History Series / AMillionLittleThings

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: In “Justice”, Gary and Delilah get into a nasty fight after she announces she’s moving [[DidntThinkThisThrough her Sophie, Danny, and Charlie to France permanently.]] While it’s for purely selfish reasons, you have to take into account that she doesn’t feel like she’s able to grieve Jon's death because of how he died and [[NeverLiveItDown because of her affair with Eddie.]]

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: In “Justice”, Gary and Delilah get into a nasty fight after she announces she’s moving her Sophie, Danny, and Charlie to France permanently. [[DidntThinkThisThrough While it’s for purely selfish reasons]]You have to take into account that she doesn’t feel like she’s able to grieve Jon's death because of how he died. Or that she’s entitled to mourn him because of her affair with Eddie.

* PartingWordsOfRegret: The day before Jon died him and Gary argued over the latter’s [[ReallyGetsAround unwillingness to commit to a long term relationship]]

* TheChristmasEpisode: “Christmas Wishlist”

* PartingWordsOfRegret: The day before Jon died him and Gary argued over the latter’s [[ ReallyGetsAround unwillingness to commit to a long term relationship]]

** [[spoiler: In the season 4 premiere, it is revealed that Gary didn’t act alone in attacking Peter. Christopher Gregory, who’s daughter Peter also abused, was shown to be an accomplice.]]

* WasItReallyWorthIt? [[spoiler: Gary’s original plan was for him to get Peter to confess to what he did to Sophie and Layla. Unfortunately Gary left Cristopher alone and he lost it on Peter putting him in a coma. In the episodes following the police names Gary a person of interest. Eventually Darcy figures out that Gary lied about his whereabouts during the night Peter got attacked and breaks up with him.]]

* EverybodyCries: in the final scene of “Junior” Tyrell shows Rome, Gina, Walter and Flo the video of [[RippedFromTheHeadlines George Floyd’s murder]] that his girlfriend sent him.

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: In “Justice”, Gary and Delilah get into a nasty fight after she announces she’s moving her Sophie, Danny, and Charlie to France permanently. [[ DidntThinkThisThrough While it’s for purely selfish reasons ]]You have to take into account that she doesn’t feel like she’s able to grieve Jon's death because of how he died. Or that she’s entitled to mourn him because of her affair with Eddie.

** in “Time Stands Still” after Delilah tells Sophie and Danny the truth about Charlie’s paternity. Sophie goes to Eddie's house and [[ UnstoppableRage destroys all of His guitars ]]
** in “Justice” Delilah takes the family portrait off of the wall and smashes it over a table after Gary [[ BrutalHonesty verbally eviscerates her. ]]

* BothSidesHaveAPoint: In “Justice”, Gary and Delilah get into a nasty fight after she announces she’s moving her Sophie, Danny, and Charlie to France permanently. And while it’s for purely selfish reasons You have to take into account that she doesn’t feel like she’s able to grieve Jon's death because of how he died. Or that she’s entitled to mourn him because of her affair with Eddie.

** in “Time Stands Still” after Delilah tells Sophie and Danny the truth about Charlie’s paternity. Sophie goes to Eddie's house and destroys all of His guitars
** in “Justice” Delilah takes the family portrait off of the wall and smashes it over a table after Gary verbally eviscerates her.

* WasItReallyWorthIt? [[spoiler: Gary’s original plan was for him to get Peter to confess to what he did to Sophie and Layla. Unfortunately Gary left Cristopher alone with Peter and he lost it on Peter putting him in a coma. In the episodes following the police names Gary a person of interest. Eventually Darcy figures out that Gary lied about his whereabouts during the night Peter got attacked and breaks up with him.]]

*** [[spoiler: It gets WORSE when he attacks Peter Benoit with Christopher Gregory, which causes Darcy to dump him so her son wouldn't have to witness Gary getting arrested.]]

** [[spoiler: Katherine: having to put up with a lot from Eddie over the years. From his drinking, to his affair with Delilah that resulted in Charlie, lying about using/abusing oxycodone was the final straw for her and she divorces him after he returns from rehab.]]

* CanineCompanion: Gary’s dog Colin, who has UndyingLoyalty towards the former.

* TerrifiedOfGerms: Liam in "Timing". Gary realizes this after he sees Liam using hand sanitizer so much and remembers Liam getting disturbed by the touched items: the game controller, the ice cream sundae supplies, and the 50-sided die.

* UnstoppableRage:[[spoiler: In the Season 3 finale, after the police refuse to arrest Peter for sexually assaulting Sophie due to a lack of evidence, Gary goes to Peter’s house. He lures him outside, puts a sack over his head, and [[CurbStompBattle shoves him back inside his house]] ]].

** [[spoiler: Eddie and Delilah's]] affair all but tears both of their families apart, with the kids taking it especially hard. The effects of their actions are still mpalpable one and a half seasons later.

* NotWhatItLooksLike: [[spoiler: In "We're the Howards", Rome gets accosted by a paranoid father who racially mistakes him for an Ephebophile taking pictures of his daughters. Rome was actually taking pictures of his friend Delilah's daughter for his adoption video.]]

* GossipyHen: Maggie develops a habit of this at her job at a radio station

* EverybodyCries: “Junior” in the Tyrell shows Rome, Gina, Walter and Flo the video of [[RippedFromTheHeadlines George Floyd’s murder]] that his girlfriend sent him.

