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* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Jinn seems to be driven by the need to prove she's the best and most powerful meta, leading to her [[BoomerangBigot committing genocide against her own kind]] and, eventually, [[SelfMadeOrphan her own family]].
* BadFuture: Both Earth-1 and Earth-2 are this -- Gen's desire to be rid of her powers and Jinn's desire to develop them fully both end up with Freeland succumbing to the ASA's tyranny.


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* IJustWantToBeNormal: This is Gen's primary motivation, leading to her causing a mass-depowering event in Freeland and accepting a PowerNullifier herself in hopes of ending the war and letting her family live a normal life.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: This is Jinn's primary motivation, leading to her accepting Odell's offer to train her in using her powers until she becomes TheDragon for him and the ASA.


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* TakeAThirdOption: Jennifer realizes the lesson of her two counterparts is that both her IWantToBeNormal and her IWantToBeSpecial desires are selfish and narcissistic, and to take her father's lesson not to obsess over how her powers affect her own life but to think about the responsibility they give her to protect others.
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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The alternate versions of Jennifer are differentiated from her by the spelling of their names: Her Earth-1 counterpart is "Gen" and her Earth-2 counterpart is "Jinn". The former seems like she may just be named "Gennifer" rather than "Jennifer"; the latter, judging by the rage she exhibits when her father calls her "Jennifer", picked "Jinn" as a supervillain alias.
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* GenreShift: For at least this episode, Black Lightning was allowed to have elements more commonly found on [[Series/TheFlash2014 The Flash]] and [[Series/Supergirl2015 Supergirl]].
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* TheSocialDarwinist: Jinn insults her family as worthless, as Jefferson needs a suit for her powers, Anissa needs to hold her breath and her mother doesn't even have any powers at all.

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* TheSocialDarwinist: Jinn insults her family as worthless, as Jefferson needs a suit for her his powers, Anissa needs to hold her breath and her mother doesn't even have any powers at all.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Major Sara Grey seems disturbed when Odell orders her to turn all the test subjeccts into the ASA's ChildSoldier's.

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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Major Sara Grey seems disturbed when Odell orders her to turn all the test subjeccts subjects into the ASA's ChildSoldier's.ChildSoldiers.
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** And for both Earth 1 and Earth 2 Jennifer, they both get erased by crisis, though Earth-1 is still around and as mentioned Earth-2 was already erased.

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** And for both Earth 1 and Earth 2 Jennifer, they both get erased by crisis, Crisis, though Earth-1 is still around and as mentioned Earth-2 was already erased.
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* ComingOutStory: Turns out Earth-1 Anissa still didn't have hers, as Jefferson is a conservative in this reality. She is dating Shaquandalyn her, the daughter Lawanda.

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* ComingOutStory: Turns out Earth-1 Anissa still didn't have hers, as Jefferson is a conservative in this reality. She is dating Shaquandalyn her, here, the daughter of Lawanda.
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* CrossThrough: In the grand scheme of Crisis, Black Lightning's Earth was just one of many in the process of getting erased, with Jefferson (and possibly Jennifer) escaping the Anti-Monitor Wave to take part in the [[Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019 Crossover.]]

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* CrossThrough: In the grand scheme of Crisis, Black Lightning's Earth was just one of many in the process of getting erased, with Jefferson (and possibly Jennifer) escaping the Anti-Monitor Wave to take part in the [[Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019 Crossover.]]Crossover]].



* MassSuperEmpoweringEvent: [[InvertedTrope Inverted.]] Gen tampered with the water supply of Earth-1's Freeland so that all metahumans in the city would lose their powers.

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* MassSuperEmpoweringEvent: [[InvertedTrope Inverted.]] Inverted]]. Gen tampered with the water supply of Earth-1's Freeland so that all metahumans in the city would lose their powers.



* RayOfHopeEnding: At the end, the universe is consumed by antimatter, but Jefferson being teleported away gives hope that he and the other heroes in Crisis can reverse the damage to some extent.

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* RayOfHopeEnding: At the end, the universe is consumed by antimatter, but Jefferson being teleported away gives hope that he and the other heroes in the Crisis can reverse the damage to some extent.

