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* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler:The "final" clash between Pope's turncoats and the 2nd Mass is nothing more than a shootout that lasts about two minutes, and ends with Pope supposedly dying while hiding near barrels containing flammable fluids]].
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** [[spoiler:The "final" clash between Pope's turncoats and the 2nd Mass is nothing more than a shootout that lasts about two minutes, and ends with Pope supposedly dying while hiding near barrels containing flammablefluids]].fluids]].
** [[spoiler:The Espheni Queen. After she and Tom talk to each other briefly, the Queen starts sucking on Tom's blood while he's stuck to a wall. Then Tom grabs the Dornian weapon, allows it to poison his blood, and after the Queen consumed the poisoned blood, she combusts]].
** [[spoiler:Pope's true final confrontation with Tom in the finale. Fatally wounded, he begs Tom to kill him with his gun. He doesn't, and then Pope succumbs to his wounds]].
* BrokenBase: The finale. '''''No one''''' can agree on how they felt about the show's ending. Some say it was satisfying, and that they were pleased with the [[EarnYourHappyEnding relatively happy ending]]. Some say that it was rushed and should've been longer, but was still quite satisfying given what the creators had to work with. Some say it was a terrible episode filled with a horrible AntiClimaxBoss, a DeusExMachina, and only showed the deaths of a couple of [[MauveShirt Mauve Shirts]]. Some people liked the episode, but will fully admit that [[spoiler:Pope's death]] was pointless, that [[spoiler:Anne should've stayed dead]], and that [[spoiler:the Espheni Queen's FreudianExcuse was ''terrible'']]. Some people found the finale dull and forgettable, and so on and so forth...
** [[spoiler:The "final" clash between Pope's turncoats and the 2nd Mass is nothing more than a shootout that lasts about two minutes, and ends with Pope supposedly dying while hiding near barrels containing flammable
** [[spoiler:The Espheni Queen. After she and Tom talk to each other briefly, the Queen starts sucking on Tom's blood while he's stuck to a wall. Then Tom grabs the Dornian weapon, allows it to poison his blood, and after the Queen consumed the poisoned blood, she combusts]].
** [[spoiler:Pope's true final confrontation with Tom in the finale. Fatally wounded, he begs Tom to kill him with his gun. He doesn't, and then Pope succumbs to his wounds]].
* BrokenBase: The finale. '''''No one''''' can agree on how they felt about the show's ending. Some say it was satisfying, and that they were pleased with the [[EarnYourHappyEnding relatively happy ending]]. Some say that it was rushed and should've been longer, but was still quite satisfying given what the creators had to work with. Some say it was a terrible episode filled with a horrible AntiClimaxBoss, a DeusExMachina, and only showed the deaths of a couple of [[MauveShirt Mauve Shirts]]. Some people liked the episode, but will fully admit that [[spoiler:Pope's death]] was pointless, that [[spoiler:Anne should've stayed dead]], and that [[spoiler:the Espheni Queen's FreudianExcuse was ''terrible'']]. Some people found the finale dull and forgettable, and so on and so forth...
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* HesJustHiding: Almost ''no one'' believes that [[spoiler:Pope died after his brief shootout with Mason in the penultimate episode]]. [[BrokenBase Then again]], some viewers are so tired of [[spoiler:Pope]] that they ''want'' him to stay dead--especially since his supposed death [[KarmicDeath seemed fitting]].
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* HesJustHiding: Almost ''no one'' believes that [[spoiler:Pope died after his brief shootout with Mason in the penultimate episode]]. [[BrokenBase Then again]], some viewers are so tired of [[spoiler:Pope]] that they ''want'' him to stay dead--especially since his supposed death [[KarmicDeath seemed fitting]]. episode. And as it turns out, he wasn't dead]].
** Subverted with [[spoiler:Pope]] in Season 5. He didn't die in the penultimate episode, but [[spoiler:when he shows up in the series finale, we find out that he was gravely wounded from the explosion. [[RealityEnsues And then he dies anyway]]]].
