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[[Recap/TheGifted2017 Index]] | [Recap/TheGiftedS1E1Exposed 1]] | '''2''' | [[Recap/TheGiftedS1E3Exodus 3]] | [[Recap/TheGiftedS1E4ExitStrategy 4]] | [[Recap/TheGiftedS1E5BoxedIn 5]] | [[Recap/TheGiftedS1E6GotYourSix 6]] | [[Recap/TheGiftedS1E7ExtremeMeasures 7]] | [[Recap/TheGiftedS1E8ThreatOfExtinction 8]] | [[Recap/TheGiftedS1E9Outfox 9]] | [[Recap/TheGiftedS1E10Exploited 10]] | [[Recap/TheGiftedS1E113X1 11]] | [[Recap/TheGiftedS1E12Extraction 12]] | [[Recap/TheGiftedS1E13Xroads 13]]]]-]]]

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[[Recap/TheGifted2017 Index]] | [Recap/TheGiftedS1E1Exposed 1]] | '''2''' | [[Recap/TheGiftedS1E3Exodus 3]] | [[Recap/TheGiftedS1E4ExitStrategy 4]] | [[Recap/TheGiftedS1E5BoxedIn 5]] | [[Recap/TheGiftedS1E6GotYourSix 6]] | [[Recap/TheGiftedS1E7ExtremeMeasures 7]] | [[Recap/TheGiftedS1E8ThreatOfExtinction 8]] | [[Recap/TheGiftedS1E9Outfox 9]] | [[Recap/TheGiftedS1E10Exploited 10]] | [[Recap/TheGiftedS1E113X1 11]] | [[Recap/TheGiftedS1E12Extraction 12]] | [[Recap/TheGiftedS1E13Xroads 13]]]]-]]]
'''Season 1, Episode 02:'''
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->''"Tell me this... if it wasn't your kids in that gym, would you be standing up for them? Would your husband?"''
-->-- '''Marcos Diaz / Eclipse'''



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->''"We will fight to bring your father home. We'll fight to bring everyone home."''
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* IndyPloy: Lauren uses her barrier powers in an attempt to close the portal inadvertently opened by Blink. It works.
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* ToplessnessFromTheBack: Lorna, as she's taking a shower, which subsequently washes the dye out of her hair.

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* ToplessnessFromTheBack: Lorna, as she's taking a shower, which subsequently washes the blak dye out of her hair.hair, showing its true green color.
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* BystanderSyndrome: A flashback of the Strucker family at a bowling alley shows a mutant girl being harassed by other people for being a mutant with no one besides the girl's father trying to get them to stop. Lauren tries to step in, but her mother keeps her from doing so. [[PetTheDog And while Reed chooses to not prosecute the girl for unintentionally causing destruction with her powers]], he probably wouldn't have had to if he had done something earlier and he does nothing about the girl's tormentors.

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* BystanderSyndrome: A flashback of the Strucker family at a bowling alley shows a mutant girl being harassed by other people for being a mutant mutant, with no one besides the girl's father trying to get them to stop. Lauren tries to step in, but her mother keeps her from doing so. [[PetTheDog And while Reed chooses to not prosecute the girl for unintentionally causing destruction with her powers]], he probably wouldn't have had to if he had done something earlier earlier, and he does nothing about the girl's tormentors.



* NoEndorHolocaust: Blink doesn't injure or kill anybody during her PowerIncontinence. (Although inside the underground HQ, at least, Lauren is around to contain them.)

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* NoEndorHolocaust: Blink doesn't injure or kill anybody during her PowerIncontinence. (Although inside the underground Underground's HQ, at least, Lauren is around to contain them.the portals until Blink loses control completely.)



* PortalCut: When Blink unintentionally opens a portal in the middle of a road, a truck swerves into it and is severed by the closing portal.

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* PortalCut: When Blink unintentionally opens a portal in the middle of a road, a truck swerves into it and it; the rear half of the bed is severed by the closing portal.portal and goes careening through the Underground's headquarters.



** After overextending her powers in the previous episode, Blink is left severely exhausted and loses control of her powers, continuously opening a portal to a road somewhere. When Andy accidentally knocks her out when defending the base from the SWAT Team, her powers go completely haywire, opening dozens of portals all throughout the building.

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** After overextending her powers in the previous episode, Blink is left severely exhausted and loses control of her powers, continuously opening a portal to a road somewhere. When Andy accidentally knocks her out when defending the base from the SWAT Team, Team that has gathered on the other side of the portal, her powers go completely haywire, opening dozens of portals all throughout the building.



