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  • Captain Obvious Reveal: The overt hints that the Golden Dragons from "All Hallows Eve" drop during their dialogue, including the fact that they say they have to "stick to the rules" and this will be the "last time" they'll be meeting in this manner, make it clear to a number of viewers that they're the ghosts of murdered children out to avenge their deaths.
  • Harsher in Hindsight: During the start of "The Man in the Suitcase", Marilyn Manson's "Deep Six" can be heard blaring as Justin drives home from the airport. Manson himself was set to star in a future segment of the series, but it was pulled after he was accused of abusive behavior by multiple women.
  • Jerkass Woobie: As cruel as they are to the townsfolk, the Golden Dragons from "All Hallows Eve" just want their murders to be avenged so they can finally rest in peace. Even they're sick of the cycle, and just barely manage to convince themselves to go through with it. They finally do so at the end and say a solemn goodbye as they return to the cemetery their bodies are buried in.
  • Magnificent Bastard: The titular man from "The Man in the Suitcase" appears to be a helpless businessman painfully and impossibly folded into a suitcase who somehow produces gold whenever he is harmed. In truth, he's a djinn far more cunning and powerful than he lets on. Seeking out corrupt souls, he feigns helplessness to see who would try to viciously harm a helpless man for money, even while being unable to repress a dry sense of sarcastic humor. After Justin is upset at the prospect of harming him, his ex-girlfriend Carla and his roommate Alex betray and nearly kill him, whereupon the djinn gleefully takes the chance to present to them his true appearance and their own suitcases, saving Justin and taking the two off for a most unpleasant fate. He even goes so far as to send Justin a floral arrangement with a note telling him that, if he ever needs help, he'll be there with a thought.
  • The Woobie: Justin from "The Man in the Suitcase" is established to be a doormat to his friends and isn't on good terms with his father for his failing grades. Unlike his ex and roommate, he's the only one to feel any remorse for tormenting the titular man for the gold he conjures. When he tries to stop them by calling the police, Carla destroys his phone and bludgeons him with a wrench, sending him to the hospital. Thankfully, he survives (albeit with a severe head injury and a possible loss of an eye), while Alex and Carla are dragged off for an unpleasant fate.

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