History Literature / SeasonsOfLove

* FiveManBand: Rick's circle is a classic example:
** TheHero: Rick.
** TheLancer: Mike.
** TheSmartGuy: Alex.
** TheBigGuy: Tom.
** TheChick: Iris.
** SixthRanger: Kent.

* ShoutOut: Plenty. [[NamesTheSame Several character names]]: ([[Film/{{Titanic 1997}} 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 WesternAnimation/ChipAndDale.

* AbsoluteCleavage: When the gang is at a CoolestClubEver in "The Renewal," this is why Jimmy suggests it will be easy to find their classmate [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl Stacey Milano]]. He tries using his hands to demonstrate their size, but this doesn't go so well.
--> '''Claire''': "We're looking for Stacey Milano, not Creator/ChristinaHendricks."
* AdultsAreUseless

* BoyMeetsGirl

* BuffySpeak

* ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject

* ChekhovsGun

* ContinuityNod

* DramaticPause
* {{Dramedy}}

* DysfunctionJunction

* EveryoneOwnsAMac

* GilliganCut: Frequently.

* GirlOnGirlIsHot

* HalloweenEpisode: "The Sin"

* HighSchool
* HighSchoolDance

* HypocriticalHumor

* RantInducingSlight: Given by Samara.

* [[spoiler: TheBabyTrap: One of Milo's conquests, [[TheCheerleader Tina]], tries using this in an effort to make him monogamous, but after the baby is born it is revealed that she was lying about who his father was, and in any case Milo continued being TheCasanova regardless.]]

* [[spoiler:TeenPregnancy: Claire, who aborts Rusty's baby with Kent's financial assistance, and Sloane, who carries Rick's to term before Jimmy kills her. Also, [[TheCheerleader Tina]], who lies about [[TheCasanova Milo]] being the father.]]

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters

* ShoutOutThemeNaming: "The Charm" introduces both [[Literature/TheBible Adam Vegerano and Eve Rowland]]. Likewise, "The Counselor" introduces two different types of counselors: guidance counselor Sherry ''Lewis'' (mother of [[TheGhost Vanessa]] and [[Creator/JerryLewis doubling]] as an UnfortunateName) and AmoralAttorney Rebecca ''Clark''.

* OnlyChildSyndrome: For most of the main cast.

* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Claire and Jimmy begin to adopt this approach to their relationship in "The Parents," after Jimmy has [[ScarpiaUltimatum manipulated her]] into having sex with him. She's hoping for a LoveRedeems outcome, but instead, it gets worse. Kent and Holly are in a similar situation, [[CorruptCorporateExecutive his father]] convinced that just because [[MissingMom her mother]] [[YourCheatingHeart cheated on her father]], Holly will do the same to Kent.

* [[spoiler:LawOfInverseFertility: Tina experiences both kinds within a year. In 2008, she becomes pregnant after having sex with Milo, but this was not the intention (and the child isn't his). In 2009, [[YourCheatingHeart while married to the father of her child]], she has sex with Milo again, as she hopes to have his baby. Naturally, she can't get pregnant despite much effort.]]

--> '''Tom''': "...I know this is our lives and not some TV writer's script, but does anyone else think the whole [[YourCheatingHeart 'Person A cheating on Person B']] storyline is starting to get ridiculous here?"

* WrongNameOutburst: In "The Twist," Jimmy claims to the others that [[CallingYourOrgasms Claire shouted Kent's name instead of his in the moment]]; Claire insists she was just mumbling incoherently. Needless to say, this combined with [[ScarpiaUltimatum what instigated the sex]] helps to drive a wedge between them.
* YourCheatingHeart: Jimmy cheats on Claire ([[RuleOfThree three times]]) after becoming suspicious of her relationship with Kent. Through backstory, we learn that Holly's mother Pam cheated on her father Mark; Claire's father Walter cheated on her mother Lisa; and Kent's ([[HappyMarriageCharade still-together]]) parents are both notorious cheaters to this day.
** [[spoiler: Barely subverted with Rick when he and Iris break up before he has the chance to cheat on her with Mila. Later, Rick sleeps with Sloane (and possibly puts a bun in her oven) when she turns to him to escape from Jimmy's corrupt ways.]]
** [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] as a means of breaking up a couple when Kent and his friends convince [[spoiler: [[TheCasanova Milo]] to sleep with [[GoldDigger Ashley]] so [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Rod]] will end [[MayDecemberRomance their relationship]]]].

* IncompatibleOrientation: [[spoiler:[[BiTheWay Jessie]] and Claire.]]

* SuspiciouslyAproposMusic: Both for chapter titles and in-universe, sometimes concurrently.

--> '''Kent''': "[[{{Carrie}} You're not going to dump a bucket of pig's blood on ''my'' head.]]"

--> '''Tom''': "[[TheNumber23 Just be careful not to turn into a psychotic Jim Carrey when you do.]]"

--> '''Claire''': "Samara, does {{Nickelback}} suck?"

--> '''Kent''': ''(after being asked for his opinion on Film/NationalTreasure 2)'' "I for one think there are much better JerryBruckheimer-produced movies starring Creator/NicolasCage and Ed Harris out there. Those movies are called ''Film/TheRock''."

* TheOtherRainforest: [[spoiler: Dana is a wildlife student at Humboldt State University, among the redwoods in northern California, and her influence is what ultimately persuades Kent to go there for his college education.]]

* TheWindyCity: Terra's family is from Chicago, [[spoiler: and she moves back there along with boyfriend Alex at the end of the series.]]

--> '''Kent''': ''(after being asked for his opinion on Film/NationalTreasure 2)'' "I for one think there are much better JerryBruckheimer-produced movies starring NicolasCage and Ed Harris out there. Those movies are called ''Film/TheRock''."

--> '''Holly''': "Look at what they ''do'' have. The new Music/BritneySpears and the new Music/BackstreetBoys. But no {{Eagles}}. What is this, [[TheNineties 1999]]?"

* HandOrObjectUnderwear: In "The Distance," when his mother walks in [[ItMakesSenseInContext on him naked and Claire in her underwear]], Rusty is using his GuitarHero guitar in this way.

* ShoutOut: Plenty. [[NamesTheSame Several character names]]: ([[Film/{{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 WesternAnimation/ChipAndDale.

* NoodleIncident: The circumstances surrounding Kent and Holly's breakup; Stacey's "lesbian incident"; [[spoiler:Milo's tattoo]]; and others.

** [[spoiler: Barely subverted with Rick when he and Iris break up before he has the chance to cheat on her with Mila. Played straight again some time later when Mike is seduced by Kristen while in a relationship with Iris. Later still, Rick sleeps with Sloane (and possibly puts a bun in her oven) when she turns to him to escape from Jimmy's corrupt ways.]]

* ShoutOut: Plenty. [[NamesTheSame Several character names]]: ([[Film/{{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.

* MayDecemberRomance: [[spoiler: Rod and Ashley.]]

** [[spoiler: Barely subverted with Rick when he and Iris break up before he has the chance to cheat on her with Mila. Played straight again some time later when Mike is seduced by Kristen while in a relationship with Iris. Later still, Rick sleeps with Sloane (and possibly puts a bun in her oven) when she turns to him to escape from Jimmy's corrupt ways.]] Yeah, this trope is awfully prevalent in the series.