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* NemesisMagnet: Spencer complains about being this during a car chase from another assassin.
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* ButWeUsedACondom: Subverted. Spencer protests that she was on the pill but Jen explains that the antibiotic she took at the time canceled out the pill. Oops.
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* ButWeUsedACondom: Subverted. Spencer protests that she was on the pill but Jen explains that the antibiotic she took at the time canceled out the pill. Oops. Although, only a small number of antibiotics would do that, such as the [[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10223781/ rifamycins]], mainly for treating tuberculosis.
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Three years later, however, his idyllic life is shattered when his old boss is murdered, and undercover assassins come after him for the $20 million bounty on his head. Unfortunately for him, Jen catches Spencer dealing with one of them. And they're his neighbors. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And Jen's just discovered she's pregnant]].
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Three years later, however, his idyllic life is shattered when his old boss Holbrook (Creator/MartinMull) is murdered, and undercover assassins come after him for the $20 million bounty on his head. Unfortunately for him, Jen catches Spencer dealing with one of them. And they're his neighbors. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And Jen's just discovered she's pregnant]].
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* LadyDrunk: Jen's mom drinks at every opportunity.
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* LadyDrunk: Jen's mom drinks at every opportunity. She's middle aged, kind of ditzy and likely a grown HardDrinkingPartyGirl.
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* TheAlcoholic: Jen's mom, to judge by her drinking every chance she gets.
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* ButWeUsedACondom: Subverted. Spencer protests that she was on The Pill but Jen explains that the antibiotic she took at the time canceled out The Pill. Oops.
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* ButWeUsedACondom: Subverted. Spencer protests that she was on The Pill the pill but Jen explains that the antibiotic she took at the time canceled out The Pill.the pill. Oops.
* HitmanWithAHeart: Spencer, who's a nice guy aside from his work, though he claims most of his hits were bad guys. Still, he admits not liking it entirely, and quite after getting with Jen.
* LadyDrunk: Jen's mom drinks at every opportunity.
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* MoodWhiplash: Happens a few times, usually after one of the assassins hired to kill Spencer dies. Sure, they were pretending to be their friends, but some of the deaths are rather brutal such as how Vivan is dispatched or [[spoiler: Jen's friend]], for that matter.
* OrganizationWithUnlimitedFunding: On top of the US$ 20 million bounty, the amount of money necessary to finance having dozens of assassins undercover, on standby for ''three years'' truly boggles the mind.[[spoiler:One has to wonder where Jen's father got that much money.]]
* PantsPositiveSafety: Seems like all the people carry their guns in their pants-waistband. Lampshaded by Spencer, when he points out that Jen's gun is showing, prompting her to comment on its size.
** Well, it IS a [[HandCannon Desert Eagle]]...
* OrganizationWithUnlimitedFunding: On top of the US$ 20 million bounty, the amount of money necessary to finance having dozens of assassins undercover, on standby for ''three years'' truly boggles the mind.[[spoiler:One has to wonder where Jen's father got that much money.]]
* PantsPositiveSafety: Seems like all the people carry their guns in their pants-waistband. Lampshaded by Spencer, when he points out that Jen's gun is showing, prompting her to comment on its size.
** Well, it IS a [[HandCannon Desert Eagle]]...
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* MoodWhiplash: Happens a few times, usually after one of the assassins hired to kill Spencer dies. Sure, they were pretending to be their friends, but some of the deaths are rather brutal brutal, such as how Vivan Vivian is dispatched or [[spoiler: Jen's friend]], for that matter.
* OrganizationWithUnlimitedFunding: On top of the US$ 20 million bounty, the amount of money necessary to finance having dozens of assassins undercover, onstandby standby, for ''three years'' truly boggles the mind.[[spoiler:One has to wonder where Jen's father got that much money.]]
* PantsPositiveSafety: Seems like all the people carry their guns in theirpants-waistband. pants waistband. Lampshaded by Spencer, when he points out that Jen's gun is showing, prompting her to comment on its size.
