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* IFindThatObjectionable: At the testimonial, Fortunato's lawyer keeps interrupting with baseless objections, not even citing explanations or justifications for them.

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* IFindThatObjectionable: ThatWasObjectionable: At the testimonial, Fortunato's lawyer keeps interrupting with baseless objections, not even citing explanations or justifications for them.
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* IFindThatObjectionable: At the testimonial, Fortunato's lawyer keeps interrupting with baseless objections, not even citing explanations or justifications for them.
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* ThisIsThePartWhere: Roderick have gotten quite used to how the hauntings work by now. He points out at length to Dupin at the beginning of the episode to that this is the part where he will start talk about the death of one of his children, which will cause said child's mutilated ghost to appear and stare accusingly at him and scare him a bit, but since only he can see the ghost, he will just end up making himself look crazy in front of Dupin.

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* ThisIsThePartWhere: Roderick have has gotten quite used to how the hauntings work by now. He points out at length to Dupin at the beginning of the episode to that this is the part where he will start talk about the death of one of his children, which will cause said child's mutilated ghost to appear and stare accusingly at him and scare him a bit, but since only he can see the ghost, he will just end up making himself look crazy in front of Dupin.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Roderick asserts that he's really seeing ghosts and that CADASIL is not responsible. Is he right and DoingInTheScientist, or just in denial?
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ThisIsThePartWhere: Roderick have gotten quite used to how the hauntings work by now. He points out at length to Dupin at the beginning of the episode to that this is the part where he will start talk about the death of one of his children, which will cause said child's mutilated ghost to appear and stare accusingly at him and scare him a bit, but since only he can see the ghost, he will just end up making himself look crazy in front of Dupin.

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* ThisIsThePartWhere: Roderick have gotten quite used to how the hauntings work by now. He points out at length to Dupin at the beginning of the episode to that this is the part where he will start talk about the death of one of his children, which will cause said child's mutilated ghost to appear and stare accusingly at him and scare him a bit, but since only he can see the ghost, he will just end up making himself look crazy in front of Dupin.
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ThisIsThePartWhere: Roderick have gotten quite used to how the hauntings work by now. He points out at length to Dupin at the beginning of the episode to that this is the part where he will start talk about the death of one of his children, which will cause said child's mutilated ghost to appear and stare accusingly at him and scare him a bit, but since only he can see the ghost, he will just end up making himself look crazy in front of Dupin.




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This episode incorporates elements from ''Literature/ThePitAndThePendulum''.

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This episode incorporates elements from ''Literature/ThePitAndThePendulum''.
''Literature/ThePitAndThePendulum'' and ''Literature/{{Berenice}}''.
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* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Verna flat-out tells Frederick that, despite his horrible upbringing and loveless relationship with his father, what he did to his wife is ''unforgivable.''

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* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Frederick is bisected by a piece of swinging debris after Verna drugs him with the paralysis drug while he's still

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* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Frederick is slowly bisected by a piece of swinging debris after Verna drugs that hangs lower and lower until the whole building caves in and puts him with the paralysis drug while he's stillout of his misery.



* KickTheSonOfABitch: Verna turns Freddie's head so he'll be forced to witness the debris getting closer yet be unable to escape it. An unnecessary cruelty, but he was unnecessarily crueler so you'll enjoy it.


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* TheToothHurts: Among the stunts Frederick pulls to - from his perspective, anyway - try and put Morella in her place is pulling out her teeth with pliers.

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->Directed by: TBA
->Written by: TBA

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->Directed by: TBA
Michael Fimognari
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Mike Flanagan



* BackFromTheDead: Verna resurrects Roderick after he forces himself to overdose.



* LastDisrespects: Frederick "honors" his late brother Prospero by literally pissing on the spot where he dies. Rather karmically, this backfires on him.
* UndignifiedDeath: Freddie dies in a puddle of his own piss, paralyzed by the cocaine he snorted, while Verna mocks him for deserving every second of it.

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* LastDisrespects: Frederick "honors" his late brother Prospero by literally pissing on the spot where he dies.died. Rather karmically, this backfires on him.
* UndignifiedDeath: Freddie dies in a puddle of his own piss, dick still out, paralyzed by the cocaine he snorted, while Verna mocks him for deserving every second of it.
* VoiceChangeling: Verna demonstrates this power, speaking in Frederick's voice over the radio to trigger the demolition while the real Frederick is trapped inside.

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* EhTuBrute: Dupin's reaction to Roderick turning on him at the testimonial. The two had signs of forming a friendship until this moment, but this moment cements them as arch-enemies.

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* EhTuBrute: DragonWithAnAgenda: Madeleine hopes to supplant Roderick as CEO, let him take the fall for everything bad that's happened with Fortunato, and rebrand it as a tech company to carry out her immortality project.
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Dupin's reaction to Roderick turning on him at the testimonial. The two had signs of forming a friendship until this moment, but this moment cements them as arch-enemies.arch-enemies.
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Frederick is bisected by a piece of swinging debris after Verna drugs him with the paralysis drug while he's still




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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Verna turns Freddie's head so he'll be forced to witness the debris getting closer yet be unable to escape it. An unnecessary cruelty, but he was unnecessarily crueler so you'll enjoy it.
* LastDisrespects: Frederick "honors" his late brother Prospero by literally pissing on the spot where he dies. Rather karmically, this backfires on him.
* UndignifiedDeath: Freddie dies in a puddle of his own piss, paralyzed by the cocaine he snorted, while Verna mocks him for deserving every second of it.
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* EhTuBrute: Dupin's reaction to Roderick turning on him at the testimonial. The two had signs of forming a friendship until this moment, but this moment cements them as arch-enemies.
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-->''"He did you wrong, Freddie. You only ever wanted to be loved by him. You only ever wanted his approval...and it's still no fucking excuse."''

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-->''"He did you wrong, Freddie. You only ever wanted to be loved by him. You only ever wanted his approval...and it's still ''still'' no fucking excuse."''
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* HorrifyingTheHorror: Even by the low standards of the Ushers, Fred's actions are so appalling to Verna that she moves to ensure the most gruesome death possible for the poor bastard.
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-->''"TBA"''

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-->''"TBA"''-->''"He did you wrong, Freddie. You only ever wanted to be loved by him. You only ever wanted his approval...and it's still no fucking excuse."''
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'''Episode 7:'''

![[AC:The Pit and the Pendulum]]

[[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pit_pendulum.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:1000:Jesus, this is JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope and SanitySlippage rolled into one.]]

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->''TBA''
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A furious Frederick sets out to handle unfinished business. Madeline receives an ominous message at an old haunt. Dupin grows wary of Roderick's motives.

This episode incorporates elements from ''Literature/ThePitAndThePendulum''.

'''The page is currently under construction.'''

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