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* AudienceAlienatingPremise: The series is an extremely brutal examination of the effects of racism and other kinds of prejudice, deliberately lacking any kind of catharsis even to the point of leaving unclear exactly what happened in each season's titular crime. This naturally resulted in a severe case of TooBleakStoppedCaring and tanking ratings, with the show making it to three seasons pretty much entirely on the prestige it brought to the network, having been created by the writer of 12 Years a Slave.
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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Easily one of the most constantly depressing things on TV, lacking even the catharsis of knowing what exactly happened in each season's titular crime at the end.
* HarsherInHindsight: Felicity Huffman made critically-acclaimed performances across all three seasons of this crime drama, only for herself to later be arrested by the Feds for bribery and fraud over her role in a massive college admissions cheating scandal.
* HarsherInHindsight: Felicity Huffman made critically-acclaimed performances across all three seasons of this crime drama, only for herself to later be arrested by the Feds for bribery and fraud over her role in a massive college admissions cheating scandal.
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* TooBleakStoppedCaring: Easily one of the most constantly depressing things on TV, lacking even the catharsis of knowing what exactly happened in each season's titular crime at the end.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Felicity Huffman made critically-acclaimed performances across all three seasons of this crime drama, only for herself to later be arrested by the Feds for bribery and fraud over her role in a massive college admissions scandal.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Felicity Huffman made critically-acclaimed performances across all three seasons of this crime drama, only for herself to later be arrested by the Feds for bribery and fraud over her role in a massive college admissions cheating scandal.
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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Easily one of the most constantly depressing things on TV, lacking even the catharsis of knowing what exactly happened in each season's titular crime at the end.end.
* HarsherInHindsight: Felicity Huffman made critically-acclaimed performances across all three seasons of this crime drama, only for herself to later be arrested by the Feds for bribery and fraud over her role in a massive college admissions scandal.
* HarsherInHindsight: Felicity Huffman made critically-acclaimed performances across all three seasons of this crime drama, only for herself to later be arrested by the Feds for bribery and fraud over her role in a massive college admissions scandal.
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* TruthInTelevision: The show tackles real life issues such as racism and homophobia and it also deals with how law enforcement deals with different cases and shows that not all cases get solved.
* TruthInTelevision: The show tackles real life issues such as racism and homophobia and it also deals with how law enforcement deals with different cases and shows that not all cases get solved.
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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Easily one of the most constantly depressing things on TV, lacking even the catharsis of knowing what exactly happened in each season's titular crime at the end.
* TruthInTelevision: The show tackles real life issues such as racism and homophobia and it also deals with how law enforcement deals with different cases and shows that not all cases get solved.end.
* TruthInTelevision: The show tackles real life issues such as racism and homophobia and it also deals with how law enforcement deals with different cases and shows that not all cases get solved.
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* '''First Season Characters''':
** '''Carter Nix''' -- Did he really kill Matt or was he really innocent? or is it that he did the crime but doesn't remember because of being high or it really was Aubry and he was covering for her?
** Of course leading to '''Aubry''' as stated did she really do it as it is shown that she is capable of getting violent when she almost killed that drug dealer or she just confessed to the crime to get Carter out of jail?
** '''Barb''' -- Is she racist as her other son has stated to her that she has always had negative views on different races even before what happened to Matt and this is why he didn't tell her about his Asian girlfriend who he recently got engaged to and he didn't want them to meet. Then their is she just came off that way because of her calling out the double standards of hate crimes when it originally seemed by the evidence that her son was killed by a black man for being white. Even then if she was racist it is clear she was in denial about it like for example when her son called her out on it she acted like she didn't know what he was talking and that he was making up or she didn't remember doing or saying those things and their is her conversation with that member of that hate group that wanted to bring back segregation because Barb is shocked when she reveals her groups' views to Barb and when she assumes that Barb has the same views because of the way she talks about her son's case and Carter and the people who want to get him out of jail.
** '''Hector''' -- Was he really lying about witnessing the crime to get out of jail and prevent himself from getting deported or he did he see the crime but he didn't see it the way he says and was lying about certain details to make himself look like a better witness so that he could get the deal?
* '''Second Season Characters''':
** '''Taylor'''-- Was he lying about being raped because he couldn't accept his sexuality? and Is he struggling with being Bisexual or being Homosexual? as it is hinted that he may be attracted to women as well as to men.
** '''Eric'''-- Did he intentionally rape Taylor out of his self hatred of being gay or is it possible that he didn't know that someone drugged Taylor and really thought it was consensual?
