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8->''"Heard of good cop, bad cop? This is the movie!"''
9-->-- '''Tom Jackman''', ''Jekyll''
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11''Jekyll'' is a bizarre six-episode British TV series from 2007, written by Creator/StevenMoffat as a deconstruction of the JekyllAndHyde trope and a partial sequel to ''Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde''. It tells the story of the scientist Dr. Tom Jackman (Creator/JamesNesbitt), and his Mr. Hyde, who coexist in an uneasy relationship, the two communicating through a dictaphone and "changing" at designated times. Unfortunately, Jackman has a wife (Creator/GinaBellman) and children, and he will go to any length to prevent his other side from finding out about them and hires a psychiatric nurse named Katherine Reimer (Creator/MichelleRyan) to aid him. But even worse is the arrival of a shadowy agency intent on capturing Hyde for their own ends.
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13Not to be confused with the other British Jekyll and Hyde series, Creator/{{ITV}}'s ''Series/JekyllAndHyde2015''.
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16!!Tropes featured in ''Jekyll'' include:
17* AbusiveParents: {{Inverted}}. Benjamin claims that he used to beat his father.
18* ActorAllusion: Colonel Hart, the leader of the mercenaries, [[KnowWhenToFoldEm decides to back off and let Hyde leave]] rather than avenge his dead boss, whom he couldn't stand. He's played by Creator/MalcolmStorry, who [[Film/ThePrincessBride decided to give up the gate key rather than have his arms torn off]].
19* AffablyEvil: Most of the Klein & Utterson employers seem to be more or less PunchClockVillains for the most part, their CEO [[FauxAffablyEvil not so much]], but [[spoiler:Syme]] takes the prize as he's so [[HarmlessVillain harmless as a villain]] that when he tries to be badass, it ends up failing for him. And when [[spoiler:Syme]] manages to actually do something useful, it ends up killing him.
20* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Perhaps not all girls, but Mr. Hyde certainly seems to appeal to a few. Subverted by Claire, who finds him irritating [[spoiler:and Katherine, who instead has the hots for the far more beige, but kind and decent, Tom Jackman]].
21-->'''Claire:''' Let's be honest, just us girls together. All good taste and decency aside; he does spend half his time as a [[SuperpoweredEvilSide world-class hottie]].\
22'''[[spoiler: Katherine]]:''' Yes, and he spends the ''other'' half as Mr. Hyde! ....''oh'', you meant the other... [[BaitAndSwitchComparison the other way around]]... see what I did there?\
23'''Claire''': ...You have good taste.
24* AllLesbiansWantKids: One of the lesbians who aids Jackman throughout the series is pregnant. (RealLifeWritesThePlot: her actress was pregnant, so they just wrote it into the script. It doesn't come up in any really meaningful way.)
25%%* AloneWithPrisonerPloy
26* AloneWithThePsycho:
27** Episode 2 has Katherine ending up locked in the apartment with Hyde while the cameras are off. She's appropriately terrified [[spoiler: but actually gets out of it unharmed, though possibly traumatized]].
28** Again invoked by Hyde who demands the Agency turn off their cameras so he can slaughter Jackman's wife and children.[[spoiler: It's so he can save them]].
29* AlternateIdentityAmnesia: Neither Jackman nor Hyde share memories, and at first communicate only by dictaphone.
30* AMFMCharacterization: The show establishes Hyde's personality through his fondness for Disney songs.
31* AnachronicOrder: One later episode focuses on Jackman's life before Hyde, and him realizing his condition. Several episodes also have a ColdOpen that starts in the present before changing time.
32%%* AntiVillain
33%%* AnyoneCanDie
34%%* BaldOfEvil: Benjamin
35* BeingGoodSucks: The methods Jackman takes to keep Hyde away from his family and not doing too much harm pretty much ruin ''his'' life.
36* BerserkButton: Don't you ever, EVER lie to Hyde.
37* BigBadFriend: [[spoiler:Peter Syme]] turns out to be working against Jackman. And makes the argument that after so long pretending to be a friend they really are friends, even after betraying him.
38* BigBlackout: Changing between Jackman/Hyde causes nearby lights to flicker. At one point, the entire city of London powers down [[spoiler: when they merge into a single being for the first time.]]
39* BlackDudeDiesFirst: The first actual death is [[spoiler:Benjamin's]].
