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* CaptainObviousReveal: The cabin setting is very isolated, neither man has an obvious reason to be there, and Matt is trying too hard to be charming, so it is obvious within the first few minutes that [[spoiler:their interaction is a stealth, virtual reality interrogation.]]

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* CaptainObviousReveal: The cabin setting is very isolated, neither man has an obvious reason to be there, and Matt is trying too hard to be charming, so it is obvious within the first few minutes that [[spoiler:their something more is going on. [[spoiler:Sure enough, their interaction is a stealth, virtual reality interrogation.]]
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*** Moreover Joe's being a [[TheAlcoholic belligerent alcoholic]] could've kept her from [[spoiler:telling him the truth about the baby's true father, in fear that he would not take it very well.]] It might also explain why Bethany [[spoiler: had the affair with Tim in the first place; it could have been an escape of sorts from an increasingly toxic relationship, and the fight over the pregnancy was the final straw which convinced her that she ''had'' to get out before Joe hurt her, or worse]].

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*** Moreover Joe's being a [[TheAlcoholic belligerent alcoholic]] could've kept her from [[spoiler:telling him the truth about the baby's true father, in fear that he would not take it very well.]] It might also explain why Bethany [[spoiler: had [[spoiler:had the affair with Tim in the first place; it could have been an escape of sorts from an increasingly toxic relationship, and the fight over the pregnancy was the final straw which convinced her that she ''had'' to get out before Joe hurt her, or worse]].



** The idea that the cute guy you meet at a party could be live-streaming his entire encounter with you to a host of sleazy, perverted, [[CasanovaWannabe Casanova Wannabes]]. Not only that, but said Casanova Wannabes are coaching said cute guy on how he can get you to have sex with him.
** In the same light, [[spoiler: what if the pretty, quiet girl you start hitting it off with takes you home with her, only for you to discover in the middle of a passionate embrace that she's homicidally insane, and intends to kill you and herself.]]
** [[spoiler: The way [[TheSociopath Matt just puts on the charm and starts hitting on Greta immediately after he just got done torturing her exact digital copy without a care in the world,]] and with the real Greta having no idea.]]
** Also, that monotonous life you might find yourself living where every day feels the same and nothing changes for you? Are you just in a rut, or [[spoiler: are you really an AI version of yourself stuck in some advanced, solitary matrix, trapped in time, unable to die or do anything?]]

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** The idea that the cute guy you meet at a party could be live-streaming his entire encounter with you to a host of sleazy, perverted, [[CasanovaWannabe Casanova Wannabes]].{{Casanova Wannabe}}s. Not only that, but said Casanova Wannabes are coaching said cute guy on how he can get you to have sex with him.
** In the same light, [[spoiler: what [[spoiler:what if the pretty, quiet girl you start hitting it off with takes you home with her, only for you to discover in the middle of a passionate embrace that she's homicidally insane, and intends to kill you and herself.]]
** [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The way [[TheSociopath Matt just puts on the charm and starts hitting on Greta immediately after he just got done torturing her exact digital copy without a care in the world,]] and with the real Greta having no idea.]]
** Also, that monotonous life you might find yourself living where every day feels the same and nothing changes for you? Are you just in a rut, or [[spoiler: are [[spoiler:are you really an AI version of yourself stuck in some advanced, solitary matrix, trapped in time, unable to die or do anything?]]

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I'm pretty sure that was intentional


** The cops due to their horrible and downright ''brutal'' treatment of Joe. While he ''did'' murder Beth's father and indirectly killed a child, the former happened because he was under great emotional distress and he had no idea about the latter's death until he got arrested (and both of these were something the cops probably ignored in order to give him a death sentence). Not to mention that he was genuinely remorseful afterward. Not helping matters is that, on top of presumably providing him with no treatment or help at all, they constantly taunt Joe about it even when he's imprisoned while ignoring the visible trauma and guilt he's feeling. And their treatment of Joe's cookie is even worse since he's a digital being who had no idea he wasn't real and why he was there in the first place, not to mention that he was genuinely remorseful of his actions (which he technically didn't even do since he's a cookie and therefore, a digital clone) when he confessed. Also, the "fair punishment" they gave to Joe and ''especially'' to his cookie was WAY too extreme.
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*** Moreover Joe's being a [[TheAlcoholic belligerent alcoholic]] could've kept her from [[spoiler:telling him the truth about the baby's true father, in fear that he would not take it very well.]] It might also explain why Bethany [[spoiler: had the affair with Tim in the first place; it was an escape of sorts from an increasingly toxic relationship, and the fight over the pregnancy was the final straw which convinced her that she ''had'' to get out before Joe hurt her, or worse]].

