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TerrorizingtheTerror: Wander does this accidentally! By the end of the episode, Captain Tim is trying to run away from him!

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TerrorizingtheTerror: Wander does manages to do this accidentally! By the end of the episode, Captain Tim is trying to run away from him!
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TerrorizingtheTerror: Wander does this accidentally!

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TerrorizingtheTerror: Wander does this accidentally! By the end of the episode, Captain Tim is trying to run away from him!
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TerrorizingtheTerror: Wander does this accidentally!
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Not What It Looks Like is a specific trope unique to romantic comedies. It is not a trope for one thing being mistaken for another in general (which isn't a trope).


* NotWhatItLooksLike: Sylvia opens the wrapped up cocoon revealing the teddy bear's stuffing, and believes it's Wander.
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* FreezeFrameBonus: When the alien is about to meet Wander for the first time, from its heat-sensing vision Wander's hat appears red despite the fact it's just an object.

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* FreezeFrameBonus: When the alien is about to meet Wander for the first time, from its heat-sensing vision Wander's hat appears red despite the fact it's just an object.object, hinting it's a living sentient.
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* DisneyDeath: Crossed with DramaticIrony. The audience knows Wander's alive, but Sylvia does not.


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* {{Irony}}: Sylvia believes Wander was eaten by the alien and activates the ship's self destruct to avenge him, but he's alive and well, and she is about to unknowingly kill him.
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* WholePlotReference: The entire episode is an homage to the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' films.
* XenomorphXerox: Captain Tim is an insectoid monster with acidic spit, cocooning its victims and [[FaceFullOfAlienWingWong implied to lay eggs inside living people]].
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* ForWantOfANail: Basically the whole plot wouldn't have happened if Wander didn't get distracted by the falling acid in the first place.
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** When Sylvia is flipping out thinking Wander was eaten by the alien (when really it was the teddy bear Wander gave it), she spins on the floor running like how Curly of ''Film/TheThreeStooges'' does.
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* BigNo[=/=]BigWhy: By Sylvia when she sees what she thinks is Wander's remains but is actually a teddy bear cut up by the alien and put in a cocoon.

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* BigNo[=/=]BigWhy: BigNo[=/=]SkywardScream: By Sylvia when she sees what she thinks is Wander's remains but is actually a teddy bear cut up by the alien and put in a cocoon.cocoon. Immediately followed by a BigWhy.
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* ForWantOfANail: The episode’s plot basically happens because Wander got distracted by the ooze dripping from the roof.
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* FreezeFrameBonus: When the alien is about to meet Wander for the first time, from its heat-sensing vision Wander's hat appears red despite the fact it's just an object.


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* TooDumbToLive: Wander is completely unaware that the ship's self-destruct has been activated and is in danger of being exploded to death along with it.
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* ButThouMust: Once the self-destruct activates, it cannot be deactivated, or in other words, "no takesies backsies".


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* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: When inside the ship's escape pod, Sylvia notices Wander is still alive and escapes through an "escape pod escape pod".


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* ForWantOfANail: Basically the whole plot wouldn't have happened if Wander didn't get distracted by the falling acid in the first place.


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* RaceAgainstTheClock: The final third of the episode becomes this; when Sylvia purposefully activates the ship's self-destruct thinking Wander has been eaten by the alien, she discovers he's still alive and has to get him out before time runs out.
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* FluffyTamer: Wander does manage to teach Captain Tim some tricks, but he's still too dangerous for him to keep as a pet. [[spoiler: He's perfect for Lord Hater, though.]]

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* FluffyTamer: Wander does manage to teach Captain Tim some tricks, but he's still too dangerous for him to keep as a pet. [[spoiler: He's perfect for Lord Hater, though.]]

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* BigNo[=/=]BigWhy: By Sylvia when she sees what she thinks is Wander's remains but is a teddy bear cut up by the alien and put in a cocoon.

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* BigNo[=/=]BigWhy: By Sylvia when she sees what she thinks is Wander's remains but is actually a teddy bear cut up by the alien and put in a cocoon.


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* ExactWords: "No takesies-backsies."


