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* CryCute: Cosima and Delphine both cry when they break up.
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* HeroicBSOD: Delphine being forced into Rachel’s job right when such a role will require considerable maneuvering to keep the people she loves alive clearly breaks her. When she returns from Germany she avoids Cosima as long as possible, and when she finally does see her she’s stammering, quiet, and sounds near tears even when asking simple questions. And then she has to break herself even further by ending her relationship with Cosima and putting up a JerkassFacade.


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*** Justified, since she was only in Germany due to Rachel’s cruelty, and Rachel is no longer in charge.
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* FreezeFrameBonus: Look closely during the scene where Kira and Cosima are playing in Kira's blanket fort. There's a snapshot on a nearby cabinet of [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Sarah miming cunnilingus.]]

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* FreezeFrameBonus: Look closely during the scene where Kira and Cosima are playing in Kira's blanket fort. There's a snapshot on a nearby cabinet of [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Sarah miming cunnilingus.]]
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* FlowerInHerHair: Cosima and Helena both wear flowers in their hair during the dream sequence.
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Misuse. It's Genre Savvy, not just "savvy".


* GenreSavvy: The minute she gets home, Mrs. S. suspects something's off and goes straight to the kitchen for a knife. Then Seth appears out of the shadows and attacks her.
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* {{Badass}}: Both Mrs. S and Seth.
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* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: Sarah is very concerned about the missing Helena

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* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: Sarah is very concerned about the missing HelenaHelena.



* HappyPlace: The episode starts with Helena having a dream about her ''setras'', Kira and Felix throwing her a baby shower. Then it cuts to her being held prisoner in a tiny box.
* HoneyTrap: How the Castor clones came close to capturing Krystal, another Leda clone.

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* HappyPlace: The episode starts with Helena having a dream about her ''setras'', Kira ''sestras'', Kira, and Felix throwing her a baby shower. Then it cuts to her being held prisoner in a tiny box.
* HoneyTrap: How the Castor clones came close to capturing Krystal, another a Leda clone.clone first introduced in this episode.
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* FreezeFrameBonus: Look closely during the scene where Kira and Cosima are playing in Kira's blanket fort. There's a snapshot on a nearby cabinet of [[spoiler:[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Sarah miming cunnilingus.]]]]

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* FreezeFrameBonus: Look closely during the scene where Kira and Cosima are playing in Kira's blanket fort. There's a snapshot on a nearby cabinet of [[spoiler:[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Sarah miming cunnilingus.]]]]]]
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* FreezeFrameBonus: Look closely during the scene where Kira and Cosima are playing in Kira's blanket fort. There's a snapshot on the wall of [[spoiler:[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Sarah miming cunnilingus.]]]]

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* FreezeFrameBonus: Look closely during the scene where Kira and Cosima are playing in Kira's blanket fort. There's a snapshot on the wall a nearby cabinet of [[spoiler:[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Sarah miming cunnilingus.]]]]
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* FreezeFrameBonus: Look closely during the scene where Kira and Cosima are playing in Kira's blanket fort. There's a snapshot on the wall of [[spoiler:[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Sarah miming cunnilingus.]]]]
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\"Sestra\" with one E, per Word Of God.


* HappyPlace: The episode starts with Helena having a dream about her seetras, Kira and Felix throwing her a baby shower. Then it cuts to her being held prisoner in a tiny box.

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* HappyPlace: The episode starts with Helena having a dream about her seetras, ''setras'', Kira and Felix throwing her a baby shower. Then it cuts to her being held prisoner in a tiny box.
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Redundant \"her\"


* ColdBloodedTorture: Delphine presses Rachel's eye hole through her her bandages to make her cooperate.

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* ColdBloodedTorture: Delphine presses Rachel's eye hole through her her bandages to make her cooperate.
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* TranslatedCoverVersion: Helena's baby-shower dream is set to Music/TheBeachBoys' "Wouldn't It Be Nice" - sung in ''Ukrainian.''
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* FlowerInHerHair: Cosima and Helena both wear flowers in their hair during the dream sequence.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Sarah is ''furious'' when she learns that Mrs. S sold Helena to Paul.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Sarah is ''furious'' when she learns that Mrs. S sold Helena to Paul.Paul.
* TheWorfEffect: In his first appearance Seth manages to get the drop on [[ActionMom Mrs. S]] and beat her bloody.
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** Delphine and Sarah (disgusted as Rachel) have this when Ferdinand states he wants to interview Sarah Manning.

