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* CharacterDerailment: Effy, who went from a MagnificentBastard in Series 2, to simply being {{Wangst}} incarnate in Series 3. [[spoiler: As of series 4 episode 5, however, she is revealed to be a BrokenBird and TheOphelia, so the supposed wangst actually makes sense.]]
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** Effy, who went from a MagnificentBastard in Series 2, to simply being {{Wangst}} incarnate in Series 3. [[spoiler: As of series 4 episode 5, however, she is revealed to be a BrokenBird and TheOphelia, so the supposed wangst actually makes sense.]]
** Effy, who went from a MagnificentBastard in Series 2, to simply being {{Wangst}} incarnate in Series 3. [[spoiler: As of series 4 episode 5, however, she is revealed to be a BrokenBird and TheOphelia, so the supposed wangst actually makes sense.]]
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*** One could also say that the focus on the character's gender is its own set of UnfortunateImplications, especially considering the [[{{Glee}} many compelling]] [[{{Greek}] gay male]] [[DesperateHousewives teenage]] [[GossipGirl characters]] [[{{90210}} on American TV]] compared to [[PrettyLittleLiars good lesbian teen characters]]. Either way, it's still another gay teen on TV, and therefore still a victory for the LGBT community.
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*** One could also say that the focus on the character's gender is its own set of UnfortunateImplications, especially considering the [[{{Glee}} many compelling]] [[{{Greek}] gay male]] [[DesperateHousewives teenage]] [[GossipGirl characters]] [[{{90210}} on American TV]] compared to [[PrettyLittleLiars good lesbian teen characters]]. Either as either way, it's still another gay teen on TV, and therefore still a victory for the LGBT community.community. One could also make the argument that there are already [[{{Glee}} many compelling]] [[{{Greek}} gay male]] [[DesperateHousewives teenage]] [[GossipGirl characters on]] [[TheUnitedStatesOfTara current American shows]] compared to [[PrettyLittleLiars good lesbian teen characters]], so perhaps Tea's presence is most needed.
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*** It's also been suggested that the reason may simply have been the huge popularity of Naomi and Emily compared to Maxxie, and the fact that Bryan Elsley wanted to get a similar storyline into the first generation since he wasn't sure if it would be around for a second. Still UnfortunateImplications in terms of him assuming it was because they were girls, not just that their storyline was more prominent and multi-faceted than Maxxie's ever was.
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*** It's also been suggested that the reason may simply have been the huge popularity of Naomi and Emily compared to Maxxie, and the fact that Bryan Elsley wanted to get a similar storyline into the first generation since he wasn't sure if it would be around for a second. Still UnfortunateImplications in terms of him assuming it was because they were girls, not just that when it may have been simply Naomi and Emily's increased exposure and the bigger role their storyline was more prominent storylines played in the overall plot of their generation.
*** One could also say that the focus on the character's gender is its own set of UnfortunateImplications, especially considering the [[{{Glee}} many compelling]] [[{{Greek}] gay male]] [[DesperateHousewives teenage]] [[GossipGirl characters]] [[{{90210}} on American TV]] compared to [[PrettyLittleLiars good lesbian teen characters]]. Either way, it's still another gay teen on TV, andmulti-faceted than Maxxie's ever was.therefore still a victory for the LGBT community.
*** One could also say that the focus on the character's gender is its own set of UnfortunateImplications, especially considering the [[{{Glee}} many compelling]] [[{{Greek}] gay male]] [[DesperateHousewives teenage]] [[GossipGirl characters]] [[{{90210}} on American TV]] compared to [[PrettyLittleLiars good lesbian teen characters]]. Either way, it's still another gay teen on TV, and
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** Previous Internet Backdrafts included [[spoiler: Tony getting hit by a bus]] at the end of S1 (and people didn't find out what happened to him after that until the S2 premiere, let's not forget) and [[spoiler: Chris's death]] in the penultimate episode of S2. And some of the Naomily fans probably weren't too happy about Emily [[spoiler: sleeping with J.J.]], considering what a lesbian cliche that plot point was.
