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* FemaleGaze: The scene where Conner awakes reveals he's been naked all along during the process, showing his bare ass for a few seconds.
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* NotSoDifferent: Rose sees Jason and herself the same, as they have both been tortured by Deathstroke.

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* NotSoDifferent: NotSoDifferentRemark: Rose sees Jason and herself the same, as they have both been tortured by Deathstroke.

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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: By helping Conner escape and not bring him back to the labs, Eve is fired from Cadmus and is told to leave immediately.



* RealityEnsues:
** By helping Conner escape and not bring him back to the labs, Eve is fired from Cadmus and is told to leave immediately.

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Tensions are running high at Titans Tower after their most recent encounter with Deathstroke. Kory attempts to learn more about Conner Kent, and Rose tries to help Jason cope with his near-death experience, while the old Titans keep getting mysterious reminders of a past they’d rather forget. As Dick sets out alone to track down Deathstroke, a familiar voice begins to haunt him – taunting him and attempting to guide him back to being the leader the Titans need. With all the strange ongoing happenings and Dick’s continuing to keep the team in the dark, both Jason and the Titans reach a potential breaking point.

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Tensions are running high at Titans Tower after their most recent encounter with Deathstroke. Kory attempts to learn more about Conner Kent, Conner, and Rose tries to help Jason cope with his near-death experience, while the old Titans keep getting mysterious reminders of a past they’d rather forget. As Dick sets out alone to track down Deathstroke, a familiar voice begins to haunt him – taunting him and attempting to guide him back to being the leader the Titans need. With all the strange ongoing happenings and Dick’s continuing to keep the team in the dark, both Jason and the Titans reach a potential breaking point.



* AbilityMixing: Kory and Rachel use their powers together, in order to safely expose Conner to radiation equivalent to the sun. Kory lets loose her solar power to charge Conner and Rachel uses her power to contain it.
* AccuserOfTheBrethren: The OG Titans accuse Jason for messing with their things, despite not having any evidence against him.

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* AbilityMixing: Kory and Rachel use their powers together, together in order to safely expose Conner to radiation equivalent to the sun. Kory lets loose her solar power to charge Conner and Rachel uses her power to contain it.
* AccuserOfTheBrethren: The OG Titans accuse Jason for of messing with their things, despite not having any evidence against him.



* BondVillainStupidity: Mercy didn’t wait to see if her shot had killed Conner, instead she shot him and left. Allows the Titans to bring him back to Titan Tower and save his life.

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* BondVillainStupidity: Mercy didn’t wait to see if her shot had killed Conner, instead she shot him and left. Allows This allows the Titans to bring him back to Titan Tower and save his life.



* EyeBeams: With the help of Eve, Krypto uses his heat vision to break kryptonite collar;

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* EyeBeams: With the help of Eve, Krypto uses his heat vision to break a kryptonite collar;collar.



* FiringDay: Eve is fired from Cadmus aftering helping Conner escape in the previous episode.

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* FiringDay: Eve is fired from Cadmus aftering after helping Conner escape in the previous episode.



* {{Hallucinations}}: Dick begins to hallucinate Bruce Wayne, effectively trolling him wherever he goes. It stems from Dick's guilt and inability to tell the others that he killed Jericho.

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* {{Hallucinations}}: Dick begins to hallucinate Bruce Wayne, effectively trolling him wherever he goes. It stems from Dick's guilt and inability to tell the others that he killed the truth about Jericho.



* InternalReveal: Jason finds out that Rose had a brother, that was killed by Deathstroke.

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* InternalReveal: Jason finds out that Rose had a brother, that brother who was killed by Deathstroke.



* ItIsDehumanizing: When talking to Eve about Conner, Mercy refers to him as “it”, Eve corrects her.

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* ItIsDehumanizing: When talking to Eve about Conner, Mercy refers to him as “it”, “it”. Eve corrects her.



* KissOfDistraction: Rose seems to kiss Jason, in order to distract him from getting lost in his own head.
* KnowledgeBroker: Dick uses an old contact to get information on the location of Deathstroke, when the broker has nothing Dick asks for information on Wintergreen.
* JerkassBall: Rachel, Hank, Dawn and Donna all grab this when they all accuse Jason of quietly trolling them with items from their dark past. When in fact, it's implied to have been Slade or Rose all along.

