History Recap / YoungJusticeS4E22RescueAndSearch

* NotSoDifferentRemark: Not so different in Dru-Zod's mind at least; he remarks on the irony of his jailer Jor-El (the former TropeNamer for IgnoredExpert) trying to save Krypton from its impending destruction but not being believed, since the same happened when he tried to "save" it.

** Dru-Zod is briefly appalled when it appears that Jor-El only saved his own child from Krypton's destruction and left everyone else to die. Conner clarifies that Jor-El did indeed try to save everyone, but no one believed him and rejected his attempts.

* RaceAgainstTheClock: Played with. Zatanna imposes a 24-hour time limit on herself when asking Dick for help in investigating Conner's death, because she's well-aware that she picking fresh scabs and doesn't want to push too hard or involve others if she can avoid it. Fortunately, that brief time frame is sufficient to prove Conner really is alive, so it becomes a moot point fairly quickly.

** Dru-Zod is briefly appalled when it appears that Jor-El only saved his own child from Krypton's destruction and left everyone else to die. Conner clarifies that Jor-El did indeed try, but no one believed him.

** Bart tries to use his SuperSpeed to place a PowerLimiter on Lor-Zod, whose eyes follow him before zapping the collars. This is a reference to ''Film/JusticeLeague'', where Superman did much the same thing when the Flash attempted to speed around him.

* ThePowerOfTrust: Clark refuses to divulge information about Saturn Girl and Chameleon Boy when Dick and Zatanna come to him with questions about their previous meeting. He can only tell them that he trusts the two, which frustrates them but forces them to at least consider them not a threat.
* PulledFromYourDayOff: It's revealed that Dick periodically returns to Haly's circus to work as an acrobat, and implied that he does so to clear his head. He's on tour at Jaime's hometown when Zatanna asks for his help.

** Dick uses the alias "Dan Danger" at Haley's Circus again, as in [[Recap/YoungJusticeS1E24Performance "Performance"]].

* PulledFromYourDayOff: It's revealed that Dick goes back to the circus every once in a while to be a acrobat like his parents to clear his head. He's on tour at Jaime's hometown when Zatanna asks for his help.

* DoubleDate: Jaime and Traci are at Haley's Circus with Tye and Asami.

* PulledFromYourDayOff: It's revealed that Dick goes back to the circus every once in a while to be a trapeze artist like his parents to clear his head. He's on tour at Jaime's hometown when Zatanna asks for his help.

* PulledFromYourDayOff: It's revealed that Dick goes back to the circus every once in a while to be a trapeze artist again. He's on tour at Jaime's hometown when Zatanna asks for his help.

* DramaticIrony: Zod finds out that Conner is of the House of El, but Conner tells him he was a actually a clone created to replace or kill Superman. This is true, but without the greater context that Conner immediately defected to Superman's side and with the addition of his hallucinations convincing him that he ''did'' kill Superman, Zod takes him as an ally against the House of El and thanks him for killing Kal-El.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Conner, still sick and unaware of Zod's villainy, tells Zod about the powers that Kryptonians gain under a yellow sun. Naturally, if Zod and his followers ever ''do'' get free, they will put this information to bad use.

* MythologyGag: Bart tries to use his SuperSpeed to place a PowerLimiter on Lor-Zod, whose eyes follow him before zapping the collars. This is a reference to ''Film/JusticeLeague'', where Superman did much the same thing when the Flash attempted to speed around him.

** Kaldur has kept his beard from the end of "Leviathan Wakes", though he's obviously trimmed it since then to clean it up.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: When Zatanna invokes the Holy Balance to force Klarion to honor his debt, the other Lords of Chaos through New Teekl admonish Klarion.

* HostageSituation: Lor-Zod and Ma'alefa'ak continue to hold Bart, Saturn Girl and Chameleon Boy hostage to force Bio Ship to cooperate.