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** Every [[TheShrink psychologist/psychiatrist]] on this show is either a bumbling idiot or actually dangerous. The way the show treated Effy's mental illness was particularly irresponsible; she suffers few ill effects from all the self-medicating she does with drugs and booze, but seeing a legitimate medical professional for her problems results in MindRape and [[spoiler: her psychiatrist murdering her boyfriend]]? We get it that [[WriterOnBoard Jamie Brittain doesn't have the best history with psychology]], but that's a pretty terrible message to send to kids who are suffering from similar illness and could really benefit from seeing a professional.
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** Every [[TheShrink psychologist/psychiatrist]] on this show is either a bumbling idiot or actually dangerous. The way the show treated Effy's mental illness was particularly irresponsible; she suffers few ill effects from all the self-medicating she does with drugs and booze, but seeing a legitimate medical professional for her problems results in MindRape and [[spoiler: her psychiatrist murdering her boyfriend]]? We get it that [[WriterOnBoard Jamie Brittain doesn't have the best history with psychology]], but that's a pretty terrible message to send to kids who are suffering from similar illness illnesses and could really benefit from seeing a professional.
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** Every [[TheShrink psychologist/psychiatrist]] on this show is either a bumbling idiot or actually dangerous. The way the show treated Effy's mental illness was particularly irresponsible; she suffers few ill effects from all the self-medicating she does with drugs and booze, but seeing a legitimate medical professional for her problems results in MindRape and [[spoiler: her psychiatrist murdering her boyfriend]]? We get it that [[WriterOnBoard Jamie Brittain doesn't have the best history with psychology]], but that's a pretty terrible message to send to kids who are suffering from similar illness and could really benefit from seeing a medical professional for their mental illnesses.professional.
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** Every [[TheShrink psychologist/psychiatrist]] on this show is either a bumbling idiot or actually dangerous. The way the show treated Effy's mental illness was particularly irresponsible; she suffers few ill effects from all the self-medicating she does with drugs and booze, but seeing a legitimate medical professional for her problems results in MindRape and [[spoiler: her psychiatrist murdering her boyfriend]]? We get it that [[WriterOnBoard Jamie Brittain doesn't have the best history with psychology]], but that's a pretty terrible message to send to kids who could really benefit from seeing a medical professional for their mental illness.illnesses.
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** Every [[TheShrink psychologist/psychiatrist]] on this show is either a bumbling idiot or actually dangerous. The way the show treated Effy's mental illness was particularly irresponsible; she suffers few ill effects from all the self-medicating she does with drugs and booze, but seeing a legitimate medical professional for her problems results in MindRape and [[spoiler: her psychiatrist murdering her boyfriend]]? We get it that [[WriterOnBoard Jamie Brittain doesn't have the best history with psychology]], but that's a pretty terrible message to send to kids who could really do need benefit from seeing a medical help professional for their problems.mental illness.
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** Every [[TheShrink psychologist/psychiatrist]] on this show is either a bumbling idiot or actually dangerous. The way the show treated Effy's mental illness was particularly irresponsible; she suffers few ill effects from all the self-medicating she does with drugs and booze, but seeing a legitimate medical professional for her problems results in MindRape and [[spoiler: her psychiatrist murdering her boyfriend]]? We get it that [[WriterOnBoard Jamie Brittain doesn't have the best history with psychology]], but that's a pretty terrible message to send to kids in Effy's situation.who really do need medical help for their problems.
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** Every [[TheShrink psychologist/psychiatrist]] on this show is either a bumbling idiot or actually dangerous. The way the show treated Effy's mental illness was particularly irresponsible; she suffers few ill effects from all the self-medicating she does with drugs and booze, but seeing a legitimate medical professional for her problems results in MindRape and [[spoiler: her psychiatrist murdering her boyfriend]]? We get it that [[WriterOnBoard Jamie Brittain doesn't have the best history with psychology, psychology]], but that's a pretty terrible message to send to kids in Effy's situation.
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* WallBanger: Effy's series 4 episode. It left a lot of fans going "Seriously?!!"
* WriterOnBoard: Jamie Brittain's bad experiences with psychiatrists are supposedly the reason for the show's negative portrayal of people in that profession.
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* WallBanger: Effy's series 4 episode. It left a lot of fans going "Seriously?!!"
* WriterOnBoard: Jamie Brittain's bad experiences with psychiatrists are supposedly the reason for the show's negative portrayal of people in that profession."Seriously?!!"