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* RomanticPlotTumor: Most of the relationships involving the Mason family qualify, but by far the worst is the [[spoiler:Hal/Maggie/Ben love triangle]] in later seasons.
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* RomanticPlotTumor: Most of the relationships involving the Mason family qualify, but by far the worst is the [[spoiler:Hal/Maggie/Ben love triangle]] Hal/Maggie/Ben LoveTriangle in later seasons.seasons. This ended up evolving into a love ''square'' in Season 5 when Isabella showed up.
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* WhatAnIdiot: In "Hatchlings", the third episode of the final season, Sara (who has become Pope's love interest) is stuck in Espheni fog, so Pope runs 10 kilometers back to camp for a flamethrower instead of making a fire on the spot (Evidently lighters or flint and tinder aren't a part of the standard issue 2nd Mass scout teams). When he arrives and finds out that Tom and the group are going to take out an Espheni base and will help her when they are done, Pope gets a flame thrower and runs back with it ''by himself'', not enlisting any of the GhostExtras (which they didn't take with them in the first place, either), [[spoiler: and leading to Sara's death]]. TropesAreTools, though - the incident causes the Pope[=/=]Mason rivalry, which has been a foundation of the show since the first season, [[spoiler: to blow into all-out war as Pope becomes the new BigBad.]]
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** In "Hatchlings", the third episode of the final season, Sara (who has become Pope's love interest) is stuck in Espheni fog, so Pope runs 10 kilometers back to camp for a flamethrower instead of making a fire on the spot (Evidently lighters or flint and tinder aren't a part of the standard issue 2nd Mass scout teams). When he arrives and finds out that Tom and the group are going to take out an Espheni base and will help her when they are done, Pope gets a flame thrower and runs back with it ''by himself'', not enlisting any of the GhostExtras (which they didn't take with them in the first place, either), [[spoiler: and leading to Sara's death]]. TropesAreTools, though - the incident causes the Pope[=/=]Mason rivalry, which has been a foundation of the show since the first season, [[spoiler: to blow into all-out war as Pope becomes the new BigBad.]]
** In "Hatchlings", the third episode of the final season, Sara (who has become Pope's love interest) is stuck in Espheni fog, so Pope runs 10 kilometers back to camp for a flamethrower instead of making a fire on the spot (Evidently lighters or flint and tinder aren't a part of the standard issue 2nd Mass scout teams). When he arrives and finds out that Tom and the group are going to take out an Espheni base and will help her when they are done, Pope gets a flame thrower and runs back with it ''by himself'', not enlisting any of the GhostExtras (which they didn't take with them in the first place, either), [[spoiler: and leading to Sara's death]]. TropesAreTools, though - the incident causes the Pope[=/=]Mason rivalry, which has been a foundation of the show since the first season, [[spoiler: to blow into all-out war as Pope becomes the new BigBad.]]
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** Regular military types tend to hit this trope hard. They either try to repel alien and human alike, thus damaging their chances, or they get eaten up with paranoia (like Marshall's group) and do more harm than good. Not to mention they tend to play defense, which a historian like Mason could tell them ''never'' works.
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** Regular military types tend to hit this trope hard. They either try to repel alien and human alike, thus damaging their chances, or they get eaten up with paranoia (like Marshall's group) and do more harm than good. Not to mention they tend to play defense, which a historian like Mason could tell them ''never'' works.works.
** The Espheni Queen. When she's [[spoiler:sucking on Tom's blood in the finale, she can ''clearly'' see that Tom is trying to reach for something, yet she does nothing to stop him. He ends up grabbing the Dornian weapon, uses it to poison his blood (which the Queen is still drinking), and then she dies]].
** The Espheni Queen. When she's [[spoiler:sucking on Tom's blood in the finale, she can ''clearly'' see that Tom is trying to reach for something, yet she does nothing to stop him. He ends up grabbing the Dornian weapon, uses it to poison his blood (which the Queen is still drinking), and then she dies]].
