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* TheReasonISuckSpeech: Eleanor combines this with a searing TheReasonYouSuckSpeech towards Jason when pointing out how she's been trying to change and that Jason needs to as well if he wants to stay.
-->'''Eleanor:''' Dude, Chidi is giving you a lifeline right now, and you need to take it, because you ''suck''!\\
'''Jason:''' ''You'' suck!\\
'''Eleanor:''' I know! That's what I'm trying to tell you!
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Eleanor gives one to Jason when he refuses to take ethics lessons from Chidi. He tries to turn it back on her by saying she sucks, but she simply uses that to make her point: [[TheReasonISuckSpeech She ''knows'' she sucks]], but that's why she's trying to change.
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* AsianAirhead: The Filipino Jason (aka, Jianyu) is very immature and very stupid. His friend Pillboi is much the same.

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* AsianAirhead: The Filipino Filipino-American Jason (aka, Jianyu) is very immature and very stupid. His friend Pillboi is much the same.

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* OhCrap: Chidi freaks out when he learns about Jason.

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Chidi freaks out when he learns about Jason.Jason.
** Chidi and Eleanor both have a moment when they realize just how hard this is going to be.
-->'''Eleanor:''' Oh, no. For the first time ever, I'm the smartest kid in class.

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* HypocriticalHumor: Immediately after saying he wants to show the world his beautiful soul, Jason throws a Molotov cocktail at [=AcidCat's=] speedboat.

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Immediately after saying he wants to show the world his beautiful soul, Jason throws a Molotov cocktail at [=AcidCat's=] speedboat.speedboat.
** When Chidi asks if Eleanor has to call him a nerd so much, she replies "I called you a lot of other really nice things. Toughen up, nerd."
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* InsultBackfire: How Eleanor convinces Jason to come to Chidi's classes.
-->'''Eleanor:''' ... because you ''suck''!\\
'''Jason:''' ''You'' suck!\\
'''Eleanor:''' I know! That's what I'm trying to tell you!
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* BookDumb: Jason thinks Acid Cat is suing him for "bleach of contract".
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** Chidi tells Eleanor that [[PunctuatedForEmphasis she broke. The world.]] She turns to him with a grin. "Not a compliment."
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* OhCrap: Chidi freaks out when he learns about Jason.
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* PunnyName: The restaurant is named "The Good Plates".
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* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Acid Cat just got an offer to DJ Scot Disick's afterparty for the amateur porn awards in Reno. "That's ''your'' dream, man, that's my Tuesday."

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Jason thinks they're on some kind of alien prank show.

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Jason thinks they're on some kind of alien prank show.show.
** He also wants to date Janet.
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* HistoryWithCelebrity: Attendees at Tahani's best fund-raiser included Princess Stephanie, Posh, and Bex.


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* RunningGag: We learn that Michael has a fascination with human gadgets. Here, it's suspenders.
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** The episode also launches the RunningGag of Jacksonville being a swamphole full of terrible people.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Jason thinks they're on some kind of alien prank show.
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* BaitAndSwitch: Jason mentions he doesn't want to just be a DJ in Jacksonville forever. This would make one think he wants to reach out, go to places all over the country and maybe even the world... except, instead, he just lists more cities in Florida.
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* AsianAirhead: Jason (aka, Jianyu) is very immature and very stupid. His friend Pillboi is much the same.

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* AsianAirhead: The Filipino Jason (aka, Jianyu) is very immature and very stupid. His friend Pillboi is much the same.
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** Jason in general is tired of pretending to be Jianyu, but he fails to get the message that he has to keep up the facade lest he suffer the Bad Place.
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* UpToEleven: According to Michael, any place or thing in the universe can be up to 104% perfect.

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