* WriterOnBoard: Jamie Brittain's bad experiences with psychiatrists are supposedly the reason for the show's negative portrayal of people in that profession.
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** Every psychologist/psychiatrist [[TheShrink psychologist/psychiatrist]] on this show is either a bumbling idiot or actually dangerous. The way the show treated Effy's mental illness was particularly irresponsible; she suffers few ill effects from all the self-medicating she does with drugs and booze, but seeing a legitimate medical professional for her problems results in MindRape and [[spoiler: her psychiatrist murdering her boyfriend]]? We get it that Jamie Brittain doesn't have the best history with psychology, but that's a pretty terrible message to send to kids in Effy's situation.
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* UnfortunateImplications: In the [[ForeignRemake US remake]], Maxxie - the gay male character - will be replaced by a lesbian. Allegedly, Bryan Esley enjoyed the US actress's audition so much that he changed the character to cast her. However, it is not hard to imagine that [[GirlOnGirlIsHot other factors may be at play]].
** It's also been suggested that the reason may simply have been the huge popularity of Naomi and Emily compared to Maxxie, and the fact that Bryan Elsley wanted to get a similar storyline into the first season since he wasn't sure if it would be around for a second. Still UnfortunateImplications in terms of him assuming it was because they were girls, not just that their storyline was more prominent and multi-faceted than Maxxie's ever was.
** It's also been suggested that the reason may simply have been the huge popularity of Naomi and Emily compared to Maxxie, and the fact that Bryan Elsley wanted to get a similar storyline into the first season since he wasn't sure if it would be around for a second. Still UnfortunateImplications in terms of him assuming it was because they were girls, not just that their storyline was more prominent and multi-faceted than Maxxie's ever was.
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** In the [[ForeignRemake US remake]], Maxxie - the gay male character - will be replaced by a lesbian. Allegedly, Bryan Esley enjoyed the US actress's audition so much that he changed the character to cast her. However, it is not hard to imagine that [[GirlOnGirlIsHot other factors may be at play]].
** *** It's also been suggested that the reason may simply have been the huge popularity of Naomi and Emily compared to Maxxie, and the fact that Bryan Elsley wanted to get a similar storyline into the first season generation since he wasn't sure if it would be around for a second. Still UnfortunateImplications in terms of him assuming it was because they were girls, not just that their storyline was more prominent and multi-faceted than Maxxie's ever was.was.
** Every psychologist/psychiatrist on this show is either a bumbling idiot or actually dangerous. The way the show treated Effy's mental illness was particularly irresponsible; she suffers few ill effects from all the self-medicating she does with drugs and booze, but seeing a legitimate medical professional for her problems results in MindRape and [[spoiler: her psychiatrist murdering her boyfriend]]? We get it that Jamie Brittain doesn't have the best history with psychology, but that's a pretty terrible message to send to kids in Effy's situation.
** In the [[ForeignRemake US remake]], Maxxie - the gay male character - will be replaced by a lesbian. Allegedly, Bryan Esley enjoyed the US actress's audition so much that he changed the character to cast her. However, it is not hard to imagine that [[GirlOnGirlIsHot other factors may be at play]].
** Every psychologist/psychiatrist on this show is either a bumbling idiot or actually dangerous. The way the show treated Effy's mental illness was particularly irresponsible; she suffers few ill effects from all the self-medicating she does with drugs and booze, but seeing a legitimate medical professional for her problems results in MindRape and [[spoiler: her psychiatrist murdering her boyfriend]]? We get it that Jamie Brittain doesn't have the best history with psychology, but that's a pretty terrible message to send to kids in Effy's situation.
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* WriterOnBoard: Jamie Brittain's bad experiences with psychiatrists are supposedly the reason for the show's negative portrayal of people in that profession.
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** Effy's S4 episode is a really polarizing one. While few Skins fans were happy with what happened at the end, some thing that the episode was among the best in ''spite'' of how it ended. Others, not so much, especially fans of the series' other couples who weren't happy about them getting shunted in favor of increasingly ridiculous Freffy drama.
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** Effy's S4 episode is a really polarizing one. While few Skins fans were happy with what happened at the end, some thing that the episode was among the best in ''spite'' of how it ended. Others, not so much, especially fans of the series' other couples who weren't happy about them getting shunted in favor of increasingly ridiculous Freffy drama.
