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* AluminumChristmasTrees: Barbara explains to Detective Scott that he had a vasovagal episode. While it sounds like something she made up, a vasovagal syncope is the actual medical term for "fainting," explaining that he simply fainted.
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* AccidentalKidnapping: Of the “we just assaulted a police officer, what are we going to do” variety. Nana knocks Detective Scott unconscious after he sees Dictatious and they have to figure out what to do with him when he wakes up. Dictatious suggests killing him and Nana suggests pretending nothing happened. Mrs. Nunez comes up with the HeyLetsPutOnAShow idea that they end up running with.

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* AccidentalKidnapping: Of the “we "we just assaulted a police officer, what are we going to do” do" variety. Nana knocks Detective Scott unconscious after he sees Dictatious and they have to figure out what to do with him when he wakes up. Dictatious suggests killing him and Nana suggests pretending nothing happened. Mrs. Nunez comes up with the HeyLetsPutOnAShow idea that they end up running with.



* AluminumChristmasTrees: Barbara explains to Detective Scott that he had a vasovagal episode. While it sounds like something she made up, a vasovagal syncope is the actual medical term for “fainting”, explaining that he simply fainted.

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* AluminumChristmasTrees: Barbara explains to Detective Scott that he had a vasovagal episode. While it sounds like something she made up, a vasovagal syncope is the actual medical term for “fainting”, "fainting," explaining that he simply fainted.



* BestServedCold: Downplayed. Barbara gets the chance to take out some repressed hostility towards Strickler through their “play-fighting”, actually hurting him with a broom handle. Punctuated when she brings up the [[GroinAttack Third Rule]], only for him to panic and call scene.

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* BestServedCold: Downplayed. Barbara gets the chance to take out some repressed hostility towards Strickler through their “play-fighting”, "play-fighting," actually hurting him with a broom handle. Punctuated when she brings up the [[GroinAttack Third Rule]], only for him to panic and call scene.



* CrackOhMyBack: Having been asleep for hundred of years, he needs to pop [[OverlyLongGag every joint in his body]] before he could [[{{Jerkass}} pretend to care about what they have to say]].
* CobwebOfDisuse: Having been asleep for centuries, naturally his body would be covered in cobwebs.

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* CrackOhMyBack: Having been asleep for hundred of years, he Merlin needs to pop [[OverlyLongGag every joint in his body]] before he could [[{{Jerkass}} pretend to care about what they have to say]].
* CobwebOfDisuse: Having been asleep for centuries, naturally his Merlin's body would be covered in cobwebs.



* {{Jerkass}}: Merlin quickly establishes himself as something of a dick, the only person he is nice to is Claire and thats a whole other issue on why.
* LukeIAmYourFather: Merlin says that this is why he knows so much about Jim... then subverts it because he thought it was funny.

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* {{Jerkass}}: Merlin quickly establishes himself as something of a dick, the only person he is nice to is Claire Claire, and thats that's a whole other issue on why.
* LukeIAmYourFather: Merlin says that this is why he knows so much about Jim... then subverts admits he was lying it because he thought it was funny.



'''Jim:''' Um, uh… \\
'''Merlin:''' I thought you’d be taller.\\
'''Jim:''' Um…\\

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'''Jim:''' Um, uh… \\
'''Merlin:''' I thought you’d be taller.
uh...\\
'''Merlin:''' I thought you'd be taller.\\
'''Jim:''' Um…\\Um...\\



'''Merlin:''' I guess I was only off by, mmm… Six plus four, carry the one… fourteen years.

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'''Merlin:''' I guess I was only off by, mmm… mmm... Six plus four, carry the one… one... fourteen years.



* TapOnTheHead: When Detective Scott sees Dictatious, Nana was quick to knock him out with a shovel.

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* TapOnTheHead: When Detective Scott sees Dictatious, Nana was is quick to knock him out with a shovel.shovel. She seems to assume she ''killed'' him, and casually recommends hiding the body.



* ThisIsNoTimeToPanic: Barbara’s reaction when a police officer knocks at her door.

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* ThisIsNoTimeToPanic: Barbara’s Barbara's reaction when a police officer knocks at her door.
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* CrackOhMyBack: Having been asleep for hundred of years, he needs to pop every joint in his body before he could [[{{Jerkass}} pretend to care about what they have to say]].

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* CrackOhMyBack: Having been asleep for hundred of years, he needs to pop [[OverlyLongGag every joint in his body body]] before he could [[{{Jerkass}} pretend to care about what they have to say]].



* LukeIAmYourFather: Merlin says that this is why he knows so much about Jim… then subverts it because he thought it was funny.

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* LukeIAmYourFather: Merlin says that this is why he knows so much about Jim… Jim... then subverts it because he thought it was funny.