** Well,size (well, it IS a [[HandCannon Desert Eagle]]...).
* OrganizationWithUnlimitedFunding: On top of the US$ 20 million bounty, the amount of money necessary to finance having dozens of assassins undercover, on
* PantsPositiveSafety: Seems like all the people carry their guns in their
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* SexySecretary: Vivian, Spencer's assistant is a astonishingly gorgeous blonde.
* ReadyForLovemaking: Jen does this. Nothing comes out of it.
** Mostly because she falls asleep before he even turns around and sees her.
* ReadyForLovemaking: Jen does this. Nothing comes out of it.
** Mostly because she falls asleep before he even turns around and sees her.
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* ProfessionalKiller: Spencer worked as one before quitting. Additionally, many more of them are hired to kill him.
* SexySecretary: Vivian, Spencer'sassistant assistant, is a an astonishingly gorgeous blonde.
* ReadyForLovemaking: Jen does this. Nothing comes out ofit.
** Mostlyit, because she falls asleep before he even turns around and sees her.
* SexySecretary: Vivian, Spencer's
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* ZipMeUp: Jen's zipper gets stuck, so Spencer cuts up the dress with his knife.
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* ZipMeUp: Jen's zipper gets stuck, so Spencer cuts open the dress with his knife.
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* BackToBackPoster: One poster features protagonist Jen Kornfeldt and her new LoveInterest Spencer Aimes standing in this arrangement. The difference between them is noted in their props; she's holding a makeup kit, and he's holding up a gun as he happens to be a professional assassin.
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* SexySecretary: Vivian, Spencer's assistant.assistant is a astonishingly gorgeous blonde.
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* VomitDiscretionShot: After Spencer asks what's going to happen when they have children given his job as a former assassin and in response to this, Jen throws up near his feet, [[spoiler: revealing her pregnancy.]]
* WhamLine: During a discussion with his wife concerning their future while evading gunfire, Spencer asks her a question which changes everything after Jen's [[VomitDiscretionShot answer to him]].
-->'''Spencer''': What are we gonna do when we have kids?
* WhamLine: During a discussion with his wife concerning their future while evading gunfire, Spencer asks her a question which changes everything after Jen's [[VomitDiscretionShot answer to him]].
-->'''Spencer''': What are we gonna do when we have kids?
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* OrganizationWithUnlimitedFunding: The amount of money necessary to not only send dozens of highly skilled assassins after Spencer, but to finance having them all undercover, on standby, for months or ''years'' just in case truly boggles the mind.
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* OrganizationWithUnlimitedFunding: The On top of the US$ 20 million bounty, the amount of money necessary to not only send dozens of highly skilled assassins after Spencer, but to finance having them all dozens of assassins undercover, on standby, standby for months or ''years'' just in case ''three years'' truly boggles the mind.[[spoiler:One has to wonder where Jen's father got that much money.]]
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* OrganizationWithUnlimitedFunding: The amount of money necessary to not only send dozens of highly skilled assassins after Spencer, but to finance having them all undercover, on standby, for months or ''years'' just in case truly boggles the mind.
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* {{Badass}}: Spencer.
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* SexySecretary: Vivian, Spencer's assistant.
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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Vivian, the assassin undercover as Spencer's assistant.
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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Vivian, the assassin undercover as Spencer's assistant. assistant, [[spoiler:gets impaled by a chandelier made out of deer antlers.]]
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Not to be confused with the [[Music/{{Killers}} music group]].
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Not to be confused with the [[Music/{{Killers}} music group]].
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** Almost all the assassins are played by comic actors. A couple having even featured on SaturdayNightLive.
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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Vivian (known on this page as "the woman in the office")
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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Vivian (known on this page as "the woman in Vivian, the office")assassin undercover as Spencer's assistant.
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* MoodWhiplash: Happens a few times, usually after one of the assassins hired to kill Spencer dies. Sure, they were pretending to be their friends, but some of the deaths are rather brutal such as how the woman in the office is dispatched or [[spoiler: Jen's friend]], for that matter.