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** There are a lot of fans who feel that S4 could have spent a lot of time exploring the Naomi/Emily and Pandora/Thomas relationships rather than insist on keeping the resolved Freddie/Effy arc going with increasingly ridiculous plot twists and CharacterDerailment.
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*** It's interested because [[spoiler: the few fans who defend the decision to kill Freddie off claim that he had become too boring and there was nothing left for the show to do with him.]]
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*** There are also the much less well-known Sassie(Sid/Cassie), Chral(Chris/Jal), Ceffy(Cook/Effy), Jatie(JJ/Katie), Keffy(Katie/Effy) and who could forget Taxxie(Tony/Maxxie).
*** There's also Effily (Effy/Emily), Pantho (Panda/Thomas), Nookie (Cook/Naomi), Frook (Freddie/Cook), and Catie (Cook/Katie).
*** There's also Effily (Effy/Emily), Pantho (Panda/Thomas), Nookie (Cook/Naomi), Frook (Freddie/Cook), and Catie (Cook/Katie).
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* GatewaySeries: Many fans of the series (particularly international ones) were subsequently introduced to other British teen shows such as ''{{Misfits}}'' and ''TheInbetweeners''.
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* FanNickname: Sorry Mandy but being the threat to the Naomily ship has earned you the unflattering name of "Giant-Not-Naomi".
** And a [[CreatorBacklash stroppy]] Merveille Lukeba (Thomas) [[{{Twitter}} tweeted]] about "the nation's favourite lesbian couple", a nickname for Naomily the fans were [[AppropriatedAppellation only too happy to pick up]].
*** Some fans also use "DJ Merv" as a sarcastic nickname for him -- his big ego has not made him particularly well liked within fandom.
** And a [[CreatorBacklash stroppy]] Merveille Lukeba (Thomas) [[{{Twitter}} tweeted]] about "the nation's favourite lesbian couple", a nickname for Naomily the fans were [[AppropriatedAppellation only too happy to pick up]].
*** Some fans also use "DJ Merv" as a sarcastic nickname for him -- his big ego has not made him particularly well liked within fandom.
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* ActorShipping: Lily Loveless and Kathryn Prescott Will. Not. Stop. with the ShipTease.
** Also, Jack O'Connell and Kaya Scodelario, who were actually together for quite a while. The shipping started up again after Kaya's boyfriend [[{{Shameless}} Elliot Tittensor]] (dubbed "Etit" by the fandom) was accused of attempted murder.
** Also, Jack O'Connell and Kaya Scodelario, who were actually together for quite a while. The shipping started up again after Kaya's boyfriend [[{{Shameless}} Elliot Tittensor]] (dubbed "Etit" by the fandom) was accused of attempted murder.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Michelle; put-upon, generous-hearted girl or manipulative, self-involved fuckwit whose histrionics mess up her friends lives and emotional wellbeing? In her second series focus episode, the step-sister character meant to serve as her foil comes off as far more likable, interesting and deserving of the other characters' time and attention.
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* BrokenBase: I think that there's at least a semi-sizable portion of the fanbase that would like to think that Series 4 didn't happen.
** And the biggest base break came with the introduction of the whole new cast in Series 3; [=Gen1=] vs [=Gen2=] will likely never be resolved (the upcoming [=Gen3=] is unlikely to help things either).
** And the biggest base break came with the introduction of the whole new cast in Series 3; [=Gen1=] vs [=Gen2=] will likely never be resolved (the upcoming [=Gen3=] is unlikely to help things either).
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* FollowTheLeader: Highly controversial Russian series ''Shkola'' (''School'') is basically ''Skins'' [[RecycledINSPACE IN RUSSIA]] with the SerialNumbersFiledOff, and profanity, sexual content and general [[CrapSackWorld crapsackiness]] cranked UpToEleven.
** It's actually much tamer than Skins - the profanity isn't as rampant and there are episodes without any sexual content at all. [[ValuesDissonance Inappropriate content is just a lot more strictly monitored there - and depicting daily life in the country in a less-than-pretty way is frowned on]]. Besides, it's not like Skins was the first show to parade around disaffected youth.
