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* AntiHero: Patty is impulsive, selfish and ill-tempered.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Losing a lot of weight in a short time should have at least left Patty with a noticeable amount of loose skin, which she clearly doesn't have here.
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''Insatiable'' is an American {{Dramedy}} starring Creator/DebbyRyan, Dallas Roberts, and Creator/AlyssaMilano, which premiered on Creator/{{Netflix}} in August 2018.
2018. The show was renewed for a second season.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''A Coming of Rage Story'']]
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* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Patty is able to [[spoiler: win her court trial in the pilot episode]] by giving out one:
-->'''Attorney''': Was it because he was trying to take your food?
-->'''Patty''': Sure, [[BigEater Fatty Patty]] threw a punch to protect [[GirlsLoveChocolate her chocolate]].
-->'''Attorney''': Was it because he was trying to take your food?
-->'''Patty''': Sure, [[BigEater Fatty Patty]] threw a punch to protect [[GirlsLoveChocolate her chocolate]].
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* AnAesop: Being a winner or a loser is all about one's state of mind.
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* AnAesop: Being a winner or a loser is all about one's state of mind. However, as pointed out in virtually every review, the show's handling of this message is [[CluelessAesop rather tone-deaf]].
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The trailer makes it look as if the main plotline of the show is about Patty attempting to enact revenge against her bullies. In reality, Patty's desire for revenge is a minor plot point, and the closest thing to an overarching storyline is Patty's attempt to qualify for the regional beauty pageant. The show is actually an over the top soap opera with LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, a constantly shifting plot, bizarre twists, and a LoveDodecahedron.
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* CheatersNeverProsper: DoubleSubverted with Magnolia in the Magic Jesus Contest. She cheats by getting the answer to the quiz, however for the viewer it seems that either Patty or Dee are set to win. Magnolia in the end wins the contest, but the later she gets disqualified after her father admitted that Magnolia cheated. Then subverted in the end again, as Bob Barnard later confesses that he is the one who forced her to cheat, so she can enter the Miss American Lady contest.
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* RealityEnsues:
** Patty spills the beans on Bob Armstrong's hidden sexuality in front of everybody. Bob becomes very upset with her that she didn't give him the chance to come clean on his own terms and does not want anything to do with her anymore.
** When you roll a car in knee deep water, it tends to get stuck while sticking out above the surface.
** Patty spills the beans on Bob Armstrong's hidden sexuality in front of everybody. Bob becomes very upset with her that she didn't give him the chance to come clean on his own terms and does not want anything to do with her anymore.
** When you roll a car in knee deep water, it tends to get stuck while sticking out above the surface.
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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Midway through the season, [[spoiler: Nonny confesses to Patty that she is in love with her by tearfully kissing Patty on the mouth]].
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** Brick is also of the opinion that his father Bob A. behaves like this.
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* BirdsOfAFeather: Bob Armstrong and Patty both used to be overweight, are interested in pageants, and even dress similarly. [[spoiler: Interestingly enough, both Patty and Bob's best friends harbored secret crushes on them.]]
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* BirdsOfAFeather: Bob BirdsOfAFeather:
** (Bob Armstrong and Patty both used to be overweight, are interested in pageants, and even dress similarly. [[spoiler: Interestingly enough, both Patty and Bob's best friends harbored secret crushes on them.]]
** (Bob Armstrong and Patty both used to be overweight, are interested in pageants, and even dress similarly. [[spoiler: Interestingly enough, both Patty and Bob's best friends harbored secret crushes on them.]]
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* TransparentCloset: Just about everyone except Patty and Nonnie herself could tell Nonnie was gay/in love with Patty
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* YouAreFat: The completely uncreative nickname "Fatty Patty."
* YouAreFat: The completely uncreative nickname "Fatty Patty."
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* AlphaBitch: Dixie also behaves this way, although no one seems to like her.
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* AlphaBitch: Alicia, despite appearing in only ''three'' very brief scenes, is clearly this, bullying Patty to very harsh levels. Dixie also behaves this way, although no one seems to like her.
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* AlphaBitch: Dixie also behaves this way, although no one seems to like her.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Patty. She clearly exhibits some severe rage issues and a propensity towards self-centeredness and “magical thinking,” (amongst other issues). Bob Armstrong even flippantly suggests that she has Borderline Personality Disorder.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Patty. She clearly exhibits some severe rage issues and a propensity towards self-centeredness and “magical thinking,” (amongst other issues). Bob Armstrong even flippantly suggests that she has [[https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/borderline-personality-disorder/index.shtml: Borderline Personality Disorder.]]
