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* MadeOfIron: Despite several injuries, Alan just won't die. He is pronounced dead several times, only to revive within minutes.

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* MadeOfIron: Despite several injuries, Alan just won't die. He is pronounced dead several times, only to revive within minutes. He survived poisoning, an explosion, and being shot in the forehead.
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* MadeOfIron: Despite several injuries, Alan just won't die.

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* MadeOfIron: Despite several injuries, Alan just won't die. He is pronounced dead several times, only to revive within minutes.
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* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: Dave, the guy Alan fired left a voicemail filled with these threats, beginning with “I’m gonna stab you with a rusty spoon and strangle you with your own intestines.” Alan thinks that Dave is a bit miffed.

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* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: Dave, the guy Alan fired left a voicemail filled with these threats, beginning with “I’m gonna stab you with a rusty spoon and strangle you with your own intestines.” Alan thinks that Dave is a bit miffed.irritated.



* HairTriggerTemper: Dave Barton seems easygoing and apologetic a lot but it doesn't take much to get him describe violent fantasies towards people who agitate him (something he blames on living with his mother-in-law).

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* HairTriggerTemper: Dave Barton seems easygoing and apologetic a lot lot, but it doesn't take much to get him to describe violent fantasies towards people who agitate him (something he blames on living with his mother-in-law).
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* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: Dave, the guy Alan fired left a voicemail filled with these threats, beginning with “I’m gonna stab you with a rusty spoon and strangle you with your own intestines.”

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* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: Dave, the guy Alan fired left a voicemail filled with these threats, beginning with “I’m gonna stab you with a rusty spoon and strangle you with your own intestines.” Alan thinks that Dave is a bit miffed.

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* DoIReallySoundLikeThat: When Alan and Lanie have a [[FinishDialogueInUnison Castle and Beckett moment]] in the morgue, the latter couple is a bit unsettled, with Beckett asking the trope name to Castle almost verbatim.

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* DoIReallySoundLikeThat: When Alan and Lanie have a [[FinishDialogueInUnison Castle and Beckett moment]] in the morgue, the latter couple moment]]:
-->'''Beckett''': Oh my God,
is a bit unsettled, with Beckett asking the trope name to Castle almost verbatim. that what we sound like?
-->'''Castle''': I certainly hope not. I mean, it was cute but just overly cute.
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* DoIReallySoundLikeThat: When Alan and Lanie have a [[FinishDialogueInUnison Castle and Beckett moment]] in the morgue, the latter couple is a bit unsettled, with Beckett saying the trope name almost verbatim.

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* DoIReallySoundLikeThat: When Alan and Lanie have a [[FinishDialogueInUnison Castle and Beckett moment]] in the morgue, the latter couple is a bit unsettled, with Beckett saying asking the trope name to Castle almost verbatim.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Twice After it seems Alan has been killed for real Castle mourns that it’s his fault for focusing fantasies on him and not paying proper attention to things that could save Alan’s life.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Twice Twice. After it seems Alan has been killed for real real, Castle mourns that it’s his fault for focusing fantasies on him and not paying proper attention to things that could save Alan’s life.
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* LoveInterestTraitor: Alan's love interest Gwen was the one running the synthetic heroin operation at the lab on behalf of her actual boyfriend Horatio, and was also responsible for the attempts on his life.

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* LoveInterestTraitor: Alan's love interest Gwen was the one running the synthetic heroin operation at the lab on behalf of her actual boyfriend Horatio, and [[spoiler:and was also responsible for the attempts on his life.]]
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* LoveInterestTraitor: Alan's love interest Gwen was the one running the synthetic heroin operation at the lab on behalf of her actual boyfriend Horatio.

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* LoveInterestTraitor: Alan's love interest Gwen was the one running the synthetic heroin operation at the lab on behalf of her actual boyfriend Horatio.Horatio, and was also responsible for the attempts on his life.
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* LoveInterestTraitor: Alan's love interest Gwen was the one running the synthetic heroin operation at the lab on behalf of her actual boyfriend Horatio.
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Castle and Beckett uncover the bizarre case of a safety inspector , Alan Masters, who keeps surviving attempts on his life even after being repeated declared dead (to Lanie’s frustration), with Castle becoming convinced the man is a superhero and hoping to become his mentor.

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Castle and Beckett uncover the bizarre case of a safety inspector , inspector, Alan Masters, who keeps surviving attempts on his life even after being repeated declared dead (to Lanie’s frustration), with Castle becoming convinced the man is a superhero and hoping to become his mentor.
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* DoIReallySoundLikeThat: When Alan and Lanie have a [[FinishDialogueInUnison Castle and Beckett moment]] in the morgue, the latter couple is a bit unsettled, with Beckett saying the trope name almost verbatim.