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Considering how ruthlessly devoted Karen becomes towards the Espheni cause, it makes you wonder whether she was really brainwashed or she has always harbored misanthropic tendencies and the Espheni just provided her with an outlet.
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* AlasPoorScrappy: [[spoiler:Yes, she killed Lourdes, and she tried to brainwash Ben into having a FaceHeelTurn. But Lexi eventually [[HeelRealization realized]] what the Espheni were doing and teamed up with the 2nd Mass to strike a critical blow against them, [[HeroicSacrifice and she lost her life in the process]]]].
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Considering how ruthlessly devoted Karen becomes towards the Espheni cause, it makes you wonder whether she was really brainwashed or she has always harbored misanthropic tendencies and the Espheni just provided her with an outlet.
* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler:The "final" clash between Pope's turncoats and the 2nd Mass is nothing more than a shootout that lasts about two minutes, and ends with Pope supposedly dying while hiding near barrels containing flammable fluids]].
* CriticalDissonance: Season 5. Several critics have showered the season with praise, and it currently holds an 80% rating over on Rotten Tomatoes. A portion of the fans, however, believe that the season is filled with way too much {{Filler}}, atrocious writing (especially with the way Pope's character was handled), new characters who keep getting introduced, and a blatantly obvious rushed plot. Critics believe the series will end with a bang and/or on a satisfying note, while many fans believe the series finale will be a huge letdown that will rush to tie up as many loose ends as possible.
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Considering how ruthlessly devoted Karen becomes towards the Espheni cause, it makes you wonder whether she was really brainwashed or she has always harbored misanthropic tendencies and the Espheni just provided her with an outlet.
* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler:The "final" clash between Pope's turncoats and the 2nd Mass is nothing more than a shootout that lasts about two minutes, and ends with Pope supposedly dying while hiding near barrels containing flammable fluids]].
* CriticalDissonance: Season 5. Several critics have showered the season with praise, and it currently holds an 80% rating over on Rotten Tomatoes. A portion of the fans, however, believe that the season is filled with way too much {{Filler}}, atrocious writing (especially with the way Pope's character was handled), new characters who keep getting introduced, and a blatantly obvious rushed plot. Critics believe the series will end with a bang and/or on a satisfying note, while many fans believe the series finale will be a huge letdown that will rush to tie up as many loose ends as possible.
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* HesJustHiding: Almost ''no one'' believes that [[spoiler:Pope died after his brief shootout with Mason in the penultimate episode]]. [[BrokenBase Then again]], some viewers are so tired of [[spoiler:Pope]] that they ''want'' him to stay dead--especially since his supposed death [[KarmicDeath seemed fitting]].
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Everything regarding Caitlin and Brian in Season 5. Both were siblings who survived for months on their own, and the latter of whom was part Skitter. They easily could've been the center of a subplot focusing on how the 2nd Mass would deal with Brian, or even attempting to use Brian as an ally against the Espheni, similar to Red-Eyes. Instead, [[spoiler:Caitlin is accidentally shot by Brian, and Brian turns the gun on himself. [[ForgottenFallenFriend Both of these characters are quickly forgotten about]].]]
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** Also, Tom for not [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim just shooting Pope]] in Season 1. When your only hope is people cooperating, a self-centered thug with [[TheStarscream Starscream tendencies]] is ''not the person you want around''. This comes back to bite big time in the final season.
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** Also, Tom for not [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim just shooting Pope]] in Season 1. When your only hope is people cooperating, a self-centered thug with [[TheStarscream Starscream tendencies]] is ''not the person you want around''. This comes back to bite big time in the final season.season.
** Regular military types tend to hit this trope hard. They either try to repel alien and human alike, thus damaging their chances, or they get eaten up with paranoia (like Marshall's group) and do more harm than good. Not to mention they tend to play defense, which a historian like Mason could tell them ''never'' works.
** Regular military types tend to hit this trope hard. They either try to repel alien and human alike, thus damaging their chances, or they get eaten up with paranoia (like Marshall's group) and do more harm than good. Not to mention they tend to play defense, which a historian like Mason could tell them ''never'' works.
