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* AcceptableReligiousTargets: "The Book of Love" is rather contemptuous of HolierThanThou sects of Catholic fundamentalists who go on about suppressing historical texts concerning sin and lust in an era where legalized pornography makes that stuff look tame.
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* SpiritualAdaptation: Wears the influence of ''VideoGame/TombRaider'' on its sleeve, right down to its similar title and ActionGirl AdventurerArchaeologist protagonist.
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* SpiritualAdaptation: Wears the influence of ''VideoGame/TombRaider'' ''Franchise/TombRaider'' on its sleeve, right down to its similar title and ActionGirl AdventurerArchaeologist protagonist.
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* OneSceneWonder: The other cooking students in “Nothing but the Truth” never reappear but are pretty fondly remembered, particularly Johnny (the ex-convict learning to cook for therapy reasons) and Amanda (who gets a decent BitchInSheepsClothing reveal, nearly beats up Sydney while KickingAssInAllHerFinery, has some fun PolarOppositeTwins dynamics with her sisters, and is played by a ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}'' model).
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** The other cooking students in “Nothing but the Truth” never reappear but are pretty fondly remembered, particularly Johnny (the ex-convict learning to cook for therapy reasons) and Amanda (who gets a decent BitchInSheepsClothing reveal, nearly beats up Sydney while KickingAssInAllHerFinery, has some fun PolarOppositeTwins dynamics with her sisters, and is played by a ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}'' model).'
** Nigel's GirlOfTheWeek in "Etched in Stone" (a waitress who knows a lot about Swedish mythology) doesn't even get a name, but stands out for her chemistry with Nigel, her SexyScandinavian appearance, and her constant SmarterThanTheyLook moments.
** The other cooking students in “Nothing but the Truth” never reappear but are pretty fondly remembered, particularly Johnny (the ex-convict learning to cook for therapy reasons) and Amanda (who gets a decent BitchInSheepsClothing reveal, nearly beats up Sydney while KickingAssInAllHerFinery, has some fun PolarOppositeTwins dynamics with her sisters, and is played by a ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}'' model).'
** Nigel's GirlOfTheWeek in "Etched in Stone" (a waitress who knows a lot about Swedish mythology) doesn't even get a name, but stands out for her chemistry with Nigel, her SexyScandinavian appearance, and her constant SmarterThanTheyLook moments.
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* BestKnownForTheFanservice: The show is well known for having lots of scenes of women in their underwear or men without their shirts on.
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* AcceptableReligiousTargets: "The Book of Love" is rather contemptuous of HolierThanThou sects of Catholic fundamentalists who go on about suppressing historical texts concerning sin and lust in an era where legalized pornography makes that stuff look tame.
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* OneSceneWonder: The other cooking students in “Nothing but the Truth” never reappear but are pretty fondly remembered, particularly Johnny (the ex-convict learning to cook for therapy reasons) and Amanda (who gets a decent BitchInSheepsClothing reveal, nearly beats up Sydney while KickingAssInAllHerFinery, has some fun PolarOppositeTwins dynamics with her sisters, and is played by a ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}'' model).
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* ValuesDissonance: Sidney having to repay a favor in the episode “Flag Day” by going on a date with a DirtyOldMan colleague who once groped a student would probably not be PlayedForLaughs today.
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* FriendlyFandoms: With Core-era ''Franchise/TombRaider'' fans, given it came around the time when original games were at their peak popularity and both franchises share numerous similarities.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: The triplets in "Nothing But the Truth" get one IdenticalTwinMistake scene with Nigel (who flirts with two of them) then don't really get anything else to do for the episode despite more comedy potential there. Even when one of them turns out to be TheMole there's absolutely no development or foreshadowing there, just a random fight scene which could have been done with any of the other (more shifty) suspects. And even though it's implied that the other two sisters weren't involved (and that the one who was guilty was the one both the other two and Nigel considered the most innocent of the three) there's no MotiveRant or anything about how and why she got involved without her sisters, and no indication of their reactions.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: The triplets in "Nothing But the Truth" get one IdenticalTwinMistake scene with Nigel (who flirts with two of them) then don't really get anything else to do for the episode despite more comedy potential there. Even when one of them turns out to be TheMole there's absolutely no development or foreshadowing there, just a random fight scene which could have been done with any of the other (more shifty) suspects. And even though it's implied that the other two sisters weren't involved (and that the one who was guilty was the one both the other two and Nigel considered the most innocent of the three) there's no MotiveRant or anything about how and why she got involved without her sisters, and no indication of their reactions.reactions.
