History DeconstructedCharacterArchetype / LiveActionTV

* ''DeconstructedCharacterArchetype/MarvelCinematicUniverse''

** Audra Torres can be seen as one to both MyBelovedSmother and MamaBear. While she unquestionably fiercely loves her sons, Drew and Adam, and actually ''is'' correct most of the time, her overly controlling and domineering attitude means that the boys often feel as though they have no room to voice their own opinions, make their own decisions, and learn from their mistakes. It reaches a head when Drew, sick of his mother attempting to control every aspect of his life, temporarily moves out and cuts contact with her.

** Craig, Eli, and Miles are all deconstructions of the TroubledButCute archetype that are typically popular with the mostly female audience. In every case, they draw in women with their charm and good looks, only for said women to gradually discover that they're not simply quirky, but have legitimate mental health issues that need to be professionally addressed and treated, and those same quirks that initially drew them in later push them away when they stop being cute and start being dangerous. Also, the men are not EasilyForgiven and each spend season's worth of time and character development earning the trust of their friends and exes back, (and in Miles's case, never manages to at all.)

* "Series/{{DegrassiTheNextGeneration}}" being a teen drama frequently lauded for its realism, is practically made of this trope.

* "Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration" being a teen drama frequently lauded for its realism, is practically made of this trope.

* "Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration" , being a teen drama frequently honored for its realism, is practically made of this trope.

* "Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration", being a teen drama frequently honored for its realism, is practically made of this trope.

** Early on in their runs, multiple episodes that featured Holly J and Dallas thoroughly deconstructed the AlphaBitch and JerkJock archetypes commonly seen in teen dramas. In numerous occasions, both of them learn the hard way that when you're needlessly cruel and boorish to everyone around you, even you're own 'friends', sooner or later you'll encounter someone who won't just take it lying down, that even your friends can and will turn on you if you push them to their breaking points, and the far from being admired and respected, it turns out all your peers actually hate you. Unlike many examples, though, these experiences actually do humble them and they become genuinely nicer people as a result.

** Craig, Eli, and Miles are all deconstructions of the TroubledButCute archetype that are typically popular with the mostly female audience. In each every case, they draw in women with their charm and good looks, only for said women to gradually discover that they're not simply quirky, but have genuine mental health issues that need to be professionally addressed and treated, and those same quirks that initially drew them in later push them away when they stop being cute and start being dangerous. Also, the men are not EasilyForgiven and each spend season's worth of time and character development earning the trust of their friends and exes back, (and in Miles's case, never manages to at all.)

* "Series/DegrassiThe NextGeneration", being a teen drama frequently honored for its realism, is practically made of this trope.

* "Series/Degrassi", being a teen drama frequently honored for it's realism, is practically made of this trope.

* ''Series/{{Gotham}}'': Although the show gradually leans completely into the pulpy and supernatural shenanigans that regularly occur in the ''Batman'' comics, the show's version of [[Characters/HarleyQuinnTheCharacter Harley Quinn]], Ecco aka "Mummer", is a deconstruction of the MadLove DarkMistress, where it almost seems like a TakeThat against the MisaimedFandom surrounding the character. Ecco is just as insane as the Joker himself, with none of the childlike innocence or borderline sitcom shenanigans that make so many versions of Harley endearing. Even her MsFanservice qualities are significantly dialed down to show what such a person would realistically be: an unkempt, mentally ill PsychoSupporter. Despite her attempts to win his affection, those feelings are never really reciprocated since Joker is far more focused on his obsession with [[ArchEnemy Bruce Wayne]]. Her undying love for a murdering psychopath, to the point of spending 10 years of her life waiting for his return, [[spoiler:gets her killed while carrying out one of his schemes, as said psychopath dismisses her death with a callous "plenty of other fish in the sea".]]

* ''Series/GilmoreGirls:'' Jess is remembered by the fandom as Rory's "bad boy" LoveInterest, but is actually a deconstruction of it. He's introduced as one, sent FromNewYorkToNowhere after allegedly being so unruly his mother can't deal with him anymore. He's surly, he skips school, he smokes, he has no respect for authority, and he generally enjoys being an asshole to everyone. It quickly comes out that he's the way he is because he's spent the last 17 years dealing with his [[JunkieParent addict mother]], who left him to raise himself while getting high and going through scores of unsavory men. He's intelligent, but lacks social skills and would rather be reading than interacting with pretty much anyone, which doesn't help his image. He has no tact, but his BrutalHonesty usually comes in the form of an ArmorPiercingQuestion, and is most often used to confront issues other characters would rather not talk about but should. After he leaves town, he sheds a lot of his more abrasive personality traits and becomes TheReliableOne, returning in season 6 to give Rory a much-needed ReasonYouSuckSpeech and the 2016 revival to save his mother from [[ItMakesSenseInContext a vegetable cult.]] As if the deconstruction were not obvious enough on the part of the writing team, Jess is most often compared to Creator/JamesDean by other characters, likely referring Dean's role in Film/RebelWithoutACause, which is similarly a deconstruction of the "bad boy" trope.