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* WhatAnIdiot: In "Hatchlings", the third episode of the final season, Sara (who has become Pope's love interest) is stuck in Espheni fog, so Pope runs 10 kilometers back to camp for a flamethrower instead of making a fire on the spot (Evidently lighters or flint and tinder aren't a part of the standard issue 2nd Mass scout teams). When he arrives and finds out that Tom and the group are going to take out an Espheni base and will help her when they are done, Pope gets a flame thrower and runs back with it ''by himself'', not enlisting any of the GhostExtras (which they didn't take with them in the first place, either), [[spoiler: and leading to Sara's death]]. TropesAreTools, though - the incident causes the Pope[=/=]Mason rivalry, which has been a foundation of the show since the first season, [[spoiler: to blow into all-out war as Pope becomes the new BigBad.]]
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* WhatAnIdiot: In "Hatchlings", the third episode of the final season, Sara (who has become Pope's love interest) is stuck in Espheni fog, so Pope runs 10 kilometers back to camp for a flamethrower instead of making a fire on the spot (Evidently lighters or flint and tinder aren't a part of the standard issue 2nd Mass scout teams). When he arrives and finds out that Tom and the group are going to take out an Espheni base and will help her when they are done, Pope gets a flame thrower and runs back with it ''by himself'', not enlisting any of the GhostExtras (which they didn't take with them in the first place, either), [[spoiler: and leading to Sara's death]]. TropesAreTools, though - the incident causes the Pope[=/=]Mason rivalry, which has been a foundation of the show since the first season, [[spoiler: to blow into all-out war as Pope becomes the new BigBad.]]]]
** Also, Tom for not [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim just shooting Pope]] in Season 1. When your only hope is people cooperating, a self-centered thug with [[TheStarscream Starscream tendencies]] is ''not the person you want around''. This comes back to bite big time in the final season.
** Also, Tom for not [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim just shooting Pope]] in Season 1. When your only hope is people cooperating, a self-centered thug with [[TheStarscream Starscream tendencies]] is ''not the person you want around''. This comes back to bite big time in the final season.
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* WhatAnIdiot: In "Hatchlings", the third episode of the final season John Pope's love interest is stuck so Pope runs 10 kilometers back to camp for a flamethrower instead of making a fire on the spot (Evidently lighters or flint and tinder aren't a part of the standard issue 2nd Mass scout teams). When he arrives and finds Tom Mason and the group are going to take out an Espheni base and will help her when they are done, Pope gets a flame thrower and runs back with it ''by himself'', not enlisting any of the GhostExtras (which they didn't take with them in the first place, either). TropesAreTools, though - the Pope[=/=]Mason rivalry has been a foundation of the show since season one, ''something'' has to keep it going.
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* WhatAnIdiot: In "Hatchlings", the third episode of the final season John season, Sara (who has become Pope's love interest interest) is stuck in Espheni fog, so Pope runs 10 kilometers back to camp for a flamethrower instead of making a fire on the spot (Evidently lighters or flint and tinder aren't a part of the standard issue 2nd Mass scout teams). When he arrives and finds out that Tom Mason and the group are going to take out an Espheni base and will help her when they are done, Pope gets a flame thrower and runs back with it ''by himself'', not enlisting any of the GhostExtras (which they didn't take with them in the first place, either). either), [[spoiler: and leading to Sara's death]]. TropesAreTools, though - the incident causes the Pope[=/=]Mason rivalry rivalry, which has been a foundation of the show since season one, ''something'' has the first season, [[spoiler: to keep it going.blow into all-out war as Pope becomes the new BigBad.]]
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpreation: Considering how ruthlessly devoted Karen becomes towards the Espheni cause, it makes you wonder whether she was really brainwashed or she has always harbored misanthropic tendencies and the Espheni just provided her with an outlet.
