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* SoBeautifulItsACurse: In the book, she is described as the most beautiful of the women, and Creator/NicoleKidman definitely is, the series treats her as such, but it means she and Perry are a beautiful couple, and he's ''very'' abusive.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: In the book, [[spoiler:Her father was abusive. Seeing Perry hurt Celeste triggered those memories and caused her to react defensively.]]
** In the series, [[spoiler: it's her mother who was abusive, though she resents her father for being passive and not protecting her.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: In the book, [[spoiler:Her father was abusive. Seeing Perry hurt Celeste triggered those memories and caused her to react defensively.]]
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* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:She Although she starts off fairly external to the drama in season 1, it turns out that [[spoiler:she is the murderer. But because she was protecting Celeste from Perry, the other women lie to protect her.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: In the book,[[spoiler:Her [[spoiler:her father was abusive. Seeing Perry hurt Celeste triggered those memories and caused her to react defensively.]]
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* GoodStepmother: To Nathan and Madeline's daughter Abigail, who genuinely looks up to her and sees her as a source of advice and support (to Madeline's dismay).
* MsFanservice: To Madeline's dismay, she is "younger and sexier". In the series the other women comment that the town's husbands tend to check her out because of the way she dresses and moves.
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* RaceLift: Described as fair-skinned in the book, she's portrayed in the series by [[ZoeKravitz Zoë Kravitz]].
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* PushoverParents: Downplayed. She's much more softly-spoken and accepting towards Abigail, even when she has some ''horrible'' ideas.ideas. However, she does make sure that Madeline and Nathan (who are most definitely not this) are informed.
* RaceLift: Described as fair-skinned in the book, she's portrayed in the series by[[ZoeKravitz Zoë Kravitz]].Creator/ZoeKravitz.
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* GoodStepmother: To Nathan and Madeline's daughter Abigail, who genuinely looks up to her (to Madeline's dismay).
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Her father was abusive. Seeing Perry hurt Celeste triggered those memories and caused her to react defensively.]]
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: In the book, [[spoiler:Her father was abusive. Seeing Perry hurt Celeste triggered those memories and caused her to react defensively.]]
** In the series, [[spoiler: it's her mother who was abusive, though she resents her father for being passive and not protecting her.]]
** In the series, [[spoiler: it's her mother who was abusive, though she resents her father for being passive and not protecting her.]]
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* ControlFreak: Renata is essentially every negative stereotype of a Type A personality rolled into a single person, including the controlling aspects: she has a tendency to wildly overreact when surprised or when a situation goes out of her control. This is especially true as regards her relationship with [[MyBelovedSmother her daughter]].
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* RapeAsBackstory: She was raped by [[spoiler:Perry]], which resulted in her move to Monterey.
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* StrugglingSingleMother: She's much poorer in comparison to the upper-class Monterey moms as a single mother.
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* MamaBear: A very dark example. She genuinely adored Perry, who was a monstrous abuser.
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* KnightTemplarParent / MamaBear: A very dark example. She genuinely adored Perry, who was a monstrous abuser.
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: He has a very warm, mature relationship with his mom Jane, but he's still a child and this is shown by his misconceptions about how to keep Amabella safe.
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* ChildrenAreInnocent: No matter what the truth is, Jane and her friends consider Ziggy innocent.
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* ChildrenAreInnocent: No matter what the truth is, Jane and her friends consider Ziggy innocent. [[spoiler:And he is.]]
* HeroWithBadPublicity: [[spoiler:He is only trying to help Amabella by taking the blame as he's very sweet and kind.]]
* HeroWithBadPublicity: [[spoiler:He is only trying to help Amabella by taking the blame as he's very sweet and kind.]]
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* SoBeautifulItsACurse: In the book, she is described as the most beautiful of the women, and Creator/NicoleKidman definitely is, but it means she and Perry are a beautiful couple, and he's ''very'' abusive.
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* ArchEnemy: To the main women, as [[spoiler:they covered up Perry's death]].
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* ArchEnemy: To the main women, as [[spoiler:they covered up Perry's death]].
