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Professor T.

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Professor T.	comment	Professor T.note initially named T. was a comedic Flemish crime drama which ran from 2015 to 2018, starring Koen de Bouw as the eponymous Professor Teerlinck. It aired on Eén in Flanders, RTL Crime in the Netherlands, Channel 4 in the UK and PBS in the US.Jasper Teerlinck is a brilliant professor in the field of psychological criminology, as well as one of the more popular lecturers at Antwerp University. He's an eccentric man, however, who almost completely lacks any social skills and trades in common social conventions for telling people the (harsh) truth straight to their face, regardless of who they are. This has left him with a (very) selective group of people who can stomach his eccentricities on a daily basis. When a young female student gets raped on campus, the professor gets called in by federal inspector Annelies Donckers, one of his former students (and a secret admirer of his). She sees a connection between the current rape case and a cold case from ten years ago. While Professor Teerlinck initially isn't very keen on helping his former student, he eventually relents and becomes an advisor for federal police in Antwerp. There, he's confronted with a variety of interesting (and complicated) criminal cases, which he tends to use as (examples of) case studies in his lectures.Besides Annelies, the professor is supported in his investigations by Daan de Winter, Annelies's partner, Paul Rabet, the DCI who's in charge of Annelies and Daan (and who initially hates the professor's guts), and Christina Flamant, the team's commissioner and an old flame of the professor. Both Daan and Annelies eventually leave the team and are (respectively) replaced by John van Humbeek, former gendarmerie, and Saskia Vogels. On the academic side, Professor Teerlinck gets help from Mrs. Ingrid Sneyers, the faculty's head secretary, and Walter de Paepe, the faculty's dean (and a bit of a father figure to Jasper). He furthermore gets regular visits from his mother, Adelinde van Marcke, who tends to be both overprotective and under-involved with her son.note as the professor so eloquently statesAs the series progresses, both Professor Teerlinck and the viewer find out more about the professor's eccentricities and their root cause, which lies with the death of his father. Furthermore, the professor seems to be affected mentally by the cases that he helps solve, much to his own distress. This eventually leads to his voluntary admission in a mental institution, for awaiting (and nearly undergoing) his own murder at the hands of a psychopath. After his release from the institution, Professor Teerlinck (rather unwillingly) continues to visit his psychiatrist, Dr. Helena Gijselbrecht, who tries to work with him on conquering his phobias (his germophobia in particular). This all ends when Professor Teerlinck ends up shooting a (corrupt) DCI as a means to protect Christina, with all of the unpleasant consequences. Nevertheless, Professor Teerlinck continues to solve cases, even from his jail cell, and is eventually acquitted. After his release from jail, Jasper decides to face his demons once and for all and starts an investigation into his father's death, which lead to rather astonishing developments.It ran for a total of three seasons and was immensely popular in Flanders. Moreover, several foreign adaptations of the series have been developed under the same name: A French adaptation entitled “Prof. T”, premiered in 2016 on the TF1 network, lasting one season. Mathieu Bisson starred as Professeur Julien Tardieu. A German version aired on ZDF for four seasons from 2017 to 2020. Matthias Matschke starred as Professor Jasper Thalheim. A Czech remake aired for one season in 2018, starring Pavel Reznícek as Professor Jáchym Tauber. Since 2021, the UK network ITV has aired a version starring Ben Miller as Professor Jasper Tempest, Professor T (2021). It has aired for two seasons, and has been renewed for a third.
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Professor T. / int_1053b44e	comment	Therapy Is for the Weak: Professor Teerlinck considers his sessions with his psychiatrist, dr. Gijselbrecht, a waste of time and frequently planned on ditching them altogether. He's, however, forced by the dean to follow therapy at dr. Gijselbrecht for his reinstatement in season 2.
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Professor T. / int_13505e56	type	Lesbian Jock
Professor T. / int_13505e56	comment	Lesbian Jock: Saskia Vogels fits this trope perfectly, as she's a lesbian, who spends a considerable amount of time practicing martial arts at the gym.
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Professor T. / int_1dfbbf31	type	Heterosexual Life-Partners
Professor T. / int_1dfbbf31	comment	Heterosexual Life-Partners: How Johan Vermarcke sees his friendship with professor Teerlinck. It's not entirely certain that the professor regards him in the same way, but the two definitely became good friends in prison.
