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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: After she's freed from her parasite, Sheila lets Howie know that despite what she may have told him, he is indeed a hero. In fact, she remarks that in spite of his condition, he proved just intelligent enough to piece together that sunlight drives out the parasite from their host.
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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: After she's freed from her parasite, Sheila lets Howie know that despite what she may have told him, he is indeed a hero. In fact, she remarks that in spite of his condition, he proved just intelligent enough to piece together that sunlight drives out the parasite from their host. And despite her parasitized self's words about how he's ruining her social life, the real Sheila lets Howie know it's because of him that she gets along with other people at all.
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* BrutalHonesty: When Howie wonders why she's packing, the infected Sheila says she's "leaving". When he wonders if she's leaving the same way their parents "left", she casually tells him "No, not like mom and dad, they ''died''. I'm just leaving".
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* BrutalHonesty: When Howie wonders why she's packing, the infected Sheila says she's "leaving". When he wonders if she's leaving the same way their parents "left", "[[DeadlyEuphemism left]]", she casually tells him "No, not like mom and dad, they ''died''. I'm just leaving".
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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: After she's freed from her parasite, Sheila lets Howie know that despite what she may have told him, he is indeed a hero. In fact, she remarks that in spite of his condition, he proved just intelligent enough to piece together that sunlight drives out the parasite from their host.
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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: After she's freed from her parasite, Sheila lets Howie know that despite what she may have told him, he is indeed a hero. In fact, she remarks that in spite of his condition, he proved just intelligent enough to piece together that sunlight drives out the parasite from their host.host.
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* BlatantLies: Infected!Shiela tries to discourage Howie from using the dynamite to close off the mines by telling him their father (who taught Howie about dynamite) blew himself up. Bear in mind that early in the story, Sheila clarified that their father's death was caused by a cave-in at the mines, not by mishandling of the dynamite.
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* BlatantLies: Infected!Shiela The infected Sheila tries to discourage Howie from using the dynamite to close off the mines by telling him their father (who taught Howie about dynamite) blew himself up. Bear in mind that early in the story, Sheila clarified that their father's death was caused by a cave-in at the mines, not by mishandling of the dynamite.
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* BrutalHonesty: When Howie wonders why she's packing, Infected!Sheila says she's "leaving". When he wonders if she's leaving the same way their parents "left", she casually tells him "No, not like mom and dad, they ''died''. I'm just leaving".
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* BrutalHonesty: When Howie wonders why she's packing, Infected!Sheila the infected Sheila says she's "leaving". When he wonders if she's leaving the same way their parents "left", she casually tells him "No, not like mom and dad, they ''died''. I'm just leaving".
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* {{Gaslighting}}: The second time around, Infected!Sheila does everything she can to make Howie doubt himself, from discouraging him from lighting the explosives to convincing him that she can trust him. She even [[ManipulativeBastard manipulates]] him from trusting their father's tutelage on safely handling dynamite by twisting the truth that he blew himself up.
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* {{Gaslighting}}: The second time around, Infected!Sheila the infected Sheila does everything she can to make Howie doubt himself, from discouraging him from lighting the explosives to convincing him that she can trust him. She even [[ManipulativeBastard manipulates]] him from trusting their father's tutelage on safely handling dynamite by twisting the truth that he blew himself up.
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* InOneEarOutTheOther: A small town is invaded by prehistoric slug-like parasites who crawl into a victim's head through nostrils or earholes and turn them into hedonistic delinquents. A waitress has one slug crawl in her right ear, then much later falls out of her left ear dead, leaving her back to normal. This might have been a mistake but she did come across as [[BrainlessBeauty pretty ditzy]] so this might have been a stealth pun...
* KickTheDog: Infected!Sheila has ''no'' reservations about insulting Howie about how he's holding her back and how the one thing he "did wrong" was "being born".
* KickTheDog: Infected!Sheila has ''no'' reservations about insulting Howie about how he's holding her back and how the one thing he "did wrong" was "being born".
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* InOneEarOutTheOther: A small town is invaded by prehistoric slug-like parasites who crawl into a victim's head through nostrils or earholes and turn them into hedonistic delinquents. A waitress has one slug crawl in her right ear, then much later falls out of her left ear dead, leaving her back to normal. This might have been a mistake mistake, but she did come across as [[BrainlessBeauty pretty ditzy]] ditzy]], so this might have been a stealth pun...