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* ArchEnemy: To the main women, as [[spoiler:they covered up Perry's death]].
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* SeeingRed: In keeping with the DomesticAbuse he inflicts on Celeste, but as he suffers from SanitySlippage throughout the first season, it's clear to see this taking greater hold of him.
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* SecretKeeper: About many things in Celeste and Perry's marriage, but particularly that Celeste is planning to leave Perry.
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* [[spoiler:ChekhovsGunman: She is the murderer. But because she was protecting Celeste from Perry, the other women lie to protect her.]]
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* [[spoiler:ChekhovsGunman: She ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:She is the murderer. But because she was protecting Celeste from Perry, the other women lie to protect her.]]
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* AlphaBitch: Renata comes across as this, being able to juggle both motherhood and a corporate position.
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* AlphaBitch: AdaptationalHeroism: [[spoiler:She's totally willing to help cover up Perry's death]] and she becomes a good friend to the other women. Even before Season 2, she's softer and more gentle.
* AlphaBitch / AcademicAlphaBitch: Renata comes across as this, being able to juggle both motherhood and a corporate position.
* AlphaBitch / AcademicAlphaBitch: Renata comes across as this, being able to juggle both motherhood and a corporate position.
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* CareerVersusMan: Played with. She wants to return to work but feels suffocated by Perry's insistence that she shouldn't.
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* PluckyGirlPluckyGirl / PluckyComicRelief: Her storyline throughout Season 1 is a lot lighter and Maddy is much more tempted to brush off the trauma of Season 1 even in Season 2.
* SitcomArchNemesis: Despite the darkness of the plot, Madeline has this with Renata (which is why she takes Jane's side) and Mary-Louise.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:He's the one killed on Trivia Night, by Bonnie.]]
* DeathByFallingOver: [[spoiler:Bonnie pushes him down a flight of steps when he's attacking Celeste on Trivia Night.]]
* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: Everybody (including Celeste) agrees in-universe that Perry is ''unbelievably'' handsome, but he's also an unrepentant domestic abuser and rapist.
* SeeingRed: In keeping with the DomesticAbuse he inflicts on Celeste, but as he suffers from SanitySlippage throughout the first season, it's clear to see this taking greater hold of him.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: A domestic abuser and rapist who is nevertheless considered to be practically perfect by every other member of the school.
!! Mary-Louise Wright
-->''Played By''': Creator/MerylStreep
Perry's mother, who comes to Monterey to "help" Celeste in Season 2 after Perry's death, and refuses to admit that anything might be wrong.
* DoesntKnowTheirOwnChild: Is ''completely'' oblivious to the idea that Perry was anything other than perfect.
* EvilOldFolks: The first grandmother introduced in the show and ''very'' cruel and threatening.
* MamaBear: A very dark example. She genuinely adored Perry, who was a monstrous abuser.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: She hates all the women, is extremely dismissive towards Celeste, and she hates Madeline because she "distrusts little people". She means ''short'' people, but still.
* RightForTheWrongReasons: She's right that there is more to Perry's death, but her complete ignorance to his violence makes her this.
* SitcomArchNemesis: Though she is a regular ArchEnemy to the rest of the main cast, she takes a special dislike to Madeline because she [[CrossesTheLineTwice doesn't trust "little people".]]
* WildCard: Constantly. What she's going to do is a total mystery to anyone, such as when she screams at the dinner table in her first appearance.
-->''Played By''': Creator/MerylStreep
Perry's mother, who comes to Monterey to "help" Celeste in Season 2 after Perry's death, and refuses to admit that anything might be wrong.
* DoesntKnowTheirOwnChild: Is ''completely'' oblivious to the idea that Perry was anything other than perfect.
* EvilOldFolks: The first grandmother introduced in the show and ''very'' cruel and threatening.
* MamaBear: A very dark example. She genuinely adored Perry, who was a monstrous abuser.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: She hates all the women, is extremely dismissive towards Celeste, and she hates Madeline because she "distrusts little people". She means ''short'' people, but still.
* RightForTheWrongReasons: She's right that there is more to Perry's death, but her complete ignorance to his violence makes her this.