** '''Carter Nix''' -- Did he really kill Matt or was he really innocent? or is it that he did the crime but doesn't remember because of being high or it really was Aubry and he was covering for her?
** Of course leading to '''Aubry''' as stated did she really do it as it is shown that she is capable of getting violent when she almost killed that drug dealer or she just confessed to the crime to get Carter out of jail?
** '''Barb''' -- Is she racist as her other son has stated to her that she has always had negative views on different races even before what happened to Matt and this is why he didn't tell her about his Asian girlfriend who he recently got engaged to and he didn't want them to meet. Then their is she just came off that way because of her calling out the double standards of hate crimes when it originally seemed by the evidence that her son was killed by a black man for being white. Even then if she was racist it is clear she was in denial about it like for example when her son called her out on it she acted like she didn't know what he was talking and that he was making up or she didn't remember doing or saying those things and their is her conversation with that member of that hate group that wanted to bring back segregation because Barb is shocked when she reveals her groups' views to Barb and when she assumes that Barb has the same views because of the way she talks about her son's case and Carter and the people who want to get him out of jail.
** '''Hector''' -- Was he really lying about witnessing the crime to get out of jail and prevent himself from getting deported or he did he see the crime but he didn't see it the way he says and was lying about certain details to make himself look like a better witness so that he could get the deal?
* '''Second Season Characters''':
** '''Taylor'''-- Was he lying about being raped because he couldn't accept his sexuality? and Is he struggling with being Bisexual or being Homosexual? as it is hinted that he may be attracted to women as well as to men.
** '''Eric'''-- Did he intentionally rape Taylor out of his self hatred of being gay or is it possible that he didn't know that someone drugged Taylor and really thought it was consensual?
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* TruthInTelevision: The show tackles real life issues such as racism and homophobia and it also deals with how law enforcement deals with different cases and shows that not all cases get solved.
* TruthInTelevision: The show tackles real life issues such as racism and homophobia and it also deals with how law enforcement deals with different cases and shows that not all cases get solved.
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** '''Hector''' -- Was he really lying about witnessing the crime to get out of jail and prevent himself from getting deported or he did he see the crime but he didn't see it the way he says and was lying about certain details to make himself look like a better witness so that he could get the deal?
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** '''Hector''' -- Was he really lying about witnessing the crime to get out of jail and prevent himself from getting deported or he did he see the crime but he didn't see it the way he says and was lying about certain details to make himself look like a better witness so that he could get the deal?deal?
* '''Second Season Characters''':
** '''Taylor'''-- Was he lying about being raped because he couldn't accept his sexuality? and Is he struggling with being Bisexual or being Homosexual? as it is hinted that he may be attracted to women as well as to men.
** '''Eric'''-- Did he intentionally rape Taylor out of his self hatred of being gay or is it possible that he didn't know that someone drugged Taylor and really thought it was consensual?
* '''Second Season Characters''':
** '''Taylor'''-- Was he lying about being raped because he couldn't accept his sexuality? and Is he struggling with being Bisexual or being Homosexual? as it is hinted that he may be attracted to women as well as to men.
** '''Eric'''-- Did he intentionally rape Taylor out of his self hatred of being gay or is it possible that he didn't know that someone drugged Taylor and really thought it was consensual?
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** Carter Nix -- Did he really kill Matt or was he really innocent? or is it that he did the crime but doesn't remember because of being high or it really was Aubry and he was covering for her?
** Of course leading to Aubry as stated did she really do it as it is shown that she is capable of getting violent when she almost killed that drug dealer or she just confessed to the crime to get Carter out of jail?
** Barb -- Is she racist as her other son has stated to her that she has always had negative views on different races even before what happened to Matt and this is why he didn't tell her about his Asian girlfriend who he recently got engaged to and he didn't want them to meet. Then their is she just came off that way because of her calling out the double standards of hate crimes when it originally seemed by the evidence that her son was killed by a black man for being white. Even then if she was racist it is clear she was in denial about it like for example when her son called her out on it she acted like she didn't know what he was talking and that he was making up or she didn't remember doing or saying those things and their is her conversation with that member of that hate group that wanted to bring back segregation because Barb is shocked when she reveals her groups' views to Barb and when she assumes that Barb has the same views because of the way she talks about her son's case and Carter and the people who want to get him out of jail.
** Hector -- Was he really lying about witnessing the crime to get out of jail and prevent himself from getting deported or he did he see the crime but he didn't see it the way he says and was lying about certain details to make himself look like a better witness so that he could get the deal?
