Caught on
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- It was originally going to be a bigger reveal, but so many people caught on that the writer didn't bother.
Source: Relationship Reveal -
In the show, it took most of the season to reveal that in ancient times it was known as "Alveus" (Latin for "Hive"), but once that's known the English translation caught on quickly.
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One villain, Tobey, actually even caught on right away when he was introduced to Becky and purposefully put her in a situation where she had to reveal herself—but she sent her monkey sidekick out in her costume instead, and Tobey saw him from a far enough distance that it looked convicing.
Source: Clark Kenting
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