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-->'''Presenter:''' Now, let's say you don't like Layan.
-->'''Noaf:''' That's easy.
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* ArchEnemy: Noaf considers her one. Ruqayyah mercilessly beat her little sister, and on the day of the charity event, Noaf is the one to execute the final step in destroying her - leaking her hijabless photo to everyone around he.
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* ArchEnemy: Noaf considers her one. Ruqayyah mercilessly beat her little sister, and on the day of the charity event, Noaf is the one to execute the final step in destroying her - leaking her hijabless photo to everyone around her.
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* FaceDeathWithDignity: When she realizes that pleading for her life isn't going to save her, [[spoiler:Layan]] simply stands there, closes her eyes and waits.
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* FaceDeathWithDignity: When [[spoiler:When she realizes that pleading for her life isn't going to save her, [[spoiler:Layan]] Layan simply stands there, closes her eyes and waits.]]
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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Gets away with everything from truancy to hospitalising Mariam, due to being from a politically powerful father and [[spoiler:dating the principal's son.]] Deconstructed when [[spoiler:her brother Hasem shoots her in an [[HonorBeforeReason attempt to protect the reputation of the family]].]]
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* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Gets away with everything from truancy to hospitalising Mariam, due to being from a politically powerful father and [[spoiler:dating the principal's son.]] Deconstructed when [[spoiler:her brother Hasem Hakem shoots her in an [[HonorBeforeReason attempt to protect the reputation of the family]].]]
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* TheChessmaster: She orchestrates the downfall of Ruka and Layan by using their insecurities against them - Ruka's hijab, Layan's psychotic family - and constructs fake social media accounts and elaborate traps to do so.
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* TheChessmaster: Even after Noaf and Dina back out of [[spoiler:helping Mariam with her revenge, Mariam still proves to be more than cunning enough to enact the last steps of her plan. She orchestrates the downfall of Ruka and Layan by using their insecurities against them - Ruka's hijab, Layan's psychotic family - and constructs fake social media accounts and elaborate traps to do so.]]
* IRegretNothing: The very last scene of the series shows that [[spoiler: Mariam]] feels no remorse for [[spoiler: pursuing her revenge to the bitter end]].
* WhosLaughingNow: A non-verbal version happens in the final scene of the series where [[spoiler: Mariam -- satisfied with her revenge -- coldly looks at Rania, who is weeping in misery]].
*YouAreFat: Layan and Rania mock her for eating on the bus and Rania also mocks her during sports hour.
* FreudianExcuse: It's strongly implied that the reason why Layan, Rania, and Ruqayya became bullies is because of the repression and/or abuse they face at home at the hands of their families. That being said, [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse it doesn't excuse any of their abhorrent behavior towards Mariam or anyone else.]]
* GirlPosse: Layan, Rania, and Ruqayya form one.
* HateSink: Oh boy... Layan is a barbaric bully whose actions can make anyone's blood boil, and Rania and Ruqayyah follow her lead. Subverted later though, as she does have redeeming qualities.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Ruqayya, Layan, and Rania all implied to be suffering some major abuse at the hands of their families, especially for being women, and they're all clearly fed up with it at this point in their lives. They take out this anger on Mariam and others at their school, and then Rania then has the audacity to [[spoiler:try and paint ''Mariam'', who at one point they nearly killed, as the more evil one when she finally decides that she's had enough and is getting back at them.]]
* GirlPosse: Layan, Rania, and Ruqayya form one.
* HateSink: Oh boy... Layan is a barbaric bully whose actions can make anyone's blood boil, and Rania and Ruqayyah follow her lead. Subverted later though, as she does have redeeming qualities.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Ruqayya, Layan, and Rania all implied to be suffering some major abuse at the hands of their families, especially for being women, and they're all clearly fed up with it at this point in their lives. They take out this anger on Mariam and others at their school, and then Rania then has the audacity to [[spoiler:try and paint ''Mariam'', who at one point they nearly killed, as the more evil one when she finally decides that she's had enough and is getting back at them.]]