40* BlackEyesOfEvil: This is one of the warning signs that Hyde is about to show up, and they're one of the few cosmetic changes made to show the difference between the main character's two personalities.
41* BolivianArmyCliffhanger: [[spoiler:Seeing the CEO do the NightmareFace, from what we saw of Mr. Hyde doing it, sometimes means death for the victim. Unfortunately, that's the last shot of the series, with no indication of whether Jackman gets out alive]].
42* BoringButPractical: [[spoiler: How they kill Hyde: a bunch of men with machine guns get Hyde at one end of a bare hallway and shoot him a lot.]]
43* BritishBrevity: Only a single mini-series of 6 episodes was ever created; given how Tom's character arc is pretty much wrapped up this was probably by design. Though there are {{sequel hook}}s at the end of the last episode, and Moffat has mentioned the possibility of a second series...
44* BullyingADragon: So many people try this on Hyde and quickly wish they hadn't.
45* ColdBloodedTorture: Hyde does this to Christopher, the man who placed Eddie in the lion's den. Jackman allows it to happen.
46** Also with Hyde's first chronological outing-he absolutely goes to town on a street thug who earlier on had sexually harassed and intimidated Claire.
47* ColonelBadass: Colonel Hart, who stands his ground when the rest of his team of younger and better-armed mercenaries have fled, [[spoiler: and fires the final shot that incapacitates Hyde.]]
48* ComboPlatterPowers: Hyde has super strength, super speed, enhanced senses, genius intellect, super-human aim, genetic and hallucinatory memory, enhanced durability, a limited ability to manipulate electricity, a ridiculously high pain threshold, and he can control lions. [[spoiler:He can also stop injuries he suffers affecting Tom.]] He might also have some degree of mind control power, or at least the power to influence minds -- in the last episode he's able to cause a number of people to hallucinate, causing them to see the words "RUN IF YOU WANT TO LIVE" all over the place.
49* CouldntFindAPen: Blood, sand, dust, window-fog...
50* CradlingYourKill: Hyde does this mockingly with his first victim.
51* CreepyTwins: [[spoiler:Claire and Tom's twin kids are mostly normal throughout the series, but at the end, it's ''strongly'' implied that they've inherited the Hyde personality from Tom... and may in fact represent the divide rather than keep it lurking within themselves. Such as when they get bored and "switch" while confined in cells the size of beer kegs.]]
52* DirectLineToTheAuthor: The show claims that Creator/RobertLouisStevenson acted as a ghostwriter for the original Jekyll.
53* DisproportionateRetribution: Tom and Claire are intimidated by a thug and his gang while on holiday, who sexually harass Claire and humiliate Tom for failing to come to her defense. When Hyde emerges for the first time, he savages the thug and bites off his ear, not even knowing why he wants to (because when Claire is threatened, Tom only ''subconsciously'' wishes to harm her tormentor).
54* DoubleEntendre: When Jackman first meets Claire, he asks what she's into. She cheekily replies "Rich men". Later someone else asks Jackman how things are going at his work. He looks directly at Claire and (in Hyde's voice) says around 250,000 pounds a year. Claire drops her glass in shock.
55* DroppedABridgeOnHim: In the series 1 finale, the show introduces Carver, a merc who is tasked in taking down Hyde. The two finally become face to face with each other and... Hyde just tosses Carver off the roof they were on in a truly hilarious manner.
56* {{Eagleland}}: Definite flavor 2, exemplified by Benjamin and presumably every other American at K+U. Also, (end of series spoiler) [[spoiler:Tom's mother and Ms. Utterson are respectively British and American, somehow.]]
57* EnemyWithin: Hyde, [[spoiler:though he eventually stops being an enemy]].
58* EstablishingCharacterMoment: After spending most of the first episode not appearing on screen, the audience's first encounter with Hyde comes when an unfortunate teenager makes the MuggingTheMonster mistake. Jackman and Katherine's fear of him is swiftly proven to be entirely justified.
59* EvilBrit: Inverted in that most of the boss-level bad guys in the series are American (albeit with poorly done accents). And those boss level bad guys? [[spoiler: Hyde kills them all effortlessly.]]
60* EvilIsHammy: Though when coupled with Hyde's SlasherSmile, that isn't exactly reassuring. The scenery isn't the only thing he threatens to eat...
61* EvenEvilHasStandards: Hyde ''adores'' creating havoc. He will not, however, get in the way of Jackman's family by the end of it all.
