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** Anna's daughter being murdered is tragic, the fact that she was murdered because her parents thought it was a good idea for her to go with her father while he interviewed an imprisoned cannibal then left her alone in a locked cell with said cannibal is so ridiculous it's funny.
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* NightmareFuel:
** Anna imagining Neil killing his wife. For the first, he starts swearing right in front of Emma before asking Emma to go off and grab him a beer. He then threatens his wife and when she accidentally pricks him with a hook, he shoves her into the water and watches her drown, taking a sip of beer as he does. What's worse, his wife is ''pregnant'' and Emma witnesses the murder.
** In the flashback with the teacher, Neil makes out with her in the lighthouse when she has second thoughts due to his wife's recent death. When his apathy and silence confirm his guilt, he throws her off.
** [[spoiler:Sweet little Emma being the killer. Anna runs over to save her and is greeted with a mutilated Buell and a dead Neil, Emma standing proudly over their bodies.]]
*** [[spoiler:Like father, like daughter, she is given a flashback to her mother's murder. She lures her mother to the docks, which she rigged to collapse, by asking her to grab her doll. As she hangs on barely to a lamppost, Emma proclaims she wants to remain an only child and stomps, sending her mother crashing down.]]
*** [[spoiler:We also get a look at Lisa's murder. She prepares to leave, telling Emma that she won't buy her chocolate because it's bad for her health. Emma shows her what's really bad for her health; a knife wound.]]
** Anna imagining Neil killing his wife. For the first, he starts swearing right in front of Emma before asking Emma to go off and grab him a beer. He then threatens his wife and when she accidentally pricks him with a hook, he shoves her into the water and watches her drown, taking a sip of beer as he does. What's worse, his wife is ''pregnant'' and Emma witnesses the murder.
** In the flashback with the teacher, Neil makes out with her in the lighthouse when she has second thoughts due to his wife's recent death. When his apathy and silence confirm his guilt, he throws her off.
** [[spoiler:Sweet little Emma being the killer. Anna runs over to save her and is greeted with a mutilated Buell and a dead Neil, Emma standing proudly over their bodies.]]
*** [[spoiler:Like father, like daughter, she is given a flashback to her mother's murder. She lures her mother to the docks, which she rigged to collapse, by asking her to grab her doll. As she hangs on barely to a lamppost, Emma proclaims she wants to remain an only child and stomps, sending her mother crashing down.]]
*** [[spoiler:We also get a look at Lisa's murder. She prepares to leave, telling Emma that she won't buy her chocolate because it's bad for her health. Emma shows her what's really bad for her health; a knife wound.]]
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* {{Narm}}: Even for a parody, the acting and writing is awful in the early episodes. It's plot later becomes a lot more engaging and Anna a lot more sympathetic and relatable, but in contrast to it's serious tone, the comedic and exaggerated content become confusing.
* NarmCharm: ...Still others have argued that the series is actually ''this'', with its [[PlayingWithATrope played straight]] nature allowing it to exist not just as a parody of the genre it mocks, but also as a solid standalone piece in its own right.
* NarmCharm: ...Still others have argued that the series is actually ''this'', with its [[PlayingWithATrope played straight]] nature allowing it to exist not just as a parody of the genre it mocks, but also as a solid standalone piece in its own right.
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* {{Narm}}: Even for a parody, the acting and writing is awful in the early episodes. It's plot later becomes a lot more engaging and Anna a lot more sympathetic and relatable, but in contrast to it's serious tone, the comedic and exaggerated content become confusing.
* NarmCharm: ...Still others have argued that the series is actually ''this'', with its [[PlayingWithATrope played straight]] nature allowing it to exist not just as a parody of the genre it mocks, but also as a solid standalone piece in its own right.NarmCharm
* NarmCharm: ...Still others have argued that the series is actually ''this'', with its [[PlayingWithATrope played straight]] nature allowing it to exist not just as a parody of the genre it mocks, but also as a solid standalone piece in its own right.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Did [[spoiler:Emma write the message on Anna's car due to genuinely liking her and wanting to scare her away so she wouldn't have to kill her? Or was it just PragmaticVillainy so that Anna wouldn't find out that she's the killer?]]
