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* AwwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Throughout the series, there are a few instances where it is evident that Asher and Whitney are in love and that their marriage had purpose. [[spoiler: However, by the ninth episode, it is evident that Whitney's love for Asher has completely disappeared and that she is most likely only staying with him for the sake of the show]].
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* VillainousGentrification: The show takes a negative view of gentrification.
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* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler: Whitney can be seen contemplating as she watches him sing to her belly the night before Asher's gravity reverses, clearly indicating that she is still dissatisfied with him despite the improvements in both of their lives, and she gives him a brief look of disdain before the scene cuts to the next day, implying that she silently placed a curse on him that doomed him, rather than Nala or Dougie]].
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Is the titular curse that Nala puts on Asher real or not? [[spoiler: The "tiny curse" has no supernatural origins, as the sisters reveal to Whitney that it was a innocuous [=TikTok=] trend in which the curser wishes for something small and annoying to happen to the person being cursed, which for Nala was to take the chicken out of Asher's dinner. That same evening, Asher ordered chicken penne, which only came with pasta and no chicken, suggesting that the curse either worked or it was a wild coincidence given that Nala doesn't even know what penne is and specifically wished for his chicken to disappear out of his spaghetti. However, her father shows concern about her ability to bring her ideas to reality, and Nala also shows more potentially magical abilities as the show continues, though this seems to surprise her as much as anyone else]].
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Is the titular curse that Nala puts on Asher real or not? [[spoiler: The "tiny curse" has no supernatural origins, as the sisters reveal to Whitney that it was a innocuous [=TikTok=] trend in which the curser wishes for something small and annoying to happen to the person being cursed, which for Nala was to take the chicken out of Asher's dinner. That same evening, Asher ordered chicken penne, which only came with pasta and no chicken, suggesting that the curse either worked or it was a wild coincidence given that Nala doesn't even know what penne is and specifically wished for his chicken to disappear out of his spaghetti. However, her father shows concern about her ability to bring her ideas to reality, and Other coincidences involving Nala also shows more potentially begin to happen as well, such as when she curses her bully to fall during gym, which doesn't work, but the bully falls into a wall later after tripping, and when Nala correctly guesses the number of nails Asher is holding the first two times, but can't guess the third time because he starts bleeding before Asher can confirm if she's truly a psychic or if they were just a lucky guesses. Even Nala begins to question if she truly has magical abilities as the show continues, though this seems to surprise after Asher puts into her as much as anyone else]].head that her curse may have actually worked]].
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** Jeff, the teacher at the comedy class, goads Asher into making a joke about his small penis despite this obviously making him and everyone else uncomfortable. This makes some other members of the class angry at Jeff for continuing to push these uncomfortable jokes. Rather than apologizing, he blames Asher for making the joke even though Jeff forced him to and revealed to the class that he has a small penis, even saying that Asher shouldn't come back to the class.
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** Jeff, the teacher at the comedy class, goads Asher into making a joke about his small penis despite this obviously making him and everyone else uncomfortable. This makes some other members of the class angry at Jeff for continuing to push these uncomfortable jokes. Rather jokes instead of letting it go, and they were all clearly on Asher's side after sensing his discomfort as well. However, rather than apologizing, he blames Asher for making the joke and offending everyone even though Jeff forced him to and revealed to the class that he has a small penis, to, even saying that Asher shouldn't come back to the class.
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* ManipulativeBastard: Dougie constantly manipulates Asher and Whitney in order to create the show he wants.
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* ManipulativeBastard: ManipulativeBastard:
** Dougie constantly manipulates Asher and Whitney in order to create the show hewants.wants.
** Whitney is also manipulative, and not even just to Asher. In episode 7, in order to get Cara to let her use her art in the show after she initially refuses her, she guilts her into both letting her use her art and becoming a consultant on the show by reminding her of their friendship and dumping about her unhappy marriage to Asher because he is stifling her creatively, which Cara ends up sympathizing with.
** Dougie constantly manipulates Asher and Whitney in order to create the show he
** Whitney is also manipulative, and not even just to Asher. In episode 7, in order to get Cara to let her use her art in the show after she initially refuses her, she guilts her into both letting her use her art and becoming a consultant on the show by reminding her of their friendship and dumping about her unhappy marriage to Asher because he is stifling her creatively, which Cara ends up sympathizing with.
