By the end of the year, however, they lose and replace two members, and their first attempt to break through commercially in the United States backfires miserably.

The tyrant however, backfires by activating his Sea Walls, slaughtering the Council and those within the Sea Walls reach.

His new-found fame backfires, however, as he learns that Sarah has sold her life story to a national tabloid, which plans to serialize the entire sordid story, exposing all of his darkest secrets.

" His scheme backfires, however, as a reporter for The Times publicly names him as a " degenerate pervert " and publishes photographs of him engaged in group sex with several of the girls and a Border Collie.

The magical ploy backfires however, when an unexpected wind blows the storm back at Quduqa.

The plan backfires, however, when Rodan, having survived his battle with Godzilla and further mutated by radiation, responds to Baby's call and intercepts the UNGCC transport.

In early February 2010, Betty has a party in the Rovers celebrating both her 90th birthday and the fact that she is the oldest barmaid in Weatherfield ; however it backfires when 91 year old Enid Crump ( June Broughton ) crashes the party and claims she is the oldest barmaid not Betty.

This backfires in class, however — when asked to give an oral report, the students speak, but in the girl's voice.

This, however, backfires as David regains his memories of the knowledge he once had and copied up until he lost his power with the help of the Stepford Cuckoos.

The plan eventually backfires, however, when an old enemy of Edmund usurps control of them and Edmund is tortured and mutilated to the brink of death.

This plan backfires, however, when Bond foils Grant's attempt to kill him, and now with information given to him by the now deceased Grant, Bond heads to Paris to confront Klebb.

This backfires in class, however — asked to give an oral report, the jocks speak, but Jennifer's voice comes out.

This plot backfires, however, when Grosvenor reappears as an ordinary man ; the ladies follow him into ordinariness, becoming " matter-of-fact young girls.

The plan backfires however, as, when Ito and Yukari are alone, she calls Ito a virgin, which causes his homunculus form to sprout leaks, and Ito runs away in panic.

While trying to take on a leadership role, Boone steals the camp's water ; however, his plan backfires and the survivors turn on him.

The bipartisan primary / caucus calendar, designed by Democrats to help solidify their own nominee early, backfires when none of the 6 competing candidates are able to break out of the pack in the day's Democratic contests.

Calrissian's use of Drebble's name backfires when the alliance hears how much trouble " Drebble " has been causing the Empire, and orders Calrissian to find and decorate him.

Her second matchmaking scheme backfires when Elton rejects Tai and makes a play for Cher.

This plan backfires when the funeral home talks Bergdorf's widow into having the funeral in Las Vegas, where the body is cremated – along with all the money.

After the restoration is complete, the car is named for the noises made by its starter motor and the characteristic two loud backfires it makes when it starts.

The plan backfires when George is called upon to save a beached whale with a Titleist golf ball in its blowhole.

The scheme backfires when he is haunted by the ghost of his annoying and temperamental first wife, Elvira, following the séance.

Unfortunately, the plan backfires when Gloria assumes that they are going in search of Robbie, believing that they are going to hire private detectives for the job.

Otaru and the marionettes manage to succeed in smuggling Lorelei out of the castle, but their act of goodwill backfires when she is kidnapped, apparently by former members of the Gartland regime.

The plan backfires when Essex controls Laura's body and uses her to mortally wound Claudine again.

However, this backfires when the excessive amount of make-up used ( reminiscent of Anita Mui's 1980s image ) gives her an almost ghoul-like appearance.

Known as the Toringian Queen ( also known as the Mirror Queen ) she is extremely vain, obsessed with preserving her youth and beauty and being the fairest in the land-which backfires on her when she acquired a spell for eternal life that did not grant her eternal youth-and has a gigantic mirror in her chamber that shows her as she was in life.

His plan backfires when his parents arrive in the United States to plan his wedding banquet.

In the episode " Love Stinks ", when an attempt by Calamity Coyote to trap Little Beeper backfires, Calamity wound up coated in black tar with a stripe of white feathers flowing down his back.

The plan backfires: when the two Vykkers leave, Munch discovers he can use the electrical properties of his new implant to free the furry-but-vicious lab specimens called Fuzzles, and enlist them into attacking the Vykkers and their cohorts.

A scheme to have the Faith put Margaery on trial for largely invented accusations of adultery backfires when the newly-powerful religious leadership arrests and imprisons Cersei herself on similar ( and accurate ) charges.

The plot backfires when Laton, having taken the time to study his possessing soul, manages to gain access to Pernik Island.

Sometimes, usually ironically, they both lose, usually when Jerry's last trap potentially backfires on him after it affects Tom ( An example is in Chuck Jones ' Filet Meow short where Jerry orders a shark to scare Tom away from eating a goldfish.

Rica Dawnstar, in charge of the control room, attempts to kill Tuf, but her plan backfires when Tuf uses one of the crew's leftover weapons and her own aggressiveness to dispose of her.

Travis plans to use the tape to get Spence to drop out of the race but the plan backfires when Senator Al Preston dies in a car crash.

He is not above taking advantage of this position to gain personal amusement at his fellow Vigils ' expense, as when a collective assignment against Brother Jacques backfires.

The first raid backfires because the team is unaware that the temple they plan to rob has been built of laser-reflecting crystal, which turns their beams back on themselves.

The plot eventually backfires on Gunray, and he is taken into custody by the Republic and to pay for his war crimes.

" On more than one occasion her plan to obtain Scrooge's dime backfires so spectacularly that she is forced to work with Scrooge to prevent greater disaster.

But the plan backfires, and it is Nola, not Bea, whose corpse is taken away from Wentworth.

His plan backfires and he soon finds himself the confidant of everyone there, especially a young boy named Ellard, who thinks he is teaching Charlie English.

This severely backfires as Shaun later finds out that he is rejected from Stanford, ironically because Ms. Cobb mixed up his academic transcript with that of a much less intelligent student.

The plan backfires, as Ra's is left writhing in the pit, seemingly destroyed.

However, he is caught in a Combine Confiscation Field chamber that destroys all of his weapons except for the Gravity Gun ; instead, the energy backfires and enhances the Gravity Gun's capabilities, allowing Gordon to escape and dispatch platoons of Citadel soldiers with ease.

Since the wand's allegiance is to Harry, Voldemort's spell backfires and kills him once and for all.

His attempts to destroy the Solo Ship with giant winged creatures known as Bajins backfires and it is he who is killed by them.

In the OVA she is betrayed and killed by Remi, who gives her a malfunctioning shotgun that backfires, and steals all her money.