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* NotSoDifferent: Jim Ausbury states that despite being taught that Christianity is synonymous with hypocrisy, he sees the same lack of conviction in his fellow Satanists when they want to frame his dead daughter for the murder in the beginning of the episode.
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* EatTheSummoner: Everyone who summoned the demon ends being murdered by it.

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* EatTheSummoner: Everyone who summoned the demon ends up being murdered by it.



* EyeScream: The episode features a human body with a heart and eyeballs cut out. Not coincidentally, Mrs Paddock's desk drawer contains a dissecting tray with a fresh and bloody human heart and two eyeballs.

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* EyeScream: The episode features a human body with a heart and eyeballs cut out. Not coincidentally, Mrs Mrs. Paddock's desk drawer contains a dissecting tray with a fresh and bloody human heart and two eyeballs.

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->'''Fox Mulder''': Did you really think you could call up [[{{Satan}} the Devil]] and ask him to behave?



* EvilIsNotAToy: As Mulder asks, "Did you really think you could call up the Devil and ask him to behave?"

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* EatTheSummoner: Everyone who summoned the demon ends being murdered by it.
* EvilIsNotAToy: As Mulder asks, "Did you really think you could call up the Devil and ask him to behave?"pointed out by Mulder.
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* HypocriticalHumor: The school teachers refuse to permit a school performance of ''JesusChristSuperstar'' because it's inappropriate for children, then start worshipping the Devil.

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* HypocriticalHumor: The school In TheTeaser the teachers refuse to permit a school performance of ''JesusChristSuperstar'' ''Theatre/JesusChristSuperstar'' because it's inappropriate for children, inappropriate, then start worshipping the Devil.
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* HypocriticalHumor: The school teachers refuse to put on a play because it's inappropriate, then start worshipping the Devil.

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* HypocriticalHumor: The school teachers refuse to put on permit a play school performance of ''JesusChristSuperstar'' because it's inappropriate, inappropriate for children, then start worshipping the Devil.
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* HypocriticalHumor: The school teachers refuse to put on a play because it's inappropriate, then start worshipping the Devil.
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* ShoutOut: The reference to the new musical suggestion of JesusChristSuperstar.

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* ShoutOut: The reference to the new musical suggestion of JesusChristSuperstar.''Theatre/JesusChristSuperstar''.
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* KarmaHoudini: Paddock. Arguably a JustifiedTrope if she really is what she's implied to be; it's rather unlikely an archdemon from the pit of hell would stick around for legal proceedings.
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* ShoutOut: The reference to the new musical suggestion of JesusChristSuperstar.
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Mulder and Scully investigate the death of a teenager who apparently died during an occult ritual.


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* MeaningfulName: "Paddock" is an archaic word for "toad", and in that sense is best known in modern times as the name of a spirit mentioned during one of the witches' rituals in ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''.
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* EyeScream: The episode features a human body with a heart and eyeballs cut out. Not coincidentally, Mrs Paddock's desk drawer contains a dissecting tray with a fresh and bloody human heart and two eyeballs.
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* DemonicPosession: Shannon is driven to suicide by a demonic ritual by Mrs. Paddock.

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* DemonicPosession: DemonicPossession: Shannon is driven to suicide by a demonic ritual by Mrs. Paddock.
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* DemonicPosession: Shannon is driven to suicide by a demonic ritual by Mrs. Paddock.
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* HumanoidAbomination: Mrs. Paddock turns out to be one.
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* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Not only is Mulder's explanation of the Coriolis effect backwards (causes ''counter''-clockwise rotation in the northern hemisphere), he also says it influences on how water drains in a fountain.[[note]]The Coriolis effect only influences tropical weather systems; something as small as a water fountain is more strongly influenced by the fountain's geometry.[[/note]]

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* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Not only is Mulder's explanation of the Coriolis effect backwards (causes (it causes ''counter''-clockwise rotation in the northern hemisphere), he also says it influences on how water drains in a fountain.[[note]]The Coriolis effect only influences tropical weather systems; something as small as a water fountain is more strongly influenced by the fountain's geometry.[[/note]]
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* PsychicAssistedSuicide: Mrs. Paddock forces Shannon to slit her wrists, and one of the Satanists into a [[MurderSuicide murder-suicide]] using {{sympathetic magic}}.

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* PsychicAssistedSuicide: Mrs. Paddock forces Shannon to slit her wrists, and one of then the Satanists into a [[MurderSuicide murder-suicide]] to kill themselves, all using {{sympathetic magic}}.

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* FalseMemories: Shannon Ausbury's memories of abuse are partially this. While part of the things in the vision (a few of the rituals the sacrifice of her sister) did happen, what she remembers are a combination of fragments combined with the sensationalist garbage that people like Geraldo were spewing at the time.

