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* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Jack, the elder Macks, a few others. Outside of the villains and politicians, it's actually hard to find an authority figure who ''isn't'' reasonable.
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Jack, the elder Macks, a few others. Outside of the villains and politicians, it's actually hard to find an authority figure who ''isn't'' reasonable.
* [[Reckless Gun Usage]]: Studiously averted with everyone in the story who is supposed to know how to use firearms; everyone realistically adheres to [[Gun Safety]] protocols.
* [[Reckless Gun Usage]]: Studiously averted with everyone in the story who is supposed to know how to use firearms; everyone realistically adheres to [[Gun Safety]] protocols.
* [[Recursive Fanfiction]]: ''The Secret Return'' has inspired nearly a dozen other writers to add their own contributions to its [[The Verse|'verse]].
* [[Rob Liefeld]]: Alex explicitly namechecks him when rejecting the idea of adding a leg-mounted pouch to the Terawatt costume.
* [[Rob Liefeld]]: Alex explicitly namechecks him when rejecting the idea of adding a leg-mounted pouch to the Terawatt costume.
* [[The Rule of First Adopters]]: Some of the first "fan" websites about Terawatt are basically porn sites.
* [[The Rule of First Adopters]]: Some of the first "fan" websites about Terawatt are basically porn sites.
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* [[Shout-Out]]: Almost every second line uttered by Jack O'Neill is a pop culture reference, ranging from ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' to ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]''.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Almost every second line uttered by Jack O'Neill is a pop culture reference, ranging from ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' to ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]''.
* [[Show Within a Show]]: In addition to the "real" works that also exist in the Teraverse listed above, a children's program called ''The Fuzzy Family'' gets several mentions.
* [[Show Within a Show]]: In addition to the "real" works that also exist in the Teraverse listed above, a children's program called ''The Fuzzy Family'' gets several mentions.
* [[Shown Their Work]]: Castle has made a point of doing enough research (or perhaps using her own knowledge) to make the jargon and exposition of experts in various fields -- including IT, physics, biochemistry, genetics, even the economics of being a freelance photojournalist -- accurate and plausible.
* [[Shrouded in Myth]]: Outside of the SRI, her team and her family, almost no one really knows the limits of Terawatt's powers. For instance, few people know that the SRI uses the last two operational SR-71 "Blackbird" planes to get her where she's needed ''fast'' and assume she can fly at supersonic speeds.
* [[Shrouded in Myth]]: Outside of the SRI, her team and her family, almost no one really knows the limits of Terawatt's powers. For instance, few people know that the SRI uses the last two operational SR-71 "Blackbird" planes to get her where she's needed ''fast'' and assume she can fly at supersonic speeds.
* [[Snark Knight]]: Jack.
* [[Snark Knight]]: Jack.
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