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Like You Would Really Do It is YMMV and it's completely misused anyway. The Shout Out doesn't explain anything.


* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: Since we don't actually see the train hit Isabella, there's a pretty good chance that she survives until next week's episode.



* ShoutOut: In the literal [[Film/JudgeDredd sense]].

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* %%* ShoutOut: In the literal [[Film/JudgeDredd sense]].
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Directed by Creator/RobBailey

Written by Creator/TzeChun & Creator/MeganMostynBrown
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Sorry. Got the trope's name and definition wrong


* PleaseBreakUpWithMe: A proxy version; Oswald tries to dump Isabella on Edward's behalf, but she absolutely refuses to listen.
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* PleaseBreakUpWithMe: A proxy version; Oswald tries to dump Isabella on Edward's behalf, but she absolutely refuses to listen.
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* ShoutOut: In the literal [[Film/JudgeDredd sense]].
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* StrappedToAnOperatingTable: Symons has a young woman gagged and strapped to his surgical table, and is already ''drawing lines on her face'' in preparation to cut it off, when Barnes interrupts him.

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* StrappedToAnOperatingTable: Symons Symon has a young woman gagged and strapped to his surgical table, and is already ''drawing lines on her face'' in preparation to cut it off, when Barnes interrupts him.
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Later episodes show it really does occur in everyone.


* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Tetch tells Barnes his sister's blood causes HearingVoices and later Barnes starts hearing voices. It's unclear if Tetch was telling the truth or just putting the suggesting in Barnes' head.
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* TheUnfettered: By the end of the episode Barnes has decided to stop fighting what's happening to him and become a full-on superpowered vigilante monster, able to mete out "justice" unencumbered by the law.

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* TheUnfettered: By the end of the episode Barnes has decided to stop fighting what's happening to him and become a full-on superpowered vigilante monster, able to mete out "justice" unencumbered by the law.law.
* WhatTheHellHero: Mario briefly confronts Gordon over the latter's willingness to let Tetch shoot Lee earlier.
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* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: Since we don't actually see the train hit Isabella, there's a pretty good chance that she survives until next week's episode. [[spoiler: Subverted; she dies.]]

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* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: Since we don't actually see the train hit Isabella, there's a pretty good chance that she survives until next week's episode. [[spoiler: Subverted; she dies.]]
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* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: Since we don't actually see the train hit Isabella, there's a pretty good chance that she survives until next week's episode.

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* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: Since we don't actually see the train hit Isabella, there's a pretty good chance that she survives until next week's episode. [[spoiler: Subverted; she dies.]]
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* StrappedToAnOperatingTable: Symons has a young woman gagged and strapped to his surgical table, and is already ''drawing lines on her face'' in preparation to cut it off, when Barnes interrupts him.
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* CarpetRolledCorpse: Paulie Pennies transports body ''parts'' to the place where he's planning to destroy them with acid in a folded-up carpet.
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Tetch tells Barnes his sister's blood causes HearingVoices and later Barnes starts hearing voices. It's unclear if Tetch was telling the truth or just putting the suggesting in Barnes' head.
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* MythologyGag: By now Barnes is pretty much [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries The Judge]], a mentally troubled former lawman who decides to deal with criminals in a more hands-on fashion, eventually decides the whole city is corrupt, and states that he is the law.
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* SlasherSmile: Barnes sports a particularly unnerving one when, at the end of the episode, he's surrounded by hallucinations of demons instead of Falcone's party guests, with the voices practically singing, "Guilty! Guilty!" in his head. He seems to be ''looking forward'' to

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* SlasherSmile: Barnes sports a particularly unnerving one when, at the end of the episode, he's surrounded by hallucinations of demons instead of Falcone's party guests, with the voices practically singing, "Guilty! Guilty!" in his head. He seems to be ''looking forward'' to killing some lawbreakers.

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* SlasherSmile: Barnes sports a particularly unnerving one when, at the end of the episode, he's surrounded by hallucinations of demons instead of Falcone's party guests, with the voices practically singing, "Guilty! Guilty!" in his head. He seems to be ''looking forward'' to * TheUnfettered: By the end of the episode Barnes has decided to stop fighting what's happening to him and become a full-on superpowered vigilante monster, able to mete out "justice" unencumbered by the law.

