Line #27 Recap/DragonsRidersOfBerkS4E1TeamAstrid


1	After a surprise attack on Berk destroys her home, Astrid decides to train an auxiliary dragon crew. As the training commences, Hiccup starts to worry that Astrid might not being dealing with her emotions healthily.
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6	* AscendedFanboy: Gustav finally becomes a real dragon rider, with his experience even getting him named leader of the Auxiliary Unit.
7	* AwesomeButImpractical: Tuffnut teaching Smidvarg and the other Night Terrors to roll over, shake and fetch slippers. Hiccup and Astrid point out that the Night Terrors defend Dragon's Edge, and house pet tricks aren't helpful in that regard.
8	* BadassInDistress: The riders at Dragon's Edge when Dagur pins them down. Even Stoick and Astrid get this when the Berserkers snag Skullcrusher in a net.
9	* BigDamnHeroes: Admit it, no-one thought that the auxiliary team would listen to Astrid and ''not'' bail the original team out of trouble.
10	* BloodKnight: Spitelout says that all the recruits have come to the right place since they like danger, including him. [[EveryoneHasStandards Even ''he'' is freaked out]] on seeing Astrid WilliamTelling.
11	* BrutalHonesty: Hiccup tells Astrid that one dragon couldn't have made a difference in defending the village. He does agree with her that an auxiliary team is a good idea, though, since the dragons are the main line of defense.
12	* BullyingADragon: Astrid fails Gothi, who despite being frail is also a Village Elder and a wisewoman. She also has a mean smack with her cane, though Astrid doesn't receive it.
13	* CallBack: Dagur attacked Berk knowing that "soft-hearted Hiccup" would return, and he tracks the flying dragons to find out where their base is. Savage has to remain a sycophant around him.
14	* CallingTheOldManOut: Snotlout gets excited when he sees his dad as a potential trainee, thinking he'll get to boss him around. Hiccup tells him that it's not going to happen with Astrid training the recruits, making Snotlout upset.
15	-->'''Snotlout:''' The world owes me this!
16	* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Tuffnut mentions that Dagur has a device that can shoot multiple arrows and asks if Dagur can give it to him for Snoggletog.
17	* ContinuityNod:
18	** This episode shows the realities of war, in potential casualties during surprise attacks.
19	** Astrid and Hiccup express concern that Dagur may soon find Dragon's Edge. He eventually does.
20	* CrackOhMyBack: Snotlout says this after waking up. Hookfang knocks him into a wall, getting rid of his pain.
21	* DisappointedInYou: Hiccup says this to Astrid about how she's treating the recruits. He knows that riding a dragon isn't easy, and making it harder only breaks the recruits' spirits.
22	* DrillSergeantNasty: Astrid is completely ruthless when training the new recruits, but Hiccup thinks it's just an excuse so Astrid has a reason to stay on Berk.
23	* {{Foreshadowing}}: Tuffnut says that the trainees coming are going to get their dreams crushed. Astrid starts acting as a DrillSergeantNasty to the recruits.
24	* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: Invoked. Everyone calls out the twins for distracting the Night Terrors from their security detail.
25	* IWarnedYou: Everyone to the twins for training Smidvarg and the Night Terrors for "tricks" instead of defending the island.
26	* KickTheDog: Astrid to her nicer recruits, including [[CloudCuckooLander Bucket]], who has a ''disability'' (half a brain eaten by a dragon).
27	* MassOhCrap: Several recruits run away after Astrid asks them to try out their WilliamTelling.
28	* MovingTheGoalposts: When Gustav completes his training routine perfectly, Astrid insists he do it again and then literally moves the target at the last second so he fails.
29	* NeverMessWithGranny: Gothi on a dragon torches Dagur's ship. Even Dagur is perplexed by this.
30	* NinjaLooting: Ruff and Tuff help themselves to food, furniture, and even valuables at the burned houses.
31	* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Hiccup in an earlier episode had stopped Heather from killing Dagur for many reasons. In this episode, Dagur finds the Edge and attacks.
32	* OhCrap:
33	** Spitelout's expression when Astrid does WilliamTelling.
34	** Hiccup sees that Dagur has found Dragon's Edge.
35	* PercussiveTherapy: Snotlout tries to flirt with Astrid under the show of comforting her, and she flips him over. Then she thanks him, since she felt better.
36	* RammingAlwaysWorks: Stoick's Rumblehorn, Skullcrusher, can breathe fire like any other dragon, but the first attack they opt for against the enemy fleet is to ram ''through'' the hull of one ship, promptly sinking it.
37	* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: The recruits defy Astrid's orders and come to defend Dragon's Edge, giving Hiccup's team the means to win.
38	* ShipperOnDeck: Toothless, right after Hiccup awkwardly says he is going to sleep in the dragon training arena with Astrid.
39	* ShipTease: Hiccup plans to spend the night with Astrid in the dragon training arena so that she won't be alone in an uncomfortable place. Snotlout, Fishlegs, and the twins [[MomentKiller then arrive]] to also show their support.
40	* ShoutOut: The motto Astrid has the trainees recite is similar to the one [[Film/FullMetalJacket Gunnery Sergeant Hartman]] has the recruits recite:
41	-->"This is my dragon! There are many like it, but this one is mine."
42	* SilentSnarker: The chicken does not like Tuffnut ignoring it.
43	* SimilarSquad: Astrid's team uses the same set of dragons as the regular riders, except with two Monstrous Nightmares, since the citizens of Berk don't have a second Night Fury.
44	-->'''Tuffnut:''' ''[regarding their Zippleback riding counterparts]'' Woah! it's like looking in a mirror, but you're better looking!\
45	'''Ruffnut:''' Yeah!
46	* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: When a trainee misses his target with dragon fire, he throws his axe at it instead. Astrid fails him for not following the instructions to the letter.
47	* TookALevelInJerkass: Astrid in this episode to the new recruits, failing them for arbitrary reasons and breaking their spirits. Hiccup calls her out for that.
48	* WhamEpisode: The enemy discovers the location of Dragon's Edge, making it no longer safe and vulnerable to attack.
49	* WhatTheHellHero:
50	** Astrid, Hiccup and Fishlegs call out the twins and Snotlout for not caring about security detail on Dragon's Edge, especially with Dagur on the loose.
51	** Hiccup calls out Astrid for wanting the recruits to fail and sabotaging them to have an excuse to stay on Berk. Gustav's example is the most prominent. He doesn't raise his tone, however, and says he understands why she's acting this way.
52	* WilliamTelling: Astrid has Stormfly shoot an apple off of her head to demonstrate how in sync they are to the trainees. When she asks if anyone else wants to try, several trainees back out.
53	* YouGetMeCoffee: Astrid makes Gustav sweep out the arena for laughing at her.
54	* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Dagur's reaction when Gothi torches his ship.

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