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* AbsoluteCleavage: Anissa's wedding attire.



* NavelDeepNeckline: Anissa's wedding attire has a neckline that reaches her navel.



* TheWorfEffect: Gravedigger handles Jennifer pretty easily, despite her being acknowledged on screen as being the most powerful of the group.

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* TheWorfEffect: Gravedigger handles Jennifer pretty easily, despite her being acknowledged on screen as being the most powerful of the group.group.
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* VaguenessIsComing: It's briefly discussed that Grace may be "evolving," but then the WeddingDay plotline kicks in, and it's not brought up again.

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* VaguenessIsComing: It's briefly discussed that Grace may be "evolving," but then the WeddingDay wedding plotline kicks in, and it's not brought up again.



* WeddingDay: Anissa and Grace decide to tie the knot. Alas, see directly below.

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* WeddingDay: WeddingEpisode: Anissa and Grace decide to tie the knot. Alas, see directly below.
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* BreatherEpisode: There's much less action in this episode compared to what has come before and what would be expected of a series finale.

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* BreatherEpisode: There's much less action in this episode compared to what has come before and what would be expected of a series season finale.
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* BreatherEpisode: There's much less action in this episode compared to what has come before and what it looks like will come next week.

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* BreatherEpisode: There's much less action in this episode compared to what has come before and what it looks like will come next week.would be expected of a series finale.
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** In addition, for all of Gravedigger's talk about freeing metas, he seems to be laser-focused on Freeland, utterly ignoring Central City, which has plenty of metas as well.
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** But it's possible that more than one member of Gravedigger's family had the meta-gene. Gravedigger's was activated due to experiments. Jefferson's was because of the "vaccine".
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* NewPowersAsThePlotRequires: In universe and literally: Gravedigger's unique biology allows him to use Lynn's serum to add any powers he wants, as many as he wants, ''indefinitely''.

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* NewPowersAsThePlotRequires: NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: In universe and literally: Gravedigger's unique biology allows him to use Lynn's serum to add any powers he wants, as many as he wants, ''indefinitely''.
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* NewPowersAsThePlotRequires: In universe and literally: Gravedigger's unique biology allows him to use Lynn's serum to add any powers he wants, as many as he wants, ''indefinitely''.

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The Pierce family prepare for Gravedigger's pending attack on Freeland.

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The After learning that Gravedigger and the Markovians are coming to attack Freeland, the Pierce family prepare prepares for Gravedigger's pending attack on Freeland.
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* AppropriatedAppellation: Gravedigger took up his name because he was responsible for digging the graves of unidentified soldiers and because he literally buried every one of his enemies.



* BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: Painkiller takes over Khalil and saves him from being brutalized by a bunch of Markovian thugs.



* CurbStompCushion: Poor Khalil tries his best, but ultimately Painkiller beats him down without much problems.
* DistressedDude: Lala has Devonte rough up Dr. Blair for the location of Tobias Whale, which the poor guy obviously doesn't know.



* InternalReveal: Odell learns that Lady Eve is alive and strikes a deal with her, promising her to give her back her seat at the Shadow Board in exchange for Proctor's briefcase.



* KnightTemplar: Gravedigger will "liberate" all metas, whether they want it or not.
* LeeroyJenkins: Jennifer once again doesn't listen to her dad and tries to fight Gravedigger on her own, which almost ends in her death.



* MagicalDefibrillator: Jefferson uses his powers that way to revive Jennifer.
* AMotherToHerMen: Lady Eve is very concerned over the wellbeing of her associate that Lala holds captive, enough to come meet him and tell him about Dr. Blair being the last one to have seen Tobias Whale.
* MotiveRant: Gravedigger has several throughout the episode.



* PayEvilUntoEvil: Brandon has Jace tied to a chair and threatens her family.



* TheReveal: Gravedigger is Jefferson's great-uncle.



* ShipTease: Erica gives TC a kiss, since he fears he will die without ever kissing a girl. She claims that she was only taking pity on him, but he thinks otherwise.
* ShutUpHannibal: Jennifer ''tries'' this on Gravedigger during one of his MotiveRant's, but he blocks her attack.



* SuperStrength: Grace's powers have evolved to the point where she now has this.



* VillainHasAPoint: Gambi points out that Gravedigger isn't wrong in what he says about the government and especially the ASA.



* WhatTheHellHero: Brandon has Jace tied to a chair and threatens her family.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Brandon has Jace tied Jefferson is shocked when Lynn asks him to a chair and threatens her family.kill Gravedigger.
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* SuperPowerfulGenetics: Discussed. Brandon mentions that Jennifer's powers may be partly inherited from Jefferson, since apparently Brandon's missing father's powers were also earth-based. Also with the notion that Jefferson inherited his stable meta-gene from his [[ArtisticLicenseBiology great-uncle Gravedigger]].