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When Miss Abeer shames Ruqayah for taking a photo of herself without a hijab (which a boy proceeded to distribute to the school) and states "she has forgotten her values!", this is Layan's response.
-->'''Layan:''' "What about the guy who did this to her? Is no one concerned about his values?"
-->'''Layan:''' "What about the guy who did this to her? Is no one concerned about his values?"
* KickTheDog: Layan's actions after nearly killing Mariam at the beginning can be seen as this - at the assembly after the incident, the Principal tells everyone that Mariam can't remember who attacked her, meaning there is no culprit or suspect, and asks if anyone wants to admit something about it. Layan proceeds to lie and say that Mariam sexually harassed and threatened her, and then gets all the girls in the school to agree with her, completely ruining Mariam's social life and making her an outcast even to her own mother. This was unnecessary since Mariam hadn't and wasn't even planning to tell anyone that it was Layan and her friends that had attacked her until she did this (in fact, Mariam only tried to explain what really happened right after Layan made her false accusation), and rather than permanently breaking Mariam and making her stay out of Layan's way, this ends up further convincing Mariam to get revenge on them due to how much pain they needlessly caused her.
* PetTheDog: Layan gets one when she leaps in to defend Noaf from the lecherous man in the pool, and when she helps Noaf out of the pool, she's much gentler than the viewer has ever seen her.
* PetTheDog: Layan gets one when she leaps in to defend Noaf from the lecherous man in the pool, and when she helps Noaf out of the pool, she's much gentler than the viewer has ever seen her.
* CassandraTruth: Rania tries to convince Layan not to skip school to meet Laith, as so many bad things have happened to them lately that it could be too dangerous. Unfortunately, Layan brushes Rania's concerns aside and goes to meet Laith anyway, [[spoiler:with tragic consequences.]]
*HeroicSacrifice: She tells the teachers she was alone at the club ([[spoiler: when Layan and Noaf were with her]]) and gets punched in the face by her dad as a result.
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:Rania is the only girl from the trio remaining at the school after Mariam takes her revenge, as Ruqayya is forbidden from going back to school, and Layan ends up dead at her brother's hands.]]
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* WouldHurtAChild: She hits and shakes Noaf's little sister in public, knowing that as part of Layan's GirlPosse she can get away with it. Layan also tries to pinch her cheeks in an belittling manner.
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* HeadInTheSandManagement: Principal Faten's way of dealing with things at Al-Rawabi, big-time - just ignore it and pretend nothing's wrong. This bites her hard in episode 6, when Layan's father is alerted that his daughter has been skipping school by Ms. Abeer, which results in him humiliating Faten in front of the school board and planning to shut the school down (right after she's won an award no less). And on top of that, she may have lost her son as a result of her own lack of action as well, as he was with Layan, and even if Hazem didn't shoot Laith too, there will definitely be some sort of scandal over the whole thing.
* KickTheDog: When Layan falsely accuses Mariam of harassing her, Mariam tries to tell everyone what really happened, only for the Principal to shush and dismiss her as Layan's father is very influential and she doesn't want anything that could get on his bad side. This also leads to consequences for her later on, ironically from the man himself.
* KickTheDog: When Layan falsely accuses Mariam of harassing her, Mariam tries to tell everyone what really happened, only for the Principal to shush and dismiss her as Layan's father is very influential and she doesn't want anything that could get on his bad side. This also leads to consequences for her later on, ironically from the man himself.
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* TheCutie: Very adorable She's cute and adorable, and her looks play a part in her fame.
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*DudeMagnet: And hates it, because men like Rania's boyfriend and the old man at the pool constantly harass her. She did react a bit warmer to Dina's brother having a crush on her, though.
* PhoneaholicTeenager: All of the characters (excluding Shams) but Sarah definitely embodies this trope the most, going on her phone constantly throughout class, and even when talking to people.
* WeightWoe: Tasneem suffers from bulimia, though she tries to keep it a secret from her peers. [[spoiler: And then Shams reveals it anyway.]]
