Line #31 Recap/TeenTitansS3E1Deception


1	->''"This isn’t a good time, guys. We got a theory of mayhem test tomorrow and I’m totally gonna bomb."''
2	-->--'''Cyborg'''
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4	Cyborg goes undercover to investigate the H.I.V.E.
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6	! Tropes:
7	* AcademyOfEvil: H.I.V.E. Headquarters is an academy for budding teen supervillains. It turns out the Titans' enemies, Jinx, Gizmo and Mammoth from the previous seasons are among their best students.
8	* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking:
9	-->"I've been learning their combat techniques, weapons, armor, and we had a dance..."
10	* BaitAndSwitchComment:
11	** Brother Blood welcomes Cyborg/Stone with the "You're not clever...you're ''brilliant!''" variety.
12	** Later, it appears that Cyborg really is brainwashed by Brother Blood and is about to blast the Teen Titans into next Tuesday... before he calls out "Psych!" and aims his cannon at Blood.
13	* BatmanGambit: After Cyborg learns what the class project, Ion Amplifier, is and what it does he pretends to be brainwashed until Brother Blood trusted enough to hand the weapon to him.
14	* BecomingTheMask: Cyborg actually begins to enjoy being at the H.I.V.E. Academy the longer he's there. He mentions at the end of the episode that he never got to finish high school because of his accident, and that his mission gave him a chance to feel normal again.
15	* BerateAndSwitch: After a training exercise, Brother Blood is seemingly scolding Cyborg for destroying the equipment, and making Jinx, Gizmo, and Mammoth look bad, then he commends him, and saying he sees a bright future for him.
16	* BigBad: Season 3's Big Bad, Brother Blood is introduced in this episode.
17	* ContinuityNod: Just like in season 1, the H.I.V.E Academy employ Blockers (those huge mono-eyed robots) for their student's combat training.
18	* CurbStompCushion: Cyborg's robotic copy offers almost no assistance to the Titans in the final battle due to its glitchy and frenzied attack mode. When the other titans are captured and it faces off against the real Cyborg (disguised as Stone) it gets a few good hits in, but the real Cyborg has no trouble destroying it once he gets serious.
19	* DatingCatwoman: Cyborg and Jinx attend the H.I.V.E.'s dance together, and it's later confirmed by Bumblebee that Cyborg had a crush on Jinx.
20	* EarlyBirdCameo: Billy Numerous, See-More, and Kyd Wykkyd appear in the background of this episode, and both later go on to play roles in Season Five; Billy Numerous is also the VillainOfTheWeek in a Season 4 episode.
21	** Bumblebee can also be seen in the background shots; she would go on to be a supporting character in the rest of the arc and in Season Five.
22	* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Several classroom scenes have multiple copies of Billy Numerous for no reason other than to subtly hint at his SelfDuplication.
23	* HopeSpot: Cyborg gets the intel that he needs and makes to leave. Brother Blood then confronts him, having figured out that he was a spy. Before Cyborg can fight, Brother Blood hypnotizes him.
24	* IJustWantToBeNormal: Cyborg reveals to Starfire that his disguise was what he looked like before his machine implants, and his infiltration mission was a chance at re-experiencing that normal life. Starfire assures him that he is already "normal" because she never met him prior.
25	* InitiationCeremony: Cyborg has to go through an embarrassing one when he infiltrates the H.I.V.E., and another one is implied when he rejoins the Titans Involving a [[NoodleImplements rubber chicken and another tutu...]]
26	* KlingonPromotion: Implied; the former headmistress of H.I.V.E. is nowhere to be seen except for her missing portrait photo appearing on a milk carton.
27	** Ends up subverted in Season 5; the headmistress can be seen among the villains gathered by the Brotherhood of Evil.
28	* MindControlEyes: Those under Brother Blood's influence can be seen with [[RedEyesTakeWarning glowing red eyes.]]
29	* MythologyGag: Cyborg's villain name, Stone, is the last name of his comic book counterpart's secret identity, Victor ''Stone''.
30	* NotSoAboveItAll: Raven gleefully joins Robin and Beast Boy in forcing Cyborg to through the Teen Titan Initiation ''again''!
31	* PretendToBeBrainwashed: Cyborg feigns being brainwashed to get the drop on Brother Blood at the end. It works, turning the tide of battle around.
32	* PunchClockVillain: Jinx is revealed to be genuinely nice when she's not forced to do evil. Cyborg briefly enjoys dating her and says that their platonic relationship wasn't a lie.
33	* RuleOfSymbolism: At the end episode, Cyborg removes the ring to his disguise and says "Goodbye Stone", showing that he has accepted that he can never be Victor Stone again and lets go of his former life.
34	* ShipTease: Cyborg and Jinx go to a dance together, and a later episode confirms that Cyborg had a crush on Jinx. Since they're of course on opposite sides at this point in the series, it never goes anywhere further.
35	* VerbThis:
36	--> '''Robot!Cyborg''': Booyah! ''[Sends Cyborg-as-Stone flying across the room]''

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