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she explicitly was marbleized


* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Apparently Janet hasn't been marbleized, which means there's a chance for Jason to still save her.

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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Apparently Janet hasn't been marbleized, destroyed after her marbleization, which means there's a chance for Jason to still save her.
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* SnowballLie: Michael has apparently found himself in this situation.
-->"That lie was only to cover my two earlier lies. That's gotta be okay, right?"

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* CharacterDevelopment: Jason seems to have grown a lot in this episode, asking relevant interrogation questions to Michael and Glenn (for the most part), figuring out that a bad Janet was currently impersonating the Janet they knew, and bravely deciding to go to the Bad Place to rescue his not girlfriend.

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* CharacterDevelopment: CharacterDevelopment:
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Jason seems to have grown a lot in this episode, asking relevant interrogation questions to Michael and Glenn (for the most part), figuring out that a bad Janet was currently impersonating the Janet they knew, and bravely deciding to go to the Bad Place to rescue his not girlfriend. girlfriend.
** Also, oddly enough, Bad Janet. The reason Michael had to use an actual Good Janet for his fake neighborhood was because, initially, Bad Janet couldn't pretend to be good without literally blowing up. But now Bad Janet has become much craftier and manipulative, and has given a fairly convincing performance as Good Janet.
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* TheReveal: Though we don't get to see it, Michael finally gives a description of what his true form looks like -- he's a gigantic fire squid. He seems to be ashamed of it.

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* TheReveal: Though we don't get to see it, Michael finally gives a description of what his true form looks like -- he's a gigantic fire squid. He seems to be ashamed of it.it, if only because if the humans see it he fears they won't be able to look at him the same way.
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* ArtInitiatesLife: The gang play Magic Pictionary, in which their drawings come to life. Unfortunately, when your drawing skills are as bad as Chidi's, this has horrific results.
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* DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: The Bad Place was already in hot water for sending in Chris and humans that the Soul Squad new. Sending in a Bad Janet means they've been caught cheating ''again'' and sabotaging the experiment, when everyone was already having trouble helping the new humans reform.

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* DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: The Bad Place was already in hot water for sending in Chris and humans that the Soul Squad new.knew. Sending in a Bad Janet means they've been caught cheating ''again'' and sabotaging the experiment, when everyone was already having trouble helping the new humans reform.

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* BaitAndSwitch: The gang spends most of the episode trying to figure out if Michael is an impostor. He's not, but Janet is.



* TheReveal: Though we don't get to see it, Michael finally gives a description of what his true form looks like -- he's a gigantic fire squid. He seems to be ashamed of it.
* SpottingTheThread: Jason realized Bad Janet isn't Janet when he calls her a girl and she doesn't reply "Not a girl".



* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Apparently Janet hasn't been marbelized, which means there's a chance for Jason to still save her.

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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Apparently Janet hasn't been marbelized, marbleized, which means there's a chance for Jason to still save her.

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* LeeroyJenkins: Before anyone can prepare a plan to tell the Judge about the Bad Place cheating and negotiate for Janet's release, Jason goes to rescue Janet.



* TaughtByExperience: Just as Good Janet learned to pretend to be bad, Bad Janet learned to pretend to be good. Or at least she was reprogrammed to not combust when shown to be good.

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* TaughtByExperience: Just as Good Janet learned to pretend to be bad, Bad Janet learned to pretend to be good. Or at least she was reprogrammed to not combust when shown told to be good.
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* DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: The Bad Place was already in hot water for sending in Chris and humans with relation to the humans. Sending in a Bad Janet means they've been caught cheating ''again'' and sabotaging the experiment, when everyone was already having trouble helping the new humans reform.

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* DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: The Bad Place was already in hot water for sending in Chris and humans with relation to that the humans.Soul Squad new. Sending in a Bad Janet means they've been caught cheating ''again'' and sabotaging the experiment, when everyone was already having trouble helping the new humans reform.
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* YouAreWorthHell: Literally in this case; Jason goes to rescue Janet because he loves her, even if they're "on break".

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* YouAreWorthHell: Literally in this case; Jason goes to rescue Janet because he loves her, even if they're "on break".her.

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It was Bad Janet who asked for the break. That part of Shawn's plan to demoralize the group, hence why she added the bit about Blake Bortles


* AmbiguousSituation:
** It's unclear if Glenn is pulling a HeelFaceTurn or was creating a new mind-game for them in an attempt of torture or getting Michael out of the picture.
** Also, which Janet asked for a break from Jason??

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* AmbiguousSituation:
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AmbiguousSituation: It's unclear if Glenn is pulling a HeelFaceTurn or was creating a new mind-game for them in an attempt of torture or getting Michael out of the picture.
** Also, which Janet asked for a break from Jason??
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* DickDastardlyStoopsToCheat: The Bad Place was already in hot water for sending in Chris and humans with relation to the humans. Sending in a Bad Janet is pretty much asking for the Judge's wrath.