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Professor T. / int_1e883ed3	type	Badges and Dog Tags
Professor T. / int_1e883ed3	comment	Badges and Dog Tags: John van Humbeek, who was part of the (former) gendarmerie, before joining the federal police. One of Professor Teerlinck's imagine spots, when John is introduced to him, even points this out.
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Professor T. / int_1fe9ccad	type	Puppet Permutation
Professor T. / int_1fe9ccad	comment	Puppet Permutation: One of the imagine spots in the episode "Dode meisjes zingen niet" turns dr. Gijselbrecht's husband, Rudy, into one of these. The professor eventually shuts him up by cutting his (invisible) strings with a pair of scissors.
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Professor T. / int_234bd900	type	For Science!
Professor T. / int_234bd900	comment	For Science!: The culprit of the episode "Dakloos" performed medical experiments on the homeless in his care, which led to the death of two of them.
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Professor T. / int_23ff95fb	type	Brutal Honesty
Professor T. / int_23ff95fb	comment	Brutal Honesty: This is Professor Teerlinck's trademark. He always speaks his mind, even to the judges who are preciding over his murder case in court.
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Professor T. / int_25f33d8	type	Sick Episode
Professor T. / int_25f33d8	comment	Sick Episode: The episode "De maskermoorden" takes place while Professor Teerlinck is in the hospital with a burst appendix. He initially hates it there (since he's extremely germophobic), but starts to feel at home there towards the end of the episode, thanks to miss Sneyers and one of the nurses.
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Professor T. / int_2d364343	type	Frame-Up
Professor T. / int_2d364343	comment	Frameup: The killer of the episode "De hotelmoord" wanted to frame his old high school teacher for the murder of his wife's lover. He might have succeeded without the professor's involvement. The episode "Katvanger" had a murderer who committed a double murder after falsifying his alibi. He then tried to pin the blame on DCI Rabet. The two-parter "De troonopvolger" had the murderer frame his brother for the murder, to take over his drugs imperium.
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Professor T. / int_2f913008	type	Insanity Defense
Professor T. / int_2f913008	comment	Insanity Defense: This is what gets Professor Teerlinck exonerated for the murder of DCI Lauwers throughout his trial. Both his defense attorney and Gijselbrechts claim that the Professor was reliving a traumatic moment from his childhood and, therefore, had an irresistible impulse to kill DCI Lauwers.
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Professor T. / int_30adeff3	type	Defective Detective
Professor T. / int_30adeff3	comment	Defective Detective: Jasper Teerlinck himself, who has several psychological issues due to an unresolved childhood trauma. DCI Rabet, who became an alcoholic after the death of his daughter.
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Professor T. / int_3126c34a	type	Insufferable Genius
Professor T. / int_3126c34a	comment	Insufferable Genius: Professor Teerlinck fits this trope perfectly, as he usually manages to piss someone off by merely speaking his mind.
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Professor T. / int_326a740c	type	Scatterbrained Senior
Professor T. / int_326a740c	comment	Scatterbrained Senior: Herman Donckers, Annelies's father, turns into one throughout the first two seasons, due to Alzheimer's Disease. It (eventually) leads to his euthanasia near the end of season two.
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Professor T. / int_3577923b	type	Murder by Mistake
Professor T. / int_3577923b	comment	Murder by Mistake: The killer of the episode "Een fatale vergissing" poisons the wrong person with cyanide by mistake. The remainder of the episode shows the fallout of the failed poisoning, as the intended suspect gets his revenge. The killer from the episode "Katvanger" wants to make one of the murders look like collateral damage. In fact, it was his full intention to kill this person, in addition to the other victim in the car.
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Professor T. / int_36c73fcf	type	It Always Rains at Funerals
Professor T. / int_36c73fcf	comment	It Always Rains at Funerals / It's Always Sunny at Funerals: A strange combination of these two tropes occurs in the series finale. During the funeral of Adelinde, it's initially raining cats and dogs, to emphasize the sadness of the situation. However, right as the (official part of the) funeral ends, the rain stops and the sun breaks through, which not only shows contrast, but also emphasizes Jasper's new outlook on life.