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* MoodWhiplash: Happens a few times, usually after one of the assassins hired to kill Spencer dies. Sure, they were pretending to be their friends, but some of the deaths are rather brutal such as how the woman in the office Vivan is dispatched or [[spoiler: Jen's friend]], for that matter.
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* ClickHello: Subverted. Jen tries this on a woman who's strangling Spencer, but she doesn't even react to her and continues choking him. Jen angrily pulls the trigger, but the magazine falls out.
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* ClickHello: Subverted. Jen tries this on a woman who's Vivian when she is strangling Spencer, but she doesn't even react to her and continues choking him. Jen angrily pulls the trigger, but the magazine falls out.
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* ActionGirl: Jen evolves into this, in a wholesome, 1950s, trust circle kind of way.
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* ActionGirl: ActionGirl:
** All the female assassins, but Vivian is the most salient example, nearly taking out Spencer all on her own.
** Jen evolves into this, in a wholesome, 1950s, trust circle kind of way.
** All the female assassins, but Vivian is the most salient example, nearly taking out Spencer all on her own.
** Jen evolves into this, in a wholesome, 1950s, trust circle kind of way.
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* ActorAllusion: Um, sort of. Tom Selleck is known for his epic mustache, which is referenced a couple times in a quite humorous fashion.
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* DuelingMovies: ''Killers'' came out around the same times as ''KnightAndDay'', which has a similar plot of an agent falling for a clueless civilian blonde girl.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Ashton Kutcher as an action hero.
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''Killers'' is an American RomCom directed by Robert Luketic and starring Katherine Heigl and Ashton Kutcher. Kutcher plays Spencer, a professional assassin working for the U.S. government who quits his job after a chance encounter with Jen (Katherine Heigl), with whom he quickly falls in love and whom he eventually marries.
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''Killers'' is an American RomCom directed by Robert Luketic and starring Katherine Heigl Creator/KatherineHeigl and Ashton Kutcher.Creator/AshtonKutcher. Kutcher plays Spencer, a professional assassin working for the U.S. government who quits his job after a chance encounter with Jen (Katherine Heigl), with whom he quickly falls in love and whom he eventually marries.
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Three years later, however, his idyllic life is shattered when his old boss is murdered, and undercover assassins come after him for the $20 million bounty on his head. Unfortunately for him, Jen catches Spencer dealing with one of them. And they're his neighbors. [[MurderArsonAndJaywalking And Jen's just discovered she's pregnant]].
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Three years later, however, his idyllic life is shattered when his old boss is murdered, and undercover assassins come after him for the $20 million bounty on his head. Unfortunately for him, Jen catches Spencer dealing with one of them. And they're his neighbors. [[MurderArsonAndJaywalking [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And Jen's just discovered she's pregnant]].
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* AffablyEvil / FauxAffablyEvil: Many of the assassins come off as this, but seeing as this is a RomCom, it's mostly just PlayedForLaughs.
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* AffablyEvil / FauxAffablyEvil: AffablyEvil[=/=]FauxAffablyEvil: Many of the assassins come off as this, but seeing as this is a RomCom, it's mostly just PlayedForLaughs.
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* ActorAllusion: Um, sort of. Tom Selleck is known for his epic mustache, which is referenced a couple times in a quite humorous fashion.
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* ActorAllusion: Um, sort of. Tom Selleck is known for his epic mustache, which is referenced a couple times in a quite humorous fashion.
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* PrecisionFStrike: Jen has one in the "trust circle". It even catches Spencer off-guard.
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* PoorCommunicationKills: Pretty much the cause of the entire plot. [[spoiler: Tom Selleck is ''also'' a former agent of some sort, and when Spencer's former boss who has gone dirty contacts Spencer, Selleck assumes that Spencer never quit working as an assassin and activates the sleepers.]]
* PrecisionFStrike: Jen has one in the "trust circle". It even catches Spencer off-guard.
