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* ApologeticAttacker: Michael is reluctant to turn Rufus the security guard into goo due to the fact that they were roommates.

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* ApologeticAttacker: Michael is reluctant to turn Rufus the security guard into goo due to the fact that they were roommates.roommates, but ultimately goes through with it when Rufus doesn't back down.



* BuffySpeak: Michael warns Rufus he will use the "demon exploder" on him if he steps closer. Shawn scoffs at the sillily named item, but when Michael actually uses it, he realizes that that really is a demon exploder.

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* BuffySpeak: Michael warns Rufus he will use the "demon exploder" on him if he steps closer. Shawn scoffs at the sillily named name of the item, but when only for Michael actually uses it, he realizes that that to prove it really is ''is'' a demon exploder.exploder by shooting Rufus.



** Shawn mentions the [[Recap/TheGoodPlaceS2E01EverythingIsGreat Butthole Spiders]], sadly the tortured humans are getting used to them and, even worse, the spiders are bored.

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** Shawn mentions the [[Recap/TheGoodPlaceS2E01EverythingIsGreat Butthole Spiders]], Spiders]]; sadly the tortured humans are getting used to them and, even worse, the spiders are bored.
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* ContinuityNod: Jason says it was hard to go back to his old high school because the junkyard machine crushed it into tiny cubes, referencing how his high school of Lynyrd Synyrd High School was a bunch tugboats tied together in a junkyard.

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* ContinuityNod: Jason says it was hard to go back to his old high school because the junkyard machine crushed it into tiny cubes, referencing how his high school of Lynyrd Synyrd High School was a bunch of tugboats tied together in a junkyard.
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** Tahani also misquotes the lyrics to Music/JohnFogerty's "Centerfield", "Insert me, coachman!"
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** Tahani quotes her godfather, Creator/SeanConnery, from ''Film/FindingForrester'', calling it his most problematic role in hindsight, "You the man now, dog!"
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* BorrowedCatchphrase: When Jason changes from "Bortles!" to "Foles!", both Janet and Michael join him.
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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Eleanor reminds Tahani that her parties are an actual skill, and that she trusted Tahani with ''the four most important people in the universe''.
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* IndyPloy: With Derek running the neighborhood and Chidi still downtown, Eleanor has to keep him occupied. She tells him he's on a clue-hunt to solve a puzzle, leaving it up to him make up his own puzzle.
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* AngstWhatAngst: Jason's response to getting centuries of memories restored is, "I threw a molotov cocktail once; that was pretty dope.".
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* AngstWhatAngst: Jason's response to getting centuries of memories restored is, "I threw a molotov cocktail once; that was pretty dope.".
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* DamnedByFaintPraise: Shawn says Glenn is a really good pick to play Jason, because they're both idiots.
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The problem was literally that Vicky was doing an evil laugh when Michael doesn't do that anymore. As Janet says, she was failing to do "a delighted giggle"


* UnEvilLaugh: Part of what makes Vicky's Michael impression ineffective is her inability to get his EvilLaugh right.

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* AnimationLeadTime: As revealed on the podcast, this episode was filmed before the football season began, and the joke about Foles breaking his clavicle was dubbed in.



** Michael is able to impersonate Vicky since she now has a Michael suit. Moreover, he's better at pretending to be Vicky than she is at pretending to be him.

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** Shawn spearheaded the invention of the Michael is able to impersonate Vicky since she now has a suit, which gives Michael suit. the opportunity to infiltrate the Bad Place by pretending to be Vicky in disguise. Moreover, he's Michael's better at pretending to be Vicky than she is at pretending to be him.



* ScoobyStack; Jason and Michael do one when they peer in on Shawn's Demoncon presentation.

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* ScoobyStack; ScoobyStack: Jason and Michael do one when they peer in on Shawn's Demoncon presentation.
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* YourMom: Used as a visual gag. The "Welcome to the Bad Place" sign has smaller text on the bottom, reading "Population: Your Mom".

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* AllPartOfTheShow: Despite Shawn repeatedly insisting that otherwise, the demons at Demon-Con all think Michael and Jason breaking in and stealing Janet are all part of the seminar.

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* AllPartOfTheShow: Despite Shawn repeatedly insisting that otherwise, the demons at Demon-Con all think Michael and Jason breaking in and stealing rescuing Janet are is all part of the seminar.


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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Shawn asks who's in the Jason suit, and Michael hesitates, implying that he hadn't thought of that. Thankfully, he answers with Glenn (who is probably the best demon he could have picked) and Shawn never suspects anything.
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* BuffySpeak: Michael warns Rufus he will use the "demon exploder" on him if he steps closer. Shawn scoffs at the sillily named item, but when Michael actually uses it, he realizes that that really is a demon exploder.
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* ContinuityNod: Jason says it was hard to go back to his old high school because the junkyard machine crushed it into tiny cubes, referencing how his high school of Lynyrd Synyrd High School was a bunch tugboats tied together in a junkyard.

