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** After his night with Kai, Salim admits to having lost his sweater (a momento from the Djinn), meaning he more or less let the Djinn go and has decided to move on.

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** After his night with Kai, Salim admits to having lost his sweater (a momento from the Djinn), meaning he has more or less let the Djinn go and has decided to move on.
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A "horde" is a large army. A place where treasure is amassed is a hoard.


* InevitablyBrokenRule: When Laura asks Liam to retrieve Gungnir from Sweeney's horde, he at first refuses on the grounds that invading the horde of a fellow leprechaun is against the Hibernian Code, a CodeOfHonor that magical beings of Irish folklore apparently live by. Eventually he agrees on the condition that he keeps Sweeney's coin as payment.

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* InevitablyBrokenRule: When Laura asks Liam to retrieve Gungnir from Sweeney's horde, hoard, he at first refuses on the grounds that invading the horde hoard of a fellow leprechaun is against the Hibernian Code, a CodeOfHonor that magical beings of Irish folklore apparently live by. Eventually he agrees on the condition that he keeps Sweeney's coin as payment.



* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Liam Doyle is very similar to Mad Sweeney in that he's a leprechaun who develops a love-hate relationship with Laura based around his lucky coin. Though while Mad Sweeney stole Gungnir off to his horde, Liam is the one who takes it out.

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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Liam Doyle is very similar to Mad Sweeney in that he's a leprechaun who develops a love-hate relationship with Laura based around his lucky coin. Though while Mad Sweeney stole Gungnir off to his horde, hoard, Liam is the one who takes it out.
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: The Annual Jamboree being held at Grand Peacock Hotel in present day is organized by an organization known as the Seelie Court of America. To those unfamiliar with Scottish folklore, the Seelie Court were a collective term for the more benevolent (though no less dangerous) of TheFairFolk. [[AmbiguousSituation It is uncertain]] if the attendants there (or at least some of them) are actual fairies or if this is just a {{Pun}} for the more observant viewer, but considering the Hotel is a PlaceOfPower for a god and a {{Leprechaun}} runs the bar, the former is more likely.

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* AmbiguouslyHuman: The Annual Jamboree being held at Grand Peacock Hotel in present day is organized by an organization known as the Seelie Court of America. To those unfamiliar with Scottish folklore, the Seelie Court were was a collective term for the more benevolent (though no less dangerous) of TheFairFolk.TheFairFolk, as opposed to the more malevolent Unseelie. [[AmbiguousSituation It is uncertain]] if the attendants there (or at least some of them) are actual fairies or if this is just a {{Pun}} for the more observant viewer, but considering the Hotel is a PlaceOfPower for a god and a {{Leprechaun}} runs the bar, the former is more likely.
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* {{Transgender}}: Toni is a transwoman who runs the Royal Peacock Hotel, having transitioned at some point after high school.
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: The Annual Jamboree being held at Grand Peacock Hotel in present day is organized by an organization known as The Seelie Court of America. To those unfamiliar with Scottish folklore, the Seelie Court were a collective term for the more benevolent (though no less dangerous) of TheFairFolk. [[AmbiguousSituation It is uncertain]] if the attendants there are actual fairies or if this is just a {{Pun}} for the more observant viewer, but considering the Hotel is a PlaceOfPower for a god and a {{Leprechaun}} runs the bar, the former is more likely.

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* AmbiguouslyHuman: The Annual Jamboree being held at Grand Peacock Hotel in present day is organized by an organization known as The the Seelie Court of America. To those unfamiliar with Scottish folklore, the Seelie Court were a collective term for the more benevolent (though no less dangerous) of TheFairFolk. [[AmbiguousSituation It is uncertain]] if the attendants there (or at least some of them) are actual fairies or if this is just a {{Pun}} for the more observant viewer, but considering the Hotel is a PlaceOfPower for a god and a {{Leprechaun}} runs the bar, the former is more likely.
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: The Annual Jamboree being held at Grand Peacock Hotel in present day is organized by an organization known as The Seelie Court of America. To those familiar with Scottish folklore, the Seelie Court were a collective term for the more benevolent (though no less dangerous) of TheFairFolk. [[AmbiguousSituation It is uncertain]] if the attendants there are actual fairies or if this is just a {{Pun}} for the more observant viewer, but considering the Hotel is a PlaceOfPower for a god and a {{Leprechaun}} runs the bar, the former is more likely.

