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* {{Bookends}}: [[spoiler: The first and last person Lea [[BodySurf possesses]] in 1991 is Ismael]].

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* ExactlyExtyYearsAgo: The story is primarily set from June 15 to June 21 in 1991 and 2021, with Lea living alternatively living through the same day thirty years apart.

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* AbusiveParents: Pye's father is a classic example. [[spoiler: He is physically and emotionally abusive towards teenage Pye in 1991, and in 2021 he continues to mentally harass and degrade a 40-something Pye]].
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* MrsRobinson: Patricia [[spoiler: the 40-something record store owner who's been having an affair with the teenage Ismael]].


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* RippleEffectProofMemory: Lea has this as a consequence of her MentalTimeTravel. In episode 3 [[spoiler: she's the only one in 2021 who remembers Dora after the latter was [[RetGone erased]]]].
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* ClosetGay: [[spoiler: Lea's father, Stephane, who's been hiding his sexuality for over thirty years. It's implied to be the root cause of his unhappy marriage with Karine in 2021.]] However, [[spoiler: Lea's intervention in 1991 ultimately causes Stephane to come out as a teenager to Karine and end his romantic relationship with her, which leads to Lea being [[RetGone erased from existence]]]].

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* ClosetGay: [[spoiler: Lea's father, Stephane, who's been hiding his sexuality for over thirty years. It's implied to be the root cause of his unhappy marriage with Karine in 2021.]] However, 2021]]. [[spoiler: Lea's intervention in 1991 ultimately causes Stephane to come out as a teenager to Karine and end his romantic relationship with her, which leads to Lea being [[RetGone erased from existence]]]].
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* ClosetGay: [[spoiler: Lea's father, Stephane, who's been hiding his sexuality for over thirty years. It's implied to be the root cause of his unhappy marriage with Karine in 2021.]] However, [[spoiler: Lea's intervention in 1991 ultimately causes Stephane to come out as a teenager to Karine and end his romantic relationship with her, which leads to Lea being [[RetGone erased from existence]]]].

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''The 7 Lives of Lea'' (French: ''Les 7 vies de Léa'') is a [[FrenchSeries French]] supernatural drama that premiered on Creator/{{Netflix}} in April 2022. Based on the novel ''Les 7 vies de Léo Belami'' by Natael Trapp, the show revolves around Lea, a 17 year old girl who stumbles upon the body of Ismael, a boy who disappeared thirty years ago in mysterious circumstances. The next morning she wakes up in [[BodySurf Ismael's body]] in the year [[MentalTimeTravel 1991]], days before the latter's death. Over the course of the next week, waking up in a new body in the past every morning (and then returning to her present to relive the corresponding day [[ExactlyExtyYearsAgo thirty years later]]), Lea must navigate the tangle of relationships surrounding Ismael and possibly find a way to [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong save him]].

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''The 7 Lives of Lea'' (French: ''Les 7 vies de Léa'') is a [[FrenchSeries French]] supernatural drama that premiered on Creator/{{Netflix}} in April 2022. Based on the novel ''Les 7 vies de Léo Belami'' by Natael Trapp, the show revolves around Lea, a 17 year old 17-year-old girl who stumbles upon the body of Ismael, a boy who disappeared thirty years ago in mysterious circumstances. The next morning she wakes up in [[BodySurf Ismael's body]] in the year [[MentalTimeTravel 1991]], days before the latter's death. Over the course of the next week, waking up in a new body in the past every morning (and then returning to her present to relive the corresponding day [[ExactlyExtyYearsAgo thirty years later]]), Lea must navigate the tangle of relationships surrounding Ismael and possibly find a way to [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong save him]].



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* WriteBackToTheFuture: In episode 3 [[spoiler: Lea, while in Pye's body in 1991, says "Hey Romane" to Stephane's camera. Later, in episode 6, while watching Stephane's tapes, Romane hears "Pye" mentioning her name in thirty-year old footage, and this is what convinces her that Lea's stories about time-travel and [[BodySurf possessing other people]] are true.]]

