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* SciFiWritersHave/NoSenseOfDistance: Lance and Hunk discuss the probability of coming out of a wormhole onto a planet. "...Pidge said that space is 90% empty," says Hunk. Lance says that Pidge's science is wrong. That's true, because it's a huge overestimate of matter density in the universe.
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* SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: Lance and Hunk discuss the probability of coming out of a wormhole onto a planet. "...Pidge said that space is 90% empty," says Hunk. Lance says that Pidge's science is wrong. That's true, because it's a huge overestimate of matter density in the universe.
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* RealityEnsues: Lance throwing the coral at the guards was a good idea, but underwater it uselessly floats to the floor.
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* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: The Blue Lion's stated boost when underwater is actually used here.
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* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: The Blue Lion's stated boost when underwater is actually used here. Inverted for the Yellow Lion, whose earth based strengths are weakened underwater.
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--> "Here, all are safe and warm."
--> "Here, all are safe and warm."
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* SciFiWritersHave/NoSenseOfDistance: Lance and Hunk discuss the probability of coming out of a wormhole onto a planet. "...Pidge said that space is 90% empty," says Hunk. Lance says that Pidge's science is wrong. That's true, because it's a huge overestimate of matter density in the universe.
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* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: The merfolk do have strong traits of a regular mermaid, but there are some more who have more alien-like features.
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Hunk and Lance end up beneath the ocean, with only Lance's lion working. Hunk reluctantly follows Lance when the latter spots a mermaid. They end up in a beautiful mermaid kingdom with a dark secret.
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Hunk and Lance end up beneath the ocean, on an ocean planet, with only Lance's lion working. Hunk reluctantly follows Lance when the latter spots a mermaid. They end up in a beautiful mermaid kingdom with a dark secret.
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* ApologeticAttacker: Lance is unwilling to fight a brainwashed Hunk but does so. When he manages to free Hunk, Hunk immediately apologizes on hearing what he did.
* BaitAndSwitch: At first it seems that the queen is using dancing to hypnotize anyone who comes, including guests and paladins. Then it turns out the food from the garden is hypnotizing everyone.
* BaitAndSwitch: At first it seems that the queen is using dancing to hypnotize anyone who comes, including guests and paladins. Then it turns out the food from the garden is hypnotizing everyone.
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* ApologeticAttacker: Lance is unwilling to fight a brainwashed Hunk but does so. When he manages to free Hunk, Hunk immediately apologizes on hearing for what he did.
* BaitAndSwitch: At first it seems that the queen is using dancing to hypnotize anyone who comes, including guests andpaladins.Paladins. Then it turns out the food from the garden is hypnotizing everyone.
* BaitAndSwitch: At first it seems that the queen is using dancing to hypnotize anyone who comes, including guests and
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** Lance sees a seductive dancer behind a screen and gets excited. Then the screen falls away, and they see an octopus doing the dance. Lance looks away with a disgusted look.
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** Lance sees a seductive dancer behind a screen and gets excited. Then the screen falls away, and they see an octopus doing the dance. Lance looks away with a disgusted look.expression.
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* GoryDiscretionShot: We don't see the plant alien monster actually eat any of the mermaids, including the one that swims willingly to the "Garden".
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* GoryDiscretionShot: We don't see the plant alien Baku monster actually eat any of the mermaids, including the one that swims willingly to the "Garden".
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* MauveShirt: Florona, the mermaid that was supposed to watch Hunk and Lance, is sent to the garden.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When the queen recovers from her brainwashing, she's horrified on realizing what she did while under the garden's control. She doesn't remember it, any more than Lance remembers his brainwashing, but she intuits it from how the rebel treats her.
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: As the lions tend to do, when Lance is in a bind, the Blue Lion unlocks a back mounted sonar cannon to use save the day.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When the queen recovers from her brainwashing, she's horrified on realizing what she did while under the garden's control. She doesn't remember it, any more than Lance remembers his brainwashing, but she intuits it from how the rebel treats her.
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: As the lions tend to do, when Lance is in a bind, the Blue Lion unlocks a back mounted sonar cannon to use save the day.