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* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Nadeen believes that she, and only she, can save Sarah from Tasneem's influence and expose Tasneem as a self centred AlphaBitch. This causes friction to develop between her and Shams, who is creating a documentary about Sarah and doesn't really care about what happens to her along the way.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Nadeen believes that she, and only she, can save Sarah from Tasneem's influence and expose Tasneem as a self centred AlphaBitch. This causes friction to develop between her and Shams, who is creating a documentary about Sarah and doesn't really care about what happens to her along the way.
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*TheBully: She constantly critisizes the other girls for not being "pretty" or "perfect" enough, mocks Sarah when Tasneem welcomes her into the GirlPosse, and frequently humiliates Farah. [[spoiler: Eventually even Tasneem calls her out for it.]]
* DeathWail: Hiba's reaction upon seeing that [[spoiler: Farah has killed herself]] is to let out a horror and grief-stricken scream.
* DeathWail: Hiba's reaction upon seeing that [[spoiler: Farah has killed herself]] is to let out a horror and grief-stricken scream.
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** While she's an unpleasant person, she's right to be angry at Shams when she finds out that she's been secretly filming the other girls without their consent (even in the bathrooms), especially since some of the girls areunderage.underage.
**She's also not wrong when she tells Farah needs to take the hint and learn that Tasneem doesn't like her, especially as Farah always follows them around and is confused when they don't invite her to things. Tasneem can only look at her apologetically at best after Hiba goes off.
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**She's also not wrong when she tells Farah needs to take the hint and learn that Tasneem doesn't like her, especially as Farah always follows them around and is confused when they don't invite her to things. Tasneem can only look at her apologetically at best after Hiba goes off.
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*AmbiguousSiutation: Are her glasses just for show? Sometimes she wears them, sometimes she doesn't.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: She's no better than Hiba and Tasneem as she befriends other girls, only to learn their most humiliating secrets andput puts them into her film.
*AmbiguousSiutation: Are her glasses just for show? Sometimes she wears them, sometimes she doesn't.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: She's no better than Hiba and Tasneem as she befriends other girls, only to learn their most humiliating secrets and
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* DespairEventHorizon: Farah goes through a big one in the final episode, from [[spoiler: being cruelly denied her one opportunity to perform on stage, to being told that whatever talent she possesses won't matter when she doesn't have the looks to back it up, to being (inadvertently) humiliated in Shams' documentary... all of which culminates in her suicide]].
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Farah's fate]] in the finale.
* DyingDream: The season's closing scene makes use of this trope by showing [[spoiler: Farah's ImagineSpot of her finally getting her chance to shine in stage and receiving an impassioned applause once she's finished her number]].
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Farah's fate]] in the finale.
* DyingDream: The season's closing scene makes use of this trope by showing [[spoiler: Farah's ImagineSpot of her finally getting her chance to shine in stage and receiving an impassioned applause once she's finished her number]].
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* IAmNotPretty: She has body image issues because she's fat. When Hiba tells her she's ugly, Farah is broken and left in tears.tears.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Sarah and Farah, who both want to be influencers. However, only Sarah gets to fulfill that wish (which goes horrifically wrong), whilst Farah never gets to,[[spoiler: culminating in her suicide when she is denied every opportunity to, and is also humiliated infront of everyone.]]
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* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Sarah and Farah, who both want to be influencers. However, only Sarah gets to fulfill that wish (which goes horrifically wrong), whilst Farah never gets to,[[spoiler: culminating in her suicide when she is denied every opportunity to, and is also humiliated infront of everyone.]]
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*BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: When an adult man exploits her for nudes and spreads them, the other Al-Rawabi girls call her a slut and chase her to the bathroom stalls to jeer at her. Luckily, an angry Miss Abeer scolds them and sends them back to their classes, and then Sarah comes out of the stall to hug her.]]
*TheCutie: Very adorable and
*IJustWantToBeSpecial: She hates that she feels invisible at Al-Rawabi compared to the prettier, more "popular" girls and tries to become famous to avert that.
*NiceGirl: She's very nice, polite and timid, and an innocent girl who just wants to be loved and famous.
*BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: When an adult man exploits her for nudes and spreads them, the other Al-Rawabi girls call her a slut and chase her to the bathroom stalls to jeer at her. Luckily, an angry Miss Abeer scolds them and sends them back to their classes, and then Sarah comes out of the stall to hug her.]]
*TheCutie: Very adorable and
*IJustWantToBeSpecial: She hates that she feels invisible at Al-Rawabi compared to the prettier, more "popular" girls and tries to become famous to avert that.
*NiceGirl: She's very nice, polite and timid, and an innocent girl who just wants to be loved and famous.
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*AbusiveParents: She has an eating disorder because her mother keeps policing what she eats and pressuring her to take ballet classes (where a specific physical body type is needed), amongst other things.
*AlphaBitch: She's pretty, rich, and a great singer, and adored by all the other girls at Al-Rawabi. They all try to get her approval or join her clique, and follow her like a group of ducks.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Tasneem, who is all smiles when in front of everyone, but is cruel and conniving underneath.
*EvilIsBigger: She's one of the taller girls of her class, in contrast to Layan who was shorter than her peers.
*StepfordSmiler: She acts calm and serene on the outside, but on the inside, she hates that she has to hide who she is and contain her struggles, on top of having an abusive mom. When her mother keeps nagging at her to go to piano class even after she cancelled it, Tasneem finally snaps.
-->'''Tasneem:''' I'll never be perfect!
*WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler: With Nadeen, until she got tired of her SoapboxSadie attitude and left her for others.]]
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*AbusiveParents: She has an eating disorder because her mother keeps policing what she eats and pressuring her to take ballet classes (where a specific physical body type is needed), amongst other things.
*AlphaBitch: She's pretty, rich, and a great singer, and adored by all the other girls at Al-Rawabi. They all try to get her approval or join her clique, and follow her like a group of ducks.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Tasneem, who is all smiles when in front of everyone, but is cruel and conniving underneath.
*EvilIsBigger: She's one of the taller girls of her class, in contrast to Layan who was shorter than her peers.
*StepfordSmiler: She acts calm and serene on the outside, but on the inside, she hates that she has to hide who she is and contain her struggles, on top of having an abusive mom. When her mother keeps nagging at her to go to piano class even after she cancelled it, Tasneem finally snaps.
-->'''Tasneem:''' I'll never be perfect!
*WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler: With Nadeen, until she got tired of her SoapboxSadie attitude and left her for others.]]
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*{{Hypocrite}}: She says that Tasneem is a bad friend to Sarah, but Sarah retorts that whenever they hang out together they always do what she wants and she never considers her.
*InconsistentSpelling: Nadine or Nadeen?
*SoapboxSadie: Sarah views her as this because she is bossy and tries to stop her from befriending Tasneem. Nadeen points out that Tasneem is only interested in her as a friend because she's famous now, but Sarah doesn't care.
*UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler: She was angry at Sarah for joining Tasneem's clique, so she told Shams all her embarassing information. Shams uses this to compile a documentary about Sarah's downfall.]]
*WeUsedToBeFriends: Sarah finds out that Nadeen and Tasneem used to be friends after going through an old photo album, but when she asks about it, Nadeen refuses to tell her what happened.
*{{Hypocrite}}: She says that Tasneem is a bad friend to Sarah, but Sarah retorts that whenever they hang out together they always do what she wants and she never considers her.
*InconsistentSpelling: Nadine or Nadeen?
*SoapboxSadie: Sarah views her as this because she is bossy and tries to stop her from befriending Tasneem. Nadeen points out that Tasneem is only interested in her as a friend because she's famous now, but Sarah doesn't care.
*UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler: She was angry at Sarah for joining Tasneem's clique, so she told Shams all her embarassing information. Shams uses this to compile a documentary about Sarah's downfall.]]
*WeUsedToBeFriends: Sarah finds out that Nadeen and Tasneem used to be friends after going through an old photo album, but when she asks about it, Nadeen refuses to tell her what happened.
