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* DeerInTheHeadlights: Terra tries to run away from both Slade and Beast Boy in the HallOfMirrors, runs into a dead end, and is so aghast at seeing her own panicked face that she falls to her knees.
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** Terra breaks down in the hall of mirrors, apologizing for betraying the Titans and leaving them to die. She changes her mind when Beast Boy turns his back on her.

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** Terra breaks down in the hall of mirrors, [[RegretfulTraitor apologizing for betraying the Titans and leaving them to die.die]]. She changes her mind when Beast Boy turns his back on her.



* SadisticChoice: Beast Boy is forced to turn his back on Terra and leave her with Slade, or reconciles her betrayal of the Titans, which almost killed them, with what he knows about her. He chooses the first option, though he [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone regrets it later]].

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* SadisticChoice: Beast Boy is forced to turn his back on Terra and leave her with Slade, or reconciles reconcile her betrayal of the Titans, which almost killed them, with what he knows about her. He chooses the first option, though he [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone regrets it later]].

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* ConvenientlyEmptyBuilding: While running from Slade, Terra trashes a Ferris wheel and most of the amusement park surrounding it. Judging by Beast Boy's lack of response, there was no one else there (even though someone would logically being operating the rides).



* TheDitherer: When Slade and Beast Boy fight, Terra [[ConflictingLoyalty can't decide who to side with]] and tries to get Beast Boy to run away with her. When Slade is about to kill Beast Boy, [[HopeSpot Terra stops him]], but runs away from both as they continue fighting. Then Slade [[BreakThemByTalking pushes Terra to his side by getting Beast Boy to push her away]].



* NeverMyFault: For all Terra's guilt, she is tragically incapable of taking responsibility for her actions. Even as she tries to apologize for betraying the Titans, she claims she ''had'' to go to Slade for training and pay him back for it. It comes to a head when, after Terra spends the whole episode running from her problems, she runs through the HallOfMirrors and [[RuleOfSymbolism is paralyzed when forced to see herself in every direction]].



* ObliviousGuiltSlinging: The Titans do this when they offer the last slice of pizza to Terra, with Robin saying he's happy to have her on the team. This doesn't make Terra feel any better as she shuts down the security to Titan' s Tower.
* SadisticChoice: Beast Boy is offered one: either he turns his back on Terra and leave her with Slade, or reconciles her betrayal of the Titans, which almost killed them, with what he knows about her. He chooses the first option, though he [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone regrets it later]].
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** Beast Boy smashing the mirrors to find Slade is exactly what Baby Doll did to find [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Batman]].

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* ObliviousGuiltSlinging: The Titans do this when they offer the last slice of pizza to Terra, with Robin saying he's happy to have her on the team. This doesn't make Terra feel any better as she shuts down the security to Titan' s Titan's Tower.
* RejectedApology: Terra [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone breaks down apologizing]] for her betrayal, but Beast Boy doesn't consider it nearly enough. It doesn't help by Terra is [[NeverMyFault rationalizing her decisions as necessary]] at the same time.
-->'''Terra:''' I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I never meant for any of this to happen.\\
'''Beast Boy:''' [[ArmorPiercingQuestion Then why did you let it?]]
* SadisticChoice: Beast Boy is offered one: either he turns forced to turn his back on Terra and leave her with Slade, or reconciles her betrayal of the Titans, which almost killed them, with what he knows about her. He chooses the first option, though he [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone regrets it later]].
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ShoutOut: Beast Boy smashing the mirrors to find Slade is exactly what Baby Doll did to find [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Batman]].


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* SubvertedSuspicionAesop: Raven finds out her previously-abandoned suspicions of Terra were accurate.
-->'''Raven:''' I knew it. ''I knew it.'' We never should have trusted her!


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* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: Beast Boy plays into Slade's plans by [[HeelFaceDoorSlam rejects Terra's plea to stay friends]] out of anger, and regrets it soon after.

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* BreakThemByTalking: Slade does this to Terra and Beast Boy simultaneously.