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* KarmaHoudini: Hal has yet to be punished for his actions as the (apparent) mole. In fact, most characters have expressed understanding that it was not his fault; only Pope has raised any objections.
** Given that he was BrainwashedAndCrazy, it really ''wasn't'' his fault.
** Given that he was BrainwashedAndCrazy, it really ''wasn't'' his fault.
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* WhatAnIdiot: In "Hatchlings", the third episode of the final season John Pope's love interest is stuck so Pope runs 10 kilometers back to camp for a flamethrower instead of making a fire on the spot (Evidently lighters or flint and tinder aren't a part of the standard issue 2nd Mass scout teams). When he arrives and finds Tom Mason and the group are going to take out an Espheni base and will help her when they are done, Pope gets a flame thrower and runs back with it ''by himself'', not enlisting any of the GhostExtras.GhostExtras (which they didn't take with them in the first place, either). TropesAreTools, though - the Pope[=/=]Mason rivalry has been a foundation of the show since season one, ''something'' has to keep it going.
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* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: For a cable television series, the special effects are very good.
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* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: For a cable television series, the special effects are very good.good.
* WhatAnIdiot: In "Hatchlings", the third episode of the final season John Pope's love interest is stuck so Pope runs 10 kilometers back to camp for a flamethrower instead of making a fire on the spot (Evidently lighters or flint and tinder aren't a part of the standard issue 2nd Mass scout teams). When he arrives and finds Tom Mason and the group are going to take out an Espheni base and will help her when they are done, Pope gets a flame thrower and runs back with it ''by himself'', not enlisting any of the GhostExtras. TropesAreTools, though - the Pope[=/=]Mason rivalry has been a foundation of the show since season one, ''something'' has to keep it going.
* WhatAnIdiot: In "Hatchlings", the third episode of the final season John Pope's love interest is stuck so Pope runs 10 kilometers back to camp for a flamethrower instead of making a fire on the spot (Evidently lighters or flint and tinder aren't a part of the standard issue 2nd Mass scout teams). When he arrives and finds Tom Mason and the group are going to take out an Espheni base and will help her when they are done, Pope gets a flame thrower and runs back with it ''by himself'', not enlisting any of the GhostExtras. TropesAreTools, though - the Pope[=/=]Mason rivalry has been a foundation of the show since season one, ''something'' has to keep it going.
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* RomanticPlotTumor: Most of the relationships involving the Mason family qualify, but by far the worst is the [[spoiler:Hal/Maggie/Ben love triangle]] in later seasons.
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* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: The 2014 licensed video game unfortunately is an ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'' clone with bad enemy artificial intelligence and poor graphics.
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** The Espheni introduce a system of turning humans into creatures in season 4, but this is different from the harnessing seen in earlier seasons.
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* {{Fanon}}: For the first two seasons (before the harnesses got dropped for other plots) there there were a lot of fans who thought that the harnesses turn humans into skitters. Admittedly harnessed humans have been shown in various states of gray-green skin creeping across their faces, and the harnesses have some absolute effect on their wearers, however there has never been any solid evidence that skitters are changed humans. Karen has been harnessed and heavily used by an Overlord for a very long time yet she still maintains a human skin tone and doesn't show any signs of sprouting extra limbs. As a matter of fact in season 2 the red-eye skitter says that skitters are an enslaved race from another planet. However this has not stopped fans from insisting on the "harnesses turn their wearers into skitters". While the writers continue to leave this ambiguous, the fanon continues.
** The Espheni introduce a system of turning humans into creatures in season 4, but this is different from the harnessing seen in earlier seasons.
** The Espheni introduce a system of turning humans into creatures in season 4, but this is different from the harnessing seen in earlier seasons.