* SitcomArchNemesis: Though she is a regular ArchEnemy to the rest of the main cast, she takes a special dislike to Madeline because she [[CrossesTheLineTwice doesn't trust "little people".]]
* WildCard: Constantly. What she's going to do is a total mystery to anyone, such as when she screams at the dinner table in her first appearance.
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-->''Played By''': Creator/MerylStreep
Perry's mother, who comes to Monterey to "help" Celeste in Season 2 after Perry's death, and refuses to admit that anything might be wrong.
* DoesntKnowTheirOwnChild: Is ''completely'' oblivious to the idea that Perry was anything other than perfect.
* MamaBear: A very dark example. She genuinely adored Perry, who was a monstrous abuser.
* RightForTheWrongReasons: She's right that there is more to Perry's death, but her complete ignorance to his violence makes her this.
-->''Played By''': Creator/MerylStreep
Perry's mother, who comes to Monterey to "help" Celeste in Season 2 after Perry's death, and refuses to admit that anything might be wrong.
* DoesntKnowTheirOwnChild: Is ''completely'' oblivious to the idea that Perry was anything other than perfect.
* MamaBear: A very dark example. She genuinely adored Perry, who was a monstrous abuser.
* RightForTheWrongReasons: She's right that there is more to Perry's death, but her complete ignorance to his violence makes her this.
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* HippieParentsHippieParents: To her daughter, but also to her stepdaughter Abigail.
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* PushoverParentsPushoverParents: To Abigail, much to Madeline's chagrin.
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* CainAndAbel: They seem to be getting this way in Season 2, becoming increasingly aggressive to each other and constantly fighting. Justified.
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* AlwaysIdenticalTwins
* CainAndAbel: They seem to be getting this way in Season 2, becoming increasingly aggressive to each other and constantly fighting.Justified.Justified in that they've clearly been badly troubled by their father's abuse of their mother and [[spoiler:his abuse]].
* CainAndAbel: They seem to be getting this way in Season 2, becoming increasingly aggressive to each other and constantly fighting.
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* MoralityPet: Apparently to Perry, but it turns out that [[spoiler:his violence had a terrible affect on both of them.]]
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-->'''Played by''': Creator/RobinWeigert
Celeste and Perry's therapist, who Celeste visits to help them to cope with Perry's escalating violence.
* AdaptationExpansion: Her Season 1 appearances follow exactly the arc of her book counterpart, but she sticks around in Season 2 to help Celeste process her grief.
* TheConfidant: She guards Celeste's [[SecretKeeper secret]] that she's planning to leave Perry but, even when Celeste can't tell her about [[spoiler:Perry's murder]], she still protects her other secrets about the nuances of she and Perry's abusive marriage.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: A major HopeSpot of Season 1 is that she is the only person who can see through Perry's facade, even including Celeste. She immediately pins him for a domestic abuser.
* TheShrink: The "awesome" version. She's both very component and she goes above and beyond to encourage Celeste to leave before Perry kills her.
-->'''Played by''': Creator/RobinWeigert
Celeste and Perry's therapist, who Celeste visits to help them to cope with Perry's escalating violence.
* AdaptationExpansion: Her Season 1 appearances follow exactly the arc of her book counterpart, but she sticks around in Season 2 to help Celeste process her grief.
* TheConfidant: She guards Celeste's [[SecretKeeper secret]] that she's planning to leave Perry but, even when Celeste can't tell her about [[spoiler:Perry's murder]], she still protects her other secrets about the nuances of she and Perry's abusive marriage.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: A major HopeSpot of Season 1 is that she is the only person who can see through Perry's facade, even including Celeste. She immediately pins him for a domestic abuser.
* TheShrink: The "awesome" version. She's both very component and she goes above and beyond to encourage Celeste to leave before Perry kills her.
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* BrokenBird: As a result of her rape.
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* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: Perry is absolutely loathsome for his abuse of Celeste, but he did seem to have ''some'' kinder features, so the revelation that [[spoiler:he violently raped Jane]] has shades of this.
