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* ThereIsOnlyOneBed: Given that Reese's and Raduca's "house" is actually the family garage, there is only room for one bed. Given that Reese is that submissive, he gets to sleep on the floor while Raduca and Bela sleep together on the bed.
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* ThereIsOnlyOneBed: Given that Reese's and Raduca's "house" is actually the family garage, there is only room for one bed. Given that Reese is that submissive, he gets to sleep on the floor while Raduca and Bela sleep together on the bed.bed.
* VirginityMakesYouStupid: Reese thinks that "the waiting period" is a thing, not realizing that Raduca is just using him to get her green card while she has a lover on the side.
* VirginityMakesYouStupid: Reese thinks that "the waiting period" is a thing, not realizing that Raduca is just using him to get her green card while she has a lover on the side.
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* BrokenAesop: At first Lois sent Dewey with Francis, and their subplot was looking like both Dewey was going to see Francis' situation as a FutureLoser, and Francis realizing that he has hit rock bottom after seeing the disappointment on Dewey's face, and should start looking for a job, which is what almost happens until a friend appears out of nowhere and offers him a job as a band manager. To Lois' surprise, Dewey ends up getting the lesson that he can get by in life no matter what.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The main plot of the episode has Hal taking advantage of the college recruiters' gifts so they can get Malcolm to sign up with them, despite Malcolm already aiming for Harvard. The whole situation with Hal receiving gifts from everyone, even getting into a fancy dinner with one, and Malcolm and the other recruiters finding out about this play out as a girl cheating on multiple sugar daddies.
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* FailedASpotCheck: When Raduca's true colors are shown, it makes sense why she chose to marry Reese instead of Malcolm: Reese is more desperate to have a wife, is easier to manipulate, and Malcolm would see through her in a few days. The only problem is her plan is that Reese is so dumb that he fails the exam for her green card.
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* FailedASpotCheck: When Raduca's true colors are shown, it makes sense why she chose to marry Reese instead of Malcolm: Reese is more desperate to have a wife, is easier to manipulate, and Malcolm would see through her in a few days. The only problem is in her plan is that Reese is so dumb that he fails the exam for her green card.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Hal is the one who takes advantage of all the gifts that lesser colleges are sending to Malcolm, and gets angry at Malcolm for choosing a college that didn't even give him the best of the gifts. When Malcolm finally confronts Hal about this, Hal claims that he liked the attention he got from all those guys.
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** Reese has every right to be angry that Bela is staying at their house, but it's not because she didn't told him beforehand.
** Reese has every right to be angry that Bela had sex with Raduca first (or whenever), but it's not because the latter doesn't have a "waiting period".
** Reese has every right to be angry that Bela had sex with Raduca first (or whenever), but it's not because the latter doesn't have a "waiting period".
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** Reese has every right to be angry that Bela is staying at their house, but it's not because she didn't told tell him beforehand.
** When Lois and Reesehas every right to be angry that Bela had sex with catch Raduca first (or whenever), but it's not and Bela having sex, Reese gets angry... because the latter doesn't have a "waiting period".
** When Lois and Reese
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* LikeParentLikeSpouse: Raduca treats Reese the way her aunt Lois has educated him and her other children, and is proven to just as brazenly manipulative and liar as his grandmother Ida.
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* LikeParentLikeSpouse: Raduca treats Reese the way her aunt Lois has educated him and her other children, and is proven to just as brazenly manipulative and liar as his grandmother Ida.
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* FailedASpotCheck: When Raduca's true colors are shown, it makes sense why she chose to marry Reese instead of Malcolm: Reese is more desperate to have a wife, is easier to manipulate, and Malcolm would see through her in a few days. The only problem is her plan is that Reese is so dumb that he fails the exam for her green card.
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* GenerationXerox: Raduca treats Reese the way her aunt Lois has educated him and her other children, and is proven to just as brazenly manipulative and liar as her grandmother Ida.
* HenpeckedHusband: Reese is totally submissive to Raduca and Bela. He's really their servant instead of her husband, and is responsible for sustaining the household, as well as doing all the errands and being the one to redecorate the "house" (the Wilkerson garage), while they have sex all day or Bela plays basketball on the hoop in front of their house. Reese also has to study for Raduca's green card. Once, he actually makes and serves Bela a sandwich in the manner of a submissive help while the latter was playing basketball.