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* {{Fanon}}: For the first two seasons (before the harnesses got dropped for other plots) there there were a lot of fans who thought that the harnesses turn humans into skitters. Admittedly harnessed humans have been shown in various states of gray-green skin creeping across their faces, and the harnesses have some absolute effect on their wearers, however there has never been any solid evidence that skitters are changed humans. Karen has been harnessed and heavily used by an Overlord for a very long time yet she still maintains a human skin tone and doesn't show any signs of sprouting extra limbs. As a matter of fact in season 2 the red-eye skitter says that skitters are an enslaved race from another planet. However this has not stopped fans from insisting on the "harnesses turn their wearers into skitters". While the writers continue to leave this ambiguous, the fanon continues.
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* SeasonalRot: The odd directions of season 3-4 make people wonder if this show is just going with the flow instead of leading somewhere.
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* SeasonalRot: The odd directions of season 3-4 make people wonder if this show is just going with the flow instead of leading somewhere. [[spoiler:By the end of Season 4, however, they appear to have gotten their direction back.]]
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* {{Fanon}}: There are For the first two seasons (before the harnesses got dropped for other plots) there there were a lot of fans who think thought that the harnesses turn humans into skitters. Admittedly harnessed humans have been shown in various states of gray-green skin creeping across their faces, and the harnesses have some absolute effect on their wearers, however there has never been any solid evidence that skitters are changed humans. Karen has been harnessed and heavily used by an Overlord for a very long time yet she still maintains a human skin tone and doesn't show any signs of sprouting extra limbs. As a matter of fact in season 2 the red-eye skitter says that skitters are an enslaved race from another planet. However this has not stopped fans from insisting on the "harnesses turn their wearers into skitters". While the writers continue to leave this ambiguous, the fanon continues.
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* SeasonalRot: The show hasn't really JumpedTheShark with anything specific, but the odd directions of season 3-4 make people wonder if this show is just going with the flow instead of leading somewhere.
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* SeasonalRot: The show hasn't really JumpedTheShark with anything specific, but the odd directions of season 3-4 make people wonder if this show is just going with the flow instead of leading somewhere.
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* UnfortunateImplications: The black and non-white characters portrayed prominently on the show thus far seem to love getting in the way of enemy bullets. Meanwhile, only one major white character has been killed off, to date. [[spoiler: As of this writing, the only two non-white characters surviving from season one are Anthony and Lourdes.]]
** The popularity of John Pope might be a meta example.
** The popularity of John Pope might be a meta example.
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* TheScrappy: Lexi Mason. MoralMyopia abounds on the point of hypocrisy. She's definitely some kind of sue with alien powers and everyone on the human side either wanting to understand her or unable to stop her.
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* TheScrappy: Lexi Mason. MoralMyopia abounds on to the point of hypocrisy. She's definitely some kind of sue with alien powers and everyone on the human side either wanting to understand her or unable to stop her.
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* TheScrappy: Lexi Mason. [[MoralMyopia]] abounds on the point of hypocrisy. She's definitely some kind of sue with alien powers and everyone on the human side either wanting to understand her or unable to stop her.
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* FreudWasRight: The best way to incapacitate or kill an alien is to jam something long and hard in their mouth.
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** The fact that it veers into CosyCatastrophe doesn't help.
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**The popularity of John Pope might be a meta example.
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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Hal has yet to be punished for his actions as the (apparent) mole. In fact, most characters have expressed understanding that it was not his fault; only Pope has raised any objections.]]
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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Hal Hal has yet to be punished for his actions as the (apparent) mole. In fact, most characters have expressed understanding that it was not his fault; only Pope has raised any objections.]]
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** We all knew that [[spoiler:Pope wouldn't leave Mason to die in the forest]].
** And that [[spoiler:Hal would survive his [[EyeScream "surgery"]] and would be rid of the bug inside him forever]].
** And that [[spoiler:Hal and Maggie wouldn't suffocate to death after being trapped in a room after Lourdes blew up the Charleston HQ]].
** And that [[spoiler:Anne and Alexis weren't really dead]].
** And that [[spoiler:Hal would survive his [[EyeScream "surgery"]] and would be rid of the bug inside him forever]].
** And that [[spoiler:Hal and Maggie wouldn't suffocate to death after being trapped in a room after Lourdes blew up the Charleston HQ]].
