Line #71 Recap/WanderOverYonderS2E19TheSearchForCaptainTimTheHeebieJeebies


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3	!'''The Search for Captain Tim'''
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5	Lord Hater accidentally recruits a bloodthirsty alien hunter to help find his missing pet.
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7	!!Tropes that appear in ''The Search for Captain Tim'':
8	* ActorAllusion: Ripov's backstory of being the only member of her team to survive an Arachnomorph attack is shockingly similar to Commander Shepard's [[MultipleChoicePast Sole Survivor]] background in ''Franchise/MassEffect''. Ripov happens to be voiced by Creator/JenniferHale, who always provides the voice for Female Shepard in the series.
9	* AffectionateNickname: "Tim-Tim".
10	* AndroclesLion: Hater is convinced at the climax that after caring for him for so long, Captain Tim will overcome his instincts and save him from the Arachnomorph Queen. Much to the surprise of everyone, especially Ripov, he turns out to be right.
11	* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: The Watchdogs react to the disappearance of Captain Tim by throwing a party.
12	* CallBack: Hater getting stuck on the Arachnomorph Queen's web was seen back on "The Waste of Time". Time-traveling Wander wanted to rescue him then and there, but Sylvia overruled him and promised they'd rescue him at the right point in the timeline.
13	* ChekhovsGun: The Lost & Found posters that Hater makes allows Wander and Sylvia to find him.
14	* ContinuityNod:
15	** Tim the Watchdog reappears here after first appearing as Patient Zero in ''[[Recap/WanderOverYonderS1E16TheGiftIITheGifteningTheGift The Gift]].''
16	** The episode opens with a string of flashbacks to Hater going back to his room and getting cheered up by Captain Tim which references the events of "The Rider", "The Greater Hater", and "The Show Stopper".
17	** The mechanical arm Hater got in "The Hole...Lotta Nuthin'" is brought up again.
18	* DartboardOfHate: Ripov throws a whole bunch of knives at a poster of Captain Tim.
19	* {{Expy}}: Emily Ripov is one for [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Ellen Ripley]].
20	* FailedASpotCheck: Hater didn't realize that Ripov had a hatred of Arachnomorphs, only that she could help him find "Tim Tim."
21	* FluffyTamer: Lord Hater is the only alien in existence who had tamed an Arachnomorph.
22	* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: Tim attacks the audience at the very end of the episode.
23	* HoneyTrap: Gender inversion; Tim after defeating the other males pretends to seduce the Arachnomorph Queen. He then blinds her with his acid, ties her up, and frees Lord Hater.
24	* HopeSpot: Taken to ridiculous lengths. Commander Peepers, Wander, Sylvia, and Tim the Watchdog show up to save Lord Hater and Ripov, but each in turn gets captured by the Arachnomorph Queen.
25	* IdiotBall: Ripov going after Tim and fighting Hater instead of going after the other species that lack a collar.
26	* LickedByTheDog: Parodied when after Ripov praises Tim for beating the Arachnomorph Queen he starts to cuddle with her. Then he tries to stick his tongue down her throat and Hater has to pull Tim away.
27	* MoralityPet: A literal one, where Hater treats Tim with love and vows to find him.
28	* OneSteveLimit: There's some confusion on the part of a Watchdog named Tim who thinks Lord Hater is looking for him.
29	* PunnyName: Ripov, as she is a "ripoff" of Ripley, as mentioned below.
30	* RevengeBeforeReason: Ripov would rather kill all the Arachnomorphs, Tim included, than let one live. This means attacking Tim in front of Hater, knowing how he feels about "Tim-Tim."
31	* ScarSurvey: Ripov and Hater show each other the injuries they got from arachnomorphs, although Hater considers them "love bites" from Captain Tim.
32	* ShoutOut:
33	** Ripov is basically an AxCrazy version of [[Film/{{Alien}} Ellen Ripley]].
34	** While scanning Hater for Captain Tim's DNA, Ripov discovers that his right arm is mechanical, which references Luke Skywalker's mechanical arm on the ''Franchise/StarWars'' films...and the fact that his ''real'' arm is clogging the black hole from ''The Hole...Lotta Nothin'''.
35	* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Subverted ''four times'' in a row. The Arachnomorph Queen catches Peepers, Wander, Sylvia and Tim the Watchdog when they stop to explain why they're on the planet.
36	* VillainEpisode: This episode focuses largely on Hater as he looks for Captain Tim.
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40	!'''The Heebie Jeebies'''
41	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wander_over_yonder_the_heebie_jeebies.jpg]]
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43	Wander and Sylvia search a creepy forest planet for a mystical power, but find something far more terrifying.
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45	!!Tropes that appear in ''The Heebie Jeebies''
46	* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Wander's last line.
47	-->'''Wander:''' And without anybody to scare, those Phantomimes are powerless to petrify any more people! ...Right?
48	* AnAesop: FaceYourFears.
49	* AstonishinglyAppropriateInterruption: We have this little gem between Sylvia and Wander.
50	-->'''Sylvia:''' Wander, I don't know what has gotten into you, but you are seeing stuff that's just not---
51	-->'''Wander:''' --there!
52	-->''(Points to the Phantom Mime, but when Sylvia turns around, the ghoul is gone, she glares at Wander)''
53	-->'''Sylvia:''' Okay look--
54	-->'''Wander:''' --behind you!
55	* BlankWhiteEyes: The Phantom Mimes have these, including various other characters in Wander's dream and dream versions of Wander and Sylvia.
56	* ByTheEyesOfTheBlind: Phantom Mimes can only be seen by someone who becomes scared enough; only Wander was able to see them while Sylvia saw nothing due to her disbelief and annoyance with him. She began to see them when she started to get scared after Wander leaves her alone. Wander soon realizes why Sylvia didn't see the mimes earlier when they disappear after becoming brave for each other's sake.
