With Bob on board, the Saucy Mare is on its way to Mainframe. But when the ship runs into a trap, one of them must make a life-changing decision.
This episode has examples of
- Call-Back: Much of the episode is the result of the new defenses that Mouse briefly alluded to last season.
- Deadpan Snarker: One of the traps causes the power to get cut out, effectively leaving the ship dead in the water.Ray: Maybe we should get out and push.
- Deus Exit Machina: Ray gets left behind with the Web Riders, leaving the others without a conventional way to create a portal and requiring the Fusion Dance.
- "Eureka!" Moment:
- When Matrix observes they're like rats caught in a trap, Bob says more like mice before realizing these are Mouse's traps.
- When AndrAIa questions why the ship keeps triggering the traps, Bob realizes it's because the ship is covered in the scales of dead Web creatures.
- Forgotten Fallen Friend: The Web Riders appear to have Easily Forgiven the crew of The Saucy Mare for killing several of their brethren in the previous episode, like the one who was explicitly shot in the head by Matrix.
- Friendship Moment:Matrix: Bob? It's good to see you again.
Bob: It's good to see, too... Matrix. - Fusion Dance: In order to use Glitch's ability to create portals, Bob fuses with his keytool.
- Godzilla Threshold: To escape the Morton's Fork, Glitch proposes the Fusion Dance. Bob is hesitant, but he admits there's no other way.
- Hair-Trigger Temper: Matrix nearly blasts Ray's head off over an accidental slight. While Matrix certainly has a temper, this particular instance came less from anger and more from Matrix being traumatized by the Games. Matrix was startled by Ray bumping into him and pulled his gun in a moment of PTSD-fueled survival instinct.
- He's Back!: As demonstrated by the concluding monologue.Bob: I come from the Net. I search through systems, peoples, and cities for this place: Mainframe, my home. My format: Guardian, to mend and defend!
- Hope Bringer: Matrix is certain that everything will work out now that they've found Bob.
- Indy Ploy: Discussed.AndrAIa: What we need is a plan.
Bob: I always liked to fly by the seat of my pants and leave the planning to... Dot. - It Has Been an Honor: Bob thanks Glitch before they merge together.
- Lampshade Hanging: When Captain Capacitor says they've been through worse scrapes than this, Mister Andrew points out that they most assuredly have not.
- Last-Name Basis: Bob addresses Matrix as such as a sign of respect.
- Morton's Fork: The Party Scattering forces this. Due to the Web creature scales covering the ship, the traps will continue attacking them (with being pulled towards a tear the most pressing problem). If they take down the scales, though, the Web will immediately degrade them, and Ray is no longer there to open the portal back to the Net, anyway. The only way out is a risky Fusion Dance.
- My Hovercraft Is Full of Eels: Ray's attempt at speaking Web Rider.Ray: Handbag... Teakettle... Barbeque.
Worpan: What in the Web is he talking about??
Weblash: I think he wants us to calm down! - Oh, Crap!: Bob and Matrix's reaction when they realize that they've run into a defense set up by Mouse.Matrix: Mouse? We might have stood a chance against the guardians, but... Mouse?
Bob: I know... this is bad, very bad. - Party Scattering: Mouse's trap ends up separating Ray and the Web Riders from the Saucy Mare. They are forced to stay behind in the Web while the ship moves on.
- So Proud of You: Bob says he's very proud of Matrix for surviving the games, bringing the crew together, and entering the Web to rescue him.
- What Have I Become?: Matrix is initially scared to face his hero because of this. Getting yelled at by Bob for losing his temper and nearly causing a shootout, a dejected Matrix walks off. When Bob goes to talk to him, Matrix asks this and alludes to questionable things he's done.
- What the Hell, Hero?: After Ray accidentally bumps into him, Matrix impulsively readies his gun and almost causes a shootout. Bob yells at him to calm down and put that gun away. Interestingly, Ray (whom Matrix pulled the gun on) does NOT do this. Instead he tries to defuse the situation but getting the Web Riders to stand down and speaking to Matrix calmly and gently. And, because he is such a Nice Guy, Ray doesn't even seem to blame or be upset with Matrix over this, instead seeming to understand that the Renegade was actually out of trauma rather than malice.
- Wrong Genre Savvy: Most initially think the traps are somehow the work of the infected Guardians. Only Bob doubts this, as it just isn't their style.
- You Did the Right Thing: When Matrix expresses shame over some questionable things he's done since he started game-hopping, Bob says he did what he had to do to survive.
