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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Sure, the wife murders her own husband... but he was an AssholeVictim.
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* AndThisIsFor: When Zed and Constantine decides to close the mine for good, Zed brings Ellis with them, as she thinks he deserves the closure. He coldly mentions "for my son" as he blows up the entrance.


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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Ellis, a priest who lost his faith and began drinking after losing his son to the mines.
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* CompanyTown: The second episode features a West Virginia town that was a DyingTown until a mining company showed up five years ago. Most of the owners are callous jerks, and it initially seems that their operations have unleashed evil spirits, but this turns out to be a RedHerring.
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* NotSoDifferent: John and Zed. It's partially what convinces the former to let the latter stay.
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* {{Seer}}: Zed, much like Liv before her. ''Unlike'' Liv, however, she decides to actually follow up on what she sees coming.

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* {{Seer}}: {{Seers}}: Zed, much like Liv before her. ''Unlike'' Liv, however, she decides to actually follow up on what she sees coming.
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* BloodyHandprint: A sooty handprint in this case. The Coblynau that kills Lannis Cadogen leaves behind one of these on the wall of the bathroom.

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* BloodyHandprint: A sooty handprint in this case. The Coblynau that kills Lannis Cadogen Cadogen's wife uses to kill him leaves behind one of these on the wall of the bathroom.
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* BloodyHandprint: A sooty handprint in this case. The Coblynau that kills Lannis Cadogen leaves behind one of these on the wall of the bathroom.

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* BaitAndSwitch: Whle investigating the old church and noticing symbols painted on the wall, John hears a noise, thinking it a demon, gets out his cross and yells for the demon to show itself. It turns out to just be Bowman's son and his girlfriend having sex behind the pews.



* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The suit who punches John in the face,

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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Thad Bowman, The suit who punches John in the face,


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* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: Implied by the miners wife, given how she kills her husband first but then keeps drawing on magic, going after his associates.


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* HeelFaceDoorSlam: "Heel" might be a strong word, but Bowman's partner Owen is showing concern about all of the deaths, and an openness towards John's warning to shut down the dangerous mining vein right before he gets attacked by the curse.
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* NWordPrivileges: Averted. John drops the g-word at one point, seemingly unaware that it's actually a ''racial slur'', and the miner's wife doesn't respond to it.

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* NWordPrivileges: Averted. John drops the g-word at one point, seemingly unaware uncaring that it's actually a ''racial slur'', and the miner's wife doesn't respond to it.
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The episode opens with a frazzled wife making dinner for her equally frazzled husband. After some [[DomesticAbuser rather ominous]] dialogue, said husband goes to take a shower... where he promptly burns alive. John, ever ready to follow trouble, goes to investigate, and crashes into Zed along the way. Initially happy to run into a pretty girl, he grows more annoyed when it turns out that she's been sketching him, and bails.

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The episode opens with a frazzled wife making dinner for her equally frazzled husband. After some [[DomesticAbuser [[DomesticAbuse rather ominous]] dialogue, said husband goes to take a shower... where he promptly burns alive. John, ever ready to follow trouble, goes to investigate, and crashes into Zed along the way. Initially happy to run into a pretty girl, he grows more annoyed when it turns out that she's been sketching him, and bails.



* AssholeVictim: The miner who dies at the start of the episode is hinted to be a DomesticAbuser, and he treats his workers like crap. The CorruptCorporateExecutive who punched out John also counts (and notably, his much nicer son is spared).

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* AssholeVictim: The miner who dies at the start of the episode is hinted to be a DomesticAbuser, {{Domestic Abuse}}r, and he treats his workers like crap. The CorruptCorporateExecutive who punched out John also counts (and notably, his much nicer son is spared).



* BrokenBird: The miner's wife, who got letters from her future husband lying about being a "captain of industry", only to be trapped in a loveless marriage with a DomesticAbuser.

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* BrokenBird: The miner's wife, who got letters from her future husband lying about being a "captain of industry", only to be trapped in a loveless marriage with a DomesticAbuser.{{Domestic Abuse}}r.
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* {{Roma}}: The miner's wife.
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* WomanScorned: Not only does the miner's wife kill her husband, she spitefully screams at John to GetOut after he refuses her advances, which ends up getting him beaten up.

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* WomanScorned: Not only does the miner's wife kill her husband, she spitefully screams at John to GetOut after he refuses her advances, which ends up with him getting him beaten up.
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* BrokenBird: The miner's wife, who got letters from her future husband lying about being a "captain of industry".

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* BrokenBird: The miner's wife, who got letters from her future husband lying about being a "captain of industry".industry", only to be trapped in a loveless marriage with a DomesticAbuser.
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* StealthPun: John calls the miners "poor sods".
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* NWordPrivileges: Averted. John drops the g-word at one point, seemingly unaware that it's actually a ''racial slur''.

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* NWordPrivileges: Averted. John drops the g-word at one point, seemingly unaware that it's actually a ''racial slur''.slur'', and the miner's wife doesn't respond to it.
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* PEtTheDog: John lets a grieving father who lost his son in the mines blow them up.

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* PEtTheDog: PetTheDog: John lets a grieving father who lost his son in the mines blow them up.
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* AssholeVictim: The miner who dies at the start of the episode is hinted to be a DomesticAbuser, and he treats his workers like crap. TheCorruptCorporateExecutive who punched out John also counts (and notably, his much nicer son is spared).