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Professor T. / int_373e2b9f	type	Murder the Hypotenuse
Professor T. / int_373e2b9f	comment	Murder the Hypotenuse: The victim of the episode "Tamara" was killed by the wife of one of her clients, because she was afraid to lose her husband to her. The undercover agent in the two-parter "Zwanenzang" was killed by his wife, because she was suspecting him of having and affair with a prostitute. It turns out that he ended the affair to stay true to her.
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Professor T. / int_4a0f5520	type	Guys are Slobs
Professor T. / int_4a0f5520	comment	Guys are Slobs: Inverted with Annelies and her partner Daan/John. At the station, Annelies is the one with the messy desk, while Daan and John are well organized.
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Professor T. / int_4cf9fe88	type	Clueless Mystery
Professor T. / int_4cf9fe88	comment	Clueless Mystery: Most of the episodes only reveal the crucial bits of information at the end of the episode, with very few hints throughout the episode. The professor usually knows who the killer is long before the ending, but keeps quiet (to the frustration of the inspectors at the federal police).
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Professor T. / int_5d2cd42b	type	Fake Fabric Fashion Faux Pas
Professor T. / int_5d2cd42b	comment	Fake Fabric Fashion Faux Pas: In the episode "Diamant", Professor Teerlinck ends up at the hospital after slipping and breaking his leg at a local (indoor) swimming pool. He leaves the hospital shortly after, but has to leave behind his clothes in favor of an incredibly tacky (90's) tracksuit. He spends the remainder of the episode solving the case in that track suit.
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Professor T. / int_5d5cc3fd	type	Through the Eyes of Madness
Professor T. / int_5d5cc3fd	comment	Through the Eyes of Madness: Part of the series' appeal is that we get to see what the professor sees, even though it isn't real. Most of the time, it's absolutely hilarious (or tearjerking, when it isn't).
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Professor T. / int_60200c6	type	Former Teen Rebel
Professor T. / int_60200c6	comment	Former Teen Rebel: While they were in college at the time, (most of) the members of "The Footsies" from the episode "Onvoltooid verleden" became this as they grew older. During their college, "The Footsies" were an (anarchistic) hippie movement, who protested against the man. As they became older, most members became wealthy bussiness men (or influential citizens) themselves. The only exception was Max Reynders, who ended up stuck in his hippie ways. The trope is even lampshaded by the professor during the episode. This trope furthermore applies to Professor Teerlinck and Christina Flamant, as they were both members of "the footsies" as well.
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Professor T. / int_61b8f9e2	type	Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Professor T. / int_61b8f9e2	comment	Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Professor Teerlinck is one of the most brilliant minds in his area of expertise. He, nevertheless, lacks any urge to conform to any social conventions, which makes it hard to work with him. Moreover, He's severely traumatized (mentally), which causes him to behave quirky (and, occasionally, erratic).
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Professor T. / int_6774150c	type	If I Can't Have Youâ€¦
Professor T. / int_6774150c	comment	If I Can't Have You…: The reason the culprit killed the victim in the episode "Dode meisjes zingen niet".
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Professor T. / int_71598ac8	type	Internal Affairs
Professor T. / int_71598ac8	comment	Internal Affairs: The team gets a run in with internal affairs after DCI Rabet slugs DCI Fouchet for trying to (forcefully) separate him from his wife.
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Professor T. / int_73ef9ef3	type	Almighty Janitor
Professor T. / int_73ef9ef3	comment	Almighty Janitor: Mrs. Sneyers applies for this trope, as she keeps the faculty running despite the professor's antics, which allows her to get away with her Deadpan Snarker attitude as well.
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Professor T. / int_77063cd7	type	Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Professor T. / int_77063cd7	comment	Hooker with a Heart of Gold: Tamara Vriendts, the callgirl who saw the professor on a platonic basis, would count as this. Femke Lesage, Tamara's friend, would count as well, as she genuinly cared about both Tamara and Stefaan Daneels.
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Professor T. / int_7cc1924a	type	Handshake Refusal
Professor T. / int_7cc1924a	comment	Handshake Refusal: Due to his germaphobia, the Professor refuses to shake hands with anyone, even when he's wearing latex gloves.
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Professor T. / int_7eebe99c	type	The Alcoholic
Professor T. / int_7eebe99c	comment	The Alcoholic: DCI Rabet was this at the start of the series. He gave up the booze after the professor openly confronted him (and his team) about it.