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* YouDontLookLikeYou: In what may or may not be an uncomfortable overlap with AdaptationalAttractiveness, no mention is made of Jane being overweight in the past or having an eating disorder as a result of her assault.
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* MasochismTango: Deconstructed. After [[spoiler:Perry's death]] in Season 2 of the show, she still struggles with the feeling that she was attracted to him.
* InformedAttractiveness: Celeste is considered breathtakingly beautiful even by her femalefriends.
friends. Justified in the adaptation, where she's played by Creator/NicoleKidman.
*StepfordSmilerStepfordSmiler: Everybody thinks she and Perry have the perfect life, which she does nothing to discourage, but she's in pieces over his recurrent physical abuse.
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* HappilyMarried: Jane finds herself wistful for the love Madeline and Ed so obviously share. However, this is subverted in the adaptation, where Madeline is unfaithful to Ed.
* SoapboxSadie: In the adaptation she is much more cause-driven and falls largely into this trope.
* AbusiveParents: Not directly, but his violence towards Celeste clearly has a great effect on Josh and Max.
* ConnectedAllAlong: To Jane. [[spoiler:He's her rapist and the father of Ziggy.]]
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* MamasBoy: If his mother's behaviour is anything to go by.
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* AdaptationExpansion: In the book, she is more on the sidelines, but the TV's Renata is there when [[spoiler:Bonnie kills Perry]] and helps them to cover it up, becoming a fully-fledged member of the group in Season 2.
* LargeHam: Laura Dern is having a ''lot'' of fun.
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* SuddenlyShouting: Her default position when she's angry.
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!! Mary-Louise Wright
-->''Played By''': Creator/MerylStreep
Perry's mother, who comes to Monterey to "help" Celeste in Season 2 after Perry's death, and refuses to admit that anything might be wrong.
* DoesntKnowTheirOwnChild: Is ''completely'' oblivious to the idea that Perry was anything other than perfect.
* MamaBear: A very dark example. She genuinely adored Perry, who was a monstrous abuser.
* RightForTheWrongReasons: She's right that there is more to Perry's death, but her complete ignorance to his violence makes her this.
-->I WILL NOT NOT BE RICH!
-->Would anyone give a woman a moment?!
!! Mary-Louise Wright
-->''Played By''': Creator/MerylStreep
Perry's mother, who comes to Monterey to "help" Celeste in Season 2 after Perry's death, and refuses to admit that anything might be wrong.
* DoesntKnowTheirOwnChild: Is ''completely'' oblivious to the idea that Perry was anything other than perfect.
* MamaBear: A very dark example. She genuinely adored Perry, who was a monstrous abuser.
* RightForTheWrongReasons: She's right that there is more to Perry's death, but her complete ignorance to his violence makes her this.
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ThePollyanna: Although finally, in Season 2, gets averted as she's the only struggling most with [[spoiler:Perry's murder]].
*PushoverParentsPushoverParents: She's much more softly-spoken and accepting towards Abigail, even when she has some ''horrible'' ideas.
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* [[spoiler: MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold]]: MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: [[spoiler: He never hit Amabella, but agreed to take the blame because he could see how scared she was of the real culprit - Max.]]
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* [[spoiler: EvilTwin]]: [[spoiler: Max, at least from Ziggy's perspective]]
* [[spoiler: KidsAreCruel]]: [[spoiler: Max is revealed to be the one who hit Amabella]]
* [[spoiler: LikeFatherLikeSon]]: [[spoiler: Perry's sons emulate their father's violent tendencies]]
* [[spoiler: KidsAreCruel]]: [[spoiler: Max is revealed to be the one who hit Amabella]]
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* [[spoiler: EvilTwin]]: CainAndAbel: They seem to be getting this way in Season 2, becoming increasingly aggressive to each other and constantly fighting. Justified.
* EvilTwin: [[spoiler: Max, at least from Ziggy's perspective]]
*[[spoiler: KidsAreCruel]]: InTheBlood: [[spoiler:They are both violent like their father, although Max is much more so and dangerous.]]
* KidsAreCruel: [[spoiler: Max is revealed to be the one who hit Amabella]]
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* WackyParentSeriousChild: Isn't fair-weather like her father, father or shallow like Madeline, but not in the way Madeline was hoping for.
