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''Blood & Water'' canonically takes place in the same universe as ''Series/{{Elite|2018}}'', with Iván and Fikile appearing in the fourth and seventh seasons of the former and latter respectively.
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* WomanScorned: Riley takes her husband being unfaithful out on Fikile.

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* WomanScorned: Riley takes her husband being unfaithful [[BlameTheParamour out on Fikile.Fikile]].
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* AdultFear: The abduction of a baby underlines the series.

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* CallingParentsByTheirName: Chris calls his parents Michael and Sarah, highlighting that he is [[LonelyRichKid not close with them]].
* TheConfidant / SecretKeeper: Wade and Zama fill this role for Puleng at various times. (Although Wade wedged himself into this position initially by pushing Puleng to tell him what is going on).



* TheDeterminator: Puleng is absolutely determined to prove Fikile is her sister, no matter the setbacks nor trouble doing so gets her in. [[spoiler:Not even a DNA test stops her as she immediately assumes it was tampered with]].



* {{Hypocrite}}: Wendy sees herself as a revolutionary and resents Fikile for being a privileged rich girl, despite being highly privileged herself.



* LiteralMinded:
-->'''Wade:''' No more, scout's honour.
-->'''Puleng:''' You were a Boy Scout?



* MulticolouredHair: Zama, particularly in season 2.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: KB is horrified when he learns that Puleng was only hanging out with Wade because he was helping her with her investigation rather than because she was cheating on him.

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* MulticolouredHair: Zama, particularly in season 2.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: KB is horrified ashamed he got so possessive of Puleng when he learns that Puleng she was ([[spoiler:initially]]) only hanging out with Wade because he was helping her with her investigation rather than because she was cheating on him.



* OnlySaneMan: Daniels is basically the only normal adult, but of course as principal her job is on the line due to everyone else causing the school problems.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: KB is horrified when he learns that Puleng was only hanging out with Wade because he was helping her with her investigation rather than because she was cheating on him.
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* TheDeterminator: Puleng is absolutely determined to prove Fikile is her sister, no matter the setbacks nor danger doing so puts her in. [[spoiler:Not even a DNA test stops her as she immediately assumes it was tampered with]].

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* TheDeterminator: Puleng is absolutely determined to prove Fikile is her sister, no matter the setbacks nor danger trouble doing so puts gets her in. [[spoiler:Not even a DNA test stops her as she immediately assumes it was tampered with]].
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* TheDeterminator: Puleng is absolutely determined to prove Fikile is her sister, no matter the setbacks nor danger doing so puts her in. [[spoiler:Not even a DNA test stops her as she immediately assumes it was tampered with]].

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* AscendedExtra: A number of side characters introduced in the first season get HiddenDepths in the second, such as Reece.

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* AscendedExtra: A number of side characters introduced in the first season get HiddenDepths in the second, second season, such as Reece.Reece.
* BetterLivingThroughEvil: [[spoiler:Janet explains to her perplexed son Sam that the network she was roped into gave her "a house and a future" when she was desperate]].



* CallingParentsByTheirName: Chris calls his parents Michael and Sarah.
* TheConfidant / SecretKeeper: Wade and Zama fill this role for Puleng at various times.

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* CallingParentsByTheirName: Chris calls his parents Michael and Sarah.
Sarah, highlighting that he is [[LonelyRichKid not close with them]].
* TheConfidant / SecretKeeper: Wade and Zama fill this role for Puleng at various times. (Although Wade wedged himself into this position initially by pushing Puleng to tell him what is going on).



* ElaborateUniversityHigh: Parts of the University of Cape Town campus were used as Parkhurst.

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* ElaborateUniversityHigh: Parts of the University of Cape Town campus were used as Parkhurst.Parkhurst, namely Smuts Hall.



* MamasBabyPapasMaybe: Joseph Koopman tells Puleng [[spoiler:her father questioned Phume's paternity]].

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* MamasBabyPapasMaybe: Joseph Koopman tells Puleng [[spoiler:her father questioned Phume's paternity]].paternity. These suspicions prove to be correct when Fikile's DNA test results show her to be the daughter of Thandeka, but not Julius]].
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* AscendedExtra: A number of side characters introduced in the first season get HiddenDepths in the second, such as Reece.

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** In season 2, it's revealed Reece comes from a struggling household and mostly gets by through dealing.

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** In season 2, it's it is revealed Reece comes from is the daughter of a struggling household single hairdresser with severe mental health issues and mostly gets by through dealing.



* JunkieParent: Reece's mother, as revealed in season 2, has fallen off the rails again with severe mental health issues. Reece checks her into rehab.


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* WackyParentSeriousChild: A rather serious variation. Philippa has severe mental health issues that worsen as Reece notices she has not been taking her medication. Reece ends up checking her mother into a facility.

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