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Professor T. / int_7f1be21	type	Functional Addict
Professor T. / int_7f1be21	comment	Functional Addict: DCI Rabet was this at the start of the show, due to his alcoholism. He sobers up halfway through the season and becomes fully functional as a team leader again
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Professor T. / int_8cb4ea46	type	By-the-Book Cop
Professor T. / int_8cb4ea46	comment	By-the-Book Cop: John van Humbeek, to the point that he reported a corrupt colleague at the gendarmerie (which got him transfered). He does the same thing when he finds out DCI Lauwers is corrupt as well.
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Professor T. / int_8cbd311b	type	Good Angel, Bad Angel
Professor T. / int_8cbd311b	comment	Good Angel, Bad Angel: Dr. Gijselbrecht had two puppets represent these in an Imagine Spot professor Teerlinck had in the episode "Dode meisjes zingen niet".
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Professor T. / int_8e20979	type	Wham Episode
Professor T. / int_8e20979	comment	Wham Episode: Every season finale counts as this. During the season 1 finale, Professor Teerlinck awaits his own killer and does nothing when he (eventually) tries to murder him. This lapse of judgement drives the professor to his decision to willingly administer himself to a mental institution for six months. The second season finale reveals that DCI Lauwers is a Detective Mole. Moreover, his girlfriend, Commissioner Flamant finds out about his betrayal as well and plans to kill him in cold blood, which would end her career. Professor Teerlinck, who distrusted Lauwers from the start, bites the bullet and shoots Lauwers himself, which gets him imprisoned for murder. The series finale reveals that the suicide of the professor's father was, in fact, murder. This radically alters the professor's world view, as he felt guilt for his father's death ever since he was a child. Figuring out who killed his father finally allows the professor to give his trauma a place, causing him to (slowly) revert to a somewhat ordinary, sociable person.
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Professor T. / int_8ed5c6e4	type	Asshole Victim
Professor T. / int_8ed5c6e4	comment	Asshole Victim: The episode "De maskermoorden" had Peter Catrysse, a proscecutor with an interest in younger women, who committed incest to his stepdaughter. "De zaak Seynaeve" revolved around the murder of Victor Vermaelen, a wealthy man who raped his cleaning lady for being a kleptomaniac. This act directly caused his death, as the cleaning lady took revenge. "De jaartalmoorden" revolved around a series of killings committed by a psychopath. All of these killings were instigated by the victims years ago, in some cases through extremely depraved acts. The first two victims, in particular, sexually abused and publicly humiliated the victim respectively. All of the victims in the episode "Hartstocht" were murdered for concealing a medical error, which caused the death of a young girl. The victim of the episode "Het congres" was killed, because he used a heriditary disease of one his colleagues against her to become the dean of the faculty. DCI Serge Lauwers from the episode "Zwanenzang" was a dirty cop, who pretended to be in love with Flamant to gather information from her computer. He was eventually shot dead by the professor. Ludo Govaerts from the episode "Het geluk van anderen" was a corrupt prison guard, who was universally hated in the prison he worked at. When Professor Teerlinck interviewed his fellow cell mates for their motive, the line spanned the entire cell block. In the end, another guard did him in for selling drugs to his son.
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Professor T. / int_97c4763	type	The Professor
Professor T. / int_97c4763	comment	The Professor: Professor Teerlinck, of course. He's bright, eloquent, reveals the outcome of every crime he helps solving and plays chess to boot.
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Professor T. / int_9c8701b5	type	A Day in the Limelight
Professor T. / int_9c8701b5	comment	A Day in the Limelight: The episode "Residentie zilverspar" was this for Mrs. Sneyers, who becomes the professor's sidekick (or vice versa) throughout the episode.
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Professor T. / int_9e31f0b1	type	One-Letter Title
Professor T. / int_9e31f0b1	comment	One-Letter Title: Throughout season one, the series was called T. It only changed its name to Professor T. from season 2 onwards.
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Professor T. / int_a220d528	type	What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Professor T. / int_a220d528	comment	What Could Possibly Go Wrong?: Said by Mrs. Sneyers in the series finale, in response to Dean de Paepe's worries about Jasper's investigation into his father's suicide. Things eventually almost do go awry, but as the series is more on the lighthearted side, Mrs. Sneyers turns out to be correct after all.
