As the Chans settle into their new life in Heatherfield, Caleb rushes to protect his friend Vathek from being exposed as the Rebellion's spy in Phobos' castle.
- Adaptational Heroism: In the canon version of this episode, Raythor was merely a one-dimensional Mook Lieutenant. Here, he's shown to have the Noble Demon attributes that he didn't canonically have until his reappearance in Season 2.
- Back-to-Back Badasses: Jackie and Will.
- Et Tu, Brute?: Phobos almost considered Raythor a friend, since he was the only to believe the prince to be innocent of killing his parents. As such, he's infuriated when tricked into believing that Raythor was a rebel spy.
- Gilligan Cut: When Uncle starts preparing a locator spell to track Blunk down, Cornelia disbelieves such a thing can exist. Ten minutes later, she admits she's proven wrong as the heroes follow Uncle, who's using the locator spell.
- Pressure Point: Uncle uses this to knock a Lurden unconscious.
- Razor Wind: Uncle teaches Hay Lin to compress air into a disk which can cut through even solid rock when thrown.Uncle: Air is a powerful element, not just an all-consuming tempest, but if applied enough pressure, even a mountain can crumble underneath the wind, if you know how much force to give and where to give it.
- Semantic Superpower: During one fight scene, Cornelia realizes that her power over plants and earth also applies to objects made from said materials, which she uses to weaponize some wooden furniture.
- Sympathy for the Devil: Vathek feels a twinge of sympathy for Raythor after he's framed.
