Line #3 Recap/CyberchaseS2E14TrickOrTreat


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3	Hacker shows up at Motherboard Control Central. He pleads guilty to being the King of Chaos, but says he’s sorry. He doesn’t want to be the bad guy anymore. But when nobody’s looking, he slips a strange frog into the air duct. What happens when this frog grows into a grotesque, alien creature that threatens to destroy Motherboard? And what will happen to the kids when they go inside Motherboard to track it down?
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6	!!Tropes in this episode:
7	* BeingEvilSucks: Hacker tries to get the [=CyberSquad=] to believe that he's sick of being evil and that all the fame and fortune it’s gotten him is nothing compared to the love he wants.
8	* BlueMeansCold: Hacker turns from his usual GreenAndMean to a light blue after the temperature drops in the garden he was locked in.
9	* DroolHello: Hacker's now-giant robot frog drools on Jackie from above, causing her to ask "Hey, is it raining in here?" Then she looks up and screams.
10	* EnhanceButton: The [=CyberSquad=] is watching security footage of Motherboard's circuit system, when Inez sees something suspicious and asks Digit to bring the image into focus. By the time he does, the figure has moved out of frame.
11	* FalselyReformedVillain: Hacker pretends he’s reformed in order to infiltrate the [=CyberSquad=] and hack Motherboard’s circuits.
12	* TheGoldenRule: Hacker acts like he’s turned over a new leaf after learning about the Golden Rule for the first time.
13	* HalloweenEpisode: The [=CyberSquad=]’s trick-or-treating is interrupted when Hacker tries some HalloweenTrickery on Motherboard.
14	* NotSoInnocentWhistle: Hacker whistles and averts his eyes when the [=CyberSquad=] discovers his true intentions for coming to visit Motherboard.
15	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The [=CyberSquad=] immediately stops trick-or-treating and heads to Cyberspace when they find out Hacker is acting weirdly nice and wants to return home to Motherboard.
16	-->'''Hacker:''' Your wayward son has returned!
17	* OperationBlank: Hacker’s evil plan to hack Motherboard using his robot frog is called “Operation: Bullfrog”.
18	* OrphanedPunchline:
19	-->'''Hacker:''' So I said, "Sorry lady, not potato chips, computer chips!"
20	* RousingSpeech: Jackie gives one to the rest of the squad to convince them to go back and catch Hacker’s frog, because it’s their responsibility to protect Motherboard.
21	-->'''Jackie:''' So what if there’s some giant frog on the loose? So what if it’s scaring the heck out of us?! We’ve got a job to do!
22	* ScaredOfWhatsBehindYou: While Jackie is giving her pep talk, she doesn’t notice that the giant frog has appeared right behind her.
23	* TalkLikeAPirate: Jackie in her pirate costume.
24	* TraumaButtonEnding: After spending the evening being hunted by a giant frog, the [=CyberSquad=] goes back to trick-or-treating. At the first house they go to, a kid opens the door for them in a frog costume and they run off screaming.

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