57	* CassandraTruth: When Wander first encounters the Phantom Mimes, he tries to show them to Sylvia, but when Sylvia takes a peek, the mimes have vanished and she assumes he's just seeing things. It's not until Wander has ran off does Sylvia encounter a Phantom Mime herself, causing her to realize Wander was right.
58	* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The outside of the dark forest planet is a very dull green to show how spooky it is, complete with a foggy sky. When Wander and Sylvia exit the forest at the end when they face their fears, it becomes a bright yellow without a cloud in the sky, and the sun is out.
59	* ContinuityNod:
60	** Sylvia refers to her fists as [[MeetMyGoodFriendsLeftyAndRighty "Lady" and "Duchess"]] again.
61	** Characters from previous episodes appear in Wander's dream such as King Bingleborp, Prince Cashmere, Stella Starbella, Beeza, King Draykor and Huckleberry Knucklehead.
62	** [[Recap/WanderOverYonderS1E6TheBoxTheHat Wander sings something to keep him busy again.]] Sylvia also tosses his banjo at him and tells him to get his mind off of the problem.
63	* CreepyCircusMusic: Ominous-sounding calliope music accompanies the Phantom Mimes whenever they appear.
64	* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: It turns out Wander was right about the scary things in the forest, though Sylvia doesn't realize until Wander disappears and by the time she does, she's in for it.
65	* DescentIntoDarknessSong: When trying to help Wander calm down, Sylvia suggests he sing to get his mind off the forest, to which he obliges. His song starts out [[SelfSoothingSong nice and soothing at first]], but it gradually becomes more anxious and worrying as his fear gets the better of him, ending with him screaming the final lines as he can't take it anymore.
66	* DontGoInTheWoods: Wander and Sylvia enter a [[EnchantedForest forest]] hoping to find something that will help them defeat Dominator. They find Phantom Mimes instead.
67	* DreamWithinADream: Wander has a long string of these when he and Sylvia try to get some sleep.
68	* EmotionEater: The Phantom Mimes are implied to feed on fear; more of them show up as Wander becomes more terrified, and they disappear when Wander and Sylvia are willing to [[FaceYourFears face their fears]] for the sake of their friend.
69	* EnemyMime: A horde of spectral "Phantom Mimes" terrorize Wander and Sylvia.
70	* EurekaMoment: Wander has a moment of clarity after realizing the Phantom Mimes can only be seen when they're scared and disappear once they're brave:
71	-->'''Wander:''' Sylvia! They only show up when you're scared!
72	* HorrifyingTheHorror: Wander is afraid that there might be a FrankensteinsMonster in the forest. Sylvia assures him there's not, and then one such monster comes running out of the woods screaming "Forest bad!".
73	* HyperventilationBag: Wander uses his hat in this manner.
74	* ItWasWithYouAllAlong: After all these disasters, Sylvia reveals to Wander they had the power mentioned in the scroll's riddle all along: facing their fears.
75	* JumpScare: Although not very effective because of the art style, at the end of the episode we get one of these, with creepy music after the heroes leave the forest, and a sudden flash of a glowing face against a dark background.
76	* MinimalistCast: Only Wander and Sylvia appear in this episode.
77	* MoodLighting: When Wander and Sylvia first come to the forest, it is dull and darkly colored to symbolize how scary it is. When they leave the forest at the end, it is bright and sunny to show they're brave again.
78	* NonMaliciousMonster: The Phantom Mimes. While they are creepy, they don't actually harm Wander and Sylvia and actually serve as a StealthMentor species.
79	* OhCrap: Sylvia's reaction upon seeing the Phantom Mimes were real and Wander was right all along.
80	* OverlyLongGag: When Wander and Sylvia were facing their fears against the Phantom Mimes, Wander repeatedly runs away and back nonstop; the mimes reappear when Sylvia is alone and calls to him, and they disappear once he comes back. It stops when she gives him a hug.
81	* PainfulRhyme: An in-universe example with the last line of the scroll's riddle.
82	-->Only once you master me,\
83	Will you defeat your enemy.
84	* PunnyName: Phantom Mimes (Pantomime).
85	* SayMyName: "Sweet jumpin' flabbdraserry in a handbasket, he was right! AAAAGH! WAAANDERRRRR!!!"
86	* ScareChord: Plays every time a SlasherSmile appears.
87	* ShoutOut:
88	** The song Wander sings to try and calm himself down is a parody of "[[Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic My Favorite Things]]".
89	** The Phantom Mimes' dance was partially inspired by the Skeleton Dance from Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''WesternAnimation/SillySymphonies''.
90	* SlasherSmile: The Phantom Mimes' only facial expression.
91	* StealthMentor: The Phantom Mimes, who help Wander and Sylvia face their fears.
92	* StockScream: Parodied when Wander is startled by a "Wilhelm warbler", a bird whose cry just happens to sound like a Wilhelm Scream.
93	* SuddenEyeColor: Wander's eyes turn blue at a few points, such as while he is clinging to a tree branch when the Wilhelm warbler is revealed, and when Sylvia hurries to find him after witnessing a Phantom Mime.
94	* TitleDrop: Parodied. After entering the forest, Wander starts to say, "This place gives me..." then we cut to the title.
95	* ThisIsThePartWhere: "Isn't this is where you usually leave me hanging and charge headlong into some horrible danger you're somehow oblivious to?"
96	* UnexpectedlyDarkEpisode: One of few "dark" episodes of the season, given the scary creatures and Wander getting lost with the Phantom Mimes.
97	* WhenTreesAttack: The branches of the trees move in and block their escape.
98	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Wander is uncharacteristically afraid of the forest because his senses make him highly attuned to the scares inside.

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