** Saturn Girl taunts Lor-Zod about how he managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory after killing Superboy, which should have resulted in a future where there'll be no Legion to oppose his parents when they are freed from the Phantom Zone in the 30th century. Not content with that, he tried to let them out early in the 21st century, but his attempt led to the Phantom Zone Projector being destroyed, ensuring his parents will ''never'' get out.

* SuperheroSpeciation: Discussed. Since Oracle does most of the hacking now, Nightwing's skills have gotten rusty.

* ThatLiarLies: Ursa when Conner states that Krypton exploded over forty years ago. Unusually for this trope, he's telling the truth. Dru-Zod is more open to believing it.

** Dick finds security footage of Clark being visited by Chameleon Boy and Saturn Girl at Bibbos, so he and Zatanna slide up next to Clark and ask for help from "Superman" in the exact same manner. Clark complains that he has to find a new place to buy coffee.

* ContinuityNod: As in [[Recap/YoungJusticeS1E19Misplaced "Misplaced"]], Klarion copies Zatanna's backwards style of spellcasting when fighting her.

* PulledFromYourDayOff: It's revealed that Dick goes back to the circus every once in a while to be a trapeze artist again. He's on tour near Jaime's hometown when Zatanna asks for his help.

--> '''Dick:''' Yeah....about that...

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Conner, still sick and unaware of Zod's villainy, tells Zod about the powers that Kryptonians gain under a yellow sun.

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Dru-Zod asks Conner if it was New Genesis, the Daxamites or the Green Lantern Corps who destroyed Krypton. The first and last of those, at least, would never do that. The latter is also ironic in light of Tomar Re's guilt over not saving the planet.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Even after being coerced by the Holy Balance to honor Zatanna's debt, Klarion thinks his [[LoopholeAbuse mercy loophole]] will get him out of actually helping the Team's path to the Phantom Zone. His off-hand complaint about being anchored to the Metropolis School District bus earlier this season, however, proves to be [[EurekaMoment enough]] for Zatanna to think of an alternative.

** In order to free himself within boxing staircases, Klarion exclaims [[Series/GoodTimes "Dyn-o-mite!"]] in SdrawkcabSpeech. It's used more literally here compared to J.J.'s famous catchphrase.
** The Metropolis School District bus is referred to as ''Literature/TheMagicSchoolBus''.

* TranquilFury: Ursa-Zod is the most emotional in learning that Conner/"Kon-El" is linked somehow with the House of El, the same family that imprisoned the Zods and their followers. She has to keep herself from losing her temper, and Dru has to prevent her from killing Conner in favor of getting as much information from him as he can.

* NotSoDifferent: In Dru-Zod's mind at least; he remarks on the irony of his jailer Jor-El (the former TropeNamer for IgnoredExpert) trying to save Krypton from its impending destruction but not being believed, since the same happened when he tried to "save" it.

* NotSoDifferent: In Dru-Zod's mind at least; he remarks on the irony of his jailer Jor-El trying to save Krypton from its impending destruction but not being believed, since the same happened when he tried to "save" it.

* ThatLiarLies: Ursa when Conner states that Krypton exploded over forty years ago. Unusually for this trope, he's telling the truth. Dru-Zod seems more open to believing it.

** In order to free himself within boxing staircases, Klarion exclaims [[Series/GoodTimes "Dyn-o-mite!"]] It's used more literally here compared to J.J.'s famous catchphrase.

* WhamShot: The Zods are shocked when Conner draws his House symbol. They are all too familiar with it because it's the insignia belonging to the House of El, the family of the brothers Jor-El and Zor-El who sentenced them.

* TranquilFury: Ursa-Zod is the most emotional in learning that Conner/"Kon-El" is linked somehow with the House of El, the same house family that imprisoned the other Kryptonians. She has to keep herself from losing her temper, and Dru has to prevent her from killing Conner in favor of getting as much information from him as he can.

* WhamShot: The Zods are shocked when Conner draws Superman's symbol. They are all too familiar with it because it's the insignia belonging to the House of El, Superman's family.