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The team journey's to Sacred Trinity Monastery, a silent retreat in the frozen NY countryside, where they are also required to be silent, to assess the case of the deceased Father Thomas, who died the previous year, but who's body shows no hints of decay, even many months after his passing. The church is therefore considering him for sainthood.
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The team journey's journeys to Sacred Trinity Monastery, a silent retreat in the frozen NY countryside, where they are also required to be silent, to assess the case of the deceased Father Thomas, who died the previous year, but who's body shows no hints of decay, even many months after his passing. The church is therefore considering him for sainthood.
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* SigilSpam: Subverted. David thinks the spiral sores correspond to one of the sigils on the demon map. Ben discovers that, no, that's just what botfly sores look like.
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The team journey's to a silent monastery in the frozen NY countryside, where they are also forced to be silent, to assess the case of the deceased Father Thomas, who died the previous year, but who's body shows no hints of decay, even many months after his passing. The church is therefore considering him for sainthood.
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The team journey's to Sacred Trinity Monastery, a silent monastery retreat in the frozen NY countryside, where they are also forced required to be silent, to assess the case of the deceased Father Thomas, who died the previous year, but who's body shows no hints of decay, even many months after his passing. The church is therefore considering him for sainthood.
* TheBusCameBack: Father Mulvehill has apparently been ReassignedToAntarctica at the monastery to dry out from his gambling habits. He is therefore their resident exorcist.
* ImpaledPalm: Averted with Fenna's stigmata. They appear more like large circular blister/burns on the palms of her hands, but don't go all the way through. Kristen suspects that they are just blisters from her working with a heavy wheelbarrow, but this doesn't explain the ones on her feet, or the bleeding wound on her rib cage.
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* LeftHanging: We don't get a full explanation of why Father Thomas' body hasn't decayed over the past year, only that it has finally started to by the end of the episode. Ben suspects it to be either a chemical compound in his tomb, combined with his body hosting a swarm of botflies.
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* LeftHanging: We don't get a full explanation of why Father Thomas' body hasn't decayed over the past year, only that it has finally started to by the end of the episode. Ben suspects it to be either a chemical compound in his tomb, combined with his body hosting a swarm of botflies. We also don't get a full explanation of all of Fenna's stigmata, as the botflies and wheelbarrow blisters don't explain the wound on her chest.
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* ForeShadowing: Kristen gets a ''[[WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost Casper]]'' themed impression board to communicate. Her later amusing herself by shouting "Boo!" at a skeleton relief may be what causes a lot of issues later in the episode.
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* ShoutOut: In order to communicate, the assessors are given clip boards with old school children's impression sheets, which allow them to write to each other and then erase it by pulling the sheet off the board. Naturally, being children's toys, they come pop-culture themed, but are out-of-date by a few decades. Kristen gets a ''[[WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost Casper]]'' board, Ben gets ''Myth/RobinHood'', and David gets ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries''.
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* ShoutOut: In order to communicate, the assessors are given clip boards with old school children's impression sheets, which allow them to write to each other and then erase it by pulling the sheet off the board. Naturally, being children's toys, they come pop-culture themed, but are out-of-date by a few decades. Kristen gets a ''[[WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost Casper]]'' ''Casper'' board, Ben gets ''Myth/RobinHood'', and David gets ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries''.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Bot Flies are similar but don't quite work the way shown, and aren't common in upstate NY. Especially during cold winters.
* BodyHorror: The monks interpret the sores that erupt on much of their congregation, which seem to be wriggling and are horrifically painful, to be evidence of demonic infestation. It's actually more mundane but no less horrifying. It's a botfly infestation, and they [[ChestBurster erupt]] out of the skin when oil is applied and cuts off their air supply.
* BodyHorror: The monks interpret the sores that erupt on much of their congregation, which seem to be wriggling and are horrifically painful, to be evidence of demonic infestation. It's actually more mundane but no less horrifying. It's a botfly infestation, and they [[ChestBurster erupt]] out of the skin when oil is applied and cuts off their air supply.
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* LanguageBarrier: Subverted. This ''would'' be a problem in the outside world, as Fenna only has basic English and Kristen has no knowledge of Dutch. However, because of the enforced silence, they get along quite well with gestures and basic signs.
* LeftHanging: We don't get a full explanation of why Father Thomas' body hasn't decayed over the past year, only that it has finally started to by the end of the episode. Ben suspects it to be either a chemical compound in his tomb, combined with his body hosting a swarm of botflies.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Did Kristen saying "Boo" cause the box to open and release the demon? Or was the box just full of swarming botflies and it happen to burst open at that exact moment.
* LeftHanging: We don't get a full explanation of why Father Thomas' body hasn't decayed over the past year, only that it has finally started to by the end of the episode. Ben suspects it to be either a chemical compound in his tomb, combined with his body hosting a swarm of botflies.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Did Kristen saying "Boo" cause the box to open and release the demon? Or was the box just full of swarming botflies and it happen to burst open at that exact moment.
