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'''Season 2, Episode 07:'''
!no Mercy
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thegiftednomercy.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"You know what that means, right? People lose everything."'']]
->Written by Brad Marques\\
Directed by Nina Lopez-Corrado
->''"We will take what we came for and then we will leave. Violence will only be used as a last resort. Any questions?"''
-->-- '''Reeva Payge'''
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'''Season 2, Episode 07:'''
!no Mercy
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thegiftednomercy.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"You know what that means, right? People lose everything."'']]
->Written by Brad Marques\\
Directed by Nina Lopez-Corrado
->''"We will take what we came for and then we will leave. Violence will only be used as a last resort. Any questions?"''
-->-- '''Reeva Payge'''
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->''"Screw the plan."''
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Her name is Benazir.
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* BodyHorror: Reeva's friend Betty has the power to cause lesions on someone's skin, which she does to a Purifier who tries to get violent. Unfortunately, she's too distracted to notice his friend running up to stab her.
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* BodyHorror: Reeva's friend Betty Benazir has the power to cause lesions on someone's skin, which she does to a Purifier who tries to get violent. Unfortunately, she's too distracted to notice his friend running up to stab her.
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* {{Flashback}}: The episode starts with one 8 years back, showing how Reeva became a radical after her friend Betty was murdered.
* FreudianExcuse: Reeva didn't used to be so gung-ho about mutant prosperity -- in fact, she objected to violent extremism -- but seeing her activist friend Betty get stabbed by a Purifier hardened her outlook.
* FreudianExcuse: Reeva didn't used to be so gung-ho about mutant prosperity -- in fact, she objected to violent extremism -- but seeing her activist friend Betty get stabbed by a Purifier hardened her outlook.
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* {{Flashback}}: The episode starts with one 8 years back, showing how Reeva became a radical after her friend Betty Benny was murdered.
* FreudianExcuse: Reeva didn't used to be so gung-ho about mutant prosperity -- in fact, she objected to violent extremism -- but seeing her activist friendBetty Benny get stabbed by a Purifier hardened her outlook.
* FreudianExcuse: Reeva didn't used to be so gung-ho about mutant prosperity -- in fact, she objected to violent extremism -- but seeing her activist friend
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* AxCrazy: All Rebecca does after massacring the room full of people is smiling sadistically.
* BankRobbery: The basic plot of the episode, as the Inner Circle breaks into Creed Financial's.
* ChekhovsGunman: Benedict Ryan, the RabbleRouser TV show host briefly shown 2 episodes back, turns out to be a major backer of the Purifiers, who (after some hesitation) manages to get Jace on his show.
* BankRobbery: The basic plot of the episode, as the Inner Circle breaks into Creed Financial's.
* ChekhovsGunman: Benedict Ryan, the RabbleRouser TV show host briefly shown 2 episodes back, turns out to be a major backer of the Purifiers, who (after some hesitation) manages to get Jace on his show.
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* AxCrazy: All Rebecca does after massacring the room full of people is smiling smile sadistically.
* BankRobbery: The basic plot of the episode, as the Inner Circle breaks into CreedFinancial's.
Financial's vault.
*ChekhovsGunman: Benedict Ryan, BodyHorror: Reeva's friend Betty has the RabbleRouser TV show host briefly shown 2 episodes back, turns out power to be cause lesions on someone's skin, which she does to a major backer of the Purifiers, Purifier who (after some hesitation) manages tries to get Jace on violent. Unfortunately, she's too distracted to notice his show.friend running up to stab her.
* BankRobbery: The basic plot of the episode, as the Inner Circle breaks into Creed
*
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* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Andy is quick to point out that his mum is a human when Rebecca spews some anti-human rhetoric.
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* ChekhovsGunman: Benedict Ryan, the RabbleRouser TV show host briefly shown two episodes back, turns out to be a major backer of the Purifiers, who (after some hesitation) manages to get Jace on his show.
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Andy is quick to point out that hismum mother is a human when Rebecca spews some anti-human rhetoric.
