History Recap / DannyPhantomS3E2InfiniteRealms

** Whenever Vlad asks the Infi-Map to "take him to his destiny" so he could rule the world -- in every period of time (from Rome and China to [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers North Carolina]]), Vlad is condemned and banished by the people he wanted to control for himself. This episode highlights Vlad's true destiny: [[WesternAnimation/PhantomPlanet to be isolated, alone, and lose everything in his thirst for supremacy]].

** Whenever Vlad asks the Infi-Map to "take him to his destiny" so he could rule the world--in every period of time (from Rome and China to [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers North Carolina]]), Vlad is condemned and banished by the people he wanted to control for himself. This highlights Vlad's true destiny: to be isolated, alone, and lose everything in his thirst for control.
** By the end of the episode, one of Frostbite's people wonders if Danny will ever return to the Far Frozen. Frostbite confirms by saying "[Danny] has ''more in common'' [with the Far Frozen tribe] than he realizes".

* TakeOverTheWorld: This episode marks the first instance in which Vlad expresses a desire to rule the world, something that was only barely hinted at in the previous two seasons.

** Whenever Vlad asks the Infi-Map to "take him to his destiny" so he could rule the world. In every period of time (from Rome, China, and North Carolina), Vlad is condemned and banished by the people he wanted to control for himself. This highlights Vlad's true destiny: to be isolated, alone, and lose everything in his thirst for control.

* MakeWrongWhatOnceWentRight: Vlad attempts to use the map to rewrite history in his favor. Thankfully, Danny foils all of his attempts to do so... that, and combined with Vlad's own ego destroying all his chances of ruling the world.

* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Downplayed, but the mother who comforts her child before Danny unwittingly scares them lacks the lipstick look other females in the series have. This is justified, as this is set during the era Roosevelt was president, she likely couldn't afford it.

* RampageFromANail: The whole reason Frostbite was acting animalistic is because a shard of ice was in his neck. Once Danny got rid of it, he calms down and returns to being a very amiable NiceGuy.

* BeenThereShapedHistory: Danny used his powers to help the Wright Brothers land their plane after Vlad blasts a hole in the wing. He poses for the photograph, albeit invisible.
* CoversAlwaysLie: Frostbite looks like an antagonist in the title card. In cartoon, he and his tribe are AlwaysLawfulGood and Danny's allies from the beginning.

** By there end of the episode, one of Frostbite's people wonders if Danny will ever return to the Far Frozen. Frostbite confirms by saying "[Danny] has ''more in common'' [with the Far Frozen tribe] than he realizes".

* MakeWrongWhatOnceWentRight: Vlad attempts to use the map to rewrite history in his favor.
* {{Ninja}}: For no reason other than RuleOfCool, Danny stops Vlad from finishing off Shaolin Monks while dressed in Ninja garb.
* NonIndicativeName: The episode is ''not'' about the actual infinite realms of the Ghost Zone, but a time travel episode. One wonders if this happened because David Carradine was unavailable to play Clockwork and they didn't want to recast him.

* CoversAlwaysLie: Frostbite looks like an antagonist in title card. In cartoon, he and his tribe is AlwaysLawfulGood and Danny's allies from the beginning.

* CoversALwaysLie: Frostbite looks like an antagonist in title card. In cartoon, he and his tribe is AlwaysLawfulGood and Danny's allies from the beginning.

* CowersALwaysLie:

** By there end of the episode, one of Frostbite's people wonders if Danny will ever return toe the Far Frozen. Frostbite confirms by saying "[Danny] has ''more in common'' [with the Far Frozen tribe] than he realizes".

-->'''''"All Directions Lead To Doom!"'''''

* {{Forshadowing}}:

* BeenThereShapedThat: Danny used his powers to help the Wright Brothers land their plane after Vlad blasts a hole in the wing. He poses for the photograph, albeit invisible.