Community/Recap/S3/E21 The First Chang Dynasty: Difference between revisions

=== Tropes appearing in this episode of ''[[Community]]'' include: ===

* [[Actor Allusion]]: This isn't the first time Donald Glover has [[Mystery Team|dressed up as a plumber with a ridiculous mustache.]]

{{quote|'''Murray:''' And where is that key?

([[Answer Cut]])

* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: The study group expose Chang, rescue the Dean and get them readmitted back into the school, {{spoiler|but Troy made a deal with the AC Repair Annex to help them do so, and so must move out of the apartment and leave the group to join the AC Repair School.}}

* [[Blatant Lies]]: [[Sarcasm Mode|Sure Chang, it's a prescription throne.]]

*** And later:

{{quote|'''Jeff''': We're done right? [[Running Gag|Done? Done? Done? Done?]]}}

* [[Double Caper]]

* [[Dressing as the Enemy]]: Annie's disguised as one of Chang's child army.

* [[Evil Laugh]]: A very disturbing and crazy one when Chang brings up the twin sister he ate [[Call Back|in-utero]]: "This one's for ''you'', Connie!"

* [[Evil Plan]]

{{quote|'''Jeff:''' Don't get so dramatic, Troy. The answer is simple; ''[Dramatically]'' we just have to plan ''an elaborate heist!''}}

* [[I Can Explain|I Can Ex-Chang]]: Of course, when he's finally caught Chang ''can't'' explain. {{spoiler|So he just legs it out the door instead.}}

** It's a ''prescription'' throne. Chang has back-mumps. ([[Suspiciously Specific Denial|Don't look them up. They're very obscure.]])

* [[Just Between You and Me]]: Chang cant resist telling the group about his [[Evil Plan]] after capturing them.

* {{spoiler|[[Karma Houdini]]}}: {{spoiler|Chang doesn't get any comeuppance, despite keeping the dean held prisoner and nearly burning the school down. Although the next episode apparently subverts this, since Chang is revealed to be living in the City College air-vents, suggesting he at the very least lost his job and is no longer welcome at Greendale}}.

* [[Laser-Guided Karma]]: The Changlorious Bastards suffer this when the study group get the upper-hand against them, as they're subjected to various indignities common to childhood pranking (stuck in a room suddenly plunged into the dark, menaced by bigger people, getting [[Stuffed Into a Locker]], etc). Considering that in their appearances to this point they've basically been acting like insufferable [[Drunk with Power|power-mad]] little [[Bratty Half-Pint|brats]], it's rather fitting.

* [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]: Chang is dressed like him for his birthday party.

* [[Non-Fatal Explosions]]: Annie tries to discuss, but apparently, Chang has no idea how fire works.

{{quote|'''Annie''': You're going to burn down the school and kill everyone!

* [[Perky Goth]]: Britta's magician assistant persona.

* [[Police Are Useless]]: The study group goes to the police first to try to report Chang kidnapping the Dean and taking over the school. Not only does the cop refuse to believe it, but warns them that he'd arrest them if they went anywhere near the campus. Although in his defense, the [[Cassandra Truth|scenario was pretty difficult to believe]].

* [[Power Walk]]: The study group do this down a hallway after they rescued the real Dean from the basement. It was a bit premature.

* [[Propaganda Machine]]: Chang's posters and TV ads

** Abed exaggerates that flooded bathroom will turn the party into ''[[The Poseidon Adventure]]''.

** Chang's keytar solo begins with "[[Beverly Hills Cop|Axel F]]."

** The moustaches Troy and Abed wear as part of their disguises as plumbers are very similar to those worn by [[Super Mario Bros.|a couple of Italian sibling plumbers who star in a series of video games you may have heard of.]]

*** This is a very subtle one, but also, their name tags say "Barry" and "Rod". Or, you know, [[Gene Roddenberry|Rod and Barry]].

* [[Spies in a Van]]: The study group operates out of a van during the rescue operation.

* [[Spy Speak]]: One of Chang's guards announces the Dean's escape with, "The pixie has left the toadstool!"

** Troy and Britta agree that binoculars are "like telephones for your eyes."

** Upon learning that Officer Cackowski is writing a 'cop opera', seconds later every member of the study group [[Late to the Punchline|except Pierce]] yells out "Copera!" as a possible title.

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