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* KissOfDistraction: Rose seems to kiss Jason, Jason in order to distract him from getting lost in his own head.
* KnowledgeBroker: Dick uses an old contact to get information on the location of Deathstroke, when Deathstroke. When the broker has nothing nothing, Dick asks for information on Wintergreen.
* JerkassBall: Rachel, Hank, Dawn and Donna all grab this when they all accuse Jason of quietly trolling them with items from their dark past. When in fact, it's implied to have been Slade or Rose all along.past.



* TheMole: Someone has been working with Deathstroke and leaving TragicKeepsake around the tower for the Original Titans to find, to fracture the team. This person has also been able to help Deathstroke surveillance the going ons inside the Tower.
* MotherlyScientist: Eve is this to Conner. She allows him to call her mom.

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* TheMole: Someone has been working with Deathstroke and leaving TragicKeepsake [[TragicKeepsake Tragic Keepsakes]] around the tower for the Original Titans to find, to fracture the team. This person has also been able to help Deathstroke surveillance the going ons inside the Tower.
* MotherlyScientist: Eve is this to Conner. She allows him to call her mom."Mom".



* OutOfFocus: Though not absent, Gar has a lesser presence than usual. Only speaking two lines and owing his absence to sleeping in.

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* OutOfFocus: Though not absent, Gar has a lesser presence than usual. Only usual, only speaking two lines and owing his absence to sleeping in.



* PistolWhipping: Dick does this to Wintergreen, when he asks if Dick is okay after seeing him talk to hallucination Bruce

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* PistolWhipping: Dick does this to Wintergreen, Wintergreen when he asks if Dick is okay after seeing him talk to hallucination BruceBruce.



* RealityHasNoSubtitles: When Conner Kory speak to each other in Kryptonian there are no subtitles on the screen.

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* RealityHasNoSubtitles: When Conner and Kory speak to each other in Kryptonian there are no subtitles on the screen.



* RunningGag: Throughout the episode people keep asking Dick how long it’s been since the last time he had seen Slade. Everytime Dick says the wrong time frame, Hallucination Bruce would get increasingly angry, constantly correcting Dick by telling him it was 5 years. When Dick finally says 5 years first time when asked, hallucination Bruce says thank you.

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* RunningGag: Throughout the episode people keep asking Dick how long it’s been since the last time he had seen Slade. Everytime Every time Dick says the wrong time frame, Hallucination Bruce would get increasingly angry, constantly correcting Dick by telling him it was 5 years. When Dick finally says 5 years for first time when asked, time, hallucination Bruce says thank you.



* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Eve was fried and told to leave Cadmus, instead she breaks Krypto out of containment in order to try and find Conner to save his life.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Jason does this when Rachel is accusing him of drawing crucifixes on her bedroom wall, he intends to leave the Tower but is held up when Rachel follows him to the kitchen and brings the Original Titans into the fight.

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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Eve was fried fired and told to leave Cadmus, Cadmus; instead she breaks Krypto out of containment in order to try and find Conner to save his life.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Jason does this when Rachel is accusing him of drawing crucifixes on her bedroom wall, he wall. He intends to leave the Tower but is held up when Rachel follows him to the kitchen and brings the Original Titans into the fight.



* TakingTheHeat:



* WhatTheHellHero: Hank, Dawn, Donna and Rachel fall under this when they all gang up on Jason for the [[TragicKeepsake Tragic Keepsakes]] they have been finding, with no actually proof that he has done any of it.
* WhamShot: The photos on the altar table confirm that Deathstroke has been stalking the Titans...from within their own home.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Hank, Dawn, Donna and Rachel fall under this when they all gang up on Jason for the [[TragicKeepsake Tragic Keepsakes]] they have been finding, with no actually actual proof that he has done any of it.
* WhamShot: The photos on the altar table confirm that Deathstroke has been stalking the Titans... from within their own home.
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* AccuserOfTheBrethren: The OG Titans accuse Jason for messing with their things, despite not having any evidence against him.
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* MythologyGag: Amongst the many dance moves "Bruce Wayne" busts out in the Burlesque scene is the infamous "fingers across the eyes" known to fans as the [[Batman1966 Batusi]].

