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* [[invoked]] {{Adorkable}}: Even if it's an attempt to stall, it's clear that Ms. O's laugh has [[Recap/OddSquadS1E14TheJackiesInvasionOfTheBodySwitchers evolved]] from LaughingMad to downright adorable.
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* MustMakeAmends: Ocean, being the one who let the Hopinbob get loose to begin with, takes responsibility and owns up for his mistake by letting the fact that it's loose out to Decoy!Big O, and giving items to Otis, Olympia and Ms. O to help them take their minds off of the danger. He manages to calm down and catch the creature successfully on its own.
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* MustMakeAmends: Ocean, being the one who let the Hopinbob get loose to begin with, takes responsibility and owns up for to his mistake by letting the fact that it's secret about it being loose out to Decoy!Big O, and giving items to Otis, Olympia and Ms. O to help them take their minds off of the danger. He manages to calm down and catch the creature successfully on its own.
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* DraggedByTheCollar: Olympia tugs Otis back by his shoulder when Ocean tells her his day is going awful.
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* DraggedByTheCollar: Olympia tugs Otis back by his shoulder when Ocean tells her his day is going awful.awful, wanting the both of them to help the Creature Room Director.
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* ContinuityNod: The PissTakeRap song "All I Really Want Is Eggs" is heard as Otis begins to stall Decoy!Big O and his assistants by dancing.
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* ContinuityNod: The PissTakeRap song [[Recap/OddSquadS1E20PuppetShowMysticEggPizza "All I Really Want Is Eggs" Eggs"]] is heard as Otis begins to stall Decoy!Big O and his assistants by dancing.
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* AnswerCut: When Olympia and Ocean go up to Owen and ask him to bring up security footage from outside the Art Room, Owen remarks in a sarcastic tone, "Oh, ''sure.'' Why don't I make you a three-course ''meal'' while I'm at it?" Cut to him having prepared a three-course meal for the both of them.
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* AnswerCut: When Olympia and Ocean go up to Owen and ask him to bring up security footage from outside the Art Room, Owen [[DeadpanSnarker Owen]] remarks in a sarcastic tone, "Oh, ''sure.'' Why don't I make you a three-course ''meal'' while I'm at it?" Cut to him having prepared a three-course meal for the both of them.
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--> '''Oona:''' I don't use 'em, I just make 'em. ''[[NonSequitur Go wolf pack!!]]''
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** As Olympia realizes that the Hopinbob is heading for Ms. O's office, with the Big O inside, she confidently remarks that she has an idea. However, it turns out she's simply inverting the {{Determinator}} trope, and wants to use the Face-Replace-inator to give her, Ms. O and Ocean new faces.
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** As Olympia realizes that the Hopinbob is heading for Ms. O's office, with the Big O inside, she confidently remarks that she has an idea. However, it turns out she's simply inverting the {{Determinator}} trope, and wants to use the Face-Replace-inator to give her, Ms. O and Ocean new faces.faces for their inevitable new lives they will have to live once they get fired from Odd Squad.
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* ShapeshifterBaggage: The Shapeshifter transforms into Ms. O in order to lead the other villains to the Arts and Crafts Room, and later transforms into Olympia in order to deceive Otis as well as the ''real'' Olympia when they confront the villain group. Like with [[Recap/OddSquadS1E39DisorderInTheCourt Olive,]] both Ms. O and Olympia are smaller than the Shapeshifter and share a weight gap (since the Shapeshifter keeps her weight when transforming into people and objects), and it's not explained where the extra weight went when she shapeshifted.
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* ShapeshifterBaggage: The Shapeshifter transforms into Ms. O in order to lead the other villains to the Arts and Crafts Room, and later transforms into Olympia in order to deceive Otis as well as the ''real'' Olympia when they confront the villain group. Like with [[Recap/OddSquadS1E39DisorderInTheCourt Olive,]] both Ms. O and Olympia are smaller than the Shapeshifter and share a weight gap with her (since the Shapeshifter keeps her weight when transforming into people and objects), and it's not explained where the extra weight went when she shapeshifted.
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* ShapeshifterBaggage: The Shapeshifter transforms into Ms. O in order to lead the other villains to the arts and crafts room, and later transforms into Olympia in order to deceive Otis as well as the ''real'' Olympia when they confront the villain group. Like with [[Recap/OddSquadS1E39DisorderInTheCourt Olive,]] both Ms. O and Olympia are smaller than the Shapeshifter and share a weight gap (since the Shapeshifter keeps her weight when transforming into people and objects), and it's not explained where the extra weight went when she shapeshifted.
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* ShapeshifterBaggage: The Shapeshifter transforms into Ms. O in order to lead the other villains to the arts Arts and crafts room, Crafts Room, and later transforms into Olympia in order to deceive Otis as well as the ''real'' Olympia when they confront the villain group. Like with [[Recap/OddSquadS1E39DisorderInTheCourt Olive,]] both Ms. O and Olympia are smaller than the Shapeshifter and share a weight gap (since the Shapeshifter keeps her weight when transforming into people and objects), and it's not explained where the extra weight went when she shapeshifted.
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* TheLeader: The Shapeshifter serves this role in the group of villains, following up on her characterization from episodes such as [[Recap/OddSquadS1E31UndercoverOlive "Undercover Olive"]] and [[Recap/OddSquadS1E39DisorderInTheCourt "Disorder in the Court"]] (where she played the role of TheDragon to Odd Todd when he was a villain). She is of the Mastermind type, keeping a level head and being the most strategic of the group, much like Odd Todd was.