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* AddledAddict: Lynn tries to cook some more Green Light due to going into withdrawal.



* BeamOWar: Jinn gets into one with her father, easily overpowering and killing him.
* ComingOutStory: Turns out Earth-1 Anissa still didn't have hers, as Jefferson is a conservative in this reality. She is dating Shaquandalyn her, the daughter Lawanda.
* ConflictingLoyalty: Jennifer, at the beginning of the episode, is torn between her family and her services for Odell, especially with the latter [[WithUsOrAgainstUs giving her an ultimatum]]..



* DarkIsEvil: Jinn is wearing a black costume and is definitely not a good person.
* ADayInTheLimelight: The episode focuses mostly on Jennifer.
* DoNotAdjustYourSet: How Odell contacts Jennifer.



* EvenEvilHasStandards: Major Sara Grey seems disturbed when Odell orders her to turn all the test subjeccts into the ASA's ChildSoldier's.



* HappyEndingOverride: Turns out the ASA intercepted the feed of the footage from last episode and instead of reporting on the truth, the media portrays the Resistance as nutty anti-vaxxers fighting the government's attempts to contain an epidemic.
* IAmTheNoun: When her family demands Jinn to turn herself in to the authorities, she retorts that she ''is'' the authority.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo:
** Odell is still unapologetic about everything.
** Jinn also justifies her deeds like this.
* InternalReveal: Jefferson learns about Khalil's "survival".
* IronicEcho: Jinn repeats her fathers school motto in a mocking way when she kills him.
* ItsAllMyFault: Gen blames herself for what happened to her father, due to curing everybody's metagene.
* KickTheDog: On Earth-1, not only does Odell tortured and kill Reverend Holt after he reveals Jefferson's help in the UndergroundRailroad, he also forces himself into the Pierce's home and executed Jefferson right in front of his daughters. ''On Christmas!''



* ParentalAbandonment: Earth-1 Lynn barely visited Gen in the Pit before the death of Jefferson.
* PetTheDog: Earth-1 Odell's twisted way of saying sorry for murdering Gen's father is allowing her family to still visit her in the Pit.



* PowerNullifier: Gen is forced to wear one after curing the metahumans in Freeland.



* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Jinn and her family dish it out against each other, with Jinn eventually killing them all.



* VisionsOfAnotherSelf: Because of her powers and the antimatter, Jennifer gets to interact with her alternate versions and witnesses events of their lives; Gen (Earth-1) and Jinn (Earth-2).

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* ShootTheDog: Anissa is still advocating for putting Khalil down, as there is nothing left of his old personality.
* ShutUpKirk: Jinn doesn't care for Jennifer calling her out even one bit.
* TheSocialDarwinist: Jinn insults her family as worthless, as Jefferson needs a suit for her powers, Anissa needs to hold her breath and her mother doesn't even have any powers at all.
* VisionsOfAnotherSelf: Because of her powers and the antimatter, Jennifer gets to interact with her alternate versions and witnesses events of their lives; Gen (Earth-1) and Jinn (Earth-2).(Earth-2).
* WasItReallyWorthIt: Gen asks Lynn this in regards to curing the metagene, as it got her father killed and herself imprisoned. Surprisingly, she answers yes.
* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: Jennifer, after witnessing both Gen's and Jinn's fates, is adamant on not repeating either's mistakes and calls them out on it.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Jinn kills a ton of metahumans that helped the ASA fighting the Markovians.
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** The ASA may have strong pull on Black Lightning's Earth, but the idea that they could get away with anything they're doing on the same Earth-1 that has an Argus, let alone numerous superheroes, doesn't sound right.

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** The ASA may have strong pull on Black Lightning's Earth, but the idea that they could get away with anything they're doing on the same Earth-1 that has an Argus, ARGUS, let alone numerous superheroes, doesn't sound right.
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* DownerEnding: Just when it seems that the others can get through to Jennifer and rescue her, the Anti-Monitor's Anti-Matter Wave moseys on through. Jefferson disappears before the wave hits, but Gambi, Lynn and Anissa are seen to dissolve with the rest of their Earth.