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* DickDastardlyStoopsToCheat: DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: The Bad Place was already in hot water for sending in Chris and humans with relation to the humans. Sending in a Bad Janet is pretty much asking for means they've been caught cheating ''again'' and sabotaging the Judge's wrath.experiment, when everyone was already having trouble helping the new humans reform.

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* AmbiguousSituation: It's unclear if Glenn is pulling a HeelFaceTurn or was creating a new mind-game for them in an attempt of torture.

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* AmbiguousSituation: AmbiguousSituation:
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It's unclear if Glenn is pulling a HeelFaceTurn or was creating a new mind-game for them in an attempt of torture. torture or getting Michael out of the picture.
** Also, which Janet asked for a break from Jason??



* ChekhovsGag: Janet's "not a girl, not a robot" catchphrase. This Janet not saying it clues in Jason that she's an impostor.
* ChekhovsBoomerang: A Janet's ability to impersonate other Janets. This time, the Bad Place uses it to sabotage the new experiment.
* DickDastardlyStoopsToCheat: The Bad Place was already in hot water for sending in Chris and humans with relation to the humans. Sending in a Bad Janet is pretty much asking for the Judge's wrath.



* LaserGuidedKarma: Quite accidentally, Bad Janet has been exposed to more of Brent's harassment than Good Janet has. And she was sent in to sabotage the place.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If Glenn's plan was to sabotage the experiment, then it backfired by exposing that Janet was kidnapped.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: Quite accidentally, Bad Janet has been exposed to more of Brent's harassment than Good Janet has. And she was sent in to sabotage the place.
place but has suffered more because Bad Janets literally melt normally when trying to be helpful.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If Glenn's plan was to sabotage the experiment, then it backfired by exposing that Janet reboot-Janet was kidnapped.



* TaughtByExperience: Just as Good Janet learned to pretend to be bad, Bad Janet learned to pretend to be good.

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* TaughtByExperience: Just as Good Janet learned to pretend to be bad, Bad Janet learned to pretend to be good. Or at least she was reprogrammed to not combust when shown to be good.



* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Apparently Janet hasn't been marbelized, which means there's a chance for Jason to still save her./

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* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Apparently Janet hasn't been marbelized, which means there's a chance for Jason to still save her./her.
* YouAreWorthHell: Literally in this case; Jason goes to rescue Janet because he loves her, even if they're "on break".
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* TaughtByExperience: Just as Good Janet learned to be bad, Bad Janet learned to be good.

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* TaughtByExperience: Just as Good Janet learned to pretend to be bad, Bad Janet learned to pretend to be good.
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* AmbiguousSituation: It's unclear if Glenn is pulling a HeelFaceTurn or was creating a new mind-game for them in an attempt of torture.



* LaserGuidedKarma: Quite accidentally, Bad Janet has been exposed to more of Brent's harassment than Good Janet has. And she was sent in to sabotage the place.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If Glenn's plan was to sabotage the experiment, then it backfired by exposing that Janet was kidnapped.



* OrpheanRescue: Jason prepares to return to the Bad Place to rescue Janet.
* TaughtByExperience: Just as Good Janet learned to be bad, Bad Janet learned to be good.



* WhamEpisode: It wasn't Michael who was kidnapped and replaced with a demon on the train...it was ''Janet'', which is why everything she had been suggesting to the group thus far had been pulverizing things! And what's worse... the real Janet is in the Bad Place!

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* WhamEpisode: It wasn't Michael who was kidnapped and replaced with a demon on the train...it was ''Janet'', which is why everything she had been suggesting to the group thus far had been pulverizing things! And what's worse... the real Janet is in the Bad Place!Place!
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Apparently Janet hasn't been marbelized, which means there's a chance for Jason to still save her./
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* HeroicSacrifice: Michael is prepared to...well, [[{{pun}} liquidate]] himself when he's convinced that the gang is not going to trust him in order to ensure that the experiment goes smoothly. Thankfully, JAson exposes Janet as the real imposter just in time.

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* HeroicSacrifice: Michael is prepared to...well, [[{{pun}} liquidate]] himself when he's convinced that the gang is not going to trust him in order to ensure that the experiment goes smoothly. Thankfully, JAson Jason exposes Janet as the real imposter just in time.
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* HeroicSacrifice: Michael is prepared to...well, [[Pun liquidate]] himself when he's convinced that the gang is not going to trust him in order to ensure that the experiment goes smoothly. Thankfully, JAson exposes Janet as the real imposter just in time.

