History Series / Quicksand

* TraumaInducedAmnesia: Maja can't remember what exactly happened in the classroom. [[spoiler:She finally does at the end of the final episode.]]

* InstantMysteryJustDeleteScene: {{Justified|Trope}}. The series begins with the shooting happening offscreen, and the first episode ends with a flashback that slams the door on the camera before it happens. Both times the viewer get to hear screams and gunshots, but what actually occurred in left vague. It is justified due to the main character having TraumaInducedAmnesia, and the viewer is only shown what she can remember.
* LostInTranslation: The teenage characters use a lot of GratuitousEnglish in the original, which is especially noticeable when comparing the way they speak to each other and when speaking to adults. This is TruthInTelevision, as the globalization of English has affected the younger generation of Sweden a lot. Natually, this is not present in the English dub. The slogan is very famous in Sweden so to a Swedish audience it's allusion is quite clear.
** The original title is ''Störst av allt'', which means ''Greatest of all''. This is a reference to the unofficial slogan of the Church of Sweden (''Greatest of all is love'') which in itself is a paraphrase of Corinthians 13:13.
* MurderByMistake: [[spoiler:Maja tries to stop Sebastian's rampage by shooting him, but ends up hitting Amanda as well.]]

* TraumaInducedAmnesia: Maja cant remember what exactly happened in the classroom. [[spoiler:She finally does at the end of the final episode.]]

* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: Maja cheats on Sebastian with Samir. They remain sympathetic because Sabastian commits some massive KickTheDog moments towards each of them beforehand.

* LostInTranslation: The teenage characters use a lot of GratuitousEnglish in the original, which is especially noticeable when comparing the way they speak to each other and when speaking to adults. This is TruthInTelevision, as the globalization of English has affected the younger generation of Sweden a lot. Natually, this is not present in the English dub.

* YourCheatingHeart: Maja begins a relationship with Samir before formally breaking up with Sebastian. [[spoiler:Sebastian's suicide attempt prompts her to get back together with him out of guilt. Sebastian never learns of the affair.]]

* SofterAndSlowerCover: At the day of Amanda's funeral, Maja listens to Amanda's favorite song "Rosa Himmel" but this time the viewer hears a quiet and somber cover by Music/MollySanden.

* SofterAndSlowerCover: At the day of Amanda's funeral, Maja listens to Amanda's favorite song "Rosa Himmel" but this time it is a quiet and somber cover by Music/MollySanden.

* TraumaInducedAmnesia: Maja cant remember what exactly happened in the classroom. [[spoiler:she finally does at the end of the final episode.]]

* TheOner: Done in the most upsetting way possible. [[spoiler:The scene where Sebastian rapes Maja happens in a single take - the camera never cuts away from the moment he enters the room to when she walks into the bathroom afterwards. The viewer gets to experience a rape from start to finish, with the only silver lining being that the camera focuses on Majas face and not the act itself.]]

!!'''Provides examples of:'''

* SpeedSex: PlayedForDrama. [[spoiler: Sebastian doesn't even last ten thrusts when he forces himself on Maja, but that doesn't make it any less upsetting for her. The fact that [[TheOner the camera keeps running throughout]] makes that clear to audience as they are forced to witness the act in its entirety. Worse, because it all happens so quickly, Maja barely has time to process what just happened and is left in a [[HeroicBSOD state of complete shock afterwards]].]]

-->'''Pärsson:''' That witness says [[spoiler:you took direct aim at Amanda before you fired two shots.]]
-->'''Maja:''' What?
-->'''Pärsson:''' [[spoiler:That you killed her intentionally. So let's go through this one more time: what actually happened in the classroom when you shot Amanda?]]

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: DoubleSubverted. Prosecutor Lena Pärsson is introduced smiling at Maja and kindly asking her if she should call her Maja or Maria (her real name), a sharp contrast to detective Nilsson who always calls her Maria (and even does so immadeately afterwards to drive the point home). But as soon as Pärsson sees an opening in the interrogation she mercilessly tries to force a confession out of Maja by showing her some very graphic crime scene photos, which culminates in a mental breakdown on Maja's part. ''This'' ends up summing up her character quite nicely for the rest of the series.

* WhamLine:
** Episode three ends on a big one. Maja has just revealed that [[spoiler:she shot Amanda by accident,]] when Pärsson brings in some new information:
--->'''Pärsson:''' That witness says [[spoiler:you took direct aim at Amanda before you fired two shots.]]
--->'''Maja:''' What?
--->'''Pärsson:''' [[spoiler:That you killed her intentionally. So let's go through this one more time: what actually happened in the classroom when you shot Amanda?]]

* SpeedSex: PlayedForDrama. [[spoiler: Sebastian doesn't even last ten thrusts when he forces himself on Maja, but that doesn't make it any less upsetting for her. The fact that [[TheOner the camera keeps running throughout]] makes that clear to audience as they are forced to witness the act in its entirety. Worse, because it all happens so quickly, Maja barely has time to process what just happen and is left in a [[HeroicBSOD state of complete shock afterwards]].]]

''Quicksand'' (original title ''Störst av Allt''[[note]]"Greatest of all"[[/note]]) is a Creator/{{Netflix}} original MiniSeries based on the Swedish novel of the same name. First released in 2019, the series is a CourtroomDrama / TeenDrama that deals with the aftermath of a school shooting in Sweden, and the events leading up to it.

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* DrivingQuestion: How and why was Maja involved in the shooting? [[spoiler:She shot Sebastian and Amanda; the former [[SuicidebyCop begged for it]] while the latter was an [[MurderByMistake accident]]. She did not know it was going to happen, and it was all ATragedyOfImpulsiveness.]]
* FreakOut: Maja has a complete breakdown when she sees the photos of [[spoiler:Cleas's dead body.]] Not only did she not know about this, but she presumably realized that [[spoiler:Sebastian took her text messages [[LiteralMinded completely seriously]].]]

* IHaveNoSon: Claes has this view of Sebastian and is constantly punishing him for not living up to his standards. He later says this more explicitly [[spoiler:during Sebastian's final party as he is beating the crap out of him.]]