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* DownerEnding: Just when it seems that the others can get through to Jennifer and rescue her, the Anti-Monitor's Anti-Matter Wave moseys on through.arrives. Jefferson disappears before the wave hits, but Gambi, Lynn and Anissa are seen to dissolve with the rest of their Earth.
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The preview of this episode made it seem that this episode was Jefferson dealing with his daughters from alternate Earths.

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* NeverTrustATrailer: The preview of this episode made it seem that this episode was Jefferson was dealing with his daughters from alternate Earths.
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* PlaceBeyondTime: The strange void Jennifer and her alternative selves meet appears to be this. As while their respective Earths are destroyed at different times, they are only able to go to the void once the anti-matter storm have arrived on their Earths. This would also explain why it appears their Earths are destroyed simultaneously; since each version of Jennifer only has the time frame of when the storm hits their Earth until it inevitably destroys it.
* RayOfHopeEnding: At the ending, the universe is consumed by antimatter, but Jefferson being teleported away gives hope that he and the other heroes in Crisis can reverse the damage to some extent.

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* PlaceBeyondTime: The strange void Jennifer and her alternative selves meet in appears to be this. As while their respective Earths are destroyed at different times, they are only able to go to the void once the anti-matter storm have has arrived on their Earths. This would also explain why it appears their Earths are destroyed simultaneously; since each version of Jennifer only has the time frame of when the storm hits their Earth until it inevitably destroys it.
* RayOfHopeEnding: At the ending, end, the universe is consumed by antimatter, but Jefferson being teleported away gives hope that he and the other heroes in Crisis can reverse the damage to some extent.
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* ContinuitySnarl: Attempting to tie in with the Arrowverse led to several problems, as what it refers to as “Earth one” and “Earth two” can not be the same worlds that the other Arrowverse shows refer to by those terms:
** The ASA may have strong pull on Black Lightning's Earth, but the idea that they could get away with anything they're doing on the same Earth 1 that has an Argus, let alone numerous superheroes, doesn't sound right.
** An alternate Universe Jennifer from Earth 2 was shown prominently in this episode, except Earth 2 was erased at the end of Recap/ArrowS8E1StarlingCity, while this episode happens shortly before or shortly after Crisis starts.
** And for both Earth 1 and Earth 2 Jennifer, they both get erased by crisis, though Earth 1 is still around and as mentioned Earth 2 was already erased.
* CrossThrough: In the grand scheme of Crisis, Black Lightning's Earth was just one of many in the process of getting erased; With Jefferson (and possibly Jennifer) escaping the Anti-Monitor Wave to take part in the [[Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019 Crossover.]]

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* ContinuitySnarl: Attempting to tie in with the Arrowverse led to several problems, as what it refers to as “Earth one” One” and “Earth two” can not Two” cannot be the same worlds that the other Arrowverse shows refer to by those terms:
** The ASA may have strong pull on Black Lightning's Earth, but the idea that they could get away with anything they're doing on the same Earth 1 Earth-1 that has an Argus, let alone numerous superheroes, doesn't sound right.
** An alternate Universe Jennifer from Earth 2 was shown prominently in this episode, except Earth 2 Earth-2 was erased at the end of Recap/ArrowS8E1StarlingCity, while this episode happens shortly before or shortly after Crisis starts.
** And for both Earth 1 and Earth 2 Jennifer, they both get erased by crisis, though Earth 1 Earth-1 is still around and as mentioned Earth 2 Earth-2 was already erased.
* CrossThrough: In the grand scheme of Crisis, Black Lightning's Earth was just one of many in the process of getting erased; With erased, with Jefferson (and possibly Jennifer) escaping the Anti-Monitor Wave to take part in the [[Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019 Crossover.]]
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It’s not actually that hard to reconcile. Just assume they’re using a different nomenclature


* ContinuitySnarl: Attempting to tie in with the Arrowverse led to several problems:

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* ContinuitySnarl: Attempting to tie in with the Arrowverse led to several problems:problems, as what it refers to as “Earth one” and “Earth two” can not be the same worlds that the other Arrowverse shows refer to by those terms:

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** And for both Earth 1 and Earth 2 Jennifer, [[spoiler: they both get erased by crisis, though Earth 1 is still around and as mentioned Earth 2 was already erased.]]
* CrossThrough: In the grand scheme of Crisis, Black Lightning's Earth was just one of many in the process of getting erased; [[spoiler: With Jefferson (and possibly Jennifer) escaping the Anti-Monitor Wave to take part in the [[Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019 Crossover.]]]]

