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* InternalHomage: While inside David's psyche, Charles is surrounded by his son's multiple personalities who are all bombarding him with a chorus of "Daddy," which mirrors how David is addressed as "Daddy" by his many cult followers who crowd around him.
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* BlatantLies: When Farouk inquires about the stranger that Charles has brought to the palace, Charles introduces his time-travelling son David as an old army buddy from World War II. (This is impossible because David was born in the 1950s.)
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* BlatantLies: When Farouk inquires about the stranger that Charles has brought to the palace, Charles introduces his time-travelling son David as an old army buddy from World War II.UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. (This is impossible because David was born in the 1950s.)
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Gabrielle divulges to Syd that a "sickness" runs in her family, and she inherited it from her mother and grandmother. It's a form of insanity, but the show never explains exactly which mental disorder it is.
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* PsychicStatic: Farouk tries to read David's mind several times, but the latter can shield his thoughts, so the only thing that Farouk can telepathically hear is the song "Wot!" by Captain Sensible, which David plays inside his own head in order to confuse Farouk.
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* PsychicStatic: Farouk tries to read David's mind several times, but the latter can shield his thoughts, so the only thing that Farouk can telepathically hear is the song "Wot!" by Captain Sensible, which David plays inside his own head in order to confuse rattle Farouk.
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* IronicEcho: During the after-dinner entertainment, Farouk had said "You should never have come" as an ImpliedDeathThreat to Charles, so David telepathically repeats the warning to Farouk at breakfast the next morning. In David's case, what he's specifically conveying is that Farouk should never have invaded his mind when he was a baby because adult David intends to kill Farouk for ruining his life.
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* BlankStare: When David is no longer in control of his own mind, he just stares blankly into the distance, much to Charles' dismay. Charles shakes his son and yells "Wake up!", but David remains unresponsive.
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* ThatLiarLies: After dethroning the king, Farouk claims to have ushered in an "age of prosperity, praised by all." David then appears briefly next to Charles and tells him not to believe anything Farouk says.
-->'''David''': Lies. Behold, the king of lies.
-->'''David''': Lies. Behold, the king of lies.
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* ImpliedDeathThreat: Charles is menaced twice with the message "You should never have come" by two of the Shadow King's personas. The first is uttered ominously by the Devil with the Yellow Eyes during a nightmare that Charles has shortly before his plane lands in Morocco. (This is quite insidious because Charles could potentially brush it off as just an awful dream, unaware that the Shadow King can haunt his subconscious.) The second is stated by Farouk while he recites a play, and that line is oddly the only one in English while the rest of the story is in Farsi, so the threat is aimed at the sole Englishman in the room (namely Charles, who can't decide if he's actually in grave peril or if it's merely part of the theatrics).
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* JustHereForTheFreeSnacks: Jokingly invoked by David while pretending to be a old friend of Charles, with David's false persona being more interested in a free breakfast than socializing.
-->'''Charles''': And when he heard I was visiting--\\
'''David''': What can I say? I love a free meal.
-->'''Charles''': And when he heard I was visiting--\\
'''David''': What can I say? I love a free meal.
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* {{Guyliner}}: Farouk wears eyeliner, presumably to reduce the glare of the Moroccan sun.
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* DreamIntro: The episode begins with Charles experiencing a nightmare where he watches himself (dressed in a bull costume) being killed onstage by a matador, and then the Devil with the Yellow Eyes snarls at him, "You should never have come."
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* LevitatingLotusPosition: Both David and Farouk adopt this pose while they're meditating, as their telekinesis allows them to float above the floor.
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* DisapprovingLook: Charles is ''not'' at all pleased that David dismisses Switch as a "no one" who's merely a means to an end, so he frowns at his son and firmly insists that "Everyone is someone, David."
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* {{Gasp}}: Charles audibly gasps and covers his mouth when he's inundated by David's memories.