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Andy is quick to point out that his
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** Jace is not happy with throwing his old friends and colleagues from Sentinel Services under the bus by publicly speaking out.
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** Jace is not happy with throwing reluctant to throw his old friends and colleagues from Sentinel Services under the bus by publicly speaking out.out. Ted gets him on board by pointing out that they had no problem letting him take the fall for the fiasco in Atlanta.
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* FreudianExcuse: Reeva didn't used to be so gung-ho about mutant prosperity, in fact she objected to violent extremism, but seeing her activist friend Betty get stabbed by a Purifier hardened her outlook.
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* FreudianExcuse: Reeva didn't used to be so gung-ho about mutant prosperity, prosperity -- in fact fact, she objected to violent extremism, extremism -- but seeing her activist friend Betty get stabbed by a Purifier hardened her outlook.
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* HoneyTrap: Reeva seduced Quinn in order kidnap him and get him to deactivate the banks mutant detection system.
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* HoneyTrap: Reeva seduced Quinn in order to kidnap him and get him to deactivate the banks bank's mutant detection system.
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* IAmAMonster: Lauren muses this about herself, seeing somem uncanny parallels between her and the Von Strucker Twins, specifically recalling enjoying herself during the battle in Atlanta.
* IGaveMyWord: Reeva planned on letting Quinn and the others live after they got what they came for. Unfortunately, Rebecca had other plans....
* IGaveMyWord: Reeva planned on letting Quinn and the others live after they got what they came for. Unfortunately, Rebecca had other plans....
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* IAmAMonster: Lauren muses this about herself, seeing somem some uncanny parallels between her and the Von Strucker Twins, specifically recalling enjoying herself during the battle in Atlanta.
* IGaveMyWord: Reeva planned on letting Quinn and the others live after they got what they came for. Unfortunately, she didn't count on Rebeccahad other plans....losing her temper.
* IGaveMyWord: Reeva planned on letting Quinn and the others live after they got what they came for. Unfortunately, she didn't count on Rebecca
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* {{Irony}}: Sophie and Phoebe put an entire room of people to sleep the same time Esme is trying to get Dawn to sleep.
* KeepingSecretsSucks: John gets into a fight with Clarice due to the latter helping the Morlocks.
* MadeOfIndestructium: The bank's vault is made of Adamantium.
* KeepingSecretsSucks: John gets into a fight with Clarice due to the latter helping the Morlocks.
* MadeOfIndestructium: The bank's vault is made of Adamantium.
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* {{Irony}}: Sophie and Phoebe put an entire room of people to sleep using their powers at the same time Esme is trying to get Dawn to sleep.
sleep and can't do the same because she promised Lorna she wouldn't.
* JustFollowingOrders: Quinn protests that he has nothing to do with Creed Financial's funding of anti-mutant groups, but Reeva won't have it and forces him to help in the heist.
* KeepingSecretsSucks: John gets into a fight with Clarice due to the latter covertly helping the Morlocks.
* MadeOfIndestructium: The bank's vault door is made ofAdamantium.Adamantium, which is why they recruited Rebecca. She is able to twist it off its hinges without actually damaging it.
* JustFollowingOrders: Quinn protests that he has nothing to do with Creed Financial's funding of anti-mutant groups, but Reeva won't have it and forces him to help in the heist.
* KeepingSecretsSucks: John gets into a fight with Clarice due to the latter covertly helping the Morlocks.
* MadeOfIndestructium: The bank's vault door is made of
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* ThePowerOfHate: After initially failing, Rebecca succeeds in turning the vault inside out when Andy reminds her of the horrors she endured in the mental institute.
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* ThePowerOfHate: After initially failing, Rebecca succeeds in turning the vault inside out when Andy reminds her of the horrors she endured in the mental institute. This backfires later on, however, as it only serves to remind Rebecca of her mistreatment and cause her to kill the hostages when the bank manager insults the group too many times.
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* ShutUpKirk: Every time Quinn tries to appeal to Reva, she shuts him down.