* HenpeckedHusband: Reese is totally submissive to Raduca and Bela. He's really their servant instead of her husband, and is responsible for sustaining the household, as well as doing all the errands and being the one to redecorate the "house" (the Wilkerson garage), while they have sex all day or Bela plays basketball on the hoop in front of their house. Reese also has to study for Raduca's green card. Once, he actually makes and serves Bela a sandwich in the manner of a submissive help while the latter was playing basketball.
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** BTW, hearing about this and seeing Bela doing pull-ups is what makes Malcolm the first to suspect that Raduca's cheating on Reese.
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** BTW, hearing Hearing about this and seeing Bela doing pull-ups is what makes Malcolm the first to suspect that Raduca's cheating on Reese.Reese.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Raduca gets deported because Reese failed her green card exam (Reese even answers in one of the questions that Raduca ''had a tail''), despite Raduca making him study every bit of her body. Reese just then finds out that Raduca has been cheating on him.
* LikeParentLikeSpouse: Raduca treats Reese the way her aunt Lois has educated him and her other children, and is proven to just as brazenly manipulative and liar as his grandmother Ida.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Raduca gets deported because Reese failed her green card exam (Reese even answers in one of the questions that Raduca ''had a tail''), despite Raduca making him study every bit of her body. Reese just then finds out that Raduca has been cheating on him.
* LikeParentLikeSpouse: Raduca treats Reese the way her aunt Lois has educated him and her other children, and is proven to just as brazenly manipulative and liar as his grandmother Ida.
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: Raduca appeared to be nothing but an obedient girl who truly loved Reese in [[Recap/MalcolmInTheMiddleS7E11BrideOfIda the previous episode]]. Here she took a lover, who she says to him is her "brother" and lives with them, and made him completely submissive to their every wish.
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* ObfuscatingStupidity: Raduca appeared to be nothing but an obedient girl who truly loved Reese in [[Recap/MalcolmInTheMiddleS7E11BrideOfIda the previous episode]]. Here she took a lover, who she says to him claims is her "brother" and lives with them, and made him Reese completely submissive to their every wish.
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* PhonyDegree: Every college recruiter that comes by the Wilkerson household is a diploma mill. Malcolm is not interested in going to any of them, as they of course offer really subpar education, and way below his level of intelect.
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* PhonyDegree: Every college recruiter that comes by the Wilkerson household is a diploma mill. Malcolm is not interested in going to any of them, as they of course offer really subpar education, and way below his level of intelect.
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** Reese has every right to be angry that Bela is staying at their house, but it's not because she didn't say him so.
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** Reese has every right to be angry that Bela is staying at their house, but it's not because she didn't say told him so.beforehand.
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* ThereIsOnlyOneBed: Given that Reese's and Raduca's "house" is actually the Wilkerson garage, there is only room for one bed. Given that Reese is that submissive, he gets to sleep on the floor while Raduca and Bela sleep together on the bed.
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* ThereIsOnlyOneBed: Given that Reese's and Raduca's "house" is actually the Wilkerson family garage, there is only room for one bed. Given that Reese is that submissive, he gets to sleep on the floor while Raduca and Bela sleep together on the bed.
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* TheImmodestOrgasm[=/=]TheGruntingOrgasm: When Reese goes to apologize Malcolm for the noise he had made last night, the latter thought the former was bragging about his sex life, having probably heard someone inside the garage (thinking it was Reese and Raduca) having sex. The former clarifies it was him cleaning outside, and that he [[SexlessMarriage never had sex with Raduca]]. So, either Raduca or Bela have a very loud orgasm, but we do not know which one (or even if it's both).
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* TheImmodestOrgasm[=/=]TheGruntingOrgasm: When Reese goes to apologize Malcolm for the noise he had made last night, the latter thought the former was bragging about his sex life, having probably heard someone inside the garage (thinking it was Reese and Raduca) having sex. The former clarifies it was him cleaning outside, and that he [[SexlessMarriage never had sex with Raduca]].Raduca]] (only Bela did). So, either Raduca or Bela have a very loud orgasm, but we do not know which one (or even if it's both).
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** Reese has every right to be angry that Bela had sex with Raduca first (or whenever), but it's not because he doesn't have a waiting period.
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** Reese has every right to be angry that Bela had sex with Raduca first (or whenever), but it's not because he the latter doesn't have a waiting period."waiting period".
