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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Michael's reaction to Derek is kind of like a father not approving of his daughter's first boyfriend.

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* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: The fact that the teachers at Lynyrd Skynyrd high would regularly commit statutory rape is treated as a joke, and (considering this is told from Jason's perspective) this is presumably female teachers with male students.

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* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: The fact that the teachers at Lynyrd Skynyrd high would regularly commit statutory rape is treated as a joke, and (considering this is told from Jason's perspective) this is presumably female teachers with male students. They did at least get arrested.


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* RuleOfThree: Eleanor explains that there's a little voice in the back of your head telling you not to do bad things: don't steal those olives from the salad bar, don't spit those olive pits on the floor of the grocery store, that guy just fell down and you shouldn't use that as a distraction so you can go steal more olives.
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* BlatantLies: Eleanor tries to pretend she doesn't have feelings for Chidi after showing him Mindy's recording of them.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Tahani considers ''Film/HomeAlone'' to be a horror film about a murder attempt on a neglected child.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Tahani considers ''Film/HomeAlone'' to be a horror film about a the attempted murder attempt on of a neglected child, completely missing that it is in fact a ''comedy'' about the attempted murder of a neglected child.
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* BrickJoke: Jason tells Tahani about his high school named Lynyrd Skynyrd. He mentions it again during their vows.


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* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: The fact that the teachers at Lynyrd Skynyrd high would regularly commit statutory rape is treated as a joke, and (considering this is told from Jason's perspective) this is presumably female teachers with male students.

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Eleanor has repeatedly viewed the tape Mindy recorded of her and Chidi together confessing their love for each other, a secret she's kept from Chidi. Michael wants to kill Janet's newly-created "rebound boyfriend" Derek to prevent him from blowing their cover while Janet grows increasingly depressed and Chidi warns that this is unethical and their goal has to be helping Jason and Tahani, which Michael and Eleanor agree to. As Tahani and Jason decide to get married, Eleanor, Chidi, and Michael stop the wedding and cause Derek and Jason to get mad at each other. Eleanor realizes that Janet's feelings for Jason run deeper than she'd previously thought and advises that Janet sort through this by talking about her heartbreak. Janet reabsorbs Derek's essence and puts him in a casket to dispose of in her void. Tahani and Jason discuss their future and realize they've been rushing things. Eleanor shows Chidi the tape, and each is astounded that they loved the other and said it with so much certainty. Michael asks Eleanor's advice on being ethical, to which Eleanor replies that he's becoming human. Michael returns to his office to find Shawn waiting for him.

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Eleanor has repeatedly viewed the tape Mindy recorded of her and Chidi together confessing their love for each other, a secret she's kept from Chidi. Meanwhile, Michael wants to kill Janet's newly-created "rebound boyfriend" Derek to prevent him from blowing their cover while Janet grows increasingly depressed and Chidi warns that this is unethical and their goal has to be helping Jason and Tahani, which Michael and Eleanor agree to. As Tahani and Jason decide to get married, Eleanor, Chidi, and Michael stop the wedding and cause Derek and Jason to get mad at each other. Eleanor realizes that Janet's feelings for Jason run deeper than she'd previously thought and advises that Janet sort through this by talking about her heartbreak. Janet reabsorbs Derek's essence and puts him in a casket to dispose of in her void. Tahani and Jason discuss their future and realize they've been rushing things. Eleanor shows Chidi the tape, and each is astounded that they loved the other and said it with so much certainty. Michael asks Eleanor's advice on being ethical, to which Eleanor replies that he's becoming human. Michael returns to his office to find Shawn waiting for him.



* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Tahani considers Film/HomeAlone to be a horror film about a murder attempt on a neglected child.

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Tahani considers Film/HomeAlone ''Film/HomeAlone'' to be a horror film about a murder attempt on a neglected child.



* FourthDateMarriage: Tahani and Jason nearly tie the knot after having only dated for little over a month.

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* FourthDateMarriage: Tahani and Jason nearly tie the knot after having only dated for a little over a month.



* IAlwaysWantedToSayThat: Eleanor exclaims that she'd always wanted to dramatically interrupt a wedding after crashing Jason and Tahani's.

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* IAlwaysWantedToSayThat: Eleanor exclaims that she'd always wanted to [[SpeakNowOrForeverHoldYourPeace dramatically interrupt a wedding wedding]] after crashing Jason and Tahani's.


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* PokemonSpeak: Derek has a frequent tendency to just blurt his own name out.
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* DarkHumor: As Tahani lampshades, every single detail about Jason's life on Earth is deeply disturbing.


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* ShoutOut: Jason is of the opinion that all the best stuff happens on the beach: swimsuit issues, Film/SavingPrivateRyan, and Series/JerseyShore.


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* TakeThat: Tahani thinks putting your hair up is for factory workers, which is quite a burn if you know her.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Tahani considers Film/HomeAlone to be a horror film about a murder attempt on a neglected child.

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* SpeakNowOrForeverHoldYourPeace: Eleanor lampshades this while she, Chidi, and Michael interrupt Jason and Tahani's wedding, saying she's always wanted to stop a wedding in a dramatic fashion.