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* ArcWords: [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I. Wanted. More.”]]
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* ArcWords: [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I."I. Wanted. More.”]]
* BirdsOfAFeather: Bob Armstrong and Patty both used to be overweight, are interested in pageants, and even dress similarly. [[spoiler: Interestingly enough, both Patty and Bob's best friends harbored secret crushes on them.]]
** Patty and Christian. Both are obsessive and have trouble controlling their rage, with Patty acknowledging that Christian sees and understands who she ''is,'' while Brick sees her for who she wants to be. [[spoiler: They both even come to the [[SarcasmMode totally reasonable]] conclusion that they should kidnap the competition to help Patty win the beauty pageant.]]
* DisappearedDad: Patty never knew her father.
** Patty and Christian. Both are obsessive and have trouble controlling their rage, with Patty acknowledging that Christian sees and understands who she ''is,'' while Brick sees her for who she wants to be. [[spoiler: They both even come to the [[SarcasmMode totally reasonable]] conclusion that they should kidnap the competition to help Patty win the beauty pageant.]]
* DisappearedDad: Patty never knew her father.
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* FunctionalAddict: Magnolia. She's TheAce at all things despite being a drug addict and alcoholic, and even wins a beauty pageant whilst [[spoiler: drunk and drugged out of her mind.]]
* MaliciousMisnaming: Patty was nicknamed "Fatty Patty" by cruel classmates.
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* ArcWords: [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I. Wanted. More.”]]
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* ComingOutStory: For Nonnie and [[spoiler: both Bobs.]]
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Bob Armstrong asks Bob Barnard if he is good at keeping secrets, the latter glances around nervously while maintaining a [[StepfordSmiler smug grin.]] Later episodes reveal that [[spoiler: Bob Bernard not only has a secret daughter, but that he’s secretly attracted to men and has been in love with Bob Armstrong since they were fourteen).]]
** Bob Barnard also sounds upset when he points out that Stella Rose [[spoiler: slept with him specifically because he’s the person Bob Armstrong hated the most.]]
** Bob Barnard also sounds upset when he points out that Stella Rose [[spoiler: slept with him specifically because he’s the person Bob Armstrong hated the most.]]
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** Patty’s mother also shows this [[spoiler: she mostly gets better.]]
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Dixie secretly feeds an unknowing Magnolia alcohol (while she’s supposed to be sobering up) similarly to how Magnolia secretly drugged an unknowing Patty with extract.
* LoveableAlphaBitch: Magnolia.
* LoveableAlphaBitch: Magnolia.
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* AmbiguouslyBi: Nonnie and Bob Barnard. Nonnie assumes she's not gay for half of the season and makes out with Donald Choi. It's only her feelings for Patty that cause others to assume she's gay. Strangely enough, no one (except perhaps her father) considers that Nonnie could be bi. Bob Barnard doesn't believe that bisexuals exist, but he admits to enjoying sex with women as well as men.
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* AmbiguouslyBi: Nonnie and Bob Barnard. Nonnie assumes she's not gay for half of the season and makes out with Donald Choi. It's only her feelings for Patty that cause others to assume she's gay. Strangely enough, no one (except perhaps her father) considers that Nonnie could be bi. [[spoiler: Bob Barnard doesn't believe that bisexuals exist, exist and openly declares that he’s only ever been romantically interested in men (read: Bob), but he admits to enjoying sex with women as well as men.]]
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* KilledOffScreen: After Bob A tries to help Patty [[dispose of Christian's body after the latter bashed in his skull, she casually mentions that at some point before this incident, she also murdered Stella Rose. This was not seen.]]
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* KilledOffScreen: After Bob A tries to help Patty [[dispose [[spoiler:dispose of Christian's body after the latter bashed in his skull, she casually mentions that at some point before this incident, she also murdered Stella Rose. This was not seen.]]
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* KilledOffScreen: After Bob A tries to help Patty [[dispose of Christian's body after the latter bashed in his skull, she casually mentions that at some point before this incident, she also murdered Stella Rose. This was not seen.]]
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* NeverMyFault: One of Patty's character arcs is about learning that she cannot blame the bad things she does on anything and anyone else than herself.
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* NeverMyFault: One of Patty's character arcs is about learning that she cannot blame the bad things she does on anything and anyone else other than herself.