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* FridgeBrilliance: How did Emma's mother drown so quickly? [[spoiler:As shown in Emma's flashback, Emma kicked the collapsing dock over. Her mother was probably knocked out, stunned or even crushed when the lamppost fell on her.]]
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** For specifics, [[spoiler:the reveal that [[EfanteTerrible Emma]] is the killer. Her corny MotiveRant and fight with Anna is somehow both chilling and hilarious.]]
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** For specifics, [[spoiler:the [[spoiler:Douglas being revealed to be Anna's therapist is ridiculous and likely a horrible conflict of interest, but his conversation with her is genuinely heartwarming.]]
** The reveal that[[EfanteTerrible [[spoiler:[[EfanteTerrible Emma]] is the killer. Her corny MotiveRant and fight with Anna is somehow both chilling and hilarious.]]
** The reveal that
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* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:[[EnfantTerrible Emma Coleman]], Neil's sweet little daughter, is secretly a bloodthirsty SerialKiller. A vicious sociopath since she was born, Emma murdered her pregnant mother and her unborn sibling to remain an only child and subsequently murdered her teacher. In the present, she stabbed her father's girlfriend Lisa in the throat for refusing to buy her candy and tries to [[FrameUp frame]] her neighbour Anna for the murder using one of her stolen palette knives. Emma ultimately [[SelfMadeOrphan murders her own father]] and attempts to kill the handyman Buell before trying to murder Anna as well, planning to pin everything on her.]]
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* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:[[EnfantTerrible Emma Coleman]], Neil's sweet little daughter, is secretly a bloodthirsty SerialKiller. A vicious sociopath since she was born, Emma murdered her pregnant mother and her unborn sibling to remain an only child and subsequently murdered her teacher. In the present, she Emma stabbed her father's girlfriend Lisa in the throat for refusing to buy her candy and tries to [[FrameUp frame]] her neighbour neighbor Anna Whitaker for the murder using one of her stolen palette knives. Emma ultimately [[SelfMadeOrphan murders her own father]] and attempts to kill the handyman Buell before trying to murder Anna as well, planning to pin everything on her.]]
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* LesYay: Sloane's closeness and loyalty to Anna is occasionally interpreted as this.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice:
** In the penultimate episode, Anna learns that [[spoiler:Buell was a convicted murderer who killed his entire family with a claw hammer, which her husband neglected to tell her so that he could hire him to fix their mailbow.]]
** [[spoiler:Everything about little Emma.]]
** In the penultimate episode, Anna learns that [[spoiler:Buell was a convicted murderer who killed his entire family with a claw hammer, which her husband neglected to tell her so that he could hire him to fix their mailbow.]]
** [[spoiler:Everything about little Emma.]]
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* JerkassWoobie: Anna. She's an abrasive drunkard who lounges around her home staring at her neighbours. But with how she's clearly mourning her daughter's death and gotten herself hooked on drugs and alcohol and the way everyone but her husband and Buell treat her, you can't help but to want to hug the poor lady.
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** Anna. She's an abrasive drunkard who lounges around her home staring at her neighbours. But with how she's clearly mourning her daughter's death and gotten herself hooked on drugs and alcohol and the way everyone but herhusband husband, Sloane and Buell treat her, you can't help but to want to hug the poor lady.lady and book her into AA.
** Surprisingly, Neil turns out to be this, too. [[spoiler:He lost his beloved wife, was almost arrested for it and he was then seduced by a GoldDigger. Anna spends the rest of the season thinking that he was her killer and harasses him. Finally, his own daughter turns out to be a sociopathic monster and kills him.]]
* {{Narm}}: Even for a parody, the acting and writing is awful in the early episodes. It's plot later becomes a lot more engaging and Anna a lot more sympathetic and relatable, but in contrast to it's serious tone, the comedic and exaggerated content become confusing.