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* BreakThemByTalking: Slade does this reveals Terra's betrayal to Beast Boy, which manages to egg him on into turning his back on her, in turn pushing Terra and Beast Boy simultaneously.back to slade.



* DeathGlare: Terra sends an absolutely bone-chilling one in Beast Boy's direction as she and Slade take their leave from the carnival.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Terra taking Beast Boy on an impulse date to save him from the massacre at Titans Tower. Even if Slade hadn't interrupted the date to break them up, Terra didn't consider that Beast Boy could still have his communicator on him, or that he wouldn't react to the truth well. It was fortunate for her that he left his communicator at the diner, since he would have insisted on returning.

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* DeathGlare: Terra sends an absolutely bone-chilling one stare in Beast Boy's direction as she and Slade take their leave from the carnival.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Terra taking takes Beast Boy on an impulse date to save him from the massacre at Titans Tower. Even if Slade hadn't interrupted the date to break them up, Terra didn't consider that Beast Boy could still have his communicator on him, or that he wouldn't react to the truth well. It was fortunate for her that he left his communicator at the diner, since he would have insisted on returning.



-->'''Terra''': You said you'd be my friend, no matter what, remember?
-->'''Beast Boy''': Slade was right - you don't have any friends.
* IKnewIt: In-universe Raven says this about Terra. So did most of the fandom, [[SpoilerTitle given the episode titles]] and Terra's comic book backstory.

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-->'''Terra''': You said you'd be my friend, no matter what, remember?
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remember?\\
'''Beast
Boy''': Slade was right - you don't have any friends.
* IKnewIt: In-universe Raven says this about Terra. So did most of the fandom, [[SpoilerTitle given the episode titles]] and Terra's comic book backstory.
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--> "This is the best pie, in the history of pie."

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--> "This -->''This is the best pie, in the history of pie."''



** Terra breaks down in the hall of mirrors, apologizing for betraying the Titans and leaving them to die. Then averted when she returns with Slade after Beast Boy turns his back on her.

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** Terra breaks down in the hall of mirrors, apologizing for betraying the Titans and leaving them to die. Then averted She changes her mind when she returns with Slade after Beast Boy turns his back on her.
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: Beast Boy felt betrayed by Terra working for Slade, and Terra felt betrayed by Beast Boy turning his back on her when she clearly felt guilty about her working with Slade.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Terra taking Beast Boy on an impulse date to save him from the massacre at Titan's Tower. Even if Slade hadn't interrupted the date to break them up, Terra didn't consider that Beast Boy could still have his communicator on him, or that he wouldn't react to the truth well. It was fortunate for her that he left his communicator at the diner, since he would have insisted on returning.

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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Terra taking Beast Boy on an impulse date to save him from the massacre at Titan's Titans Tower. Even if Slade hadn't interrupted the date to break them up, Terra didn't consider that Beast Boy could still have his communicator on him, or that he wouldn't react to the truth well. It was fortunate for her that he left his communicator at the diner, since he would have insisted on returning.
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* IKnewIt: In-universe Raven says this about Terra. So did most of the fandom, given the episode titles and Terra's comic book backstory.

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* IKnewIt: In-universe Raven says this about Terra. So did most of the fandom, [[SpoilerTitle given the episode titles titles]] and Terra's comic book backstory.
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* StandYourGround: 200 of Slade's robots invade Titans' Tower.
-->'''Starfire:''' They are too numerous to fight! What should we do?\\
'''Robin:''' Fight anyway.
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* [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodSandwich They Wasted Perfectly Good Pie]]: Terra on seeing Slade at the diner drags Beast Boy out despite it being the "best pie in the history of pie."

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* [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodSandwich They Wasted Perfectly Good Pie]]: TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodSandwich: Terra on seeing Slade at the diner drags Beast Boy out despite it being the "best pie in the history of pie."
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* BewareTheHonestOnes: Slade normally is a ConsummateLiar about his plans, but this time Terra sadly confirms that he's telling the truth about her being TheMole.