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** And for both Earth 1 and Earth 2 Jennifer, [[spoiler: they both get erased by crisis, though Earth 1 is still around and as mentioned Earth 2 was already erased.]]
erased.
* CrossThrough: In the grand scheme of Crisis, Black Lightning's Earth was just one of many in the process of getting erased; [[spoiler: With Jefferson (and possibly Jennifer) escaping the Anti-Monitor Wave to take part in the [[Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019 Crossover.]]]]]]



* PlaceBeyondTime: The strange void Jennifer and her alternative selves meet appears to be this. [[spoiler: As while their respective Earths are destroyed at different times, they are only able to go to the void once the anti-matter storm have arrived on their Earths. This would also explain why it appears their Earths are destroyed simultaneously; since each version of Jennifer only has the time frame of when the storm hits their Earth until it inevitably destroys it.]]
* RedSkiesCrossover: Other than the skies literally turning red and Jennifer seeing the alternate Earths, this episode doesn't tie in very closely to the Crisis, until the ending where [[spoiler:Jefferson gets warped away and all three Earths get erased.]]

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* PlaceBeyondTime: The strange void Jennifer and her alternative selves meet appears to be this. [[spoiler: As while their respective Earths are destroyed at different times, they are only able to go to the void once the anti-matter storm have arrived on their Earths. This would also explain why it appears their Earths are destroyed simultaneously; since each version of Jennifer only has the time frame of when the storm hits their Earth until it inevitably destroys it.]]
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* RayOfHopeEnding: At the ending, the universe is consumed by antimatter, but Jefferson being teleported away gives hope that he and the other heroes in Crisis can reverse the damage to some extent.
* RedSkiesCrossover: Other than the skies literally turning red and Jennifer seeing the alternate Earths, this episode doesn't tie in very closely to the Crisis, until the ending where [[spoiler:Jefferson Jefferson gets warped away and all three Earths get erased.]]
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* PlaceBeyondTime: The strange void Jennifer and her alternative selves meet appears to be this. [[spoiler: As while their respective Earths are destroyed at different times, they are only able to go to the void once the anti-matter storm have arrived on their Earths. This would also explain why it appears their Earths are destroyed simultaneously; since each version of Jennifer only has the time frame of when the storm hits their Earth until it inevitably destroys it.]]
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* CrossThrough: In the grand scheme of Crisis, Black Lightning's Earth was just one of many in the process of getting erased; [[spoiler: With Jefferson and possibly Jennifer escaping the Anti-Monitor Wave to take part in the [[Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019 Crossover]]]]

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* CrossThrough: In the grand scheme of Crisis, Black Lightning's Earth was just one of many in the process of getting erased; [[spoiler: With Jefferson and (and possibly Jennifer Jennifer) escaping the Anti-Monitor Wave to take part in the [[Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019 Crossover]]]]Crossover.]]]]
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* CrossThrough: In the grand scheme of Crisis, Black Lightning's Earth was just one of many in the process of getting erased; [[spoiler: With Jefferson and possibly Jennifer escaping the Anti-Monitor Wave to take part in the [[Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019 Crossover]]

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* CrossThrough: In the grand scheme of Crisis, Black Lightning's Earth was just one of many in the process of getting erased; [[spoiler: With Jefferson and possibly Jennifer escaping the Anti-Monitor Wave to take part in the [[Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019 Crossover]]Crossover]]]]
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* CrossThrough: In the grand scheme of Crisis, Black Lightning's Earth was just one of many in the process of getting erased; [[spoiler: With Jefferson and possibly Jennifer escaping the Anti-Monitor Wave to take part in the [[Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019 Crossover]]
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As the [[Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019 Crisis]] reaches Black Lightning's Earth, Jennifer sees how two other versions of herself dealt with the ASA.

