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Recap / Metalocalypse S 2 E 1 Dethecution

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It's been months since the Dethwater "fan attack". The world economy is on the brink of collapse, and the only thing that can save it is Dethklok.

  • Armed with Pepper Spray: Toki introduces a belt that shoots out mace anytime the wearer thrusts their hips. Skwisgaar lets out a spray of mace that drips down onto the stage driver's head, causing the tank to break open the prison walls.
  • Boulder Bludgeon: Alfred Belmer bashes in a guard's head with a rock before escaping in the chaos of the riot.
  • Bungled Suicide: The President of the United States, depressed that he can't bring Dethklok out of hiding, blows his jaw off with a shotgun on live TV. The next time he's seen, his jaw has been stitched back onto his head and he speaks with a lisp.
  • Eats Babies: Alfred Belmer is known for killing and eating 274 babies and toddlers. During the credits, he's about to feast on a baby. Thankfully the episode ends before we see anything more.
  • Flipping the Table: Nathan tries to flip a table in response to Offdensen needling him into working on a new album. Offdensen knew Nathan was going to do that and had it bolted to the ground.
  • He's Back!: The end of the episode shows the Tribunal has this reaction to Dethklok being back in the spotlight.
    Stampington: "Gentlemen, it appears as if Dethklok is back".
  • I'm a Humanitarian: A prisoner is seen eating a dead guard before jumping onto the camera. Alfred Belmer is also on death row for killing and eating 274 babies and toddlers, with him about to have a baby for "dinner" at the end of the episode.
  • N.G.O. Superpower: The world economy relies so much on Dethklok that if they don't perform, stock prices plummet to the depression levels. The moment the band comes back to play a show, the economy recovers within days.
  • Off with His Head!: A prisoner tears off the top of a guard's head and exposes his brains.
  • Prison Riot: The prison holding all the death row inmates is destroyed during the show, leading to a riot that kills guards, criminals, reporters and fans.
  • Public Execution: Death row inmates are strapped to missiles and shot down by lasers. Criminals from all over the world are lining up for the honor of being killed by Dethklok.
  • Recurring Dreams: Ever since the failed attack on Dethklok, General Crozier has had dreams of Cardinal Ravenwood being sacrificed to the band in Hell.
  • Spider Tank: The stage Dethklok perform "Laser Cannon Death Sentence" on is a spider tank with drill legs and a laser cannon for shooting down the missiles with the death row inmates on them.

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