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* ShoutOut: In order to communicate, the assessors are given clip boards with old school children's impression sheets, which allow them to write to each other and then erase it by pulling the sheet off the board. Naturally, being children's toys, they come pop-culture themes. Kristen gets a ''[[WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost Casper]]'' board, Ben gets ''Myth/RobinHood'', and David gets ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries''.
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* ShoutOut: In order to communicate, the assessors are given clip boards with old school children's impression sheets, which allow them to write to each other and then erase it by pulling the sheet off the board. Naturally, being children's toys, they come pop-culture themes.themed, but are out-of-date by a few decades. Kristen gets a ''[[WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost Casper]]'' board, Ben gets ''Myth/RobinHood'', and David gets ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries''.
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* ShoutOut: In order to communicate, the assessors are given clip boards with old school children's impression sheets, which allow them to write to each other and then erase it by pulling the sheet off the board. Naturally, being children's toys, they come pop-culture themes. Kristen gets a ''[[WesternAmimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost Casper]]'' board, Ben gets ''Myth/RobinHood'', and David gets ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries''.
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* ShoutOut: In order to communicate, the assessors are given clip boards with old school children's impression sheets, which allow them to write to each other and then erase it by pulling the sheet off the board. Naturally, being children's toys, they come pop-culture themes. Kristen gets a ''[[WesternAmimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost ''[[WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost Casper]]'' board, Ben gets ''Myth/RobinHood'', and David gets ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries''.
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* CrazyPrepared: The monks insist no words be uttered on the premises, even talking in one's sleep. They do this by having everyone sleep with gags.
* SealedEvilInACan: The monastery was founded to guard a large, ornate wooden box, which is said to contain a demon that will be released if anyone speaks on the premises. Naturally, Kristen accidentally says "Boo!" to a skeleton statue, and the box pops open, but it remains ambiguous if there was ''anything'' inside to begin with, except perhaps the flies.
* ShoutOut: In order to communicate, the assessors are given clip boards with old school children's impression sheets, which allow them to write to each other and then erase it by pulling the sheet off the board. Naturally, being children's toys, they come pop-culture themes. Kristen gets a ''[[WesternAmimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost Casper]]'' board, Ben gets ''Myth/RobinHood'', and David gets ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries''.
* SwissCheeseSecurity: For all the emphasis on keeping the demon-box closed, the monks take zero practical steps in making it stays that way, instead just not speaking and hoping that works. They don't, for example, nail it shut, chain it shut, or bury it. They just keep it on a pedestal, and hope nothing accidentally or deliberately opens in.
* CrazyPrepared: The monks insist no words be uttered on the premises, even talking in one's sleep. They do this by having everyone sleep with gags.
* SealedEvilInACan: The monastery was founded to guard a large, ornate wooden box, which is said to contain a demon that will be released if anyone speaks on the premises. Naturally, Kristen accidentally says "Boo!" to a skeleton statue, and the box pops open, but it remains ambiguous if there was ''anything'' inside to begin with, except perhaps the flies.
* ShoutOut: In order to communicate, the assessors are given clip boards with old school children's impression sheets, which allow them to write to each other and then erase it by pulling the sheet off the board. Naturally, being children's toys, they come pop-culture themes. Kristen gets a ''[[WesternAmimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost Casper]]'' board, Ben gets ''Myth/RobinHood'', and David gets ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries''.
* SwissCheeseSecurity: For all the emphasis on keeping the demon-box closed, the monks take zero practical steps in making it stays that way, instead just not speaking and hoping that works. They don't, for example, nail it shut, chain it shut, or bury it. They just keep it on a pedestal, and hope nothing accidentally or deliberately opens in.
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[[caption-width-right:350:S is for Silence]]
The team journey's to a silent monastery in the frozen NY countryside, where they are also forced to be silent, to assess the case of the deceased Father Thomas, who died the previous year, but who's body shows no hints of decay, even many months after his passing. The church is therefore considering him for sainthood.
Kristen is forced to deal with the chauvinistic monks, but befriends a young nun named Fenna, who is presenting signs of stigmata.
Ben finds himself drawn to the monastery's way of life, but has difficulty quieting his over-active mind during prayer.
!!Tropes in this episode include:
[[caption-width-right:350:S is for Silence]]
The team journey's to a silent monastery in the frozen NY countryside, where they are also forced to be silent, to assess the case of the deceased Father Thomas, who died the previous year, but who's body shows no hints of decay, even many months after his passing. The church is therefore considering him for sainthood.
Kristen is forced to deal with the chauvinistic monks, but befriends a young nun named Fenna, who is presenting signs of stigmata.
Ben finds himself drawn to the monastery's way of life, but has difficulty quieting his over-active mind during prayer.
!!Tropes in this episode include:
