Directed By: Terry Kinney
Written By: Tom Fontana
Tropes applying to this episode:
- Abusive Parents: Seamus spends all of the family meeting insulting Ryan, and is indifferent to the idea of Cyril possibly being executed.
- Big Brother Instinct:
- Morales beats up his sister's husband after learning he was abusive.
- Ryan is desperate to save Cyril from the Death Penalty.
- Seamus is annoyed that Ryan suggests Brenda to throw away her future by using her savings for Cyril.
- Beware the Nice Ones: Mukada rebukes Kirk when he wants to become a Catholic again.Kirk: I confess that I want to be a Roman Catholic again.
Mukada: (Pauses and smiles at Kirk) No.
Kirk: You're a priest! You can't do that!
Mukada: I sure as hell can. - Disproportionate Retribution: Said's beatdown on Omar.
- Falsely Reformed Villain: All of Schillinger's apparent repentance was just an act so Beecher would give Guenzel to him.
- Honest Advisor: Katherine tells Ryan to go with a name brand lawyer even though she could make more money by stringing him along.
- It's All My Fault:
- McManus blames himself for everything with Brass, including his decision to steal the money for Rebadow's grandson, until Murphy pulls him out of it.
- Suzanne blames herself for the situation with Cyril, though Ryan assures her otherwise.
- Jerk with a Heart of Jerk: Vern seems sincerely repentant over his actions, but it transpires his kindness to Beecher and Keller came with an ulterior motive.
- Jerkass Has a Point: With how Omar was being treated, Robson's not too far off calling him Said's "slave".
- Nice Guy: Even after Adam attacks him, Beecher talks McManus into keeping him at Em City.
- Never My Fault: Winthrop blames Guenzel for him being in Oz despite it being enabling an rape.
- Papa Wolf: Burr intends to murder who ever supplied Augustus with drugs.
- "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Arif gives One to Omar, telling him he turned the only one on his side against him and that he is a toxic person.
- Unwitting Instigator of Doom: A passing comment by Mukada leads to Morales brutally attacking his brother-in-law.
- Ungrateful Bastard: Guenzel turns on Beecher the second it turns out he's gay.
