History Series / Ringer

* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: Siobhan is still alive, and has people trying to kill her, too.

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: No one in Siobhan's immediate circle knows that she is dead. Bridget is running for her life. After Siobhan fakes suicide, Bridget realizes that she can't only save herself, but cover up for Siobhan.

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming/TitleDrop: Like several other shows (''Series/{{Damages}},'' ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen,'' ''Series/{{Deadwood}},'') excluding the pilot, every episode is named after a line of dialogue ("She's Ruining Everything," "If You Ever Want a French Lesson...," "A Whole New Kind of Bitch", "That's What You Get For Trying To Kill Me," and so on).

* BittersweetEnding: Bridget is free from [[spoiler: Bodaway Macawi after shooting him]] and can finally move on with her life, but [[spoiler: Andrew and Juliet are not talking to her after finding out about her impersonation of Siobhan. Her good friend, Malcolm, might be dead (but it's never confirmed).]] Siobhan's now has two beautiful twins, but is left with nothing [[spoiler: after Henry takes all her money as punishment for her constant manipulation.]]

* CallBack: [[spoiler: In the pilot Bridget shoots and kills a man who wants to kill her thinking she's Siobhan; in "I'm the Good Twin" (which turned out to be the GrandFinale) Siobhan shoots and kills Bodaway, who wants to kill ''her'' thinking she's Bridget.]]

* GenreSavvy: Henry [[spoiler: requests a paternity test]] when Siobhan's twins are born and [[spoiler: gets the results by phone anticipating that Siobhan would intercept the mailed results.]]

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: No one in Siobhan's immediate circle knows that she is dead. Bridget is running for her life. After Siobhan fake commits suicide, Bridget realizes that she can not only save herself, but cover up for Siobhan.

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming/TitleDrop: Like several other shows (''Series/{{Damages}},'' ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen,'' ''Series/{{Deadwood}},'') every episode is named after a line of dialogue ("She's Ruining Everything," "If You Ever Want a French Lesson...," "A Whole New Kind of Bitch," "That's What You Get For Trying To Kill Me," and so on).
** Although in the episode "It's Easy to Cry When This Much Cash is Involved," the actual spoken dialogue [[spoiler: (delivered by Juliet's friend Tessa after the two of them and their teacher Mr. Carpenter have succeeded in getting a huge cash settlement from Andrew -- who, like everyone (including Bridget), is convinced that a) Carpenter raped Juliet, b) that Tessa lied about Carpenter raping her as well, and c) that Carpenter wants to sue as a result)]] is "Well, it's easy to cry when there's this much cash involved."

* [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]]: Siobhan.

** When wanting to go with her real mother Juliet says she is glad to be getting away from ''those two vampires.''

** In "You're Way Too Pretty to Go to Jail," we find out why it's so personal for him: [[spoiler: The stripper that Bodaway killed was Machado's (pregnant) lover as well as informant.]]
* UnwantedAssistance: Henry felt this way to Siobhan in "If You're Just an Evil Bitch, Then Get Over It."

* DisposableSexWorker, HeyItsThatGuy, ShoutOut: all in one episode (1x10) as Buffy alumnus Amber Benson plays an exotic dancer/informant who is snuffed.

* DeadProstitute, ItsThatGuy, Shoutout: all in one episode (1x10) as Buffy alumnus Amber Benson plays an exotic dancer/informant who is snuffed.

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Like several other shows (''Series/{{Damages}},'' ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen,'' ''Series/{{Deadwood}},'') every episode is named after a line of dialogue ("She's Ruining Everything," "If You Ever Want a French Lesson...," "A Whole New Kind of Bitch," "That's What You Get For Trying To Kill Me," and so on).

* UsefulNotes/IrishNames: Siobhan (usually pronounced "Sheh-von"), the less dauntingly spelled and pronounced Bridget Kelly, Sean, and Siobhan's alias, Cora Farrell. Also Sean's father, Dylan Morrison.

* WhamEpisode: OhCrap. The season finale has: [[spoiler: Bodaway Macawi trying to kill Siobhan (thinking she's Bridget) and Bridget killing Bodaway, Andrew finding out that Henry and Siobhan were having an affair, Andrew confronting "Siobhan" only for her to finally reveal that she is really Bridget, and then getting rejected by both Andrew and Juliet.]] On top of that,[[spoiler: Henry steals Siobhan's money and kicks her out, leaving her broke and homeless.]]