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* TheImmodestOrgasm[=/=]TheGruntingOrgasm: When Reese goes to apologize Malcolm for the noise he had made last night, the latter thought the former was bragging about his sex life, as the latter had probably heard someone inside the garage (thinking it was Reese and Raduca) having sex. The former clarifies it was him cleaning outside, and that he [[SexlessMarriage never had sex with Raduca]]. So, either Raduca or Bela have a very loud orgasm, but we do not know which one (or even if it's both).
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* TheImmodestOrgasm[=/=]TheGruntingOrgasm: When Reese goes to apologize Malcolm for the noise he had made last night, the latter thought the former was bragging about his sex life, as the latter had having probably heard someone inside the garage (thinking it was Reese and Raduca) having sex. The former clarifies it was him cleaning outside, and that he [[SexlessMarriage never had sex with Raduca]]. So, either Raduca or Bela have a very loud orgasm, but we do not know which one (or even if it's both).
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* TheImmodestOrgasm[=/=]TheGruntingOrgasm: When Reese goes to apologize Malcolm for the noise he had made last night, the latter thought the former was bragging about his sex life, as the latter had probably heard someone inside the garage (thinking it was Reese and Raduca) having sex. The former clarifies it was him cleaning outside, and that he [[SexlessMarriage never had sex with Raduca]]. So, either Raduca or Bela have a very loud orgasm, but we do not know each one.
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* TheImmodestOrgasm[=/=]TheGruntingOrgasm: When Reese goes to apologize Malcolm for the noise he had made last night, the latter thought the former was bragging about his sex life, as the latter had probably heard someone inside the garage (thinking it was Reese and Raduca) having sex. The former clarifies it was him cleaning outside, and that he [[SexlessMarriage never had sex with Raduca]]. So, either Raduca or Bela have a very loud orgasm, but we do not know each one.which one (or even if it's both).
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* TheImmodestOrgasm[=/=]TheGruntingOrgasm: When Reese goes to apologize Malcolm for the noise he had made last night, the latter thought the former was bragging about his sex life, as the latter had probably heard them having sex. The former clarifies it was him cleaning outside, and that he [[SexlessMarriage never had sex with Raduca]]. So, either Raduca or Bela have a very loud orgasm, but we do not know each one.
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* TheImmodestOrgasm[=/=]TheGruntingOrgasm: When Reese goes to apologize Malcolm for the noise he had made last night, the latter thought the former was bragging about his sex life, as the latter had probably heard them someone inside the garage (thinking it was Reese and Raduca) having sex. The former clarifies it was him cleaning outside, and that he [[SexlessMarriage never had sex with Raduca]]. So, either Raduca or Bela have a very loud orgasm, but we do not know each one.
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** RightForTheWrongReasons: Reese has every right to be angry that Bela is staying at their house, but it's not because she didn't say him so.
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** Reese has every right to be angry that Bela is staying at their house, but it's not because she didn't say him so.
** Reese has every right to be angry that Bela had sex with Raduca first (or whenever), but it's not because he doesn't have a waiting period.
** Reese has every right to be angry that Bela is staying at their house, but it's not because she didn't say him so.
** Reese has every right to be angry that Bela had sex with Raduca first (or whenever), but it's not because he doesn't have a waiting period.
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* TheImmodestOrgasm[=/=]TheGruntingOrgasm: When Reese goes to apologize Malcolm for the noise he had made last night, the latter thought the former was bragging about his sex life, as the latter had probably heard them having sex. The former clarifies it was him cleaning outside, and that he [[SexlessMarriage never had sex with Raduca]]. So, either Raduca or Bela have a very loud orgasm, but we do not know each one.
** BTW, hearing about this and seeing Bela doing pull-ups is what makes Malcolm the first to suspect that Raduca's cheating on Reese.
** BTW, hearing about this and seeing Bela doing pull-ups is what makes Malcolm the first to suspect that Raduca's cheating on Reese.
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* BlatantLies: When Reese catches Raduca red-handed with her lover, she tells him that's her brother. Unfortunately, he believes so.
** RightForTheWrongReasons: Reese has every right to be angry that her "brother" is staying at their house, but it's not because she didn't say him so.
** RightForTheWrongReasons: Reese has every right to be angry that her "brother" is staying at their house, but it's not because she didn't say him so.
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* BlatantLies: When Reese catches Raduca red-handed with her lover, lover Bela, she tells him that's her brother. Unfortunately, he believes so.
** RightForTheWrongReasons: Reese has every right to be angry thather "brother" Bela is staying at their house, but it's not because she didn't say him so.
