Line #22 Recap/FinalSpaceS3E7TheChamberOfDoubt


1	Gary and the crew go into Bolo's mind to cure his bout of madness.
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3	!!This episode provides examples of:
4	* AnArmAndALeg:
5	** Bolo, in his madness, rips an arm off.
6	** In his backstory, Fox got his hand removed.
7	* BadassInDistress: The guardian of Bolo's mindscape requests help from Team Squad to save Bolo's mind from being fully corrupted by the infection Oreskis gave him after stabbing his arm.
8	* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Ash starts out the episode still dead set on finding Fox. And oh, she finds him alright...possessed by Invictus and used to play her and Gary like a fiddle.
9	* BizarreAlienBiology: Inside of his mind, Bolo has different fragments of himself representing different parts of his personality.
10	** Avocato (and seemingly Ventrexians as whole) have a "danger gland" that warns him of possible threat, located on his neck.
11	* TheBusCameBack: Bolo's mindscape guardian returns after being absent since Chapter 8 and is just as short-tempered as ever, although this time it's very much justified since Bolo is in danger.
12	* DownerEnding: Fox is truly gone and Ash blames Gary for it, unaware that Invictus manipulated her and possessed Gary's arm to stab Fox's empty shell of a body. The last scene of the episode is Ash cradling Fox's body in the void of space.
13	* FrameUp: Invictus frames Gary for Fox's murder in this episode by killing Fox beforehand after possessing him then making the corpse appear alive in front of Ash to deceive her, and finally using Gary's mechanical arm to stab the corpse.
14	* GoryDiscretionShot: In Fox's flashback, just before the buzz saw reaches Fox's hand, the scene cuts to his musical instrument falling to the floor and breaking.
15	* KilledOffForReal: Fox; by the time that the crew went into Bolo's mind, he was already dead and Invictus was maneuvering him like a puppet.
16	* ManipulativeBastard: Invictus is in top form in this episode. It manipulates Ash into thinking Fox is still alive, then briefly possesses Gary's arm in order to "kill" Fox right in front of Ash.
17	* MeatPuppet: Invictus puppeteers Fox's body to have him interact with Ash.
18	* MentalWorld: Team Squad once again enters Bolo's mindscape but compared to the bizarre and colorful world seen in Chapter 8, this time it's dark and desolate, inhabited by fragments of his different personalities due to the infection Oreskis inflicted upon Bolo during their confrontation.
19	* MistakenIdentity: Ash confuses Quinn for Nightfall due to seeing the chip in her head.
20	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Invictus may be the real culprit, but Gary's reaction to Fox's blood on ''his'' arm-sword says it all, punctuated by Ash crying out that ''he'' killed her beloved brother.
21	* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: Upon Ash's return to ''Galaxy Two'', Avocato notes how his "danger gland" is acting up. It comes off as a metaphor for instinct or gut feeling, but as he reveals to Gary (much to Gary's disgust), he actually ''does'' have an organ on his neck that warns him of imminent danger.
22	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In the wake of Fox's death, Gary responds to HUE's cookie offering by smashing up the dispenser in a fit of rage and defeat.
23	* OriginsEpisode: We learn more about Fox's past...unfortunately it's also the episode where it's revealed he's been DeadAllAlong after Invictus possessed him a few episodes ago.
24	* OutOfCharacterAlert: Fox is surprisingly calm upon reuniting with Ash instead of his usual cheerfulness. This is a sign that he is still possessed by Invictus.
25	* ShooOutTheClowns: Fox, one of the goofier members of Team Squad, dies, to emphasize how dark the show is getting.
26	* SlasherSmile: Invictus spouts several as Fox.
27	* StartOfDarkness: Ash's begins when Fox is killed by Gary (even though Invictus killed him first) and she blames him for it, thus developing a hatred towards him, which is what Invictus wanted.
28	* WhamEpisode: Fox is killed, or rather, Fox was already dead and Invictus was using him as a means of making Ash fall into despair and disillusion with Gary and the crew.
29	* WhatTheHellHero: Ash is positively beside herself with tearful rage at Gary for letting Fox die, [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu and even Bolo]] for trying [[NotHelpingYourCase and failing]] to alleviate the situation (and implicitly for letting himself become an avenue for the events of the episode to happen to begin with).
30	-->'''Ash:''' GARY! '''[[VoiceOfTheLegion WHAT DID YOU DO?!]]'''
31	-->'''Gary:''' [[HeroicBSoD I...I didn't...]]

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