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* During their EnemyMine situation, Joe asks Ryan if he should be wearing a disguise. Ryan responds by [[KickTheSonOfABitch punching him in the face]] hard enough to bloody his nose, then hands him a towel big enough to cover his face.

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* During their EnemyMine situation, Joe asks Ryan if he should be wearing a disguise. Ryan responds by [[KickTheSonOfABitch punching him in the face]] face hard enough to bloody his nose, then hands him a towel big enough to cover his face.
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'''Ryan:''' Nobody likes me.\\

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'''Ryan:''' -->'''Ryan:''' Nobody likes me.\\
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'''Ryan:''' Go ahead. The second you get within two feet of me, I'll just snap your neck and crack your spine.\\

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--> '''Ryan:''' Go ahead. The second you get within two feet of me, I'll just snap your neck and crack your spine.\\



-->'''Ryan:''' Nobody likes me.
-->'''Weston:''' [[BrutalHonesty Well, you're inconsistent and extreme. People don't know how to respond to you.]]
-->{{Beat}}
-->'''Ryan:''' I was joking.

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-->'''Ryan:''' '''Ryan:''' Nobody likes me.
-->'''Weston:'''
me.\\
'''Weston:'''
[[BrutalHonesty Well, you're inconsistent and extreme. People don't know how to respond to you.]]
-->{{Beat}}
-->'''Ryan:'''
]]\\
{{Beat}}\\
'''Ryan:'''
I was joking.
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-->'''Ryan:''' Go ahead. The second you get within two feet of me, I'll just snap your neck and crack your spine.
-->'''Paul:''' And I'll shoot you dead!
-->'''Ryan:''' And his spine will be cracked.
-->'''Paul:''' And you'll be dead!
-->'''Ryan:''' And his spine will be cracked.

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-->'''Ryan:''' '''Ryan:''' Go ahead. The second you get within two feet of me, I'll just snap your neck and crack your spine.
-->'''Paul:'''
spine.\\
'''Paul:'''
And I'll shoot you dead!
-->'''Ryan:''' And his spine will be cracked.
-->'''Paul:''' And you'll be dead!
-->'''Ryan:'''
dead!\\
'''Ryan:'''
And his spine will be cracked.\\
'''Paul:''' And you'll be dead!\\
'''Ryan:''' And his spine will be cracked.



-->'''Mark''': I'm gonna need you to tell me where Strauss is.
-->'''Julianna''': I can't. He'll kill me.
-->'''Mark''': Oh, wow. [[WhatAnIdiot Are you slow?]] Lady, you're already dead.

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-->'''Mark''': I'm gonna need you to tell me where Strauss is.
-->'''Julianna''':
is.\\
'''Julianna''':
I can't. He'll kill me.
-->'''Mark''':
me.\\
'''Mark''':
Oh, wow. [[WhatAnIdiot Are you slow?]] slow? Lady, you're already dead.
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-->"[[WhatAnIdiot It's a FREAKIN' METAPHOR, Ryan!]]"

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-->"[[WhatAnIdiot It's -->"It's a FREAKIN' METAPHOR, Ryan!]]"Ryan!"
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-->'''Joe''': Calling me an "eye man" is like calling Rembrandt a decorator.

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-->'''Joe''': Calling me an "eye man" is like calling Rembrandt Creator/{{Rembrandt|VanRijn}} a decorator.
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* The fact that Joe is disguised as a bearded GoodOlBoy for the first few episodes of season 2. If the UncannyValley effect of mixing his [[EvilBrit natural]] [[ManOfWealthAndTaste personality]] with an appearance straight out of Duck Dynasty isn't hilarious, his attempts at a thick country accent sure as hell is.

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* The fact that Joe is disguised as a bearded GoodOlBoy for the first few episodes of season 2. If the UncannyValley creepy effect of mixing his [[EvilBrit natural]] [[ManOfWealthAndTaste personality]] with an appearance straight out of Duck Dynasty isn't hilarious, his attempts at a thick country accent sure as hell is.
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-->"Look, I'm sorry your mother isn't here. She was meant to be; that was the plan, but then things just went a little... ''[*incredibly embarrassed look*]'' ''[[NotAsPlanned awry.]]''"

