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* EatTheDog: When Bean and Merkimer are away, Odval feeds Zøg with roasted dogs. Whether it is a request from Zøg himself caused by his mental state, or whether Odval is mistreating him is unclear. Zøg even grows a preference for poodle over shih-tzu.
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* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: When stocking up on supplies for the oncoming siege, Rulo and the elves bring suicide gumballs alongside their regular ones as a precaution for this kind of scenario.

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* FreezeFrameBonus: Signs in the creepy puppet store include one saying "replace your children".

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* ExactWords: Freckles assures Odval he won't hit him a second time. Odval leans in closer, closer... and Freckles, true to his word, does not hit Odval. He ''bites'' him.
* {{Facepalm}}: Odval does so while Luci "introduces" Bean with a trumpet solo.
* FreezeFrameBonus: Signs in the creepy puppet store include one saying "replace your children".children", "terrify your neighbours" and "need a friend? This won't help". There's also a puppet that looks like [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Bender]], and a stuffed Trog.

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* AintTooProudToBeg: Bean states she'll only do the job of tending to her dad if Odval and the council crawl and beg for her. Which they do.



* BittersweetEnding: Zøg’s SanitySlippage worsened to the point of being taken away far from his kingdom. However, Bean is ready to take over the royal duties and prepares for the incoming threat.

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* BittersweetEnding: Zøg’s SanitySlippage worsened worsens to the point of being taken away far from his kingdom. However, Bean is ready to take over the royal duties and prepares for the incoming threat.threat.
* BriefAccentImitation: While recalling her father's instructions, Bean imitates him.


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* FreezeFrameBonus: Signs in the creepy puppet store include one saying "replace your children".
* FromBadToWorse: Not just Zog's increasingly poor mental state, but the episode ends with him being handed over to the care of Chazzzzz.
* HumanPincushion: Turns out Turbish didn't escape Bentwood unscathed, being filled entirely with arrows. Since it's Turbish, no-one cares.
* IllNeverTellYouWhatImTellingYou: Turbish taunts Zog that the only way to get to him at the drawbridge mechanism is a secret passage just to Zog's left.


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* LikeASonToMe: Dagmar says Freckles is like the son she never had.
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: Before leaving, Oona tells Derek she loves him, but then tells him not to follow her. Derek comments that this is a confusingly mixed message.
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* EatTheDog: When Bean and Merkimer are away, Odval feeds Zøg with roasted dogs. Whether it is a request from Zøg himself caused by his mental state, or whether Odval is mistreating him is unclear. Zøg even grows a preference for puddle over shih-tzu.

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* EatTheDog: When Bean and Merkimer are away, Odval feeds Zøg with roasted dogs. Whether it is a request from Zøg himself caused by his mental state, or whether Odval is mistreating him is unclear. Zøg even grows a preference for puddle poodle over shih-tzu.
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* PaperThinDisguise: The owner of the puppet store is blatantly Dagmar, not even ''trying'' to hide her voice, but Zøg is too far gone to notice, and Bean's distracted.
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* KarmicButtMonkey: Considering that Odval is voluntarily responsible for the state where the king is, to see him being beaten several times by the puppet that Zog uses in his madness is a fine example of karmic retribution.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Odval may be an EvilChancellor who usurps more power than his position allows him, who is violently misogynistic, who has attempted to kill Zøg and Bean and who is totally and voluntarily responsible for the degradation of the king’s mental health. But even he seems to be genuinely sorry about what the servants in charge of feeding Zøg have to go through, and he gives them advice to try to make things go less badly.
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Eat the Dog trope

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* EatTheDog: When Bean and Merkimer are away, Odval feeds Zøg with roasted dogs. Whether it is a request from Zøg himself caused by his mental state, or whether Odval is mistreating him is unclear. Zøg even grows a preference for puddle over shih-tzu.
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* PuppetKing: Bean begins to seriously consider this, even taking steps to find out if Freckles is controlling Zog. While the puppet ''is'' hinted to alive in some way, it isn't controlling Zog beyond acting as a mouthpiece for him.
* ReluctantRuler: Bean is feeling the pressure of being in charge and is reluctant to accept that she's essentially the one running the kingdom now.
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* ShoutOut: The owner of the puppet store tries selling an eyeless frog puppet that is basically [[Franchise/TheMuppets Kermit]] without his eyes and collar. There's also a mechanical puppet of [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Bender]] in the same store.