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* StalkerWithoutACrush: When Charles arrives in Morocco, he's rather apprehensive about how much Farouk knows about him even though they're total strangers. Farouk's chauffeur greets Charles (who "wasn't expecting a welcome") at the Moroccan landing strip with a hand-painted portrait of the latter in his military uniform, so that means Farouk is aware that Charles is a former UsefulNotes/WorldWarII British army officer. The chauffeur then adds "And my king is most excited to meet you," to which a puzzled Charles asks "He knew I was coming?", and the driver replies "It's all he's been talking about." Farouk obviously found out that Charles was heading to Morocco despite the fact that he wasn't notified of it, and he then checked which flight Charles was on. The Shadow King's obsession with his guest becomes even more evident when they meet face-to-face because the former identifies the latter as an artist ("The ease of your lines betrays an intense discipline," so Farouk knows about Charles' artistic style), scientist, soldier and father. The last comment makes Charles especially uneasy and he inquires "You know my family?", and Farouk answers "Little David? Beautiful Gabrielle? How could I not? Your every particle practically sings about them." Before Charles can say anything further, Farouk distracts him with an invitation to dinner. As David would later point out, Farouk has lured Charles into a trap.
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* StalkerWithoutACrush: When Charles arrives in Morocco, he's rather apprehensive about how much Farouk knows about him even though they're total strangers. Farouk's chauffeur greets Charles (who "wasn't expecting a welcome") at the Moroccan landing strip with a hand-painted portrait of the latter in his military uniform, so that means Farouk is aware that Charles is a former UsefulNotes/WorldWarII British army officer. The chauffeur then adds "And my king is most excited to meet you," to which a puzzled Charles asks "He knew I was coming?", and the driver replies "It's all he's been talking about." Farouk obviously found out that Charles was heading to Morocco despite the fact that he wasn't notified of it, and he then checked which flight Charles was on. The Shadow King's obsession with his guest becomes even more evident when they meet face-to-face because the former identifies the latter as an artist ("The ease of your lines betrays an intense discipline," so Farouk knows about is familiar with Charles' artistic style), scientist, soldier and father. The last comment makes Charles especially uneasy and he inquires "You know my family?", and Farouk answers "Little David? Beautiful Gabrielle? How could I not? Your every particle practically sings about them." Before Charles can say anything further, Farouk distracts him with an invitation to dinner. As David would later point out, Farouk has lured Charles into a trap.
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* PreciousPhoto: Charles keeps a photograph of his wife and son in his suit jacket during his sojourn in Morocco. He glances at the picture and lightly rubs his thumb on it, which imparts to viewers that he misses his family while he's far away from home.
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* WaistcoatOfStyle: When Charles travels to Morocco, he sports a grey waistcoat that matches with his suit. Being a high-class British gentleman in the 1950s, he wants to [[SharpDressedMan look his best]] even though his sojourn is an informal one, and the Moroccan heat would make wearing an extra layer of clothing uncomfortable. Once Charles is at Farouk's palace, he pats the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, so he's overdressed for the weather.
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* StalkerWithoutACrush: When Charles arrives in Morocco, he's very uncomfortable with how much Farouk knows about him even though they're total strangers. Farouk's chauffeur greets Charles (who "wasn't expecting a welcome") at the Moroccan landing strip with a hand-painted portrait of the latter in his military uniform, so that means Farouk is aware that Charles is a former UsefulNotes/WorldWarII British army officer. The chauffeur then adds "And my king is most excited to meet you," to which a puzzled Charles asks "He knew I was coming?", and the driver replies "It's all he's been talking about." Farouk obviously found out that Charles was heading to Morocco and checked which flight he was on. The Shadow King's obsession with his guest becomes even more evident when they meet face-to-face because the former identifies the latter as an artist ("The ease of your lines betrays an intense discipline"), scientist, soldier and father. The last comment makes Charles especially uneasy and he inquires "You know my family?", and Farouk answers "Little David? Beautiful Gabrielle? How could I not? Your every particle practically sings about them." Before Charles can say anything further, Farouk distracts him with an invitation to dinner. As David would later point out, Farouk has lured Charles into a trap.