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* SlasherSmile: Barnes sports a particularly unnerving one when, at the end of the episode, he's surrounded by hallucinations of demons instead of Falcone's party guests, with the voices practically singing, "Guilty! Guilty!" in his head. He seems to be ''looking forward'' to to
* TheUnfettered: By the end of the episode Barnes has decided to stop fighting what's happening to him and become a full-on superpowered vigilante monster, able to mete out "justice" unencumbered by the law.
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* SlasherSmile: Barnes sports a particularly unnerving one when, at the end of the episode, he's surrounded by hallucinations of demons instead of Falcone's party guests, with the voices practically singing, "Guilty! Guilty!" in his head. He seems to be ''looking forward'' to killing some lawbreakers.

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* SlasherSmile: Barnes sports a particularly unnerving one when, at the end of the episode, he's surrounded by hallucinations of demons instead of Falcone's party guests, with the voices practically singing, "Guilty! Guilty!" in his head. He seems to be ''looking forward'' to killing some lawbreakers.* TheUnfettered: By the end of the episode Barnes has decided to stop fighting what's happening to him and become a full-on superpowered vigilante monster, able to mete out "justice" unencumbered by the law.
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* NightmareFetishist: There is something '''off''' about Isabella. Previously, she revealed that her favorite stories are the ones where StarCrossedLovers wound up dying together instead of living apart. Also, after learning about Ed killing his past girlfriend who looks exactly like her, she decided to keep dating him. When he tries to break up with her this episode, not only will she not allow it, but she ''dresses up like his deceased girlfriend'' and then puts his hand on her own throat, in a way recreating the scene of Kristen's death. In other words, she puts herself in the exact same situation as Ed's ex, to help him move past his fears, but judging by her favorite stories, perhaps she's planning for her and Ed's love story together to have a tragic end.
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* EveryoneCanSeeIt: It's pretty obvious to everyone paying attention that Jim and Lee still have feelings for each other, despite both their denials about it. Mario is ''not'' happy about this, especially when Lee downplays Gordon's return to the GCPD.
* GreenEyedMonster: Mario's jealousy over Gordon and Lee's remaining feelings for him becomes much harder for him to control, culminating in him punching Gordon. Gordon even calls him on it, telling him that jealousy makes him look weak.



* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: Since we don't actually see the train hit Isabella, there's a pretty good chance that she survives until next week's episode.
* TheLostLenore: Isabella invokes this when she makes herself over to look like Kristen Kringle, so that Ed will confront his fears about killing her.



* SanitySlippage: Barnes, due to Alice's blood.

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* SanitySlippage: Barnes, due to Alice's blood.blood.
* SlasherSmile: Barnes sports a particularly unnerving one when, at the end of the episode, he's surrounded by hallucinations of demons instead of Falcone's party guests, with the voices practically singing, "Guilty! Guilty!" in his head. He seems to be ''looking forward'' to killing some lawbreakers.
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* {{Hallucinations}}: Barnes at the end of the episode, as his sanity completely fails, starts seeing people's faces distorting into monstrous forms.
* HannibalLecture: Tetch to Barnes, when the latter is trying to get answers from him about what Alice's blood is doing to him.


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* KickTheDog: Tetch mocks Barnes by momentarily pretending that there's a cure for the effects of Alice's blood, only to reveal there isn't.
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The GCPD attempts to track down a plastic surgeon who removes people's faces, while Barnes's sanity continues to slip; meanwhile, Isabella's resemblance to Kristen begins to unnerve Ed further.

* BaitAndSwitch: Near the end of the episode, Isabella dresses up like Kristen and puts Ed's hands on her throat. It looks like Ed's about to snap and kill her, but then he pulls her in and kisses her.
* BecameTheirOwnAntithesis: Barnes, a former ByTheBookCop, becomes willing to rough up and even kill lawbreakers without due process.
* HearingVoices: Barnes begins to hear voices whispering "guilty" when he's near a lawbreaker. According to Tetch, this is a common side effect of Alice's blood.
* IAmTheNoun: After Dr. Symon manages to dodge charges, Barnes tracks him down at Lee's engagement party. When Symon points out that Barnes is a cop and should follow the law, Barnes declares "I am the law!"
* InternalReveal: Gordon finds out that Barnes's sanity is slipping.
* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Barnes uses this repeatedly to get information out of suspects.
* JudgeJuryAndExecutioner: Barnes now considers himself this.
* MurderTheHypotenuse: When trying to sabotage Ed's new relationship fails, Oswald simply has a henchman cut the brakes on her car.
* SanitySlippage: Barnes, due to Alice's blood.

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