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Context Recap / Ben10S3E8UnderWraps

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3	* ABoyAndHisX: Todd the farm kid is accompanied by his pet piglet a lot.
4	* AppliedPhlebotinum: Corrodium is a glowing purple rock that mutates anything on Earth.
5	* {{Foreshadowing}}: After Ben and Gwen hear that the Mummy appeared in a flash of purple lightning, Ben [[CallBack notes]] [[Recap/Ben10S3E5Benwolf how there was purple lightning seen when they fought the alien werewolf]], with Gwen even commenting [[ThereAreNoCoincidences how that can't be a coincidence]]. [[Recap/Ben10S3E11TheReturn Future episodes will reveal]] [[Recap/Ben10S3E12BeAfraidOfTheDark just how right they are]].
6	* FreezeFrameBonus: Although it is likely an animation error, when the Omnitrix is rapidly cycling through icons while scanning the Mummy's DNA, Ghostfreak's icon is visible, but he is not supposed to be in the Omnitrix right now. [[spoiler:Unless this is {{Foreshadowing}} the Mummy's connection to him.]]
7	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Diamondhead stabs the Mummy through the chest, but it is made of regenerating bandages, so it is completely unphased.
8	* InternalReveal: The audience saw the purple lighting from the beginning (although it was very quick and easy to miss) but Ben and Gwen don't learn about it from Todd until well after they start hunting the Mummy and it's treated as a WhamLine for them.
9	* LightFlickerTeleportation: After Diamondhead digs up the Corrodium, Gwen realizes they've done the Mummy's job for him. It suddenly appears at the end of the hall, getting closer with each flicker of the lights, with its purple glow flickering out a moment later each time.
10	* {{Mummy}}: The villain of the episode is an alien Mummy [[AllThereInTheManual (technically a Thep Khufan)]].
11	* MundaneUtility: Ben uses several of his aliens to make farm work easier such as Four Arms to milk cows and Wildvine to slop the pigs.
12	* NostalgiaFilter: Grandpa Max figured his grandchildren could stand to do farm work like he did when he was a kid. Of course, he later admits he'd forgotten how much he hated working on his uncle's farm.
13	* NotSoAboveItAll: As much as he wants to teach Gwen and Ben the value of hard work, Max doesn't like farm work any more than they do, and he's relieved when they say they've learned their lesson about the importance of fulfilling their chores.
14	* PowerCopying: The Omnitrix scans the Mummy's DNA. Ben tries to "fight Mummy with Mummy", but gets Upgrade instead. [[spoiler:Ben will eventually get to use Benmummy (or Snare-Oh as of ''WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse'') in "[[Recap/Ben10S3E11TheReturn The Return]]".]]

Context Recap / Ben10S3E8UnderWraps