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* BerserkBoardBarricade: The people of Dreamland can be seen boarding up their homes and stores this way in preparation of a possible attack.



* {{Ventriloquism}}: While Zøg loses his ability to speak on his own, he talks through a dummy. It helps him a lot (or so it seems...)

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* {{Ventriloquism}}: While Zøg loses his ability to speak on his own, he talks through a dummy. It helps him a lot (or so it seems...))
* YouAreInCommandNow: With Oona and Derek gone to sea and Zog committed to an asylum, Bean is made queen of Dreamland.
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* DemonicDummy: Zøg buys a sarcastic ventriloquist dummy from a store specializing in haunted dolls. Whether "Freckles" actually is possessed is left ambiguous.

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* BittersweetEnding: Zøg’s SanitySlippage worsened to the point of being taken away far from his kingdom. However, Bean is ready to take over the royal duties and prepares for the incoming threat.



* DownerEnding: Zøg’s SanitySlippage worsened to the point of being taken away far from his kingdom, leaving Bean to rule it for the upcoming threat.
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* ContinuityNod: This episode start at the end of the last one, with Bean even commenting to Sorcerio that they meet one of his colleagues.
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* {{Ventriloquism}}: While Zøg loses his ability to speak on his own, he talks through a dummy. It helps him a lot.

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* {{Ventriloquism}}: While Zøg loses his ability to speak on his own, he talks through a dummy. It helps him a lot.lot (or so it seems...)
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* DownerEnding: Zog’s SanitySlippage worsened to the point of being taken away far from his kingdom, leaving Bean to rule it for the upcoming threat.
* EmptyShell: Zog’s SanitySlippage reaches the point he can’t even talk without a dummy. Funny enough, he still cries after telling Bean to rule the kingdom in his place.
* PassingTheTorch: Zog is confident enough that Bean will take care of Dreamland on her own, so he gives her the responsibility of it.
* {{Ventriloquism}}: While Zog loses his ability to speak on his own, he talks through a dummy. It helps him a lot.

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* DownerEnding: Zog’s Zøg’s SanitySlippage worsened to the point of being taken away far from his kingdom, leaving Bean to rule it for the upcoming threat.
* EmptyShell: Zog’s Zøg’s SanitySlippage reaches the point he can’t even talk without a dummy. Funny enough, he still cries after telling Bean to rule the kingdom in his place.
place, so he may not be completely lost.
* PassingTheTorch: Zog Zøg is confident enough that Bean will take care of Dreamland on her own, so he gives her the responsibility of it.
* {{Ventriloquism}}: While Zog Zøg loses his ability to speak on his own, he talks through a dummy. It helps him a lot.
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* DownerEnding: Zog’s SanitySlippage worsened to the point of being taken away far from his kingdom, leaving Bean to rule it for the upcoming threat.

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* EmptyShell: Zog’s SanitySlippage reaches the point he can’t even talk without a dummy.

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* EmptyShell: Zog’s SanitySlippage reaches the point he can’t even talk without a dummy. Funny enough, he still cries after telling Bean to rule the kingdom in his place.
* PassingTheTorch: Zog is confident enough that Bean will take care of Dreamland on her own, so he gives her the responsibility of it.
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* EmptyShell: Zog’s SanitySlippage reaches the point he can’t even talk without a dummy.
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* Ventriloquism: While Zog loses his ability to speak on his own, he talks through a dummy. It helps him a lot.

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* Ventriloquism: {{Ventriloquism}}: While Zog loses his ability to speak on his own, he talks through a dummy. It helps him a lot.
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* Ventriloquism: While Zog loses his ability to speak on his own, he talks through a dummy. It helps him a lot.

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As a mysterious cloud of green smoke moves toward Dreamland and Zøg becomes more unstable than ever, Bean finds a unique way to communicate with him.

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As a mysterious cloud of green smoke moves toward Dreamland and Zøg becomes more unstable than ever, Bean finds a unique way to communicate with him.him.
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As a mysterious cloud of green smoke moves toward Dreamland and Zøg becomes more unstable than ever, Bean finds a unique way to communicate with him.

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