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* ShutUpKirk: Every time Quinn tries to appeal to Reva, Reeva, she shuts him down.
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* YouMonster: The bank manager last words towards the Inner Circle. He regrets them dearly.
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* YouMonster: The bank manager manager's last words towards the Inner Circle. He regrets them dearly.
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She wasn't a kid.
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* AxCrazy: All Rebecca does after massacring the room full of people is smiling sadistically.
* BankRobbery: The basic plot of the episode, as the Inner Circle breaks into Creed Financial's.
* ChekhovsGunman: Benedict Ryan, the RabbleRouser TV show host briefly shown 2 episodes back, turns out to be a major backer of the Purifiers, who (after some hesitation) manages to get Jace on his show.
* TheChainsOfCommanding: John gets increasingly frustrated and disillusioned about all the bad things happening to the Underground, blaming himself for it.
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Andy is quick to point out that his mum is a human when Rebecca spews some anti-human rhetoric.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** Jace is not happy with throwing his old friends and colleagues from Sentinel Services under the bus by publicly speaking out.
** The entire Inner Circle is absolutely horrified by Rebecca turning an entire room of humans inside out.
* {{Flashback}}: The episode starts with one 8 years back, showing how Reeva became a radical after her friend Betty was murdered.
* FreudianExcuse: Reeva didn't used to be so gung-ho about mutant prosperity, in fact she objected to violent extremism, but seeing her activist friend Betty get stabbed by a Purifier hardened her outlook.
* FriendshipMoment: Lorna asks Esme to babysit Dawn during the mission, which she gladly does.
* BankRobbery: The basic plot of the episode, as the Inner Circle breaks into Creed Financial's.
* ChekhovsGunman: Benedict Ryan, the RabbleRouser TV show host briefly shown 2 episodes back, turns out to be a major backer of the Purifiers, who (after some hesitation) manages to get Jace on his show.
* TheChainsOfCommanding: John gets increasingly frustrated and disillusioned about all the bad things happening to the Underground, blaming himself for it.
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Andy is quick to point out that his mum is a human when Rebecca spews some anti-human rhetoric.
* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** Jace is not happy with throwing his old friends and colleagues from Sentinel Services under the bus by publicly speaking out.
** The entire Inner Circle is absolutely horrified by Rebecca turning an entire room of humans inside out.
* {{Flashback}}: The episode starts with one 8 years back, showing how Reeva became a radical after her friend Betty was murdered.
* FreudianExcuse: Reeva didn't used to be so gung-ho about mutant prosperity, in fact she objected to violent extremism, but seeing her activist friend Betty get stabbed by a Purifier hardened her outlook.
* FriendshipMoment: Lorna asks Esme to babysit Dawn during the mission, which she gladly does.
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* HoneyTrap: Reeva seduced Quinn in order kidnap him and get him to deactivate the banks mutant detection system.
* {{Hypocrite}}: When Marcos accuses Clarice of disloyalty towards the cause, she is quick to call him out on doing jobs for the Cartel, even while Lorna was still around and pregnant.
* IAmAMonster: Lauren muses this about herself, seeing somem uncanny parallels between her and the Von Strucker Twins, specifically recalling enjoying herself during the battle in Atlanta.
* IGaveMyWord: Reeva planned on letting Quinn and the others live after they got what they came for. Unfortunately, Rebecca had other plans....
* ImpliedDeathThreat: What Wilson tells Jace will happen if the testing reveals that he is carrying the X-Gene.
* {{Hypocrite}}: When Marcos accuses Clarice of disloyalty towards the cause, she is quick to call him out on doing jobs for the Cartel, even while Lorna was still around and pregnant.
* IAmAMonster: Lauren muses this about herself, seeing somem uncanny parallels between her and the Von Strucker Twins, specifically recalling enjoying herself during the battle in Atlanta.
* IGaveMyWord: Reeva planned on letting Quinn and the others live after they got what they came for. Unfortunately, Rebecca had other plans....
