* BeautyIsBad: She is an accomplished fashion model, but underneath that pretty figure is a rotten person with a good heart.

* {{Foil}}: to Loren. Both of them were raised by a hard-working single parent after the other walked out on them. However, Loren has a good relationship with her mother who openly supports and makes time for her, while Adriana has a strained relationship with her father due to him being a workaholic. Also, while Loren is a Nice Girl who is talented and academically gifted, Adriana is an Alpha Bitch who enjoys tormenting others and has very little skills. Loren even lampshades on this in one episode
*** -->'''Loren: '''Mom, a girl growing up in a fast paced, peer pressure environment with a single hard-working parent? You just described me, and I don't act like that.'''

* AttentionDefictOohShiny: Her attention span is very short, but she sticks by her friends even at her own expense.

* ParentNeverCameBackHomeFromTheStore: He went out for a pack of cigarettes one day and never came back. Nora jokingly states that the funny thing was he never smoked.

* BrainyBrunette: She is a straight A-student, and is accepted into her top choice college.

* [[spoiler: CallingTheOldManOut: When her father returns for the first time in 14 years, Loren rejects him, knowing the pain that he caused both her and Nora by leaving them.]]
* CelebCrush: Though it started as just an average fangirl crush, Loren's crush only began to grow for Eddie as they grew closer.

* DeafComposer: In the start of the series, she believes that she is not good enough in her songwriting or singing abilities despite Melissa and Nora’s assurance.

* ExtremeDoormat: Loren has a bit of trouble with speaking her mind about what she wants, and let's a few people walk over her. She grows out of this as her confidence grows and she comes out of her shell.

* NotSoAboveItAll: While she is generally a nice person, she will resort to making a comeback agains those who are rude to her. She once trolled Adriana by telling her she kissed Eddie at her party, and gives Chloe a taste of her own medicine when she tries to reach out to her.

* PerformanceAnxiety: She struggles with performing in public, which proves problematic when she is chosen for the songwriting contest. This trait begins to fade after she wins and gets closer to Eddie.

* TurnTheOtherCheek: Even when Adriana outright insults her right her to her face at the hospital, Loren restrains herself from fighting back, and instead compliments Adriana. This is not the case with Chloe.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: For the most part, Eddie is a kind and friendly type of guy and gets along with a lot of people. That said, he’s gotten into a number of scuffles with Tyler over a number of issues, and is quick to force Lily Park out when she’s crossing a personal line during the interviews.
* BlindedByRage: After being told that Tyler was the one who was responsible for Katy’s death, he confronts and gives him a beating before taking off.

* BeautyIsBad: She is an accomplished fashion model, but underneath that pretty figure is a rotten heart.
* BelievingTheirOwnLies: She firmly believes that Eddie will take her back after she lied to him about her past, and how she cheated on Tyler. It takes the last episode for her to finally realize that she will never be able to be with Eddie again.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Whenever she is around, Eddie, she acts like a sweetheart and seems very apologetic, but to everyone else, she is downright rude and cruel. She admits to Tyler she can be kind if she wanted, but only when it suits her.

* DesignatedDriver: Two years ago, she drove a drunk Tyler back home from the premiere movie he starred in with Eddie. [[spoiler: Due to be a bit tipsy herself from drinking, she ends up becoming a DrunkDriver, which her causing the accident that lead to Katy Duran’s death.]]
* TheDiva: On the rehearsal on Eddie’s video shoot, a lot of her true colors begin to come to light.

* IfICantHaveYou: [[spoiler: She is completely furious after finding out that Eddie has started seeing Loren romantically. To drive this home, when Eddie had gone missing and was believed to have pushed Chloe off the edge, Chloe is intent to sticking to the story, despite knowing he wasn’t the one who did it, just so Loren couldn’t get back together with him.]]
* InsaneTrollLogic: She fully believes that Eddie will take her back, despite having completely betrayed him in the worst way possible. She is constantly told by many individuals, including Tyler, that Eddie would never, never get back together with her, but she refuses to listen.
* ItsAllAboutMe: It’s clear that Chloe is only looking out for herself, and whatever she does that involves teaming up with someone else is really focused on what will help her.

* ThePrimadonna: Most notably during the Music Video. Instead of admitting that she can’t dance, she would keep talking down to the director, using her status as Eddie’s fiance to threaten him. She even tried to point that finger at Eddie when he is asking why she is acting out.

* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: While she has a decent amount of wealth, there was a point in the show where she maxed out her credit card to buy Eddie a Rolex watch for his birthday.

* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: To Phil. [[spoiler: subverted when it is revealed that they are cousins, as Melissa's mother is Lisa's sister.]]

* PapaWolf: He is quick to threaten Tyler if he ends up hurting Eddie. [[spoiler: And later, he threatens Chloe that if she doesn't drop the charges against Eddie, he would stop at nothing to see in her jail for killing his wife.]]