** And in "Let's Kill Bridget" Creator/SarahMichelleGellar's character is given a satchel of blood to look like she had been killed. Vampires in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' would raid blood donations or buy\steal animal blood.

* ManipulativeBitch: Siobhan.

* IrishNames: Siobhan (usually pronounced "Sheh-von"), the less dauntingly spelled and pronounced Bridget Kelly, Sean, and Siobhan's alias, Cora Farrell. Also Sean's father, Dylan Morrison.

*** And "P.S. You're an Idiot" is [[spoiler: [[OddNameOut never actually spoken;]] it's written in a note from Juliet's mother (and TheChessMaster behind this scheme) Catherine to Mr. Carpenter when she takes his share of the money and blackmails him into leaving Juliet alone.]]

--> Opening caption on every episode other than the pilot.
--> (And yes, "Sisters" and "Face" are capitalised and "this" isn't.)

(And yes, "Sisters" and "Face" are capitalised and "this" isn't.)

[[caption-width-right:220:Bridget's no safer as Siobhan than she is as herself]]

--> Opening caption on every episode other than the pilot. (And yes, "Sisters" and "Face" are capitalised and "this" isn't.)

This series aired during the 2011-2012 season, and features a twisting film noir story in which pretty much everyone has something to hide. Gellar plays Bridget Kelly, a prostitute who witnesses a mob hit and is the case's only lead. Terrified of being murdered before she can testify, she escapes police custody and meets up with her identical twin sister Siobhan (also Gellar, naturally). They take a boat trip, and Bridget wakes up from a nap to discover Siobhan has vanished. She has no idea what's going on, but knows an opportunity when she sees it and takes over her sister's identity when she returns to shore, helped by the fact that Siobhan never told anyone she had a twin sister.

-->'''Gemma:''' That's for [[spoiler: sleeping with my husband,]] you whore!

-->'''Gemma:''' [[spoiler: [[TitleDrop That's what you get for trying to kill me.]]]]

* {{Blackmail}}: [[spoiler: Gemma]] attempts to blackmail Bridget into [[spoiler: sleeping with Henry in order to get leverage against him in a divorce]], but Bridget refuses to go through with it.

* BittersweetEnding: Bridget is free from [[spoiler: Bodaway Macawi after shooting him]] and can finally move on with her life, but [[spoiler: Andrew and Juliet are not talking to her after finding out about her impersonation of Siobhan. Her good friend, Malcom, might be dead (but it's never confirmed).]] Siobhan's now has two beautiful twins, but is left with nothing [[spoiler: after Henry takes all her money as punishment for her constant manipulation.]]

* CallBack: [[spoiler: In the pilot Bridget shoots and kills a man who wants to kill her thinking she's Siobhan; in "I'm The Good Twin" (which turned out to be the GrandFinale) Siobhan shoots and kills Bodaway, who wants to kill ''her'' thinking she's Bridget.]]

* HeyWait: A police officer stops Siobhan in a diner in episode one and she freezes at the forceful tone of his voice, but it turns out he was just telling her she forgot her wallet.

*** And "P.S. You're an Idiot" is [[spoiler: [[OddNameOut never actually spoken;]] it's written in a note from Juliet's mother (and the Chess Master behind this scheme) Catherine to Mr. Carpenter when she takes his share of the money and blackmails him into leaving Juliet alone.]]

* KickTheDog: Double whammy in one episode for Siobhan. In a flashback, [[spoiler: Siobhan seriously ([[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation or maybe not?]]) suggests taking out Gemma and Andrew so that she and Henry can be together. In that same episode, it's revealed at the end that Gemma's disappearance was ordered by Siobhan.]]
* MistakenForPregnant: Bridget receives a phone call from Siobhan's doctor saying that she (Siobhan) is pregnant. Andrew overhears Bridget saying "I'm pregnant" and makes the obvious (and wrong) conclusion.

** Also subverted when Bridget takes a bite of a meat hors d'oeuvres , and everyone notices because Siobhan hasn't eaten meat in years. Bridget says the baby that she's not pregnant with made her crave it. She thinks quick.

* RevengeBeforeReason: Bodaway Macawi is a major organized crimeboss with lots of henchmen, so why did he go to NYC [[spoiler: to confront Bridget (thinking that Bridget created the identity of Siobhan Martin, instead of impersonating her sister) by himself?]]

