History Series / TheOtherTwo

* FormerChildStar: Chase's agents try to invoke this for controversy once he turns 18, immediately pushing out sexualized photos of him and getting mad that he won't do cocaine.

* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Invoked. Brooke dyes her hair brown after [[spoiler:quitting her industry job]] because she thinks her blonde hair is too "braggy" and she wants to be more of a down-to-earth do-gooder.

* LostInCharacter: In Season 3, Cary falls for Lucas, a shy, idealistically romantic guy who holds deep conversations with Cary about the meaning of life. Turns out he's a well-known method actor playing the lead in a ''Series/LoveVictor'' copycat series. Cary continues dating him, but struggles to make real progress in their relationship, particularly in the sex department, since his character is a virgin. Every other role he gets after that ''also'' prevents Cary from having sex with him, as he plays a closeted gay guy in a Hallmark Christmas movie and then convinces himself he's in the 1980's with AIDS. Cary has to convince his agent to let him play a character who actually has sex.
* MeetTheCelebrityContest: In "Brooke and Cary Go to a Fashion Show," a woman wins a contest to spend the day with Pat. Unfortunately, Pat is so overwhelmed and exhausted that she doesn't spend much time talking to her. The woman also gets to participate in Pat's fashion show, wearing an uncomfortably revealing plastic outfit.

** The titular play in "Cary & Brooke Go to an AIDS Play" makes fun of "prestigious" {{Tragic AIDS Stor|y}}ies," particularly the six-hour, two-part ''Theatre/AngelsInAmerica''. ''8 Gay Men with AIDS'' is frustratingly slow and long, but nobody is able to criticize it because it's "important" subject matter.

* TakeThat: "Pat Gets an Offer to Host 'Tic Tac Toe'" takes a dig at Film/DisneyLiveActionRemakes, describing an in-universe live-action ''WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}} as, "It's gonna be exactly the same as the original, only cost more and look worse." They add that "they don't let actors do voice-acting anymore, it's all singers or athletes."

* LostInCharacter: In Season 3, Cary falls for Lucas, a shy, idealistically romantic guy who holds deep conversations with Cary about the meaning of life. Turns out he's a well-known method actor playing the lead in a ''Series/LoveVictor'' copycat series. Cary continues dating him, but struggles to make real progress in their relationship, particularly in the sex department, since his character is a virgin. Every other role he gets after that ''also'' prevents Cary from having sex with him, as he plays a closeted gay guy in a Hallmark Christmas movie and then convinces himself he's in the 1980's with AIDS.

* DemotedToExtra: With the other members of his family becoming famous in their own right, Chase becomes less prominent in Season 2 until the finale, which makes a point out of Chase wanting more autonomy in his career. By Season 3, he appears even less consistently onscreen, with Streeter and Shuli becoming more prominent representatives of his role in the industry.

* LostInCharacter: In Season 3, Cary falls for a shy, idealistically romantic guy who holds deep conversations with Cary about the meaning of life. Turns out he's a well-known method actor playing the lead in a ''Series/LoveVictor'' copycat series. Cary continues dating him, but struggles to make real progress in their relationship, particularly in the sex department, since his character is a virgin. Once his role wraps, he still doesn't have sex with Cary, because he's now in character as the closeted lead of a gay Hallmark Christmas movie.

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Cary crossing onto the set of procedural ''Emily Overruled'' is depicted as him crossing into a black-and-white setting to emphasize the monotonous culture of the set.

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Cary crossing onto the set of fast-paced procedural ''Emily Overruled'' is depicted as him crossing into a classic black-and-white setting.

* TheJailBaitWait: Season 3 begins with Chase saying he's finally eighteen, with a RunningGag of industry people turning into literal vampires whenever he says so. When Shuli clarifies that he's only ''almost'' eighteen, they revert back to treating him like a cute teen pop star. [[spoiler:Even Streeter almost kisses him on the mouth before remembering Chase is 17 for five more hours, then kissing him on the head.]]

* FlashMob: Cary has an acting job in which he is part of a flash mob that entertains tourists.

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Each episode title of the first season alludes to something Chase does in that episode. This extends to Pat in season two when she also becomes famous. The second season finale, "Brooke and Cary Go to a Fashion Show," inverts this format as it's ADayInTheLimelight for Pat and Chase.

* NeverTrustATitle: The episode titles usually focus on what Chase or Pat are doing, while the actual plot is about what Brooke and Cary are up to. For example, "Chase Becomes Co-Owner of the Nets" only mentions Chase being the part-time owner of the Nets during the ColdOpen, and the rest of the episode has nothing to do with Chase nor the Nets, instead focusing on Brooke attending a women's rights panel and Cary shadowing a nurse to prep for a new movie role.

* TheJailBaitWait: Season 3 begins with Chase saying he's finally eighteen, with a RunningGag of industry people turning into literal vampires whenever he says so. When Shuli clarifies that he's only ''almost'' eighteen, they revert back to treating him like a cute teen pop star.

* TakeThat: "Pat Gets an Offer to Host 'Tic Tac Toe'" takes a dig at Film/DisneyLiveActionRemakes, describing an in-universe live-action ''WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}} as, "It's gonna be exactly the same as the original, only cost more and look worse."
** They add that "they don't let actors do voice-acting anymore, it's all singers or athletes."

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Each episode title of the first season alludes to something Chase does in that episode. This extends to Pat in season two when she also becomes famous.

* FailedASpotCheck: When she's accused of breaking a non-disclosure agreement about sleeping with an actor, Brooke is convinced one of her friends blabbed. She wonders how it could happen, each time remembering being in a car talking about it with the driver. She moans "oh, it's so obvious..." And then [[BaitAndSwitchComment is on the phone telling her friends "your apartment is bugged!"]] She adds how once again, she fucked the guy in front of ''another'' driver. When told she broke it again, she goes for the idea that one of them is bugged. Even when her friends walk out on her, Brooke ''still'' can't grasp that the drivers were tipping folks off as "I was along every time I called!" It finally sinks in at a meeting.

* FailedASpotCheck: When she's accused of breaking a non-disclosure agreement about sleeping with an actor, Brooke is convinced one of her friends blabbed. She wonders how it could happen, each time remembering being in a car talking about it with the driver. She moans "oh, it's so obvious..." And then [[BaitAndSwitchComment is on the phone telling her friends "your apartment is bugged!"]] She adds how once again, she fucked the guy in front of ''another'' driver. When told she broke it again, she goes for the idea that one of them is bugged. Even when her friends walk out on her, Brooke ''still'' can't grasp that the drivers were tipping folks off as "I was along every time I called!"

* SuccessfulSiblingSyndrome: The show's premise is about Brooke and Carey, both struggling in their thirties, getting stuck in the shadow of their 13-year-old brother after he becomes a famous singer.

* AmbiguouslyBi: Cary's roommate Matt is supposedly straight, but has casual sex with Cary. The fact it isn't clear if Matt is actually into guys or just playing around is why Cary stops fooling around with him.

* {{Catfishing}} A ''genitalia'' variant. Brooke suggests that Cary use a photo of Lance's penis as his profile picture on Grindr to get more attention from guys. At the end of the episode, [[spoiler:Cary's hookup calls him out on using a different dick for his profile picture... because [[BaitAndSwitchComment it looks so much bigger in person]]!]]