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* AccidentalKidnapping: Of the “we just assaulted a police officer, what are we going to do” variety. Nana knocks Detective Scott unconscious after he sees Dictatious and they have to figure out what to do with him when he wakes up. Dictatious suggests killing him and Nana suggests pretending nothing happened. Mrs. Nunez comes up with the HeyLetsPutOnAShow idea that they end up running with.
* ActingUnnatural: Barbara tries telling everyone to act natural when Detective Scott is knocking on their door. Then ''everyone'' is greeting him at the door, with Mr. Nunez acting particularly suspicious. Lampshaded by Barbara when Nana suggests pretending nothing happened after knocking him out.
* AluminumChristmasTrees: Barbara explains to Detective Scott that he had a vasovagal episode. While it sounds like something she made up, a vasovagal syncope is the actual medical term for “fainting”, explaining that he simply fainted.
* BadBadActing: Everyone in the [[HeyLetsPutOnAShow fake play]] the adults put on (especially Detective Scott).
* BestServedCold: Downplayed. Barbara gets the chance to take out some repressed hostility towards Strickler through their “play-fighting”, actually hurting him with a broom handle. Punctuated when she brings up the [[GroinAttack Third Rule]], only for him to panic and call scene.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Nana seemed oddly okay to knock out Detective Scott
--> '''Nana:''' Oh, don't be such a bunch of daisies. Help me move the body.
* BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: Merlin explains that the reason why he was sleeping for so long was because he ended up giving away a majority of his magical power when he imprisoned Morgana at the Battle of Killahead.
* CrackOhMyBack: Having been asleep for hundred of years, he needs to pop every joint in his body before he could [[{{Jerkass}} pretend to care about what they have to say]].
* CobwebOfDisuse: Having been asleep for centuries, naturally his body would be covered in cobwebs.
* ComfortFood: While the others are spending their time panicking, Barbara sneaks off to the kitchen and helps herself to a bowl of popcorn.



* FightingDownMemoryLane: Merlin creates a magical projection of the Battle of Killahead frozen in a moment, [[DatedHistory revealing that he and Morgana were there]], having fought each other unnoticed.
* ForTheEvulz: Merlin claims that [[GreaterScopeVillain Morgana was the one who pitted trolls and humans against one another in the first place]] because she thrives on chaos.



* {{Jerkass}}: Merlin quickly establishes himself as something of a dick, the only person he is nice to is Claire and thats a whole other issue on why.

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* HatesBeingNicknamed:
--> '''Toby:''' Mind if I call you Merle?\\
'''Merlin:''' Not if you mind spending the rest of your life as a cockroach.
* HeyLetsPutOnAShow: The adults all pretend to put on a play - essentially playing a goofy dramatization of a Trollhunters adventure (with [[ForHalloweenIAmGoingAsMyself Dictatious and Strickler in his true form framed as elaborate costumes]]) - in hopes of keeping Detective Scott from suspecting the truth.
* {{Jerkass}}: Merlin quickly establishes himself as something of a dick, the only person he is nice to is Claire and thats a whole other issue on why.why.
* LukeIAmYourFather: Merlin says that this is why he knows so much about Jim… then subverts it because he thought it was funny.
* NotSoOmniscientAfterAll: Having been established as this omnipresent BigGood of the series, Merlin is first introduced in having guessed Jim’s age wrong and then takes until the last minute before he manages to reassemble the amulet.
--> '''Merlin:''' Are you the Trollhunter?\\
'''Jim:''' Um, uh… \\
'''Merlin:''' I thought you’d be taller.\\
'''Jim:''' Um…\\
'''Merlin:''' Yes, I expected much taller. And older. How old are you? Ten?\\
'''Jim:''' Uh, sixteen.\\
'''Merlin:''' I guess I was only off by, mmm… Six plus four, carry the one… fourteen years.
* {{Seers}}: Merlin has a very limited ability to divine the future, having anticipated Jim's arrival, but having gotten his age and height wrong.
* TapOnTheHead: When Detective Scott sees Dictatious, Nana was quick to knock him out with a shovel.
* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Detective Scott unintentionally finds every excuse to stay, especially when he thinks they are organizing a play.
* ThisIsNoTimeToPanic: Barbara’s reaction when a police officer knocks at her door.
* WhamShot: When it is revealed that Morgana was imprisoned deep within the Heartstone this whole time.
* AWizardDidIt: Blinky chocks up to the fact that Merlin isn't a lifeless skeleton at this point in time to him being a wizard.
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* IExpectedSomeoneTaller: Merlin had seen into the future that the human trollhunter would find him, but the Jim he saw was 30.

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* IExpectedSomeoneTaller: ExpectingSomeoneTaller: Merlin had seen into the future that the human trollhunter would find him, but the Jim he saw was 30.
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* ExpectedSomeoneTaller: Merlin had seen into the future that the human trollhunter would find him, but the Jim he saw was 30.

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* ExpectedSomeoneTaller: IExpectedSomeoneTaller: Merlin had seen into the future that the human trollhunter would find him, but the Jim he saw was 30.
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* ExpectedSomeoneTaller: Merlin had seen into the future that the human trollhunter would find him, but the Jim he saw was 30.



* FromBadToWorse: As if being trapped in the Tomb wasn't bad enough, it soon starts filling with water.

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* FromBadToWorse: As if being trapped in the Tomb wasn't bad enough, it soon starts filling with water.water.
* {{Jerkass}}: Merlin quickly establishes himself as something of a dick, the only person he is nice to is Claire and thats a whole other issue on why.
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* FauxDeath: Merlin isn't dead, he just used the last of his power to put himself to sleep for several centuries.

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* FauxDeath: Merlin isn't dead, he just used the last of his power to put himself to sleep for several centuries.centuries.
* FromBadToWorse: As if being trapped in the Tomb wasn't bad enough, it soon starts filling with water.
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Trapped in the collapsing tomb, the trollhunters go deeper in hopes of finding a way out, but instead find a powerful ally.

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* FauxDeath: Merlin isn't dead, he just used the last of his power to put himself to sleep for several centuries.

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