History Literature / SeasonsOfLove

* [[spoiler: WhosYourDaddy: Sloane's is either Rick or Jimmy's. Implied to be the former's.]]

* [[spoiler: BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Subverted with Sloane.]]

* [[spoiler:GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Inverted: Claire aborts her baby while Sloane brings hers to term.]]

* RavensAndCrows: The [[GeniusBonus differences between the two]] are explained by Kent, a [[AuthorAvatar birder]], in "The Exchange." American Crows are the species flying around the high school campus.

* [[spoiler:TeenPregnancy: Claire and Sloane.]]
* ThanksgivingEpisode: Holly and Kent meet each others' families and Claire opens up to her own about her flawed relationship with Jimmy in "The Parents," set on this holiday.

* MidSeasonTwist: In "The Mall", Kent is hit by a car and he (informally) begins a relationship with Holly. It becomes [[FirstKiss formal]] in the very next episode, "The Sin."

* [[Uptown Girl UptownBoy]]: Kent's relationships with Holly, [[spoiler:Jessie, and Claire.]]

* UptownGirl: Kent's relationships with Holly, [[spoiler:Jessie, and Claire, and Rusty's with Rosalyn.]]

* ShoutOut: Plenty. [[NamesTheSame Several character names]]: ([[{{Titanic}} Jack Dawson]], Creator/NicoleSullivan, [[Series/TheXFiles Mark Snow]], Creator/VeronicaTaylor). Holly's parakeets are named [[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Pinky and Brain]], Kent's golden retrievers are [[CoolCar Beamer and Shelby]], and his own parakeets are ChipAndDale.

* ShowWithinAShow: In addition to the several student plays, there's also ''The Swanson Princess,'' a fictional Creator/DisneyChannel show watched fervently by Emily.

* ShoutOut: Plenty. [[NamesTheSame Several character names]]: ([[{{Titanic}} Jack Dawson]], Creator/NicoleSullivan, [[Series/TheXFiles Mark Snow]], VeronicaTaylor). Holly's parakeets are named [[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Pinky and Brain]], Kent's golden retrievers are [[CoolCar Beamer and Shelby]], and his own parakeets are ChipAndDale.

* AnyoneCanDie: In rough chronological order: [[spoiler:Cameron, Scott, Skylar, Nicole Sullivan, Sam Greene, Sloane, Rod, Gina, Jimmy.]]

* BigApplesauce: Samara's family is from the Big Apple, [[spoiler: and she moves on to NYU after graduation.]]

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Rick's [[KavorkaMan first]] three lovers: [[HeroesWantRedheads Iris]], Mila and [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold Cassie]].

An original web series created by Tropers/{{Shrikecatcher}}, focused on the lives of HighSchool students living in the suburbs of UsefulNotes/LosAngeles. [[LiteraryAllusionTitle The title comes from]] Theatre/{{Rent}}, and [[RuleOfSymbolism refers to the three metaphorical "seasons" (autumn, winter and spring) of the relationship between the two leads]], Kent Thomas and Holly Snow. Since there is a fairly certain plan as to the progress of the series, tropes relating to the as-yet unwritten second and third seasons are featured below in spoiler tags. As it chronicles the high school experiences of many characters used in other stories, the series serves as a sort of prequel (or sequel) to those stories; among the sequel stories/series are DarthWiki/{{Benefits}} (in which Rick and Kristen [[spoiler:get married]]); a {{Superhero}} series set in Chicago featuring Terra and her family; and a SpyDrama series in which the main character is an ActionGirlfriend to Kent.

* HeroOfAnotherStory: Dana and Carrie.

An original web series created by Tropers/{{Shrikecatcher}}, focused on the lives of HighSchool students living in the suburbs of UsefulNotes/LosAngeles. [[LiteraryAllusionTitle The title comes from]] Theatre/{{Rent}}, and [[RuleOfSymbolism refers to the three metaphorical "seasons" (autumn, winter and spring) of the relationship between the two leads]], Kent Thomas and Holly Snow. Since there is a fairly certain plan as to the progress of the series, tropes relating to the as-yet unwritten second and third seasons are featured below in spoiler tags. As it chronicles the high school experiences of many characters used in other stories, the series serves as a sort of prequel (or sequel) to those stories, such as DarthWiki/{{Benefits}}.

An original web series created by Tropers/{{Shrikecatcher}}, focused on the lives of HighSchool students living in the suburbs of UsefulNotes/LosAngeles. [[LiteraryAllusionTitle The title comes from]] Theatre/{{Rent}}, and [[RuleOfSymbolism refers to the three metaphorical "seasons" (autumn, winter and spring) of the relationship between the two leads]], Kent Thomas and Holly Snow. Since there is a fairly certain plan as to the progress of the series, tropes relating to the as-yet unwritten second and third seasons are featured below in spoiler tags.