** Additionally, the BBCThree show ''Coming of Age'' is Skins [-WITH MORE BAD SEX JOKES AND ONE-DIMENSIONAL CHARACTERS!-]. It's widely considered to be ''SoBadItsHorrible'' but [[ViewersAreMorons still gets enough viewers]] to get renewed.
*** It's actually ''TwoPintsOfLagerAndAPacketOfCrisps'' [-WITH KIDS!-] Yeah, because somebody thought that was a ''good'' idea.
* FunnyAneurysmMoment:
-->'''Chris''': "[[spoiler: Yeah, you'll move in with him and I could be, like, dying, yeah, and you wouldn't even know about it.]]"
** Two episdoes later... (sob)
** In Freddie's episode in Series 3, [[spoiler: Naomi answers a question in English class about Hamlet, comparing Hamlet to a teenage boy and very obviously drawing parallels between him and Freddie. She finishes by saying (paraphrasing here) "... he ends up ''so'' boring somebody has to kill him." Until Effy's episode in Series 4, that was a harmless joke.]]
* InternetBackdraft: Effy's S4 episode caused [[{{Understatement}} a bit of a ruckus.]]
** Things only got worse with the S4 finale, due to it being so open-ended.
** It's actually much tamer than Skins - the profanity isn't as rampant and there are episodes without any sexual content at all. [[ValuesDissonance Inappropriate content is just a lot more strictly monitored there - and depicting daily life in the country in a less-than-pretty way is frowned on]]. Besides, it's not like Skins was the first show to parade around disaffected youth.
** Additionally, the BBCThree show ''Coming of Age'' is Skins [-WITH MORE BAD SEX JOKES AND ONE-DIMENSIONAL CHARACTERS!-]. It's widely considered to be ''SoBadItsHorrible'' but [[ViewersAreMorons still gets enough viewers]] to get renewed.
*** It's actually ''TwoPintsOfLagerAndAPacketOfCrisps'' [-WITH KIDS!-] Yeah, because somebody thought that was a ''good'' idea.
* FunnyAneurysmMoment:
-->'''Chris''': "[[spoiler: Yeah, you'll move in with him and I could be, like, dying, yeah, and you wouldn't even know about it.]]"
** Two episdoes later... (sob)
** In Freddie's episode in Series 3, [[spoiler: Naomi answers a question in English class about Hamlet, comparing Hamlet to a teenage boy and very obviously drawing parallels between him and Freddie. She finishes by saying (paraphrasing here) "... he ends up ''so'' boring somebody has to kill him." Until Effy's episode in Series 4, that was a harmless joke.]]
* InternetBackdraft: Effy's S4 episode caused [[{{Understatement}} a bit of a ruckus.]]
** Things only got worse with the S4 finale, due to it being so open-ended.
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* PortmanteauCoupleName: "Naomily", universally accepted by the fanbase within about half a second. There's also "Freffy".
*** There are also the much less well-known Sassie(Sid/Cassie), Chral(Chris/Jal), Ceffy(Cook/Effy), Jatie(JJ/Katie), Keffy(Katie/Effy) and who could forget Taxxie(Tony/Maxxie).
*** There's also Effily (Effy/Emily), Pantho (Panda/Thomas), Nookie (Cook/Naomi), Frook (Freddie/Cook), and Catie (Cook/Katie).
* RelationshipWritingFumble: Effy's first major piece of dialogue was a short on the Season 1 DVD; arguably, an elaborate metaphor detailing her desire to leave everyone and everything else behind just to be with Tony.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STr9SPVH_Rg ''And they went and found a nice little house to live in together. Her and her brother.'']]
*** There are also the much less well-known Sassie(Sid/Cassie), Chral(Chris/Jal), Ceffy(Cook/Effy), Jatie(JJ/Katie), Keffy(Katie/Effy) and who could forget Taxxie(Tony/Maxxie).
*** There's also Effily (Effy/Emily), Pantho (Panda/Thomas), Nookie (Cook/Naomi), Frook (Freddie/Cook), and Catie (Cook/Katie).
* RelationshipWritingFumble: Effy's first major piece of dialogue was a short on the Season 1 DVD; arguably, an elaborate metaphor detailing her desire to leave everyone and everything else behind just to be with Tony.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STr9SPVH_Rg ''And they went and found a nice little house to live in together. Her and her brother.'']]