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* AmbiguouslyHuman: The Annual Jamboree being held at Grand Peacock Hotel in present day is organized by an organization known as The Seelie Court of America. To those familiar unfamiliar with Scottish folklore, the Seelie Court were a collective term for the more benevolent (though no less dangerous) of TheFairFolk. [[AmbiguousSituation It is uncertain]] if the attendants there are actual fairies or if this is just a {{Pun}} for the more observant viewer, but considering the Hotel is a PlaceOfPower for a god and a {{Leprechaun}} runs the bar, the former is more likely.



* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Tyr originally intended to put Shadow to a form of execution known as the Blood Eagle -- splaying his ribs open -- as revenge against Wednesday.

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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Tyr originally intended to put Shadow to a form of execution known as similar to the Blood Eagle -- splaying his ribs open -- as revenge {{Revenge}} against Wednesday.
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!Fire and Ice

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!Fire and Ice
!The Rapture of Burning
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'''Season 3, Episode 8'''

!Fire and Ice

Laura and Salim's quest forces them outside of their comfort zones as they learn to let go of their pasts. Shadow is surprised by a new side of Wednesday, while Technical Boy attempts to escape the prison of his own mind.

!!Tropes That Appear In This Episode:

* AmbiguouslyHuman: The Annual Jamboree being held at Grand Peacock Hotel in present day is organized by an organization known as The Seelie Court of America. To those familiar with Scottish folklore, the Seelie Court were a collective term for the more benevolent (though no less dangerous) of TheFairFolk. [[AmbiguousSituation It is uncertain]] if the attendants there are actual fairies or if this is just a {{Pun}} for the more observant viewer, but considering the Hotel is a PlaceOfPower for a god and a {{Leprechaun}} runs the bar, the former is more likely.
* ArmouredClosetGay: One of the cops chasing Tu'er Shen was originally in a homosexual relationship with Toni before she transitioned. In adulthood he is a cop who helps hunt homosexuals by acting as a plant.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Tyr originally intended to put Shadow to a form of execution known as the Blood Eagle -- splaying his ribs open -- as revenge against Wednesday.
* InevitablyBrokenRule: When Laura asks Liam to retrieve Gungnir from Sweeney's horde, he at first refuses on the grounds that invading the horde of a fellow leprechaun is against the Hibernian Code, a CodeOfHonor that magical beings of Irish folklore apparently live by. Eventually he agrees on the condition that he keeps Sweeney's coin as payment.
* KarmicJackpot: Toni helps a gay man evade police who are after him for violating sodomy laws. In response, the guest -- who is revealed to be the Chinese rabbit god Tu'er Shen -- declares the Hotel as one of his temples and blesses the property. Seventy years later, the Grand Peacock Hotel has become an incredibly popular location for the LGBT community, Toni having not aged a day since then.
* RuleOfSymbolism:
** What convinces Toni that Tu'er Shen is what he says is is when hundreds of butterflies -- which are symbols of young love in China -- fly out of his mouth and rejuvenate the hotel's peacock sign, the peacock representing dignity and beauty.
** In the credits, Toni is credited as "Toni Rykener," sharing a name with the RealLife 14th-century transwoman and sex-worker Eleanor Rykener who was arrested for sodomy. [[AmbiguousSituation Whether or not this is just symbolism on the writer's part or if Toni is a faith-based recreation similar to Shadow is never explained.]]
** After his night with Kai, Salim admits to having lost his sweater (a momento from the Djinn), meaning he more or less let the Djinn go and has decided to move on.
* SlippingAMickey: By the time Shadow realizes that Tyr is up to something, he passes out from the coffee he gave him.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Liam Doyle is very similar to Mad Sweeney in that he's a leprechaun who develops a love-hate relationship with Laura based around his lucky coin. Though while Mad Sweeney stole Gungnir off to his horde, Liam is the one who takes it out.
* {{Transgender}}: Toni is a transwoman who runs the Royal Peacock Hotel, having transitioned at some point after high school.
* VirtueIsWeakness: Wednesday flat-out calls Tyr's sense of honesty as his biggest weakness, Wednesday himself a ConsummateLiar.
* WhamEpisode: Wednesday has absolved Shadow of his responsibilities, Salim has decided to move on from the Djinn and has regained his faith, Laura has let Sweeney go (dumping his ashes in a river) and is now in possession of Gungnir.

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