** Carter Nix -- Did he really kill Matt or was he really innocent? or is it that he did the crime but doesn't remember because of being high or it really was Aubry and he was covering for her?
** Of course leading to Aubry as stated did she really do it as it is shown that she is capable of getting violent when she almost killed that drug dealer or she just confessed to the crime to get Carter out of jail?
** Barb -- Is she racist as her other son has stated to her that she has always had negative views on different races even before what happened to Matt and this is why he didn't tell her about his Asian girlfriend who he recently got engaged to and he didn't want them to meet. Then their is she just came off that way because of her calling out the double standards of hate crimes when it originally seemed by the evidence that her son was killed by a black man for being white. Even then if she was racist it is clear she was in denial about it like for example when her son called her out on it she acted like she didn't know what he was talking and that he was making up or she didn't remember doing or saying those things and their is her conversation with that member of that hate group that wanted to bring back segregation because Barb is shocked when she reveals her groups' views to Barb and when she assumes that Barb has the same views because of the way she talks about her son's case and Carter and the people who want to get him out of jail.
** Hector -- Was he really lying about witnessing the crime to get out of jail and prevent himself from getting deported or he did he see the crime but he didn't see it the way he says and was lying about certain details to make himself look like a better witness so that he could get the deal?
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**Carter Nix '''Carter Nix''' -- Did he really kill Matt or was he really innocent? or is it that he did the crime but doesn't remember because of being high or it really was Aubry and he was covering for her?
** Of course leading toAubry '''Aubry''' as stated did she really do it as it is shown that she is capable of getting violent when she almost killed that drug dealer or she just confessed to the crime to get Carter out of jail?
**Barb '''Barb''' -- Is she racist as her other son has stated to her that she has always had negative views on different races even before what happened to Matt and this is why he didn't tell her about his Asian girlfriend who he recently got engaged to and he didn't want them to meet. Then their is she just came off that way because of her calling out the double standards of hate crimes when it originally seemed by the evidence that her son was killed by a black man for being white. Even then if she was racist it is clear she was in denial about it like for example when her son called her out on it she acted like she didn't know what he was talking and that he was making up or she didn't remember doing or saying those things and their is her conversation with that member of that hate group that wanted to bring back segregation because Barb is shocked when she reveals her groups' views to Barb and when she assumes that Barb has the same views because of the way she talks about her son's case and Carter and the people who want to get him out of jail.
**Hector '''Hector''' -- Was he really lying about witnessing the crime to get out of jail and prevent himself from getting deported or he did he see the crime but he didn't see it the way he says and was lying about certain details to make himself look like a better witness so that he could get the deal?
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** Of course leading to Aubry as stated did she really do it as it is shown that he she is capable of getting violent when she almost killed that drug dealer or she just confessed to the crime to get Carter out of jail?
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** Barb -- Is she racist as her other son has stated to her that she has always had negative views on different races even before what happened to Matt and this is why he didn't tell her about his Asian girlfriend who he recently got engaged to and he didn't want them to meet. Then their is she just came off that way because of her calling out the double standards of hate crimes when it originally seemed by the evidence that her son was killed by a black man for being white. Even then if she was racist it is clear she was in denial about it like for example when her son called her out on it she acted like she didn't know what he was talking and that he was making up or she didn't remember doing or saying those things and their is her conversation with that member of that hate group that wanted to bring back segregation because Barb is shocked when she reveals her groups' views to Barb and when she assumes that Barb has the same views because of the way she talks about her son's case and Carter and the people who want to get him out of jail.
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** Barb -- Is she racist as her other son has stated to her that she has always had negative views on different races even before what happened to Matt and this is why he didn't tell her about his Asian girlfriend who he recently got engaged to and he didn't want them to meet. Then their is she just came off that way because of her calling out the double standards of hate crimes when it originally seemed by the evidence that her son was killed by a black man for being white. Even then if she was racist it is clear she was in denial about it like for example when her son called her out on it she acted like she didn't know what he was talking and that he was making up or she didn't remember doing or saying those things and their is her conversation with that member of that hate group that wanted to bring back segregation because Barb is shocked when she reveals her groups' views to Barb and when she assumes that Barb has the same views because of the way she talks about her son's case and Carter and the people who want to get him out of jail.jail.
** Hector -- Was he really lying about witnessing the crime to get out of jail and prevent himself from getting deported or he did he see the crime but he didn't see it the way he says and was lying about certain details to make himself look like a better witness so that he could get the deal?