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* WriteBackToTheFuture: In episode 3 [[spoiler: Lea, while in Pye's body in 1991, says "Hey Romane" to Stephane's camera. Later, in episode 6, while watching Stephane's tapes, Romane hears "Pye" mentioning her name in thirty-year old footage, and this is what convinces her that Lea's stories about time-travel and [[BodySurf possessing other people]] are true.]]]]
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** In episode 4 [[spoiler: Lea has a different mission - she must restore Dora to existence in 2021, having inadvertently [[RetGone erased]] her on her last trip to the past, by getting her parents Jennifer and Luc together in 1991.]]

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** In episode 4 [[spoiler: Lea has a different mission - she must restore Dora to existence in 2021, having inadvertently [[RetGone erased]] her on her last trip to the past, by getting her parents Jennifer and Luc together in 1991.]]
* WriteBackToTheFuture: In episode 3 [[spoiler: Lea, while in Pye's body in 1991, says "Hey Romane" to Stephane's camera. Later, in episode 6, while watching Stephane's tapes, Romane hears "Pye" mentioning her name in thirty-year old footage, and this is what convinces her that Lea's stories about time-travel and [[BodySurf possessing other people]] are true.
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* KidFromTheFuture: On her trips to 1991, Lea ends up meeting (and sometimes [[BodySurf possessing]]) her parents, Karine and Stephane. Played with in that [[spoiler: neither of them ends up seeing her ''real'' body or even discover who she is]].
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Lea succeeds in altering history, saving Ismael's life. However, in doing so, she erases herself from existence. It is implied that her would-be parents could end up leading happier and more fulfilled lives in the new timeline - Karine because she was able to go to music school in London, and Stephane because he could finally come out of the closer]].
* ExactlyExtyYearsAgo: The story is primarily set from June 15 to June 21 in 1991 and 2021, with Lea living alternatively living through the same day thirty years apart.
* MentalTimeTravel: Overlaps with BodySurf. Lea time-travels by possessing the bodies of ''other'' people in 1991. Every night, when she goes to sleep, she wakes up the next morning in the past in a new body. She lives through the day in 1991 and when she goes to sleep, she wakes up again in 2021 to relive the same day [[ExactlyExtyYearsAgo thirty years later]].
* RetGone: [[spoiler: At the end of episode 3, Lea discovers that she accidentally erased Dora from existence in 2021 through her interference in 1991. On her next trip to the past, she is able to get Dora's parents together, thus restoring her to existence in the present]].
** [[spoiler: Ultimately happens to Lea in the finale - by saving Ismael's life in the past, she alters the course of her parents' lives, thus preventing her future birth]].
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Lea spends most of her time in the past across her many "lives" trying to save Ismael and prevent his death on World Music Day (June 21st) 1991.
** In episode 4 [[spoiler: Lea has a different mission - she must restore Dora to existence in 2021, having inadvertently [[RetGone erased]] her on her last trip to the past, by getting her parents Jennifer and Luc together in 1991.]]
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''The 7 Lives of Lea'' (French: ''Les 7 vies de Léa'') is a [[FrenchSeries French]] supernatural drama that premiered on Creator/{{Netflix}} in April 2022. Based on the novel ''Les 7 vies de Léo Belami'' by Natael Trapp, the show revolves around Lea, a 17 year old girl who stumbles upon the body of Ismael, a boy who disappeared thirty years ago in mysterious circumstances. The next morning she wakes up in [[BodySurf Ismael's body]] in the year [[MentalTimeTravel 1991]], days before the latter's death. Over the course of the next week, waking up in a new body in the past every morning (and then returning to her present to relive the corresponding day [[ExactlyExtyYearsAgo thirty years later]]), Lea must navigate the tangle of relationships surrounding Ismael and possibly find a way to [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong save him]].

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