* WeddingDeadline: Lampshaded by Eleanor who always wanted to interrupt a wedding before its conclusion.

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* WeddingDeadline: Lampshaded by Eleanor who lampshades this while she, Chidi, and Michael interrupt Jason and Tahani's wedding, saying she's always wanted to interrupt stop a wedding before its conclusion.in a dramatic fashion.

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* AdviceBackfire: Eleanor explains to Janet that giving her the idea for an OnTheRebound wasn't actually good advice.



* WhamShot: Shawn is in Michael's office at the end, apparently looking over the reports of the reboots.

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* WeddingDeadline: Lampshaded by Eleanor who always wanted to interrupt a wedding before its conclusion.
* WhamShot: Shawn is in Michael's office at the end, apparently looking over the reports of the reboots.reboots.
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* MundaneUtility: In a blink-and-you'll miss it scene, Michael uses his finger-snap powers to turn off Tahani's television without using the remote.

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* MundaneUtility: In a blink-and-you'll miss it scene, blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, Michael uses his finger-snap powers to turn off Tahani's television without using the remote.
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* MundaneUtility: In a blink-and-you'll miss it scene, Michael uses his finger-snap powers to turn off Tahani's television without using the remote.

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* BritishStuffiness: Tahani describes croquet as mixing the two British elements of "whimsy and restraint".
* BrokenRecord: Derek gets stuck saying "Jason".



* CovertPervert: Eleanor tells everyone else to look away when Janet reabsorbs Derek, but doesn't do so herself.



* SuckySchool: Jason went to Music/LynyrdSkynyrd High School, which was just two tugboats tied together in a junkyard.

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* SuckySchool: Jason went to Music/LynyrdSkynyrd High School, which was just two tugboats tied together in a junkyard. Lessons consisted largely of selling dirty magazines.
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* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: From Michael: "The best news is, none of this is suspicious!"
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Eleanor has repeatedly viewed the tape Mindy recorded of her and Chidi together confessing their love for each other, a secret she's kept from Chidi. Michael wants to kill Janet's newly-created "rebound boyfriend" Derek to prevent him from blowing their cover while Janet grows increasingly depressed and Chidi warns that this is unethical and their goal has to be helping Jason and Tahani, which Michael and Eleanor agree to. As Tahani and Jason decide to get married, Eleanor, Chidi, and Michael stop the wedding and cause Derek and Jason to get become mad at each other. Eleanor realizes that Janet's feelings for Jason run deeper than she'd previously thought and advises that Janet sort through this by talking about her heartbreak. Janet reabsorbs Derek's essence and puts him in a casket to dispose of in her void. Tahani and Jason discuss their future and realize they've been rushing things. Eleanor shows Chidi the tape, and each is astounded that they loved the other and said it with so much certainty. Michael asks Eleanor's advice on being ethical, to which Eleanor replies that he's becoming human. Michael returns to his office to find Shawn waiting for him.

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Eleanor has repeatedly viewed the tape Mindy recorded of her and Chidi together confessing their love for each other, a secret she's kept from Chidi. Michael wants to kill Janet's newly-created "rebound boyfriend" Derek to prevent him from blowing their cover while Janet grows increasingly depressed and Chidi warns that this is unethical and their goal has to be helping Jason and Tahani, which Michael and Eleanor agree to. As Tahani and Jason decide to get married, Eleanor, Chidi, and Michael stop the wedding and cause Derek and Jason to get become mad at each other. Eleanor realizes that Janet's feelings for Jason run deeper than she'd previously thought and advises that Janet sort through this by talking about her heartbreak. Janet reabsorbs Derek's essence and puts him in a casket to dispose of in her void. Tahani and Jason discuss their future and realize they've been rushing things. Eleanor shows Chidi the tape, and each is astounded that they loved the other and said it with so much certainty. Michael asks Eleanor's advice on being ethical, to which Eleanor replies that he's becoming human. Michael returns to his office to find Shawn waiting for him.
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* WhamShot: Shawn is in Michael's office at the end, looking over the reports of the reboots.

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* WhamShot: Shawn is in Michael's office at the end, apparently looking over the reports of the reboots.
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* IAlwaysWantedToSayThat: Eleanor exclaims that she'd always wanted to dramatically interrupt a wedding after crashing Jason and Tahani's.
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-->'''Tahani:''' Jason, I'd never guess we would be where we are today: me, a prominent British philanthropist with award-winning legs set to marry you, a swamp dweller who once asked me if the Presidents on Mount Rushmore have butts on the other side. We don't make any sense together, and yet, when I'm with you, I can really let my hair down, metaphorically speaking of course, because I'd never have it up in the first place. I'm not a factory worker.

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->''"There is something called the Doctrine of Double Effect. In order to remain ethical, you can't just go into this with the intention of killing Derek. Your only goal has to be to spare Jason and Tahani from future pain by filling them in on Jason's past."''
-->-- '''Chidi'''




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* SpeakNowOrForeverHoldYourPeace: Eleanor lampshades this while she, Chidi, and Michael interrupt Jason and Tahani's wedding, saying she's always wanted to stop a wedding in a dramatic fashion.