** Anna. She's an abrasive drunkard who lounges around her home staring at her neighbours. But with how she's clearly mourning her daughter's death and gotten herself hooked on drugs and alcohol and the way everyone but her
** Surprisingly, Neil turns out to be this, too. [[spoiler:He lost his beloved wife, was almost arrested for it and he was then seduced by a GoldDigger. Anna spends the rest of the season thinking that he was her killer and harasses him. Finally, his own daughter turns out to be a sociopathic monster and kills him.]]
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* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:[[EnfantTerrible Emma Coleman]], Neil's sweet little daughter, is secretly a bloodthirsty SerialKiller. A vicious sociopath since she was born, Emma murdered her pregnant mother and her unborn sibling to remain an only child and subsequently murdered her teacher. In the present, she stabbed her father's girlfriend Lisa in the throat for refusing to buy her candy and tries to [[FrameUp frame]] her neighbour Anna for the murder using one of her stolen palette knives. Emma ultimately [[SelfMadeOrphan murders her own father]] and attempts to kill the handyman Buell before trying to murder Anna as well, planning to pin everything on her.]]* FridgeBrilliance: How did Emma's mother drown so quickly? [[spoiler:As shown in Emma's flashback, Emma kicked the collapsing dock over. Her mother was probably knocked out, stunned or even crushed when the lamppost fell on her.]]
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* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:[[EnfantTerrible Emma Coleman]], Neil's sweet little daughter, is secretly a bloodthirsty SerialKiller. A vicious sociopath since she was born, Emma murdered her pregnant mother and her unborn sibling to remain an only child and subsequently murdered her teacher. In the present, she stabbed her father's girlfriend Lisa in the throat for refusing to buy her candy and tries to [[FrameUp frame]] her neighbour Anna for the murder using one of her stolen palette knives. Emma ultimately [[SelfMadeOrphan murders her own father]] and attempts to kill the handyman Buell before trying to murder Anna as well, planning to pin everything on her.]]* ]]
* FridgeBrilliance: How did Emma's mother drown so quickly? [[spoiler:As shown in Emma's flashback, Emma kicked the collapsing dock over. Her mother was probably knocked out, stunned or even crushed when the lamppost fell on her.]]
* FridgeBrilliance: How did Emma's mother drown so quickly? [[spoiler:As shown in Emma's flashback, Emma kicked the collapsing dock over. Her mother was probably knocked out, stunned or even crushed when the lamppost fell on her.]]
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* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:[[EnfantTerrible Sweet little Emma]] committed the murder that Anna witnesses. A vicious sociopath since she was born, Emma murdered her mother for getting pregnant, her unborn sibling of course died too, killed her teacher, and stabbed Lisa in the throat for refusing to buy her candy. Trying to [[FrameUp frame Anna]], Emma [[{{Patricide}} murders her own father]] and attempts to kill the handyman Buell before trying to murder Anna as well.]]
* FridgeBrilliance: How did Emma's mother drown so quickly? [[spoiler:As shown in Emma's flashback, Emma kicked the collapsing dock over. Her mother was probably knocked out, stunned or even crushed when the lamppost fell on her.]]
* FridgeBrilliance: How did Emma's mother drown so quickly? [[spoiler:As shown in Emma's flashback, Emma kicked the collapsing dock over. Her mother was probably knocked out, stunned or even crushed when the lamppost fell on her.]]
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* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:[[EnfantTerrible Sweet Emma Coleman]], Neil's sweet little Emma]] committed the murder that Anna witnesses. daughter, is secretly a bloodthirsty SerialKiller. A vicious sociopath since she was born, Emma murdered her pregnant mother for getting pregnant, and her unborn sibling of course died too, killed to remain an only child and subsequently murdered her teacher, and teacher. In the present, she stabbed her father's girlfriend Lisa in the throat for refusing to buy her candy. Trying candy and tries to [[FrameUp frame Anna]], frame]] her neighbour Anna for the murder using one of her stolen palette knives. Emma [[{{Patricide}} ultimately [[SelfMadeOrphan murders her own father]] and attempts to kill the handyman Buell before trying to murder Anna as well.]]
