Line #7 Recap/CentralParkS1E2SkatersCircle


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2	'''[[Recap/CentralPark Index]]'''\
3	'''Season One''': [[Recap/CentralParkS1E1EpisodeOne 1]] \| '''2''' \| [[Recap/CentralParkS1E3HatLuncheon 3]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS1E4GarbageBallet 4]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS1E5DogSprayAfternoon 5]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS1E6RivalBusker 6]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS1E7SquirrelInterrupted 7]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS1E8HotOven 8]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS1E9LiveItUpTonight 9]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS1E10AFishCalledSnakehead 10]]\
4	'''Season Two''': [[Recap/CentralParkS2E01CentralDark 1]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E02MothersDaze 2]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E03FistaPuffsMetsOutJustice 3]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E04OfCourseYouRealizeThisMeansWard 4]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E05DownToTheUnderwire 5]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E06TheShadow 6]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E07ADecentProposal 7]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E08SirBricksALot 8]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E09ABoatifulMind 9]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E10BeeIsForBrandenham 10]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E11ThePaigeriarchy 11]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E12CastleSweetCastle 12]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E13CelesteWeForget 13]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E14TheBalladOfJohnnieLee 14]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E15WhereTheresSmoke 15]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS2E16TheLyinInWinter 16]]\
5	'''Season Three''': [[Recap/CentralParkS3E01AStarIsOwen 1]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS3E02PaigesNextChapter 2]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS3E03IceIceNotBaby 3]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS3E04ATriptychDownMemoryLane 4]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS3E05GoldenOwenManagerDamager 5]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS3E06AMatterOfLifeAndBoeuf 6]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS3E07SlumberDogMollyAnAire 7]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS3E08LunarPalaver 8]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS3E09AKillerDeadline 9]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS3E10MoneyCandy 10]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS3E11ThePuffsGoPoof 11]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS3E12AHotDogToRemember 12]] \| [[Recap/CentralParkS3E13TheBrandenpireStrikesBack 13]] -]]]]]
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8	->'''Original release date:''' May 29, 2020
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10	->'''Written by:''' Halsted Sullivan\
11	'''Directed by:''' Corey Barnes
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13	->''♫ We got to do it while we can\
14	We got to do it while we can\
15	We got to do it while we can\
16	There's no time to waste so take my hand ♫''
17	-->--'''Glorious Gary, "Do It While We Can"'''
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19	After a mugging occurred at Skater's Circle due to how empty it is, Owen has to get Glorious Gary to return Skater's Circle so it can be busy again. Paige has to report on a town meeting. Bitsy tries to get several investors to agree with her plan to buy the park. Molly tries to help Cole reunite with Shampagne again.
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21	[[folder:Songs]]
22	* "Weirdoes Make Great Superheroes" - Molly & Cole
23	-->'''Written by:''' Music/SaraBareilles\
24	'''Performed by:''' Creator/KristenBell & Creator/TitussBurgess\
25	'''Additional Vocals:''' Frank Ciampi, Kate Anderson, Elyssa Samsel, & Brent Knopf
26	* "Make 'Em Pay" - Bitsy
27	-->'''Written by:''' Brent Knopf\
28	'''Performed by:''' Creator/StanleyTucci\
29	'''Additional Vocals:''' Brent Knopf
30	* "Weirdoes Make Great Superheroes (Reprise)" - Molly and Cole
31	-->'''Lyrics by:''' Music/SaraBareilles & Brent Knopf\
32	'''Music by:''' Music/SaraBareilles\
33	'''Performed by:''' Kristen Bell & Tituss Burgess
34	* "Do It While We Can" - Glorious Gary, Owen, Birdie, Molly, & Cole
35	-->'''Written by:''' Brent Knopf\
36	'''Performed by:''' Christopher Jackson, Creator/LeslieOdomJr, Creator/JoshGad, Kristen Bell, Tituss Burgess, & Jessica Childress
37	[[/folder]]
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39	!!Tropes:
40	* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Molly has the unfortunate luck to see her father pantless and her mother shirtless and seeing her mother telling her father to "[[InnocentInnuendo Do me!]]"[[note]]Owen is ironing his shorts and Paige realizes her blouse is wrinkly so she takes it off and asks Owen to quickly iron her's.[[/note]].
41	-->'''Molly:''' So many parent body parts on display right now.
42	* BlobMonster: Fista-Puffs and Kite Boy takes on Sewer Pipe Mike, a blob monster made out of grease and 40% baby wipes.
