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* HilariousInHindsight: Sin Rostro turns out to be [[spoiler:Rose, whose actress was also playing an evil character pretending to be an innocuous dimbulb on ''Series/AgentCarter'' at ''the exact same time''.]]

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Sin Rostro turns out to be [[spoiler:Rose, whose actress was also playing an evil character pretending to be an innocuous dimbulb on ''Series/AgentCarter'' at ''the exact same time''.]]


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** Recurring actors Justina Machado and Rita Moreno became the co-leads on ''Series/OneDayAtATime2017'' at the same time that Machado started appearing.
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* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: [[spoiler:Not many fans were that concerned for Michael after the Season 2 finale, since his death would put a permanent cloud over the show that would make it impossible to regain its light, peppy tone.]]
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* HarsherInHindsight: Xiomara [[spoiler: and Rogelio have a pregnancy scare in the middle of Season 1 which becomes this when Rogelio's desire for more children and Xiomara's decision to not have more kids leads to their breakup]]
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: After the reveal of Sin Rostro's identity, [[spoiler:the show milks a ton of tension from her getting plastic surgery, so she could be any new female character. And then it turns out she didn't get it. And then she dies.]]

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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: After the reveal of Sin Rostro's identity, [[spoiler:the show milks a ton of tension from her getting plastic surgery, so she could be any new female character. And then it turns out she didn't get it. And then she dies.]]]]
** [[spoiler: Ultimately somewhat subverted in that while Rose herself doesn't get plastic surgery, she has someone else get it to look like her so she can continue pretending to be Michael's partner Susanna and get back together with Luisa while ruining the police investigation of her]]
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* TheScrappy: Aneshka, [[spoiler:Petra's long-lost twin sister. Many fans aren't impressed with Yael Grobglas' dual performance, saying it pales in comparison to her work as Petra, her having NoSocialSkills often makes it hard to tell just how sympathetic we're supposed to be to her, and it's uncomfortable how her accent and difficulties with English are constantly played for laughs.]]
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* HoYay: Rogelio revels in his self-described "bromance" with Michael. When Jane gets back together with him, Ro goes hog wild inside his head.
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** And contrasted nicely with his rival actor Esteban Santiago, who has just as big an ego but is much more of a jerk about it ("I'd like to thank God - for making me in His image...").

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** And contrasted nicely with his rival actor Esteban Santiago, who has just as big an ego but is much more of a jerk about it ("I'd like to thank God - for God--for making me in His image...").image…").



** Young Jane actually appeared in ''Film/IronMan3'' as the child of the vice president - and her current father plays a president on tv!

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** Young Jane actually appeared in ''Film/IronMan3'' as the child of the vice president - and president--and her current father plays a president on tv!TV!



* {{Squick}}: The deaths on this show tend to be more gory than you'd expect for such a show - when Zaz is killed on the marlin ice-statue, for example, and when Disgusting Bob gets a corkscrew in the neck.

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* {{Squick}}: The deaths on this show tend to be more gory than you'd expect for such a show - when show--when Zaz is killed on the marlin ice-statue, for example, and when Disgusting Bob gets a corkscrew in the neck.
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* {{Squick}}: The deaths on this show tend to be more gory than you'd expect for such a show - when Zaz is killed on the marlin ice-statue, for example, and when Disgusting Bob gets a corkscrew in the neck.

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* {{Squick}}: The deaths on this show tend to be more gory than you'd expect for such a show - when Zaz is killed on the marlin ice-statue, for example, and when Disgusting Bob gets a corkscrew in the neck.neck.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: After the reveal of Sin Rostro's identity, [[spoiler:the show milks a ton of tension from her getting plastic surgery, so she could be any new female character. And then it turns out she didn't get it. And then she dies.]]
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** How Jane moves past being defined by her sexual activity (or lack thereof), after all [[ToddInTheShadows "a woman is more than her body"]].
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* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Rogelio's personalized alarm that begins "Another beautiful day to be Rogelio" at first seems like just another joke about his ego. Then it turns out it's how his mother used to wake him up.

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** And contrasted nicely with his rival actor Esteban Santiago, who has just as big an ego but is much more of a jerk about it.

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** And contrasted nicely with his rival actor Esteban Santiago, who has just as big an ego but is much more of a jerk about it.it ("I'd like to thank God - for making me in His image...").


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* EvilIsSexy: Both Petra and Rose. [[spoiler: Especially Rose, what with her being Sin Rostro and all.]]
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** Young Jane actually appeared in ''Film/IronMan3'' as the child of the vice president - and her current father plays a president on tv!
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** SubvertedTrope with Sin Rostro, whose sympathy points decrease whenever the backstory and motivation surrounding the crimes are revealed and with Petra's mother, who fakes the woobiness.

