Line #12 Recap/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilS3E12Demoncism


1	Star and Ponyhead try to stop Tom from getting a "demoncism".
2	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/demoncism_poster.png]]
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7	* BeYourself: Tom willingly decides to undergo a demoncism to remove his demonic energy in the hopes of it alleviating his anger issues for Star's sake. After seeing what a demoncism did to Pony Head's ex, fundamentally changing who he is as a person, Star resolves to put a stop to it. After Tom awakens post-demoncism in agony and is told that it would just be the first session in a lengthy regimen, Star assures him the desire and effort to improve himself is the important part.
8	* CallBack: Star decides to collect on Tom's corn-shake offer from the end of "Club Snubbed".
9	* CannotKeepASecret: It doesn't take much prodding for Star to get Ponyhead to blab about Tom's demoncism.
10	* CooldownHug: Star gives one to Tom when his demoncism apparently gets out of hand.
11	* CorrelationCausationGag: Star is punching a tree when an explosion caused by Tom's demoncism occurs nearby. Pony Head thinks it was caused by Star punching too hard.
12	* EmptyShell: Unfortunately, the side effect of getting a Demoncism is that the subject is robbed of all emotion and any semblance of personality.
13	* ExplosivePunch: Assumed; Star is angry at Tom and Marco over the former wanting to undergo a demoncism, and she leaves to go [[PercussiveTherapy punch some trees]] with Pony Head cheering her on. Later, the demoncism goes horribly wrong, [[CorrelationCausationGag setting the forest on fire just as one of Star's punches connects]].
14	-->'''Pony Head:''' Harder! HARDER! '''''BOOM''''' ...Dang, not ''that'' hard.
15	* IllNeverTellYouWhatImTellingYou: How Ponyhead ends up spilling.
16	* OverlyNervousFlopSweat: Ponyhead is seen sweating profusely while resisting the effort to outright tell Star about Tom's demoncism.
17	* PicturePerfectPresentation: Star looks at a video of Seahorse as a punk rocker smashing thing onstage. She then puts the phone aside to look at present-day Seahorse, a mild-mannered customer service representative with NerdGlasses.
18	* ReallyGetsAround: When Ponyhead suggests they ask her ex where demoncisms are held, a frustrated Star asks "Which ex?" She then apologizes for sounding so harsh and judgmental about it.
19	* ShaggyDogStory: Tom's demoncism is a success... but they were only able to remove one of the ''thousands'' of demons inhabiting him, and getting rid of them all would require a ''thirteen-year'' regimen. Tom decides it's too risky and not worth the effort.
20	* ShipTease: At the end of the episode, Tom and Star end up holding hands, much to the surprise (and annoyance) of Ponyhead.
21	* StepfordSmiler: After his demoncism, Seahorse is left a mild-mannered doormat who cheerfully parrots customer-service stock phrases no matter what others seem to say.
22	* TooSpicyForYogSothoth: Presumably, an average demoncism doesn't involve a giant forest fire and the ritualists running and cowering for their lives. Tom is apparently so powerful that removing his demonic energy would require a ''thirteen year regimen'' of demoncisms.
23	* WeirderThanUsual: Star notes this of Tom at the beginning of the episode, because it's very unlike Tom to avoid her. He's always been weird, but not like this.

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