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* PsychoticSmirk: The SlasherSmile that Jeanette wears when [[spoiler:she leaves Kate in the basement.]]
* TheSociopath: After Kate's accusation is spread around, several people accuse Jeanette of being a sociopath or "psycho." [[spoiler: The ending reveals that this might be correct, since she heard Kate crying for help in Martin's basement and, with an eerily calm smile, decided to leave her there. Coupled with this reveal, her behavior throughout the show has signs of this: her constant lying, manipulation, thrill-seeking, attention-craving, and at times stilted emotional reactions.]]

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* PsychoticSmirk: The SlasherSmile that Jeanette wears when [[spoiler:she leaves Kate in the basement.]]
basement]] is positively chilling.
* TheSociopath: After Kate's accusation is spread around, several people accuse Jeanette of being a sociopath or "psycho." [[spoiler: The ending reveals that this might be correct, since she heard Kate crying for help in Martin's basement and, with an eerily calm smile, decided to leave her there. Coupled with this reveal, her behavior throughout the show has signs of this: her constant lying, manipulation, thrill-seeking, attention-craving, and at times stilted emotional reactions.reactions as well as having seemingly no remorse for anything she's done or empathy for Kate's suffering.]]



* WhatYouAreInTheDark: [[spoiler: The ending reveals that Jeanette did indeed know that Kate was being held hostage and intentionally left her in the basement so Jeanette could continue to steal Kate's life.]]



* IrrationalHatred: Mallory absolutely ''despised'' Kate in 1993, who prior to her kidnapping was shown to be a genuinely nice person. After Jeanette becomes more like Kate, Mallory hates her too. After talking with Kate in 1994, Mallory seems to realize this herself -- admitting that she was jealous of Kate's seemingly perfect life -- and the two of them become best friends. [[spoiler:And then girlfriends.]]

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* IrrationalHatred: Mallory absolutely ''despised'' Kate in 1993, who prior to her kidnapping was shown to be a genuinely nice person. After Jeanette becomes more like Kate, Mallory hates her too. After talking with Kate in 1994, Mallory seems to realize this herself -- admitting that she was jealous of Kate's seemingly perfect life as well as Jeanette's eagerness to abandon Mallory for Kate's social circle -- and the two of them become best friends. [[spoiler:And then girlfriends.]]



* ToxicFriendInfluence: She keeps pushing her friends into risky and dangerous behavior. Ironically, those behaviors that were toxic with Jeanette and Vincent end up being good for Kate; her badgering helps motivate Kate out of her depression, and the liberal amounts of pot she plies Kate with reduce her anxiety and restore her appetite.

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* ToxicFriendInfluence: She keeps pushing her friends into risky and dangerous behavior. Ironically, those behaviors that were toxic with Jeanette and Vincent end up being good for Kate; her badgering helps motivate Kate out of her depression, depression and into engaging in activities again, and the liberal amounts of pot she plies Kate with reduce her anxiety and restore her appetite.



* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: Absolutely no one expects the meek, mild-mannered Assistant Principal to really be a depraved kidnapper and rapist.



* {{Catfishing}}: Ashley catfishes Kate in a chat for sexual abuse survivors, to find out the truth about what happened with her and Martin, though she is only doing this to help Kate.

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* {{Catfishing}}: Ashley catfishes Kate in a chat for sexual abuse survivors, to find out the truth about what happened with her and Martin, though she is only doing this to help Kate. Kate and give her someone to talk to about her experiences.
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* FallenPrincess: In 1994, she has lost everything in her life, her popularity, her friends and even her boyfriend as well, and she was easily replaced by Jeanette.
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