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1. #The middleman episodes movie#
2. #The middleman episodes professional#

Kalr Lagerfeld is a well-known German fashion designer. Roxy: "You're like Karl Lagerfeld with breasts." Complimenting Lacey.The women being photographed do actually bear an uncanny resemblance to the girls in that music video. References a classic music video by Robert Palmer in the 1980's. Roxy: "They look like the Addicted To Love girls!", while panning a photo shoot.References the lighted sign at Krispy Kreme donut stores informing customers when they have hot, fresh donuts ("Hot Donuts Now!"). Ida: "Hey - anybody want to get to work here? 'Cause we got Hot Donuts Now!".Wendy: "So he's like the Magneto of Mud?" References Magneto, the X-Men's primary enemy, who can control all magnetism and hence all metal.Roxy is very reminiscent of Meryl Streep's character in the film, both in look and attitude.

#The middleman episodes movie#

Wendy: "So the Devil actually does wear Prada." References the 2003 book and 2006 movie with Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep The Devil Wears Prada.The mother of Duncan, the boy who is kidnapped, is Jessica, also the name of the mother of the main character of Dune.Roxy tells her assistant, as one scene starts, to send "50 Daffodils to Shaddam at the House of Corrino", a reference to the universal emperor of Dune, Shaddam Corrino IV.Kynes is a scientist in Dune, while Beast Rabban is a second-tier villain.

Middleman uses the aliases "Kynes and Rabban" when investigating the mudslide at the restaurant.Caladan is the home planet of the Atreides family in Dune, and 1965 was the year it was first published. Duncan is the name of the main character's swordmaster in Dune (Duncan Idaho).Frank Herbert Junior High School references Frank Herbert, the author of Dune.General Pop Culture Reference Theme: "Dune" Therefore, the accidental occidental conception is the birth of Duncan, a western boy who is a descendant of a Chinese dynasty. "Occidental" is a geographical term referring to the Western Hemisphere of the world. Earth Elemental Chinese Terracotta Warrior.Characters first introduced in this episode:.Afterward, Wendy and Lacey have a talk about their fight and Lacey decides to convince Roxy to give her furs to the homeless instead of ruining them. Roxy assists them it getting a new vial and the pair defeat the warrior in the Underworld. The Middleman and Wendy are knocked out and the warrior escapes with Duncan. The warrior shows up again and the Middleman uses the vial on him, which fails due to its missing ingredient. The Middleman thanks Lacey and sends her on her way. The Middleman and Wendy rescue the boy from his school just before he is captured by the terracotta warrior, and back at his home, they find Lacey with the vial. Through the HEYDAR the Middleman and Wendy discover that the heir to the Qin dynasty lives here instead of in China, and is a boy named Duncan who is not the slightest bit Asian. However, Lacey fails to get the Tahiti Water that Roxy needs for her vial of aquatic banishment, and instead gives her tap water. While plotting to throw fake blood on Roxy's fur, Lacey gets caught up in all of her errands for her. Lacey goes to confront Roxy about it, but instead winds up with a job.

While preparing to head for China, Wendy is confronted by Lacey, and accidentally lets slip that she is working with Roxy, this infuriates Lacey who is opposed to Roxy's continuous use of animal fur. Roxy begins to prepare a Vial of aquatic banishment, the only thing which can destroy the terracotta warrior, while they continue to stall him from whisking the heir away into the Underworld. The Middleman employs the help of Roxy Wasserman, who apart from being a well known fashion artist (and a succubus) has dabbled in a little magic.

While doing so she notices he seems uncomfortable, and upon questioning, explains that his expertise lies in aliens, not in the supernatural. Worried about Wendy's well-being, the Middleman gives her a lecture about maintaining focus. Soon after work begins an Earth Elemental Chinese Terracotta Warrior shows up to kidnap the heir to the Qin Dynasty and doom mankind to one thousand years of raining fire.

#The middleman episodes professional#

After a mom-like lecture about how Lacey cannot mix confrontation art with breaking the law she heads off to work, trying to seperate personal and professional issues. Wendy gets a call from Lacey Thornfield, but not to say hello, rather that she is in jail and needs someone to go bail her out.