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* [[Everyone Is Jesus in Purgatory]]: Pretty much built in.
* [[Everyone Is Jesus in Purgatory]]: Pretty much built in.
* [[Foe Yay]]: Quite a bit, but most prominently the Butcher and [[Viewer Gender Confusion|Beaver]], who end up brought together by [[Fire Forged Friends|the threat of the Jub Jub and a demonstration of the]] [[Rule of Three]].
* [[Foe Yay]]: Quite a bit, but most prominently the Butcher and [[Viewer Gender Confusion|Beaver]], who end up brought together by [[Fire-Forged Friends|the threat of the Jub Jub and a demonstration of the]] [[Rule of Three]]. Some critics have actually suggested the Beaver is a female, seeing as Carroll only refers to it with neutral pronouns, a concept that, if true, changes the tone of the entire chapter.
* [[Freud Was Right]]/[[Unfortunate Implications]]: In keeping with the [[Theme Initials]], the only animal on board is a Beaver.<ref>Note, however, that the word 'beaver' did not acquire this meaning until the 1920s.</ref> Also, when [[Mike Batt]] did his musical adaptation and decided that a female crewmember was needed, he chose the Beaver for this role.
* [[Freud Was Right]]/[[Unfortunate Implications]]: In keeping with the [[Theme Initials]], the only animal on board is a Beaver.<ref>Note, however, that the word 'beaver' did not acquire this meaning until the 1920s.</ref> Also, when [[Mike Batt]] did his musical adaptation and decided that a female crewmember was needed, he chose the Beaver for this role.
** When Alan Moore made reference to the story in an extra for ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'', he also turned the Beaver into "Mrs. Beaver", a human woman.
** When Alan Moore made reference to the story in an extra for ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'', he also turned the Beaver into "Mrs. Beaver", a human woman.


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  1. Note, however, that the word 'beaver' did not acquire this meaning until the 1920s.