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-->"Look, I'm sorry your mother isn't here. She was meant to be; that was the plan, but then things just went a little... ''[*incredibly embarrassed look*]'' ''[[NotAsPlanned ''[[SpannerInTheWorks awry.]]''"
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* In "Evermore," Joe briefly talks shop with a fellow Death Row inmate before the man loses his temper and just starts beating Joe to a pulp. It's a bit of BlackComedy in an otherwise pitch-black episode:
-->'''Big Scary Guy''': So you're an "eye man."
-->'''Joe''': Calling me an "eye man" is like calling Rembrandt a decorator.
-->'''Big Scary Guy''': Who the hell's Rembrandt? ::beatdown::
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* In "A Hostile Witness," Mark (a known serial killer) captures and interrogates Julianna, who exhibits a bit of GenreBlindness:
-->'''Mark''': I'm gonna need you to tell me where Strauss is.
-->'''Julianna''': I can't. He'll kill me.
-->'''Mark''': Oh, wow. [[WhatAnIdiot Are you slow?]] Lady, you're already dead.
* In "Flesh & Blood," the scene where [[spoiler:Theo kills his neighbors Nancy and Bob]] is full of understated BlackComedy:
-->[[spoiler:'''Theo''': Before I forget... [[FauxAffablyEvil I really need my shovel back. Is it in your garage?]]]]
-->[[spoiler:''(Bob nods slightly)'']]
-->[[spoiler:'''Theo''': Thanks. Cindy had her heart set on planting a garden this spring.]]
-->[[spoiler:''(Theo shoots Nancy)'']]
-->[[spoiler:'''Theo''': ''*to Bob*'' Now be honest. Didn't you enjoy that just a little?]]
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* During their EnemyMine situation, Joe asks Ryan if he should be wearing a disguise. Ryan responds by [[KickTheSonOfABitch punching him in the face]] hard enough to bloody his nose, then hands him a towel big enough to cover his face.

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* Hardy's efforts to wind up Paul and Jacob are rather darkly hilarious.

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* In "The Fall," Ryan Hardy's efforts to wind up Paul and Jacob are rather darkly hilarious.



* After killing the blonde girl, Mark help himself to her iPod, and is delighted to find that it's loaded with disco songs.

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* After In "Resurrection," after killing the blonde girl, Mark help Heather Clarke, Luke helps himself to her iPod, iPod and is delighted to find that it's loaded with disco songs.


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* In the episode "Guilt," captured cultist Amanda Porter gives the good guys information about herself. Completely useless information, that is.
-->'''Debra:''' Uh, she's a Pisces. Favorite movie is ''The Notebook''. She's an advocate for the death penalty. She believes in creationism over evolution, enjoys '70s soft rock, and hates peanut butter, whole milk, and Anne Hathaway.
* In "Resurrection," Ryan is rather annoyed after he accidentally [[TapOnTheHead knocks Carlos Perez unconscious]].
-->'''Ryan:''' No, no, no. I barely touched you.
* A subtle and perhaps unintentional example: in "Fly Away," both Ryan and Joe (in separate scenes) make similar remarks about Lily.
-->'''Ryan:''' Don't be so melodramatic.
-->''*LATER*''
-->'''Joe:''' Y'know, she's a bit of a drama queen.
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* During a flashback in Season 1, Charlie visits Joe in prison to update him on what Claire's been doing.
-->'''Charlie:''' She went to a Music/CelineDion concert on Friday, with her friend Lisa.
-->'''Joe:''' [[TakeThat Céline Dion?]] [[EvenEvilHasStandards Oh, good God.]]
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** In "The Messenger," Micah tells Joe about the cult's version of Heaven: "It's the ninth planet, just behind Neptune." Joe quietly reacts with a "This guy's cuckoo" face.
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* Just before heading out on a mission, Ryan hugs Max. She accuses him of getting soft. He tells her to shut up.
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* Seeking shelter after the "International House of Psychos" failed to pan out, Joe, Emma, and Mandy end up with the Korban, a supposedly peaceful, "easily influenced" group that turns out to be a full-on, batshit-insane cult that engages in blood rituals.

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--> '''Max''': (Shaking off her bruised hand) Aww! That hurt, but it felt so good!

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--> '''Max''': (Shaking off her bruised hand) Aww! Ahh! That hurt, but it felt so good!



** "I am done with you and your international house of psychos."

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** * "I am done with you and your international house of psychos.""
** Meanwhile, Emma is laughing her ass off.
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** "I am done with you and your international house of psychos."
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* Mike whacks Luke in the back of the head with a bat, then hits him in the side, then delivers a FlatWhat at Ryan's shocked expression.
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* The fact that Joe, an EvilBrit and ManOfWealthAndTaste, is disguised as a good ol' boy for the first few episodes of season 2. If the UncannyValley effect of mixing his natural personality with an appearance straight out of Duck Dynasty isn't hilarious, his attempts at a thick country accent sure as hell is.