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* JerkJock: Zig-zagged with Brick in a sort triple subversion / deconstruction. He's the school wrestling star, but his first on-screen interaction with Patty is helping her off the ground after Magnolia shoves her down. However, he later rudely snubs her when Nonnie suggests they go out together. But later still (after Patty loses the weight), he expresses regret for his earlier behaviour, and only improves from there by agreeing to [[spoiler:help Patty shed weight after the disastrous birthday roast and offer a safe haven after Christian goes full creepy stalker]]. It's heavily implied that a lot of Brick's unsavoury behaviour is due to a less-than-healthy relationship with Bob.
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* JerkJock: Zig-zagged with Brick in a sort triple subversion / deconstruction. He's the school wrestling star, but his first on-screen interaction with Patty is helping her off the ground after Magnolia shoves her down. However, he later rudely snubs her when Nonnie suggests they go out together. But later still (after Patty loses the weight), he expresses regret for his earlier behaviour, and only improves from there by agreeing to [[spoiler:help Patty shed weight after the disastrous birthday roast and offer a safe haven after Christian goes full creepy stalker]]. It's heavily implied that a lot of Brick's unsavoury behaviour is due to a less-than-healthy relationship with Bob.Bob, but that he is fundamentally a decent person.
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* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: So. Very. Subverted. Regina's sexual liasons with Brick, a minor, aren't treated as anything ''other'' than statutory rape by any characters who aren't Brick or Regina.
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* JerkJock: Zig-zagged with Brick in a sort triple subversion / deconstruction. He's the school wrestling star, but his first on-screen interaction with Patty is helping her off the ground after Magnolia shoves her down. However, he later rudely snubs her when Nonnie suggests they go out together. But later still (after Patty loses the weight), he expresses regret for his earlier behaviour, and only improves from there by agreeing to [[spoiler:help Patty shed weight after the disastrous birthday roast and offer a safe haven after Christian goes full creepy stalker.]]stalker]]. It's heavily implied that a lot of Brick's unsavoury behaviour is due to a less-than-healthy relationship with Bob.
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* JerkJock: Zig-zagged with Brick in a sort triple subversion / deconstruction. He's the school wrestling star, but his first on-screen interaction with Patty is helping her off the ground after Magnolia shoves her down. However, he later rudely snubs her when Nonnie suggests they go out together. But later still (after Patty loses the weight), he expresses regret for his earlier behaviour, and only improves from there by agreeing to [[spoiler:help Patty shed weight after the disastrous birthday roast and offer a safe haven after Christian goes full creepy stalker.]]
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* FatSuit: Ryan as Patty wears one at the beginning of the pilot and in flashbacks.
* FinalBossPreview: [[spoiler:Stella Rose and Roxy]] appear early in the series and seem to be bit characters. The two final episodes place them as the season's [[BigBad Big Bad]]s.
* FormerlyFat: Both Patty and Bob Armstrong.
* FinalBossPreview: [[spoiler:Stella Rose and Roxy]] appear early in the series and seem to be bit characters. The two final episodes place them as the season's [[BigBad Big Bad]]s.
* FormerlyFat: Both Patty and Bob Armstrong.
* TheGhost: Cat, the daughter of Bob A and Coralee, is metioned several times but never seen except in a Christmas card photo in the pilot. She's a marine in Iraq, so it makes sense we don't see her in person, but it's a bit strange that she doesn't appear in any other family photos.
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* FinalBossPreview: [[spoiler:Stella Rose and Roxy]] appear early in the series and seem to be bit characters. The two final episodes place them as the season's [[BigBad Big Bad]]s.
* FormerlyFat: Both Patty and Bob Armstrong.
* FinalBossPreview: [[spoiler:Stella Rose and Roxy]] appear early in the series and seem to be bit characters. The two final episodes place them as the season's [[BigBad Big Bad]]s.
* FormerlyFat: Both Patty and Bob Armstrong.
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* FatSuit: Ryan as ItsAllAboutMe: Patty wears one at the beginning of the pilot and in flashbacks.
* FinalBossPreview: [[spoiler:Stella Rose and Roxy]] appear early in the series and seem to be bit characters. The two final episodes place them as the season's [[BigBad Big Bad]]s.
* FormerlyFat: Both Patty and Bob Armstrong.often thinks like this. Nonnie calls her out on this.
* FinalBossPreview: [[spoiler:Stella Rose and Roxy]] appear early in the series and seem to be bit characters. The two final episodes place them as the season's [[BigBad Big Bad]]s.