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*AllWomenAreLustful: She tries to come on to Coach Taher by sending him nudes (he is disgusted), and also to another football player from the boy's school.
*BetaBitch: To Tasneem. Though while Tasneem acts sweet on the outside, Hiba is outwardly cruel, especially to Farah and Sarah.
*{{Goth}}: Essentially a {{jerkass}}ier Noaf - she wears black eyeliner and dresses in black and silver, while being very aloof.
*JerkassHasAPoint: While she's an unpleasant person, she's right to be angry at Shams when she finds out that she's been secretly filming the other girls without their consent (even in the bathrooms), especially since some of the girls are underage.
*AllWomenAreLustful: She tries to come on to Coach Taher by sending him nudes (he is disgusted), and also to another football player from the boy's school.
*BetaBitch: To Tasneem. Though while Tasneem acts sweet on the outside, Hiba is outwardly cruel, especially to Farah and Sarah.
*{{Goth}}: Essentially a {{jerkass}}ier Noaf - she wears black eyeliner and dresses in black and silver, while being very aloof.
*JerkassHasAPoint: While she's an unpleasant person, she's right to be angry at Shams when she finds out that she's been secretly filming the other girls without their consent (even in the bathrooms), especially since some of the girls are underage.
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*BitchInSheepsClothing: She's no better than Hiba and Tasneem as she befriends other girls, only to learn their most humiliating secrets and put them into her film.
*CreepyChild: She doesn't speak and only watches the girls from afar with her camera. [[spoiler: She also has Sumayyah put cameras all around Al-Rawabi so she can film them. And in her film, she includes Sarah undressing - even though Sarah's underage]]
*TheFriendNobodyLikes: According to Omar, Shams is this to everyone she's ever met because she's so petty and vindictive that she can't stand them being successful and ruins everything.
*BitchInSheepsClothing: She's no better than Hiba and Tasneem as she befriends other girls, only to learn their most humiliating secrets and put them into her film.
*CreepyChild: She doesn't speak and only watches the girls from afar with her camera. [[spoiler: She also has Sumayyah put cameras all around Al-Rawabi so she can film them. And in her film, she includes Sarah undressing - even though Sarah's underage]]
*TheFriendNobodyLikes: According to Omar, Shams is this to everyone she's ever met because she's so petty and vindictive that she can't stand them being successful and ruins everything.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Farah is Tasneem's cousin and is generally ignored and thought of as a loud, annoying gossip girl who only has friends because she's related to Tasneem. This is PlayedForLaughs. [[spoiler: Until it isn't, when she's humiliated by the film and commits suicide.]]
* AttentionWhore: Farah. Her go-to is bragging that the [[AlphaBitch most popular girl in school]] is her cousin.
* BrokenPedestal: Farah idolises Tasneem, until episode 5 where Farah chews her out for not even caring about her underneath and never wanting to take Farah along to any exciting social events. Episode 6 makes it even worse when Tasneem unceremoniously kicks her out of her end of year performance to do lights and sound. This leads to [[spoiler: Farah taking her own life.]]
*TheFriendNobodyLikes: Implied many times.
-->'''Shams:''' If it wasn't for the fact that you're Tasneem's cousin, no one would want anything to do with you.
*IAmNotPretty: When Hiba tells her she's ugly, Farah is broken and left in tears.
* AttentionWhore: Farah. Her go-to is bragging that the [[AlphaBitch most popular girl in school]] is her cousin.
* BrokenPedestal: Farah idolises Tasneem, until episode 5 where Farah chews her out for not even caring about her underneath and never wanting to take Farah along to any exciting social events. Episode 6 makes it even worse when Tasneem unceremoniously kicks her out of her end of year performance to do lights and sound. This leads to [[spoiler: Farah taking her own life.]]
*TheFriendNobodyLikes: Implied many times.
-->'''Shams:''' If it wasn't for the fact that you're Tasneem's cousin, no one would want anything to do with you.
*IAmNotPretty: When Hiba tells her she's ugly, Farah is broken and left in tears.