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* StalkerWithoutACrush: When Charles arrives in Morocco, he's very uncomfortable with rather apprehensive about how much Farouk knows about him even though they're total strangers. Farouk's chauffeur greets Charles (who "wasn't expecting a welcome") at the Moroccan landing strip with a hand-painted portrait of the latter in his military uniform, so that means Farouk is aware that Charles is a former UsefulNotes/WorldWarII British army officer. The chauffeur then adds "And my king is most excited to meet you," to which a puzzled Charles asks "He knew I was coming?", and the driver replies "It's all he's been talking about." Farouk obviously found out that Charles was heading to Morocco despite the fact that he wasn't notified of it, and he then checked which flight he Charles was on. The Shadow King's obsession with his guest becomes even more evident when they meet face-to-face because the former identifies the latter as an artist ("The ease of your lines betrays an intense discipline"), discipline," so Farouk knows about Charles' artistic style), scientist, soldier and father. The last comment makes Charles especially uneasy and he inquires "You know my family?", and Farouk answers "Little David? Beautiful Gabrielle? How could I not? Your every particle practically sings about them." Before Charles can say anything further, Farouk distracts him with an invitation to dinner. As David would later point out, Farouk has lured Charles into a trap.
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* AndIMustScream:
** Charles is horrified to discover through his telepathy that the consciousness of the king that Farouk had deposed is trapped inside the mind of Farouk's ''caged pet monkey''! That means at least some of the monkey's shrieks are the former monarch's anguished cries to be freed from the animal's head.
--->'''Ex-king''': Please. Please, you have to help me. I was a king. A king, you hear. I was a kiiiiiing!
** The next day, Charles is approached by Habiba, who is constantly tormented by the yelling of the people who are imprisoned within her own psyche.
--->'''Habiba''': Can you make them stop screaming? They're all inside of me. I can't sleep.\\
'''Charles''': Who?\\
'''Habiba''': Every tyrant has his supporters.\\
''(Charles reads her mind)''\\
'''Ex-king's subjects''': Help us! Release us! He was our king!
** Charles is horrified to discover through his telepathy that the consciousness of the king that Farouk had deposed is trapped inside the mind of Farouk's ''caged pet monkey''! That means at least some of the monkey's shrieks are the former monarch's anguished cries to be freed from the animal's head.
--->'''Ex-king''': Please. Please, you have to help me. I was a king. A king, you hear. I was a kiiiiiing!
** The next day, Charles is approached by Habiba, who is constantly tormented by the yelling of the people who are imprisoned within her own psyche.
--->'''Habiba''': Can you make them stop screaming? They're all inside of me. I can't sleep.\\
'''Charles''': Who?\\
'''Habiba''': Every tyrant has his supporters.\\
''(Charles reads her mind)''\\
'''Ex-king's subjects''': Help us! Release us! He was our king!
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* QuizzicalTilt: A baffled Charles tips his head to the side because he can sense that there's something ''very wrong'' with the caged monkey, but Farouk greets him before he can investigate further.
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* SuddenlySpeaking: Habiba is silent throughout the episode until near the end where she asks Charles a question. He's shocked that she can speak because he was informed by Farouk that all the children at the palace are mute.
-->'''Habiba''': Can you make them stop screaming?\\
'''Charles''': ''(astonished)'' Wait, w-wait, y-you can talk?
-->'''Habiba''': Can you make them stop screaming?\\
'''Charles''': ''(astonished)'' Wait, w-wait, y-you can talk?
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* LuredIntoATrap: David explains to his father Charles that he has been caught in Farouk's web (the latter likes to think of himself as a spider).
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* RedOniBlueOni: David is hot-headed and is determined to kill Farouk, whereas Charles is level-headed and wants to try diplomacy first.
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* RedOniBlueOni: David is hot-headed short-tempered and is determined to kill Farouk, whereas Charles is level-headed even-tempered and wants to try diplomacy first.
