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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Ivy poisoning Bruce and thus putting him through a nightmarish MushroomSamba ultimately turns out to be for the better, as it finally causes Bruce to have a MyGodWhatHaveIDone realization that snaps him out of his jerkass behaviour from the last few episodes.
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Removing misuse. This is more mind control.


* BerserkButton: The GCPD were affected to love Ivy to the point of killing anyone who insults her. It's likely she told them to kill anyone who's against her.
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Ivy goes on a murderous mission to investigate [=WayneTech=]'s elusive "Project M". After confronting Bruce about the project, she uses her powers to poison him, sending him into bizarre nightmare where he encounters familiar faces, as well as a [[Franchise/{{Batman}} mysterious shadow who claims to be his future self]]. Meanwhile at Arkham Asylum, the newly-incarcerated Oswald is put through absolute hell by his new cellmate Jerome.

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Ivy goes on a murderous mission to investigate [=WayneTech=]'s elusive "Project M". After confronting Bruce about the project, she uses her powers to poison him, sending him into a bizarre nightmare where he encounters familiar faces, as well as a [[Franchise/{{Batman}} mysterious shadow who claims to be his future self]]. Meanwhile at Arkham Asylum, the newly-incarcerated Oswald is put through absolute hell by his new cellmate Jerome.

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I don't see how it would be disproportionate if that was true, it's more misplaced because it was not Bruce's fault at all despite what Ivy believe.


* FacialHorror: Bruce's nightmare starts with Ra's al Ghul ''slicing the boy's face off'', leaving a pitch-black, red-rimmed hole where his face used to be.

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Bruce's nightmare starts with Ra's al Ghul ''slicing the boy's face off'', leaving a pitch-black, red-rimmed hole where his face used to be.



* GuiltByAssociation: Ivy poisons Bruce because it's his company that harmed plants and animals. It doesn't matter to her if he's sorry or unaware of it at all. Plus, she likely [[DisproportionateRetribution blames him]] for losing ''her'' parents.

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* GuiltByAssociation: Ivy poisons Bruce because it's his company that harmed plants and animals. It doesn't matter to her if he's sorry or unaware of it at all. Plus, she likely [[DisproportionateRetribution [[MisplacedRetribution blames him]] for losing ''her'' parents.
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Directed by Creator/JohnStephens

Written by Creator/TzeChun
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* SadisticChoice: Ivy gives Gordon the choice of letting her go or saving Bruce's life. Naturally, he chooses the latter.

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* SadisticChoice: Ivy gives Gordon the choice of letting going after her go or saving Bruce's life. Naturally, he chooses the latter.
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* BerserkButton: The GCPD were affected to love Ivy to the point of killing anyone who insults her. Likely she told them to kill anyone who's against her.

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* BerserkButton: The GCPD were affected to love Ivy to the point of killing anyone who insults her. Likely It's likely she told them to kill anyone who's against her.



* JerkassRealization: Bruce has this after his hallucation trip ends.

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* JerkassRealization: Bruce has this after his hallucation hallucination trip ends.
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* FanDisservice: Ivy gives Bruce a passionate kiss on the mouth to put him under her control. Keep in mind, Bruce is a teenager and Ivy has the body of a full-fledged adult. It's the equivalent of putting an already hungover teen under the influence of drugs.
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* FreezeFrameBonus: The figure in Bruce's hallucination is wearing what looks like an ordinary cape with an even edge, but when he leaps down on Bruce in the alley, the edge of the cape is scalloped like [[{{Main/Batman}} a rather familiar one]].

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* FreezeFrameBonus: The figure in Bruce's hallucination is wearing what looks like an ordinary cape with an even edge, but when he leaps down on Bruce in the alley, the edge of the cape is scalloped like [[{{Main/Batman}} [[{{ComicBook/Batman}} a rather familiar one]].
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* BerserkButton: The GCPD were affected to love Ivy to the point of killing anyone who insults her. Likely she told them to kill anyone who's against her.

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** It's almost reminiscent of Jerome's own face being cut off; Jerome himself goes through some injuries too when Oswald pulls a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown for his humiliation.



* RageBreakingPoint: Everything Jerome does to Penguin is designed to make him snap out of his depressed funk.

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* RageBreakingPoint: Everything Jerome does to Penguin is designed to make him snap out of his depressed funk. It works.
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* FacialHorror: Bruce's nightmare starts with Ra's al Ghul ''slicing the boy's face off'', leaving a giant, bloody hole where his face used to be.

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* FacialHorror: Bruce's nightmare starts with Ra's al Ghul ''slicing the boy's face off'', leaving a giant, bloody pitch-black, red-rimmed hole where his face used to be.

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* FreezeFrameBonus: The figure in Bruce's hallucination is wearing what looks like an ordinary cape (with an even edge), but when he leaps down on Bruce in the alley, the edge of the cape is scalloped like [[{{Batman}} a rather familiar one]].

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* FreezeFrameBonus: The figure in Bruce's hallucination is wearing what looks like an ordinary cape (with with an even edge), edge, but when he leaps down on Bruce in the alley, the edge of the cape is scalloped like [[{{Batman}} [[{{Main/Batman}} a rather familiar one]].


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** Bruce's future self bursting into a cloud of bats is an image that's been seen many times in assorted media featuring Batman.

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* FreezeFrameBonus: The figure in Bruce's hallucination is wearing what looks like an ordinary cape (with an even edge), but when he leaps down on Bruce in the alley, the edge of the cape is scalloped like [[{{Batman}} a rather familiar one]].



* VillainTeamUp: Jerome wants one with Penguin, who in turn is trying to plot with Ed's reemergent Riddler persona.

