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* TheImmune: The reason that Echo is so special is revealed: she has a biological resistance to being imprinted, meaning Rossum can harvest her cerebrospinal fluid to create a vaccine that confers immunity to the imprinting technology.

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* TheImmune: The reason that Echo is so special is revealed: she has a biological resistance to being imprinted, completely wiped, meaning Rossum can harvest her cerebrospinal fluid to create a vaccine that confers immunity to the imprinting technology.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Boyd. He believes that the imprinting technology will inevitably bring about the end of civilization so he's decided to get there first, and he is (in his own twisted way) attempting to safeguard the people he cares about through it.

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Boyd. He believes that the imprinting technology will inevitably bring about the end of civilization so he's decided to get there do it first, and he is (in his own twisted way) attempting to safeguard the people he cares about through it.
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* TheReveal: Boyd's plan is to use [[TheImmune Echo]]'s [[HumanResources cerebrospinal fluid]] to immunize [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes his "family"]] (the main cast, barring Paul Ballard) and his closest underlings against imprinting technology, while leaving the rest of the world at his mercy.

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* TheReveal: Boyd's plan is to use [[TheImmune Echo]]'s [[HumanResources cerebrospinal fluid]] to immunize [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes his "family"]] (the main cast, barring Paul Ballard) and his closest underlings the other Rossum higher-ups against imprinting technology, while leaving the rest of the world at his mercy.
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* TheReveal: Boyd's plan is to use [[TheImmune Echo]]'s [[HumanResources cerebrospinal fluid]] to immunize [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes his "family"]] (the main cast, barring Paul Ballard) against imprinting technology, while leaving the rest of the world at his mercy.

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* TheReveal: Boyd's plan is to use [[TheImmune Echo]]'s [[HumanResources cerebrospinal fluid]] to immunize [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes his "family"]] (the main cast, barring Paul Ballard) and his closest underlings against imprinting technology, while leaving the rest of the world at his mercy.
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* HopeSpot: In the final scene, outside the Rossum building, the gang think they've saved the world and stopped the "thought-pocalypse" from happening. Then it time-skips to show Echo and Ballard fighting butchers, confirming that they only delayed it.

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* HopeSpot: In the final scene, outside the Rossum building, the gang think they've saved the world and stopped the "thought-pocalypse" from happening. Then it time-skips to show Echo and Ballard fighting butchers, a horde of the "butchers" from [[Recap/DollhouseS01E13 "Epitaph One"]], confirming that they only delayed it.
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* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: It looks like the Dollhouse crew brought Rossum down and saved the world from the future Clyde foresaw... cue a ten year TimeSkip and this future happening anyway.

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* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: It looks like the Dollhouse crew brought Rossum down and saved the world from the future Clyde foresaw... cue a ten year ten-year TimeSkip and this future happening anyway.

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* ForegoneConclusion: Due to [[Recap/DollhouseS01E13 Epitaph One]], we already know that Echo and company do not succeed in preventing the thought-pocalypse.

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* ForegoneConclusion: Due to [[Recap/DollhouseS01E13 Epitaph One]], "Epitaph One"]], we already know that Echo and company do not succeed in preventing the thought-pocalypse.thought-pocalypse forever.


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* HopeSpot: In the final scene, outside the Rossum building, the gang think they've saved the world and stopped the "thought-pocalypse" from happening. Then it time-skips to show Echo and Ballard fighting butchers, confirming that they only delayed it.
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* TriggerPhrase: "There are three flowers in a vase, the third flower is green" appears again as Mellie's trigger. Adelle refuses to say it for Boyd, so he plays a recording of her voice instead. This briefly makes Paul think that Adelle is the evil one, until Boyd holds a gun on him.
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-->'''Adelle''': You are spectacularly insane.

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-->'''Adelle''': You are spectacularly ''spectacularly'' insane.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Boyd. He believes that the imprinting technology will inevitably bring about the end of civilization, and he is (in his own twisted way) attempting to safeguard the people he cares about through it.