62* ExternalRetcon: Of the original ''Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde''.
63* ExtremeMeleeRevenge: Hyde emerges for the first time to inflict grievous bodily harm upon a thug who humiliated Tom and Claire.
64* TheFarmerAndTheViper: Following [[spoiler:Katherine's]] traumatic experience where Hyde seemed quite willing to kill her, [[spoiler:Jackman's mother]] gently berates her for assuming Hyde liked her enough for her to be safe, and says people who deal with wild animals must never forget what they're dealing with.
65* FlashStep: Hyde does it to scare Katherine. And the audience.
66* GeneticMemory: Hyde can not only rewind Tom's memories but he can also access those of their ancestor, [[spoiler:Dr. Jekyll]]. With bonus LampshadeHanging from the bystanders about how scientifically implausible it is.
67* HelplessGoodSide: Averted and deconstructed. For the first half of the series Jackman ruins his life trying to minimize the damage Hyde could cause, particularly to his own family. Although Hyde is meant to be the most intelligent creature on the planet, his immature mind and Jackman's own substantial intelligence and careful planning allow Jackman to keep a quite tight hold on Hyde's actions.
68%%* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Mr. Hyde]]
69* HydePlaysJekyll: [[spoiler:At the start of episode 5, that's Hyde using Tom's memories.]]
70* IdenticalGrandson: A plot point in Jekyll is that Dr. Jackman looks identical to the real Dr. Jekyll (allegedly a real historical figure) and must, therefore, be related. Though he's suspected to be a clone, it's ultimately explained by the fact that Jackman is a 'perfect throwback'.
71* IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer
72** Hyde does this [[LargeHam with gusto.]]
73--->'''Hyde:''' ''(dramatic flourish)'' Gentlemen! If any harm should come to Mrs. Jackman I will kill all of you one by one! And I shall take my tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime!
74** Jackman also informs Hyde that if he ever goes near Jackman's family again it will be a declaration of war.
75* ImAHumanitarian: Hyde often makes threats to this effect, but he's never actually seen following through, despite occasionally using his teeth as a weapon. He may actually do this and it's just offscreen, or he may simply be messing with the people around him. It's not quite clear.
76* InvoluntaryShapeshifting: Much like the [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]], Jackman's changes can be triggered by anger, fear, and arousal. But Hyde can also come through if he's asleep. The third episode plays with the last beautifully.
77* IronicEcho: Two examples in the fourth episode: "It'll be over in a minute. Finishing touches," and "I apologize for the coffee."
78* IronicNurseryRhyme: "Boys and Girls, Come Out to Play". Not only very appropriate to Hyde, but we later find out [[spoiler: it's the jingle of the ice cream van that was playing when Jackman was first truly provoked to unleash Hyde's fury.]]
79* IThoughtEveryoneCouldDoThat: Hyde knows ordinary humans aren't as strong or as fast as he is. However, he's still surprised to learn that they can't do things like detect drugs in their bloodstreams, pull up photo-quality images from their memories, or ''mentally control lions''.
80* JekyllAndHyde: Jackman and Hyde are the modern Jekyll and Hyde.
81* KavorkaMan: Peter Syme, apparently.
82* KillTheLights: The eponymous SuperpoweredEvilSide draws from nearby electrical sources to power his transformation. As such, when Dr. Jackman's in a room and the lights flicker and go dark, it's a sign that the psychopath is about to show himself.
83* LargeHam
84** Hyde.
85** Benjamin and Ms. Utterson seem to enjoy going over the top as well.
86* LEGOGenetics: TheMenInBlack are rushing desperately to find Jackman, because each time he transforms into his Hyde persona (which he can do in less than a minute) his entire genetic structure is apparently changed. This is doing untold amounts of damage, and giving him only a few months to live.
87* LiteraryWorkOfMagic: It's revealed that ''Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde'' is a [[spoiler:trap to kill anyone seeking Jekyll's abilities, as the potion described is poison]]. The real source of the abilities turns out to be [[ThePowerOfLove Jekyll's maid]].
88* LivingLieDetector: Hyde claims to be able to detect lies by picking up on physiological indicators with his SuperSenses. He's probably at least a living polygraph.
89* LockedRoomMystery: [[spoiler:The villains are dumbfounded when an old lady somehow gets out of a high-tech cell. Which provides a clue to the eventual twist ending.]]