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* TearsOfRemorse: Wander sheds these as he sees Captain Tim settle in his new home with Hater.
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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The whole madness could've been averted if Wander hadn't got distracted by the falling slime. Also if Sylvia could've ''felt'' the teddy bear's stuffing and knew it wasn't Wander's, then she wouldn't have had to self-destruct the ship.
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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The whole madness could've been averted if Wander hadn't got distracted by the falling slime. Also if Sylvia could've ''felt'' the teddy bear's stuffing and knew it wasn't Wander's, then she wouldn't have had to self-distruct the ship.

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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The whole madness could've been averted if Wander hadn't got distracted by the falling slime. Also if Sylvia could've ''felt'' the teddy bear's stuffing and knew it wasn't Wander's, then she wouldn't have had to self-distruct self-destruct the ship.
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* MagicCountdown: If one looks closely at the clock in a few scenes, it doesn't tick down by seconds, but by one and a half seconds.
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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The whole madness could've been averted if Wander hadn't got distracted by the falling slime. Also if Sylvia could've ''felt'' the teddy bear's stuffing and knew it wasn't Wander's, then she wouldn't have had to self-distruct the ship.
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* DramaticIrony: Sylvia thinks Wander was killed by the alien, but the audience knows that was just the teddy bear Wander gave it. It is even the same color as Wander's fur.
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* NotWhatItLooksLike: Sylvia opens the wrapped up cocoon revealing the teddy bear's stuffing, and believes it's Wander.
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* BigNo: By Sylvia when she sees what she thinks is Wander's remains but is a teddy bear cut up by the alien and put in a cocoon.

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* BigNo: BigNo[=/=]BigWhy: By Sylvia when she sees what she thinks is Wander's remains but is a teddy bear cut up by the alien and put in a cocoon.
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* BriefAccentImitation: Sylvia speaks in Wander's southern accent when she tries to think of what Wander would say to her when she thinks he's dead.
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* FluffyTheTerrible: The alien is given the name Captain Tim by Wander. It was the name of the ship's captain, whose dogtag Wander finds inside its gullet.
* FluffyTamer: Wander does manage to teach Captain Tim some tricks, but he's still too dangerous for him to keep as a pet. [[spoiler: He's perfect for Lord Hater, though.]]
* GhostShip: The episode takes place aboard one, naturally containing a monster that wants to eat everything aboard.


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* LockAndLoadMontage: Sylvia goes through several.
* MistakenForDog: Wander comes face to face with a voracious, acid-spewing spider-like monster who has eaten the entire crew of a spaceship... and starts gushing about how cute he is and tries to train it and be his pet.
* SelfDestructMechanism: After thinking Wander was eaten by the alien, Sylvia activates the ship's self-destruct to keep the alien from escaping. When she discovers that Wander is still alive, she has to return and get him out before the ship explodes.
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* BigNo: By Sylvia when she sees what she thinks is Wander's remains but is a teddy bear cut up by the alien and put in a cocoon.
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!The Pet features examples of:

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!The !!The Pet features examples of:
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[[caption-width-right:325:It needs to be housebroken.]]



* JumpScare: At the very end of the closing credits.



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* ShoutOut: The whole episode, to the ''Film/{{Alien}}'' franchise.

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* ShoutOut: The whole episode, to the ''Film/{{Alien}}'' ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' franchise.
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* ShoutOut: The whole episode, to the {{Aliens}} franchise.
** To {{Star Wars}}: "I have a bad feeling about this."
** To {{Jaws}}: "I'm going to need a bigger blaster!" (said three times in fact.)

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* ShoutOut: The whole episode, to the {{Aliens}} ''Film/{{Alien}}'' franchise.
** To {{Star Wars}}: ''Franchise/StarWars'': "I have a bad feeling about this."
** To {{Jaws}}: ''Film/{{Jaws}}'': "I'm going to need a bigger blaster!" (said three times in fact.)
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'''The Pet'''

Wander and Sylvia find a derelict spaceship and go inside to look for any survivors. They are too late, as they have all been eaten by an acid-spewing monster! The two get separated, and while Sylvia tries to find a way to kill the thing, Wander thinks its ''adorable'' and tries to tame it!

!The Pet features examples of:
*CurseCutShort: "Let him go, you-"
*ShoutOut: The whole episode, to the {{Aliens}} franchise.
**To {{Star Wars}}: "I have a bad feeling about this."
**To {{Jaws}}: "I'm going to need a bigger blaster!" (said three times in fact.)

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