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* TheLeader: The Shapeshifter serves this role in the group of villains, following up on her characterization from episodes such as [[Recap/OddSquadS1E31UndercoverOlive "Undercover Olive"]] and [[Recap/OddSquadS1E39DisorderInTheCourt "Disorder in the Court"]] (where she played the role of TheDragon to Odd Todd when he was a villain). She is of the Mastermind type, keeping a level head and being the most strategic villain of the group, much like Odd Todd was.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: All of the villains (bar the Shapeshifter) arguing loudly with each other in the Arts and Crafts Room leads Olympia and Otis to the room, where they quickly tell them to surrender. Not knowing it's Olympia at the door, the Shapeshifter takes initiative and attempts to shapeshift into her, only for the two to quickly sniff her out. However, she and the other villains manage to get away by the Noisemaker throwing instruments at them.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: All of the villains (bar the Shapeshifter) arguing loudly with each other in the Arts and Crafts Room leads Olympia and Otis to the room, where they quickly tell them to surrender. Not knowing it's Olympia at the door, the Shapeshifter takes initiative and attempts to shapeshift into her, only for the two to quickly sniff her out. However, she and the other villains manage to get away by the Noisemaker throwing instruments at forcing them to take instruments, distracting them.
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* {{Overcrank}}: With the aim to distract, The Noisemaker enters the bullpen through the automatic double-doors and taunts the other agents before running through the bullpen in slow motion with a golden spotlight following him and an EtherealChoir as the backing track. However, it's nothing more than a fantasy -- the real thing is the villain noisily and awkwardly running before he trips and [[SlowMotionFall begins falling in slow-motion.]]
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* {{Overcrank}}: With the aim to distract, The Noisemaker enters the bullpen through the automatic double-doors and taunts the other agents before running through the bullpen in slow motion with a golden spotlight following him and an EtherealChoir as the backing track. However, it's nothing more than a fantasy -- the real thing is the villain noisily in reality, he runs in a very noisy and awkwardly running awkward manner before he trips and [[SlowMotionFall begins falling in slow-motion.]]
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Shapeshifter attempts to use Father Time's staff in order to freeze the agents again. However, [[HadTheSillyThingInReverse she's holding it upside down,]] a fact that Father Time tells her mere ''seconds'' before she bangs the staff. It ends up freezing the ''villains,'' but leaves the agents intact.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Shapeshifter attempts to use Father Time's staff in order to freeze the agents again. However, [[HadTheSillyThingInReverse she's holding it upside down,]] a fact that Father Time tells her mere ''seconds'' before she bangs the staff. staff on the ground and activates it. It ends up freezing the ''villains,'' ''villains themselves,'' but leaves the agents intact.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Shapeshifter attempts to use Father Time's staff in order to freeze the agents again. However, [[HadTheSillyThingInReverse she's holding it upside down,]] a fact that Father Time tells here mere ''seconds'' before she bangs the staff. It ends up freezing the ''villains,'' but leaves the agents intact.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Shapeshifter attempts to use Father Time's staff in order to freeze the agents again. However, [[HadTheSillyThingInReverse she's holding it upside down,]] a fact that Father Time tells here her mere ''seconds'' before she bangs the staff. It ends up freezing the ''villains,'' but leaves the agents intact.
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* ConfrontingYourImposter: The Shapeshifter, disguised as Olympia, exits the Arts and Crafts Room...and immediately comes face-to-face with the real deal. The imposter angrily asks why she had to choose Olympia to shapeshift into.
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* ConfrontingYourImposter: The Shapeshifter, disguised as Olympia, exits the Arts and Crafts Room...and immediately comes face-to-face with the real deal. The imposter villainess angrily asks why she had to choose Olympia to shapeshift into.
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* DragonAscendant: [[ImpliedTrope Implied.]] The Shapeshifter was seen as being TheDragon to Odd Todd in previous episodes such as [[Recap/OddSquadS1E31UndercoverOlive "Undercover Olive"]] and [[Recap/OddSquadS1E39DisorderInTheCourt "Disorder in the Court"]]. Since Odd Todd was reformed, she is seen leading the group of villains in the break-in, but it's not confirmed whether she stepped up as leader of the villains in his place or not.
* DramaticDrop: Ms. O is left with a shocked reaction at Father Time using his powers, and as a result, she not only performs a JawDrop, she drops her juicebox (although since time is stopped for her and the other agents, it stays in midair.
* DramaticDrop: Ms. O is left with a shocked reaction at Father Time using his powers, and as a result, she not only performs a JawDrop, she drops her juicebox (although since time is stopped for her and the other agents, it stays in midair.
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* DragonAscendant: [[ImpliedTrope Implied.]] The Shapeshifter was seen as being TheDragon to Odd Todd in previous episodes such as [[Recap/OddSquadS1E31UndercoverOlive "Undercover Olive"]] and [[Recap/OddSquadS1E39DisorderInTheCourt "Disorder in the Court"]]. Since Odd Todd was reformed, is now reformed (and thus, isn't there to lead the villains himself), she is seen leading the group of villains in the break-in, but it's not confirmed whether she stepped up as leader of the villains in his place or not.
* DramaticDrop: Ms. O is left with a shocked reaction at Father Time using his powers, and as a result, she not only performs a JawDrop, she drops her juicebox (although since time is stopped for her and the other agents, it stays inmidair.midair).
* DramaticDrop: Ms. O is left with a shocked reaction at Father Time using his powers, and as a result, she not only performs a JawDrop, she drops her juicebox (although since time is stopped for her and the other agents, it stays in
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* RunningGag: This episode introduces Oona interacting with the Face-Replace-inator gadget, which is a season-long gag that, while not as prominent as toast, pops up in a few episodes.
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* WorldBuilding: This episode introduces the rank of Big O, as well as the department of "Big Office". While it's not expanded on in the episode as to what they do, later episodes (as well as TheMovie) would reveal that the Big O is in charge of every Odd Squad precinct in the world and of the organization as a whole, and issues tests to Directors to test their competence in running precincts.