90* LonersAreFreaks: Peter Syme according to him.
91--> '''Peter Syme''': Oh for God sake Tom you know me! I don't ''like'' anyone. Except my daughters. I mean I-I don't ''talk'' to anyone except you. You're the only friend I ever had.
92* LoveMakesYouCrazy: [[spoiler:"Hyde is love -- and love is a psychopath."]]
93* LoveMakesYouEvil: Both subverted and played straight. It's revealed that the psychopathic Hyde is not a manifestation of all the dark impulses of human nature as commonly believed, but represents the ruthlessness of [[spoiler:pure love, prepared to sacrifice anything and anyone for the object of his affection. This is proven by both Henry Jekyll and Tom Jackman's circumstances in which they found love.]]
94* MamaBear: Despite knowing full well what Hyde (the most lethal force in the world) can do, Claire says she'll kill him if he goes near her children. (It does help that said most lethal force in the world is in love with her, would never dream of harming her and would literally do anything for her, including sacrifice himself.) The trope itself is [[DiscussedTrope discussed]] when explaining the true nature of Hyde.
95* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: Hyde shows these off when he roars.
96* MultipleGunshotDeath: In the final episode, [[spoiler:this is how Hyde buys it: getting machine-gunned until he is not able to move anymore and dies of his wounds. He could have transferred some of the damage to Tom and save himself, but [[HeroicSacrifice decided not to]].]]
97* MuggingTheMonster: The audience's first encounter with Hyde comes when a teenage punk is threatening Jackman, only for him to change in the middle of it.
98* NeckSnap: Mister Hyde's definition of "Minimum Necessary Force", notable for the fact it's not an InstantKill and the victim on the receiving end is left alive but incapacitated.
99* NervesOfSteel: Claire. Despite coming face-to-face with Hyde, she stands her ground against him until she gets the answers she wants.
100* NightmareFace: Mr. Hyde really likes to do this. There's fangs and black eyes. Seeing as how every time he does it the screen begins to blur, [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane it's left unclear]] if Hyde's face is actually changing or if he's just using his intimidation and ferocity to make his victims imagine he's doing it.
101* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Hyde to just about any person he attacks. He doesn't seem really capable of anything less.
102* NominalHero: Jackman is one. Hyde, [[invoked]] [[DesignatedHero not]] [[HeroWithAnFInGood so]] [[SociopathicHero much.]]
103* TheNoseKnows: Hyde has a superhuman sense of smell as part of his overall SuperSenses package. He can immediately tell that Katherine isn't wearing her normal perfume because another one is underneath.
104* NoSocialSkills: The WholeEpisodeFlashback shows that before Tom met Claire he seemed totally incapable of maintaining any kind of conversation, but rather than finding it endearing, it led to tense silences that were uncomfortable for everyone.
105* OhCrap: A few people have them when they realize that Jackman has changed without them realizing, and that they are in fact trapped in a confined space with Hyde.
106* OpenTheIris: A non-cute example. Hyde's irises are jagged and black.
107* PapaWolf
108** You ''do not'' threaten Tom's/Hyde's children.
109** Tom is also an interesting example. Klein and Utterson deliberately put Jackman into a situation where PapaWolf tendencies emerge, by placing his child Eddie in a lion den. This causes the timid and physically weak Jackman to transition into Hyde, willingly doing so at least at a subconscious level, so that he can defend his son. Hyde also mentions afterwards that he can hear Jackman trying to direct Hyde's murderous rage towards the man who placed Eddie in the den.
110* PhoningThePhantom: In episode 2, Hyde figures out how to telepathically talk to Jackman even while Jackman is in control. He first does this by manipulating Jackman's senses to think that Katherine is calling him before revealing it's all in his head, but when Jackman tries to put the phone down, Hyde yells at him to keep it to his ear because the entire point of that ruse was so they could talk without anyone thinking Jackman was crazy.
111* ThePowerOfLove: [[spoiler:Apparently where Hyde gets his superpowers from.]]
112* PsychopathicManchild: Hyde. Several times in the series people refer to Hyde as a child (he even calls Tom "Daddy"). But he also likes to screw anything he fancies and kill/maim anyone who seriously pisses him off. He's even described as a child with all the drives and desires of a grown man. He's a violent sociopath who loves Disney songs. It's a given.
113* PunchClockVillain: The employees of the corporation.
