Recap / Powerless S 1 E 4 Emily Dates A Henchman

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• Closet Geek: Van secretly wants to be Batman's sidekick, and wears a Robin costume under his suit.
• Dating Catwoman: Emily dates a guy and later finds out he was a henchman for the Riddler.
• Dirty Coward: Reggie and the other henchmen flee from Wayne Security when they spot Robin, who is actually Van, and assume Batman isin't far behind.
• Evil Gloating: Lampshaded when Reggie gives away the Riddler's entire plan.
  Jackie: Why did you just tell us your entire plan unprompted?
  Reggie: ...I dunno. It's just something we do.
• Explain, Explain... Oh, Crap!: Emily explains to the others how Reggie is not a henchmen until....
  Emily: Trust me. I know how to pick guys, and he is great. I mean, he's taking me away on a romantic weekend to his boss's house at the top of beautiful Skull Mountain and he says there's an amazing shark tank and a ruby laser that shoots all the way to the moon and...Oh, my God, I'm dating a henchman.
• Hero Insurance: Lampshaded with Van wanting to make Batman pay for swiping his car mirror with the Batmobile during a chase.
• High Turnover Rate: Discussed when Van reveals his desire to be Robin.
  Ron: You are aware two Robins supposedly died on the job.
  Van: Hm, high turnover. I'm in.