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* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: In the final episode of Series 3, J.J., who is usually portrayed as a shy autistic boy, suddenly puts all of the characters in their place, resolves the situation an steals a boat to boot.
** "Fuck it, for [[spoiler: Chris]]." And the [[spoiler: fireworks at his funeral]]!
** "I'm Katie fucking Fitch! Who the fuck are you?"
** YourMileageMayVary but [[spoiler: "I'm a fucking waste of space. Just a stupid kid. I got no sense. Criminal. I'm no fucking use mate. I AM nothing. So please...please, get into your, you know, your bonce. That you killed my friend. And I'm Cook... I'M COOK!!"]]
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Emily's "liberation" - Doubles as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for Emily when considering what it represents.
-->'''Emily''': I like girls. No, I like ''a'' girl. No, I ''love'' her, okay? I love... * points at Naomi* ...''her''.
** Also the end of J.J.'s episode where we see his mum gradually smile after seeing how happy he is. [[ItMakesSenseInContext It really needs to be seen rather than read]].
** The reuniting of [[spoiler: Thomas and Pandora (potentially), as well as Naomi and Emily]] in the S4 Finale.
** The Series 2 finale "Everyone," where [[spoiler:Tony, during a tearful goodbye to Sid who is about to leave for New York to find Cassie, kisses his best friend on the forehead and tells him "I always loved you the best"]].
** "Fuck it, for [[spoiler: Chris]]." And the [[spoiler: fireworks at his funeral]]!
** "I'm Katie fucking Fitch! Who the fuck are you?"
** YourMileageMayVary but [[spoiler: "I'm a fucking waste of space. Just a stupid kid. I got no sense. Criminal. I'm no fucking use mate. I AM nothing. So please...please, get into your, you know, your bonce. That you killed my friend. And I'm Cook... I'M COOK!!"]]
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Emily's "liberation" - Doubles as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for Emily when considering what it represents.
-->'''Emily''': I like girls. No, I like ''a'' girl. No, I ''love'' her, okay? I love... * points at Naomi* ...''her''.
** Also the end of J.J.'s episode where we see his mum gradually smile after seeing how happy he is. [[ItMakesSenseInContext It really needs to be seen rather than read]].
** The reuniting of [[spoiler: Thomas and Pandora (potentially), as well as Naomi and Emily]] in the S4 Finale.
** The Series 2 finale "Everyone," where [[spoiler:Tony, during a tearful goodbye to Sid who is about to leave for New York to find Cassie, kisses his best friend on the forehead and tells him "I always loved you the best"]].
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* WallBanger: Effy's series 4 episode, it left a lot of fans going "Seriously?!!"
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* WallBanger: Effy's series 4 episode, it episode. It left a lot of fans going "Seriously?!!"
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* UnfortunateImplications: In the [[ForeignRemake US remake]], Maxxie - the gay male character - will be replaced by a female lesbian. Allegedly, Bryan Esley enjoyed the US actress' audition so much that he changed the character to cast her. However, it is not hard to imagine that [[GirlOnGirlIsHot other factors may be at play]].
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* UnfortunateImplications: In the [[ForeignRemake US remake]], Maxxie - the gay male character - will be replaced by a female lesbian. Allegedly, Bryan Esley enjoyed the US actress' actress's audition so much that he changed the character to cast her. However, it is not hard to imagine that [[GirlOnGirlIsHot other factors may be at play]].
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** It's also been stated that the reason may simply have been the success of Naomi and Emily as opposed to Maxxie. Still UnfortunateImplications in terms of him assuming it was because they were girls, not just that their storyline was a lot more prominent than Maxxie's ever was.
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** It's also been stated suggested that the reason may simply have been the success huge popularity of Naomi and Emily as opposed compared to Maxxie. Maxxie, and the fact that Bryan Elsley wanted to get a similar storyline into the first season since he wasn't sure if it would be around for a second. Still UnfortunateImplications in terms of him assuming it was because they were girls, not just that their storyline was a lot more prominent and multi-faceted than Maxxie's ever was.
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** The American Tony and Cadie, in terms of their relation to the original Tony and Cassie. They're portrayed as simply mean and crazy (respectively), without the redeeming qualities that made their British versions such compelling characters. Cadie is even implied to be something of a violent sociopath, which Cassie never was.