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* AssholeVictim: The miner who dies at the start of the episode is hinted to be a DomesticAbuser, and he treats his workers like crap. TheCorruptCorporateExecutive The CorruptCorporateExecutive who punched out John also counts (and notably, his much nicer son is spared).

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* BelligerentSexualTension: Hinted at between John and Zed. It ultimately ends up going nowhere.
* BlackMagic: Romani magic, apparently.



* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The miner's wife, once John reminds the Coblynau of what they're really supposed to do.



* NotWhatItLooksLike: Inverted. John thinks the groaning noises he hears in a church is a demon. IT's really just a young couple having sex.
* NWordPrivileges: Averted. John drops the g-word at one point, seemingly unaware that it's an actual ''racial slur''.

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* NotSoDifferent: John and Zed. It's partially what convinces the former to let the latter stay.
* NotWhatItLooksLike: Inverted. John thinks the groaning noises he hears in a church is a demon. IT's It's really just a young couple having sex.
* NWordPrivileges: Averted. John drops the g-word at one point, seemingly unaware that it's an actual actually a ''racial slur''.


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* PEtTheDog: John lets a grieving father who lost his son in the mines blow them up.

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* AssholeVictim: The miner who dies at the start of the episode is hinted to be a DomesticAbuser, and he treats his workers like crap.

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* AssholeVictim: The miner who dies at the start of the episode is hinted to be a DomesticAbuser, and he treats his workers like crap. TheCorruptCorporateExecutive who punched out John also counts (and notably, his much nicer son is spared).
* BlatantLies: John tries to say he had everything under control when Zed saves him from drowning in mud.


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* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Coblynau, which are the helpful ghosts of dead miners, are the supernatural focus of the episode.

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* BrokenBird: The miner's wife, who got letters from her future husband lying about being a "captain of industry".
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The suit who punches John in the face,



* TheEmpath: Zed, who can tell what John's been through just by touching him.
* FanService: John goes for a ShirtlessScene.



* NoodleIncident: Chas can't go to Pennsylvania, mostly because he's got a warrant out of

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* NoodleIncident: Chas can't go to Pennsylvania, mostly because he's got a warrant out of for him after an incident that involved a succubus on a train.
* NotWhatItLooksLike: Inverted. John thinks the groaning noises he hears in a church is a demon. IT's really just a young couple having sex.
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* DraggedOffToHell: The fate of the miner's wife.

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Deep in the mountains of Western Pennsylvania, John is a small mining community's only defense against an ancient Welsh spirit. In the course of protecting these isolated innocents, John finds a vital new ally in a mysterious young woman named Zed.

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\nDeep in The episode opens with a frazzled wife making dinner for her equally frazzled husband. After some [[DomesticAbuser rather ominous]] dialogue, said husband goes to take a shower... where he promptly burns alive. John, ever ready to follow trouble, goes to investigate, and crashes into Zed along the mountains of Western Pennsylvania, John is way. Initially happy to run into a small mining community's only defense against an ancient Welsh spirit. In the course of protecting these isolated innocents, John finds a vital new ally in a mysterious young woman named Zed.
pretty girl, he grows more annoyed when it turns out that she's been sketching him, and bails.

She follows.



* CrashIntoHello: Zed bangs into the very man she's been sketching.



* NoodleIncident: Chas can't go to Pennsylvania, mostly because he's got a warrant out of



* {{Roma}}: The miner's wife.

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* PercussivePickpocket: John accuses Zed of this. He's not exactly wrong, but Zed really only wants to know who he is and why she keeps having dreams about him.
* {{Roma}}: The miner's wife.wife.
* {{Seer}}: Zed, much like Liv before her. ''Unlike'' Liv, however, she decides to actually follow up on what she sees coming.
* StealthHiBye: John distracts Zed by giving her advice about her art, then disappears.
* WomanScorned: Not only does the miner's wife kill her husband, she spitefully screams at John to GetOut after he refuses her advances, which ends up getting him beaten up.
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!Tropes present in this episode include:include:
* AssholeVictim: The miner who dies at the start of the episode is hinted to be a DomesticAbuser, and he treats his workers like crap.
* DugTooDeep: The miners.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: Sure, the wife murders her own husband... but he was an AssholeVictim.
* NWordPrivileges: Averted. John drops the g-word at one point, seemingly unaware that it's an actual ''racial slur''.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Hinted at. John initially believes the killer might be a dragon.
* {{Roma}}: The miner's wife.

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Deep in the mountains of Western Pennsylvania, John is a small mining community's only defense against an ancient Welsh spirit. In the course of protecting these isolated innocents, John finds a vital new ally in a mysterious young woman named Zed.

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'''Season 1, Episode 2''':
!The Darkness Beneath

Deep in the mountains of Western Pennsylvania, John is a small mining community's only defense against an ancient Welsh spirit. In the course of protecting these isolated innocents, John finds a vital new ally in a mysterious young woman named Zed.Zed.

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Deep in the mountains of Western Pennsylvania, John is a small mining community's only defense against an ancient Welsh spirit. In the course of protecting these isolated innocents, John finds a vital new ally in a mysterious young woman named Zed.

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