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* RunningGag: The Jamaicans still believe Luke boasted of being faster than Usain Bolt. Bushmaster boasts this was the reason for him attacking Luke.

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* RunningGag: The Jamaicans still believe Luke boasted of being faster than Usain Bolt. Bushmaster boasts jokes this was the reason for him attacking Luke.
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** Shades lets off a subtle one when he sees the viral video footage of the fight, as he realizes Bushmaster killed Nigel not as a result of an internal Stylers leadership dispute, but because he wants to use the Stylers against Mariah.

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** Shades lets off a subtle one when he sees the viral video footage of the fight, as he realizes Bushmaster killed Nigel not as a result of an internal Stylers leadership dispute, but because he wants to use the Stylers against Mariah.



* POVCam: Briefly used when Bushmaster is making his way into Mariah's private box at Harlem's Paradise.

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* POVCam: Briefly used when Bushmaster is making his way into The camera briefly takes on Bushmaster's POV as he enters Mariah's private box at Harlem's Paradise.
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-->''"Dillard, BITCH!"''

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-->''"Dillard, BITCH!"''BITCH! Call me 'Stokes' one more goddamn time..."''
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* SkewedPriorities: Bushmaster pwns Luke's ass, and Bailey and Nandi find it outright hilarious that someone won a fight with Luke Cage. Misty takes issue with them being more impressed by that and not taking concern about the general danger that someone who can defeat Luke barehandedly could pose to Harlem.

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* SkewedPriorities: Bushmaster pwns Luke's ass, and Bailey and Nandi find it outright hilarious that someone won a fight with Luke Cage. Misty takes issue with them being more impressed by that and not taking concern about the general danger that someone there's a new criminal in Harlem who can defeat Luke barehandedly could pose to Harlem.barehandedly.



* TheStoolPigeon: Turns out Comanche secretly reports to Captain Ridenhour.

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* TheStoolPigeon: Turns out Comanche secretly reports to is working for Captain Ridenhour.Ridenhour as an informant.
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* InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube: D.W. Griffith's footage of the fight is plastered on YouTube and even sold off to ESPN.

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* InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube: D.W. Griffith's footage of the fight is plastered on YouTube Website/YouTube and even sold off to ESPN.

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--> "Dillard, BITCH!"

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--> "Dillard, BITCH!"-->''"Dillard, BITCH!"''



* WorfEffect: Luke gets his butt thoroughly handed to him by Bushmaster at the beginning of the episode.

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* WorfEffect: Luke gets his butt thoroughly handed to him by Bushmaster at the beginning of the episode.episode.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: As much as D.W. rationalizes that they people need to see this, he is ultimately undermining Luke's popularity and consequently ruining his business.
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** Luke has one when he throws a punch at Bushmater's chest, and rather than being knocked down, Bushmaster simply stumbles back and gets a second wind.

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** Luke has one when he throws a punch at Bushmater's Bushmaster's chest, and rather than being knocked down, Bushmaster simply stumbles back and gets a second wind.

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* OhCrap: Shades lets off a subtle one when he sees the viral video footage of the fight, as he realizes Bushmaster killed Nigel not as a result of an internal Stylers leadership dispute, but because he wants to use the Stylers against Mariah.

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* OhCrap: Shades OhCrap:
**Luke has one when he throws a punch at Bushmater's chest, and rather than being knocked down, Bushmaster simply stumbles back and gets a second wind.
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lets off a subtle one when he sees the viral video footage of the fight, as he realizes Bushmaster killed Nigel not as a result of an internal Stylers leadership dispute, but because he wants to use the Stylers against Mariah.
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* POVCam: Briefly used when Bushmaster is making his way into Mariah's private box at Harlem's Paradise.
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*RunningGag: The Jamaicans still believe Luke boasted of being faster than Usain Bolt. Bushmaster boasts this was the reason for him attacking Luke.

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* InternalReveal:
**Shades reveals Nigel's death to Mariah in light of the viral footage hitting the Internet.
**Luke and Misty uncover the rest of Nigel's body in a locked room of the warehouse where Luke fought Bushmaster's men.



* OhCrap: Shades when he sees the viral video footage of the fight, as he realizes Bushmaster killed Nigel not as a result of an internal Stylers leadership dispute, but because he wants to use the Stylers against Mariah.

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* OhCrap: Shades lets off a subtle one when he sees the viral video footage of the fight, as he realizes Bushmaster killed Nigel not as a result of an internal Stylers leadership dispute, but because he wants to use the Stylers against Mariah.



* SkewedPriorities: Bushmaster pwns Luke's ass, and Bailey and Nandi seem more amused at someone managing to win a fight with Luke Cage than the fact that there's a new dangerous criminal in Harlem. Misty takes issue with their sense of priorities.

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* SkewedPriorities: Bushmaster pwns Luke's ass, and Bailey and Nandi seem more amused at find it outright hilarious that someone managing to win won a fight with Luke Cage than the fact that there's a new dangerous criminal in Harlem. Cage. Misty takes issue with their sense of priorities.them being more impressed by that and not taking concern about the general danger that someone who can defeat Luke barehandedly could pose to Harlem.

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* BerserkButton: Mariah, despite knowing what Bushmaster is capable of, threatens to kill him if he ever calls her 'Stokes' instead of 'Dillard' again.

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* BerserkButton: Mariah, despite knowing what Bushmaster is capable of, (implicitly) threatens to kill him if he ever calls her 'Stokes' instead of 'Dillard' again.