* KickTheDog:Infected!Sheila The infected Sheila has ''no'' reservations about insulting Howie about how he's holding her back and how the one thing he "did wrong" was "being born".born".
* LossOfInhibitions: The parasitic worms cause the townsfolk to lose all of their inhibitions and start indulging in their deepest desires, including lots of sex and violence.
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* LossOfInhibitions: The parasitic worms cause the townsfolk to lose all of their inhibitions and start indulging in their deepest desires, including lots of sex and violence.
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* SomethingTheyWouldNeverSay: Infected!Sheila's habit of insulting and demeaning Howie is what tips him off that she has a parasite inside of her and he should indeed go ahead with sealing off the entrance to the mines.
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* SomethingTheyWouldNeverSay: Infected!Sheila's The infected Sheila's habit of insulting and demeaning Howie is what tips him off that she has a parasite inside of her and he should indeed go ahead with sealing off the entrance to the mines.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Sheila is horrified to hear what she said to Howie under the parasite's influence.
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When parasitic worms take over the bodies of the inhabitants of a small town, it is up to a mentally disabled boy to stop them.
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When parasitic worms take over the bodies of the inhabitants of a small town, it is up to a mentally disabled boy (Creator/NeilPatrickHarris) to stop them.
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* BlatantLies: Infected!Shiela tries to discourage Howie from using the dynamite to close off the mines by telling him their father (who taught Howie about dynamite) blew himself up. Bear in mind that early in the story, Sheila clarified that their father's death was caused by a cave-in at the mines.
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* BlatantLies: Infected!Shiela tries to discourage Howie from using the dynamite to close off the mines by telling him their father (who taught Howie about dynamite) blew himself up. Bear in mind that early in the story, Sheila clarified that their father's death was caused by a cave-in at the mines.mines, not by mishandling of the dynamite.
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* SomethingTheyWouldNeverSay: Infected!Sheila's habit of insulting and demeaning Howie is what tips
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: After she's freed from her parasite, Sheila lets Howie know that despite what she may have told
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: After she's freed from her parasite, Sheila lets Howie know that despite what she may have told
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* SomethingTheyWouldNeverSay: Infected!Sheila's habit of insulting and demeaning Howie is what tips
tips him off that she has a parasite inside of her and he should indeed go ahead with sealing off the entrance to the mines.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: After she's freed from her parasite, Sheila lets Howie know that despite what she may havetoldtold him, he is indeed a hero. In fact, she remarks that in spite of his condition, he proved just intelligent enough to piece together that sunlight drives out the parasite from their host.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: After she's freed from her parasite, Sheila lets Howie know that despite what she may have
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* BlatantLies: Infected!Shiela tries to discourage Howie from using the dynamite to close off the mines by telling him their father (who taught Howie about dynamite) blew himself up. Bear in mind that early in the story, Sheila clarified that their father's death was caused by a cave-in at the mines.
* BrutalHonesty: When Howie wonders why she's packing, Infected!Sheila says she's "leaving". When he wonders if she's leaving the same way their parents "left", she casually tells him "No, not like mom and dad, they ''died''. I'm just leaving".
* {{Gaslighting}}: The second time around, Infected!Sheila does everything she can to make Howie doubt himself, from discouraging him from lighting the explosives to convincing him that she can trust him. She even [[ManipulativeBastard manipulates]] him from trusting their father's tutelage on safely handling dynamite by twisting the truth that he blew himself up.
* HiddenDepths: Despite his condition, Howie is intelligent enough to remember how his dad taught him to safely prepare and light explosives.
* HiddenDepths: Despite his condition, Howie is intelligent enough to remember how his dad taught him to safely prepare and light explosives.
* KickTheDog: Infected!Sheila has ''no'' reservations about insulting Howie about how he's holding her back and how the one thing he "did wrong" was "being born".
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* PuppeteerParasite: Prehistoric worms take over a mining town but get defeated by a mentally disabled boy who figures out that they like salt and hate sunlight. They also cause the host to lose all inhibitions.
