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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: After realizing she's in a loop, Sarah's very first response is to try every escape plan she can think of, ranging from staying up all night to committing suicide. [[spoiler: Eventually she figures out a plan that works.]]

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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Having spent what the writers say is 40 years in a time loop, Nyles has come out the otherside a very odd man to say the least.


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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Having spent what the writers say is 40 years in a time loop, Nyles has come out the other side a very odd man to say the least.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: We don't get to see much of pre-time loop Nyles, but it's clear he's only at the wedding because his girlfriend is a bridesmaid, to the point where he's consistently referred to as "Misty's boyfriend". By the time we see him, well entrenched in the time loop, he isn't taking anything seriously anymore, wears swimming trunks and a Hawaiian shirt to the wedding ceremony, and is often bluntly honest in his speech.

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* TheAlcoholic: Big time, and it's not clear how much of it is from TimeLoopFatigue or just having been one before hand.
* TheAntiNihilist: Despite his "nothing matters" mantra, he doesn't take it to dark places and usually uses it as a reason to make sure he can make as many people have a good time as possible.

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* TheAlcoholic: Big time, and it's He is shown dealing with continued existence by copious amounts of alcohol. It's not clear how much of it is from TimeLoopFatigue or just having been one before hand.
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* AmbiguouslyBi: Downplayed. His preference seems to be women given the larger number of women he slept with (at one point he slips and confesses he's bedded Sarah over a thousand times), but Nyles casually tells Sarah that he had sex with Jerry during one of his loops. However, it seems to be more experimentation than genuine attraction.
-->'''Jerry:''' I'm really glad I tried it, he's a sweet guy.
* TheAntiNihilist: Despite his "nothing matters" mantra, he doesn't take it full nihilist worldview, Nyles shows shades of this. "The pain is real" seems to dark places be his core philosophy. He generally tries to avoid causing pain, and usually uses even bring joy to others (as when he gives a kid a hundred dollars and tells him to "spend it as a reason all today"). Even though he knows everything will reset, minimizing the unhappiness in the moment is important to make sure he can make as many people have a good time as possible.him.



* TheAtoner: There are hints that he used to hurt people earlier in the time-loop and feels remorse for it. He tries to keep Sarah from making the same mistakes.

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* TheAtoner: There are hints that he used to hurt people earlier in the time-loop time loop and feels remorse for it. He tries to keep Sarah from making the same mistakes.mistakes.
* TheHedonist: Once he settles into the time loop, his goal is to simply enjoy himself with food, drink, and sex while expending as little effort as possible.



* MeaningfulName: Downplayed. His name is Nyles and he has a very Nihilistic out look, but it manifests in laziness and antics rather than outright ChaoticEvil.

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* ManChild: Andy Samberg is typecast to some degree as one of these. While he does experience some despair from the time loop, he adapts pretty well, and ultimately becomes quite comfortable living in what is essentially an eternal, consequence-free, vacation. Life in the time loop is boring and pointless, but also safe, comfortable, predictable, and undemanding.
* ManipulativeBastard: Downplayed. While Nyles does use the looping to learn a lot about everyone at the wedding, and does take advantage of that knowledge to seduce various people, he never really manipulates anyone there for his advantage and has a strict policy against inducing trauma on people because of the painful memories it leaves with him.
* MeaningfulName: Downplayed. His name is Nyles and he has a very Nihilistic out look, outlook, but it manifests in laziness and antics rather than outright ChaoticEvil. ChaoticEvil.
* ReallyGetsAround: His flashbacks show that he took advantage of the loop to have sex with all sorts of people and try new things. When talking to Sarah who is now in the loop with him, he claims he grew weary of the work it takes to seduce someone and decided to coast through each day with minimal effort. [[spoiler:However, when he reveals that he lied about never sleeping with Sarah and actually bedded her a thousand times, it casts doubt on how truthful he was about the rest of his claims.]]
* StrawNihilist: Justified because he's been trapped in the loop for an extremely long period of time, he eventually decides that the only thing that matters is avoiding temporary pain, because while his existence is meaningless due to the loops, the physical pain he can suffer during them isn't, nor is the emotional trauma because his memory is left intact.