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* BeneathTheMask: Whitney puts on a facade of kindness and empathy, but she shows her true colors in Episode 8 by cruelly mocking Asher for worrying about Fernando and his mother.
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* BeneathTheMask: Whitney puts on a facade of kindness and empathy, but she shows her true colors from time to time, especially in Episode 8 by cruelly mocking Asher for worrying about Fernando and his mother.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Despite acting outwardly friendly and helpful, Whitney is actually extremely spoiled and controlling.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Despite acting outwardly friendly and helpful, Whitney is actually extremely spoiled and controlling.controlling, but seems to lack self-awareness of her behavior, even when directly called out on it.
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* KarmaHoudini: Although [[spoiler: Asher dies a terrifying death, Whitney faces no real consequences for her actions and actually looks happier at the end of the finale]].
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** Although [[spoiler: Asher dies a terrifying death, Whitney faces no real consequences for heractions actions. At best, there might be offscreen consequences, such as her having to raise her child alone, be left figure out the housing situation with Ashir by herself since Asher will no longer be around to deal with the contracts in her place, as well as have to face the potential cancellation of her show, but the audience won't get to see any of this happen]].
** [[spoiler: Dougie will have to live with the guilt of having accidentally killed his best friend andactually looks happier at his wife, but he won't suffer any real consequences for anything he did throughout the end of the finale]].series otherwise]].
** Although [[spoiler: Asher dies a terrifying death, Whitney faces no real consequences for her
** [[spoiler: Dougie will have to live with the guilt of having accidentally killed his best friend and
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* TooDumbToLive: Justified in the finale given the shows otherwise mundane setting. [[spoiler: Asher's gravity has been reversed, and no one knows or understands why, assuming it is due to the house's pressure setting. He then tries to go outside to bring himself back down to earth and go to the hospital with Whitney to help her deliver the baby, but his situation worsens when their friend tries to pull him down and gets him stuck in the tree, which turns out to be a fatal mistake when the firefighter cuts the branch he was clinging to and sends him flying upwards to his death. While the smart thing to do would be to stay inside and demonstrate to the fire department that he was actually falling in reverse, no one would know how to react in this high-stress situation, especially since this isn't something that happens to ordinary people]].
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Is the titular curse that Nala puts on Asher real or not? [[spoiler: The "tiny curse" has no supernatural origins, as the sisters reveal to Whitney that it was a innocuous [=TikTok=] trend in which the curser wishes for something small and annoying to happen to the person being cursed, which for Nala was to take the chicken out of Asher's dinner. That same evening, Asher ordered chicken penne, which only came with noodles and no chicken, suggesting that the curse either worked or it was a wild coincidence. However, her father shows concern about her ability to bring her ideas to reality, and Nala also shows more potentially magical abilities as the show continues, though this seems to surprise her as much as anyone else]].
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Is the titular curse that Nala puts on Asher real or not? [[spoiler: The "tiny curse" has no supernatural origins, as the sisters reveal to Whitney that it was a innocuous [=TikTok=] trend in which the curser wishes for something small and annoying to happen to the person being cursed, which for Nala was to take the chicken out of Asher's dinner. That same evening, Asher ordered chicken penne, which only came with noodles pasta and no chicken, suggesting that the curse either worked or it was a wild coincidence.coincidence given that Nala doesn't even know what penne is and specifically wished for his chicken to disappear out of his spaghetti. However, her father shows concern about her ability to bring her ideas to reality, and Nala also shows more potentially magical abilities as the show continues, though this seems to surprise her as much as anyone else]].
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Is the titular curse that Nala puts on Asher real or not? [[spoiler: The "tiny curse" has no supernatural origins, as the sisters reveal to Whitney that it was a innocuous [=TikTok=] trend in which the curser wishes for something small and annoying to happen to the person being cursed, which for Nala was to take the chicken out of Asher's dinner. That same evening, Asher ordered chicken penne, which only came with noodles and no chicken, suggesting that the curse either worked or it was a wild coincidence. Nala also shows more potentially magical abilities as the show continues, though this seems to surprise her as much as anyone else]].
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Is the titular curse that Nala puts on Asher real or not? [[spoiler: The "tiny curse" has no supernatural origins, as the sisters reveal to Whitney that it was a innocuous [=TikTok=] trend in which the curser wishes for something small and annoying to happen to the person being cursed, which for Nala was to take the chicken out of Asher's dinner. That same evening, Asher ordered chicken penne, which only came with noodles and no chicken, suggesting that the curse either worked or it was a wild coincidence. However, her father shows concern about her ability to bring her ideas to reality, and Nala also shows more potentially magical abilities as the show continues, though this seems to surprise her as much as anyone else]].
