discussed Cited "see, e.g." State v. Tart State v. Mitchell , 353 N.C. 309 , 324, 543 S.E.2d 830 , 839, cert. denied , 534 U.S. 1000 , 122 S.Ct. 475 , 151 L.Ed.2d 389 (2001) (second alteration in original); see also State v. Anthony , 354 N.C. 372 , 427, 555 S.E.2d 557 , 592 (2001) ("[O]nly an extreme impropriety on the part of the prosecutor will compel this Court to hold that the trial judge abused his discretion in not recognizing and correcting ex mero motu an argument that defense counsel apparently did not believe was prejudicial when originally spoken." (quoting State v. Richardson , 342 N.C. 772 , 786, 467 S.E.2d 685 , 693, ce…