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* HiddenDepths: Owen is revealed to be a SupremeChef who manages to prepare a three-course meal for Ocean and Olympia.
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* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Keeping in tradition with agents' TubeTravel balls matching the color of the department they're in, the (presumed) Big O and his assistants travel in white balls, matching the department of the Big Office.
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* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Keeping in tradition with agents' TubeTravel balls matching the color of the department they're in, the (presumed) Big Decoy!Big O and his assistants travel in white balls, matching the department of the Big Office.
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* CallBack: This isn't the first time that [[Recap/OddSquadS1E14TheJackiesInvasionOfTheBodySwitchers someone from the Big Office tests Ms. O on her abilities, only for something to go disastrously wrong in the process.]] This time around, however, it's the Big O ''himself'' that pays her a visit.
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* CallBack: This isn't the first time that [[Recap/OddSquadS1E14TheJackiesInvasionOfTheBodySwitchers someone from the Big Office tests comes to test Ms. O on her abilities, O, only for something to go disastrously wrong in the process.]] This time around, however, it's the Big O ''himself'' that pays her a visit.
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The ColdOpen client's office is greyscale, while the rest of the building is colored. As she, Olympia and Otis walk into the office, they lose their color as well. Olympia believes it's because the client has a SoulSuckingDeskJob (which is somewhat true; she hates working behind a desk all day), when in reality, her "color-stat" is set to "black and white". Once Otis changes it, the color is restored to everything.
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The ColdOpen client's office is greyscale, while the rest of the building is colored. As she, Olympia and Otis walk into the office, they lose their color as well. Olympia believes it's because the client has a SoulSuckingDeskJob SoulCrushingDeskJob (which is somewhat true; she hates working behind a desk all day), when in reality, her "color-stat" is set to "black and white". Once Otis changes it, the color is restored to everything.
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* ActuallyThatsMyAssistant: At the end of the episode, it's revealed that the older, more distinguished Big O isn't the real Big O, and is instead part of his decoy. The ''real'' Big O is a child who looks to be younger than any of the Main 4 (at most, he's revealed to be attending kindergarten in the finale). This manages to surprise near everyone as he reveals that Decoy!Big O posed as the real deal as part of a test given to Ms. O to test her intelligence, which she manages to pass.
* {{Adorkable}}: Even if it's an attempt to stall, it's clear that Ms. O's laugh has evolved from LaughingMad to downright adorable.
* {{Adorkable}}: Even if it's an attempt to stall, it's clear that Ms. O's laugh has evolved from LaughingMad to downright adorable.
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* ActuallyThatsMyAssistant: At the end of the episode, it's revealed that the older, more distinguished Big O isn't the real Big O, and is instead part of his decoy. The ''real'' Big O is a child who looks to be younger than any of the Main 4 (at most, he's revealed to be attending kindergarten in the season finale). This manages to surprise near everyone as he reveals that Decoy!Big O posed as the real deal as part of a test given to Ms. O to test her intelligence, which she manages to pass.
* {{Adorkable}}: Even if it's an attempt to stall, it's clear that Ms. O's laugh hasevolved [[Recap/OddSquadS1E14TheJackiesInvasionOfTheBodySwitchers evolved]] from LaughingMad to downright adorable.
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* AccidentalMisnaming: Owen refers to Ocean as "Mr. Pond" at one point, admitting that he's not good at naming bodies of water.
* ActingUnnatural: Ms. O's response to Decoy!Big O asking her if she's stalling is to give out BlatantLies, then delve into MirthlessLaughter with Otis. Naturally, her boss doesn't buy it.
* ActuallyThatsMyAssistant: At the end of the episode, it's revealed that the older, more distinguished Big O isn't the real Big O, and is instead part of his decoy. The ''real'' Big O is a child who looks to be younger than any of the Main 4 (at most, he's revealed to be attending kindergarten in the finale). This manages to surprise near everyone as he reveals that Decoy!Big O posed as the real deal as part of a test given to Ms. O to test her intelligence, which she manages to pass.
* {{Adorkable}}: Even if it's an attempt to stall, it's clear that Ms. O's laugh has evolved from LaughingMad to downright adorable.
* AnswerCut: When Olympia and Ocean go up to Owen and ask him to bring up security footage from outside the Art Room, Owen remarks in a sarcastic tone, "Oh, ''sure.'' Why don't I make you a three-course ''meal'' while I'm at it?" Cut to him having prepared a three-course meal for the both of them.
* AwesomeButImpractical: Oona shows off her new gadget, the Face-Replace-inator, to Olympia and Otis. While it is a useful gadget, it has a drawback of giving the target an elderly woman's face.
--> '''Olympia:''' ''How'' is that useful?
--> '''Oona:''' I don't use 'em, I just make 'em. ''[[NonSequitur Go wolf pack!!]]''
--> ''[runs off]''
* BaitAndSwitch: At the beginning of the episode, Oona, Olympia and Otis are climbing a spiral staircase up to the second floor, while Oona is explaining how the key to doing...''something'' is to focus and not get distracted. As soon as the trio reach the second floor, it's revealed that she was teaching the partner pair how to climb the stairs.
** As Olympia realizes that the Hopinbob is heading for Ms. O's office, with the Big O inside, she confidently remarks that she has an idea. However, it turns out she's simply inverting the {{Determinator}} trope, and wants to use the Face-Replace-inator to give her, Ms. O and Ocean new faces.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: As Ms. O is delegating roles to Olympia, Otis, and Ocean, she has this to say:
--> '''Ms. O:''' Dr. O.
--> '''Dr. O:''' Yes, ma'am?