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Rick's [[KavorkaMan first]] three lovers: [[HeroesWantRedheads Iris]], Mila and [[HairofHeartHeartOfGold Cassie]].

* SeventhEpisodeTwist: In "The Mall", Kent is hit by a car and he (informally) begins a relationship with Holly. It becomes [[FirstKiss formal]] in the very next episode, "The Sin."

* AudioErotica: Rick's [[IllBeInMyBunk reaction]] to hearing Samara's voice on speaker phone in "The Birthday."

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Rick's [[KavorkaMan first]] three lovers: [[HeroesWantRedheads Iris]], Mila and Cassie.

* CelebCrush: Several characters have the benign type: Kent likes AlexisBledel, Holly likes Eric Bana, and Claire likes JohnnyDepp and Adam Brody.

* DoubleEntendre: Besides being a common feature of the dialogue, this is also seen in many episode titles (e.g., "The Treasure" refers both to the episode's [[LoveRedeems theme]] and to the [[Film/NationalTreasure movie]] the gang sees in it).

* AThreesomeIsHot: Subverted. We don't see it, but when Jimmy suggests this to Scott as a solution to his [[TheLoinsSleepTonight problem]], it ends up [[SiblingTriangle ruining]] Scott's relationship with Sloane (although it does fix the original problem). Of course, this was the plan from the start, enabling Jimmy to sleep with Sloane in the aftermath.]] After they break up, Samara invokes the idea that [[CursedWithAwesome we're supposed to feel sorry for him about this.

* AmoralAttorney

* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler: Rod, when he finds out what Jimmy's been up to.]]

* OffscreenBreakup: [[spoiler:Kent and Holly at the end of the "The Valentine." Becomes a serious NoodleIncident for both sides.]]

* OstentatiousSecret: In the beginning, Kent openly admits to Holly and the others (except [[TheConfidant Tom]]) that he's hiding [[SecretlyWealthy something]] from them, and will tell them when he's ready. Then Claire finds out what it is in "The Twist," [[SecretKeeper he only allows her to tell one person]], and she picks [[ScarpiaUltimatum the wrong one]]. Kent finally opens up after that to avoid further misfortune for anyone else.

* SiblingTriangle: Scott ends up in a brief one between his girlfriend, Sloane, and her older sister, Nicole, after they engage in ThreeWaySex per [[MagnificentBastard Jimmy's]] suggestion. Besides the {{Squick}} factor both sisters admit to, [[spoiler: it becomes worse when Jimmy's plan to sleep with a disgruntled Sloane afterward comes to fruition.]]

* ThereAreNoTherapists: Subverted.

* AThreesomeIsHot: Subverted. We don't see it, but when Jimmy suggests this to Scott as a solution to his [[TheLoinsSleepTonight problem]], it ends up [[SiblingTriangle ruining]] Scott's relationship with Sloane (although it does fix the original problem). [[spoiler: Of course, this was the plan from the start, enabling Jimmy to sleep with Sloane in the aftermath.]] After they break up, Samara invokes the idea that [[CursedWithAwesome we're supposed to feel sorry for him about this]].

* EverythingsBetterWithBunnies: Subverted with Holly (in a ShoutOut to ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''), but somewhat justified given that her father is from [[LandDownUnder Australia]] and has told her [[NightmareFuel stories]] of the chaos they've caused.

--> '''Rusty''': "[[SarcasmMode Because sex is a classy thing, right?]] Sure, there's a smelly, messy exchange of bodily fluids going on, but it's like PearlHarbor, you know? Everything is ''fucked up,'' but Creator/MichaelBay sure made it look incredible."
--> '''Claire''': "Did you seriously just compare sex to PearlHarbor?"

* EveryoneLovesBlondes: At some point, almost every straight male character alludes to some degree of attraction to Samara.

* MotorCity: [[spoiler: Jessie's family hails from Detroit, where her father worked at a car dealership.]]

* JustFriends: Josh and Holly; John and Stacey.

* LiteraryAllusionTitle: From {{Rent}}.

* NarrativeProfanityFilter: In "The Treasure," we're told that Jimmy insults Claire's mother quite loudly when she won't give him a ride home with the other kids after [[NationalTreasure the movie]].

* PutOnABus: Josh, Stacey and the other students in the class of 2009 ([[spoiler: Milo excepted]]), as they head off to their respective colleges.

* ShowWithinAShow: In addition to the several student plays, there's also ''The Swanson Princess,'' a fictional DisneyChannel show watched fervently by Emily.