43	* DistinctionWithoutADifference: Helen brings up the last meeting where the investors talked over Bitsy, but Bitsy tells her they didn't talk over her, they just kept saying words while she was saying words.
44	* FailedAttemptAtDrama: Bitsy tries to open up her meeting by having the curtains in the room drawn open, revealing a large window view of Central Park. But she is immediately interrupted by one of the business partners, who says that he is instead distracted by Champagne (who is strapped to Bitsy like a baby).
45	* {{Foil}}: Bitsy appears to show signs of being this to Molly, with Bitsy expressing that she was an outcast in her youth. However, while Molly aspires to be a Superhero, singing about how "Weirdos Make Great Superheroes", Bitsy's plan to buy the Park is part of a plot to take her rage out on the rest of the World.
46	* {{Foreshadowing}}:
47	** Paige is tasked to report the City Counsel Contract Committee Meeting which she finds boring, but Birdie reveals this meeting will have an important impact later on.
48	** When Owen goes to see Gary, he's singing a song to himself with the lyrics "Do it while we can". It turns out he's singing the last song of the episode.
49	* FreudianExcuse: In Bitsy's Song "Make 'Em Pay", she expresses that she came from an abusive family, and was not popular with the other children.
50	* FreudianSlip: "Hello, everymoney... body."
51	* GratuitousDiscoSequence: Downplayed with the episode's closing number "Do it While We Can" in which Glorious Gary leads Owen and the skaters in a roller disco.
52	* IWantSong: Molly, along with Cole, sings "Weirdos Make Great Superheroes", with Molly singing she wants to be a superhero while Cole sings about wanting to reunite with Shampagne.
53	* IgnoredEpiphany: Bitsy brings up her poor childhood and how she was treated and thinks about forgiving those who wronged her. But she laughs evilly and sings "Make 'em Pay".
54	* InnocentlyInsensitive: After saving the city from Sewer Pipe Mike, one citizen thanks Fista-Puffs and tells her she's not awkward at all. Fista-Puffs questions why would she specifically tell her she's not awkward because it implies she did think she's awkward.
55	* MrExposition: Some random guy explains to Paige some important details during the City Counsel Contract Committee Meeting.
56	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Birdie points out Owen usually never leaves the park unless it's for official business reasons, but when he needs Glorious Gary to come back to Skater's Circle, he leaves and doesn't change out of his park uniform.
57	* PantsFree: Owen is having video conference with the Park League, but unbeknownst to them that Owen's not wearing pants, but they will know sooner.
58	* RhymeThemeNaming: Owen notices that Gary has a best friend named Larry and doesn't know how to react to the fact that their names rhyme.
59	* SarcasmMode: When Paige wakes up from sleeping through the meeting and asked what she missed, a man next to her tell her she missed a fist fight between two congressman... in 1998.
60	* SayingTooMuch: At the beginning of the episode, Birdie nearly reveals some important upcoming detail before stopping himself.
61	* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Paige initially dismisses the City Council meeting as a boring filler job, until a single no vote threatens the funding for Central Park. As it turns out, being an IntrepidReporter ''does'' often mean paying attention to boring bureaucracy and how it affects the community.
62	* TimeMaster: Fista-Puffs reveals she has the ability to rewind time by five seconds and uses her power to undo mistakes, serious and embarrassing.
63	* TriumphantReprise: Molly and Cole sings a reprise of "Weirdos Make Great Superheroes" after they discover Shampagne still remembers Cole.
64	* VillainSong: "Make 'Em Pay".
65	* WeNeedADistraction: Molly creates a distraction for Cole to enter the Brandenham Hotel by pretending to sneeze in front of the doorman and asking for a tissue.
66	* WealthyPhilanthropist: Birdie explains the Park League are a group of nice rich people who formed the league in TheSeventies and they provide 90% of the Central Park money to improve the park.
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68	->'''Credits Voice:''' ''♫ We gotta do it now ♫''\
69	'''Molly:''' ''♫ Do it while we can ♫''\
70	'''Owen:''' ''♫ Come on and do it''\
71	'''Cole:''' ''♫ We got to do it while we can ♫''\
72	'''Credits Voice:''' ''♫ While we can''\
73	''So take my hand ♫''\
74	'''Glorious Gary:''' ''♫ Gotta do it while we can ♫''
75	-->--'''"Do It While We Can"'''

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