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*** Moreover Joe's being a [[TheAlcoholic belligerent alcoholic]] could've kept her from [[spoiler:telling him the truth about the baby's true father, in fear that he would not take it very well.]] It might also explain why Bethany [[spoiler: had the affair with Tim in the first place; it was could have been an escape of sorts from an increasingly toxic relationship, and the fight over the pregnancy was the final straw which convinced her that she ''had'' to get out before Joe hurt her, or worse]].
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*** Moreover Joe's being a [[TheAlcoholic belligerent alcoholic]] could've kept her from [[spoiler:telling him the truth about the baby's true father, in fear that he would not take it very well.]] It might also explain why Bethany [[spoiler: had the affair with Tim in the first place; it was an escape of sorts from an increasingly toxic relationship, and the fight over the pregnancy was the final straw that convinced her that she ''had'' to get out before Joe hurt her, or worse]].

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*** Moreover Joe's being a [[TheAlcoholic belligerent alcoholic]] could've kept her from [[spoiler:telling him the truth about the baby's true father, in fear that he would not take it very well.]] It might also explain why Bethany [[spoiler: had the affair with Tim in the first place; it was an escape of sorts from an increasingly toxic relationship, and the fight over the pregnancy was the final straw that which convinced her that she ''had'' to get out before Joe hurt her, or worse]].
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*** On the other hand, [[spoiler:she was planning to abort the baby and possibly try to fix her relationship with Joe, until he found the pregnancy test and blew up at her when she said she wasn't keeping it. Whatever your views on abortion and the right to choose, it's obvious that Bethany is angry and upset at Joe telling her what she could and could not do with her body, and perhaps she felt the relationship was beyond saving at this point and it was better to make a clean break. She never got Joe's apology letters thanks to her father destroying them, so likely she didn't know that Joe ''hadn't'' moved on and was obsessed over the girl he believed was his daughter -- or, if she did know, maybe she thought it was better that he never find out about her affair, since by this point there was ''no'' way it was going to end well if he discovered her daughter wasn't his.]]
*** Moreover Joe's being a [[TheAlcoholic belligerent alcoholic]] could've kept her from [[spoiler:telling him the truth about the baby's true father, in fear that he would not take it very well.]]

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*** On the other hand, [[spoiler:she was planning to abort the baby and possibly try to fix her relationship with Joe, until he found the pregnancy test and violently blew up at her when she said she wasn't keeping it. Whatever your views on abortion and the right to choose, it's obvious that Bethany is angry and upset at Joe telling her what she could and could not do with her body, and perhaps she felt the relationship was beyond saving at this point and it was better to make a clean break. She never got Joe's apology letters thanks to her father destroying them, so likely she didn't know that Joe ''hadn't'' moved on and was obsessed over the girl he believed was his daughter -- or, if she did know, maybe she thought it was better that he never find out about her affair, since by this point there was ''no'' way it was going to end well if he discovered her daughter wasn't his.]]
*** Moreover Joe's being a [[TheAlcoholic belligerent alcoholic]] could've kept her from [[spoiler:telling him the truth about the baby's true father, in fear that he would not take it very well.]]]] It might also explain why Bethany [[spoiler: had the affair with Tim in the first place; it was an escape of sorts from an increasingly toxic relationship, and the fight over the pregnancy was the final straw that convinced her that she ''had'' to get out before Joe hurt her, or worse]].

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* AccidentalAesop: [[spoiler:If you're going to cheat on your partner, make sure you use protection; and if you get pregnant and don't want your partner to find out, do a better job of hiding the pregnancy test.]]



** Bethany herself. Is she [[spoiler:a selfish bitch, or simply ignorant of Joe's pain, or was she just trying to make the best of a bad situation and did a terrible job of it?]]

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** Bethany herself. Is she [[spoiler:a selfish bitch, or simply ignorant unaware of Joe's pain, or ''or'' was she just trying to make the best of a bad situation and did a terrible job of it?]]