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* AltarTheSpeed: When Lynn asks if Anissa and Grace would be getting married if there weren't a huge battle coming, Anissa cops to this trope, denying that the battle is the sole reason for the WartimeWedding.



* WartimeWedding: Played with. Anissa claims that it's not, though admits the coming battle for Freeland [[DistinctionWithoutADifference may have sped things up a bit]].
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* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: Khalil and Painkiller go at it, and Painkiller comes out on top.

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* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: Khalil and Painkiller go at it, have a rematch, and [[TheBadGuyWins Painkiller comes out on top.top]].
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* SupermanStaysOutOfGotham: Apparently, it doesn't occur to Jefferson to call on [[Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019 his new super friends]] for help. It's a shame, because it seems like [[Series/TheFlash2014 Barry]] or [[Series/Supergirl2015 Kara or J'Onn or]] ''[[Series/Supergirl2015 Clark]]'' would really come in handy here. Of course, maybe they'd come in [[StoryBreakerPower too handy]].
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* DueToTheDead: Gravedigger [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin buries]] everyone he kills.

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* DueToTheDead: Gravedigger [[MeaningfulName Gravedigger]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin buries]] everyone he kills.
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* DueToTheDead: Gravedigger buries everyone he kills.

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* DueToTheDead: Gravedigger buries [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin buries]] everyone he kills.

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* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: Khalil and Painkiller go at it, and Painkiller comes out on top.



* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: Khalil and Painkiller go at it, and Painkiller comes out on top.
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* DueToTheDead: Gravedigger buries everyone he kills.


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* NoSell: Gravedigger seems unaffected by Jennifer's blasts.


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* PsychicAssistedSuicide: Gravedigger does this to a soldier in a flashback.


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* SlasherSmile: Painkiller has one when he takes over Khalil's body.
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* VaguenessIsComing: It's briefly discussed that Grace may be "evolving," but then the WeddingDay plotline kicks in, and it's not brought up again.

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The Pierce family prepare for Gravedigger's pending attack on Freeland.



* GodzillaThreshold: Lala notes that Black Lightning must be desperate to be asking for his help.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Brandon makes it clear that he doesn't care about Markovia's war on Freeland or how the government might nuke the city to stop them, he just wants his revenge on Dr. Jace.



* NuclearOption: Gambi reveals that the government is willing to nuke Freeland to stop the Markovians from gaining control of their metas.
* NotInThisForYourRevolution: Both Lala and Brandon are more concerned with their own desires than with fighting Markovia.



* WeddingDay: Anissa and Grace decide to tie the knot.Alas, see directly below.

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* WeddingDay: Anissa and Grace decide to tie the knot. Alas, see directly below.

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* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: Khalil and Painkiller go at it, and Painkiller comes out on top.



* RunningGag: Third episode in a row that begins with someone talking into a camera.



* WorfEffect: Gravedigger handles Jennifer pretty easily, despite her being acknowledged on screen as being the most powerful of the group.

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* WorfEffect: WhatTheHellHero: Brandon has Jace tied to a chair and threatens her family.
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Gravedigger handles Jennifer pretty easily, despite her being acknowledged on screen as being the most powerful of the group.
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* WeddingDay: Alas, see directly below.

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* WeddingDay: Anissa and Grace decide to tie the knot.Alas, see directly below.
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* WeddingDay: Alas, see directly below.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: You can't inherit traits from your great-uncle.


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* ExactWords: In universe. Jefferson remembers hearing about a great-uncle who "never came back" from World War II.
* LongLostRelative: Lynn discovers that Gravedigger is Jefferson's great-uncle. Leads to some ArtisticLicense.
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* WartimeWedding: Played with. Anissa claims that it's not, though admits the coming battle for Freeland [[NoButYes may have sped things up a bit]].

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* WartimeWedding: Played with. Anissa claims that it's not, though admits the coming battle for Freeland [[NoButYes [[DistinctionWithoutADifference may have sped things up a bit]].
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* WartimeWedding: Played with. Anissa claims that it's not, though admits the coming battle for Freeland [[NoButYes may have sped things up a bit]].

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* WeddingSmashers: Gravedigger's arrival breaks up Anissa and Grace's wedding.

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* OhCrap: Jennifer when Gravedigger proves more than up to the task of taking whatever she can dish out.
* WeddingSmashers: Gravedigger's arrival breaks up Anissa and Grace's wedding.wedding.
* WorfEffect: Gravedigger handles Jennifer pretty easily, despite her being acknowledged on screen as being the most powerful of the group.

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* BreatherEpisode: There's much less action in this episode compared to what has come before and what it looks like will come next week.

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* AbsoluteCleavage: Anissa's wedding attire.
* BreatherEpisode: There's much less action in this episode compared to what has come before and what it looks like will come next week.week.
* WeddingSmashers: Gravedigger's arrival breaks up Anissa and Grace's wedding.
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