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Eleanor has repeatedly viewed the tape Mindy recorded of her and Chidi together confessing their love for each other, a secret she's kept from Chidi. Michael wants to kill Janet's newly-created "rebound boyfriend" Derek to prevent him from blowing their cover while Janet grows increasingly depressed and Chidi warns that this is unethical and their goal has to be helping Jason and Tahani, which Michael and Eleanor agree to. As Tahani and Jason decide to get married, Eleanor, Chidi and Michael stop the wedding and cause Derek and Jason to get become mad at each other. Eleanor realizes that Janet's feelings for Jason run deeper than she'd previously thought and advises that Janet sort through this by talking about her heartbreak. Janet absorbs Derek's essence and puts him in a casket to dispose of in her void. Tahani and Jason discuss their future and realize they've been rushing things. Eleanor shows Chidi the tape, and each is astounded that they loved the other and said it with so much certainty. Michael asks Eleanor's advice on being ethical, to which Eleanor replies that he's becoming human. Michael returns to his office to find Shawn waiting for him.

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Eleanor has repeatedly viewed the tape Mindy recorded of her and Chidi together confessing their love for each other, a secret she's kept from Chidi. Michael wants to kill Janet's newly-created "rebound boyfriend" Derek to prevent him from blowing their cover while Janet grows increasingly depressed and Chidi warns that this is unethical and their goal has to be helping Jason and Tahani, which Michael and Eleanor agree to. As Tahani and Jason decide to get married, Eleanor, Chidi Chidi, and Michael stop the wedding and cause Derek and Jason to get become mad at each other. Eleanor realizes that Janet's feelings for Jason run deeper than she'd previously thought and advises that Janet sort through this by talking about her heartbreak. Janet absorbs reabsorbs Derek's essence and puts him in a casket to dispose of in her void. Tahani and Jason discuss their future and realize they've been rushing things. Eleanor shows Chidi the tape, and each is astounded that they loved the other and said it with so much certainty. Michael asks Eleanor's advice on being ethical, to which Eleanor replies that he's becoming human. Michael returns to his office to find Shawn waiting for him.



* OddCouple: Jason and Tahani.



* TalkingWithSigns: Shawn is stuck saying Jason's name over and over again, so he holds up a sign that reads "Help, I can't stop saying Jason"

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* TalkingWithSigns: Shawn Derek is stuck saying Jason's name over and over again, so he holds up a sign that reads "Help, I can't stop saying Jason"Jason".

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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Michael just can't grasp the concept that murdering Derek is bad, even if it would make things easier.

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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: EvilCannotComprehendGood:
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Michael just can't grasp the concept that murdering Derek is bad, even if it would make things easier.easier.
** He also doesn't understand how Eleanor is able to remain ethical in spite of this being against her usual inclinations.
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* {{Calvinball}}: After Tahani teaches him croquet, Jason comes up with his own version, which is just "hit the ball as hard as you can in any direction you want."
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Michael just can't grasp the concept that murdering Derek is bad, even if it would make things easier.
* FinishingEachOthersSentences: Parodied.
-->'''Janet:''' We're so in synch. We even finish each other's...\\
'''Derek:''' ...Derek!


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* SuckySchool: Jason went to Music/LynyrdSkynyrd High School, which was just two tugboats tied together in a junkyard.
* TalkingWithSigns: Shawn is stuck saying Jason's name over and over again, so he holds up a sign that reads "Help, I can't stop saying Jason"
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Eleanor has repeatedly viewed the tape Mindy recorded of her and Chidi together confessing their love for each other, a secret she's kept from Chidi. Michael wants to kill Janet's newly-created "rebound boyfriend" Derek to prevent him from blowing their cover while Janet grows increasingly depressed and Chidi warns that this is unethical and their goal has to be helping Jason and Tahani, which Michael and Eleanor agree to. As Tahani and Jason decide to get married, Eleanor, Chidi and Michael stop the wedding and cause Derek and Jason to get become mad at each other. Eleanor realizes that Janet's feelings for Jason run deeper than she'd previously thought and advises that Janet sort through this by talking about her heartbreak. Janet absorbs Derek's essence and puts him in a casket to dispose of in her void. Tahani and Jason discuss their future and realize they've been rushing things. Eleanor shows Chidi the tape, and each is astounded that they loved the other and said it with so much certainty. Michael asks Eleanor's advice on being ethical, to which Eleanor replies that he's becoming human. Michael returns to his office to find Shawn waiting for him.

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* FourthDateMarriage: Tahani and Jason nearly tie the knot after having only dated for little over a month.
* FreudianExcuse: Of a sort - Jason lived in a pretty cruddy environment and attended a terrible school, which didn't help how he turned out.
* GoodFeelsGood: Eleanor admits that it's nice to be a decent person, especially since she no longer has to hear what little conscience she had nagging at her.
* WhamShot: Shawn is in Michael's office at the end, looking over the reports of the reboots.

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