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* The fact that Joe, an EvilBrit and ManOfWealthAndTaste, Joe is disguised as a good ol' boy bearded GoodOlBoy for the first few episodes of season 2. If the UncannyValley effect of mixing his natural personality [[EvilBrit natural]] [[ManOfWealthAndTaste personality]] with an appearance straight out of Duck Dynasty isn't hilarious, his attempts at a thick country accent sure as hell is.
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* The fact that Joe, an EvilBrit and ManOfWealthAndTaste, is disguised as a good ol' boy for the first few episodes of season 2. If the UncannyValley effect of mixing his natural personality with an appearance straight out of Duck Dynasty isn't hilarious, his attempts at a thick country accent sure as hell is.
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--> '''Max''': (Shaking off her bruised hand} Aww! That hurt, but it felt so good!

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--> '''Max''': (Shaking off her bruised hand} hand) Aww! That hurt, but it felt so good!
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--> '''Max''': (Tendering her bruised hand} Aww! That hurt, but it felt so good!

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--> '''Max''': (Tendering (Shaking off her bruised hand} Aww! That hurt, but it felt so good!
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* This exchange between [[spoiler:Lilly Grey]] and Joe:

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* This exchange between [[spoiler:Lilly [[spoiler:Lily Grey]] and Joe:
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--> Joe: ... I was in Arkansas.

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--> Joe: ...'''Joe''': ... I was in Arkansas.

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* Ryan is holding Giselle at gunpoint. She reveals she is TheFatalist and turns to run, not caring if he shoots her. Right as she turns around, Max is there deck her across the face.
--> '''Max''': (shaking her punching hand) Aww! That hurt, but it felt so good!

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* Ryan is holding Giselle at gunpoint. She reveals she is TheFatalist and turns to run, not caring if he shoots her. Right as she turns around, Max is there deck to knock her across out with a fist to the face.
--> '''Max''': (shaking (Tendering her punching hand) bruised hand} Aww! That hurt, but it felt so good!


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* This exchange between [[spoiler:Lilly Grey]] and Joe:
--> [[spoiler:'''Lily''']]: Have you been writing?
--> Joe: ... I was in Arkansas.
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* After spending a few episodes fawning over Emma and endearing himself to her, she and Mark are finally about to have an intimate moment. True to her nature, Emma tries to kiss him. Mark instantly recoils in shock and disgust. Though it quickly turns into a bit of a TearJerker, it's hilarious when Mark excitedly explains to her that [[DoesntLikeBeingTouched "I have a mild case of haphephobia,]] and [[NoSocialSkills you need to read up on it if you want this to work"]] topping it off with a dopey CheshireCatGrin. Understandably Emma responds by shoving his face back with her hands and calling him crazy, making him lose it again.

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* After spending a few episodes fawning over Emma and endearing himself to her, she and Mark are finally about to have an intimate moment. True to her nature, Emma tries to kiss him. Mark instantly recoils in shock and disgust. Though it quickly turns into a bit of a TearJerker, it's hilarious when Mark excitedly explains to her that [[DoesntLikeBeingTouched [[HatesBeingTouched "I have a mild case of haphephobia,]] and [[NoSocialSkills you need to read up on it if you want this to work"]] topping it off with a dopey CheshireCatGrin. Understandably Emma responds by shoving his face back with her hands and calling him crazy, a nutjob, making him lose it again.wig out a second time.

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--> '''Max''': (shaking her punching hand) Ohhh! That hurt so bad, but it felt so good!

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--> '''Max''': (shaking her punching hand) Ohhh! Aww! That hurt so bad, hurt, but it felt so good!



** As if that wasn't enough, the way she chooses to emphasize this seems almost intentionally funny:
--> '''Emma''': They. ''All''. Crazy.
* After spending a few episodes fawning over Emma and endearing himself to her, she and Mark are finally about to have an intimate moment. True to her nature, Emma tries to kiss him. Mark instantly recoils in shock and disgust. Apparently he has a condition in which only he can initiate physical contact or else he will completely wig out. Though it quickly turns into a bit of a TearJerker, it's hilarious when Mark excitedly explains to her that [[NoSocialSkills "You might wanna read up on it if we want this to work out."]] Understandably Emma responds by shoving his face back with her hands and calling him crazy, making him lose it again.

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** As if that wasn't enough, the way she chooses to emphasize this seems almost intentionally funny:
--> '''Emma''': They. ''All''. Crazy.
* After spending a few episodes fawning over Emma and endearing himself to her, she and Mark are finally about to have an intimate moment. True to her nature, Emma tries to kiss him. Mark instantly recoils in shock and disgust. Apparently he has a condition in which only he can initiate physical contact or else he will completely wig out. Though it quickly turns into a bit of a TearJerker, it's hilarious when Mark excitedly explains to her that [[DoesntLikeBeingTouched "I have a mild case of haphephobia,]] and [[NoSocialSkills "You might wanna you need to read up on it if we you want this to work out."]] work"]] topping it off with a dopey CheshireCatGrin. Understandably Emma responds by shoving his face back with her hands and calling him crazy, making him lose it again.

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