for my cousin, both helping him and later, according to his therapist, not helping him.
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* TakeThat: Takes a jab at ''Series/{{Friends}}'''s hated [[SeasonalRot Season 8]], specially the Joey/Rachel [[StrangledByTheRedString forced and unnatural romance]].
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* TakeThat: Takes a jab at ''Series/{{Friends}}'''s hated [[SeasonalRot Season 8]], specially 8, especially the Joey/Rachel [[StrangledByTheRedString romance, which Michael considers to be "[[StrangledByTheRedString forced and unnatural romance]].unnatural]]" InUniverse.
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Eleanor distracts Michael from his investigation in order to avoid detection. He tells her that architects don't normally live in neighborhoods; doing so was his own idea and will be discredited by his failure. Meanwhile, Tahani tries to bond with Jianyu, forcing Chidi to go to great lengths to protect Jason's secret. Chidi and Tahani end up bonding, but Tahani ultimately accepts Jianyu as her soulmate after he gives her a gift that Chidi arranged. Michael concludes that he is the cause of the problems and announces his impending departure. In the past, Eleanor ditches house-sitting for a friend in order to attend a Rihanna concert, resulting in her friend's dog suffering a permanent disability; Eleanor didn't care.
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Eleanor distracts Michael from his investigation in order to avoid detection. He tells her that architects don't normally live in neighborhoods; doing so was his own idea and will be discredited by his failure. Meanwhile, Tahani tries to bond with Jianyu, forcing Chidi to go to great lengths to protect Jason's secret. Chidi and Tahani end up bonding, but Tahani ultimately accepts Jianyu as her soulmate after he gives her a gift that Chidi arranged. Michael concludes that he is the cause of the problems and announces his impending departure. departure.
In the past, Eleanor ditches house-sitting for a friend in order to attend a Rihanna concert, resulting in her friend's dog suffering a permanent disability; Eleanor didn't care.
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[[caption-width-right:350:"I give up. I can't help the people I promised that I would help. I feel like ''Friends'' in season eight, out of ideas and forcing Joey and Rachel together, even though it made no sense."]]
->'''Michael''': Do any of [the rocks] look... defective? Sinister? You know, like they're taunting you, always one step ahead? You devious little monsters, you.\\
'''Eleanor''': Okay, let's take a deep breath here, buddy. You need to chill. A little. 'Cause you have a very psycho-burnout guy-muttering-to-himself-at-a-library-computer type vibe.
[[caption-width-right:350:"I give up. I can't help the people I promised that I would help. I feel like ''Friends'' in season eight, out of ideas and forcing Joey and Rachel together, even though it made no sense."]]
->'''Michael''': Do any of [the rocks] look... defective? Sinister? You know, like they're taunting you, always one step ahead? You devious little monsters, you.\\
'''Eleanor''': Okay, let's take a deep breath here, buddy. You need to chill. A little. 'Cause you have a very psycho-burnout guy-muttering-to-himself-at-a-library-computer type vibe.
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* SoBeautifulItsACurse: Tahani's pores are so small that nothing can adhere to her skin. "It's a curse, really."
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* LogicBomb: Parodied. When Chidi tries to explain to Janet that he is a third part of the Jianyu-and-Tahani couple, she chants "does not compute" in a monotone, before saying she's just kidding and this won't actually make her explode.
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* TakeThat: Takes a jab at ''Series/{{Friends}}'''s hated [[SeasonalRot Season 8]], specially the Joey/Rachel [[StrangledByTheRedString forced and unnatural romance]].
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* TakeThat: Takes a jab at ''Series/{{Friends}}'''s hated [[SeasonalRot Season 8]], specially the Joey/Rachel [[StrangledByTheRedString forced and unnatural romance]].romance]].
* ThirdWheel: Chidi inserts himself in Jason and Tahani's couples retreat. Tahani clearly perceives the situation in this way, but Chidi is there because Jason asked him to be.
* ThirdWheel: Chidi inserts himself in Jason and Tahani's couples retreat. Tahani clearly perceives the situation in this way, but Chidi is there because Jason asked him to be.
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* MagicEightBall: Jason uses a literal Magic 8 Ball to try to make conversation with Tahani. It works surprisingly well.
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* MagicEightBall: Jason uses a literal Magic 8 Ball to try to make conversation with Tahani. It works surprisingly well.
-->'''Tahani''': Jianyu! How are you, my love?\\
'''Jason''': I am... decidedly so. \\
'''Tahani''': That's very profound!
-->'''Tahani''': Jianyu! How are you, my love?\\
'''Jason''': I am... decidedly so. \\
'''Tahani''': That's very profound!
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-->'''Eleanor''': Weird combination.
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-->'''Eleanor''': Weird combination.combination.
* TakeThat: Takes a jab at ''Series/{{Friends}}'''s hated [[SeasonalRot Season 8]], specially the Joey/Rachel [[StrangledByTheRedString forced and unnatural romance]].
* TakeThat: Takes a jab at ''Series/{{Friends}}'''s hated [[SeasonalRot Season 8]], specially the Joey/Rachel [[StrangledByTheRedString forced and unnatural romance]].
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* FriendsRentControl: [[ConversedTrope Referenced]]. Michael watched all ten seasons of ''Series/{{Friends}}'' and simply can't understand how they can afford the apartment they have. Eleanor agrees that always puzzled people.
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* FriendsRentControl: [[ConversedTrope Referenced]]. Michael watched all ten seasons of ''Series/{{Friends}}'' and simply can't understand how they can afford the apartment they have. Eleanor agrees that always puzzled people.people.
* TheFriendsWhoNeverHang: Conversed. Eleanor's reaction when Michael calls them friends, "like Ross and Phoebe."
-->'''Eleanor''': Weird combination.
* TheFriendsWhoNeverHang: Conversed. Eleanor's reaction when Michael calls them friends, "like Ross and Phoebe."
-->'''Eleanor''': Weird combination.
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Eleanor distracts Michael from his investigation in order to avoid detection. He tells her that architects don't normally live in neighborhoods; doing so was his own idea and will be discredited by his failure. Meanwhile, Tahani tries to bond with Jianyu, forcing Chidi to go to great lengths to protect Jason's secret. Chidi and Tahani end up bonding, but Tahani ultimately accepts Jianyu as her soulmate after he gives her a gift that Chidi arranged. Michael concludes that he is the cause of the problems and announces his impending departure. In the past, Eleanor ditches house-sitting for a friend in order to attend a Rihanna concert, resulting in her friend's dog suffering a permanent disability; Eleanor didn't care.
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* FriendsRentControl: [[ConversedTrope Referenced]]. Michael watched all ten seasons of ''Series/{{Friends}}'' and simply can't understand how they can afford the apartment they have. Eleanor agrees that always puzzled people.
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* FriendsRentControl: [[ConversedTrope Referenced]]. Michael watched all ten seasons of ''Series/{{Friends}}'' and simply can't understand how they can afford the apartment they have. Eleanor agrees that always puzzled people.