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* MythologyGag: Amongst the many dance moves "Bruce Wayne" busts out in the Burlesque scene is the infamous "fingers across the eyes" known to fans as the [[Batman1966 [[Series/Batman1966 Batusi]].
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* MythologyGag: Amongst the many dance moves "Bruce Wayne" busts out in the Burlesque scene is the infamous "fingers across the eyes" known to fans as the [[Batman1966 Batusi]].
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* LivingBattery: Eve snaps that there's no way to help Connor as the only possible solution would be to fly him up the sun and there's nothing on Earth that can replicate that level of solar power. Cue living solar-powered battery Kori smiling "Well, why didn't you say so?"
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--> ‘‘‘Dick:’’’ I killed Deathstroke's son.

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--> ‘‘‘Dick:’’’ '''Dick''': I killed Deathstroke's son.

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Dick sets out to hunt down Deathstroke himself, with the aid of an old friend. Meanwhile, Jason and other Titans reach a crossroads with each other.

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Tensions are running high at Titans Tower after their most recent encounter with Deathstroke. Kory attempts to learn more about Conner Kent, and Rose tries to help Jason cope with his near-death experience, while the old Titans keep getting mysterious reminders of a past they’d rather forget. As Dick sets out alone to hunt track down Deathstroke himself, with Deathstroke, a familiar voice begins to haunt him – taunting him and attempting to guide him back to being the aid of an old friend. Meanwhile, leader the Titans need. With all the strange ongoing happenings and Dick’s continuing to keep the team in the dark, both Jason and other the Titans reach a crossroads with each other.potential breaking point.



* AbilityMixing: Kory and Rachel use their powers together, in order to safely expose Conner to radiation equivalent to the sun. Kory lets loose her solar power to charge Conner and Rachel uses her power to contain it.
* BathtubScene: Dick and Wintergreen have a conservation while the latter is sitting in a bathtub.
* BondVillainStupidity: Mercy didn’t wait to see if her shot had killed Conner, instead she shot him and left. Allows the Titans to bring him back to Titan Tower and save his life.
* {{Burlesque}}: Dick finds himself in a Burlesque Bar to get Wintergreen’s location from his former girlfriend.
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* ConverseWithTheUnconscious: Kory does this with Conner, while he is poisoned by the kryptonite bullets.



* {{Hallucinations}}: Dick begins to hallucinate Bruce Wayne, effectively trolling him where ever he goes. It stems from Dick's guilt and inability to tell the others that he killed Jericho.

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* EyeBeams: With the help of Eve, Krypto uses his heat vision to break kryptonite collar;
* {{Fanservice}}: The escorts that Dick finds in Wintergreen’s hotel room are topless.
* FiringDay: Eve is fired from Cadmus aftering helping Conner escape in the previous episode.
* {{Flight}}: What Krypto uses to escape Cadmus with Eve.
* GuiltComplex: The episode revolves around Dick’s guilt of keeping his DarkSecret from the rest of the team. His guilt manifests as an apparition of Bruce Wayne that follows him around and snarks at him.
* {{Hallucinations}}: Dick begins to hallucinate Bruce Wayne, effectively trolling him where ever wherever he goes. It stems from Dick's guilt and inability to tell the others that he killed Jericho.Jericho.
* HeldGaze:
** Between Rose and Jason, just before they kiss.
** Between Kory and Conner after she uses her power to recharge him.
* InternalReveal: Jason finds out that Rose had a brother, that was killed by Deathstroke.
* ItsAllMyFault:
** On one hand, Jason believes that Dick thinks that it’s his own fault that he got taken by Deathstroke and nearly killed.
** On the other hand, Dick believes that the attack on Jason boils down the DarkSecret he’s been keeping from the team.
* ItIsDehumanizing: When talking to Eve about Conner, Mercy refers to him as “it”, Eve corrects her.
-->'''Mercy:''' A thing made from even a little of Lex Luthor's DNA? That's super. Have you met our boss? There's no good end to that story. The world's better off without it.
-->'''Eve:''' Conner.
-->'''Mercy:''' What?
-->'''Eve:''' He's a person. He has a name. His name is Conner.
* KissOfDistraction: Rose seems to kiss Jason, in order to distract him from getting lost in his own head.
* KnowledgeBroker: Dick uses an old contact to get information on the location of Deathstroke, when the broker has nothing Dick asks for information on Wintergreen.



