History Series / MiracleWorkers

* BetterThanABareBulb: "White Savior" lampshades and mocks how Hollywood typically treats Native issues as window dressing to a story about a White man coming to save an oppressed tribe and having a romance with TheChiefsDaughter while he's at it. Instead, Benny is regarded as TheLoad, makes things worse for the Blackfeet, and gets punched when he tries to kiss Sheila.

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Ezekiel and Prudence eventually hook up and have incredibly loud sex, but neither of their spouses clue in; Todd thinks that Prudence's cries of "Oh God" are part of her Bible study, while Ezekiel's wife catching them without clothes after they out-ambush Trig was to make them more stealthy.

* DarkestHour: "Over the Mountain" ends with Ezekiel hated by the entire camp after confessing to adultery, all of the caravan's supplies trashed, and Todd & Trig kidnapping Prudence.

* GodIsDispleased: Almost immediately after Ezekiel starts to think that his adultery with Prudence is actually a good thing, the caravan is beset with spontaneous combustion, demonic possession, lightning strikes, earthquakes, and other plagues. It all stops as suddenly as it starts when Ezekiel publicly confesses his sins, unfortunately referring to Prudence as a temptress and a harlot in the process.

* IgnoredEpiphany: At the Blue Mountains, after Ezekiel confesses to adultery, Todd wonders if he should've been a better husband...but Trig, who's currently the caravan's captive after a failed ambush, instead convinces him to get revenge by setting her free, joining her bandits, kidnapping his own wife, and causing all the caravan's wagons to careen off a cliff. Additionally, before Todd and Trig abandon the others, Benny makes one final plea to Trig that he never meant to hurt her and she's clearly superior to him, but Trig only hesitates a moment before leaving them to die.

* InstantlyProvenWrong: After both of their spouses are shown ComicallyMissingThePoint, Ezekiel remarks that maybe his and Prudence's relationship maybe ''isn't'' as sinful as he thought. Immediately, an ox is struck by lightning, and plagues beset the camp.

* GoKartingWithBowser: When Benny the Teen and the Gunslinger cross paths in Branchwater they sit together in the town's saloon and mope about how gentrification ruined what had once been a debauched hellhole. The Gunslinger later cheerfully hangs out with Benny on the Fourth of July, as the federal holiday is a mandated day off according to union rules.

''Miracle Workers'' is a 2019 Creator/{{TBS}} anthology series based on the writings of Simon Rich starring Creator/DanielRadcliffe, Geraldine Viswanathan, Karan Soni, Lolly Adefope (Season 1 and 2), Jon Bass, and Creator/SteveBuscemi.

* GoKartingWithBowser: When Benny the Teen and the Gunslinger cross paths in Branchwater they sit together in the town's saloon and mope about how gentrification ruined what had once been a debauched hellhole.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: TheTag for "Hunting Party" has Rev. Brown give a eulogy for Lionel, [[BlackDudeDiesFirst the black member of the hunting party that died trying to divert the bear and an unexpected second bear]], and his wife wants to know how he spent his final moments. He was not only eaten by the two bears like a hotdog, the bears played with his corpse like a volleyball, and then placed his head in what Rev. Brown can only call a "bear cannon".
* {{Cult}}: "Meet the Noonans" has the titular Noonans, an extremist religious sect led by a man who believes he speaks directly to God, who's guiding them west to avoid persecution. Rev. Brown quickly bonds with one of the "sisters" over their shared love of penitence, and plan to marry after a single date.
* DeceptiveDisciple: In "Hunting Party", Benny admits to Prudence that he used to have an adopted daughter that ended up being a better bandit than him and betrayed him.

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In the first scene of Season 3, Rev. Brown is burying a victim of cholera. He says to the crowd "Everyone stay six feet apart," then says "Oh good, nobody's doing it." Season 3 was produced during the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, in which similar advice was given (and ignored by a vocal minority).
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: When [[DeceptiveDisciple Benny's daughter]] shows up in "Meet the Noonans" and Benny decides to reconnect with her, it quickly turns out that her betrayal was less about cutting him out of the profits and more that the ways they wanted to run the gang clashed horribly, with Benny preferring a flair for drama that was more harmful than beneficial (but made the gang more enthusiastic).

* TemptingFate: Prudence grouses about Rev. Brown's new love interest Phaedra but says "Whatever, it's not like they're getting married." This is immediately followed by the Noonan leader (Creator/TimMeadows) ringing a bell and announcing that Ezekiel and Phaedra will be getting married that afternoon.

* UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo: "Meet the Noonans" has Ezekiel, advised by Prudence to find a relationship when she doesn't reciprocate his feelings, quickly form an attachment with a member of the titular {{Cult}}. Prudence immediately detests the buzzkill and breaks them up by revealing Ezekiel's impurities, such as [[FelonyMisdemeanor his love of chocolate]], though [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy she brings them back together after seeing Ezekiel heartbroken]].

* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: [[spoiler: “Good” example. Zeke and Prudence kiss at the end of “Independence Rock” despite both being married to other people. Both are sympathetic characters who have been friends for years, and their spouses are emotionally neglectful or abusive.]]

* ActorAllusion: Not the first time Daniel Radcliff played someone with an abusive childhood.

* {{Cult}}: "Meet the Noonans" has the titular Noonans, an extremist religious sect led by a man who believes he speaks directly to god, who's guiding them west to avoid persecution. Rev. Brown quickly bonds with one of the "sisters" over their shared love of penitence, and plan to marry after a single date.

* {{Cult}}: "Meet the Noonans" has the titular Noonans, an extremist religious sect led by a man who believes he speaks directly to god, who's guiding them west to avoid persecution. Rev. Ezekiel quickly bonds with one of the "sisters" over their shared love of penitence, and plan to marry after a single date.

* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: When [[DeceptiveDisciple Benny's daughter]] shows up in "Meet the Noonans" and Benny decides to reconnect with her, it quickly turns out that her betrayal was less about cutting him out of the profits and more that the way they wanted to run the gang clashed horribly, with Benny preferring a flair for drama that was more harmful than beneficial (but made the gang more enthusiastic).

* UpperClassTwit: Todd is a wealthy gentleman who declines to exert himself in anyway and expects Prudence to wait on him hand and foot at all hours.

* UnrequitedLoveSwitcharoo: "Meet the Noonans" has Ezekiel, advised by Prudence to find a relationship when she doesn't reciprocate his feelings, quickly form an attachment with a member of the titular {{Cult}}. Prudence immediately detests the buzzkill and breaks them up by revealing Ezekiel's impurities, such as [[FelonyMisdemeanor his love of chocolate]], though [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy she brings them back together after seeing Ezekiel heartbroken]].

* NoNameGiven: The Gunslinger, the bounty hunter chasing after Benny the Teen doesn't give out his name, with Benny only addressing him as "Dingus". In episode 4 an old acquaintance actually actually calls him "Bounty hunter with no name".