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* SpiritualAdaptation: Wears the influence of ''VideoGame/TombRaider'' on its sleeve, right down to its similar title and ActionGirl AdventurerArchaeologist protagonist.
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** "Run Sydney Run": [[BloodKnight Tsarlov]] is a Russian colonel who, having developed a taste for taking lives during combat, became a SerialKiller after retiring, one who specializes in HuntingTheMostDangerousGame. Together with his henchman, Yuri, Tsarlov abducts people and hunts them down like animals, operating with impunity due to all of the disappearances and deaths being attributed to [[UsefulNotes/TheChechnyaWars the Second Chechen War]]. When [[AdventurerArchaeologist Sydney Fox]] and her assistant, Nigel Bailey, visit Russia in search of the Sword of Ateas, Tsarlov guns down every member of their military escort and kidnaps them, locking Nigel up with another captive named Tatiana. Impressed by Sydney, Tsarlov tries to convince her to become his partner, and when she refuses, he forces her to agree to be his latest quarry by threatening to kill Nigel. After an arduous chase, the two agree to settle things in hand-to-hand combat, which Tsarlov eventually cheats at by trying to pull a gun on Sydney.
** "Under the Ice": [[ArmsDealer Rollin Harley]] was one of eight people stationed at an Arctic facility that had unearthed the mummified remains of an Anasazi Native. After discerning that the mummy contained an ancient virus, Harley defrosted it--killing a co-worker who had walked in on him doing so--and then, to see if the disease was still potent and thus viable as a [[WeaponOfMassDestruction WMD]], proceeded to infect all of his other co-workers with it, afterward murdering them when it became clear that the virus was an effective HatePlague. As Harley was preparing to make his getaway with the mummy, the base was visited by Sydney, Nigel, and two men named Knowles and Simpson. Harley kills Knowles and Simpson, tries to freeze Sydney, and when he discovers that a surviving co-worker named Eleanor was unaffected by the virus due to being TheImmune, tries to take off with her and the mummy, overjoyed that he now had both the source and the cure to the catastrophic plague that he was going to reintroduce to the world all in the name of {{greed}}.
** "Run Sydney Run": [[BloodKnight Tsarlov]] is a Russian colonel who, having developed a taste for taking lives during combat, became a SerialKiller after retiring, one who specializes in HuntingTheMostDangerousGame. Together with his henchman, Yuri, Tsarlov abducts people and hunts them down like animals, operating with impunity due to all of the disappearances and deaths being attributed to [[UsefulNotes/TheChechnyaWars the Second Chechen War]]. When [[AdventurerArchaeologist Sydney Fox]] and her assistant, Nigel Bailey, visit Russia in search of the Sword of Ateas, Tsarlov guns down every member of their military escort and kidnaps them, locking Nigel up with another captive named Tatiana. Impressed by Sydney, Tsarlov tries to convince her to become his partner, and when she refuses, he forces her to agree to be his latest quarry by threatening to kill Nigel. After an arduous chase, the two agree to settle things in hand-to-hand combat, which Tsarlov eventually cheats at by trying to pull a gun on Sydney.
** "Under the Ice": [[ArmsDealer Rollin Harley]] was one of eight people stationed at an Arctic facility that had unearthed the mummified remains of an Anasazi Native. After discerning that the mummy contained an ancient virus, Harley defrosted it--killing a co-worker who had walked in on him doing so--and then, to see if the disease was still potent and thus viable as a [[WeaponOfMassDestruction WMD]], proceeded to infect all of his other co-workers with it, afterward murdering them when it became clear that the virus was an effective HatePlague. As Harley was preparing to make his getaway with the mummy, the base was visited by Sydney, Nigel, and two men named Knowles and Simpson. Harley kills Knowles and Simpson, tries to freeze Sydney, and when he discovers that a surviving co-worker named Eleanor was unaffected by the virus due to being TheImmune, tries to take off with her and the mummy, overjoyed that he now had both the source and the cure to the catastrophic plague that he was going to reintroduce to the world all in the name of {{greed}}.
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* ReplacementScrappy: Averted with Karen. Claudia might have been ''more'' popular with most fans, but Karen isn't ''un''popular.