** Hector -- Was he really lying about witnessing the crime to get out of jail and prevent himself from getting deported or he did he see the crime but he didn't see it the way he says and was lying about certain details to make himself look like a better witness so that he could get the deal?
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** Carter Nix -- Did he really kill Matt or was he really innocent? or is it that he did the crime but doesn't remember because of being high or it really was Aubry and he was covering for her? Of course leading to Aubry as stated did she really do it as it is shown that he is capable of getting violent when she almost killed that drug dealer or she just confessed to the crime to get Carter out of jail?
** Barb -- Is she racist as her other son has stated to her that she has always had negative views on different races even before what happened to Matt and this is why he didn't tell her about his Asian girlfriend who he recently got engaged to and he didn't want them to meet. Then their is she just came off that way because of her calling out the double standards of hate crimes when it originally seemed by the evidence that her son was killed by a black man for being white.
** Barb -- Is she racist as her other son has stated to her that she has always had negative views on different races even before what happened to Matt and this is why he didn't tell her about his Asian girlfriend who he recently got engaged to and he didn't want them to meet. Then their is she just came off that way because of her calling out the double standards of hate crimes when it originally seemed by the evidence that her son was killed by a black man for being white.
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** Carter Nix -- Did he really kill Matt or was he really innocent? or is it that he did the crime but doesn't remember because of being high or it really was Aubry and he was covering for her? her?
** Of course leading to Aubry as stated did she really do it as it is shown that he is capable of getting violent when she almost killed that drug dealer or she just confessed to the crime to get Carter out of jail?
** Barb -- Is she racist as her other son has stated to her that she has always had negative views on different races even before what happened to Matt and this is why he didn't tell her about his Asian girlfriend who he recently got engaged to and he didn't want them to meet. Then their is she just came off that way because of her calling out the double standards of hate crimes when it originally seemed by the evidence that her son was killed by a black man for being white. Even then if she was racist it is clear she was in denial about it like for example when her son called her out on it she acted like she didn't know what he was talking and that he was making up or she didn't remember doing or saying those things and their is her conversation with that member of that hate group that wanted to bring back segregation because Barb is shocked when she reveals her groups' views to Barb and when she assumes that Barb has the same views because of the way she talks about her son's case and Carter and the people who want to get him out of jail.
** Of course leading to Aubry as stated did she really do it as it is shown that he is capable of getting violent when she almost killed that drug dealer or she just confessed to the crime to get Carter out of jail?
** Barb -- Is she racist as her other son has stated to her that she has always had negative views on different races even before what happened to Matt and this is why he didn't tell her about his Asian girlfriend who he recently got engaged to and he didn't want them to meet. Then their is she just came off that way because of her calling out the double standards of hate crimes when it originally seemed by the evidence that her son was killed by a black man for being white. Even then if she was racist it is clear she was in denial about it like for example when her son called her out on it she acted like she didn't know what he was talking and that he was making up or she didn't remember doing or saying those things and their is her conversation with that member of that hate group that wanted to bring back segregation because Barb is shocked when she reveals her groups' views to Barb and when she assumes that Barb has the same views because of the way she talks about her son's case and Carter and the people who want to get him out of jail.
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** Carter Nix -- Did he really kill Matt or was he really innocent? or is it that he did the crime but doesn't remember because of being high or it really was Aubry and he was covering for her? Of course leading to Aubry as stated did she really do it as it is shown that he is capable of getting violent when she almost killed that drug dealer or she just confessed to the crime to get Carter out of jail?
** Barb -- Is she racist as her other son has stated to her that she has always had negative views on different races even before what happened to Matt and this is why he didn't tell her about his Asian girlfriend who he recently got engaged to and he didn't want them to meet. Then their is she just came off that way because of her calling out the double standards of hate crimes when it originally seemed by the evidence that her son was killed by a black man for being white.
* First Season Characters:
** Carter Nix -- Did he really kill Matt or was he really innocent? or is it that he did the crime but doesn't remember because of being high or it really was Aubry and he was covering for her? Of course leading to Aubry as stated did she really do it as it is shown that he is capable of getting violent when she almost killed that drug dealer or she just confessed to the crime to get Carter out of jail?
** Barb -- Is she racist as her other son has stated to her that she has always had negative views on different races even before what happened to Matt and this is why he didn't tell her about his Asian girlfriend who he recently got engaged to and he didn't want them to meet. Then their is she just came off that way because of her calling out the double standards of hate crimes when it originally seemed by the evidence that her son was killed by a black man for being white.