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* VillainTeamUp: Jerome wants one with Penguin, who in turn is trying to plot with Ed's reemergent re-emergent Riddler persona.
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* FutureMeScaresMe: It's kind of hard not to be a little scared of your future self when you're Bruce Wayne...
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* GuiltByAssociation: Ivy poisons Bruce because it's his company that harmed plants and animals. It doesn't matter to her if he's sorry or unaware of it at all. Plus, she likely [[DisproportionateRetribution blames him]] for losing ''her'' parents.


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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Selina leaves Ivy (maybe for good this time) since Ivy is killing people. But Ivy doesn't need her anyway.
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* JerkassRealisation: Bruce has this after his hallucation trip ends.

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* JerkassRealisation: JerkassRealization: Bruce has this after his hallucation trip ends.
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* JerkassRealisation: Bruce has this after his hallucation trip ends.
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* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: It takes being called "billionaire boy" for Bruce to realize this red-headed stranger is Ivy.

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Ivy goes on a murderous mission to investigate [=WayneTech=]'s elusive "Project M". After confronting Bruce about the project, she uses her powers to poison him, sending him into bizarre nightmare where he encounters familiar faces, as well as a [[Main/{{Batman}} mysterious shadow who claims to be his future self]]. Meanwhile at Arkham Asylum, the newly-incarcerated Oswald is put through absolute hell by his new cellmate Jerome.

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Ivy goes on a murderous mission to investigate [=WayneTech=]'s elusive "Project M". After confronting Bruce about the project, she uses her powers to poison him, sending him into bizarre nightmare where he encounters familiar faces, as well as a [[Main/{{Batman}} [[Franchise/{{Batman}} mysterious shadow who claims to be his future self]]. Meanwhile at Arkham Asylum, the newly-incarcerated Oswald is put through absolute hell by his new cellmate Jerome.



* CardboardPrison: Jerome has total run of Arkham and could break out at any time. He's just waiting until he's ready.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Selina was fine with joining Ivy in what she thought was a crime spree, but her casual murder is a step too far.



* FightingYourFriend: The GCPD are hypnotized by Ivy, and go after Gordon when he badmouths her. Later, he has to knock out Lucius for the same reason.



* InternalReveal:
** Gordon finally finds out about Ivy's age- and power-ups.
** Penguin learns that Ed's Riddler persona is active again.
* MushroomSamba: Bruce goes through an absolutely nightmarish one thanks to Ivy's poison.



** The first thing that Jerome does when he meets with Oswald is slap a [[ComicBook/TheJoker Joker card]] on his lunch table. He also wears a pair of white gloves, just like the Clown Prince himself.

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** The first thing that Jerome does when he meets with Oswald is slap a [[ComicBook/TheJoker Joker card]] on his lunch table. He also wears a pair of white gloves, just like the Clown Prince himself.himself.
* RageBreakingPoint: Everything Jerome does to Penguin is designed to make him snap out of his depressed funk.
* SadisticChoice: Ivy gives Gordon the choice of letting her go or saving Bruce's life. Naturally, he chooses the latter.
* VillainTeamUp: Jerome wants one with Penguin, who in turn is trying to plot with Ed's reemergent Riddler persona.
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* BodyHorror: Like in the last episode, Ivy uses her powers to killing a man by planting a poisonous seed in his body, which rapidly sprouts vines out of the man's mouth. At the end of the episode, she mixes the Lazarus water with her own blood to create a new type of flower with deadly spores; when she tests the spores on an innocent couple, bundles of flowers start ''bursting'' out of their bodies, essentially turning them into human gardens!

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* BodyHorror: Like in the last episode, Ivy uses her powers to killing kill a man by planting a poisonous seed in his body, which rapidly sprouts vines out of the man's mouth. At the end of the episode, she mixes the Lazarus water with her own blood to create a new type of flower with deadly spores; when she tests the spores on an innocent couple, bundles of flowers start ''bursting'' out of their bodies, essentially turning them into human gardens!
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Ivy goes on a murderous mission to investigate [=WayneTech=]'s elusive "Project M". After confronting Bruce about the project, she uses her powers to poison him, sending him into bizarre nightmare where he encounters familiar faces, as well as a [[Main/{{Batman}} mysterious shadow who claims to be his future self]]. Meanwhile at Arkham Asylum, the newly-incarcerated Oswald is put through absolute hell by his new cellmate Jerome.
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* BodyHorror: Like in the last episode, Ivy uses her powers to killing a man by planting a poisonous seed in his body, which rapidly sprouts vines out of the man's mouth. At the end of the episode, she mixes the Lazarus water with her own blood to create a new type of flower with deadly spores; when she tests the spores on an innocent couple, bundles of flowers start ''bursting'' out of their bodies, essentially turning them into human gardens!
* FacialHorror: Bruce's nightmare starts with Ra's al Ghul ''slicing the boy's face off'', leaving a giant, bloody hole where his face used to be.
* ForcedToWatch: Ivy hypnotizes a man and his family and forces them to freeze in place, then proceeds to kill the guy while his frozen family watches helplessly. Even when she can't move, his wife looks downright horrified.
* MyFutureSelfAndMe: In his nightmare, Bruce comes face-to-face with a shadowy deep-voiced figure in a cape, who he eventually realizes is his future self. We as an audience, of course, recognize the figure as the one and only Batman.
* MythologyGag:
** During his nightmare, Bruce meets with Jim Gordon, who finally sports his comic book counterpart's mustache. He later encounters Oswald, who is shown wearing the iconic Penguin suit and top hat.
** The first thing that Jerome does when he meets with Oswald is slap a [[ComicBook/TheJoker Joker card]] on his lunch table. He also wears a pair of white gloves, just like the Clown Prince himself.

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