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* LoveDodecahedron: Nonnie has a crush on Patty, Patty has crushes on Bob A, Brick (Bob A's son), and Christian, Magnolia loves Brick and then Christian, Bob B loves Bob A, Bob A loves Coralee (his wife) and Bob B, and Coralee loves Bob A but also is attracted to Bob B.
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* LoveDodecahedron: Nonnie has a crush on Patty, Patty has crushes on Bob A, Brick (Bob A's son), and Christian, Magnolia loves Brick and then Christian, Brick is involved with Magnolia, Patty, and even Regina (Dixie's mom) at various times. Bob B loves Bob A, Bob A loves Coralee (his wife) and Bob B, and Coralee loves Bob A but also is attracted to Bob B.
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* AmbiguouslyBi: Nonnie and Bob Barnard. Nonnie assumes she's not gay for half of the season and makes out with Donald Choi. It's only her feelings for Patty that cause others to assume she's gay. Strangely enough, no one (except perhaps her father) considers that Nonnie could be bi. Bob Barnard doesn't believe that bisexuals exist, but he admits to enjoying sex with women as well as men.
* BettyAndVeronica: Brick is the Betty to Christian's Veronica.
* FriendVersusLover: Nonnie warns Dee not to make her choose between Dee and Patty, because Patty would win.
* LoveTriangle:
** Type 1/7b between Patty (A), Brick (B), and Christian (C). Patty likes Brick and Christian, and Brick and Christian both like Patty.
** Type 7/13 between Bob A (A), Bob B (B), and Coralee (C), which turns into type 8/11. Bob A is loves and is loved by Bob B and Coralee. Coralee loves Bob A and Bob B, and Bob B seems to be fine with the attention.
** Type 4 between Nonnie (A), Patty (B), and whoever Patty's current love interest(s) happen to be (C). Nonnie loves Patty, but Patty and one of her love interests are in love, and Patty doesn't return Nonnie's feelings.
** Type 1 between Donald Choi (A), Patty (B), and Nonnie (C). Donald has had crushes on both, but neither return his feelings.
* LoveDodecahedron: Nonnie has a crush on Patty, Patty has crushes on Bob A, Brick (Bob A's son), and Christian, Magnolia loves Brick and then Christian, Bob B loves Bob A, Bob A loves Coralee (his wife) and Bob B, and Coralee loves Bob A but also is attracted to Bob B.
** Type 1/7b between Patty (A), Brick (B), and Christian (C). Patty likes Brick and Christian, and Brick and Christian both like Patty.
** Type 7/13 between Bob A (A), Bob B (B), and Coralee (C), which turns into type 8/11. Bob A is loves and is loved by Bob B and Coralee. Coralee loves Bob A and Bob B, and Bob B seems to be fine with the attention.
** Type 4 between Nonnie (A), Patty (B), and whoever Patty's current love interest(s) happen to be (C). Nonnie loves Patty, but Patty and one of her love interests are in love, and Patty doesn't return Nonnie's feelings.
** Type 1 between Donald Choi (A), Patty (B), and Nonnie (C). Donald has had crushes on both, but neither return his feelings.
* LoveDodecahedron: Nonnie has a crush on Patty, Patty has crushes on Bob A, Brick (Bob A's son), and Christian, Magnolia loves Brick and then Christian, Bob B loves Bob A, Bob A loves Coralee (his wife) and Bob B, and Coralee loves Bob A but also is attracted to Bob B.
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'''Insatiable''' is an American {{Dramedy}} starring Creator/DebbyRyan, Dallas Roberts, and Creator/AlyssaMilano, which premiered on Creator/{{Netflix}} in August 2018.
Ryan plays Patricia "Patty" Bladell, a high school student who had been continuously bullied because of her obesity. One night, she gets into a fight with a homeless man who breaks her jaw and lands her in a hospital. The forced three-months liquid diet allows her to shed her weight, [[SheCleansUpNicely turning her into a conventionally beautiful young woman]].
Roberts plays Robert "Bob" Armstrong Jr, a CampStraight lawyer. Bob has a passion for pageant coaching, and his life turns for the worse after his protégée's mother falsely accuses him of molesting her daughter. Now only able to work on pro bono cases at his law firm, he is the one called to represent Patty at the trial for her fight with the homeless man. Upon seeing her, he decides to take her under his wing and train her for beauty pageants, while Patty develops a crush on him.