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* MauveShirt: Florona, the mermaid that was supposed to watch Hunk and Lance, is sent to the garden.
garden to be eaten by the Baku.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Whenthe queen Queen Luxia recovers from her brainwashing, she's horrified on realizing what she did while under the garden's control. She doesn't remember it, any more than Lance remembers his brainwashing, but she intuits it from how the rebel treats her.
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: As the lions tend to do, when Lance is in a bind, the Blue Lion unlocks a back mounted sonar cannon used touse save the day.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: As the lions tend to do, when Lance is in a bind, the Blue Lion unlocks a back mounted sonar cannon used to
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** Inverted when one of the rebels, who wears a jellyfish to protect her mind, takes it off. She's revealed to be very beautiful, to Lance's delight.
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** Inverted when one of the rebels, rebels named Plaxum, who wears a jellyfish to protect her mind, takes it off. She's revealed to be very beautiful, to Lance's delight.
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* SkippingSchool: Lance mentions that in the third grade he stayed home for two weeks because of a stomachache that he didn't have.
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* RealityEnsues: Lance throwing the coral at the guards was a good idea, but underwater it uselessly floats to the floor.
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* PlanningWithProps: Lance gets his information about the rebels plan on taking down the Queen this way.
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* TalkingInYourSleep: Lance mutters in his sleep, "I don't need pants, I'm a mermaid."
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* FineYouCanJustWaitHereAlone: Lance tells this to Hunk when the other refused to leave his lion.
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* TheHunterBecomesTheHuted: Lance momentarily boasts this to the Baku but immediately flees once it frees itself.
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* TheHunterBecomesTheHuted: TheHunterBecomesTheHunted: Lance momentarily boasts this to the Baku but immediately flees once it frees itself.
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* TheHunterBecomesTheHuted: Lance momentarily boasts this to the Baku but immediately flees once it frees itself.
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* PleaseDontLeaveMe: Hunk screams this to Lance when the other threatens to leave him alone in his broken down lion.
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* FightingYourFriend: Lance has this with Hunk, but he refuses to hurt him in any way.
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* MadnessMantra: "Safe and warm."
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* MadnessMantra: "Safe "Here, all are safe and warm."
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When the queen recovers from her brainwashing, she's horrified on realizing what she did while under the garden's control. She doesn't remember it, any more than Lance remembers his brainwashing, but she intuits it from how the rebel treats her. 's a good job she doesn't remember feeding her own daughter to the Bakku.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When the queen recovers from her brainwashing, she's horrified on realizing what she did while under the garden's control. She doesn't remember it, any more than Lance remembers his brainwashing, but she intuits it from how the rebel treats her. 's a good job she doesn't remember feeding her own daughter to the Bakku.
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* MadnessMantra: "Safe and warm."
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When the queen recovers from her brainwashing, she's horrified on realizing what she did while under the garden's control. She doesn't remember it, any more than Lance remembers his brainwashing, but she intuits it from how the rebel treats her.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When the queen recovers from her brainwashing, she's horrified on realizing what she did while under the garden's control. She doesn't remember it, any more than Lance remembers his brainwashing, but she intuits it from how the rebel treats her. 's a good job she doesn't remember feeding her own daughter to the Bakku.
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* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: As the lions tend to do, when Lance is in a bind, the Blue Lion unlocks a back mounted sonar cannon to use save the day.
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* ApologeticAttacker: Lance is unwilling to fight a brainwashed Hunk but does so. When he manages to free Hunk, Hunk immediately apologizes on hearing what they did.
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* ApologeticAttacker: Lance is unwilling to fight a brainwashed Hunk but does so. When he manages to free Hunk, Hunk immediately apologizes on hearing what they he did.
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* MauveShirt: The mermaid that was supposed to watch Hunk and Lance is sent to the garden.