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* PuppeteerParasite: Prehistoric worms take over a mining town but get defeated by a mentally disabled boy who figures out that they like salt and hate sunlight. They also cause the host to lose all inhibitions.inhibitions.
* SomethingTheyWouldNeverSay: Infected!Sheila's habit of insulting and demeaning Howie is what tips
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: After she's freed from her parasite, Sheila lets Howie know that despite what she may have told
* SomethingTheyWouldNeverSay: Infected!Sheila's habit of insulting and demeaning Howie is what tips
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: After she's freed from her parasite, Sheila lets Howie know that despite what she may have told
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-->'''The Control Voice:''' The Bible says, "Judge not, for ye shall be judged." If we look beyond the weaknesses of those among us we call feeble, we may find surprising power buried within.
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-->'''The Control Voice:''' Mankind puts the strong, the athletic, the genius, on a pedestal. If we treated the less fortunate among us as equals, we would see that they can also become heroes.
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When parasitic worms take over the bodies of the inhabitants of a small town, it is up to a mentally challenged boy to stop them.
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When parasitic worms take over the bodies of the inhabitants of a small town, it is up to a mentally challenged disabled boy to stop them.them.
!!Tropes:
* BrotherSisterTeam: Howie and Sheila Morrison work together to rid the townspeople of the ancient parasites.
* DisabilityImmunity: The alien parasites are unable to take the intellectually impaired Howie Morrison as a host due to his different brain chemistry.
* DumbIsGood: Creator/NeilPatrickHarris plays Howie Morrison whose mental disability renders him immune to Id-unleashing parasites.
* DugTooDeep: This episode has a group of miners blast into an ancient cave containing a dinosaur fossil and a crapload of worms that quickly infest the miners and, shortly after, the whole town. Luckily, they hate light and need salt to survive.
* InOneEarOutTheOther: A small town is invaded by prehistoric slug-like parasites who crawl into a victim's head through nostrils or earholes and turn them into hedonistic delinquents. A waitress has one slug crawl in her right ear, then much later falls out of her left ear dead, leaving her back to normal. This might have been a mistake but she did come across as [[BrainlessBeauty pretty ditzy]] so this might have been a stealth pun...
* OrificeInvasion: The prehistoric worm parasites enter (and later exit as they die) through nostrils, mouths ''and'' ears. One girl actually has a worm go in her right ear (complete with blood) and at the end of the episode have it come out her left ear without leaving her with any ill effects (other than a great deal of pain).
* PuppeteerParasite: Prehistoric worms take over a mining town but get defeated by a mentally disabled boy who figures out that they like salt and hate sunlight. They also cause the host to lose all inhibitions.
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* BrotherSisterTeam: Howie and Sheila Morrison work together to rid the townspeople of the ancient parasites.
* DisabilityImmunity: The alien parasites are unable to take the intellectually impaired Howie Morrison as a host due to his different brain chemistry.
* DumbIsGood: Creator/NeilPatrickHarris plays Howie Morrison whose mental disability renders him immune to Id-unleashing parasites.
* DugTooDeep: This episode has a group of miners blast into an ancient cave containing a dinosaur fossil and a crapload of worms that quickly infest the miners and, shortly after, the whole town. Luckily, they hate light and need salt to survive.
* InOneEarOutTheOther: A small town is invaded by prehistoric slug-like parasites who crawl into a victim's head through nostrils or earholes and turn them into hedonistic delinquents. A waitress has one slug crawl in her right ear, then much later falls out of her left ear dead, leaving her back to normal. This might have been a mistake but she did come across as [[BrainlessBeauty pretty ditzy]] so this might have been a stealth pun...
* OrificeInvasion: The prehistoric worm parasites enter (and later exit as they die) through nostrils, mouths ''and'' ears. One girl actually has a worm go in her right ear (complete with blood) and at the end of the episode have it come out her left ear without leaving her with any ill effects (other than a great deal of pain).
* PuppeteerParasite: Prehistoric worms take over a mining town but get defeated by a mentally disabled boy who figures out that they like salt and hate sunlight. They also cause the host to lose all inhibitions.
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When parasitic worms take over the bodies of the inhabitants of a small town, it is up to a mentally challenged boy to stop them.