** RightForTheWrongReasons: Reese has every right to be angry that
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* CrapsaccharineWorld: Reese and Raduca's marriage at first seems perfect. They seem to be very happy and live in a well-decorated house. Lois and Hal actually like when Raduca yells orders at Reese since she a) thinks Raduca is putting Reese in order and b) [[GenerationXerox it's basically the way she educated Reese and all her other children]]. Then it all unravels when Lois and Reese discover Raduca and her "brother" having sex with one another.
* EmasculatedCuckold: Reese not only is totally submissive, but also completely oblivious to the fact that Raduca's "brother" is actually her lover, and that they've pretty much been having sex with one another right in front of him.
* EmasculatedCuckold: Reese not only is totally submissive, but also completely oblivious to the fact that Raduca's "brother" is actually her lover, and that they've pretty much been having sex with one another right in front of him.
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* CrapsaccharineWorld: Reese and Raduca's marriage at first seems perfect. They seem to be very happy and live in a well-decorated house. Lois and Hal actually like when Raduca yells orders at Reese since she a) thinks Raduca is putting Reese in order and b) [[GenerationXerox it's basically the way she educated Reese and all her other children]]. Then it all unravels when Lois and Reese discover Raduca and her "brother" Bela having sex with one another.
* EmasculatedCuckold: Reese not only is totally submissive, but also completely oblivious to the fact that Bela is actually Raduca's"brother" is actually her lover, and that they've pretty much been having sex with one another right in front of him.
* EmasculatedCuckold: Reese not only is totally submissive, but also completely oblivious to the fact that Bela is actually Raduca's
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* HenpeckedHusband: Reese is totally submissive to Raduca and her "brother". He's really their servant instead of her husband, and is responsible for sustaining the household, as well as doing all the errands and being the one to redecorate the "house" (the Wilkerson garage), while they have sex all day or her "brother" plays basketball on the hoop in front of their house. Reese also has to study for Raduca's green card. Once, he actually makes and serves the "brother" a sandwich in the manner of a submissive help while the latter was playing basketball.
* {{Hunk}}: Raduca's "brother" is very handsome, muscular and athletic. He does pull-ups at the hoop, and plays basketball.
* {{Hunk}}: Raduca's "brother" is very handsome, muscular and athletic. He does pull-ups at the hoop, and plays basketball.
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* HenpeckedHusband: Reese is totally submissive to Raduca and her "brother". Bela. He's really their servant instead of her husband, and is responsible for sustaining the household, as well as doing all the errands and being the one to redecorate the "house" (the Wilkerson garage), while they have sex all day or her "brother" Bela plays basketball on the hoop in front of their house. Reese also has to study for Raduca's green card. Once, he actually makes and serves the "brother" Bela a sandwich in the manner of a submissive help while the latter was playing basketball.
* {{Hunk}}:Raduca's "brother" Bela is very handsome, muscular and athletic. He does pull-ups at the hoop, and plays basketball.
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* SexlessMarriage: Raduca and Reese's, since she made him believe there's a 6-month to 1-year "waiting period" before they were to have sex. Meanwhile she has all the sex she wants from her "brother".
* ThereIsOnlyOneBed: Given that Reese's and Raduca's "house" is actually the Wilkerson garage, there is only room for one bed. Given that Reese is that submissive, he gets to sleep on the floor while Raduca and her "brother" sleep together on the bed.
* ThereIsOnlyOneBed: Given that Reese's and Raduca's "house" is actually the Wilkerson garage, there is only room for one bed. Given that Reese is that submissive, he gets to sleep on the floor while Raduca and her "brother" sleep together on the bed.
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* SexlessMarriage: Raduca and Reese's, since she made him believe there's a 6-month to 1-year "waiting period" before they were to have sex. Meanwhile she has all the sex she wants from her "brother".
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* ThereIsOnlyOneBed: Given that Reese's and Raduca's "house" is actually the Wilkerson garage, there is only room for one bed. Given that Reese is that submissive, he gets to sleep on the floor while Raduca andher "brother" Bela sleep together on the bed.
* ThereIsOnlyOneBed: Given that Reese's and Raduca's "house" is actually the Wilkerson garage, there is only room for one bed. Given that Reese is that submissive, he gets to sleep on the floor while Raduca and
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* CrapsaccharineWorld: Reese and Raduca's marriage at first seems perfect. They seem to be very happy and live in a well-decorated house. Lois and Hal actually like when Raduca yells orders at Reese since she a) thinks Raduca is putting Reese in order and b) [[GenerationXerox it's basically the way she educated Reese and all her other children]]. Then it all unravels when Lois and Hal discover Raduca and her "brother" having sex with one another.