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* MauveShirt: The Florona, the mermaid that was supposed to watch Hunk and Lance Lance, is sent to the garden.garden.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When the queen recovers from her brainwashing, she's horrified on realizing what she did while under the garden's control. She doesn't remember it, any more than Lance remembers his brainwashing, but she intuits it from how the rebel treats her.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The queen is this after the rebel frees her from brainwashing. She immediately restarts an old technology that allows them to contact the castle.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When the queen recovers from her brainwashing, she's horrified on realizing what she did while under the garden's control. She doesn't remember it, any more than Lance remembers his brainwashing, but she intuits it from how the rebel treats her.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The queen is this after the rebel frees her from brainwashing. She immediately restarts an old technology that allows them to contact the castle.
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* MauveShirt: The mermaid that was supposed to watch Hunk and Lance is sent to the garden.
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* MauveShirt: The mermaid that was supposed to watch Hunk and Lance is sent to the garden.garden.
* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: The Blue Lion's stated boost when underwater is actually used here.
* ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: The Blue Lion's stated boost when underwater is actually used here.
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Hunk and Lance end up beneath the ocean, with only Lance's lion working. Hunk reluctantly follows Lance when the latter spots a mermaid. They end up in a beautiful mermaid kingdom with a dark secret.
!! Tropes for this episode include the following:
* ApologeticAttacker: Lance is unwilling to fight a brainwashed Hunk but does so. When he manages to free Hunk, Hunk immediately apologizes on hearing what they did.
* BaitAndSwitch: At first it seems that the queen is using dancing to hypnotize anyone who comes, including guests and paladins. Then it turns out the food from the garden is hypnotizing everyone.
* {{Butterface}}:
** Lance sees a seductive dancer behind a screen and gets excited. Then the screen falls away, and they see an octopus doing the dance. Lance looks away with a disgusted look.
** Inverted when one of the rebels, who wears a jellyfish to protect her mind, takes it off. She's revealed to be very beautiful, to Lance's delight.
* ContinuityNod: Hunk throws up after the bad crash the way he did in the pilot.
* DeadlyEuphemism: Those who "take a walk through the garden" don't come back. It's later revealed that the garden is a serpentine creature that eats everyone.
* DumbassHasAPoint: As Lance mentions, if he hadn't found the mermaids, he and Hunk wouldn't have freed the civilization from a carnivorous alien, and they wouldn't have found a means to contact Team Voltron. Hunk has to admit Lance is right.
* GoryDiscretionShot: We don't see the plant alien monster actually eat any of the mermaids, including the one that swims willingly to the "Garden".
* LotusEaterMachine: The underwater kingdom makes everyone there feel "safe and warm" after they eat some food.
* MauveShirt: The mermaid that was supposed to watch Hunk and Lance is sent to the garden.
!! Tropes for this episode include the following:
* ApologeticAttacker: Lance is unwilling to fight a brainwashed Hunk but does so. When he manages to free Hunk, Hunk immediately apologizes on hearing what they did.
* BaitAndSwitch: At first it seems that the queen is using dancing to hypnotize anyone who comes, including guests and paladins. Then it turns out the food from the garden is hypnotizing everyone.
* {{Butterface}}:
** Lance sees a seductive dancer behind a screen and gets excited. Then the screen falls away, and they see an octopus doing the dance. Lance looks away with a disgusted look.
** Inverted when one of the rebels, who wears a jellyfish to protect her mind, takes it off. She's revealed to be very beautiful, to Lance's delight.
* ContinuityNod: Hunk throws up after the bad crash the way he did in the pilot.
* DeadlyEuphemism: Those who "take a walk through the garden" don't come back. It's later revealed that the garden is a serpentine creature that eats everyone.
* DumbassHasAPoint: As Lance mentions, if he hadn't found the mermaids, he and Hunk wouldn't have freed the civilization from a carnivorous alien, and they wouldn't have found a means to contact Team Voltron. Hunk has to admit Lance is right.
* GoryDiscretionShot: We don't see the plant alien monster actually eat any of the mermaids, including the one that swims willingly to the "Garden".
* LotusEaterMachine: The underwater kingdom makes everyone there feel "safe and warm" after they eat some food.
* MauveShirt: The mermaid that was supposed to watch Hunk and Lance is sent to the garden.