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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Terra taking Beast Boy on an impulse date to save him from the massacre at Titan's Tower. Even if Slade hadn't interrupted the date to break them up, Terra didn't consider that Beast Boy could still have his communicator on him, or that he wouldn't react to the truth well. It was fortunate for her that he left his communicator at the diner, since he would have insisted on returning.


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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone:
** Terra breaks down in the hall of mirrors, apologizing for betraying the Titans and leaving them to die. Then averted when she returns with Slade after Beast Boy turns his back on her.
** Beast Boy regrets turning his back on Terra by the end of the episode, not just because of his broken heart but also because he's left her to Slade's mercy, and to turn against the Titans openly.


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* ObliviousGuiltSlinging: The Titans do this when they offer the last slice of pizza to Terra, with Robin saying he's happy to have her on the team. This doesn't make Terra feel any better as she shuts down the security to Titan' s Tower.


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* ShoutOut
** Beast Boy smashing the mirrors to find Slade is exactly what Baby Doll did to find [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Batman]].


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* WhatWereYouThinking: ''Slade'' delivers this to Terra, asking if she really thought she could leave with her "little boyfriend".
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*AlmostKiss: Beast Boy and Terra, before Slade [[MomentKiller kills the moment]].
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* ItMeantSomethingToMe: Terra had started to fall for Beast Boy, and was trying to save his life. Of course, she doesn't clearly states this when he asked if she was "pretending" to like him.

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* ItMeantSomethingToMe: Terra had started to fall for Beast Boy, and was trying tried to save his life. Of course, she doesn't clearly states state this when he asked her if she was "pretending" to like him.
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* IKnewIt: Raven says this about Terra. So did most of the fandom, given the episode titles and Terra's comic book backstory.

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* IKnewIt: In-universe Raven says this about Terra. So did most of the fandom, given the episode titles and Terra's comic book backstory.

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* BullyingADragon: Though Slade succeeded in breaking Beast Boy and Terra up, he nearly got mauled by Beast Boy in various animal forms. BewareTheSillyOnes indeed.
* DealWithTheDevil: Terra made one with Slade: in exchanging for learning to control her powers, she would spy on the Titans and sell them out to him.



* ItMeantSomethingToMe: Terra had started to fall for Beast Boy, and was trying to save his life. Of course, she doesn't clearly states this when he asked if she was "pretending" to like him.



* YankTheDogsChain: Beast Boy was ecstatic on Terra going on a date with him, after she had turned him down earlier, and he's utterly angry and confused when learning she betrayed the Titans to Slade. To drive this point home, the episode ends with him in dog form, crying.

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* YankTheDogsChain: Beast Boy was ecstatic on Terra going on a date with him, after she had turned him down earlier, and he's utterly angry and confused when learning she betrayed the Titans to Slade. To drive this point home, the episode ends with him in dog form, crying.form.
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* IKnewIt: Raven says this about Terra. So did most of the fandom, given the episode titles and Terra's comic book backstory.



* MundaneMadeAwesome: Beast Boy eating pie at the diner. The face he makes and his reverent tone says it all.
--> "This is the best pie, in the history of pie."
* NotHelpingYourCase: When Terra explains to Beast Boy why she betrayed all of them, she says she owed Slade for helping her control her powers, and reminds Beast Boy of his promise to always be her "friend" no matter what.
* SadisticChoice: Beast Boy is offered one: either he turns his back on Terra and leave her with Slade, or reconciles her betrayal of the Titans, which almost killed them, with what he knows about her. He chooses the first option, though he [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone regrets it later]].



* [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodSandwich They Wasted Perfectly Good Pie]]: Terra on seeing Slade at the diner drags Beast Boy out despite it being the "best pie in the history of pie."



-->'''Beast Boy:''' ''(to Terra)'' So it was all a game? You were just pretending?!

