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5	!Tropes in this episode:
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7	* AccidentalPervert: When Electra assigns them separate quarters (and pointing out it isn't appropriate for young people of opposite genders to room together like this), Jean and Nadia look at each other blushing. And then, inevitably, Jean's gaze can't help looking downward at her chest. For several seconds. As with the shower incident in Episode 04, Nadia does ''not'' take Jean's MaleGaze well and lashes out at him (but she later apologizes to him for that).
8	* ActuallyPrettyFunny:
9	** When Sanson and Hanson launch the ''Gratan'''s underwater operation, Nemo asks Sanson what happened to Grandis. Sanson responds that they "forgot" to bring her along. Despite the seriousness of the situation, even Nemo can't help cracking a small smile and agreeing "That's good.".
10	** After the ''Gratan'' barely survive the minefield, an exhausted Hanson sarcastically asks Jean what he learned from this experience. Jean’s innocent, outraged response (“That I ''really'' hate mines!”) sends Sanson and Hanson into paroxysms of laughter. Even Jean cracks up too once they get going.
11	* AngerBornOfWorry:
12	** Grandis is ''livid'' at Hanson and Sanson for leaving her behind and risking their own lives in place of hers to try and clear the Neo-Atlantean minefield. While she naturally slaps them (off-screen) as soon as the ''Gratan'' is recovered, she quickly breaks down crying in relief that they're still alive
13	** Nadia, on the other hand, is shown to be remorseful from the start (she had previously yelled at Jean unfairly earlier when they were forced to separate rooms) and is only mentioned to just breaking down.
14	* BatmanGambit: Gargoyle uses one to set up his Xanatos Gambit. He lures Nemo into a trap using himself as bait. He knows Nemo will do anything to follow him and so leads TheCaptain to a cavern which he blocks off with mines.
15	* CallBack: Sanson [[Recap/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWaterE8MissionToRescueNadia mentioned]] back at the end of the Cape Verde arc that the ''Gratan'' wasn't designed to operate underwater. This comes back into play as a major plot point.
16	* EverybodyLaughsEnding: Jean, Sanson, and Hanson enjoying a needed bout of post-crisis laughter.
17	* FireForgedFriends: While Jean bonded with Hanson in the previous episode over their mutual engineering interests, the Minefield crisis is what really locks in his friendships with not just Hanson, but Sanson too.
18	* {{Foreshadowing}}: Sanson knocking out Grandis and he and Hanson being prepared to sacrifice themselves to protect her (and Grandis' off-screen emotional breakdown at the end of the episode) . This is one of the first signs that they're not actually just simple employees of Grandis. They ''do'' genuinely care about her (and vice-versa) and keeping her safe. Why will be fleshed out with Grandis' backstory during Episode 12.
19	* HeroicSacrifice: Attempted. Hanson and Sanson are certainly prepared to do this in order to ensure Grandis doesn't die if this turns out to be a suicide mission. Thankfully, it proves unnecessary.
20	* LetsGetDangerous: The Grandis Gang in this episode (Sanson and Hanson in particular).
21	* LittleStowaway: Jean sneaks aboard the ''Gratan'' during the Minfield crisis. Ironically, his stowing away actually ''helps'' the mission succeed (as he's able to operate systems and make adjustments Hanson and Sanson ''can't'' due to the other demands of the mission).
22	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Downplayed and inverted with Hanson and Sanson leaving Grandis behind to protect her. While she's pissed, it also ironically works out. Grandis is able to serve as MissionControl after the water pressure knocks out their cameras (or at least she essentially usurps the role from Nemo and Electra). But it's justified, as Grandis knows Hanson and Sanson and how the ''Gratan'' works. So she's able to coach and guide them in a way that neither Nemo or Electra would've been able to in that situation.
23	* RaceAgainstTime: The ''Nautilus'' has three hours to find a way to clear Gargoyle's minefield before the current reverses and the mines are triggered.
24	* SpannerInTheWorks: Downplayed. Gargoyle's minefield trap fails because of the ''Gratan'', but Gargoyle had set up his Xanatos Gambit to account for an escape (and would still benefit from it).
25	* UnderestimatingBadassery: While Nemo and his crew got a glimpse of the ''Gratan'' in action during Episode 08, they're still not quite sure what to make of it or the Grandis Gang. Yet, Nemo accepts their pitch for clearing the minefield because they're out of ideas and the clock's ticking. The successful completion of the mission is what earns the Gang (and Jean, Nadia, and Marie) an offer to join the crew in the next episode.
26	* WhatTheHellHero: Mild example. Nemo is ''not'' happy that Elektra not only realized Nadia was still alive and had come aboard during Episode 04, but that she had not told him any of this.

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