Line #38 Characters/BlackMirrorSanJunipero


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3	!!! San Junipero
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5	[[folder:Kelly]]
6	!!Kelly Booth
7	[[quoteright:184:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tumblr_pt3uo94mpa1rk0k4co1_400_0.jpg]]
8	->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/GuguMbathaRaw & Denise Burse
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10	* BirdsOfAFeather: With Yorkie. On the surface they may seem like polar opposites, but both women are scared of genuine intimacy, didn't have the opportunity to explore their attractions to women, don't feel like impressing other people and dealt with painful family issues that damaged them emotionally and made it hard for them to open up.
11	* CoolCar: She takes Yorkie out in it.
12	* CoolOldLady: In the "real world".
13	* DeadpanSnarker: Elder Kelly doesn't make bones about anything. She is kind but at the same time quite sassy with Yorkie, Greg and her nurse.
14	* FirstLove: For Yorkie
15	* FriendToAllChildren: Charlie Brooker mentioned that a deleted scene would have shown Kelly visiting a kindergarten in San Junipero and taking care of the kids there. [[spoiler: There would be a later reveal that those were dead children, this was removed because he thought the tone was too sad for the episode.]]
16	* FunPersonified: Appears to be this, what with her partying and upbeat attitude, but it's complicated. See ManicPixieDreamGirl.
17	* GracefulLadiesLikePurple
18	* HappilyMarried: She had been married to her husband for 49 years and loved him to the end. She's this again with Yorkie.
19	* LadyKillerInLove: She just wants to have no-strings-attached fun, but once she meets Yorkie she falls in love for real.
20	* ManicPixieDreamGirl: At first, but it doesn't last long. Ultimately Kelly plays the FunPersonified role, because she is scared of actual intimacy and hasn't fully dealt with the loss of her husband and daughter. Kelly pulls Yorkie out of her comfort zone, but Yorkie does the same thing for Kelly.
21	* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Her daughter died before the San Junipero technology was created.
22	* QuirkyCurls: She's fun-loving and outgoing, and, except in her 2000s persona (where her hair is straightened, and where, coincidentally, she has one of her big arguments with Yorkie), she has thick bouncy curls.
23	* ReallyGetsAround: She's determined to spend her last years of life enjoying as many flings as possible after 49 years married to the same person, especially because at first she's not planning to be uploaded, but just to die, like her husband and daughter. This changes when she meets Yorkie.
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26	[[folder:Yorkie]]
27	!!Yorkie
28	[[quoteright:253:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screen_shot_2017_12_10_at_104005_pm_0.png]]
29	->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/MackenzieDavis & Annabel Davis
30	* AbusiveParents: Heavily implied.
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32	* LipstickLesbian: Dresses rather plainly but is otherwise quite feminine.
33	* DrivenToSuicide: Zig-zagged, she's been trapped in a coma for her entire adult life, and seeks euthanasia in order to "move" to San Junipero, where, ironically, she can have a fuller life.
34	* FishOutOfWater: Appears to be one reason why Kelly likes her. Yorkie doesn’t dress or act like most of the other people in San Junipero. In a town where almost everyone is flirtatious, energetic, confident, and like to show off, Yorkie is one of the few shy, awkward, nerds in town which seems to intrigue Kelly.
35	* GamerChick: According to Davis, she’s good at playing the arcade games.
36	* {{Gayngst}}: Her religious parents wouldn't accept her sexuality. This has trickled down into her being very insecure about it.
37	* IChooseToStay: A huge part of her character is coming to decide that San Junipero is her home.
38	* MarriageOfConvenience: She was initially planning to enter into one of these with her primary nurse, as state law requires next of kin sign off on euthanasia and her parents, who are very conservative and religious, won't. When Kelly discovers the situation, she asks Yorkie to marry her instead.
39	* NaiveNewcomer: At the beginning of the episode, it’s her first time in San Junipero so it naturally takes her some time to adjust.
40	* SecondLove: For Kelly.
41	* SheCleansUpNicely: The makeover montage where she dresses as a [[Film/TheBreakfastClub post-makeover Allison]], Music/WhitneyHouston in her lavender "I Want To Dance With Somebody" dress, and a black dress evoking the background dancers from "Addicted to Love" show off just how pretty she is.
42	* ShrinkingViolet: Initially; this is because, as mentioned above, San Junipero is the only proper adult interaction she's ever had. She comes out of her shell some once she gets the change.
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45	!!! Elsewhere
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47	[[folder:Greg]]
48	Yorkie's fiancee, mentioned in passing.
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50	* NiceGuy: For all intents and purposes. He has no romantic interest with Yorkie, the reason he's marrying her is so he can sign the paperwork so she can be euthanized.
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