** And that [[spoiler:Anne and Alexis weren't really dead]].
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** We all knew that [[spoiler:Pope Pope wouldn't leave Mason to die in the forest]].
forest.
** And that[[spoiler:Hal Hal would survive his [[EyeScream "surgery"]] and would be rid of the bug inside him forever]].
forever.
** And that[[spoiler:Hal Hal and Maggie wouldn't suffocate to death after being trapped in a room after Lourdes blew up the Charleston HQ]].
HQ.
** And that[[spoiler:Anne Anne and Alexis weren't really dead]].dead.
** And that
** And that
** And that
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* UnfortunateImplications: The few black and non-white characters portrayed prominently on the show thus far seem to love getting in the way of enemy bullets. Meanwhile, only one major white character has been killed off, to date. [[spoiler: As of this writing, the only two non-white characters surviving from season one are Anthony and Lourdes.]]
* TheUntwist: [[spoiler:Not too many people believed that Karen really killed Anne and Alexis, so when it was revealed that they were alive in the Season 3 finale, even less people were surprised. It really didn't help that Moon Bloodgood, the actress portraying Anne, was listed in the credits at the beginning of the episode. Also it is worth noting that [[KilledOffForReal to kill a major character for real]] offscreen and simply having it mentioned would have been simply bad writing in averting the RuleOfDrama.]]
* TheUntwist: [[spoiler:Not too many people believed that Karen really killed Anne and Alexis, so when it was revealed that they were alive in the Season 3 finale, even less people were surprised. It really didn't help that Moon Bloodgood, the actress portraying Anne, was listed in the credits at the beginning of the episode. Also it is worth noting that [[KilledOffForReal to kill a major character for real]] offscreen and simply having it mentioned would have been simply bad writing in averting the RuleOfDrama.]]
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* UnfortunateImplications: The few black and non-white characters portrayed prominently on the show thus far seem to love getting in the way of enemy bullets. Meanwhile, only one major white character has been killed off, to date. [[spoiler: As of this writing, the only two non-white characters surviving from season one are Anthony and Lourdes.]]
* TheUntwist:[[spoiler:Not Not too many people believed that Karen really killed Anne and Alexis, so when it was revealed that they were alive in the Season 3 finale, even less people were surprised. It really didn't help that Moon Bloodgood, the actress portraying Anne, was listed in the credits at the beginning of the episode. Also it is worth noting that [[KilledOffForReal to kill a major character for real]] offscreen and simply having it mentioned would have been simply bad writing in averting the RuleOfDrama.]]
* TheUntwist:
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** Given that he was BrainwashedAndCrazy, it really ''wasn't'' his fault.
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* TheUntwist: [[spoiler:Not too many people believed that Karen really killed Anne and Alexis, so when it was revealed that they were alive in the Season 3 finale, even less people were surprised. It really didn't help that Moon Bloodgood, the actress portraying Anne, was listed in the credits at the beginning of the episode]].
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* TheUntwist: [[spoiler:Not too many people believed that Karen really killed Anne and Alexis, so when it was revealed that they were alive in the Season 3 finale, even less people were surprised. It really didn't help that Moon Bloodgood, the actress portraying Anne, was listed in the credits at the beginning of the episode]]. episode. Also it is worth noting that [[KilledOffForReal to kill a major character for real]] offscreen and simply having it mentioned would have been simply bad writing in averting the RuleOfDrama.]]
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** And that [[spoiler:Hal and Maggie wouldn't suffocate to death after being trapped in a room after Lourdes blew up the Charleston HQ]].
** And that [[spoiler:Anne and Alexis weren't really dead]].
** And that [[spoiler:Anne and Alexis weren't really dead]].
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* TheUntwist: [[spoiler:Not too many people believed that Karen really killed Anne and Alexis, so when it was revealed that they were alive in the Season 3 finale, even less people were surprised. It really didn't help that Moon Bloodgood, the actress portraying Anne, was listed in the credits at the beginning of the episode]].