--> '''Ms. O:''' [[WrittenInAbsence You're not in this story.]]
--> '''Dr. O:''' Copy that! ''[leaves]''
* CallBack: This isn't the first time that [[Recap/OddSquadS1E14TheJackiesInvasionOfTheBodySwitchers someone from the Big Office tests Ms. O on her abilities, only for something to go disastrously wrong in the process.]] This time around, however, it's the Big O ''himself'' that pays her a visit.
* {{Catchphrase}}: Downplayed; Olympia answers her badge phone with an "O to the '-lymp-' to the '-ia!'" It doesn't stick, however.
* CharacterTics: This episode, as well as the past episode, appears to be making one for Ms. O that comes in the form of her saying "Let's move, people!" and clapping her hands twice when she feels motivated and wants things to get done. However, it doesn't really stick.
* ChestInsignia: Hopinbobs have triangles on their stomachs. If one eats a triangular-shaped object or food, another triangle will appear on its belly and it will go after food and objects with two triangles, and so on.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Keeping in tradition with agents' TubeTravel balls matching the color of the department they're in, the (presumed) Big O and his assistants travel in white balls, matching the department of the Big Office.
* ContinuityNod: The PissTakeRap song "All I Really Want Is Eggs" is heard as Otis begins to stall Decoy!Big O and his assistants by dancing.
* DancingIsSeriousBusiness: Otis's idea of stalling includes dancing, and he performs a variety of dances for Decoy!Big O and his assistants.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The ColdOpen client's office is greyscale, while the rest of the building is colored. As she, Olympia and Otis walk into the office, they lose their color as well. Olympia believes it's because the client has a SoulSuckingDeskJob (which is somewhat true; she hates working behind a desk all day), when in reality, her "color-stat" is set to "black and white". Once Otis changes it, the color is restored to everything.
* DissonantSerenity: Ocean accidentally let a creature in his care loose in Headquarters, and yet, he's as calm as can be. Otis remarks on it:
--> '''Otis:''' How can you be so calm?
--> '''Ocean:''' That's just on the outside. On the inside, I'm all like, "uhhhhh".
* DraggedByTheCollar: Olympia tugs Otis back by his shoulder when Ocean tells her his day is going awful.
* DramaticDrop: When Olympia tells the Odd Squad Jazz Room agents that the Hopinbob is going to eat the triangle players' two triangles, they drop the instruments in shock.
* HiddenDepths: Otis is quite the skilled dancer, and manages to perform a variety of dances in order to stall. This is justified, as Isaac Kragten, Otis's actor, is a professional dancer.
* GotVolunteered: Otis is pushed forward by Ms. O towards the Decoy!Big O so he can stall him and his assistants.
* HiddenDepths: Owen is revealed to be a SupremeChef who manages to prepare a three-course meal for Ocean and Olympia.
* HoldingTheFloor: Ms. O tasks herself and Otis with stalling the Decoy!Big O so Olympia and Ocean can find the missing Hopinbob. Otis takes the helm in stalling by performing a series of dances for his boss's boss, at her insistence. He later distracts the decoy by performing a magic trick.
* ICanExplain: Ocean says this to Ms. O upon her revealing that she knows about the Hopinbob loose.
** Ms. O herself later says this to Decoy!Big O when he asks about the Hopinbob.
* InnocuouslyImportantEpisode: This episode introduces the rank and department of the Big O and the Big Office, respectively -- the Big O being the person that is in charge of every Odd Squad precinct in the world, as well as the organization in and of itself. Come the Season 2 finale, Ms. O is promoted into this rank and remains as the Big O for the duration of Season 3.
* InSeriesNickname: Ocean is referred to as "Creature Guy" by both Owen and Orchid.
* KubrickStare: The real Big O does one when he reveals himself.
* MirthlessLaughter: Otis and Ms. O nervously laugh when Decoy!Big O asks the latter if she's stalling. It goes on for an uncomfortably long time before he interrupts them.
* MusicalisInterruptus: The Odd Squad Jazz Room agents' song gets cut off by Olympia and Ocean, barging in and telling them about the Hopinbob.
* MustMakeAmends: Ocean, being the one who let the Hopinbob get loose to begin with, takes responsibility and owns up for his mistake by letting the fact that it's loose out to Decoy!Big O, and giving items to Otis, Olympia and Ms. O to help them take their minds off of the danger. He manages to calm down and catch the creature successfully on its own.
* NoJustNoReaction: Otis, Ms. O and Decoy!Big O have a nonverbal variant of this reaction when Olympia manages to give herself a "grandma" face (although it looks more like she's transformed into a grandma) and remarks how she can finally get the seniors' discount at the local diner. Otis in particular uses his magic wand to push Decoy!Big O's head back into the box he's sitting in.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Otis gets a little ''too'' close to Decoy!Big O while dancing.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Ms. O outright admits to Otis that she's nervous about meeting the Big O for the first time, and it shows. She's nervous enough to send Otis to stall rather than have them work as a team.
* PromptingNudge: Ms. O pushes Otis forward as Decoy!Big O and his assistants are heading inside in order to get him to stall. She later nudges him with his hand, prompting him to laugh along with her.
* RunningGag: This episode introduces Oona interacting with the Face-Replace-inator gadget, which is a season-long gag that, while not as prominent as toast, pops up in a few episodes.
* SpeakOfTheDevil: Otis assures Ocean that he and Olympia can help him out and Ms. O doesn't have to find out. Clearly, he forgot about the Director's StealthHiBye ability, as she instantly appears next to Ocean and reveals that she knows about the ordeal, scaring all three agents.
* StatusQuoIsGod: Naturally, Ms. O gets to keep her job at the end of the episode.
