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* WhamShot: Cathy keeps the police sketch of her husband's killer taped to the rear-view mirror to keep her motivated. The story begins with her looking into the sketch's crazed, malicious eyes in order to fuel her motive to keep going. And the climax BookEnds when she steps into the car after fueling it up, the motion causing the sketch to tear from age. All the while, she eagerly looks at how close she is to her destination and looks into the sketch's eyes one last time for good measure. ...only to see ''[[HeWhoFightsMonsters her own]]'' [[IronicEcho crazed, malicious]] eyes staring right back at her. This is the pivotal moment where she realizes she can't go through with her revenge.

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* WhamShot: Cathy keeps the police sketch of her husband's killer taped to the rear-view mirror to keep her motivated. The story begins with her looking into the sketch's crazed, malicious eyes in order to fuel her motive to keep going. And the climax BookEnds when she steps into the car after fueling it up, the motion causing the sketch to tear from age. All the while, she eagerly looks at how close she is to her destination and looks into the sketch's eyes one last time for good measure. ...only to see ''[[HeWhoFightsMonsters her own]]'' [[IronicEcho crazed, malicious]] eyes staring right back at her. This is the pivotal moment where she realizes she can't go through with her revenge.revenge, not if it means becoming like the very monster that took her husband.
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* BecameTheirOwnAntithesis: Cathy set out to avenge her husband, but nearly ends up as horrible as the murderer.

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* BecameTheirOwnAntithesis: Once an innocent young wife, Cathy set out to avenge her husband, but nearly ends up as horrible as the murderer.
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* DownerEnding: In the end, Cathy realizes what she's done, chooses not to follow through with her revenge and instead waits at the now burning gas station, calls 911, and (presumedly) turn herself in. The ending is also a bit of a purposeful CruelTwistEnding

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* DownerEnding: In the end, Cathy realizes what she's done, chooses not to follow through with her revenge and instead waits at the now burning gas station, calls 911, and (presumedly) turn herself in. The ending is also a bit of a purposeful CruelTwistEndingCruelTwistEnding.



* StartsWithTheirFuneral: The films begins with Cathy sitting in front of her taped off house after her husband was murdered. Though it's not immediately known that he's died, it still starts with the same idea.

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* StartsWithTheirFuneral: The films film begins with Cathy sitting in front of her taped off house after her husband was murdered. Though it's not immediately known that he's died, it still starts with the same idea.

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* CastFullOfWriters: Many of the background characters (Almost all) are the animators'/writers' InUniverse characters, sharing their same name. Though they aren't main characters and are only shown as [[CreatorCameo Creator Cameos]].

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* CastFullOfWriters: Many of the background characters (Almost all) are the animators'/writers' InUniverse characters, sharing their same name. Though they aren't main characters and are only shown as [[CreatorCameo Creator Cameos]].{{Creator Cameo}}s.



* WorldOfFunnyAnimals: The setting has only anthropomorphic animals, with the key characters being cats (the widow, the husband), a dog (the robber), and a pig (the attendant).

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* WorldOfFunnyAnimals: The setting has only anthropomorphic animals, with the key characters being cats (the widow, the husband), a dog (the robber), and a pig (the attendant).attendant).
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* PlayboyParody: The station attendant, who's a pig, is reading [[{{Pun}} Playboar]] magazine.
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* CrusadingWidow: After her husband is killed, Cathy tracks down and tries to kill the man responsible.
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* CatharticCrying: After spending an unknown amount of time trying to catch her husband's killer, Cathy finally has a starts to realise what she has become, remembers her husband up to his final moments, and breaks down into tears.

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* CatharticCrying: After spending an unknown amount of time trying to catch her husband's killer, killer to contain her grief, Cathy finally has a starts to realise what she has become, remembers her husband up to his final moments, and breaks down into tears.



* GrievousBottleyHarm: Cathy smashes a glass bottle to attack the gas station attendant. It's unclear whether or not it connects before the whole stations goes up in flames.

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* GrievousBottleyHarm: Cathy smashes a glass bottle to attack the gas station attendant. It's unclear whether or not it connects before the whole stations station goes up in flames.

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* CatharticCrying: After spending an unknown amount of time trying to catch her husband's killer, Cathy finally has a starts to realise what she has become, remembers her husband up to his final moments, and breaks down into tears.



* FiveSecondForeshadowing: There's a "no smoking" sign in the background seconds before the [[TooDumbToLive cigarette the attendant is smoking]] drops and lights up the whole place.



* GrievousBottleyHarm: Cathy smashes a glass bottle to attack the gas station attendant. It's unclear whether or not it connects before the whole stations goes up in flames.



* MatchCut: The transition from the final flashback to the present show's Cathy's bloodied face in stunned shock.



* StartsWithTheirFuneral: The films begins with Cathy sitting in front of her taped off house after her husband was muderered. Though it's not immediately known that he's died, it still starts with the same idea.

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* SingleTear: Cathy's husband sheds one as he lay dying on the floor of the final flashback.
* StartsWithTheirFuneral: The films begins with Cathy sitting in front of her taped off house after her husband was muderered.murdered. Though it's not immediately known that he's died, it still starts with the same idea.
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: The first flashback shows Cathy getting off a school bus when she was little. Her future husband caught her by the hand when she slipped on one of the steps, [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan kicking off their fateful relationship]].
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* CrusadingWidower: A gender-inversion, as it's Cathy's husband who is TheLostLenore.
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* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Cathy ends up realizing this after seeing her own reflection of her eyes after killing the gas station attendant and destroying the gas station.



* MatureAnimalStory: In spite of the film's cute animation, it does feature blood and deals with a serious issue about murder and revenge.

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* MatureAnimalStory: In spite of the film's cute animation, animation and lack of dialogue, it does feature blood and deals with a serious issue about murder and revenge.
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* HeelRealization: After the gas station explosion caused by Cathy's SelfDestructiveCharge, her first instinct upon regaining consciousness is to return to her car, refill the tank, and complete her goal... but when the WantedPoster comes loose and she sees her own eyes in the rear-view mirror where the robber's are supposed to be, she realizes what she's done and sheds TearsOfRemorse, likely thinking MyGodWhatHaveIDone or WhatHaveIBecome, before limping back to the burning gas station while calling for help in a small RedemptionQuest because she MustMakeAmends.

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* HeelRealization: After the gas station explosion caused by Cathy's SelfDestructiveCharge, her first instinct upon regaining consciousness is to return to her car, refill the tank, and complete her goal... but when the WantedPoster comes loose and she sees her own eyes in the rear-view mirror where the robber's are supposed to be, she realizes what she's done and sheds TearsOfRemorse, likely thinking MyGodWhatHaveIDone or MyGodWhatHaveIDone, WhatHaveIBecome, and/or IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim before limping back to the burning gas station while calling for help in a small RedemptionQuest because she MustMakeAmends.

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