All Animals Are Dogs: Invoked. Valentina was late for her date with Bruno because she saw Hiccup and Toothless, who she describes as "a crazy-looking dog".
Bad to the Last Drop: Bruno takes one sip of the cafe's coffee and puts it down, comparing the taste to death. Averted with Valentina, who evidently loves it.
Hilariously Abusive Childhood: Valentina was raised in a certifiable shit-hole with even worse parents, but the whole thing is so audacious that it comes across as darkly hilarious.
"You know what I got for my tenth birthday?" He motioned for her to explain. "I got shanked." Bruno trembled in fear, as she nodded. "Yeah, that was probably the worst gift my mom ever gave me..."
Mirabel had developed a trend of meddling in her relative's love-life (including Bruno's), but she tries talking Alma out of planning their date in favor of doing it themselves.
Julieta: You told Abuela not to meddle, but weren't you and Hiccup just meddling with Dolores and Mariano a few days ago? Mirabel: What, am I not allowed to learn from my mistakes?
Even though Mirabel convinced Abuela not to meddle with Bruno's date, she and Hiccup (against his will) end up spying on him. Hiccup lampshades this.
Literal Metaphor: Pepa insists that Bruno doesn't wear his ruana because it's ratty.
Pepa: Literally! It's full of rats!
Rhetorical Question Blunder: When Mirabel asks Bruno if he thinks that it's a good idea to where a ruana full of rats on a first date, Antonio says yes.
Wretched Hive: Valentina has no lost love for the coastal town she's from.
Valentina: It was awful, everything was broken down and janky. Trash was everywhere, it always smelled like oil and cigarette smoke... But the worst part was the people! Nothin’ but a bunch of thugs, every single one of them! One time, my history teacher strangled my math teacher until he passed out, because he owed him money. In front of all of us! This other time, I couldn’t even get into my house because some dead guy was blocking the doorway. I had to just step over him, only to go inside and find three more dead guys!