* ShootTheShaggyDog: [[spoiler: Gemma]]
* ShoutOut: [[IoanGruffudd Andrew]] has a surprise for Bridget/Siobhan in [[Series/HoratioHornblower Horatio]] Street.

** And in ''Lets Kill Bridget'' Creator/SarahMichelleGellar's character is given a satchel of blood to look like she had been killed. Vampires in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' would raid blood donations or buy\steal animal blood.

* HollywoodThin: [[InvokedTrope Invoked,]] Bridget is repeatedly told that she is unhealthy because of how thin she is.
* HowWeGotHere: 9 days ago
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: No one in Siobhan's immediate circle knows that she is dead. Bridget is running for her life. After Siobhan fake commits suicide, Bridget realizes that she can not only save herself, but cover up for Siobhan.

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Like several other shows (''{{Series/Damages}}'', ''TwoAndAHalfMen'', ''{{Series/Deadwood}}''), every episode is named after a line of dialogue ("She's Ruining Everything," "If You Ever Want A French Lesson...", "A Whole New Kind Of Bitch," "That's What You Get For Trying To Kill Me," and so on).
** Although in the episode "It's Easy To Cry When This Much Cash Is Involved," the actual spoken dialogue [[spoiler: (delivered by Juliet's friend Tessa after the two of them and their teacher Mr. Carpenter have succeeded in getting a huge cash settlement from Andrew - who, like everyone (including Bridget), is convinced that a) Carpenter raped Juliet, b) that Tessa lied about Carpenter raping her as well and c) that Carpenter wants to sue as a result)]] is "Well, it's easy to cry when there's this much cash involved."
*** And "P.S. You're An Idiot" is [[spoiler: [[OddNameOut never actually spoken]]; it's written in a note from Juliet's mother (and the Chess Master behind this scheme) Catherine to Mr. Carpenter when she takes his share of the money and blackmails him into leaving Juliet alone]].

* ManipulativeBitch: Siobhan
* KickTheDog: Double whammy in one episode for Siobhan. In a flashback, [[spoiler: Siobhan seriously ([[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation or maybe not?]]) suggests taking out Gemma and Andrew so that she and Henry can be together. In that same episode, it's revealed at the end that Gemma's disappearance was ordered by Siobhan.]]

* TheMole: [[spoiler: as of episode 7 in season one: Bridget's new sponsor Charlie.]]

* OutOfCharacterAlert: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. Andrew figures out that Siobhan is really Bridget when she invites him to a Chinese restaurant that he knows Siobhan hates, but it turns out it's AllJustADream.

** Of course, Bridget isn't the only character who has experience with vampires... [[Series/{{Moonlight}} Mr Carpenter was one]]

* TakeAThirdOption: After Gemma is seemingly murdered, it seems either Bridget or Henry will have to take the fall, as each suspects the other. Bridget gets around it by [[spoiler:planting her own fingerprints on the evidence, which gets the police looking for her true identity while she's safely ensconced as Siobhan.]]

** In "You're Way Too Pretty to Go to Jail", we find out why it's so personal for him: [[spoiler:the stripper that Bodaway killed was Machado's (pregnant) lover as well as informant]].

** [[spoiler: Catherine in SPADES]]
* WhamEpisode: [[OhCrap Oh. Crap.]] The season finale has: [[spoiler: Bodaway Macawi trying to kill Siobhan (thinking she's Bridget) and Bridget killing Bodaway, Andrew finding out that Henry and Siobhan were having an affair, Andrew confronting "Siobhan" only for her to finally reveal that she is really Bridget, and then getting rejected by both Andrew and Juliet.]] On top of that,[[spoiler: Henry steals Siobhan's money and kicks her out, leaving her broke and homeless.]]
* WhamLine: [[spoiler:"The Ponzi Scheme wasn't Olivia's idea; it was mine."]]
* WholePlotReference: [[spoiler: The rape accusation shares the superficial plot of Film/WildThings.]]
* YourCheatingHeart: The affair between Siobhan and Henry eventually culminates in a possible [[spoiler:MurderTheHypotenuse]] situation after Henry discovers Gemma's plans to [[spoiler:blackmail him into losing everything in a divorce]]. Apparently this isn't the only instance of YourCheatingHeart: Siobhan and Andrew were dating when Andrew was still legally married to his first wife.

* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler:Henry's killing of Tyler]].
* AffectionateNickname: Andrew calls Siobhan 'Shiv'.