* TantrumThrowing: Gary smashed the painting of the harbour him and Jon were planning to go sailing at his remission party. And when the police wouldn’t charge Peter with sexual assault he kicks over a trash can.

** Delilah takes the family portrait off of the wall and smashes it over a table after Gary verbally eviscerates her.

* WhamLine: “Justice”[[spoiler: '''Woman :''' Is this Edward Saville? I'm the person who hit you. I am so sorry.]]
* WhamShot: [[spoiler: In the season 4 premiere, it is revealed that Gary didn’t act alone in attacking Peter. Christopher Gregory, who’s daughter Peter also abused, was shown to be an accomplice.]]

* HairTriggerTemper: Gary tends to fly off the handle.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: invoked by Gary After Sophie first auditioned for MMI, Peter rudely rejected her. Later Gary told him the year before Sophie lost her father and music was what got her through all that When Maggie said that Peter used [[ManipulativeBastard “Sophie’s history against her”]] Gary admits to Maggie that he gave Peter that history.

* WhamLine: [[spoiler:'''Woman :''' Is this Edward Saville? I'm the person who hit you. I am so sorry.]]

Set in Boston, the show features an ensemble cast including Allison Miller, Christina Moses, Creator/ChristinaOchoa, Creator/GracePark, Creator/StephanieSzostak, Tristan Byon and Creator/LizzyGreene. The title is a reference to the saying, "Friendship isn't a big thing – it's a million little things".

* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Katherine and Eddie's son, Theo. Delilah and Jon's son, Danny, also counts.

* BewareOfTheNiceOnes: Gary.

* {{Squick}}: in “Christmas Wishlist” Gary was so elated that Maggie is going to her chemo treatments that he kisses her right after she throws up on him

The title is a reference to the saying, "Friendship isn't a big thing – it's a million little things".

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''A Million Little Things'' is an ABC series that first debuted in 2018 and finished its first season in 2019.

Set in Boston, a tight-knit circle of friends is shocked after a member of the group unexpectedly dies by suicide. The friends realize that they need to finally start living life as they cope with their loss. The title is a reference to the saying "Friendship isn't a big thing – it's a million little things".

** [[spoiler: once Eddie finds out that Nicole was fleeing her abusive husband with her young son the night of his accident he forgives her and uses the money she gave him to move them the apartment he recently got and put the lease in his name]].

* HenpeckedHusband: according to Gary Eddie is this
* HowDareYouDieOnMe: in “perspective” Gary spends the whole day reflecting on how Jon supported him through his cancer battle encouraging him to live. Only to take his own life which lead to Gary breaking down at his remission party.

* InnocentlyInsensitive: In "We're the Howards" Gary thought Rome wore a button-down shirt to Sophie’s baseball because he was vain not because there’s a good chance he’s going to be the only black man there.

* LifesavingMisfortune: [[spoiler:17+ years before present time (2018) Jon and his old college roommate Dave were flying from Boston to Los Angeles, but Jon stops to buy a bottle of wine last minute at the gift shop, which causes him to arrive at the gate mere seconds after the flight attendant closes the gate door and she adamantly refuses to let him, board. He calls Dave (already on the plane) to inform him he’ll have to catch the next flight. The missed flight was American Airlines 11 that flew into the North Tower of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. When the news plays on the gate’s TV, he and the flight attendant can only share a shocked, wordless glance.[[note]]Notably they do a closeup shot of her name tag, Sophie, the eventual name of Jon’s daughter.[[/note]]]]

* NotAfraidToDie: after her cancer comes back Maggie refuses chemo but changes her mind. after she opens up to Rome and Delilah about Chad and Gary’s FreakOut at his remission party.

* UnstoppableRage:[[spoiler: at Season 3 finale after the police refuse to arrest Peter for sexually assaulting Sophie due to a lack of evidence Gary goes to Peter’s house lures him outside puts a sack over his head and [[CurbStompBattle shoves him back inside his house]] ]]

** in “Time Stands Still” Sophie goes to Eddie's house and destroys all of His guitars after Delilah tells her and Danny the truth about Charlie’s paternity.
** After Gary’s parting shot at Delilah which was” I’m sorry your not happy but I don’t think you’re entitled to be” She takes the family portrait off of the wall and smashes it over a table

*** [[spoiler: It gets WORSE when he attacks Peter Benoit with Christopher Gregory, which causes Darcy to dump him [[MamaBear so her son wouldn't have to witness Gary getting arrested]].]]

* {{Determinator}}: Maggie runs a 5k marathon for suicide awareness while undergoing chemo , in the middle of January.

** Regina‘s white mother Shelly is often obtuse to the struggles her daughter faces as a black woman

* {{Squick:}} in “Christmas Wishlist” Gary was so elated that Maggie is going to her chemo treatments that he kisses her after she throws up on him

* TantrumThrowing: Gary smashed the painting of the harbour him and Jon were planning to go sailing at his remission party. And when the police wouldn’t charge Peter with sexual assault he kicked over a trash can.
** in the final scene of the season 2 mid season finale Sophie goes to Eddie's house and destroys all of His guitars after Delilah tells her and Danny the truth about Charlie’s paternity.

* BewareOfTheNiceOnes: DO NOT PISS GARY OFF

* Squick: in “Christmas Wishlist” Gary was so elated that Maggie is going to her chemo treatments that he kisses her after she throws up on him