114* RedOniBlueOni: As evidenced in the picture at the top.
115* ReflectiveEyes: In Episode 2, Christopher Browning is reflected in Hyde's eyes.
116%%* RoarBeforeBeating
117* ScarilyCompetentTracker: Mrs. Calender.
118* SelfDestructiveCharge: In the final episode, [[spoiler:Hyde is in a trap with him in the middle of a long corridor with a lot of guards with assault rifles at the end. Hyde charges, the men fire. Even if he managed to scare the everliving crap out of some of them, the men with the guns win.]]
119* SelfPlagiarism: [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E9TheEmptyChild Are you]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E10TheDoctorDances my daddy?]]"
120* SeparatedAtBirth: Having twins was rather surprising, considering Claire had actually had scans and there was only one heartbeat.
121* SexierAlterEgo: Hyde attracts [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys a lot of female attention]] and frequently indulges in [[ReallyGetsAround recreational sex]]. Since STDImmunity isn't one of Hyde's "[[SuperpoweredEvilSide superpowers]]", Jackman had to explicitly make one of his conditions for their body-share that Hyde ''must'' wear condoms.
122** Inverted, with Claire [[spoiler: and Catherine]] considering Jackman to be the more attractive of the two.
123* ShameIfSomethingHappened: The two women from the Calender detective agency were bribed by the shadowy organization Klein and Utterson to not show Mrs. Jackman any of the photos they took of Hyde. They immediately accepted the bribe money because they suspected this trope would come next, and they needed it anyway.
124* ShapeshiftingSquick: In the last episode, Hyde teases Jackman's (his Jekyll-side's) wife about how he might want to come out when the two were having sex. She responds, 'I might let you'.
125* ShoutOut: The twins are called Eddie and Harry, presumably making their full names Edward (Hyde) and Henry (Jekyll).
126* ASinisterClue: One of the differences between Hyde and Dr. Jackman is that Hyde is left-handed while Jackman is not.
127* SinisterWhistling: In keeping with his characterization as a PsychopathicManchild, [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Mr. Hyde]] has a habit of whistling "Boys And Girls, Come Out To Play" -- most notably after breaking a young man's neck and expressing a desire to "[[DeadlyEuphemism play lions]]" with his girlfriend.
128* SlasherSmile: Hyde. Made extra-creepy by his pointed teeth.
129* SmugSnake: Benjamin really is ''incredibly'' over-confident considering he actually witnesses what Hyde's capable of. [[spoiler:Not only does it end messily for him, but his own subordinates find him so annoying that they let Hyde leave and openly say they couldn't stand him.]]
130* SociopathicHero: Hyde definitely fits this later in the series, killing and torturing multiple people in the name of protecting his/Jackman's family (or in self-defense, or to annoy Tom). But at least some of the things he does, like assaulting Billy, he seems to do more for fun than anything else.
131%%* SpiesInAVan
132* SplitAtBirth: One possible explanation for what [[spoiler:Harry and Eddie]] are, given some of the behavior they exhibit near the end. It's in the genes...
133%%* SplitPersonality
134* SplitPersonalityMakeover
135** As well as the vastly different ways James Nesbitt portrays them, Hyde looks quite different to Jackman. Hyde is taller, thinner, and younger, he has darker eyes, a receded hairline and a different jawline. This was achieved through camera angles, directing, tailoring, wigs, platform shoes and make-up. In addition, James Nesbitt's Northern Irish accent thickens noticeably when he's Hyde.
136** A more literal example from the last scene of the series: [[spoiler:when Jackman's mother changes into Ms. Utterson, she somehow acquires makeup and a completely different hairstyle, not to mention an American accent]].
137* SplitPersonalityTakeover: Deliberately orchestrated by Klein and Utterson so that Hyde will win. In the very end [[spoiler:Hyde sacrifices himself, knowing Claire will be happier with Jackman.]] But when Hyde wins...
138-->"The Doctor is... OUT. He's out of my head! HALLEUJAH! HOME ALONE!"
139* StealthPun: [[spoiler:Episode 6's "kiss of death".]]
140%%* SuperpoweredEvilSide
141* SuperSenses: "Ooh, nice...but it's not your usual perfume, there's another one underneath." Hyde later senses what gender a pregnant woman's baby is, how long ago an ex-smoker gave up, and how long said ex-smoker has to live before his tumor kills him.
