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Recap / Jackie Chan Adventures S 2 E 8 The Curse Of El Chupacabra

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El Toro enlists Jackie and Jade's help when a chupacabra is terrorizing Mexico.


This episode provides examples of:

  • And Then John Was a Zombie: Getting scratched by the chupacabra results in El Toro transforming into one when the sun sets.
  • Arbitrary Skepticism: Jackie dismisses the chupacabra as a fairy tale as if he hasn't encountered demons and monsters before.
  • Chained to a Rock: The others are forced to do this to El Toro in a cave when the sun is setting until Uncle is able to cure him.
  • Crazy-Prepared: When Paco loses the first vial of the antidote, Uncle reveals that he made an extra vial just in case.
  • Face–Monster Turn/Transformation Horror: El Toro in his chupacabra form.
  • The Load: Paco during El Toro's first transformation. Jackie accidentally takes off his mask, making El Toro even more aggressive. Paco puts himself in danger picking up the mask. Jackie tells him to drop it, but he refuses.
  • Never Say That Again: When the chupacabra attacks, Paco says that all it wants is the goat and is in the middle of suggesting giving it to the beast when Jade cuts him off saying "Don't even finish that sentence!".
  • Weakened by the Light: The original chupacabra is defeated merely from the sunrise disintegrating it. Later, it turns El Toro back to normal after he is forced into a cave, but when he steps outside, he finds the sunlight too painful as the chupacabra is still infecting him.
  • Your Princess Is in Another Castle!: The chupacabra is destroyed by sunlight by the midway point of the episode. Unfortunately, it is then revealed that it had scratched El Toro, transferring its essence into him.

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