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** Of course, when Cal shuts these two down, it really is [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|CMOA]] for him. |
** Of course, when Cal shuts these two down, it really is [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|CMOA]] for him. |
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* [[Cringe Comedy]], or the dramatic equivalent. Repeatedly they build up lies that are sure to have part of the audience cringing in expectation of the all but inevitable discovery. Sometimes it works out, though. "Headlock" is a particularly strong showing of this trope as Cal, then Cal plus Torres, then Cal plus Torres plus Reynolds, etc., all try to keep the rest of the investigation team from learning that Cal's the prime murder suspect... and not only that, but Cal passes Torres off as a potential fighter to the "crime boss" figure, and a few scenes later Torres is on duty in the office when they bring that guy in for questioning.... |
* [[Cringe Comedy]], or the dramatic equivalent. Repeatedly they build up lies that are sure to have part of the audience cringing in expectation of the all but inevitable discovery. Sometimes it works out, though. "Headlock" is a particularly strong showing of this trope as Cal, then Cal plus Torres, then Cal plus Torres plus Reynolds, etc., all try to keep the rest of the investigation team from learning that Cal's the prime murder suspect... and not only that, but Cal passes Torres off as a potential fighter to the "crime boss" figure, and a few scenes later Torres is on duty in the office when they bring that guy in for questioning.... |
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* [[Dude Not Funny]]: Cal snarking around in the crazy house and mentioning he has "an intimate connection" to suicide, especially when you remember "Depraved Heart", what happened to his mother, and the fact that 30 years later, he still blames himself for it. |
* [[Dude, Not Funny]]: Cal snarking around in the crazy house and mentioning he has "an intimate connection" to suicide, especially when you remember "Depraved Heart", what happened to his mother, and the fact that 30 years later, he still blames himself for it. |
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* [[Growing the Beard]]: Most critics seem to agree that the storytelling got much more dynamic with the inclusion of [[The Shield|Shawn]] [[The Unit|Ryan]] as co-Executive Producer in the second season. |
* [[Growing the Beard]]: Most critics seem to agree that the storytelling got much more dynamic with the inclusion of [[The Shield|Shawn]] [[The Unit|Ryan]] as co-Executive Producer in the second season. |
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* [[Ho Yay]]: Cal and Jeffrey, his buddy from Oxford in one episode. |
* [[Ho Yay]]: Cal and Jeffrey, his buddy from Oxford in one episode. |
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