Adaptive Ability: No matter what cheap tricks the Campbell Siblings throw at their opponents, the super spies are able to adjust their gameplay and continue scoring without issues.
Despite winning the tournament while besting the Campbell siblings, the spy duo are forbidden from gaining the prized portrait after the Cavi Campbell receives a call from the State Security Service informing him of its true value.
It gets worse when they do recover the code and discover what was inside the depository: a journal containing photos of beautiful actresses along with the writer's admiration for theater.
Animation Bump: The final scene with Twilight and Nightfall using their graceful, godlike powers to avoid each sniper attack and score points against the Campbell Siblings is beautifully animated.
Beyond the Impossible: On her first serve, Yor manages to slice her tennis ball into tiny bite-sized pieces.
Brick Joke: Fiona takes a tacky statue filled with jewel-encrusted rings as a consolation prize; Twilight suggests that they can give the Handler the prize as a gift. When he goes to see her in her office, Sylvia is shown wearing two of the rings.
Bulletproof Vest: After Taking the Bullet for Nightfall, Twilight reveals he was actually wearing a bullet-proof vest that kept him unharmed.
"Eureka!" Moment: Anya understands why Becky is in love with soap operas after seeing her own live-action version via Yor and Fiona's battle.
Fakin' MacGuffin: It's revealed that the heroes managed to get their hands on the real painting by swapping it out against a replica.
Freudian Slip: Twilight accidentally calls Nightfall by her true alias instead of her fake name.
Fantasy Counterpart Culture: A subcultural version. Zacharis' fanatism regarding musical theatre and its actresses is practically a 1950s equivalent of modern Idol Singer fandoms, the latter of which Endo is proudly a part of.
Godzilla Threshold: With all their tricks having gone to waste, the Campbell Siblings call on a sniper in the vents to shoot rubber bullets at the Phony Pair as a last resort.
Graceful Loser: The Brother accepts his loss to the Phony Pair and vows to become a more honorable player after receiving a small pep talk from Twilight.
Imagine Spot: After hearing Fiona's inner vow of usurping Yor's position, Anya imagines Yor surrendering her role while the homewrecker takes over.
In Medias Res: The episode picks up with the Phony Pair annihilating the Campbell Siblings.
Laser-Guided Karma: The Campbell Brother gets hit with a rubber bullet that Twilight accidentally shoots at him with.
Moment Killer: Twilight thinks of Zacharis as a decent man if he wanted to keep those photos a secret so his little family can be happy and strong. Sylvia openly questions why he would have those photos to begin with if he was an honest family man.
Nerd Hoard: The Zacharis Dossier turns out to be a collection of musical starlet photos.
Obligatory Earpiece Touch: The ball boy touches his ear when he receives instructions from the sniper via his earpiece.
Pyrrhic Victory: Yor manages to beat her rival in the tennis match but she still has feelings of doubt and insecurity afterwards.
Running Away to Cry: After her devasting loss to Mrs. Forger, Fiona runs to her car and drives away in a frenzy all while crying.
The Stinger: The last scene involves Fiona training in the mountains in a fit of rage while scaring the local critters.
Taking the Bullet: Twilight runs to protect Nightfall from a sniper attack that came from the vents. He remains unharmed thanks to a Bulletproof Vest.
We Will Meet Again: Fiona vows to reunite with Yor so she can challenge her again.
Worth It: Even though the secret code led to a photo collection of actresses and not any devastating secrets, Sylvia acknowledges that just knowing that there were no war-igniting secrets was enough to make the whole mission worth it.
Loid/Agent Twilight and Handler Sylvia find out the secret information they were searching for is just some general's personal family matters rather than classified intel. Even though it was a waste of time, they still consider it a success since they managed to retrieve the info without igniting a war.
Loid/Agent Twilight and Handler Sylvia find out the secret information they were searching for is just some general's personal family matters rather than classified intel. Even though it was a waste of time, they still consider it a success since they managed to retrieve the info without igniting a war.