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* CrapsaccharineWorld: Reese and Raduca's marriage at first seems perfect. They seem to be very happy and live in a well-decorated house. Lois and Hal actually like when Raduca yells orders at Reese since she a) thinks Raduca is putting Reese in order and b) [[GenerationXerox it's basically the way she educated Reese and all her other children]]. Then it all unravels when Lois and Hal Reese discover Raduca and her "brother" having sex with one another.
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* BlatantLies: When Reese catches Raduca red-handed with her lover, she tells him that's her brother. Unfortunately, he believes so.
** RightForTheWrongReasons: Reese has every right to be angry that her "brother" is staying at their house, but it's not because she didn't say him so.
** RightForTheWrongReasons: Reese has every right to be angry that her "brother" is staying at their house, but it's not because she didn't say him so.
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* {{Hunk}}: Raduca's "brother" is very handsome, muscular and athletic. He does pull-ups at the hoop, and plays basketball.
* ModestyBedsheet: When Reese catches Raduca red-handed with her lover, she wears a pillow in front of her.
* ModestyBedsheet: When Reese catches Raduca red-handed with her lover, she wears a pillow in front of her.
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* SexlessMarriage: Raduca and Reese's, since she made him believe there's a 6-month to 1-year "waiting period" before they were to have sex. Meanwhile she has all the sex she wants from her "brother".
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* CrapsaccharineWorld: Reese and Raduca's marriage at first seems perfect. They seem to be very happy and live in a well-decorated house. Lois actually likes when Raduca's a bit brute with Reese since she a) thinks Raduca is putting Reese in order and b) [[GenerationXerox it's basically the way she educated Reese and all her other children]]. Then it all unravels when Lois and Hal discover Raduca and her "brother" having sex with one another.
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* CrapsaccharineWorld: Reese and Raduca's marriage at first seems perfect. They seem to be very happy and live in a well-decorated house. Lois and Hal actually likes like when Raduca's a bit brute with Raduca yells orders at Reese since she a) thinks Raduca is putting Reese in order and b) [[GenerationXerox it's basically the way she educated Reese and all her other children]]. Then it all unravels when Lois and Hal discover Raduca and her "brother" having sex with one another.
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* PetTheDog: Raduca actually makes Reese very competent as she gives him tasks to focus on. And, when Lois and Hal came by to visit their house, she told them it was all to his credit.
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* PetTheDog: Raduca actually makes Reese very competent and determined as she gives him tasks to focus on. And, when Lois and Hal came by to visit their house, she told them it was all to his credit.
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* CrapsaccharineWorld: Reese and Raduca's marriage at first seems perfect. Lois actually likes when Raduca's a bit brute with Reese since she a) thinks Raduca is putting Reese in order and b) [[GenerationXerox it's basically the way she educated Reese and all her other children]]. Then it all unravels when Lois and Hal discover Raduca and her "brother" having sex with one another.
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* CrapsaccharineWorld: Reese and Raduca's marriage at first seems perfect. They seem to be very happy and live in a well-decorated house. Lois actually likes when Raduca's a bit brute with Reese since she a) thinks Raduca is putting Reese in order and b) [[GenerationXerox it's basically the way she educated Reese and all her other children]]. Then it all unravels when Lois and Hal discover Raduca and her "brother" having sex with one another.
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* PetTheDog: Raduca actually makes Reese very competent as she gives him tasks to focus on. And, when Lois and Hal came by to visit their house, she told them it was all to his credit.
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* SerialNumbersFilledOff:[[invoked]] Every one of the diploma mills has names that make them sound like they're very prestigious universities. Every acronym is exactly equal to those of the latter.
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* SerialNumbersFilledOff:[[invoked]] SerialNumbersFiledOff:[[invoked]] Every one of the diploma mills has names that make them sound like they're very prestigious universities. Every acronym is exactly equal to those of the latter.
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* CitizenshipMarriage: This is all that Raduca really wants from Reese and their marriage: a way to obtain her green card.
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* GreenCardMarriage: This is all that Raduca really wants from Reese and their marriage: a way to obtain her green card.