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* PerpetualFrowner: Hani is the grumpier of the two sister, coming off as perpetually serious and irritable despite her young age.
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Is the titular curse that Nala puts on Asher real or not? [[spoiler: The "tiny curse" has no supernatural origins, as the sisters reveal to Whitney that it was a innocuous [=TikTok=] trend in which the curser wishes for something small and annoying to happen to the person being cursed, which for Nala was to take the chicken out of Asher's dinner. Unbeknownst to both of them, That same evening, Asher ordered chicken penne, which only came with noodles and no chicken, suggesting that the curse actually worked, and that evening there either worked or it was no chicken in chicken penne he ordered.a wild coincidence. Nala also shows more potentially magical abilities as the show continues, though this seems to surprise her as much as anyone else]].
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Is the titular curse that Nala puts on Asher real or not? [[spoiler:The curse was supposed to take the chicken out of his dinner, and that evening there was no chicken in the meal he and Whitney share. She also shows more potentially magical abilities as the show continues, though this seems to surprise her as much as anyone else.]]
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Is the titular curse that Nala puts on Asher real or not? [[spoiler:The curse [[spoiler: The "tiny curse" has no supernatural origins, as the sisters reveal to Whitney that it was supposed a innocuous [=TikTok=] trend in which the curser wishes for something small and annoying to happen to the person being cursed, which for Nala was to take the chicken out of his dinner, Asher's dinner. Unbeknownst to both of them, the curse actually worked, and that evening there was no chicken in the meal chicken penne he and Whitney share. She ordered. Nala also shows more potentially magical abilities as the show continues, though this seems to surprise her as much as anyone else.]]else]].
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* DisappearedDad: Dougie's father abandoned him when he was young.
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* DisappearedDad: Dougie's father abandoned him when he was young. young, [[spoiler: which he projects onto Asher after seeing him stuck in a tree in the final episode due to Whitney giving birth at the same time]].
* DisproportionateRetribution: Asher gets cursed for taking his 100 dollars back from Nala to change it for a 20, which he would have given her instead. Not only is it not the worst thing he does in the series, but he also makes an effort to get them the 20 dollars, even if it ends up being in vain because they left before he could give it to them due to his hesitation to give a Hispanic man his pin to the ATM (him not wanting to give up his pin to a stranger is reasonable). [[spoiler: Assuming the curse was actually real, the end result of it is him dying a horrible death by falling upwards until he exits the atmosphere and suffocates in the vacuum of space]].
* DisproportionateRetribution: Asher gets cursed for taking his 100 dollars back from Nala to change it for a 20, which he would have given her instead. Not only is it not the worst thing he does in the series, but he also makes an effort to get them the 20 dollars, even if it ends up being in vain because they left before he could give it to them due to his hesitation to give a Hispanic man his pin to the ATM (him not wanting to give up his pin to a stranger is reasonable). [[spoiler: Assuming the curse was actually real, the end result of it is him dying a horrible death by falling upwards until he exits the atmosphere and suffocates in the vacuum of space]].
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler: Assuming the titular curse that Nala put on Asher is actually real, Dougie forcing Asher into buying something from Nala is what gets Asher cursed in the first place and leads to his death at the end of the series]].
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** Nala talks to Hani about a new ''VideoGame/{{Roblox}}'' update.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The ColdOpen of the first episode starts on an interview where Asher kneejerk blasphemes and immediately worries about it needing to be cut, showing him as impulsive with an anxious streak. Dougie manipulates a shot to get the reaction he wants, showing him as uncaring to others' personal needs and the truth. Whitney hides behind faux concern and only reveals her true self when the camera is off. Showing her as image-obsessed, selfish and bulling towards Asher.
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* FiremenAreHot: Whitney flirts with an attractive fireman for the show.
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* HeelRealization: Asher comes to the realization that he is a bad person who is only dragging Whitney down after she shows him the early cut of "Flipanthropy", which portrays Whitney's true feelings towards him: that he is a selfish person who holds her back. He declares that he will grow as a person to become even more supportive to Whitney. However, this moment isn't a positive development like most examples of this trope, and is instead Asher having a breakdown after Whitney destroys his already low self esteem and shows him desperately trying to hold onto his failing marriage by changing who he is.
