Line #39 Recap/StarVsTheForcesOfEvilS2E16GirlsDayOut


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3	Star decides to liberate Ms. Skullnick's class hamster out of sheer boredom, leading to some hard time in detention. It's not going to be all sleeping and wall staring, however, as she is "elected" as Mayor of Detention and needs to satisfy the demands of her new public.
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6	!!Tropes:
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8	* ActingUnnatural: Marco tries to act like nothing's wrong to Jackie when his arm is stuck in a pipe, making himself stand upside-down in an attempt to look casual.
9	* ChekhovsGun: Janna tries to distract Ms. Skullnick with a "snake-in-a-can-of-potato-chips" prank involving an actual snake. Skullnick takes a long time deliberating whether to eat the chips or not until she is distracted by the crowd gathering around Marco and leaves it unopened. Much later, after she has recovered Marisol the hamster and decides to feed it, she opens the can, releasing the snake. This gives Star and Janna the opportunity to sneak back into detention hall, though they also have to prevent the snake from eating Marisol.
10	* ComedicSociopathy:
11	** The school janitor keeps track of how many kids slip on his wet floor.
12	** Star summons a rocket launcher when Janna says they need to get rid of Ms. Skullnick. Janna settles for scaring her off.
13	* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When the fireman pulls out a metal saw to free Marco from the rainspout, he asks if it's safe. She replies "Yeah, I'll be fine!"
14	* ContinuityNod: Skullnick is seen wearing the troll armor and battleaxe she picked up in "Interdimensional Field Trip".
15	* ADayInTheLimelight: This episode mostly focuses on Janna.
16	* DetentionEpisode: Star is thrown into detention for releasing the class hamster. There, she is elected "Mayor" of detention and sets to work fulfilling the requests of the other students there. Most are easy; the last one, batteries for a TV remote, requires her to leave the room and sneak around the school.
17	* DistractedByTheSexy: Star is dumbstruck when she tries to ask Oskar for some batteries, forcing Janna to do the talking.
18	* FlippingTheTable: Janna flips a desk in detention to demonstrate anarchy to Star, in order to guilt trip her into staying.
19	* ForgotAboutHisPowers: It didn't seem to occur to Star that she could've just [[MundaneUtility used her wand to feed power into the remote's batteries]].
20	* TheFreelanceShameSquad: After Marco gets his arm stuck in a drain pipe, he attracts a horde of gawking students who stop and take pictures.
21	* FreeTheFrogs: A variant; Star is sent to detention for releasing the class hamster Marisol because it was as bored in class as she is.
22	* GivenNameReveal:
23	** The chubby {{Goth}} girl's name is revealed to be Ingrid.
24	** Ms. Skullnick's first name is revealed to be Margaret.
25	* GlassSmackAndSlide: Star tries to free the class hamster by tossing it out the window... except she forgot to open it first. Hence, the little critter smacks flat against the glass, before sliding down.
26	* GratuitousGerman: Ingrid speaks in German due to RuleOfFunny.
27	* GreetingGestureConfusion: Janna offers Star a fist-bump, but Star doesn't recognize the gesture and shakes Janna's closed fist instead.
28	* HelpImStuck: Marco gets his hand stuck on a drain pipe trying to retrieve the hamster.
29	* HiddenDepths: When not teasing Marco, Janna proves herself as quite a GuileHero in aiding the fellow kids in detention. For this reason, Star makes her Deputy Mayor.
30	* JerkassHasAPoint: Given that Marisol gets stuck in a tiny pipe and nearly eaten by a snake, Ms. Skullnick is quite right to call out Star for recklessly freeing the class pet.
31	* MaleGaze: An involuntary one on Marco's part when he sees Jackie walking toward him while his arm is stuck in a drainage pipe trying to get Marisol.
32	* NeedleInAStackOfNeedles: Oskar is willing to lend Star and Janna his spare batteries, but first they have to find which of the dozens of keytars in the trunk of his car they're in.
33	* NightmareFetishist: Ingrid wants a guillotine so she can use it on her teddy bear.
34	* NoodleIncident: Aside from Star, we never learn why the other kids are in detention.
35	* PaperThinDisguise: Janna and Star blend in with the marching band by having Janna ride on Star's shoulders while holding a trash can lid.
36	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: {{Subverted\|Trope}}. Star's initial reaction to being sent to detention is to use her wand to create a hole in the wall and just walk out. Janna tricks her into staying by "electing" her as Mayor of Detention.
37	* TemptingFate:
38	** Star insists that Janna let her do the talking, since she's got Oskar wrapped around her finger. Star takes one look at Oskar and is [[DistractedByTheSexy dumbstruck with lust]].
39	** After the firemen cut free Marco from the drain pipe, he declares "Now I don't have to look like an idiot anymore!" Marco doesn't even get to finish his sentence before the weight of the pipe still stuck to his arm makes him trip and fall on his face.
40	* TheresNoKillLikeOverkill: While sneaking around outside of the detention room, Star and Janna encounter Ms. Skullnick having lunch and need to deal with her so they don't get caught. Star's initial solution is to summon her "Shimmering Destructo Cannon", a rocket launcher with a number of extra weapon attatchments.
41	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After the firemen cut him free, Marco isn't seen again for the rest of the episode.

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