* TheStoic: Decoy!Big O doesn't so much as crack a ''smile'' throughout the entire episode. Considering the department that he works in, being no-nonsense is potentially justified.
* SuperSpeed: Hopinbobs can run ''incredibly'' quickly, which is why Olympia and Ocean have trouble catching the one that got loose.
* TemptingFate: When Olympia gets wind of Ocean letting a creature loose in Headquarters, she resolves to help him find it, asking, "How hard can it be?" As it turns out, it's ''incredibly'' hard, and neither she nor Ocean can catch it until the end of the episode.
* VertebrateWithExtraLimbs: Hopinbobs are furry creatures with triangles on their bellies and six legs.
* VoicesAreNotMental: Olympia doesn't only develop an elderly woman's face by accidentally using the Face-Replace-inator gadget on herself -- she's transformed ''into'' one. However, her voice remains the same.
* WildTake: Ms. O has one upon hearing the screams of her agents down in the bullpen as the escaped Hopinbob rushes around.
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'''''Flawed Squad'''''
'''Airdates:''' June 28, 2016 [[note]]PBS Kids premiere[[/note]], July 14, 2016 [[note]]TVO Kids premiere[[/note]]
Six villains team up to break into Odd Squad headquarters.
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* ActuallyAGoodIdea: Played straight for Jamie Jam, Evil Mime, Fladam and Father Time, who come to find that the Noisemaker's idea of having the agents make silly noises is a good one after arguing against it earlier. However, the trope is inverted for the Shapeshifter, who doesn't like the outcome of the second election whatsoever.
* AllElectionsAreSeriousBusiness: The villains take votes on what they want to do to the Odd Squad agents throughout the episode.
* AlwaysWithYou: When the Shapeshifter remarks that the Noisemaker isn't present to put the villains' plan in motion, Jamie Jam says that the Noisemaker is there in their hearts.
* TheBusCameBack: The Noisemaker, who hasn't had a speaking role since [[Recap/OddSquadS1E23SoundcheckPartDeuxJinx "Jinx"]], returns in this episode with a major speaking role.
* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: [[GenkiGirl Olympia]] is able to make the rude ColdOpen client into a nicer person (which he wishes to be) by shining a flashlight in his face briefly, disguising it as a Nice-inator gadget. It ends up working.
--> '''Otis:''' I never heard of a Nice-inator.
--> '''Olympia:''' No such thing. This is a ''flashlight.'' He had the power to be nice in him all along.
* ConfrontingYourImposter: The Shapeshifter, disguised as Olympia, exits the Arts and Crafts Room...and immediately comes face-to-face with the real deal. The imposter angrily asks why she had to choose Olympia to shapeshift into.
* ConservationOfNinjutsu: Played with. Ms. O isn't intimidated by the villains because she's got hundreds of employees willing to jump into battle. However, no one even gets a ''chance'' to attack due to one of the villains, Father Time, freezing all of the employees with the power of his staff.
* ContinuityNod: The Shapeshifter [[Recap/OddSquadS1E11HowToInterrogateAUnicornTheBriefcase once again]] shapeshifts into Ms. O in order to deceive agents. Unlike in "The Briefcase", however, no one manages to sniff her out.
* CopycatMockery: The ColdOpen client engages in this at the beginning of the episode.
* DidntSeeThatComing: None of the villains anticipated that the agents would be unfrozen due to Father Time's ability having the drawback of only working for a minute. As a result, a majority of the episode is spent attempting to find a workaround.
* TheDitherer: None of the villains can decide on what to do next after Father Time freezes the agents. Jamie Jam wants to cover them in jam, Fladam wants to flatten them all, the Noisemaker wants to make them utter out silly noises, and the Shapeshifter wants to shapeshift each agent into items that can benefit her and the other villains. After Father Time's spell wears off and they hide in part of the lab, the Shapeshifter proposes that she and the other villains vote on what to do.
* DragonAscendant: [[ImpliedTrope Implied.]] The Shapeshifter was seen as being TheDragon to Odd Todd in previous episodes such as [[Recap/OddSquadS1E31UndercoverOlive "Undercover Olive"]] and [[Recap/OddSquadS1E39DisorderInTheCourt "Disorder in the Court"]]. Since Odd Todd was reformed, she is seen leading the group of villains in the break-in, but it's not confirmed whether she stepped up as leader of the villains in his place or not.
* DramaticDrop: Ms. O is left with a shocked reaction at Father Time using his powers, and as a result, she not only performs a JawDrop, she drops her juicebox (although since time is stopped for her and the other agents, it stays in midair.
* EnemyMime: Evil Mime, natch.
* EtherealChoir: One is heard as the Noisemaker runs through the bullpen.
* GenderEqualEnsemble: The villain group is comprised of three males (Father Time, Fladam, and the Noisemaker) and three females (Jamie Jam, the Shapeshifter, and Evil Mime).
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Both Jamie Jam and Fladam were seen being on the side of good in their [[Recap/OddSquadS2E3MidDayInTheGardenOfGoodAndOddFailureToLunch respective]] [[Recap/OddSquadS1E19HoldTheDoorFlatastrophe episodes.]] In this episode, however, they return to the side of the villains.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Shapeshifter attempts to use Father Time's staff in order to freeze the agents again. However, [[HadTheSillyThingInReverse she's holding it upside down,]] a fact that Father Time tells here mere ''seconds'' before she bangs the staff. It ends up freezing the ''villains,'' but leaves the agents intact.
* HypocriticalHumor: When Father Time informs the villain group that his powers only work once every hour, and just for a minute, the Shapeshifter asks him, "So what, you're just a guy?" Later on, when he asks her to shapeshift into Ms. O to get rid of Olympia and Otis, she states that she can only shapeshift into the same person or object once a week, causing him to slyly remark, "Who's just a guy ''now?''"
