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Recap / Jack of All Trades S1E8 "One Wedding and an Execution"

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Frustrated with his marriage, Napoleon Bonaparte arrives on Palau-Palau to find a new wife and decides that Emilia would be perfect.


Tropes featured in this episode:

  • Anachronism Stew: Jack compares the idea of Napoleon having sex to a gopher in a golf-course.
  • And Now You Must Marry Me: Napoleon takes a liking to Emilia and tries forcing her to marry him. If she refuses, he'll declare war on England.
  • Cruel Mercy: Josephine shows up, as Napoleon has a sword fight with the Daring Dragoon. Napoleon begs to be cut down now, but Jack leaves him to get an earful from the angry wife instead.
  • Hold The Floor: Jack tries assorted schemes to get Napoleon to call off or miss the wedding, but the first thing he did was get Jean-Claude to deliver a message to Paris. During the vows, the Daring Dragoon crashes the festivities to delay things long enough for Josephine to storm in and demand answers.
  • I Can Change My Beloved: Napoleon is not her beloved, but Emilia does come to believe that she can temper him and make the world a better place. Jack is incredulous, saying a lot of women always assume they can change an obvious jerk.
  • Jabba Table Manners: During his "first date" with Emilia, Napoleon drinks wine straight from the bottle, farts hard enough to float over his chair, eats chicken with his sword and tackles Emilia for "dessert."
  • Obnoxious In-Laws: Jack plays the part of Emilia's mother and acts as thoughtlessly annoying as possible to try to make Napoleon call off the wedding. It doesn't work, as Napoleon plans to simply have the annoying mother-in-law imprisoned after the wedding.
  • Pink Means Feminine: "Jacquelin" puts Napoleon in a bright-pink version of his outfit as his groom-suit.
  • Pragmatic Villainy: Jack is able to secure Croque's help since Napoleon getting an heir means no chance of ever becoming emperor himself one day.
  • Say My Name: An enraged Josephine makes her entrance by screaming Napoleon's name.
  • Sobriquet Sex Switch: Jack goes by "Jacquelin" while posing as Emilia's mother.
  • We Will Meet Again: After being left at the mercy of an enraged Josephine, Napoleon promises to make the Daring Dragoon pay for this.
  • Wholesome Crossdresser: Jack pretends to be Emilia's mother in a gambit to dissuade Napoleon in forcing Emilia to marry him.

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