142* SuperStrength: Hyde can hurl the corpse of a fully grown male lion over a high wall, and throw a man across a room one handed with ease.
143* SuperSpeed: Hyde has been shown to be able to get up from a chair and to the door of a room in the time it takes the woman who had been facing him to turn to the door, among other examples.
144* SwallowTheKey: Claire, to prevent Hyde escaping. He threatens to rip her open to retrieve it. [[spoiler:That turns out not to be necessary; she was only bluffing and hadn't actually swallowed it.]]
145* TakeThat: Several not so subtle ones directed towards [[{{Eagleland}} America]] are scattered throughout the series.
146* TalkingToThemself
147** Normally they can only talk to each other via recorded messages, but Hyde can communicate with Jackman through audio hallucinations when Jackman has a certain drug in his system.
148-->"How could you be phoning me?"\
149"Jesus! I'm not phoning you. I'm in your head."
150** [[spoiler:They also briefly talk when Hyde brings Jackman's personality back to life in a memory hallucination.]]
151* TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat: Hyde pre-records his side of a conversation with Jackman, and is able to accurately predict what number Jackman will think of when prompted, what his rebuttal will be and even that he will eventually break the TV set he's talking to.
152-->'''Hyde''': *''Sing-song''* I'm in your head! I ''know'' what you think, I '''am''' what you think!\
153'''Jackman''': I'm not scared of you!\
154'''Hyde''': Yes, you are!
155** Although because Hyde makes Jackman think he's just reached out at him ''through'' the television several seconds later, it's [[AmbiguousSituation left ambiguous]] whether Hyde really ''did'' record his answers in advance and Jackman is that predictable, or if Hyde wasn't simply causing Jackman to [[HearingVoices hallucinate]] their ''entire'' conversation?
156* TheyWereHoldingYouBack: Hyde gains access to the GeneticMemory of his ancestor, the original Mr. Hyde, who tells him to kill Jackman's wife and children because they burden him and make him weak.
157* TotallyRadical: Benjamin's whole rant, over the phone, about "havin' ''[[FakeAmerican respec'!]]''", several times in a few minutes... sounds pretty silly. We get it already, he's black. One critic said it seems Creator/PatersonJoseph learned how black Americans talk from watching ''Film/RushHour'' movies, and no-one told him that's not generally representative.
158* TranquilFury: When Jackman (not Hyde,) confronts the man who [[spoiler: nearly fed his son to the lions]], he maintains his composure very well, hardly raising his voice at all.
159* TrustMeImAnX: "Trust me, I'm a psychopath!" Claire is... not wholly reassured.
160* TunelessSongOfMadness: Hyde has a thing for children's music; quit apart from whistling "Boys And Girls Come Out To Play," after emerging at the zoo and killing a lion he can be heard belting out "The Lion Sleeps Tonight."
161* VanInBlack: The conspiracy use a black van full of surveillance equipment to keep track of the protagonist -- who makes a point of [[LampshadeHanging mentioning]] how inconspicuous it ''isn't''. (Which may be the point, since -- although the van isn't just a decoy -- he turns out to also be under surveillance by several more genuinely inconspicuous methods.)
162* WeddingRingRemoval: Jackman always slips his wedding ring off just before turning into Hyde, as he doesn't want Hyde to know that he's married. When Jackman turns into Hyde in front of his wife Claire for the first time, the wedding ring falls off to mark the moment of transformation. Basically, if Jackman's ring comes off then he's either about to become Hyde or has already done so.
163* WhamLine: "I don't own a black van, Dr. Jackman..."
164** Also Claire saying "I turn his eyes black."
165** The revelation of the formula that turned Jekyll into Hyde: [[spoiler:"There was no formula. It was the girl."]]
166** And then right at the end: "[[spoiler:You didn't get the curse of the Jekylls from your father. You got it from me.]]"
167* WhatYouAreInTheDark: The only reason Hyde is kept under any kind of control is because Jackman keeps him under constant surveillance, and promises he'll turn himself in if Hyde does anything too terrible. Jackman himself says that Hyde will do anything if he thinks he can get away with it, and Katherine's AloneWithThePsycho moment suggests that he's right.
168* TheWorfEffect: A villainous example. At the beginning of one episode, [[spoiler:a character is established as the world's most highly trained mercenary, then promptly gets dispatched by Hyde in one blow]]. Cue OhCrap from the bystanders.

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