* TookALevelInBadass: Caitlin. Until now, she was basically dragged along by circumstances, still shocked by her comfortable suburbian life world falling apart. Here she quickly gets on her feet, saves Clarice and decides to help the mutant cause. Not only because of her children but also because of genuine support for the mutant cause after witnessing the abuse they suffer.

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* TookALevelInBadass: Caitlin. Until now, she was basically dragged along by circumstances, still shocked by her comfortable suburbian life world falling apart. Here she quickly gets on her feet, saves Clarice Clarice, and decides to help the mutant cause. Not only because of her children children, but also because of genuine support for the mutant cause after witnessing the abuse they suffer.
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* TheDogBitesBack: Polaris uses her powers to attack the inmate who kicks her in the stomach with a metal table.

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* TheDogBitesBack: When another inmate kicks Polaris in the abdomen, she uses her powers to attack the inmate who kicks her in the stomach with throw a metal table.table at her attacker.



* KickTheDog: Beating up Polaris to show who's the boss is one thing. Intentionally kicking a pregnant girl in the stomach is way nastier than necessary.

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* KickTheDog: Beating up Polaris to show who's the boss is one thing. Intentionally kicking a pregnant girl in the stomach abdomen is way nastier than necessary.
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* TheDogBitesBack: Polaris uses her powers to attack the inmate who kicks her in the stomach with a metal table.
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Polaris uses her powers to attack the inmate who kicks her in the stomach with a metal table.

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* AmbiguousSituation: It's unclear if Reed is really gonna betray the Mutant Underground to Jace Turner.

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* AmbiguousSituation: It's unclear if Reed is really gonna betray the Mutant Underground to Jace Turner.Turner in exchange for his family's safety.



* KickTheSonOfABitch: Polaris uses

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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Polaris usesuses her powers to attack the inmate who kicks her in the stomach with a metal table.


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*WhamShot: Dr. Roderick Campbell, who is also known in the comics as Ahab, makes his debut at the end of the episode.
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*KickTheSonOfABitch: Polaris uses
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* NoEndorHolocaust: Blink doesn't injure or kill anybody during her PowerIncontinence.

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* NoEndorHolocaust: Blink doesn't injure or kill anybody during her PowerIncontinence. (Although inside the underground HQ, at least, Lauren is around to contain them.)

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* KickTheDog: Beating up Polaris to show who's the boss is one thing. Intentionally kicking a pregnant girl in a stomach is way nastier than nessecary.

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* KickTheDog: Beating up Polaris to show who's the boss is one thing. Intentionally kicking a pregnant girl in a the stomach is way nastier than nessecary.necessary.



* PerpSweating: Jace does this to Reed, threatening him with terrorism charges and targeting his relatives. Reed, himself a prosecutor, isn't really sold and eventually realizes that Jace is desperate for a win after botching the arrest in the previous episode, giving Reed some leverage.



* PortalCut: Done to a car who slides into one of Blink's portals during her PowerIncontinence.
* PowerIncontinence: Blink after overusing her powers in previous episode causes quite a mayhem. Also, in a flashback scene a little girl lashes out at people laughing at her at a bowling alley.

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* PortalCut: Done to a car who slides into one of Blink's portals during her PowerIncontinence.
* PowerIncontinence:
When Blink after overusing unintentionally opens a portal in the middle of a road, a truck swerves into it and is severed by the closing portal.
* PowerIncontinence:
** After overextending
her powers in the previous episode causes quite episode, Blink is left severely exhausted and loses control of her powers, continuously opening a mayhem. Also, in portal to a road somewhere. When Andy accidentally knocks her out when defending the base from the SWAT Team, her powers go completely haywire, opening dozens of portals all throughout the building.
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a flashback scene scene, a little girl lashes out at people laughing at her at a bowling alley.alley, creating a shockwave which harmlessly ruffles up the place (knocking over drinks and so forth).



* ToplessnessFromTheBack: Lorna, as she's taking a shower, which subsequently washes the dye out of her hair.

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* ToplessnessFromTheBack: Lorna, as she's taking a shower, which subsequently washes the dye out of her hair.hair.
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* BystanderSyndrome: A flashback of the Strucker family at a bowling alley shows a mutant girl being harassed by other people for being a mutant with no one besides the girl's father trying to get them to stop. Lauren tries to step in, but her mother keeps her from doing so.
* FreudianExcuse: Jace Turner's daughter got killed in the crossfire of a battle between the X-Men and the Brotherhood.