*** On the other hand, [[spoiler:she was planning to abort the baby and possibly try to fix her relationship with Joe, until he found the pregnancy test and blew up at her when she said she wasn't keeping it. Whatever your views on abortion and the right to choose, it's obvious that Bethany is angry and upset at Joe telling her what she could and could not do with her body, and she probably felt the relationship was beyond saving at this point and it was better to make a clean break. She never got Joe's apology letters thanks to her father destroying them, so likely she didn't know that Joe ''hadn't'' moved on and was obsessed over the girl he believed was his daughter -- or if she did know, maybe she thought it was better that he never find out about her affair, since by this point there was ''no'' way it was going to end well if he discovered her daughter wasn't his.]]
*** Moreover Joe's being a [[TheAlcoholic belligerent alcoholic]] could've kept her from [[spoiler:telling him the truth about the baby's true father in fear that he would not take it very well.]]

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*** On the other hand, [[spoiler:she was planning to abort the baby and possibly try to fix her relationship with Joe, until he found the pregnancy test and blew up at her when she said she wasn't keeping it. Whatever your views on abortion and the right to choose, it's obvious that Bethany is angry and upset at Joe telling her what she could and could not do with her body, and perhaps she probably felt the relationship was beyond saving at this point and it was better to make a clean break. She never got Joe's apology letters thanks to her father destroying them, so likely she didn't know that Joe ''hadn't'' moved on and was obsessed over the girl he believed was his daughter -- or or, if she did know, maybe she thought it was better that he never find out about her affair, since by this point there was ''no'' way it was going to end well if he discovered her daughter wasn't his.]]
*** Moreover Joe's being a [[TheAlcoholic belligerent alcoholic]] could've kept her from [[spoiler:telling him the truth about the baby's true father father, in fear that he would not take it very well.]]
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Evil Is Sexy TRS; this has become an objective, in-universe trope.


* EvilIsSexy: There is a lot of fangirls who thinks this about Matt since it’s Jon Hamm.
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** In the Japanese dub, Matt refers to the man's hat [[GratuitousEnglish in English]] (Pōkupaihatto). Harry mishears him as saying "Ponkotsu hatto", which roughly translates to "piece of junk hat".
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** In the French dub, Matt describes the man's hat as a "chapeau rond" (Round hat). Harry mishears it as "chapeau con" (stupid hat), causing the man to audibly go "What?"

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** In the French dub, Matt describes the man's hat as a "chapeau rond" (Round hat). Harry mishears it as "chapeau con" (stupid hat), and, as a result, tells the man that he was at a barbecue "with your stupid hat", causing the man to audibly go "What?"

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* {{Woolseyism}}: When Matt is giving Harry information about a guest at the party he crashes to make it appear as if he knows him, he finds that the guest went to a party in the past and was wearing a pork pie hat, which Harry mishears as a "poor guy's hat". In the German and Ukrainian dubs, he instead mishears it as a "Franchise/{{Popeye}} hat".

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* {{Woolseyism}}: {{Woolseyism}}:
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When Matt is giving Harry information about a guest at the party he crashes to make it appear as if he knows him, he finds that the guest went to a party in the past and was wearing a pork pie hat, which Harry mishears as a "poor guy's hat". In the German and Ukrainian dubs, he instead mishears it as a "Franchise/{{Popeye}} hat".hat".
** In the French dub, Matt describes the man's hat as a "chapeau rond" (Round hat). Harry mishears it as "chapeau con" (stupid hat), causing the man to audibly go "What?"

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** Is Matt a sociopathic SmugSnake, or is he just an ObliviouslyEvil PunchClockVillain? Did he really care about helping Harry overcome his social anxiety and meet a girl? After all, he did genuinely smile to himself when Harry showed natural chemistry with the girl he met. Or did he (a married family man, if he's even being truthful about that and not trying to forge a connection with Joe) just enjoy psychologically controlling and living vicariously through the eyes of a single guy? Is he some twisted combination of all of the above? No matter which way you go, he clearly is not a very morally upright person.

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** Is Matt a sociopathic SmugSnake, or is he just an ObliviouslyEvil PunchClockVillain? Did he really care about helping Harry overcome his social anxiety and meet a girl? After all, he did genuinely smile to himself when Harry showed natural chemistry with the girl he met. Or did he (a married family man, if he's even being truthful about that and not trying to forge a connection with Joe) man) just enjoy psychologically controlling and living vicariously through the eyes of a single guy? Is he some twisted combination of all of the above? No matter which way you go, he clearly is not a very morally upright person.person.
** Was Matt even married with a daughter in the first place, or was he making up the fact he had a wife who left him to ease Joe into conversation? He's shown to be good at lying throughout the episode, yet he couldn't make up a reason to his wife as to why he was carrying a bin around in the middle of the night without going "I am the head of a gang of PUA's who watch each other having sex through our eyes and one of us just got murdered by his date"?

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