* SpecialEffectFailure: There's some ''very'' dodgy and poorly integrated CG, and the budget (or lack thereof) necessitates some...less impressive versions of Indiana Jones-style traps, like one snake or rat, or a couple handfuls of cockroaches. The show hangs a lampshade on it once in a while.
* SpecialEffectFailure: There's some ''very'' dodgy and poorly integrated CG, and the budget (or lack thereof) necessitates some...less impressive versions of Indiana Jones-style traps, like one snake or rat, or a couple handfuls of cockroaches. The show hangs a lampshade on it once in a while.
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* ReplacementScrappy: Averted NightmareFuel: While the reveal of what the villain of "Lost Contact" is is absolutely ludicrous, all of the buildup to it is effectively creepy; we get an intro with Karen. Claudia might have been ''more'' popular with most fans, distraught First Anglo-Burmese War soldiers burying one of their own while swearing each other to secrecy over what happened between them and an ancient sacrificial bowl; decades later, an expedition disappears after discovering that same bowl, leaving behind nothing but Karen isn't ''un''popular.
degraded video footage and a trashed and blood-spattered campsite; the sole survivor is borderline-catatonic, inhuman footsteps are unearthed, Sydney and Nigel's companion, Rod, vanishes and leaves behind nothing but a bloody and bent rifle, a nearby village is ominously empty, and the cave where the bowl was found is discovered to be full of skeletons, as well as freshly sacrificed people, including Rod.
* SpecialEffectFailure: There's some ''very'' dodgy and poorly integrated CG, and the budget (or lack thereof) necessitates some... less impressive versions of Indiana Jones-style traps, like one snake or rat, or a couple of handfuls of cockroaches. The show hangs a lampshade on it once in a while.
* SpecialEffectFailure: There's some ''very'' dodgy and poorly integrated CG, and the budget (or lack thereof) necessitates some... less impressive versions of Indiana Jones-style traps, like one snake or rat, or a couple of handfuls of cockroaches. The show hangs a lampshade on it once in a while.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: The triplets in "Nothing But the Truth" get one IdenticalTwinMistake scenes with Nigel (who flirts with two of them) then don't really get anything else to do for the episode despite more comedy potential there. The one who'd seemed the nicest (and who even the other two thought of as too nice) being the culprit without any foreshadowing, explanation or MotiveRant can also feel odd and disappointing.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: The triplets in "Nothing But the Truth" get one IdenticalTwinMistake scenes scene with Nigel (who flirts with two of them) then don't really get anything else to do for the episode despite more comedy potential there. The Even when one who'd seemed of them turns out to be TheMole there's absolutely no development or foreshadowing there, just a random fight scene which could have been done with any of the nicest (and who other (more shifty) suspects. And even though it's implied that the other two thought of as too nice) being sisters weren't involved (and that the culprit without any foreshadowing, explanation or one who was guilty was the one both the other two and Nigel considered the most innocent of the three) there's no MotiveRant can also feel odd or anything about how and disappointing.why she got involved without her sisters, and no indication of their reactions.
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-->'''Nigel''': You're letting your imagination get the better of you, there aren't that many!
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-->'''Nigel''': You're letting your imagination get the better of you, there aren't that many!many!
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: The triplets in "Nothing But the Truth" get one IdenticalTwinMistake scenes with Nigel (who flirts with two of them) then don't really get anything else to do for the episode despite more comedy potential there. The one who'd seemed the nicest (and who even the other two thought of as too nice) being the culprit without any foreshadowing, explanation or MotiveRant can also feel odd and disappointing.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: The triplets in "Nothing But the Truth" get one IdenticalTwinMistake scenes with Nigel (who flirts with two of them) then don't really get anything else to do for the episode despite more comedy potential there. The one who'd seemed the nicest (and who even the other two thought of as too nice) being the culprit without any foreshadowing, explanation or MotiveRant can also feel odd and disappointing.
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* ReplacementScrappy: Averted with Karen. Claudia might have been ''more'' popular with most fans, but Karen isn't ''un''popular.
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-->'''Sydney''': There's hundreds of them!
-->'''Nigel''': You're letting your imagination get the better of you, there aren't that many!
-->'''Sydney''': There's hundreds of them!
-->'''Nigel''': You're letting your imagination get the better of you, there aren't that many!
