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Recap / Minilife TV Season 4 Episode 7

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Title: Clair's Surprise
Release date: April 18, 2014

  • Buffy Speak: In Ian's dream, Chris refers to Archie's ability to fuse him and Ian into a mech suit as "the spinny eye thing".
  • Dream Sequence: Ian shares with Chris his dream in which they fuse into a mech suit and travel to the Red Planet to fight a giant T-Rex.
  • For the Evulz: When Chris and Ian ask the T-Rex in Ian's dream why he's rampaging on a city on the Red Planet, the T-Rex replies he's doing it just because he's evil. However, it gets subverted when Chris and Ian imply that the real reason he's doing it is because he misses his family.
  • Fusion Dance: In Ian's dream, Archie has the ability to fuse Chris and Ian into a mech suit.
  • Hook Hand: The T-Rex in Ian's dream has one, most likely to convey how evil he is.
  • Polly Wants a Microphone: Dr. Espajelly, who works as a doctor for the tournament, has laryngitis, so a parrot named Leroy does most of the speaking for him.
  • Shout-Out:
    • Clair has a Wink-293 poster in her dormitory.
    • The Rowling University of Magic that Clair accepts a scholarship from is named after J. K. Rowling, who's best known for creating Harry Potter.
  • Tail Slap: The T-Rex in Ian's dream attacks Chris and Ian with his tail twice.

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