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* RaceLift: The show gives her Native American ancestry.
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* RaceLift: The show gives her Native American ancestry.
* * Theancestry. (The novel is set in Australia, but it never suggests that Madeline has a similar Aboriginal Australian ancestry.history)
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* AdaptationExpansion: In the TV series, [[spoiler:she had an affair a year prior to the series.]].
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* YourCheatingHeart: In the TV series, [[spoiler:it's revealed that she had an affair with Joseph Bachman, her assistant at the musical theater]].
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* StayInTheKitchen: He's completely against Celeste returning back to her job despite the fact that she loves it.
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* TheBully: Even more-so than Renata. She starts a petition to het Ziggy suspended. Her lawyer husband is even worse, threatening legal action against anyone who looks at him funny.
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* TheBully: Even more-so than Renata. She starts a petition to het have Ziggy suspended. Her lawyer husband is even worse, threatening legal action against anyone who looks at him funny.
* [[spoiler:ChekhovsGunman: She is the murderer. But because she was protecting Celeste from Perry, the other women lie to protect her.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Her father was abusive. Seeing Perry hurt Celeste triggered those memories and caused her to react defensively.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Her father was abusive. Seeing Perry hurt Celeste triggered those memories and caused her to react defensively.]]
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* RedHerring: [[spoiler:Ed often brings up that Madeline talks about him a lot and wonders if she still has feelings for him. It turns out his real concern should have been her assistant, who she had an affair with.]]
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Demands Celeste keep their sons away from Ziggy in case he's violent — and tries to choke her when she refuses.
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Madeline's second husband.
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husband and Chloe's father.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: He threatens to kick Nathan's ass at one point.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: He threatens to kick Nathan's ass at one point.
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* HollywoodNerd: He's a programmer who usually dresses pretty frumpy, but still manages to look attractive because of Adam Scott.
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* LargeHam: You can tell Reese Witherspoon was having a lot of fun basically challenging Creator/BetteDavis.
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* LargeHam: You can tell Reese Witherspoon was having a lot of fun basically challenging channeling Creator/BetteDavis.
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* ChildByRape: The father being [[spoiler:Perry.]]
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* RaceLift: Described as fair-skinned in the book, she's portrayed in the series by [[ZoeKravitz Zoë Kravitz]].
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Jane got pregnant out of rape, but kept the baby because she was told she would likely be infertile for entire life.
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Subverted: Jane got pregnant out of rape, but rape and kept the baby baby, but only because she was told she would likely be infertile for entire life.life and it may be her only chance to have a child.
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* PapaWolfPapaWolf: Deconstructed, as he initially appears to be a loving but flawed father, but eventually shows that he is willing to harm his children in the course of his horrific violence toward his wife.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: [[Deconstructed]]. It's easy to initially sympathize with Perry given his apparent love for his wife and children, but both the book and the show are very clear that his actions are heinous and ultimately irredeemable.
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* AffablyEvil: Perry's a violent man, but he's also a devoted father who lives for his two boys and genuinely hates himself for beating his wife, whom he ''does'' love.
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* AffablyEvil: Perry's a horrifically violent man, but he's also a devoted father who lives for his two boys and genuinely hates himself for beating his wife, whom he ''does'' love.love. However, this is never depicted as justifying his monstrous actions.
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* FatalFlaw: His general attitude towards women.
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* FatalFlaw: His general repulsive attitude towards women.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: A domestic abuser, yes, but he does genuinely love his family and completely understands why Celeste would hate him.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Perry's reaction every time he attacks Celeste.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Perry's reaction every time he attacks Celeste.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: A domestic abuser, yes, but he does genuinely [[Deconstructed]]. It's easy to initially sympathize with Perry given his apparent love for his family wife and completely understands why Celeste would hate him.
children, but both the book and the show are very clear that his actions are heinous and ultimately irredeemable.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Perry's reaction every time he attacksCeleste.Celeste, a common theme for abusers.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Perry's reaction every time he attacks
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* TragicVillain