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** Delphine and Sarah (disgusted (disguised as Rachel) have this when Ferdinand states he wants to interview Sarah Manning.
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* {{Fanservice}}: Rudy working out naked.

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* {{Fanservice}}: FemaleGaze: Rudy working out naked.
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* HappyPlace: The episode starts with Helena having a dream about her seetras, Kira and Felix throwing her a baby shower. Then it cuts to her being held prisoner in a tiny box.


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* TalkingAnimal: The scorpion, a figment of Helena's imagination.

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* {{Blackmail}}: Delphine blackmails Ferdinand into declaring Dyad secure with the knowledge that he's been having clones killed.
* BoomHeadshot: How Seth kills Rudy's guard.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Delphine presses Rachel's eye hole through her her bandages to make her cooperate.



* DistractedByTheSexy: Ferdinand ''thinks'' he's about to have kinky sex with Rachel, but then Sarah takes the chance to try to strangle him with his belt.



* {{Fanservice}}: Rudy working out naked.



* HyperAwareness: Ferdinand.



* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Ferdinand gropes Alison disguised as Sarah.
* OhCrap:
** Delphine and Sarah (disgusted as Rachel) have this when Ferdinand states he wants to interview Sarah Manning.
** When Ferdinand tells Sarah about his killing of clones and his plan to have Alison and her family assassinated.



** Ten ''second'' retirement in Scott's case. He tells Cosima he wants out, but after a few seconds of scanning Dr. Duncan's book, he's back working with her.

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** Ten ''second'' retirement in Scott's case. He tells Cosima he wants out, but after just a few seconds of scanning glimpse at Dr. Duncan's book, he's back working with her.her.
* TheReveal: Rachel had been working with Ferdinand to eliminate the other clones and the two of them were lovers.



* TwinSwitch: Sarah impersonates Rachel for the meeting with Ferdinand.

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* TwinSwitch: Sarah impersonates Rachel Rachel, while Alison impersonates Sarah, for the meeting with Ferdinand.

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Sarah fights to locate a disappeared Helena, and must repel a lethal investigator from the mysterious shadow corporation Topside, who threatens the Leda sisters’ lives. Meanwhile, Cosima appears to be rebounding from her illness, while Alison and Donnie face newfound financial woes. When the menace of Castor rears its head once more, Sarah and her entire family must come together to survive.

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Sarah fights to locate a disappeared Helena, and must repel a lethal investigator from the mysterious shadow corporation Topside, who threatens the Leda sisters’ lives. Meanwhile, Cosima appears to be rebounding from her illness, while Alison and Donnie face newfound financial woes. When the menace of Castor rears its head once more, Sarah and her entire family must come together to survive.survive.

* {{Badass}}: Both Mrs. S and Seth.
* [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]]: Sarah is very concerned about the missing Helena
* CryCute: Cosima and Delphine both cry when they break up.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Delphine straightens her hair.
* GenreSavvy: The minute she gets home, Mrs. S. suspects something's off and goes straight to the kitchen for a knife. Then Seth appears out of the shadows and attacks her.
* HoneyTrap: How the Castor clones came close to capturing Krystal, another Leda clone.
* KickTheDog: Literally. Seth kicks over Mrs. S's chair while she's tied to it because she didn't give him the answer he wanted.
* TenMinuteRetirement:
** Delphine comes back from Germany at the start of the episode.
** Ten ''second'' retirement in Scott's case. He tells Cosima he wants out, but after a few seconds of scanning Dr. Duncan's book, he's back working with her.
* TimeSkip: This episode starts a few weeks after the last episode.
* TwinSwitch: Sarah impersonates Rachel for the meeting with Ferdinand.
* WhatTheHellHero: Sarah is ''furious'' when she learns that Mrs. S sold Helena to Paul.
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Sarah fights to locate a disappeared Helena, and must repel a lethal investigator from the mysterious shadow corporation Topside, who threatens the Leda sisters’ lives. Meanwhile, Cosima appears to be rebounding from her illness, while Alison and Donnie face newfound financial woes. When the menace of Castor rears its head once more, Sarah and her entire family must come together to survive.

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