Dennis and Charlie stand guard at the entrance to their laser tag base waiting to ambush the legendary "Big Mo," but Dennis begins to ponder the reasons they play laser tag and if their pursuit of a victory is worth their effort.
This episode provides examples of the following tropes:
- Bottle Episode: The most glaring example in the series so-far, as the camera never leaves the Green Base.
- Broken Pedestal: Dennis' go-to tactic for keeping the gang adhering to his Boring, but Practical game plan is to constantly highlight the success of the hardworking man who built and founded the very laser tag coliseum they're playing in - Rutherford B. Crazy (Larry Takashi). Then it's revealed to him through a quick internet search how said founder died broken and unfulfilled.
- Draw Aggro: Frank's vest (and gun) has had its battery pack disabled without his knowledge so that the Gang can use him to draw the fire of their opponents without giving them any points for hitting him.
- Manipulative Bastard: Dennis withholds compliments from Mac and gives compliments to Dee because he knows this is the most effective way to maximize their aggressiveness. Dennis later manipulates Charlie in order to keep him interested in the game.
- No Kill like Overkill: The episode concludes with the Gang mercilessly gunning down Big Mo.
- Rousing Speech: Dennis gives one at the end when he pretends to give up the base.
- Running Gag: Mac once again tries to choke Dee, but Dennis intervenes this time.
- Serious Business: Dennis is very serious about winning a game of laser tag.
- Shout-Out: The theme from The Shining plays at the beginning and end of the episode.
- "Stop Having Fun" Guys: In-Universe. Dennis is very annoyed when Mac and Dee start having fun instead of treating the game seriously.
- Take That!: When Dennis and Charlie point out how most kids are fat at the this point, Charlie points out that it's because sugar is in everything.
- Throw the Dog a Bone: Right before the gang delivers the Coup de Grâce to Big Mo, Dennis has Frank's vest and gun reactivated for real so he can join in on the fun.
- Victory Is Boring: Dennis spends the whole episode trying to keep the gang on-task to that they could win more laser-tag currency, while they all would prefer to just play the game because they actually have fun doing that despite the lower chance at winning.
- Whole-Plot Reference: To Waiting for Godot.
- To start, the episode takes place entirely at the Green Base of the laser tag arena. In addition to there being a small bench like part of the set that represents the mound the characters sit on, one of the exits has a wall with a bolt of lightning striking the ground painted on it that almost looks like a tree and is featured prominently throughout the episode.
- Charlie (Estragon) is introduced sitting down and complaining about how uncomfortable his footwear is while Dennis (Vladimir) is on his feet and is on the lookout for the title character.
- Mac and Dee are tangled up together upon their first introduction, similar to how Pozzo has Lucky at the end of a rope.
- The first two times we see Frank he's alone and following closely on the heels of Mac and Dee, much like how the Boy appears only after Pozzo and Lucky have gone.
- Charlie constantly wants to leave the Green Base and actually play laser tag while Dennis insists that they wait for Big Mo to show up, just like Estragon always imploring Vladimir to go and Vladimir reminding him they're to wait for Godot.
- Charlie and Dennis tell each other jokes and riddles to pass the time, along with having philosophical discussions layered with metatextual relevance. Similarly, conversations about death are very prevalent throughout both properties.
- At one point Frank buys a basket of chicken wings which he shares with Charlie. While in Godot it was Pozzo who had the chicken, he does permit Estragon to gnaw on the bones once he's done with them.
- And then there's the ending. While it deviates from Godot rather significantly in many ways, most notoriously in that the titular character is actually seen this time, the episode still manages to stay true to the ending of each act of the play where Vladimir and Estragon both agree to go yet don't leave the stage. Here, the Gang decides to move on from the Green Base and do so, only to return moments later with the episode ending with them not having left.
- You Keep Using That Word: Charlie keeps calling his joke a riddle, which annoys Dennis.