* ISurrenderSuckers: As Olympia and Otis order the villains to step out of the Arts and Crafts Room, they admit defeat and show themselves one by one. The Noisemaker is shown admitting defeat as well, before he stops, shoves random instruments in Olympia's and Otis' hands, and takes off along with the rest of the group. Both agents are stunned enough to not even ''try'' and chase after them.
--> '''Olympia:''' Why did we ''take'' these?
--> '''Otis:''' They looked expensive.
--> '''Olympia:''' Oh.
* TheLeader: The Shapeshifter serves this role in the group of villains, following up on her characterization from episodes such as [[Recap/OddSquadS1E31UndercoverOlive "Undercover Olive"]] and [[Recap/OddSquadS1E39DisorderInTheCourt "Disorder in the Court"]] (where she played the role of TheDragon to Odd Todd when he was a villain). She is of the Mastermind type, keeping a level head and being the most strategic of the group, much like Odd Todd was.
* LoopholeAbuse: Each villain votes for themselves during the first election on what to do to the agents, leading the Shapeshifter to devise a new rule that no one can vote for themselves during the next election.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: All of the villains (bar the Shapeshifter) arguing loudly with each other in the Arts and Crafts Room leads Olympia and Otis to the room, where they quickly tell them to surrender. Not knowing it's Olympia at the door, the Shapeshifter takes initiative and attempts to shapeshift into her, only for the two to quickly sniff her out. However, she and the other villains manage to get away by the Noisemaker throwing instruments at them.
** At the end of the episode, when the villain group reveal themselves to Ms. O and the other agents once more, the Shapeshifter becomes so fed up with Father Time's stick-twirling that she grabs his staff from him and bangs it on the ground to stop time for the agents. However, Father Time points out that [[HadTheSillyThingInReverse she's holding it the wrong way]] mere ''seconds'' before she performs the attack, causing all of the villains to be frozen instead of the agents.
--> '''Ms. O:''' Hmm. That was easier than I thought.
* OhCrap: All six villains have one when they see the agents beginning to unfreeze.
* {{Overcrank}}: With the aim to distract, The Noisemaker enters the bullpen through the automatic double-doors and taunts the other agents before running through the bullpen in slow motion with a golden spotlight following him and an EtherealChoir as the backing track. However, it's nothing more than a fantasy -- the real thing is the villain noisily and awkwardly running before he trips and [[SlowMotionFall begins falling in slow-motion.]]
* ShapeshifterBaggage: The Shapeshifter transforms into Ms. O in order to lead the other villains to the arts and crafts room, and later transforms into Olympia in order to deceive Otis as well as the ''real'' Olympia when they confront the villain group. Like with [[Recap/OddSquadS1E39DisorderInTheCourt Olive,]] both Ms. O and Olympia are smaller than the Shapeshifter and share a weight gap (since the Shapeshifter keeps her weight when transforming into people and objects), and it's not explained where the extra weight went when she shapeshifted.
* ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing: Averted. The Shapeshifter gains both Ms. O's Director attire and Olympia's Investigation attire when transforming into them.
* SurroundedByIdiots: The Shapeshifter gets hit with this quite a lot during the episode, being the OnlySaneWoman in a group of dimwitted villains.
* ThisIsADrill: The Shapeshifter and the other villains are able to access the ElaborateUndergroundBase where Precinct 13579 is located by shapeshifting her hand into a drill to dig underground. It's also able to break through the brick wall connecting underground to Headquarters. She even quotes the trope near-verbatim once she makes her way to the bullpen.
* TimeMaster: The aptly-named [[MeaningfulName Father Time,]] who has the ability to freeze anyone by banging his staff on the ground, sending a shockwave at its target that stops time for them while leaving him intact. However, it comes with a drawback: the target can only be frozen for a minute, and he can only use the ability once an hour.
* TookALevelInKindness: The ColdOpen client is very rude, but wishes to be a nice person. Olympia ends up using the Nice-inator gadget on him, which is really just a flashlight.
* VillainEpisode: This episode mostly focuses on six villains (Father Time, the Shapeshifter, Jamie Jam, Evil Mime, the Noisemaker, and Fladam) who break into Headquarters. The Main 4 sans Oscar and Oona all make appearances as they attempt to catch the villains, but they only take up about half of the episode's total screentime.
* VillainsOutShopping: Jamie Jam mentions that she has to take her nephews to the local museum next Saturday.
* VillainTeamUp: The premise of the episode revolves around the Shapeshifter, Fladam, the Noisemaker, Evil Mime, Jamie Jam and Father Time teaming up to break into Headquarters. However, their teamwork skills are ''incredibly'' weak, and after two elections centered around what to do to the agents, the Shapeshifter resigns to just having each villain attack their own way.
--> '''Shapeshifter:''' Some may say that we have given up on teamwork. But, I would say we have learned a valuable lesson about thinking for ourselves.
* WeNeedADistraction: While the rest of the villains head to the Chalkboard Room to vote a second time, the Noisemaker leaves the group to distract the agents at Jamie Jam's suggestion. His distraction is initially presented as him running through the bullpen in slow motion, with a golden spotlight shining on him from overhead and an EtherealChoir as the backing track, but it's implied that this is just his imagination -- in reality, his running is noisy and awkward, and outright ''confuses'' several agents, who don't even ''bother'' to chase after him. Eventually, he manages to trip and fall, and Ms. O apprehends him on the spot.
* WithCatlikeTread: The Noisemaker wears a variety of instruments all over his body, and as a result, he can't walk quietly, as the instruments make too much noise. However, he believes it's due to the fact he's a heavy breather. Jamie Jam [[ExploitedTrope exploits]] this by suggesting he be a distraction for the agents, but it doesn't go well.