One big problem remains though: Patty might have lost weight, but the toll years of bullying took on her mind and her repressed rage have not disappeared, and being both her pageant coach and her lawyer, Bob just might be in over his head.
!!The show provides examples of the following tropes
* AnAesop: Being a winner or a loser is all about one's state of mind.
* AntiHero: Patty is impulsive, selfish and ill-tempered.
* BerserkButton: Patty most definitely does not take lies, hypocrisy and being manipulated well.
* BigBad:
** Regina and Dixie Sinclair are thorns in everyone's sides and a major source of the show's conflicts.
** And towards the end of the season, [[spoiler:their spot is taken by a more effective and threatening mother-daughter duo, Stella Rose and Roxy]].
* DisappearedDad: Patty never knew her father.
* GayAndLesbianFiction: Not only is Nonnie coming to grips with her sexuality, later in the show so do [[spoiler:the two Bobs]]. Brick also does community service at an LGTBQ center.
* HappilyAdopted: Dixie is Regina's adopted daughter, and is as much of a sociopath as her mother.
* FatSuit: Ryan as Patty wears one at the beginning of the pilot and in flashbacks.
* FinalBossPreview: [[spoiler:Stella Rose and Roxy]] appear early in the series and seem to be bit characters. The two final episodes place them as the season's [[BigBad Big Bad]]s.
* FormerlyFat: Both Patty and Bob Armstrong.
* MissingMom: Nonnie's mother is dead.
* {{Narrator}}: Patty and Bob Armstrong take turns providing the narration for the show. Coralee also takes over for a scene in an early episode.
* NeverMyFault: One of Patty's character arcs is about learning that she cannot blame the bad things she does on anything and anyone else than herself.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted with Bob Armstrong Jr, Bob Barnard and Bob Armstrong Sr.
* OldFlame: Stella Rose and Bob Armstrong.
Ryan plays Patricia "Patty" Bladell, a high school student who had been continuously bullied because of her obesity. One night, she gets into a fight with a homeless man who breaks her jaw and lands her in a hospital. The forced three-months liquid diet allows her to shed her weight, [[SheCleansUpNicely turning her into a conventionally beautiful young woman]].
Roberts plays Robert "Bob" Armstrong Jr, a CampStraight lawyer. Bob has a passion for pageant coaching, and his life turns for the worse after his protégée's mother falsely accuses him of molesting her daughter. Now only able to work on pro bono cases at his law firm, he is the one called to represent Patty at the trial for her fight with the homeless man. Upon seeing her, he decides to take her under his wing and train her for beauty pageants, while Patty develops a crush on him.
One big problem remains though: Patty might have lost weight, but the toll years of bullying took on her mind and her repressed rage have not disappeared, and being both her pageant coach and her lawyer, Bob just might be in over his head.
!!The show provides examples of the following tropes
* AnAesop: Being a winner or a loser is all about one's state of mind.
* AntiHero: Patty is impulsive, selfish and ill-tempered.
* BerserkButton: Patty most definitely does not take lies, hypocrisy and being manipulated well.
* BigBad:
** Regina and Dixie Sinclair are thorns in everyone's sides and a major source of the show's conflicts.
** And towards the end of the season, [[spoiler:their spot is taken by a more effective and threatening mother-daughter duo, Stella Rose and Roxy]].
* DisappearedDad: Patty never knew her father.
* GayAndLesbianFiction: Not only is Nonnie coming to grips with her sexuality, later in the show so do [[spoiler:the two Bobs]]. Brick also does community service at an LGTBQ center.
* HappilyAdopted: Dixie is Regina's adopted daughter, and is as much of a sociopath as her mother.
* FatSuit: Ryan as Patty wears one at the beginning of the pilot and in flashbacks.
* FinalBossPreview: [[spoiler:Stella Rose and Roxy]] appear early in the series and seem to be bit characters. The two final episodes place them as the season's [[BigBad Big Bad]]s.
* FormerlyFat: Both Patty and Bob Armstrong.
* MissingMom: Nonnie's mother is dead.
* {{Narrator}}: Patty and Bob Armstrong take turns providing the narration for the show. Coralee also takes over for a scene in an early episode.
* NeverMyFault: One of Patty's character arcs is about learning that she cannot blame the bad things she does on anything and anyone else than herself.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted with Bob Armstrong Jr, Bob Barnard and Bob Armstrong Sr.
* OldFlame: Stella Rose and Bob Armstrong.