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Professor T. / int_a6ff7243	type	Hates Being Touched
Professor T. / int_a6ff7243	comment	Hates Being Touched: Professor Teerlinck, to the point that he refuses to shake hands even with latex gloves on. He loses this trait bit by bit as the series progresses.
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Professor T. / int_a7382a73	type	Imagine Spot
Professor T. / int_a7382a73	comment	Imagine Spot: Used as a plot device in nearly every episode to convey either humor (Mrs. Sneyers playing a didgeridoo to bring a tired Professor Teerlinck to sleep (and failing)) or drama (All of the heart-broken suspects in a case singing together to mourn the loss of a child).
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Professor T. / int_aaf6820	type	Cop and Scientist
Professor T. / int_aaf6820	comment	Cop and Scientist: Annelies and Professor Teerlinck initially, but he becomes closest to John after Annelies leaves the force.
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Professor T. / int_ae3d6438	type	Deadpan Snarker
Professor T. / int_ae3d6438	comment	Deadpan Snarker: Mrs. Sneyers provides her commentary on Professor Teerlinck and the Dean in this manner.
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Professor T. / int_b01abe4f	type	Catchphrase
Professor T. / int_b01abe4f	comment	Catchphrase: The professor tends to say "Da's interessant" ("That's interesting") nearly once every episode, usually to deflect an unpleasant conversation (or as an "Eureka!" Moment).
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Professor T. / int_b0a529cb	type	Extreme Doormat
Professor T. / int_b0a529cb	comment	Extreme Doormat: Walter de Paepe, the Dean of the Faculty of Law, falls within this category, as he's far too kind and patient to be Professor Teerlinck's boss. This only becomes worse when he's around the professor, as he always tends to be overruled by him. Daan de Winter also fits the trope, as he follows Annelies's lead most of the time and gets bossed around by her often. One of the episodes even addresses this. Connie, Mrs. Sneyer's colleague, fits the trope as well, as she gets bossed around by Mrs. Sneyers constantly without giving a peep.
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Professor T. / int_b503102e	type	Terrified of Germs
Professor T. / int_b503102e	comment	Terrified of Germs: Professor Teerlinck, who never shakes hands and disinfects everything he touches with disinfectant spray, even though he's wearing latex gloves.
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Professor T. / int_b58c51d8	type	My Beloved Smother
Professor T. / int_b58c51d8	comment	My Beloved Smother: Adelinde van Marcke is one towards her son, Professor Teerlinck.
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Professor T. / int_bc3cb7ff	type	Clear My Name
Professor T. / int_bc3cb7ff	comment	Clear My Name: The professor himself is briefly a murder suspect in the episode "Tamara". He gets cleared rather quickly and eventually helps solving the murder. DCI Rabet becomes the prime suspect in a double homocide case in the episode "Katvanger" The second part of the two-parter "De troonopvolging" revolves around Professor Teerlinck's attempt to clear one of his fellow prisoners of a murder charge.
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Professor T. / int_bc74ef27	type	Berserk Button
Professor T. / int_bc74ef27	comment	Berserk Button: Throughout most of the first season, Professor Teerlinck's mere presence was one for DCI Rabet. More specifically, talking (badly) about his deceased daughter or his alcohol addiction tends to tick Rabet off. You also shouldn't come between Rabet and his wife/granddaughter, as DCI Fouchet learned. For Walter de Paepe, treating Adelinde with disrespect is a sure-fire way to make him lose his temper.
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Professor T. / int_c0e5fc39	type	Celeb Crush
Professor T. / int_c0e5fc39	comment	Celeb Crush: When Annelies moves back in with her father (to take care of him), it's revealed to Daan (and the viewers) that she used to have a major crush on (one of) the Backstreet Boys. Daan teases her with this crush for the remainder of the episode. It was already hinted at that she liked the Backstreet Boys earlier on, as her ringtone was "Everybody".
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Professor T. / int_c19bdbe1	type	Good Cop/Bad Cop
Professor T. / int_c19bdbe1	comment	Good Cop/Bad Cop: Refered to word-by-word by miss Sneyers in the episode "De zaak Seynaeve"
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Professor T. / int_c3648b87	type	Teeth-Clenched Teamwork
Professor T. / int_c3648b87	comment	Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Between DCI Rabet and professor Teerlinck near the start of the show. Occasionally, this would apply to his cooperation with Annelies as well.