* MatingDance: Between Rose and Jason.
* TheMedic: Dawn and Kory seem to play this role towards Conner.
* TheMole: Someone has been working with Deathstroke and leaving TragicKeepsake around the tower for the Original Titans to find, to fracture the team. This person has also been able to help Deathstroke surveillance the going ons inside the Tower.
* MotherlyScientist: Eve is this to Conner. She allows him to call her mom.
* NakedFirstImpression: The first time Rachel sees Conner awake, he is completely naked.
* NotMeThisTime: When the Original Titans and Rachel start to try and pin the blame of all the [[TragicKeepsake Tragic Keepsakes]] they’ve found the Tower, Jason is insistent that he hasn’t been messing with anyone.
* NotSoDifferent: Rose sees Jason and herself the same, as they have both been tortured by Deathstroke.



* PercussivePickpocket: Eve bumps into another Cadmus scientist and lifts their keycard.
* PistolWhipping: Dick does this to Wintergreen, when he asks if Dick is okay after seeing him talk to hallucination Bruce
* RealityEnsues:
** By helping Conner escape and not bring him back to the labs, Eve is fired from Cadmus and is told to leave immediately.
* RealityHasNoSubtitles: When Conner Kory speak to each other in Kryptonian there are no subtitles on the screen.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Rachel’s eyes glow red when she confronts Jason about the crucifixes drawn on her bedroom walls.
* RunningGag: Throughout the episode people keep asking Dick how long it’s been since the last time he had seen Slade. Everytime Dick says the wrong time frame, Hallucination Bruce would get increasingly angry, constantly correcting Dick by telling him it was 5 years. When Dick finally says 5 years first time when asked, hallucination Bruce says thank you.
* TheScapegoat: Jason is this for Hank, Dawn, Donna and Rachel.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Eve was fried and told to leave Cadmus, instead she breaks Krypto out of containment in order to try and find Conner to save his life.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Jason does this when Rachel is accusing him of drawing crucifixes on her bedroom wall, he intends to leave the Tower but is held up when Rachel follows him to the kitchen and brings the Original Titans into the fight.
* ShirtlessScene:
** Conner has this while he is lying in the Titan’s medbay.
** Hank is seen walking around his room shirtless after his shower.
* {{Shoutout}}: When Jason is staring off into the distance, Rose calls out “Earth To Major Tom” a shout-out to [[Music/SpaceOddity Space Oddity]] by [[Music/DavidBowie David Bowie]].
* SuperSenses: Without knowing where Conner is, Krypto is able to track him down and lead Eve to him.
* SuperStrength: Conner grabs Kory’s arm hard enough to hurt her.
* TakingTheHeat:
* ThousandYardStare: Jason spends a lot of time staring out his window, reliving his NearDeathExperience free-fall.
* TragicKeepsake: Throughout the episode someone is leaving items around the tower that are to cause discord throughout the team.
** Hank finds an unopened bottle of bourbon.
** Donna finds a bottle of orange soda that Garth and her drank the night he was killed.
** Rose finds Jericho’s old vinyl in Jason’s borrowed collection.
** Dawn finds the picture of Ellis she keeps on her dresser, out in the kitchen.
** Rachel finds crucifixes drawn all over her bedroom.
* WhatTheHellHero: Hank, Dawn, Donna and Rachel fall under this when they all gang up on Jason for the [[TragicKeepsake Tragic Keepsakes]] they have been finding, with no actually proof that he has done any of it.



* WhamLine: "I killed Deathstroke's son".

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* WhamLine: "I WhamLine:
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* YourWorstMemory: Jason keeps reliving the moment he was free-falling, over and over again.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Unable to cope with the unending dysfunction and mistreatment from the other Titans, Jason tries to jump off the roof of the tower, until Dick talked him down.
* {{Hallucinations}}: Dick begins to hallucinate Bruce Wayne, effectively trolling him where ever he goes. It stems from Dick's guilt and inability to tell the others that he killed Jericho.
* JerkassBall: Rachel, Hank, Dawn and Donna all grab this when they all accuse Jason of quietly trolling them with items from their dark past. When in fact, it's implied to have been Slade or Rose all along.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Rose, of all people, is right when she notes to Jason that his friends would rather quarrel with each other all day than chase down the bad guy.
* OutOfFocus: Though not absent, Gar has a lesser presence than usual. Only speaking two lines and owing his absence to sleeping in.
* WhamShot: The photos on the altar table confirm that Deathstroke has been stalking the Titans...from within their own home.
* WhamLine: "I killed Deathstroke's son".

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