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Boyd. He believes that the imprinting technology will inevitably bring about the end of civilization, civilization so he's decided to get there first, and he is (in his own twisted way) attempting to safeguard the people he cares about through it.
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* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: It looks like the Dollhouse crew brought Rossum down and saved the world from the future Clyde foresaw... cue a ten year TimeSkip and this future happening anyway.
-->'''Adelle''': You are spectacularly insane.

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-->'''Adelle''': You are spectacularly insane.
* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: It looks like the Dollhouse crew brought Rossum down and saved the world from the future Clyde foresaw... cue a ten year TimeSkip and this future happening anyway.
-->'''Adelle''': You are spectacularly insane.
anyway.
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* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: It looks like the Dollhouse crew brought Rossum down and saved the world from the future Clyde foresaw... cue a ten year TimeSkip and this future happening anyway.

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* TheReveal: Boyd's plan is to use [[TheImmune Echo]]'s [[HumanResources cerebrospinal fluid]] to immunize [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes his "family"]] (the main cast, barring Paul Ballard) against imprinting technology, while leaving the rest of the world at his mercy.



* YoureInsane: Adelle to Boyd.

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* YoureInsane: Adelle to Boyd.Boyd after learning about his plan.
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* BloodSpatteredInnocents: Paul this time, when Mellie shoots herself.

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* BloodSpatteredInnocents: BloodSplatteredInnocents: Paul this time, when Mellie shoots herself.
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-->'''Adelle''': Is brain-pocalypse better? I figure, if I'm responsible for the end of the world, I get to name it.

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-->'''Adelle''': -->'''Topher''': Is brain-pocalypse better? I figure, if I'm responsible for the end of the world, I get to name it.
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'''Season 2, Episode 12''':
!The Hollow Men

Sacrifices are made when Echo leads her crew to Arizona to dismantle the Rossum Corporation's mainframe.

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!! Tropes present in this episode:

* BigBadFriend: Boyd Langton, head of Rossum.
* BloodSpatteredInnocents: Paul this time, when Mellie shoots herself.
* BuffySpeak
-->'''Topher''': I did this. I'm the one who brings about the thought-pocalypse.
-->'''Adelle''': Thought-pocalypse?
-->'''Adelle''': Is brain-pocalypse better? I figure, if I'm responsible for the end of the world, I get to name it.
* DrivenToSuicide: Mellie resists her sleeper programming long enough to shoot herself instead of Paul.
* ForegoneConclusion: Due to [[Recap/DollhouseS01E13 Epitaph One]], we already know that Echo and company do not succeed in preventing the thought-pocalypse.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Topher uses the weaponized imprinting technology that Boyd commissioned to wipe him.
* TheImmune: The reason that Echo is so special is revealed: she has a biological resistance to being imprinted, meaning Rossum can harvest her cerebrospinal fluid to create a vaccine that confers immunity to the imprinting technology.
* LateToTheParty: Victor and Sierra come back to the Dollhouse after it's been invaded by Rossum's strike team.
* ManchurianAgent: Boyd activates Mellie's sleeper programming to try and kill Paul.
* NeuralImplanting: For the second time, Topher offers to augment someone's mind with additional skills. This time, they take him up on it.
* OutrunTheFireball: Echo during the destruction of Rossum headquarters.
* ShipperOnDeck: Topher 2.0 offers to augment Anthony's mind with cooking skills, in case he and Priya end up getting married.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Boyd. He believes that the imprinting technology will inevitably bring about the end of civilization, and he is (in his own twisted way) attempting to safeguard the people he cares about through it.
* WouldHitAGirl: Clyde Randolph, but since he's in Whiskey's body, he doesn't feel bad about it.
* YoureInsane: Adelle to Boyd.
-->'''Adelle''': You are spectacularly insane.

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