History Recap / TheBoondocksS2E2TomSarahAndUsher

* ButtMonkey: Tom is this in most of the series, but especially in this episode, where even his own daughter doesn't seem to mind about him getting divorced.

* MsFanservice: Sweetest Taboo, the prostitute A Pimp Named Slickback enlisted to help Tom, is an attractive girl with a revealing BareYourMidriff outfit.

* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: If Tom hadn’t jumped to conclusions and just asked Sarah what was going on, none of this would’ve happened.

* HypocriticalHumor: Robert And Riley after Tom’s musical number.
--> '''Riley''': Booooooo! Hey Tom! Shut the fuck up!
--> '''Robert''': Boy! Watch your mouth! Tom! Shut the fuck up!

* JerkassBall: Both Sarah and Jazmine. Sarah for blatantly flirting with Usher in front of Tom and getting mad at him for feeling jealous, and Jazmine for genuinely hoping her parents divorce so Usher can be her "new daddy", being disappointed when it doesn't happen, and crying for ''Usher'' when he is beating the ever living shit out of her father (to be fair, [[LaserGuidedKarma Tom hit him first]], but still).
* MistakenForCheating: Sarah with Usher. Because of the way she acts in this episode, it's hard not to believe why Tom thought she was cheating on him with Usher.
-->'''Tom:''' So you're not...
-->'''Sarah:''' No...

** Tom. While [[WouldHitAGirl Slickback]] is teaching Tom on how to assert his dominance over Sarah, he instructs Tom to hit one of his prostitutes; Tom refuses to do so, and he doesn't even retaliate when she starts beating him up.

* DownerEnding: When Tom tries to show Sarah how dominant he is, using his newfound pimp resolve, he instead slaps Usher to keep him from having his wife, only to find out that Sarah brought Jazmine to the hotel because she wanted to see Usher. Unfortunately, the slap leads to Usher and his bodyguards giving Tom a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, and to [[AddingInsultToInjury make matter worse]], as Tom is getting beaten, Sarah unhelpfully stands by and pleads with them to stop, while Jazmine cries apologetically, NOT for her own father, but ''for Usher''.

** DoubleSubverted at the end of the episode, when a furious Tom yells at Sarah and commands her to go home with him. He raises up his hand, and at first it looks he's actually going to slap Sarah -- but he ends up slapping ''Usher'' instead. Tom proves that even at his angriest, he would never lay a hand on his wife.

** Well, given that [[{{manchild}} Tom]] is her husband, Sarah may be right to be unhappy about her marriage.

* PoorCommunicationKills: If Sarah had explained to Tom that she wasn't having an extramarital affair and just wanted to take Jazmine to meet their favorite singer, then most of this episode's conflict would've been resolved much better.

* JerkassBall: Sarah. Whether it'd be her getting mad at Tom when he confronts her about her inappropriate behavior at dinner, or her kicking Tom out for trying to assert his dominance.

* FanGirl: Both Sarah and Jasmine are huge fans of Usher.

* WouldntHitAGirl: During his lesson on reasserting his dominance, Tom refuses to hit the woman that A Pimp Named Slipback instructed him to hit.
** Averted at the end of the episode, where he tries to slap Sarah but ends up slapping Usher instead.

Tom and Sarah DuBois are celebrating their anniversary when Usher shows up. Sarah, being a fan of his, is infatuated with him, causing a rift between her and Tom. This leads to Tom being kicked out and moving in with the Freemans, who plan to help him assert his dominance, with help from A Pimp Named Slipback.

* DownerEnding: When Tom tries to show Sarah how dominant he is, using his newfound pimp resolve, he instead slaps Usher to keep him from having his wife, only to find out that Sarah brought Jazmine to the hotel because she wanted to see Usher. Unfortunately, the slap leads to Usher and his bodyguards giving Tom a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, and to AddInsultToInjury, as Tom is getting beaten, Sarah unhelpfully stands by and pleads with them to stop, while Jazmine cries apologetically, NOT for her own father, but ''for Usher''.

* AnimatedMusical: Tom sings Usher's "Let It Burn", accompanied

* JerkassBall: Sarah, throughout the whole episode, notably the part where she gets mad at Tom when he confronts her about her inappropriate behavior at dinner.
* MistakenForCheating: Sarah with Usher. Because of the way in this episode, it's hard not to believe why Tom thought she was cheating on him with Usher.

* TheWoobie: It's hard not to feel sad for Tom during this episode. First, Sarah starts flirting with Usher(on their anniversary night, nonetheless) and leaves the table to take pictures with him, then when Tom confronts her about it afterward, she gets defensive and leaves the car to walk home(as if he was in the wrong). Then, he gets kicked out when trying to assert his dominance as the man of the house and moves in with the Freemans. Finally, when he tries to assert his dominance, he slaps Usher, which provokes the singer and his bodyguards into beating him to a pulp. And if that wasn't enough, while he's getting pummeled, his ''own daughter'' apologetically cries, NOT for him, but for ''Usher''.

* [[Fangirl]]: Both Sarah and Jasmine are huge fans of Usher.

* Fangirl: Both Sarah and Jasmine are huge fans of Usher.

* Woobie: It's hard not to feel sad for Tom during this episode. First, Sarah starts flirting with Usher(on their anniversary night, nonetheless) and leaves the table to take pictures with him, then when Tom confronts her about it afterward, she gets defensive and leaves the car to walk home(as if he was in the wrong). Then, he gets kicked out when trying to assert his dominance as the man of the house and moves in with the Freemans. Finally, when he tries to assert his dominance, he slaps Usher, which provokes the singer and his bodyguards into beating him to a pulp. And if that wasn't enough, while he's getting pummeled, his ''own daughter'' apologetically cries, NOT for him, but for ''Usher''.