* AndThisIsFor: When Gemma [[spoiler:finds out about Henry and Siobhan.]]
-->'''Gemma:''' That's for [[spoiler:sleeping with my husband,]] you whore!
** She gets another one when [[spoiler:Charlie shoots her but non-fatally]] and she later gets the drop on him. Very shortly afterwards, [[spoiler:Charlie tries again and succeeds - not long before Siobhan kills ''him.'']]
-->'''Gemma:''' [[spoiler:[[TitleDrop That's what you get for trying to kill me.]]]]
* BatmanGambit: Siobhan getting Bridget to take her place relied on her knowing what Bridget would do after her "suicide".

* {{Blackmail}}: [[spoiler:Gemma]] attempts to blackmail Bridget into [[spoiler:sleeping with Henry in order to get leverage against him in a divorce]], but Bridget refuses to go through with it.
** [[spoiler: Catherine]] later does this to [[spoiler: Mr. Carpenter]].
* BittersweetEnding: Bridget is free from [[spoiler: Bodaway Macawi after shooting him]] and can finally move on with her life, but [[spoiler: Andrew and Juliet are not talking to her after finding out about her impersonation of Siobhan. Her good friend, Malcom, might be dead (but it's never confirmed)]]. Siobhan's now has two beautiful twins, but is left with nothing [[spoiler: after Henry takes all her money as punishment for her constant manipulation.]]
* BribeBackfire: [[spoiler: Siobhan's attempt to pay off the only witness, a hotel maid, to Henry going to Tyler's room just before he was killed ends with the witness going right back to the police. Implicating Henry and herself further. ]]

* DeathBySecretIdentity: [[spoiler:Gemma]] learns that Bridget is pretending to be Siobhan, and seemingly gets murdered. [[spoiler:She's KilledOffForReal later on]].
* DepravedBisexual: [[spoiler:Catherine]].

* EmergencyImpersonation with a TwinSwitch

* EvilTwin: Siobhan

* GambitPileup: There's Siobhan's plan, Olivia's plan, Catherine's plan, Bodaway's plan, and the plan of whoever put a hit on Siobhan/Bridget, assuming it's not one of the aforementioned.
* GenreSavvy: Henry [[spoiler: requests a paternity test]] when Sibohan's twins are born and [[spoiler: gets the results by phone anticipating that Siobhan would intercept the mailed results.]]

* EvilStepmother: Siobhan

* ActingForTwo
* ActorAllusion: In "Let's Kill Bridget," Juliet tells Andrew not to be "so Welsh." Guess where Ioan Gruffudd (Andrew) comes from.
** In one episode, Andrew's immigration records are looked up. Despite the character having an English accent, his place of birth in those records is listed as Wales.
** Siobhan/Bridget claims School Camp Slasher is her favorite film in ''PS You're an Idiot.'' Given [[Creator/SarahMichelleGellar who]] plays her this comes as absolutely [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer no]] surprise.

* FakeAmerican: Gemma, played by British actress Tara Summers (''BostonLegal'', ''WhatAGirlWants''). And in spite of her very [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Sunnydale]]-connected handle, that's her real name.
* FanNickname: "Shivet" for Bridget when she's impersonating Siobhan.

* LifeImitatesArt: Like Siobhan, Sarah Michelle Gellar really did become pregnant in the course of the series (which would have been problematic for the series had it been renewed - and may have been partly the reason why it wasn't).

* StopHelpingMe: Henry to Siobhan in "If You're Just an Evil Bitch, Then Get Over It".

* AerithAndBob: kinda name is Siobhan an ways?

* ShoutOut: [[IoanGruffudd Andrew]] has a surprise for Bridget/Siobhan in [[Series/HoratioHornblower Horatio]] Street.

* WholePlotReference: [[spoiler: The rape accusation shares the superficial plot of WildThings.]]

* WhamEpisode: [[OhCrap Oh. Crap.]] The season finale has: [[spoiler: Bodaway Macawi trying to kill Siobhan (thinking she's Bridget) and Bridget killing Bodaway, Andrew finding out that Henry and Siobhan were having an affair, Andrew confronting "Siobhan" only for her to finally reveal that she is really Bridget.]] On top of that,[[spoiler: Henry steals Siobhan's money and kicks her out, leaving her broke and homeless.]]

* SuddenlySexuality: [[spoiler: "It's Called Improvising, Bitch!" reveals that Catherine is Olivia's "girlfriend girlfriend" (as Juliet puts it).]]