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'''''The Creature Whisperer'''''
'''Airdates:''' June 28, 2016 [[note]] PBS Kids premiere[[/note]], July 14, 2016 [[note]] TVO Kids premiere[[/note]]
Olympia and Ocean try to catch a loose Hopinbob before the Big O finds out.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Yeah, they're outnumbered. But somehow, they all manage to pull a VillainExitStageLeft.]]
'''''Flawed Squad'''''
'''Airdates:''' June 28, 2016 [[note]]PBS Kids premiere[[/note]], July 14, 2016 [[note]]TVO Kids premiere[[/note]]
Six villains team up to break into Odd Squad headquarters.
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!!Tropes:
* ActuallyAGoodIdea: Played straight for Jamie Jam, Evil Mime, Fladam and Father Time, who come to find that the Noisemaker's idea of having the agents make silly noises is a good one after arguing against it earlier. However, the trope is inverted for the Shapeshifter, who doesn't like the outcome of the second election whatsoever.
* AllElectionsAreSeriousBusiness: The villains take votes on what they want to do to the Odd Squad agents throughout the episode.
* AlwaysWithYou: When the Shapeshifter remarks that the Noisemaker isn't present to put the villains' plan in motion, Jamie Jam says that the Noisemaker is there in their hearts.
* TheBusCameBack: The Noisemaker, who hasn't had a speaking role since [[Recap/OddSquadS1E23SoundcheckPartDeuxJinx "Jinx"]], returns in this episode with a major speaking role.
* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: [[GenkiGirl Olympia]] is able to make the rude ColdOpen client into a nicer person (which he wishes to be) by shining a flashlight in his face briefly, disguising it as a Nice-inator gadget. It ends up working.
--> '''Otis:''' I never heard of a Nice-inator.
--> '''Olympia:''' No such thing. This is a ''flashlight.'' He had the power to be nice in him all along.
* ConfrontingYourImposter: The Shapeshifter, disguised as Olympia, exits the Arts and Crafts Room...and immediately comes face-to-face with the real deal. The imposter angrily asks why she had to choose Olympia to shapeshift into.
* ConservationOfNinjutsu: Played with. Ms. O isn't intimidated by the villains because she's got hundreds of employees willing to jump into battle. However, no one even gets a ''chance'' to attack due to one of the villains, Father Time, freezing all of the employees with the power of his staff.
* ContinuityNod: The Shapeshifter [[Recap/OddSquadS1E11HowToInterrogateAUnicornTheBriefcase once again]] shapeshifts into Ms. O in order to deceive agents. Unlike in "The Briefcase", however, no one manages to sniff her out.
* CopycatMockery: The ColdOpen client engages in this at the beginning of the episode.
* DidntSeeThatComing: None of the villains anticipated that the agents would be unfrozen due to Father Time's ability having the drawback of only working for a minute. As a result, a majority of the episode is spent attempting to find a workaround.
* TheDitherer: None of the villains can decide on what to do next after Father Time freezes the agents. Jamie Jam wants to cover them in jam, Fladam wants to flatten them all, the Noisemaker wants to make them utter out silly noises, and the Shapeshifter wants to shapeshift each agent into items that can benefit her and the other villains. After Father Time's spell wears off and they hide in part of the lab, the Shapeshifter proposes that she and the other villains vote on what to do.
* DragonAscendant: [[ImpliedTrope Implied.]] The Shapeshifter was seen as being TheDragon to Odd Todd in previous episodes such as [[Recap/OddSquadS1E31UndercoverOlive "Undercover Olive"]] and [[Recap/OddSquadS1E39DisorderInTheCourt "Disorder in the Court"]]. Since Odd Todd was reformed, she is seen leading the group of villains in the break-in, but it's not confirmed whether she stepped up as leader of the villains in his place or not.
* DramaticDrop: Ms. O is left with a shocked reaction at Father Time using his powers, and as a result, she not only performs a JawDrop, she drops her juicebox (although since time is stopped for her and the other agents, it stays in midair.
* EnemyMime: Evil Mime, natch.
* EtherealChoir: One is heard as the Noisemaker runs through the bullpen.
* GenderEqualEnsemble: The villain group is comprised of three males (Father Time, Fladam, and the Noisemaker) and three females (Jamie Jam, the Shapeshifter, and Evil Mime).
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Both Jamie Jam and Fladam were seen being on the side of good in their [[Recap/OddSquadS2E3MidDayInTheGardenOfGoodAndOddFailureToLunch respective]] [[Recap/OddSquadS1E19HoldTheDoorFlatastrophe episodes.]] In this episode, however, they return to the side of the villains.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Shapeshifter attempts to use Father Time's staff in order to freeze the agents again. However, [[HadTheSillyThingInReverse she's holding it upside down,]] a fact that Father Time tells here mere ''seconds'' before she bangs the staff. It ends up freezing the ''villains,'' but leaves the agents intact.
* HypocriticalHumor: When Father Time informs the villain group that his powers only work once every hour, and just for a minute, the Shapeshifter asks him, "So what, you're just a guy?" Later on, when he asks her to shapeshift into Ms. O to get rid of Olympia and Otis, she states that she can only shapeshift into the same person or object once a week, causing him to slyly remark, "Who's just a guy ''now?''"
* ISurrenderSuckers: As Olympia and Otis order the villains to step out of the Arts and Crafts Room, they admit defeat and show themselves one by one. The Noisemaker is shown admitting defeat as well, before he stops, shoves random instruments in Olympia's and Otis' hands, and takes off along with the rest of the group. Both agents are stunned enough to not even ''try'' and chase after them.
--> '''Olympia:''' Why did we ''take'' these?
