Recap / Schitts Creek S 512 The Roast

Tropes That Appear in This Episode

• Actually a Good Idea: How Moira winds up regarding Patrick and Stevie's private dance lessons. She still takes credit for how far they have come. David comments he wasn't embarrassed seeing them perform.
• All Take and No Give: Alexis has been this in all of her relationships, and she realizes she had to give a little to let Ted follow his dream.
• Comically Missing the Point: Alexis fails to catch Ted's heavy hints about his fellowship on the Galapagos Islands.
• Corpsing: In-Universe, Patrick has a little trouble keeping a straight face after learning David was in a Little Mister pageant.
• Escort Distraction: David has been spending time with Moira so she doesn't discover Patrick and Stevie's private dance lessons.
• Embarrassing Tattoo: Alexis's says "that's hot" in Cantonese.
• Expansion Pack Past: Now we learn that Alexis got an Embarrassing Tattoo that says "That's Hot" in Cantonese in Hong Kong... when she was twelve.
• History with Celebrity: David asked Mario Lopez for advice during The Little Mister Pageant, which he was hosting at the time.
• The Roast: Johnny takes over for Moira at the annual Mayor' Roast. He initially bombs but finally gets in some zingers.
• Show Within a Show: We see Stevie and Patrick rehearse "The Money Song" from Cabaret.
• You Watch Too Much X: When David tries to stop Moira from going back to city hall, he says she's shouldn't walk alone that time of night. Moira says David watches too much true crime television shows. And she doesn't want to buy him another nightlight.