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-->'''Beast Boy:''' ''(to Terra)'' So it was all a game? You were just pretending?!pretending?!
* YankTheDogsChain: Beast Boy was ecstatic on Terra going on a date with him, after she had turned him down earlier, and he's utterly angry and confused when learning she betrayed the Titans to Slade. To drive this point home, the episode ends with him in dog form, crying.
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* HallOfMirrors: The episode's climax takes place in one.

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* BecomingTheMask: Terra carries out her plan to assassinate the Titans but has grown attached enough to Beast Boy to get him out of the Tower before the plan goes down.
-->'''Slade:''' ''(to Beast Boy)'' I guess she took pity on you. Perhaps she wanted to keep you as a pet.



* {{Subtext}}: Slade almost seems to get ''jealous'' of Beast Boy when he and Terra are on their date. Also when Beast Boy asks why Terra betrayed them, Slade gives us this:
-->"[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Because you could never give her]] [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar what she needs]]."

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* {{Subtext}}: Slade almost seems to get ''jealous'' of Beast Boy when he and Terra are on their date.date ("You think you know her. You know nothing. She never even liked you!"). Also when Beast Boy asks why Terra betrayed them, Slade gives us this:
-->"[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Because you could never give her]] [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar what she needs]].""
* WasItAllALie:
-->'''Beast Boy:''' ''(to Terra)'' So it was all a game? You were just pretending?!

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* DownerEnding: Ends with the Titans alone in the half-destroyed tower, crushed over the fact that Terra sold them all out to Slade. And one of the last shots in the episode is [[TearJerker a shot of Beast Boy in dog form curled up around the heart box he gave Terra.]]



* TheMole: Terra has been working for Slade.

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* TheMole: Terra has been working for Slade. Slade.
* MoodWhiplash: For a while the episode switches back and forth between lovestruck Beast Boy and Terra on their date and the rest of the Titans fending off about 200 of Slade's robots at Titans Tower.
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* Subtext: Slade almost seems to get ''jealous'' of Beast Boy when he and Terra are on their date. Also when Beast Boy asks why Terra betrayed them, Slade gives us this:

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* Subtext: {{Subtext}}: Slade almost seems to get ''jealous'' of Beast Boy when he and Terra are on their date. Also when Beast Boy asks why Terra betrayed them, Slade gives us this:
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* BreakThemByTalking: Slade does this to Terra and Beast Boy simultaneously.
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* DeathGlare: Terra sends an absolutely bone-chilling one in Beast Boy's direction as she and Slade take their leave from the carnival.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam:
-->'''Terra''': You said you'd be my friend, no matter what, remember?
-->'''Beast Boy''': Slade was right - you don't have any friends.
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-->"Because you could never give her what she needs."

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-->"Because -->"[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Because you could never give her her]] [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar what she needs.needs]]."

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* StockEpisodeTitlesTheMole: Terra has been working for Slade.
* SixthRangerTraitor: Take a wild guess.
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* Subtext: Slade almost seems to get ''jealous'' of Beast Boy when he and Terra are on their date. Also when Beast Boy asks why Terra betrayed them, Slade gives us this:
-->"Because you could never give her what she needs."
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Terra is finally adjusting to being a Titan and the team has accepted her wholeheartedly. Beginning to develop feelings for her, Beast Boy asks Terra out on a date, and she accepts, much to his elation- but everything's not as perfect as it seems. Slade crashes their date and unveils that Terra has been hiding her true allegiance all this time...
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-->--'''Slade to Beast Boy'''

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-->--'''Slade to -->--'''Slade''' (to Beast Boy'''
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->--'''Slade to Beast Boy'''

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->--'''Slade -->--'''Slade to Beast Boy'''
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-->''She is not your friend. She is my apprentice.''
-->--'''Slade to Beast Boy'''

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-->''She ->''"She is not your friend. She is my apprentice.''
-->--'''Slade
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-->--'''Slade to Beast Boy'''

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-->--'''Slade to Beast Boy'''Boy'''

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-->''She is not your friend. She is my apprentice.''
-->--'''Slade to Beast Boy'''

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