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* HeelRealization: Asher comes to the realization that he is a bad person who is only dragging Whitney down after she shows him the early cut of "Flipanthropy", which portrays Whitney's true feelings towards him: that he is a selfish person who holds her back. He declares that he will grow as a person to become even more supportive to Whitney. However, this moment isn't a positive development like most examples of this trope, and is instead Asher having a breakdown after Whitney destroys his already low self esteem self-esteem and shows him desperately trying to hold onto his failing marriage by changing who he is.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: Whitney starts out the show still being a bad person but mostly appearing well-meaning and friendly. However, this facade crumbles throughout the show as she shows her true colors. By Episode 8, she is increasingly rude and even abusive towards Asher, as well as outright showing that she doesn't really care about the wellbeing of the community by her mocking Asher for being worried about Fernando's mom.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: Whitney starts out the show still being a bad flawed person but mostly appearing well-meaning and friendly. However, this facade crumbles throughout the show as she shows her true colors. By Episode 8, she is becomes increasingly rude and even abusive unforgiving towards Asher, as well as the people around her. It's outright showing shown that she doesn't really care about the wellbeing well-being of the community by her mocking Asher for being worried about Fernando's mom.
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* UngratefulTownsfolk: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]]. Whitney and Asher try to help the town's residents and expect to be loved and welcomed, only for the residents to react with distrust and annoyance towards them. The townsfolk are portrayed as rightfully uncomfortable with Whitney and Asher's misguided efforts at improving the town that actually hurt more than they help.
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* UngratefulTownsfolk: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]]. Whitney and Asher try to help the town's residents and expect to be loved and welcomed, only for the residents to react with distrust and annoyance towards them. The townsfolk are portrayed as rightfully uncomfortable with Whitney and Asher's misguided efforts at improving the town town, being that they're actually hurt hurting it more than they help.helping.
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* LovingAShadow: Asher adores Whitney, but his perception of her as a perfect angel is a far cry from the real Whitney. He is unable to notice a lot of Whitney's selfish and unsympathetic qualities. In the unused cut of "Flipanthropy", Whitney cites Asher's adoration blinding him from her true self being a reason that their relationship is so strained.
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* TookALevelInKindness: While Asher starts out as a petty and greedy asshole, he shows more sympathetic qualities throughout the show. By the finale, [[spoiler: he has become a much more sympathetic person who even chooses to give Abshir his house. It is unknown whether he has truly become a better person or if he merely learned how to act nicer in an attempt to impress Whitney]].
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* UngratefulTownsfolk: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]]. Whitney and Asher try to help the town's residents and expect to be loved and welcomed, only for the residents to react with distrust and annoyance towards them. The townsfolk are portrayed as rightfully uncomfortable with Whitney and Asher's misguided efforts at improving the town that actually hurt more than they help.
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* EmasculatedCuckold: Asher is regularly mocked by other characters both behind his back and to his face about being a pathetic, weak-willed loser undeserving of his marriage to Whitney. Asher himself has severe self-esteem issues stemming from both this bullying and his [[TeenyWeenie micropenis]], to the point where in the very first episode we see him and Whitney acting out a cuckolding fantasy wherein a vibrator is another man satisfying Whitney while Asher asks it for permission to masturbate off to the side. When Whitney asks Asher to take the vibrator's place, Asher refuses, suggesting that it's him rather than Whitney who is primarily getting off to the thought of another man having sex with her. [[spoiler: As their marriage becomes strained and Asher starts acting out against Whitney in later episodes, she overhears him masturbating to a fantasy of allowing a man even more pathetic and ugly than himself to have sex with her, showing that even when he's living out a power fantasy, he's so full of self-loathing that he can only feel aroused by watching someone other than himself having sex.]]
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* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** In Episode 9, Asher tells Whitney that [[spoiler: if she didn't want to be with him, he would feel it and disappear. In the finale, Asher flies into the sky and dies, and Whitney seems happier after this]].
** Nala tries to curse a girl into falling, and later [[spoiler: a supernatural force causes Asher to fall upwards]].
** In Episode 9, Asher tells Whitney that [[spoiler: if she didn't want to be with him, he would feel it and disappear. In the finale, Asher flies into the sky and dies, and Whitney seems happier after this]].
** Nala tries to curse a girl into falling, and later [[spoiler: a supernatural force causes Asher to fall upwards]].