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Professor T. / int_cf231d54	type	Cool Teacher
Professor T. / int_cf231d54	comment	Cool Teacher: Professor Teerlinck is absolutely adored by his students, even if he brings one or two of them to tears from time to time.
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Professor T. / int_dae5c997	type	Action Girl
Professor T. / int_dae5c997	comment	Action Girl: Both Annelies and Saskia would fall under this trope, as they are the more action-oriented members of their team (compared to Daan and John).
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Professor T. / int_e78c698f	type	In Prison with the Rogues
Professor T. / int_e78c698f	comment	In Prison with the Rogues: Happens to Jasper Teerlinck after he shoots DCI Lauwers. Several perps from previous seasons make their comeback in prison.
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Professor T. / int_eb251937	type	Dirty Cop
Professor T. / int_eb251937	comment	Dirty Cop: DCI Serge Lauwers definitely applies, as he worked together with the people he was supposed to put in jail. Ludo Govaerts, a dirty prison guard, was responsible for most of the drug deals within his prison.
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Professor T. / int_eba6a077	type	Cain and Abel
Professor T. / int_eba6a077	comment	Cain and Abel: Several cases had this as a theme: The episode "De nalatenschap" revolved around a bussiness mogul faking his own death to re-unite his two sons. One of the two stayed loyal to his father after his mother's death, the other turned away from him. Professor Teerlinck even mentions the trope: The two-parter "De troonopvolger" had two criminal brothers who ran a cocaine traficking ring in Antwerp. As per trope, the bad brother betrays the good one and tries to get him (falsely) convicted for murder, while he takes over the lead for the drug traficking ring. The episode even contains a scene where the passages of the bible about Cain and Abel were read aloud by one of the professor's fellow prisoners.
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Professor T. / int_edeafb2e	type	Malicious Misnaming
Professor T. / int_edeafb2e	comment	Malicious Misnaming: Professor Teerlinck does this to Commissioner Mus in the episode Diamant, calling him every species of bird, except for the one he's named after.note Mus is the Dutch word for sparrow. This seems to particularly bother Christina, who sees it as a way for the professor to get back at her.
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Professor T. / int_f0089082	type	Early-Bird Cameo
Professor T. / int_f0089082	comment	Early-Bird Cameo: DCI Serge Lauwers was introduced as Christina's new boyfriend, before becoming a key character in the two-parter "Zwanenzang" Several culprits from season 1, such as Danny Vangenechten and Johan Vermarcke, return as supporting characters in season 3.
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Professor T. / int_f792ffe4	type	Beleaguered Assistant
Professor T. / int_f792ffe4	comment	Beleaguered Assistant: Nearly everyone who works with Professor Teerlinck falls victim to this from time to time: Mrs. Sneyers, Annelies, Daan, John, the dean, etcetera. Even people who don't usually follow his, like DCI Rabet and Christina Flamant, occasionally give into the professor's demands, when the plot requires it. One of Mrs. Sneyers colleagues, Connie, is this to Mrs. Sneyers.
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Professor T. / int_f9876f7e	type	Faking the Dead
Professor T. / int_f9876f7e	comment	Faking the Dead: The victim of the episode "De nalatenschap" attempted to fake his own death to unite his two sons as his successors. Unfortunately, his accomplice decided to kill him off for real after faking his death.
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Professor T. / int_fc75f1cb	type	Detective Mole
Professor T. / int_fc75f1cb	comment	The second season finale reveals that DCI Lauwers is a Detective Mole. Moreover, his girlfriend, Commissioner Flamant finds out about his betrayal as well and plans to kill him in cold blood, which would end her career. Professor Teerlinck, who distrusted Lauwers from the start, bites the bullet and shoots Lauwers himself, which gets him imprisoned for murder.
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Professor T. / int_fccd06b6	type	Beware the Nice Ones
Professor T. / int_fccd06b6	comment	Beware the Nice Ones: Walter de Paepe might be the kindest dean in the history of Flemish television, but he went as far as staging a suicide to cover up a murder, in order to protect his loved ones.
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Professor T. / int_fd497706	type	Accidental Murder
Professor T. / int_fd497706	comment	Accidental Murder: The victim of the episode "Dubbel leven" was shoved by his father during an altercation and died after falling with his head on a sharp corner.
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