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* FalseMemories: Shannon Ausbury's memories of abuse are partially this. While part of the things in the vision (a few of the rituals rituals, the sacrifice of her sister) did happen, what she remembers are a combination of fragments combined with the sensationalist garbage that people like Geraldo were spewing at the time.



* GratuitousGerman: The title means "The hand that wounds".

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* GratuitousGerman: The title means "The hand that wounds".wounds", coming from the Satanist chant.



** [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent Snakes]]

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** [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent Snakes]]Snakes.]]
* PsychicAssistedSuicide: Mrs. Paddock forces Shannon to slit her wrists, and one of the Satanists into a [[MurderSuicide murder-suicide]] using {{sympathetic magic}}.



* VillainousRescue: Paddock ends up saving Mulder and Scully by sacrificing the three satanists, before leaving a goodbye message.

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* VillainousRescue: Paddock ends up saving Mulder and Scully by sacrificing the three satanists, Satanists, before leaving a goodbye message.

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* AnimalAssassin: The school Python.

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* AnimalAssassin: The school Python.python.



* DemonLordsAndArchdevils: Paddock is either an avatar of Azazel or his upper management.



* RainOfSomethingUnusual: Scully expresses scepticism about any satanic, demonic or otherwise weird components to the crime, upon which it begins raining frogs. Lucky she had an umbrella, really.
* {{Satan}}: Mrs. Paddock is an incarnation of Azazel.

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* RainOfSomethingUnusual: Scully expresses scepticism skepticism about any satanic, demonic or otherwise weird components to the crime, upon which it begins raining frogs. Lucky she had an umbrella, really.
* {{Satan}}: Mrs. Paddock is an incarnation of Azazel.
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* RainOfSomethingUnusual: Scully expresses scepticism about any satanic, demonic or otherwise weird components to the crime, upon which it begins raining frogs. Lucky she had an umbrella, really.
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* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Not only is Mulder's explanation of the Coriolis effect backwards (causes ''counter''-clockwise rotation in the northern hemisphere), he also says it influences on how water drains in a fountain.[[note]]The Coriolis effect only influences tropical weather systems; something as small as a water fountain is more strongly influenced by the fountain's geometry.[[/note]]

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* DeadpanSnarker: Mulder has some fun with Scully after she expresses astonishment over the toads falling from the sky.
-->"I guess their parachutes didn't open."



* HollywoodSatanism

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* HollywoodSatanismHollywoodSatanism: The episode has some fun with this trope. The featured Satanists never do human sacrifices, molest children, or the like. One of the daughters has false memories of such events, but the Satanists are just normal, everyday people who just happen to worship Satan with the occasional mild ritual or prayer. The twist is that a real demonic force is summoned and actively disgusted by the Satanists watering down the beliefs. Most of the Satanists end up scrambling to perform a human sacrifice before it's too late.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Mrs. Paddock's message on the blackboard reads as "Goodbye. It's been nice working with you." This was actually a goodbye message from writers Glen Morgan and James Wong. They were leaving the show to do ''Series/SpaceAboveAndBeyond'', though they came back after that show was cancelled.
* PreMortemOneLiner: "It is already too late."

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* FalseMemories: Shannon Ausbury's memories of abuse.

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* FalseMemories: Shannon Ausbury's memories of abuse.abuse are partially this. While part of the things in the vision (a few of the rituals the sacrifice of her sister) did happen, what she remembers are a combination of fragments combined with the sensationalist garbage that people like Geraldo were spewing at the time.


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* VillainousRescue: Paddock ends up saving Mulder and Scully by sacrificing the three satanists, before leaving a goodbye message.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Mr Paddock's farewell message.

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* FauxAffablyEvil: Mr Mrs. Paddock's farewell message.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Mr Paddock's farewell message.
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* EvilIsNotAToy: As Mulder asks, "Did you really think you could call up the Devil and ask him to behave?"

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* FalseMemories: Shannon Ausbury's memories of abuse.



** Snakes

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** Snakes[[ReptilesAreAbhorrent Snakes]]
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* GratuitousGerman: The title means "The hand that hurts".

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* GratuitousGerman: The title means "The hand that hurts".wounds".
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* PrimalFear
** EyeScream
** Snakes



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* ReptilesAreAbhorrent

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* AnimalAssassin: the school Python
* EvilTeacher: Mrs. Paddock

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* AnimalAssassin: the The school Python
Python.
* EvilTeacher: Mrs. PaddockPaddock.



* GratuitousGerman: The title means "The hand that hurts"
* HellishPupils: Paddock again

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* GratuitousGerman: The title means "The hand that hurts"
hurts".
* HellishPupils: Paddock againagain.


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* ReptilesAreAbhorrent
* {{Satan}}: Mrs. Paddock is an incarnation of Azazel.

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