* ImpliedDeathThreat: What Wilson tells Jace will happen if the testing reveals that he is carrying the X-Gene.
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* ShameIfSomethingHappened: Reeva tells Quinn to "think of [his] boys" when convincing him to go along with the plan.
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* {{Irony}}: Sophie and Phoebe put an entire room of people to sleep the same time Esme is trying to get Dawn to sleep.
* KeepingSecretsSucks: John gets into a fight with Clarice due to the latter helping the Morlocks.
* MadeOfIndestructium: The bank's vault is made of Adamantium.
* NothingPersonal: Quinn has nothing against mutants, for him it's just a job. Reeva doesn't care, as for her he is [[GuiltByAssociation just as guilty by working for them]].
* ThePowerOfHate: After initially failing, Rebecca succeeds in turning the vault inside out when Andy reminds her of the horrors she endured in the mental institute.
* ShameIfSomethingHappened: Reeva tells Quinn to [[WouldHurtAChild "think of [his]boys" boys"]] when convincing him to go along with the plan.plan.
* ShutUpKirk: Every time Quinn tries to appeal to Reva, she shuts him down.
* KeepingSecretsSucks: John gets into a fight with Clarice due to the latter helping the Morlocks.
* MadeOfIndestructium: The bank's vault is made of Adamantium.
* NothingPersonal: Quinn has nothing against mutants, for him it's just a job. Reeva doesn't care, as for her he is [[GuiltByAssociation just as guilty by working for them]].
* ThePowerOfHate: After initially failing, Rebecca succeeds in turning the vault inside out when Andy reminds her of the horrors she endured in the mental institute.
* ShameIfSomethingHappened: Reeva tells Quinn to [[WouldHurtAChild "think of [his]
* ShutUpKirk: Every time Quinn tries to appeal to Reva, she shuts him down.
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* UsedToBeASweetKid: Reeva didn't used to be so gung-ho about mutant prosperity, but seeing her activist friend get stabbed by a Purifier hardened her outlook.
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* YouMonster: The bank manager last words towards the Inner Circle. He regrets them dearly.
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* ShameIfSomethingHappened: Reeva tells Quinn to "think of [his] boys" when convincing him to go along with the plan.
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* UsedToBeASweetKid: Reeva didn't used to be so gung-ho about mutant prosperity, but seeing her activist friend get stabbed by a Purifier hardened her outlook.
* WasItAllALie: Quinn asks this of Reeva, after she reveals she was dating him to get access to the bank. She says she wishes it was, as it would have made betraying him easier. She's shown to be horrified by his death when Rebecca kills the hostages.
* WasItAllALie: Quinn asks this of Reeva, after she reveals she was dating him to get access to the bank. She says she wishes it was, as it would have made betraying him easier. She's shown to be horrified by his death when Rebecca kills the hostages.
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The Inner Circle implements their plan, the Underground tries to help Reed, and Jace learns more about the Purifiers.
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!!Tropes:
* GoryDiscretionShot: As Rebecca is using her powers on the bank staff, the scene cuts away to outside so we only witness the spray of blood painting the frosted glass doors.
* InternalReveal: Blink reveals to John that she's been personally helping the Morlocks in exchange for their help.
* TooDumbToLive: The bank manager continually insults the very dangerous mutants holding up his bank, despite the fact that these mutants are clearly going out of their way not to harm any of the employees. It finally bites him in the ass at the end when one insult too many causes Rebecca to snap and turn him and everyone else inside-out.
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* GoryDiscretionShot: As Rebecca is using her powers on the bank staff, the scene cuts away to outside so we only witness the spray of blood painting the frosted glass doors.
* InternalReveal: Blink reveals to John that she's been personally helping the Morlocks in exchange for their help.
* TooDumbToLive: The bank manager continually insults the very dangerous mutants holding up his bank, despite the fact that these mutants are clearly going out of their way not to harm any of the employees. It finally bites him in the ass at the end when one insult too many causes Rebecca to snap and turn him and everyone else inside-out.
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