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renamed to Clone Angst, ZCE


* CloningBlues: Sarah and Alison especially.
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* FormerTeenRebel: Sarah, unsurprisingly. This becomes a plot point, as she had to make sure Katja will not be identified due to the latter's DNA will certainly match both hers and Beth's.

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* FormerTeenRebel: Sarah, unsurprisingly. This becomes a plot point, as she had has to make sure Katja will not be identified due to as the latter's DNA will certainly match both hers and Beth's.Beth's in the system.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Just like natural identical siblings, artificial clones don't actually have the same fingerprints (or retinal patterns) as each other in real life.

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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: In this episode, Sarah's fingerprints are a match for Beth's. Just like natural identical siblings, artificial clones don't actually have the same fingerprints (or retinal patterns) as each other in real life.

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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Clones don't actually have the same fingerprints.

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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Clones Just like natural identical siblings, artificial clones don't actually have the same fingerprints.fingerprints (or retinal patterns) as each other in real life.
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* HiredToHuntYourself: Played with. Sarah, as Beth, is assigned to find out who killed Katja, whom she didn't kill but buried in the previous episode. "Beth" is suppose to be looking for the killer, but Sarah is involved in the crime.

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* HiredToHuntYourself: Played with. Sarah, as Beth, is assigned to find out who killed Katja, whom she didn't kill but buried in the previous episode. "Beth" is suppose supposed to be looking for the killer, but Sarah is involved in the crime.
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* DebutQueue: Mainstays Donnie, Aynsley, and the [[HandlingSpoilers unnamed as of this episode killer]] make their first ever appearance.

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* DebutQueue: Mainstays Donnie, Aynsley, and the [[HandlingSpoilers [[Administrivia/HandlingSpoilers unnamed as of this episode killer]] make their first ever appearance.
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* BigSisterInstinct: Sarah slaps Alison for threatening Felix.
-->'''Sarah''': You point a gun at my brother again, I will kick the living ''shit'' out of you.
* BodyHorror: Poor, ''poor'', Katja...



* CriminalDoppelganger:
** The killer is revealed to be another clone.
** Technically, Sarah. Her arrest record during her FormerTeenRebel days becomes a plot point this episode, being the main reason why she has to make sure that Katja will not be identified as her DNA will match hers and Beth's.
* DebutQueue: Mainstays Donnie, Aynsley, and the [[HandlingSpoilers unnamed as of this episode killer]] make their first ever appearance.
* DramaticUnmask: A variant. The killer is InTheHood, then she puts it down and reveals that she's a CriminalDoppelganger of Sarah and the others.
* FormerTeenRebel: Sarah, unsurprisingly. This becomes a plot point, as she had to make sure Katja will not be identified due to the latter's DNA will certainly match both hers and Beth's.
* FromBadToWorse: So Katja was not only just killed unceremoniously, but her corpse was also unrecognizable and badly destroyed thanks to Sarah burying her body in an active rock quarry.



* HeelRealization: Sarah stops short of taking her daughter when she sees how happy Kira is living with Mrs. S.
* HiredToHuntYourself: Played with. Sarah, as Beth, is assigned to find out who killed Katja, whom she didn't kill but buried in the previous episode. "Beth" is suppose to be looking for the killer, but Sarah is involved in the crime.



* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Sarah-as-Beth fends off the killer by sticking her with a rebar.



* HeelRealization: Sarah stops short of taking her daughter when she sees how happy Kira is living with Mrs. S.
* HiredToHuntYourself: Played with. Sarah, as Beth, is assigned to find out who killed Katja, whom she didn't kill but buried in the previous episode. "Beth" is suppose to be looking for the killer, but Sarah is involved in the crime.
* OhCrap: When Sarah realizes that the police found Katja's body.

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* HeelRealization: LeParkour: The killer makes use of this while escaping from Sarah-as-Beth.
* OhCrap:
** Felix after
Sarah stops short of taking her daughter when she sees how happy Kira is living with Mrs. S.
* HiredToHuntYourself: Played with. Sarah, as Beth, is assigned to find out who killed Katja, whom she didn't kill but buried in the previous episode. "Beth" is suppose to be looking
slaps Alison for the killer, but Sarah is involved in the crime.
* OhCrap:
pointing a gun at him.
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When Sarah realizes that the police found Katja's body.


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* TheReveal: Sarah, Alison, Cosima, Katja, and Beth are clones. For the matter, so is the killer.


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* RunningGag: The very first time one of the clone sisters uses SarcasticConfession (see below).


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* SarcasticConfession: The very first time [[RunningGag this is used]] in the entire series. After the bartender mistakes Sarah and Cosima as twins, Sarah tells him that they are clones.
* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The OnTheNext of the previous episode blatantly shows TheReveal that Sarah, Alison, Cosima, Katja, and Beth are clones.
* TrainingMontage: Sarah has to learn how to shoot a gun in order to continue pretending as Beth.
* WhamShot: The killer's DramaticUnmask.

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* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: Sarah slaps Alison for threatening Felix.
-->'''Sarah''': You point a gun at my brother again, I will kick the living ''shit'' out of you.



* YouWillBeSpared: The killer decides at the last minute not to kill Sarah

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* YouWillBeSpared: The killer decides at the last minute not to kill SarahSarah.
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--> '''TheKiller''': Not yet. Not Beth.

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--> '''TheKiller''': '''Killer''': Not yet. Not Beth.
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* IdiotBall: [[spoiler: Sarah]] buried [[spoiler: Katja]] in an active rock quarry, where it was easy for the police to find. Lampshaded by [[spoiler: Sarah herself]] when she realizes the mistake.

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* IdiotBall: [[spoiler: Sarah]] Sarah buried [[spoiler: Katja]] Katja in an active rock quarry, where it was easy for the police to find. Lampshaded by [[spoiler: Sarah herself]] herself when she realizes the mistake.



