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* [[Eldritch Abomination]] - A good summation of what the Dark Queen becomes at the end.
* [[Emotionally Tongue-Tied]] - "If I were to say... sssssomething apologetic! It would reflect my feelings in the matter... accurately."
* [[The End of the World
* [[Everything's Better
* [[Everything's Better
* [[Evil Matriarch]] - The Dark Queen.
* [[Exactly What It Says
* [[Fictional Document]] - ''The Really Useful Book'' and ''A Complete History of Everything.''
* [[The Fool]] and [[The Trickster]] - Valentine.
* [[Forgotten Fallen Friend]] - "Who?"
* [[Gagging
* [[Gainax Ending]]
* [[God Save Us From the Queen]] - The Dark Queen.
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* [[I Take Offense to That Last One]] - "I did ''not'' hog those cakes!"
* [[I Wished You Were Dead]]
* [[Jerk
* [[Knock-Knock Joke]] - "You start."
* [[Lovable Coward]] - Valentine.
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* [[Pajama-Clad Hero]] - Helena.
* [[Planet of Steves]] - Subverted: There is one Monkeybird whose name ''isn't'' Bob. It's Malcolm. And they hit him for it.
* [["Reading Is Cool" Aesop]] - Courtesy of the Really Useful Book.
* [[Rebellious Princess]] - Is evil.
* [[Save Both Worlds]] - Emotionally, at least.
* [[Scenery Porn]] - If you've ever wondered what it would be like to live inside a ~Dave McKean~ drawing...
* [[The Scream]] ''and'' [[Screw Destiny]] - "That's not my future. That's ''not'' my future. NO, I DON'T WANT TO BE A WAITER!"
* [[Sealed Good in
* [[Shout-Out]]:
** A pale-skinned character in a black cloak mentions [[The Princess Bride (
** The circus has [[Labyrinth|a contact juggler who manipulates crystal balls]].
** On the shelf in the library there is a book clearly labeled ''[[Muppets
* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]]
** Also [[Lyrical Dissonance]] - "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re-6eOhrejE Close To You]" is sung in a creepy, unnatural way by puppets so deep in the [[Uncanny Valley]] they break the curve, making an otherwise charming scene absolutely [[Nightmare Fuel|terrifying]].
* [[Spiritual Successor]] - The Henson Company asked Gaiman for a movie that's "whatever genre ''[[Labyrinth]]'' is".
** ''[[Mirror Mask]]'' has its own Spiritual Successor in ''[[Coraline (
* [[The Stinger]] - Gaiman and McKean considered running the credits after "It's over. She won," and then showing the ending. But decided against it.
* [[Strawman Political]] - The Dark Queen's advisers are parodies of British politicians on both sides.
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