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** SubvertedTrope with Sin Rostro, whose sympathy points decrease whenever the backstory and motivation surrounding the crimes are revealed and with Petra's mother, Magda, who fakes the woobiness.
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*JerkassWoobie: A lot of them.
** Luisa Alver, light on the jerkass (more irresponsable than anything) but heavy on the woobie.
** Petra Solano, who strikes a perfect balance between sympathetic, entertaining and loathsome.
** SubvertedTrope with Sin Rostro, whose sympathy points decrease whenever the backstory and motivation surrounding the crimes are revealed and with Petra's mother, who fakes the woobiness.
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** The two sitcom-antagonistic guys are named [[TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Rafael and Michael.]]
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* NarmCharm: This show lives and breathes it, being an AffectionateParody of daytime soaps.

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* NarmCharm: This show lives and breathes it, being an AffectionateParody of daytime soaps.Spanish soaps (telenovelas).
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* OneSceneWonder: Gabrielle, the bystander who helps Jane get to the hospital when she goes into labor.

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* OneSceneWonder: Gabrielle, Gabriela, the bystander who helps Jane get to the hospital when she goes into labor.
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* OneSceneWonder: Gabrielle, the bystander who helps Jane get to the hospital when she goes into labor.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Sin Rostro turns out to be [[spoiler:Rose, whose actress was also playing an evil character on ''Series/AgentCarter'' at ''the exact same time''.]]

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* HilariousInHindsight: Sin Rostro turns out to be [[spoiler:Rose, whose actress was also playing an evil character pretending to be an innocuous dimbulb on ''Series/AgentCarter'' at ''the exact same time''.]]
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* HilariousInHindsight: Sin Rostro turns out to be [[spoiler:Rose, whose actress was also playing an evil character on ''Series/AgentCarter'' at ''the exact same time''.]]
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* CriticalDissonance: Critics love the show, but it's one of the lowest rated shows on the CW. It's very LoveItOrHateIt among viewers

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* CriticalDissonance: Critics love the show, and Gina Rodriguez and the show won Golden Globe Awards, but it's one of the lowest rated shows on the CW. It's very LoveItOrHateIt among viewersviewers.
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* LesYay: Luisa and Rose. Also the reason for Jane's entire situation, as Luisa's being distraught at finding her wife and assistant sleeping together is the reason why she accidentally inseminated Jane instead of Petra.
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* AudioErotica: There's a reason the Narrator's closed-captioned dialogue is attributed to "Latin Lover Narrator."
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: When it seems like the comatose Abuela will be deported, the subtitles inform us that stuff like this really does happen, and urges us to Tweet #immigrationreform.

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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: When it seems like the comatose Abuela Alba will be deported, the subtitles inform us that stuff like this really does happen, and urges us to Tweet #immigrationreform.
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: When it seems like the comatose Abuela will be deported, the subtitles inform us that stuff like this really does happen, and urges us to Tweet #immigrationreform.

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* NarmCharm: This show lives and breathes it, being an AffectionateParody of daytime soaps.

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* LesYay: Luisa and Rose. Also the reason for Jane's entire situation, as Luisa's being distraught at finding her wife and assistant sleeping together is the reason why she accidentally inseminated Jane instead of Petra.
* NarmCharm: This show lives and breathes it, being an AffectionateParody of daytime soaps.soaps.
* {{Squick}}: The deaths on this show tend to be more gory than you'd expect for such a show - when Zaz is killed on the marlin ice-statue, for example, and when Disgusting Bob gets a corkscrew in the neck.
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* CriticalDissonance: Critics love the show, but viewers it's one of the lowest rated shows on the CW. It's very LoveItOrHateIt among viewers

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* CriticalDissonance: Critics love the show, but viewers it's one of the lowest rated shows on the CW. It's very LoveItOrHateIt among viewers
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* CriticalDissonance: Critics love the show, but viewers it's one of the lowest rated shows on the CW. It's very LoveItOrHateIt among viewers
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** And contrasted nicely with his rival actor Esteban Santiago, who has just as big an ego but is much more of a jerk about it.
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* AudioErotica: There's a reason the Narrator's closed-captioned dialogue is attributed to "Latin Lover Narrator."
* AwesomeEgo: Rogelio de la Vega. The guy's so damn ''earnest'' about how great he is that you can't help but love him.
* NarmCharm: This show lives and breathes it, being an AffectionateParody of daytime soaps.

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