* PrecisionFStrike: Jen has one in the "trust circle". It even catches Spencer off-guard.
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** Well, it IS a [[HandCannon Desert Eagle]]...
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* HeadTiltinglyKinky: Both Spencer and Jen, when they're going through Henry's computer.
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''Killers'' is an American RomCom directed by Robert Luketic and starring Katherine Heigl and Ashton Kutcher. Kutcher plays Spencer, a professional assassin working for the U.S. government who quits his job after a chance encounter with Jen (Katherine Heigl), with whom he quickly falls in love and whom he eventually marries.
Three years later, however, his idyllic life is shattered when his old boss is murdered, and undercover assassins come after him for the $20 million bounty on his head. Unfortunately for him, Jen catches Spencer dealing with one of them. And they're his neighbors. [[MurderArsonAndJaywalking And Jen's just discovered she's pregnant]].
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!!This film contains examples of:
* TheAce: Spencer.
* ActionGirl: Jen evolves into this, in a wholesome, 1950s, trust circle kind of way.
* ActorAllusion: Um, sort of. Tom Selleck is known for his epic mustache, which is referenced a couple times in a quite humorous fashion.
* AffablyEvil / FauxAffablyEvil: Many of the assassins come off as this, but seeing as this is a RomCom, it's mostly just PlayedForLaughs.
* ATeamFiring: For professional hitmen carrying automatic weapons, Spencer's neighbors sure do suck at their jobs.
* {{Badass}}: Spencer.
* BottomlessMagazines: Averted in dialogue, not in practice.
* ButWeUsedACondom: Subverted. Spencer protests that she was on The Pill but Jen explains that the antibiotic she took at the time canceled out The Pill. Oops.
* TheCameo: Usher as a [[spoiler: store employee.]]
* CarFu
* CarnivalOfKillers: And that's putting it ''mildly''. Hell, even Spencer Lampshades it:
-->'''Spencer''': ''(as yet another neighbor attempts to kill him)'' Is there anyone NOT trying to kill me today?!
* ChandlersLaw: To the extreme. Whenever the action gets boring, yet another gun-toting neighbor hops in to spice it up.
* ClickHello: Subverted. Jen tries this on a woman who's strangling Spencer, but she doesn't even react to her and continues choking him. Jen angrily pulls the trigger, but the magazine falls out.
* DuelingMovies: ''Killers'' came out around the same times as ''KnightAndDay'', which has a similar plot of an agent falling for a clueless civilian blonde girl.
* {{Fanservice}}: The film is very aware of its gorgeous lead actors, so there were a couple of scenes with shirtless Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl.
* FallingChandelierOfDoom: More of an antler decoration than a chandelier, but the effect is the same.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Spencer.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Vivian (known on this page as "the woman in the office")
* MenAreTheExpendableGender: Surprisingly averted - fully half the assassins are female and they go through exactly the same punishment as their male counterparts.
* MoodWhiplash: Happens a few times, usually after one of the assassins hired to kill Spencer dies. Sure, they were pretending to be their friends, but some of the deaths are rather brutal such as how the woman in the office is dispatched or [[spoiler: Jen's friend]], for that matter.
* NotScreenedForCritics:
* PantsPositiveSafety: Seems like all the people carry their guns in their pants-waistband. Lampshaded by Spencer, when he points out that Jen's gun is showing, prompting her to comment on its size.
* PlayingAgainstType: Ashton Kutcher as an action hero.
* PoliceAreUseless: Even though no one calls 911, the police never show up despite all the gunfire and CarFu.
* PrecisionFStrike: Jen has one in the "trust circle". It even catches Spencer off-guard.
* ReadyForLovemaking: Jen does this. Nothing comes out of it.
* ResignationsNotAccepted: Spencer's agency.
* RunningGag: Oddly enough, Jen's mother's excessive drinking. Definitely CrossesTheLineTwice but it depends on the viewer if it counts as DudeNotFunny.
* UncomfortableElevatorMoment: Jen meets Spencer for the first time when he enters her elevator, shirtless.