*well, planning to pin everything on her.]]* FridgeBrilliance: How did Emma's mother drown so quickly? [[spoiler:As shown in Emma's flashback, Emma kicked the collapsing dock over. Her mother was probably knocked out, stunned or even crushed when the lamppost fell on her.]]
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* OneSceneWonder: In the last episode, [[spoiler: Creator/GlennClose, no stranger to SuburbanGothic thrillers herself, plays a mysterious woman who sits down next to Anna, utters a single word, and then dies shortly thereafter. And she's arguably one of the most memorable parts of the show.]]
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* NightmareFuel:
** Anna imagining Neil killing his wife. For the first, he starts swearing right in front of Emma before asking Emma to go off and grab him a beer. He then threatens his wife and when she accidentally pricks him with a hook, he shoves her into the water and watches her drown, taking a sip of beer as he does. What's worse, his wife is ''pregnant'' and Emma witnesses the murder.
** In the flashback with the teacher, Neil makes out with her in the lighthouse when she has second thoughts due to his wife's recent death. When his apathy and silence confirm his guilt, he throws her off.
** [[spoiler:Sweet little Emma being the killer. Anna runs over to save her and is greeted with a mutilated Buell and a dead Neil, Emma standing proudly over their bodies.]]
*** [[spoiler:Like father, like daughter, she is given a flashback to her mother's murder. She lures her mother to the docks, which she rigged to collapse, by asking her to grab her doll. As she hangs on barely to a lamppost, Emma proclaims she wants to remain an only child and stomps, sending her mother crashing down.]]
*** [[spoiler:We also get a look at Lisa's murder. She prepares to leave, telling Emma that she won't buy her chocolate because it's bad for her health. Emma shows her what's really bad for her health; a knife wound.]]
* OneSceneWonder: In the last episode, [[spoiler: Creator/GlennClose, no stranger to SuburbanGothic thrillers herself, plays a mysterious woman who sits down next to Anna, utters a singleword, word "Business", and then dies shortly thereafter. And she's arguably one of the most memorable parts of the show.]]
** Anna imagining Neil killing his wife. For the first, he starts swearing right in front of Emma before asking Emma to go off and grab him a beer. He then threatens his wife and when she accidentally pricks him with a hook, he shoves her into the water and watches her drown, taking a sip of beer as he does. What's worse, his wife is ''pregnant'' and Emma witnesses the murder.
** In the flashback with the teacher, Neil makes out with her in the lighthouse when she has second thoughts due to his wife's recent death. When his apathy and silence confirm his guilt, he throws her off.
** [[spoiler:Sweet little Emma being the killer. Anna runs over to save her and is greeted with a mutilated Buell and a dead Neil, Emma standing proudly over their bodies.]]
*** [[spoiler:Like father, like daughter, she is given a flashback to her mother's murder. She lures her mother to the docks, which she rigged to collapse, by asking her to grab her doll. As she hangs on barely to a lamppost, Emma proclaims she wants to remain an only child and stomps, sending her mother crashing down.]]
*** [[spoiler:We also get a look at Lisa's murder. She prepares to leave, telling Emma that she won't buy her chocolate because it's bad for her health. Emma shows her what's really bad for her health; a knife wound.]]
* OneSceneWonder: In the last episode, [[spoiler: Creator/GlennClose, no stranger to SuburbanGothic thrillers herself, plays a mysterious woman who sits down next to Anna, utters a single
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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Invoked due to the nature of the show as a parody for both ''how'' much Anna beats herself up for her own failings that led to Elizabeth's death and how EasilyForgiven Douglas is by contrast. The series tries to make viewers believe that Anna' daughter's death was nobody's fault besides the killer Massacre Mike's. This is despite Douglas, against all logic and reason, taking her into a holding cell and ''leaving her there'' when someone came to speak with him, leaving her an arm's reach from a dangerous serial killer. His exoneration for his daughter's death is entirely unearned.