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* RightForTheWrongReasons: Both Beckett and a whistleblower at a place Alan inspected think the mob is after Alan because he threatens to expose improper toxic waste procedures. The mob is after him, but actually it’s because HeKnowsTooMuch due to having seen chemicals being used in drug manufacturing at a different place he inspected.

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* RightForTheWrongReasons: Both Beckett and a whistleblower at a place Alan inspected think the mob is after Alan because he threatens to expose improper toxic waste procedures. The mob is after him, but actually it’s because HeKnowsTooMuch due to having seen chemicals being used in drug manufacturing at a different place he inspected.inspected.
* WhyWontYouDie: Practically spoken word for word when Alan's attempted murderer sees that he survived the [[BoomHeadshot third attempt on his life]].

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* MadeOfIron: Alan just won't die.

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* InsistentTerminology: Castle is pretty disapproving of Alan referring to his notes about his daily life as a diary instead of a journal, feeling that the latter sounds more mature and cool.
* MadeOfIron: Despite several injuries, Alan just won't die.
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Castle and Beckett uncover the bizarre case of a safety inspector , Alan Masters, who keeps survivign attempts on his life even after being repeated declared dead (to Lanie’s frustration), with Castle becoming convinced the man is a superhero and hoping to become his mentor.

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Castle and Beckett uncover the bizarre case of a safety inspector , Alan Masters, who keeps survivign surviving attempts on his life even after being repeated declared dead (to Lanie’s frustration), with Castle becoming convinced the man is a superhero and hoping to become his mentor.
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Reverse Mole has been merged into The Mole per TRS; this is a zce (who is spying on who)


* ReverseMole: In the [=LockSat=] arc subplot, Beckett tries to get Caleb Brown to become one. She seemingly succeeds although the season finale indicates he was leading them on.
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* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: Dave, the guy Alan fired left a voicemail filled with these threats, beginngin with “I’m gonna stab you with a rusty spoon ad stranger you with your own intestines.”
* HairTriggerTemper: Dave Barton seems easygoing and apologetic a lot but it doesn’t take much to get him describe violent fantasies towards people who agitate him (something he blames on living with his mother-in-law).
* MadeOfIron: Alan just won’t die.

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* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: Dave, the guy Alan fired left a voicemail filled with these threats, beginngin beginning with “I’m gonna stab you with a rusty spoon ad stranger and strangle you with your own intestines.”
* HairTriggerTemper: Dave Barton seems easygoing and apologetic a lot but it doesn’t doesn't take much to get him describe violent fantasies towards people who agitate him (something he blames on living with his mother-in-law).
* MadeOfIron: Alan just won’t won't die.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Alan is a sad sack who keeps a diary, can’t talk to girls and finds himself getting caught up in Castles superhero theories.
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Castle and Beckett uncover the bizarre case of a safety inspector , Alan Masters, who keeps survivign attempts on his life even after being repeated declared dead (to Lanie’s frustration), with Castle becoming convinced the man is a superhero and hoping to become his mentor.

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* {{Adorkable}}: Alan is a sad sack who keeps a diary, can’t talk to girls and finds himself getting caught up in Castles superhero theories.
* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: Dave, the guy Alan fired left a voicemail filled with these threats, beginngin with “I’m gonna stab you with a rusty spoon ad stranger you with your own intestines.”
* HairTriggerTemper: Dave Barton seems easygoing and apologetic a lot but it doesn’t take much to get him describe violent fantasies towards people who agitate him (something he blames on living with his mother-in-law).
* MadeOfIron: Alan just won’t die.
* MagicalAsian: Invoked. The owner of a triad front comes across as a BlindSeer able to catch falling things by sound and claiming to sense the presence of someone immortal when Alan is near him. But he’s really just trying to stall them while the other crooks escape out the back with drugs and its unclear if he’s even really blind.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: It’s never revealed exactly how Alan keeps surviving near-death experiences while being declared as dead.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Twice After it seems Alan has been killed for real Castle mourns that it’s his fault for focusing fantasies on him and not paying proper attention to things that could save Alan’s life.
* ReverseMole: In the [=LockSat=] arc subplot, Beckett tries to get Caleb Brown to become one. She seemingly succeeds although the season finale indicates he was leading them on.
* RightForTheWrongReasons: Both Beckett and a whistleblower at a place Alan inspected think the mob is after Alan because he threatens to expose improper toxic waste procedures. The mob is after him, but actually it’s because HeKnowsTooMuch due to having seen chemicals being used in drug manufacturing at a different place he inspected.

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