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* AlternateSelf: Jennifer meets two other versions of herself from other Earths.


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* EvilCounterpart: Jinn is definitely this to the main Jennifer.


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* MirrorMatch: The main Jennifer gets into a fight with Jinn after seeing what she has done.


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* OtherMeAnnoysMe: Jennifer has a low opinion of both of her doubles, especially Jinn.
* RedSkiesCrossover: Other than the skies literally turning red and Jennifer seeing the alternate Earths, this episode doesn't tie in very closely to the Crisis, until the ending where [[spoiler:Jefferson gets warped away and all three Earths get erased.]]
* SelfMadeOrphan: Jinn wound up killing her whole family.
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The preview of this episode made it seem that this episode was Jefferson dealing with his daughters from alternate Earths.
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** And for both Earth 1 and Earth 2 Jennifer, [[spoiler: they both get erased by crisis, though Earth 1 is still around and as mentioned Earth 2 was already erased.]]
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* ContinuitySnarl: Attempting to tie in with the Arrowverse led to several problems:
** The ASA may have strong pull on Black Lightning's Earth, but the idea that they could get away with anything they're doing on the same Earth 1 that has an Argus, let alone numerous superheroes, doesn't sound right.
** An alternate Universe Jennifer from Earth 2 was shown prominently in this episode, except Earth 2 was erased at the end of Recap/ArrowS8E1StarlingCity, while this episode happens shortly before or shortly after Crisis starts.
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* MassSuperEmpoweringEvent: [[InvertedTrope Inverted.]] Gen tampered with the water supply of Earth-1's Freeland so that all metahumans in the city would lose their powers.
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* VisionsOfAnAlternateSelf: Because of her powers and the antimatter, Jennifer gets to interact with her alternate versions and witnesses events of their lives; Gen (Earth-1) and Jinn (Earth-2).

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* VisionsOfAnAlternateSelf: VisionsOfAnotherSelf: Because of her powers and the antimatter, Jennifer gets to interact with her alternate versions and witnesses events of their lives; Gen (Earth-1) and Jinn (Earth-2).
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* AlternateSelf: Because of her powers and the antimatter, Jennifer gets to interact with her alternate versions and witnesses events of their lives; Gen (Earth-1) and Jinn (Earth-2).
* DownerEnding: Just when it seems that the others can get through to Jennifer and rescue her, the Anti-Monitor's Anti-Matter Wave moseys on through. Jefferson disappears before the wave hits, but Gambi, Lynn and Anissa are seen to dissolve with the rest of their Earth.

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* AlternateSelf: Because of her powers and the antimatter, Jennifer gets to interact with her alternate versions and witnesses events of their lives; Gen (Earth-1) and Jinn (Earth-2).
* DownerEnding: Just when it seems that the others can get through to Jennifer and rescue her, the Anti-Monitor's Anti-Matter Wave moseys on through. Jefferson disappears before the wave hits, but Gambi, Lynn and Anissa are seen to dissolve with the rest of their Earth.Earth.
* VisionsOfAnAlternateSelf: Because of her powers and the antimatter, Jennifer gets to interact with her alternate versions and witnesses events of their lives; Gen (Earth-1) and Jinn (Earth-2).
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* DownerEnding: Just when it seems that the others can get through to Jennifer and rescue her, the Anti-Monitor's Anti-Matter Wave moseys on through. Jefferson disappears before the wave hits.

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* DownerEnding: Just when it seems that the others can get through to Jennifer and rescue her, the Anti-Monitor's Anti-Matter Wave moseys on through. Jefferson disappears before the wave hits.hits, but Gambi, Lynn and Anissa are seen to dissolve with the rest of their Earth.
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* DownerEnding: Just when it seems that the others can get through to Jennifer and rescue her, the Anti-Monitor's Anti-Matter Wave moseys on through. Jefferson disappears before the wave hits.

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