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* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: Mariah is so appalled by being associated with her family name that she sees as poisonous to herself (and desperately striving to be have the moral high ground from) that she is almost apoplectic with rage, leading to the BerserkButton moment above.
--> "Dillard, BITCH!"
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* UngratefulTownsfolk: People of Harlem treats Luke Cage getting assaulted by Bushmaster like an undefeated champion getting his ass kicked despite Luke being nothing but a nice person that stopped Cottonmouth's racket a few years ago and the vdeo showing Bushmaster as a random aggressor.

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* UngratefulTownsfolk: People The people of Harlem treats treat Luke Cage getting assaulted by Bushmaster like an undefeated champion getting his ass kicked kicked, despite Luke being nothing but a nice person that stopped Cottonmouth's racket a few years ago and the vdeo video showing Bushmaster as a random aggressor.
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* UngratefulTownsfolk: People of Harlem treats Luke Cage getting assaulted by Bushmaster like an undefeated champion getting his ass kicked despite Luke being nothing but a nice person that stopped Cottonmouth's racket a few years ago and the vdeo showing Bushmaster as a random aggressor.
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* OhCrap: Shades when he sees the viral video footage of the fight.

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* OhCrap: Shades when he sees the viral video footage of the fight.fight, as he realizes Bushmaster killed Nigel not as a result of an internal Stylers leadership dispute, but because he wants to use the Stylers against Mariah.
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* CrucifiedHeroShot: When Luke is KO'd by Bushmaster, he takes this pose on the sidewalk.
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* InstantHumiliationJustAddYouTube: D.W. Griffith's footage of the fight is plastered on YouTube and even sold off to ESPN.


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* OhCrap: Shades when he sees the viral video footage of the fight.
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* TheCastShowoff: Antonique Smith is an accomplished singer, and gets to show this off a bit in conversation with Bailey. Doubles as an ActorAllusion, since she was a Broadway singer for a while.
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* PullingAThread: Shades realizes that Bushmaster is here for Mariah because there's no other reason why he'd want Mariah's guns when he's capable of fighting Luke Cage by himself.

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* PullingAThread: PullTheThread: Shades realizes that Bushmaster is here for Mariah because there's no other reason why he'd want Mariah's guns when he's capable of fighting Luke Cage by himself.

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* PullingAThread: Shades realizes that Bushmaster is here for Mariah because there's no other reason why he'd want Mariah's guns when he's capable of fighting Luke Cage by himself.



* SherlockScan: Shades realizes that Bushmaster is here for Mariah because there's no other reason why he'd want Mariah's guns when he's capable of fighting Luke Cage by himself.
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* SherlockScan: Shades realizes that Bushmaster is here for Mariah because there's no other reason why he'd want Mariah's guns when he's capable of fighting Luke Cage by himself.

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Better fit.


* ActorAllusion: When Bailey asks Nandi if she knows any showtunes song she starts singing "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from ''Theatre/Dreamgirls''. Antonique Smith has sang in Broadway.



* TheCastShowoff: Antonique Smith is an accomplished singer, and gets to show this off a bit in conversation with Bailey.

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* TheCastShowoff: Antonique Smith is an accomplished singer, and gets to show this off a bit in conversation with Bailey. Doubles as an ActorAllusion, since she was a Broadway singer for a while.
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* ActorAllusion: When Bailey asks Nandi if she knows any showtunes song she starts singing "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from ''Theatre/Dreamgirls''. Antonique Smith has sang in Broadway.
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As footage of his fight with Bushmaster goes viral, Luke struggles with the aftereffects and follows a trail of clues to Tilda's shop, while his social environment shrinks. Misty digs into Bushmaster's past, while the man himself meets with Mariah, the woman he plans to overthrow.
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* BerserkButton: Mariah, despite knowing what Bushmaster is capable of, threatens to kill him if he ever calls her 'Stokes' instead of 'Dillard' again.


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* PutOnABus:
** Claire leaves town after her breakup with Luke.
** Bobby Fish leaves for San Diego to donate a kidney for his daughter.


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* TheStoolPigeon: Turns out Comanche secretly reports to Captain Ridenhour.
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* TheCastShowoff: Antonique Smith is an accomplished singer, and gets to show this off a bit in conversation with Bailey.


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* MatchCut: From Luke staring up at the revolving ceiling fans in the barbershop to a desk fan in Misty's work station.
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* OnceMoreButWithClarity: The lead-in to Bushmaster ambushing Luke on the streets is shown again, but this time from D.W. Griffith's perspective.

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* OnceMoreButWithClarity: OnceMoreWithClarity: The lead-in to Bushmaster ambushing Luke on the streets is shown again, but this time from D.W. Griffith's perspective.
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* OnceMoreButWithClarity: The lead-in to Bushmaster ambushing Luke on the streets is shown again, but this time from D.W. Griffith's perspective.
* SkewedPriorities: Bushmaster pwns Luke's ass, and Bailey and Nandi seem more amused at someone managing to win a fight with Luke Cage than the fact that there's a new dangerous criminal in Harlem. Misty takes issue with their sense of priorities.
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* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: When Mariah meets Bushmaster face-to-face, she tells him she thought he'd be taller.
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* ActionPrologue: We have one where Luke and Bushmaster fight each other and Bushmaster comes out on top.
* WorfEffect: Luke gets his butt thoroughly handed to him by Bushmaster at the beginning of the episode.

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