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* HeroicSacrifice: Michael is prepared to...well, [[Pun [[{{pun}} liquidate]] himself when he's convinced that the gang is not going to trust him in order to ensure that the experiment goes smoothly. Thankfully, JAson exposes Janet as the real imposter just in time.
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* TheBusCameBack: Derek appears for a brief cameo, now fully rebooted again.
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Glenn reveals some shocking news to the group: they're not with the real Michael! It's actually Vicky in disguise! The gang has no idea who to trust, especially when they discover that Michael hadn't been totally honest with them about other things. Will they have to call the judge to restart the experiment? Is Michael's reluctance to take off his skin suit really because he's ashamed of his actual form? And...why didn't Janet say her usual "Not a girl" catchphrase when Jason called her one?

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Glenn reveals comes to the neighborhood on a handcar with some shocking news to the group: news: they're not with the real Michael! It's actually Vicky in disguise! The gang has no idea who to trust, especially when they discover that Michael hadn't hasn't been totally honest with them about other things. Will they have to call the judge to restart the experiment? Is Michael's reluctance to take off his skin suit really because he's ashamed of his actual form? And...why didn't Janet say her usual "Not a girl" catchphrase when Jason called her one?
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Glenn reveals some shocking news to the group: they're not with the real Michael! It's actually Vicky in disguise! The gang has no idea who to trust, especially when they discover that Michael hadn't been totally honest with them about other things. Will they have to call the judge to restart the experiment? Is Michael's reluctance to take off his skin suit really because he's ashamed of his actual form? And...why didn't JAnet say her usual "Not a girl" catchphrase when Jason called her one?

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Glenn reveals some shocking news to the group: they're not with the real Michael! It's actually Vicky in disguise! The gang has no idea who to trust, especially when they discover that Michael hadn't been totally honest with them about other things. Will they have to call the judge to restart the experiment? Is Michael's reluctance to take off his skin suit really because he's ashamed of his actual form? And...why didn't JAnet Janet say her usual "Not a girl" catchphrase when Jason called her one?
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Glenn reveals some shocking news to the group: they're not with the real Michael! It's actually Vicky in disguise! The gang has no idea who to trust, especially when they discover what Michael has kept from them.

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Glenn reveals some shocking news to the group: they're not with the real Michael! It's actually Vicky in disguise! The gang has no idea who to trust, especially when they discover what that Michael has kept from them.hadn't been totally honest with them about other things. Will they have to call the judge to restart the experiment? Is Michael's reluctance to take off his skin suit really because he's ashamed of his actual form? And...why didn't JAnet say her usual "Not a girl" catchphrase when Jason called her one?
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* HeroicSacrifice: Michael is prepared to...well, [[Pun liquidate]] himself when he's convinced that the gang is not going to trust him in order to ensure that the experiment goes smoothly. Thankfully, JAson exposes Janet as the real imposter just in time.
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* CharacterDevelopment: Eleanor feels the characters are starting to at the beginning of the episode.

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* CharacterDevelopment: Eleanor feels Jason seems to have grown a lot in this episode, asking relevant interrogation questions to Michael and Glenn (for the characters are starting to at most part), figuring out that a bad Janet was currently impersonating the beginning of Janet they knew, and bravely deciding to go to the episode.Bad Place to rescue his not girlfriend.

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* NotHelpingYourCase: Michael tries to justify his lie to Eleanor by saying it was to cover for his previous two lies. Eleanor is not impressed.

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* EurekaMoment: Jason claims he figured out Janet wasn't the real Janet when she didn't say "not a girl" like she usually does when someone calls her a girl.
* NotHelpingYourCase: Michael tries to justify his lie to Eleanor by saying it was to cover for his previous two lies. Eleanor is not impressed.impressed.
* WhamEpisode: It wasn't Michael who was kidnapped and replaced with a demon on the train...it was ''Janet'', which is why everything she had been suggesting to the group thus far had been pulverizing things! And what's worse... the real Janet is in the Bad Place!
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* CharacterDevelopment: Eleanor feels the characters are starting to at the beginning of the episode.
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* NotHelpingYourCase: Michael tries to justify his lie to Eleanor by saying it was to cover for his previous two lies. Only Jason is impressed.

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* NotHelpingYourCase: Michael tries to justify his lie to Eleanor by saying it was to cover for his previous two lies. Only Jason Eleanor is not impressed.

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Glenn reveals some shocking news to the group: they're not with the real Michael! It's actually Vicky in disguise! The gang has no idea who to trust.

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Glenn reveals some shocking news to the group: they're not with the real Michael! It's actually Vicky in disguise! The gang has no idea who to trust.trust, especially when they discover what Michael has kept from them.



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* NotHelpingYourCase: Michael tries to justify his lie to Eleanor by saying it was to cover for his previous two lies. Only Jason is impressed.
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Glenn reveals some shocking news to the group.

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Glenn reveals some shocking news to the group.group: they're not with the real Michael! It's actually Vicky in disguise! The gang has no idea who to trust.
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A hooded figure arrives in the neighborhood.

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A hooded figure arrives in Glenn reveals some shocking news to the neighborhood.group.
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A hooded figure arrives in the neighborhood.
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