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Hal begins treating Malcolm's college recruiters as suitors, while Dewey tells Francis that being unemployed is no kind of life for a man, and Reese studies for Raduca's green card test, and is oblivious to Raduca cheating on him with a man she claims is her brother.
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* CrapsaccharineWorld: Reese and Raduca's marriage at first seems perfect. Lois actually likes when Raduca's a bit brute with Reese since she a) thinks Raduca is putting Reese in order and b) [[GenerationXerox it's basically the way she educated Reese and all her other children]]. Then it all unravels when Lois and Hal discover Raduca and her "brother" having sex with one another.
* EmasculatedCuckold: Reese not only is totally submissive, but also completely oblivious to the fact that Raduca's "brother" is actually her lover, and that they've pretty much been having sex with one another right in front of him.
* GenerationXerox: Raduca treats Reese the way her aunt Lois has educated him and her other children, and is proven to just as brazenly manipulative and liar as her grandmother Ida.
* GreenCardMarriage: This is all that Raduca really wants from Reese and their marriage: a way to obtain her green card.
* HenpeckedHusband: Reese is totally submissive to Raduca and her "brother". He's really their servant instead of her husband, and is responsible for sustaining the household, as well as doing all the errands and being the one to redecorate the "house" (the Wilkerson garage), while they have sex all day or her "brother" plays basketball on the hoop in front of their house. Reese also has to study for Raduca's green card. Once, he actually makes and serves the "brother" a sandwich in the manner of a submissive help while the latter was playing basketball.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Raduca appeared to be nothing but an obedient girl who truly loved Reese in [[Recap/MalcolmInTheMiddleS7E11BrideOfIda the previous episode]]. Here she took a lover, who she says to him is her "brother" and lives with them, and made him completely submissive to their every wish.
* PhonyDegree: Every college recruiter that comes by the Wilkerson household is a diploma mill. Malcolm is not interested in going to any of them, as they of course offer really subpar education, and way below his level of intelect.
* SerialNumbersFilledOff:[[invoked]] Every one of the diploma mills has names that make them sound like they're very prestigious universities. Every acronym is exactly equal to those of the latter.
* ThereIsOnlyOneBed: Given that Reese's and Raduca's "house" is actually the Wilkerson garage, there is only room for one bed. Given that Reese is that submissive, he gets to sleep on the floor while Raduca and her "brother" sleep together on the bed.
!!Tropes associated with this episode:
* CrapsaccharineWorld: Reese and Raduca's marriage at first seems perfect. Lois actually likes when Raduca's a bit brute with Reese since she a) thinks Raduca is putting Reese in order and b) [[GenerationXerox it's basically the way she educated Reese and all her other children]]. Then it all unravels when Lois and Hal discover Raduca and her "brother" having sex with one another.
* EmasculatedCuckold: Reese not only is totally submissive, but also completely oblivious to the fact that Raduca's "brother" is actually her lover, and that they've pretty much been having sex with one another right in front of him.
* GenerationXerox: Raduca treats Reese the way her aunt Lois has educated him and her other children, and is proven to just as brazenly manipulative and liar as her grandmother Ida.
* GreenCardMarriage: This is all that Raduca really wants from Reese and their marriage: a way to obtain her green card.
* HenpeckedHusband: Reese is totally submissive to Raduca and her "brother". He's really their servant instead of her husband, and is responsible for sustaining the household, as well as doing all the errands and being the one to redecorate the "house" (the Wilkerson garage), while they have sex all day or her "brother" plays basketball on the hoop in front of their house. Reese also has to study for Raduca's green card. Once, he actually makes and serves the "brother" a sandwich in the manner of a submissive help while the latter was playing basketball.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Raduca appeared to be nothing but an obedient girl who truly loved Reese in [[Recap/MalcolmInTheMiddleS7E11BrideOfIda the previous episode]]. Here she took a lover, who she says to him is her "brother" and lives with them, and made him completely submissive to their every wish.
* PhonyDegree: Every college recruiter that comes by the Wilkerson household is a diploma mill. Malcolm is not interested in going to any of them, as they of course offer really subpar education, and way below his level of intelect.
* SerialNumbersFilledOff:[[invoked]] Every one of the diploma mills has names that make them sound like they're very prestigious universities. Every acronym is exactly equal to those of the latter.
* ThereIsOnlyOneBed: Given that Reese's and Raduca's "house" is actually the Wilkerson garage, there is only room for one bed. Given that Reese is that submissive, he gets to sleep on the floor while Raduca and her "brother" sleep together on the bed.