--> '''Otis:''' They looked expensive.
--> '''Olympia:''' Oh.
* TheLeader: The Shapeshifter serves this role in the group of villains, following up on her characterization from episodes such as [[Recap/OddSquadS1E31UndercoverOlive "Undercover Olive"]] and [[Recap/OddSquadS1E39DisorderInTheCourt "Disorder in the Court"]] (where she played the role of TheDragon to Odd Todd when he was a villain). She is of the Mastermind type, keeping a level head and being the most strategic of the group, much like Odd Todd was.
* LoopholeAbuse: Each villain votes for themselves during the first election on what to do to the agents, leading the Shapeshifter to devise a new rule that no one can vote for themselves during the next election.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: All of the villains (bar the Shapeshifter) arguing loudly with each other in the Arts and Crafts Room leads Olympia and Otis to the room, where they quickly tell them to surrender. Not knowing it's Olympia at the door, the Shapeshifter takes initiative and attempts to shapeshift into her, only for the two to quickly sniff her out. However, she and the other villains manage to get away by the Noisemaker throwing instruments at them.
** At the end of the episode, when the villain group reveal themselves to Ms. O and the other agents once more, the Shapeshifter becomes so fed up with Father Time's stick-twirling that she grabs his staff from him and bangs it on the ground to stop time for the agents. However, Father Time points out that [[HadTheSillyThingInReverse she's holding it the wrong way]] mere ''seconds'' before she performs the attack, causing all of the villains to be frozen instead of the agents.
--> '''Ms. O:''' Hmm. That was easier than I thought.
* OhCrap: All six villains have one when they see the agents beginning to unfreeze.
* {{Overcrank}}: With the aim to distract, The Noisemaker enters the bullpen through the automatic double-doors and taunts the other agents before running through the bullpen in slow motion with a golden spotlight following him and an EtherealChoir as the backing track. However, it's nothing more than a fantasy -- the real thing is the villain noisily and awkwardly running before he trips and [[SlowMotionFall begins falling in slow-motion.]]
* ShapeshifterBaggage: The Shapeshifter transforms into Ms. O in order to lead the other villains to the arts and crafts room, and later transforms into Olympia in order to deceive Otis as well as the ''real'' Olympia when they confront the villain group. Like with [[Recap/OddSquadS1E39DisorderInTheCourt Olive,]] both Ms. O and Olympia are smaller than the Shapeshifter and share a weight gap (since the Shapeshifter keeps her weight when transforming into people and objects), and it's not explained where the extra weight went when she shapeshifted.
* ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing: Averted. The Shapeshifter gains both Ms. O's Director attire and Olympia's Investigation attire when transforming into them.
* SurroundedByIdiots: The Shapeshifter gets hit with this quite a lot during the episode, being the OnlySaneWoman in a group of dimwitted villains.
* ThisIsADrill: The Shapeshifter and the other villains are able to access the ElaborateUndergroundBase where Precinct 13579 is located by shapeshifting her hand into a drill to dig underground. It's also able to break through the brick wall connecting underground to Headquarters. She even quotes the trope near-verbatim once she makes her way to the bullpen.
* TimeMaster: The aptly-named [[MeaningfulName Father Time,]] who has the ability to freeze anyone by banging his staff on the ground, sending a shockwave at its target that stops time for them while leaving him intact. However, it comes with a drawback: the target can only be frozen for a minute, and he can only use the ability once an hour.
* TookALevelInKindness: The ColdOpen client is very rude, but wishes to be a nice person. Olympia ends up using the Nice-inator gadget on him, which is really just a flashlight.
* VillainEpisode: This episode mostly focuses on six villains (Father Time, the Shapeshifter, Jamie Jam, Evil Mime, the Noisemaker, and Fladam) who break into Headquarters. The Main 4 sans Oscar and Oona all make appearances as they attempt to catch the villains, but they only take up about half of the episode's total screentime.
* VillainsOutShopping: Jamie Jam mentions that she has to take her nephews to the local museum next Saturday.
* VillainTeamUp: The premise of the episode revolves around the Shapeshifter, Fladam, the Noisemaker, Evil Mime, Jamie Jam and Father Time teaming up to break into Headquarters. However, their teamwork skills are ''incredibly'' weak, and after two elections centered around what to do to the agents, the Shapeshifter resigns to just having each villain attack their own way.
--> '''Shapeshifter:''' Some may say that we have given up on teamwork. But, I would say we have learned a valuable lesson about thinking for ourselves.
* WeNeedADistraction: While the rest of the villains head to the Chalkboard Room to vote a second time, the Noisemaker leaves the group to distract the agents at Jamie Jam's suggestion. His distraction is initially presented as him running through the bullpen in slow motion, with a golden spotlight shining on him from overhead and an EtherealChoir as the backing track, but it's implied that this is just his imagination -- in reality, his running is noisy and awkward, and outright ''confuses'' several agents, who don't even ''bother'' to chase after him. Eventually, he manages to trip and fall, and Ms. O apprehends him on the spot.
* WithCatlikeTread: The Noisemaker wears a variety of instruments all over his body, and as a result, he can't walk quietly, as the instruments make too much noise. However, he believes it's due to the fact he's a heavy breather. Jamie Jam [[ExploitedTrope exploits]] this by suggesting he be a distraction for the agents, but it doesn't go well.
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[[caption-width-right:350:You should see what's happening in the ''rest'' of Headquarters right now...]]
'''''The Creature Whisperer'''''
'''Airdates:''' June 28, 2016 [[note]] PBS Kids premiere[[/note]], July 14, 2016 [[note]] TVO Kids premiere[[/note]]
Olympia and Ocean try to catch a loose Hopinbob before the Big O finds out.
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