* HoYay: Mac and Paul, particularly this conversation from Episode 3.
-->'''Mac:''' I could have been naked!\\
'''Paul:''' I've seen you naked.\\
'''Mac:''' I could have been masturbating!\\
'''Paul:''' I've seen you masturbate.\\
'''Mac:''' ''[disturbed]'' [[FlatWhat When?]]\\
'''Paul:''' On the school trip to Calais.\\
'''Mac:''' ''[with horror]'' [[OhCrap You... were awake.]]
* MoralEventHorizon: While [[spoiler:Neil]] had been getting ever more unstable and radical as time went by, as exemplified by his torture of Natalie, he irrevocably [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope jumps off the slippery slope]] when he [[spoiler:kills Jay to motivate Paul to attack John, promising to do the same to the rest of his family if he refuses]].
* RetroactiveRecognition: ''The Fades'' is notable for featuring ''a lot'' of British actors who later became very well-known internationally, particularly in US TV and film, not long after the series was released:
** Creator/IainDeCaestecker is now best known for playing Agent Fitz, one of the main characters in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse TV series ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'', which ran from 2014-2020. He's also had some notable movie roles including ''{{Film/Filth}}'', ''Film/LostRiver'', and ''[[Film/Overlord2018 Overlord]]''.
** Mat Fraser, who appears in a minor role as the owner of a corner shop near the main characters' school, is now much more well-known thanks to his recurring role as "Paul the Illustrated Seal Boy" in ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryFreakShow''.
** Creator/TomEllis plays Mark, and is now most famous for playing the title role in the urban fantasy series ''[[Series/Lucifer2016 Lucifer]]'', which ran from 2016-2021.
** Creator/DanielKaluuya is now better known worldwide for his roles in ''Film/GetOut2017'' and ''Film/BlackPanther2018'', and won an Oscar for his role in ''Film/JudasAndTheBlackMessiah''.
** Creator/NatalieDormer is now hugely recognisable thanks to her role as Margaery Tyrell in ''Series/GameOfThrones'', and has also had major US movie roles in titles such as ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'', ''Film/TheHungerGamesMockingjay'', and ''[[Film/TheForest2016 The Forest]]''.
** Creator/EleanorMatsuura is now better known for her roles in shows like ''Series/{{Cuffs}}'', ''Series/IntoTheBadlands'', and ''Series/{{The Walking Dead|2010}}''.
** Creator/WillPoulter played Mac in the pilot before Kaluuya took the role in the actual series. Poulter has since become known for his roles in ''Film/WereTheMillers'', ''Film/TheRevenant'', ''Film/{{Midsommar}}'', and ''Film/TheMazeRunner'' series.
* TearJerker: [[spoiler:Jay.. oh Jay. In fact, the whole last episode was a mixture of a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome and TearJerker.]]
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