Freeze-Frame Bonus: The memorial page for an elderly woman with identical name has an... unusual story of how she passed away.
Obsession Song: Subverted. It's not that Anna herself wants Rebecca and Valencia to be obsessed with her, and they're not singing about their own obsession with her; their obsession itself is singing to them about her.
Psycho Ex-Girlfriend: Josh's girlfriend Anna even encourages Rebecca and Valencia to stalk her in their shared musical fantasy. It's a first for Valencia, the show has deconstructed the trope many times with Rebecca.
Subverted Rhyme Every Occasion: The verses, which contain Anna's "instructions", are quite detailed and specific, so the chorus rhymes but the verses don't.
Research me obsessively, Uh-huh Find out everything you can about me You know you want to dig for me relentlessly, Uh-huh Using every available search tool and all forms of social media. You know you want to look at my Instagram, but it's private So Google me until you find out where I went to high school And then set up a fake Instagram account Using the name and the photo of someone that went to my high school And hope that I remember that person a little bit.
"You Go First" (sung by Rachel Bloom and Donna Lynne Champlin)
Affectionate Parody: Of 1980s power ballads. With sad and longing gazes out of the window, flapping curtains and a random gymnastics dancer appearing out of nowhere, Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" seems to be the main source of inspiration.
Both Sides Have a Point: Basically, both Paula and Rebecca acknowledge their fault (in fact, both believe the blunt of the guilt is on them), both are however, too prideful to be the first one to apologize and point something out in the other that brings issues to their relationship, which are Paula being passive-aggressive and Rebecca being self-involved.
'80s Hair: Suddenly, both Rebecca and Paula have grown this. As the song goes on, it gets bigger.
Suspiciously Similar Song: While the visuals specifically ape "Total Eclipse of the Heart", the song itself sounds more similar to "Every Time I See Your Picture" by Canadian singer Luba.
Tropes in the episode:
Comically Missing the Point: Rebecca says she can't go to jail right now because she is "one stamp away on my frozen yogurt punch card from scoring a freebie".
Rebecca: Okay, so, we need to have a serious talk about consent...
Oh, Crap!: Rebecca and Valencia have one when they tell Anna they don't know who ran over her cat and severed her tail - and then Anna assures she'll find out when she sees the security footage.
The Password Is Always "Swordfish": Valencia correctly guesses that the password for the alarm system in Anna's salon is Anna's target weight.
Suspiciously Similar Song: While the visuals specifically ape "Total Eclipse of the Heart", the song itself sounds more similar to "Every Time I See Your Picture" by Canadian singer Luba.