* ZipMeUp: Jen's zipper gets stuck, so Spencer cuts up the dress with his knife.
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''Killers'' is an American RomCom directed by Robert Luketic and starring Katherine Heigl and Ashton Kutcher. Kutcher plays Spencer, a professional assassin working for the U.S. government who quits his job after a chance encounter with Jen (Katherine Heigl), with whom he quickly falls in love and whom he eventually marries.
Three years later, however, his idyllic life is shattered when his old boss is murdered, and undercover assassins come after him for the $20 million bounty on his head. Unfortunately for him, Jen catches Spencer dealing with one of them. And they're his neighbors. [[MurderArsonAndJaywalking And Jen's just discovered she's pregnant]].
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!!This film contains examples of:
* TheAce: Spencer.
* ActionGirl: Jen evolves into this, in a wholesome, 1950s, trust circle kind of way.
* ActorAllusion: Um, sort of. Tom Selleck is known for his epic mustache, which is referenced a couple times in a quite humorous fashion.
* AffablyEvil / FauxAffablyEvil: Many of the assassins come off as this, but seeing as this is a RomCom, it's mostly just PlayedForLaughs.
* ATeamFiring: For professional hitmen carrying automatic weapons, Spencer's neighbors sure do suck at their jobs.
* {{Badass}}: Spencer.
* BottomlessMagazines: Averted in dialogue, not in practice.
* ButWeUsedACondom: Subverted. Spencer protests that she was on The Pill but Jen explains that the antibiotic she took at the time canceled out The Pill. Oops.
* TheCameo: Usher as a [[spoiler: store employee.]]
* CarFu
* CarnivalOfKillers: And that's putting it ''mildly''. Hell, even Spencer Lampshades it:
-->'''Spencer''': ''(as yet another neighbor attempts to kill him)'' Is there anyone NOT trying to kill me today?!
* ChandlersLaw: To the extreme. Whenever the action gets boring, yet another gun-toting neighbor hops in to spice it up.
* ClickHello: Subverted. Jen tries this on a woman who's strangling Spencer, but she doesn't even react to her and continues choking him. Jen angrily pulls the trigger, but the magazine falls out.
* DuelingMovies: ''Killers'' came out around the same times as ''KnightAndDay'', which has a similar plot of an agent falling for a clueless civilian blonde girl.
* {{Fanservice}}: The film is very aware of its gorgeous lead actors, so there were a couple of scenes with shirtless Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl.
* FallingChandelierOfDoom: More of an antler decoration than a chandelier, but the effect is the same.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Spencer.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Vivian (known on this page as "the woman in the office")
* MenAreTheExpendableGender: Surprisingly averted - fully half the assassins are female and they go through exactly the same punishment as their male counterparts.
* MoodWhiplash: Happens a few times, usually after one of the assassins hired to kill Spencer dies. Sure, they were pretending to be their friends, but some of the deaths are rather brutal such as how the woman in the office is dispatched or [[spoiler: Jen's friend]], for that matter.
* NotScreenedForCritics:
* PantsPositiveSafety: Seems like all the people carry their guns in their pants-waistband. Lampshaded by Spencer, when he points out that Jen's gun is showing, prompting her to comment on its size.
* PlayingAgainstType: Ashton Kutcher as an action hero.
* PoliceAreUseless: Even though no one calls 911, the police never show up despite all the gunfire and CarFu.
* PrecisionFStrike: Jen has one in the "trust circle". It even catches Spencer off-guard.
* ReadyForLovemaking: Jen does this. Nothing comes out of it.
* ResignationsNotAccepted: Spencer's agency.
* RunningGag: Oddly enough, Jen's mother's excessive drinking. Definitely CrossesTheLineTwice but it depends on the viewer if it counts as DudeNotFunny.
* UncomfortableElevatorMoment: Jen meets Spencer for the first time when he enters her elevator, shirtless.
* ZipMeUp: Jen's zipper gets stuck, so Spencer cuts up the dress with his knife.
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