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* SarcasticClapping: Vicky's response to Michael's speech about self-improvement.

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* SarcasticClapping: Vicky's SarcasticClapping:
** Michael does this when he first exposes himself to Shawn, under the guise that he's Vicky.
** The actual Vicky later does it herself, in
response to Michael's speech about self-improvement.self-improvement.
* ScoobyStack; Jason and Michael do one when they peer in on Shawn's Demoncon presentation.
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* SkewedPriorities: When they arrive in the Bad Place, Jason tells Michael he's scared because he's worried all the time apart will have affected their relationship. Michael tells him that it would probably be more logical to be scared about the fact that they're in Hell, surrounded by billions of demons who want to torture them for eternity.

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* SkewedPriorities: When they arrive in the Bad Place, Jason tells Michael he's scared because he's worried all the time apart will have affected their his and Janet's relationship. Michael tells him that it would probably be more logical to be scared about the fact that they're in Hell, surrounded by billions of demons who want to torture them for eternity.
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* PartingWordsRegret: In this episode, Jason realizes that the last time he talked to the actual Janet, they were in a fight, and is worried that that fact will affect their reunion.


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* SkewedPriorities: When they arrive in the Bad Place, Jason tells Michael he's scared because he's worried all the time apart will have affected their relationship. Michael tells him that it would probably be more logical to be scared about the fact that they're in Hell, surrounded by billions of demons who want to torture them for eternity.
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* PerfectDisguiseTerribleActing: Vicky's Michael suit is an exact replica, but she just can't get the hang of actually ''acting'' like Michael.
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* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: Tahani wouldn't serve finger sandwiches at a lake party, because "What am I, Welsh?" Eleanor's response is "I don't know, are you?"

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* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: Tahani wouldn't serve finger sandwiches at a lake party, because "What am I, Welsh?" Eleanor's response is "I "Are you? I don't know, are you?"know. No, right?"

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** Both Shawn and Janet say that Michael's "suit" is smelly.

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** Both Shawn and Janet say tell Michael (who they think is Vicky) that Michael's "suit" "her" Michael suit is smelly.smelly.
--->'''Michael:''' Why does everyone keep saying that? ''(sniffs himself)''
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** Janet explodes the Bad Place entrance way in a similar way to how she blew up the accounting portal door in "The Book of Dougs".
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* RedIsViolent: The introductory sign to the Bad Place is in red, a contrast to the lively green of the series' Good Place title card.

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* ChekhovsGun: The not-lie detector. It's used to help Michael, Jason and Janet make their escape.

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* ChekhovsGun: The not-lie detector. It's used to help Michael, Jason Jason, and Janet make their escape.


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* FreezeFrameBonus: The bee poster that Jason points out has the tagline "Has your torture gotten a little stale? Time to add a little sting."
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* AllPartOfTheShow: Despite Shawn repeatedly insisting that it's not, the demons at Demon-Con all think Michael and Jason breaking in and stealing Janet are all part of the seminar.

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* AllPartOfTheShow: Despite Shawn repeatedly insisting that it's not, otherwise, the demons at Demon-Con all think Michael and Jason breaking in and stealing Janet are all part of the seminar.
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* ShapeshifterGuiltTrip: Right before Michael tries to explode her, Vicky zips up the Michael suit. Michael hesitates, and Vicky proceeds to tell him his biggest fears and insecurities ''in his own voice.''

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* ShapeshifterGuiltTrip: Right before Michael tries to explode her, Vicky zips up the Michael suit. Michael hesitates, and Vicky proceeds to tell him his biggest fears and insecurities ''in in his own voice.''

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* AllPartOfTheShow: The demons at Demon-Con seem to think Michael and Jason breaking in and stealing Janet back in front of them was all a part of Shawn's seminar.

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* AllPartOfTheShow: The Despite Shawn repeatedly insisting that it's not, the demons at Demon-Con seem to all think Michael and Jason breaking in and stealing Janet back in front of them was are all a part of Shawn's the seminar.



* IHatePastMe: To say that Michael dislikes returning to the Bad Place is a ''massive'' {{Understatement}}.

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* IHatePastMe: To say that Michael dislikes returning Returning to the Bad Place is a ''massive'' {{Understatement}}.very painful for Michael, as he's essentially forced to remember the evil demon he used to be.
--> '''Michael:''' I don't like thinking about...who I used to be.


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* ShapeshifterGuiltTrip: Right before Michael tries to explode her, Vicky zips up the Michael suit. Michael hesitates, and Vicky proceeds to tell him his biggest fears and insecurities ''in his own voice.''

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