* HiredToHuntYourself: Played with. [[spoiler: Sarah, as Beth, is assigned to find out who killed Katja, whom she didn't kill but buried in the previous episode. "Beth" is suppose to be looking for the killer, but Sarah is involved in the crime.]]
* OhCrap: When Sarah realizes that the police found [[spoiler: Katja's body.]]

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* HiredToHuntYourself: Played with. [[spoiler: Sarah, as Beth, is assigned to find out who killed Katja, whom she didn't kill but buried in the previous episode. "Beth" is suppose to be looking for the killer, but Sarah is involved in the crime.]]
crime.
* OhCrap: When Sarah realizes that the police found [[spoiler: Katja's body.]]



--> '''TheKiller''': Not yet. [[spoiler: Not Beth]].

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--> '''TheKiller''': Not yet. [[spoiler: Not Beth]].Beth.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Clones don't actually have the same fingerprints.
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* IdiotBall: [[spoiler: Sarah]] buried [[spoiler: Katja]] in a rock quarry, where it was easy for the police to find. Lampshaded by Art.

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* IdiotBall: [[spoiler: Sarah]] buried [[spoiler: Katja]] in a an active rock quarry, where it was easy for the police to find. Lampshaded by Art.[[spoiler: Sarah herself]] when she realizes the mistake.
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* RecklessGunUsage: Inverted. Sarah doesn't know how to use a gun, so she does. Art calls her out on being overly cautious.

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* RecklessGunUsage: Inverted. Sarah doesn't know how When Sarah-as-Beth is given Beth's service weapon back, she's too nervous to use a gun, so she does. even load it. Art calls her notices and flips out on being overly cautious.her for riding empty.
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* HeelRealization: Sarah stops short of taking her daughter when she sees how happy Kira is living with Mrs. S.
* HiredToHuntYourself: Played with. [[spoiler: Sarah, as Beth, is assigned to find out who killed Katja, whom she didn't kill but buried in the previous episode. "Beth" is suppose to be looking for the killer, but Sarah is involved in the crime.]]


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* RecklessGunUsage: Inverted. Sarah doesn't know how to use a gun, so she does. Art calls her out on being overly cautious.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Clone Club, every Thursday at 8]]

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* IdiotBall: [[spoiler: Sarah]] buried [[spoiler: Katja]] in a rock quarry, where it was easy for the police to find. Lampshaded by Art.



* WhatAnIdiot: [[spoiler: Sarah]] buried [[spoiler: Katja]] in a rock quarry, where it was easy for the police to find.
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* PetTheDog: Art returns the money after his an Sarah's encounter with the killer.

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* PetTheDog: Art returns the money after his an Sarah's he and Sarah encounter with the killer.
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* IShallTauntYou: The killer leaves behind intimating taunts, calls the police station, and leaves a doll's head resembling the victim at the scene of the crime.

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* IShallTauntYou: The killer leaves behind intimating intimidating taunts, calls the police station, and leaves a doll's head resembling the victim at the scene of the crime.
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* GoodScarsEvilScars: The killer has a back full of ugly scars.


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* PetTheDog: Art returns the money after his an Sarah's encounter with the killer.

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-->Sarah: You point a gun at my brother again, I will kick the living ''shit'' out of you.

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-->Sarah: -->'''Sarah''': You point a gun at my brother again, I will kick the living ''shit'' out of you.



* IShallTauntYou: The killer leaves behind intimating taunts, calls the police station, and leaves a doll's head resembling the victim at the scene of the crime.



* WhatAnIdiot: [[spoiler: Sarah]] buried [[spoiler: Katja]] in a rock quarry, where it was easy for the police to find.

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* RoomFullOfCrazy: The killer's hideout is a mess and has Biblical quotes written on the wall.
* SamusIsAGirl: The killer is female.
* WhatAnIdiot: [[spoiler: Sarah]] buried [[spoiler: Katja]] in a rock quarry, where it was easy for the police to find.find.
* YouWillBeSpared: The killer decides at the last minute not to kill Sarah
--> '''TheKiller''': Not yet. [[spoiler: Not Beth]].
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* [[BigBrtherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: Sarah slaps Alison for threatening Felix.

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* [[BigBrtherInstinct [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: Sarah slaps Alison for threatening Felix.

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Rocked by the revelation that she and her fellow “Orphans” are clones, Sarah just wants to get her hands on the money and skip town. But Sarah’s fake detective ruse stretches thin when the cops find the body she buried and assign “Beth” to the case. As Sarah closes in on the killer, the hunter becomes the hunted.

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Rocked by the revelation that she and her fellow “Orphans” are clones, Sarah just wants to get her hands on the money and skip town. But Sarah’s fake detective ruse stretches thin when the cops find the body she buried and assign “Beth” to the case. As Sarah closes in on the killer, the hunter becomes the hunted.hunted.

* [[BigBrtherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: Sarah slaps Alison for threatening Felix.
-->Sarah: You point a gun at my brother again, I will kick the living ''shit'' out of you.
* CloningBlues: Sarah and Alison especially.
* OhCrap: When Sarah realizes that the police found [[spoiler: Katja's body.]]
* RefusedTheCall: Sarah just wants to get things over with so she can run away.
* WhatAnIdiot: [[spoiler: Sarah]] buried [[spoiler: Katja]] in a rock quarry, where it was easy for the police to find.
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Rocked by the revelation that she and her fellow “Orphans” are clones, Sarah just wants to get her hands on the money and skip town. But Sarah’s fake detective ruse stretches thin when the cops find the body she buried and assign “Beth” to the case. As Sarah closes in on the killer, the hunter becomes the hunted.

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