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Recap / The Dreamstone S 04 E 02 The Substitute

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The Urpneys trick the Dreammaker into leaving with a voice imitation device and have Zarag take his place. Zarag corrupts the dream bottles and makes off with the Dreamstone casing unaware the Noops still have the Dreamstone.

Tropes featured in the episode:

  • Call-Back: Urpgor and Zarag's bitter falling out in "Zarag Rules" is referenced via a lengthy flashback sequence. Urpgor spends most of his appearance trying (badly) to hide his contempt and sweet talk Zarag into co operating.
  • Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Much like the previous episode, Rufus spends most of the episode goofing about, but is the one to think up an elaborate hoax to stop Zarag.
  • Eviler than Thou: Zarag backstabs the Urpneys, with Blob doing a less than effective job stopping her. Of course, being only relatively more fearsome, she hasn't even got the real stone.
  • Flashback with the Other Darrin: The flashback from "Zarag Rules" has Urpgor's lines redubbed with his current actor.
  • Genre Savvy: Rufus claims he learned the Satchel Switcheroo from a book he read (which doesn't seem unlikely).
  • Nightmare Sequence: One is shown of a Noop victimised by an Argorrible, This is curiously the one case ever shown onscreen in the series.
  • Satchel Switcheroo: How Rufus outsmarts Zarag, handing her the Dreamstone's empty container.
  • Second Place Is for Winners: Frizz and Nug win a race between the Urpney army in hopes of winning a year's supply of slime burgers. This turns out to be runner up prize, first place is to get Press-Ganged into another mission to steal the Dreamstone.
  • Sequel Episode: To "Zarag Rules".
  • Taught by Experience: Frizz and Nug, characteristically, knew teaming up with Zarag likely wouldn't end up well. Sadly none of their bosses agreed.
  • Team Rocket Wins: Zarag corrupts dream bottles with argorribles, leading to another rare mass invasion of nightmares.
  • Villain Team-Up: The Urpneys enlist Zarag to trick the Noops so as the steal the stone. Zarag ends up trying to double cross them and keep the stone for herself (unaware she has an empty container).

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