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Recap / Minilife TV Season 5 Episode 9

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Title: The Lost Undead
Release date: November 25, 2016

Snowball returns to the Burton Night Club to see his vampire friend Rob, but he unfortunately learns that Rob has passed away.


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  • Five Stages of Grief: Snowball goes through these stages throughout the course of the episode.
    • Denial: After Snowball arrives at Chris and Ian's house early, he lies that he's fine but quickly moves on to the next stage.
    • Anger: Snowball somewhat aggressively asks Chris and Ian why he was created, and when Chris tells him he can be whatever he wants, he reminds them that vampires don't have such freedom.
    • Bargaining: After Chris and Ian learn Rob's owner's location, Snowball asks to see Rob, but the remains are already taken care of and all he gets is Rob's jacket.
    • Depression: After it dawns on Snowball how much he misses Rob, Snowball flies out of the car and into the nearby woods to cry. After realizing his friends were only trying to help him, he blames himself for getting lost in the woods.
    • Acceptance: Snowball hosts a funeral for Rob and says goodbye to him as he lights a firework strapped to a dummy with Rob's jacket on it.
  • Killed Offscreen: Rob's death is never shown, but judging from how he looked in "Longview", it's inferred that he succumbed to old age.
  • No Antagonist: This episode lacks a proper villain and the conflict instead stems from Snowball struggling with coping with the death of his friend, Rob.
  • Running Away to Cry: After looking at Rob's jacket and realizing how much he misses his friend, Snowball flies out of the car and into the woods to find a place to cry. Unfortunately, this causes him to get hopelessly lost in the woods.
  • Wham Episode: Rob is confirmed to be dead in this episode and Snowball has difficulty accepting his death.
  • Wham Line: In the beginning of the episode, when Snowball asks where Rob is:
    Bartender: Oh, you don't know?
    Snowball: Know what?
    Bartender: He's...he's gone.

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