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* CoincidentalDisguiseComplementingTrait: After infiltrating the Calero estate under cover of darkness, [[ShapeshiftingTrickster Jenny]] assumes the form of Diego Calero, then presents herself to Felipe and Andres so she can get some information out of them. Given that Diego was last seen in the middle of [[AddledAddict a breakdown]] over Ramon's death, both men are suspicious of his suddenly upstanding behavior, and decide to test "Diego's" composure and loyalty by having him play them something on the piano. By sheer luck, Jenny turns out to be a gifted pianist as well as a shapeshifter, and though the ex-[[UsefulNotes/MoscowCentre FSB]] operative's repertoire is limited to Tchaikovsky (an odd choice for a Spanish terrorist), she's able to pass it off as a new piece she just learned, placating Felipe enough to involve "Diego" in the latest scheme.
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** In a MomentOfWeakness, Jenny seizes Becca by the throat and then slams her up against a wall in a rage after the latter insults her over thinking she's sleeping with Chauncey. She's distraught and apologetic for it later on.
* ActionMom: Anya/Jenny is highly skilled at unarmed combat and using weapons, given she's a trained assassin. Early on she takes down multiple armed CIA agents with ease before she's overcome, and it only continues to be shown from there. In the present she's also the newly divorced mother of a teenage daughter, Becca.

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** In a MomentOfWeakness, Jenny seizes Becca by the throat and then slams her up against a wall in a rage after the latter insults her over thinking she's sleeping with Chauncey. She's almost immediately distraught and apologetic for it later on.
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* ActionMom: Anya/Jenny is highly skilled at unarmed combat and using weapons, given she's a trained assassin. Early on she takes down multiple armed CIA agents with ease before she's overcome, and it only continues to be shown from there. In the present present, she's also the newly divorced mother of a teenage daughter, Becca.

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** Downplayed with Jenny: she seizes Becca by the throat and then slams her up against a wall in a rage after the latter insults her over thinking she's sleeping with Chauncey. She's distraught and apologetic for it later on.

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** Downplayed with Jenny: she In a MomentOfWeakness, Jenny seizes Becca by the throat and then slams her up against a wall in a rage after the latter insults her over thinking she's sleeping with Chauncey. She's distraught and apologetic for it later on.



* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Becca. Aside from her complaining about her mother's admittedly erratic behavior, she also kills a bird, makes a bracelet out of its feathers for a friend and puts its skeleton in the soup of a rival. She also likely sabotaged her rival's ice skate so she suffers an accident.

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* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Becca. Aside from her Becca begins complaining more and more about her mother's admittedly erratic behavior, she also kills a bird, makes a bracelet out of its feathers for a friend and puts its skeleton in the soup of a rival. behavior. She also likely sabotaged even slut-shames her rival's ice skate so she suffers an accident.when thinking Jenny has been ditching her to hook up with Chauncy.



* SpitefulSpit: A particularly disgusting variation: while scolding her, Svetlana forces Anya's mouth open and spits into it.

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* SpitefulSpit: A particularly disgusting variation: while variation. When scolding her, her at one point, Svetlana forces Anya's mouth open and spits into it.



* TranslationConvention: Possibly the case-it's somewhat confusing. While the Russian characters speak Russian to each other, Spanish characters often speak English instead of Spanish among themselves, yet also speak Spanish at times. It's hard to understand whether this is meant to be Spanish, or they simply use English for unexplained reasons often. Plus Inés uses Spanish when praying alone, so it's pretty unclear.

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* TranslationConvention: Possibly the case-it's case -- it's somewhat confusing. While the Russian characters speak Russian to each other, Spanish characters often speak English instead of Spanish among themselves, yet also speak Spanish at times. It's hard to understand whether this is meant to be Spanish, or they simply use English for unexplained reasons often. Plus Plus, Inés uses Spanish when praying alone, so it's pretty unclear.



* TroubledTeen: Becca's behavior becomes more erratic as the series goes on. After finding a dead bird, she makes a pair of earrings out of its feathers for her friend and puts its skeleton in the soup of a rival team player. She also likely sabotaged said rival's ice skate so she suffers an accident.



* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Jenny has some kind of implants inside her body which let her “morph” into a new body, which is discovered after she's changed into an older man in the prison. However, this is a bit more realistic as it puts an incredible strain on her internal organs, so much that she risks death through even using it and can only “copy” a body whom she's already touched. After using it she craves foods which have a lot of iron too since morphing costs this. She can only control this for so long, and it sometimes reverts on its own after a time.

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* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Jenny has some kind of implants inside her body which let her “morph” into a new body, which is discovered after she's changed into an older man in the prison. However, this is a bit more realistic as it puts an incredible strain on her internal organs, so much that she risks death through even using it and can only “copy” a body whom she's already touched. After using it it, she craves foods which have a lot of iron too since morphing costs this. She can only control this for so long, and it sometimes reverts on its own after a time.
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* EveryoneIsArmed: Searching for Vannick Meir's router, Chauncey and Chris visit a troll farm in a particularly nasty area of town, which is staffed by kids and young teens. Chauncey ends up [[AggressiveNegotiations threatening their boss]] with a handgun... at which all the kids pull out ''their'' weapons, leaving the two with a bunch of [=SMGs=] pointed at their heads. And then a group of them roll out [[NoKillLikeOverkill a small anti-aircraft gun]].


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* YoureInsane: Jenny to Svetlana in the final episode, after the latter reveals her plan to start World War III. Svetlana calmly replies that the same is said of most visionaries.
* YouWouldntShootMe: When Jenny confronts her near the end and points a gun at her, Svetlana calmly claims that if she were going to kill her, she'd have done it already. She then proceeds to brag about the "connection" she has formed with Becca, which prompts Jenny to shoot her in the head.

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