David is ready for his revenge, while Syd learns something shocking about him from Melanie.
Tropes
- The Bad Guy Wins: Farouk tricks David into neutralizing Oliver, turns Syd against David, corrupts David and reunites with his body.
- Being Tortured Makes You Evil: It's implied that the traumas that David had to live through has hardened him and has make him slip to the bad side, to the point that he fantasizes about torturing and killing the Shadow King.
- Bigger on the Inside: The Division 3 case holds an assembled rifle that couldn't possibly fit inside unless this trope is in application.
- Brainwashed and Crazy: Melanie, possessed by Farouk.
- Brown Note: The Mi-Go monastery guards have bolas that cause this effect.
- Cold-Blooded Torture: David inflicts this on Farouk. Turns out to be actually Oliver, free of Farouk's possession but still in his grip.
- Does Not Like Men: Farouk-as-Melanie gives off this vibe while trying to put doubts in Syd's mind about David.
- Gaslighting: Farouk-as-Melanie using David's past actions to turn Syd against him.
- Hannibal Lecture: Farouk-as-Melanie gives one to Syd to turn her against David.
- Heel Realization: David fears he's undergoing Evil Feels Good while fantasizing about killing Farouk.
- He Who Fights Monsters: Implied with David.
- Mythology Gag: Future!David's appearance is a reference to his original appearance in the comic.
- Our Minotaurs Are Different: The Shadow King materializes Melanie's nightmare minotaur.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: When Farouk knocks out Clark and the Division 3 soldiers, the Vermillion calculate they have zero chance of defeating him and gingerly retreat.
- Shout-Out: The rabbit and the massive hole, to Alice In Wonder Land.
- Title Drop: When Farouk-in-Melanie calls David "Legion, the world-killer".