* TheAlcoholic: Was one well before getting stuck in the TimeLoop and stays one through it and afterwards.

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* TheAlcoholic: Was one well before getting stuck in the TimeLoop and stays one through it and afterwards. Admits that she's someone who "fucks around and drinks too much".


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* BrilliantButLazy: Although we don't find out too much about Sarah's pre-loop life, she seems to have been pretty directionless and not very accomplished. However, when motivated, she manages to [[spoiler:learn enough quantum physics to escape the time loop]], showing that she is very intelligent.
* MissingMom: Sarah's mother died when she was young.

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!!Nyles
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!! Sarah Wilder
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!! Sarah Wilder
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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Having spent what the writers day is 40 years in a time loop, Nyles has come out the otherside a very odd man to say the least.

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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Having spent what the writers day say is 40 years in a time loop, Nyles has come out the otherside a very odd man to say the least.



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: She’s filled with self loathing because she [[spoiler: slept with her sisters fiancée the night before the wedding and wakes up in his bad every morning because that’s the day she got stuck in the timeloop.]]

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: She’s filled with self loathing because she [[spoiler: slept with her sisters fiancée the night before the wedding and wakes up in his bad bed every morning because that’s the day she got stuck in the timeloop.]]
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* TheAtoner: There are hints that he used to hurt people earlier in the time-loop and feels remorse for it. He tries to keep Sarah from making the same mistakes.

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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Having spent 2what the writers day is 40 years in a time loop, Nyles has come out the otherside a very odd man to say the least.

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* TheAntiNihilist: Despite his “nothing matters” mantra, he doesn’t take it to dark places and usually uses it as a reason to make sure he can make as many people have a good time as possible.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Having spent 2what what the writers day is 40 years in a time loop, Nyles has come out the otherside a very odd man to say the least.


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* BigSisterInstinct: She develops this by the end of the film towards Tala warning Abe [[spoiler: who she slept with]] to not fuck up their marriage [[spoiler: any further.]]
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* TheAlcoholic: Was one well before getting stuck in the TimeLoop and stays one through it and afterwards.
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* {{Alcoholic}}: Big time, and it’s not clear how much of it is from TimeLoopFatigue or just having been one before hand.

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* {{Alcoholic}}: TheAlcoholic: Big time, and it’s not clear how much of it is from TimeLoopFatigue or just having been one before hand.
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* {{Alchoholic}}: Big time, and it’s not clear how much of it is from TimeLoopFatigue or just having been one before hand.

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* {{Alchoholic}}: {{Alcoholic}}: Big time, and it’s not clear how much of it is from TimeLoopFatigue or just having been one before hand.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGd: He’s a lazy, alcoholic manchild but he has a good heart deep down and seems to want everyone to have a good time at the wedding.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGd: JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He’s a lazy, alcoholic manchild but he has a good heart deep down and seems to want everyone to have a good time at the wedding.
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!! Sarah Wilder]]

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[[folder:Nyles]]
!!Nyles
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[[caption-width-right:350:Misty’s Boyfriend]]
!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/AndySamberg
* {{Alchoholic}}: Big time, and it’s not clear how much of it is from TimeLoopFatigue or just having been one before hand.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Having spent 2what the writers day is 40 years in a time loop, Nyles has come out the otherside a very odd man to say the least.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGd: He’s a lazy, alcoholic manchild but he has a good heart deep down and seems to want everyone to have a good time at the wedding.
* MeaningfulName: Downplayed. His name is Nyles and he has a very Nihilistic out look, but it manifests in laziness and antics rather than outright ChaoticEvil.
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!! Sarah Wilder]]
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: She’s filled with self loathing because she [[spoiler: slept with her sisters fiancée the night before the wedding and wakes up in his bad every morning because that’s the day she got stuck in the timeloop.]]
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