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* BystanderSyndrome: A flashback of the Strucker family at a bowling alley shows a mutant girl being harassed by other people for being a mutant with no one besides the girl's father trying to get them to stop. Lauren tries to step in, but her mother keeps her from doing so.
so. [[PetTheDog And while Reed chooses to not prosecute the girl for unintentionally causing destruction with her powers]], he probably wouldn't have had to if he had done something earlier and he does nothing about the girl's tormentors.
* FreudianExcuse: Jace Turner's daughter got killed in the crossfire of a battle between the X-Men and the Brotherhood.
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* BystanderSyndrome: A flashback of the Strucker family at a bowling alley shows a mutant girl being harassed by other people for being a mutant with no one besides the girl's father trying to get them to stop. Lauren tries to step in, but her mother keeps her from doing so.



* TookALevelInBadass: Caitlin. Until now, she was basically dragged along by circumstances, still shocked by her comfortable suburbian life world falling apart. Here she quickly gets on her feet, saves Clarice and decides to help the mutant cause. Not only because of her children but also because of genuine support for the mutant cause after witnessing the abuse they suffer.

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* TookALevelInBadass: Caitlin. Until now, she was basically dragged along by circumstances, still shocked by her comfortable suburbian life world falling apart. Here she quickly gets on her feet, saves Clarice and decides to help the mutant cause. Not only because of her children but also because of genuine support for the mutant cause after witnessing the abuse they suffer.suffer.
* ToplessnessFromTheBack: Lorna, as she's taking a shower, which subsequently washes the dye out of her hair.

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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: "If it wasn't your kids in that gym, would you be standing up for them? Would your husband?"

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* AmbiguousSituation: It's unclear if Reed is really gonna betray the Mutant Underground to Jace Turner.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: "If it wasn't your kids in that gym, would you be standing up for them? Would your husband?"husband?" It actually causes Caitlin to rethink her ways and honestly support the Mutant Underground's cause in the end.
* FreudianExcuse: Jace Turner's daughter got killed in the crossfire of a battle between the X-Men and the Brotherhood.



* PowerIncontinence: Blink after overusing her powers in previous episode causes quite a mayhem.

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* NoEndorHolocaust: Blink doesn't injure or kill anybody during her PowerIncontinence.
* PetTheDog: In a flashback, Reed once again proves that he never had anything against mutants personally when he tells a father with his mutant daughter who just caused a scene at a bowling alley to just leave instead of prosecuting them for property damage.
* PortalCut: Done to a car who slides into one of Blink's portals during her PowerIncontinence.
* PowerIncontinence: Blink after overusing her powers in previous episode causes quite a mayhem. Also, in a flashback scene a little girl lashes out at people laughing at her at a bowling alley.
* ShutUpHannibal: Reed turns the tables on Jace Turner during their interrogation, calling out his bluff and deducing that he is actually desperate to take any deal.
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* PowerIncontinence: Blink after overusing her powers in previous episode causes quite a mayhem.

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* PowerIncontinence: Blink after overusing her powers in previous episode causes quite a mayhem.mayhem.
* TookALevelInBadass: Caitlin. Until now, she was basically dragged along by circumstances, still shocked by her comfortable suburbian life world falling apart. Here she quickly gets on her feet, saves Clarice and decides to help the mutant cause. Not only because of her children but also because of genuine support for the mutant cause after witnessing the abuse they suffer.

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* MundaneUtility: A flashback shows that Lauren used to cheat at bowling using her powers.

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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: "If it wasn't your kids in that gym, would you be standing up for them? Would your husband?"
* KickTheDog: Beating up Polaris to show who's the boss is one thing. Intentionally kicking a pregnant girl in a stomach is way nastier than nessecary.
* MundaneUtility: A flashback shows that Lauren used to cheat at bowling using her powers.powers.
* PowerIncontinence: Blink after overusing her powers in previous episode causes quite a mayhem.
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After exerting her powers beyond their limits, Blink goes into a state of shock, forcing Caitlin and Eclipse to go on a mission to find a special serum that will help her to recover. Meanwhile, Reed faces some difficult choices when it comes to helping his family, and Polaris runs into some trouble.

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After exerting her powers beyond their limits, Blink goes into a state of shock, forcing Caitlin and Eclipse to go on a mission to find a special serum that will help her to recover. Meanwhile, Reed faces some difficult choices when it comes to helping his family, and Polaris runs into some trouble.trouble.
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* MundaneUtility: A flashback shows that Lauren used to cheat at bowling using her powers.
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After exerting her powers beyond their limits, Blink goes into a state of shock, forcing Caitlin and Eclipse to go on a mission to find a special serum that will help her to recover. Meanwhile, Reed faces some difficult choices when it comes to helping his family, and Polaris runs into some trouble.

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