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* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:[[EnfantTerrible Sweet little Emma]] is the murderer of Lisa that Anna witnesses. A vicious sociopath since she was born, Emma murdered her mother for getting pregnant, killed her teacher, and stabbed Lisa in the throat for refusing her candy. Trying to [[FrameUp frame Anna]], Emma [[{{Patricide}} murders her own father]] and attempts to kill the handyman Buell before trying to murder Anna as well.]]
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* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:[[EnfantTerrible Sweet little Emma]] is committed the murderer of Lisa murder that Anna witnesses. A vicious sociopath since she was born, Emma murdered her mother for getting pregnant, her unborn sibling of course died too, killed her teacher, and stabbed Lisa in the throat for refusing to buy her candy. Trying to [[FrameUp frame Anna]], Emma [[{{Patricide}} murders her own father]] and attempts to kill the handyman Buell before trying to murder Anna as well.]]
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* WholePlotReference: Anyone who has read The Woman in the Window will guess [[spoiler: that the child of the man that the main character pines for is the real killer.]]
* WholePlotReference: Anyone who has read The Woman in the Window will guess [[spoiler: that the child of the man that the main character pines for is the real killer.]]
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* NarmCharm: ...Still others have argued that the series is actually ''this'', with its [PlayingWithATrope played straight]] nature allowing it to exist not just as a parody of the genre it mocks, but also as a solid standalone piece in its own right.
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* NarmCharm: ...Still others have argued that the series is actually ''this'', with its [PlayingWithATrope [[PlayingWithATrope played straight]] nature allowing it to exist not just as a parody of the genre it mocks, but also as a solid standalone piece in its own right.
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* GeniusBonus: Anyone who has read books such as "The Woman in the Window" will catch roughly 80% of the jokes (often in the form of VisualPun humor or FreezeFrameBonus), while the rest of the audience will catch about 20%.
* Narm: Some have argued that the series is this, as it plays to a very specific genre of fiction that is arguably played out after its surge in popularity in the 2010s. However...
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* Narm: Some have argued that the series is this, as it plays to a very specific genre of fiction that is arguably played out after its surge in popularity in the 2010s. However...
* NarmCharm: ...Still others have argued that the series is actually ''this'', with its [PlayingWithATrope played straight]] nature allowing it to exist not just as a parody of the genre it mocks, but also as a solid standalone piece in its own right.
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* SmallReferencePools: The show is a deliberate spoof of books like The Woman in the Window, Gone Girl, and The Girl on the Train...but it takes itself so seriously, that a lot of the humor is based upon the ''very'' specific genre of thriller that most audiences might not catch. See GeniusBonus above.
* WholePlotReference: Anyone who has read The Woman in the Window will guess [[spoiler: that the child of the man that the main character pines for is the real killer.]]
* WholePlotReference: Anyone who has read The Woman in the Window will guess [[spoiler: that the child of the man that the main character pines for is the real killer.]]
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* SpiritualAdaptation: An AffectionateParody of 2010s SuburbanGothic mystery thrillers like ''Literature/GoneGirl'' and ''Literature/TheGirlOnTheTrain'' in which an actress best known for comedy (in this case, Creator/KristenBell) plays ''[[AvertedTrope barely]]'' [[PlayingAgainstType against type]] as somebody who gets caught up in a murder scheme? Sounds very close to a translation of the humor of ''Film/ASimpleFavor'' to the small screen.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The series tries to make viewers believe that Anna' daughter's death was nobody's fault besides the killer Massacre Mike's. This is despite Douglas, against all logic and reason, taking her into a holding cell and ''leaving her there'' when someone came to speak with him, leaving her an arm's reach from a dangerous serial killer. His exoneration for his daughter's death is entirelyunearned.unearned.
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