*** -->'''Loren: '''Mom, a girl growing up fast paced, peer pressure environment with a single hard-working parent? You just described me, and I don't act like that.'''

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse?: After dropping Chloe off Max’s balcony, he completely disappears from the show, and no one can get a hold of him.

* CallingTheOldManOut: When her father returns for the first time in 14 years, Loren rejects him, knowing the pain that he caused both her and Nora by leaving them.

* YouAreNotMyFather: When her father reappears for the first time. She is quick to reject his attempts, and doesn’t even refer to him as her father.

* BlindedByRage: After being told Tyler was the one who was responsible for Katy’s death, he confronts and gives him a beating before taking off.

* FoolForLove: He believes himself to be this. He explains to Loren that he loves to be in love, and that is usually what gets him into trouble. In truth, this is one of the reasons he was unable to see through Chloe’s lies.

* PaperThinDisguise: Whenever he hangs out with Loren in public, his disguise consists of a hat, hoodie, and sunglasses.
* TheScapegoat: When Chloe is pushed off Max’s balcony, Eddie is targeted as being responsible due to all the evidence pointing to him.

* BerserkButton: Seeing Loren and Eddie together. [[spoiler or when someone brings up her role in Katy’s death.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Whenever she is around, Eddie, she acts like a sweetheart and seems very apologetic, but to everyone else, she is downright rude and cruel.
* BreakUpDemand: When Eddie demands that Chloe tells the police the truth that he didn’t push her off Max’s balcony, Chloe agrees, but only if he agreed to break up with Loren. He predictably refused, much to her shock.

* ConfessToALesserCrime: She accidentally believed that Eddie was angry at her when he came over to MK Club because she believed he found out that she was the one who killed his mom. Eddie only came over to confront her about the fake text Chloe sent from Loren’s phone.
* ConflictingLoyalty: She at times seems to be with Tyler and willing to work with him, but is shown to be quick to turn him away whenever it suits her.

* EntitledBastard: She believes because she worked hard to get where she is after a life of hardship (at least in her eyes), she deserves the fame and fortune of a Hollywood celebrity, despite being a cold, manipulative bitch who cares very little for others. This is one of the major factors that she wants to be with [[EntitledToHaveYou Eddie]]
* FashionModel: Before even dating Eddie, she had a very successful modeling career.

* GreenEyedMonster: She is extremely jealous of the talents other women have. She can’t stop herself from cyberstalking Eddie and Loren’s activities.
* HeelRealization: It takes Eddie openly refusing to breaking up with Loren to avoid being tossed into jail for Chloe to finally realize the errors of her ways.

* IfICantHaveYou: She is completely furious after finding out that Eddie has started seeing Loren romantically. To drive this home, when Eddie had gone missing and was believed to have pushed Chloe off the edge, Chloe is intent to sticking to the story, despite knowing he wasn’t the one who did it, just so Loren couldn’t get back together with him.
* InsaneTrollLogic: She fully believes that Eddie will take her back, despite having completely betrayed him in the worst way possible. She is constantly told by many individuals, including Tyler, that Eddie would never, never get back together with her, but she refuses to listen

* ManipulativeBastard: Like Tyler, she is shown to be quite manipulative when she wants to be. She uses Daphne as a way to distract Max from investigating her. She actually is able to talk her way into a lot of things.
* NotHelpingYourCase: For someone who wants to prove herself worthy of being given a second chance, she does an extremely poor job. She continues to antagonize Loren, who Eddie regards as a friend, stalks Eddie, and tries to set up situations that will force them together.

* ThePrimadonna: Most notably during the Music Video. Instead of admitting that she can’t dance, she would keep talking down on the director, using her status as Eddie’s fiance to threaten him. She even tried to point that finger at Eddie when he is asking why she is acting out.

* ShipperWithAnAgenda: She sets up Max with her friend Daphne, but only because she hopes it will provide a distraction for Max, who is growing suspicions of her actions

* TrashTalk: From their first interactions, Chloe never misses a moment when she can talk down to Loren,

* TheUnfettered: She is [[Determinator determined]] to get back together with Eddie, despite his insistence on moving on, even if it means hurting anyone she believes is in her way.

* WomanScorned: She is perfectly content telling the police that Eddie pushed her off the ledge, simply because Eddie was with Loren instead of her.

* AccompliceByInaction: He was in the car when Chloe ran Katy and Max off the road. Instead of sticking around to make sure the other people were okay, Tyler told Chloe to keep driving. They both learn that Katy died, and Tyler forever has leverage over Chloe for having that information.
* AtLeastIAdmitIt: Even though he’s not exactly a good person, he is willing to admit that he is a jerk, and calls out Chloe for acting high and mighty when she’s just as much a jerk.

* CrazyPrepared: After Chloe destroyed his evidence linking her to Katy’s accident, he managed to secretly record her admitting to the crime on his phone when she came back to gloat.

* KarmaHoudini: He avoids any trouble with the police regarding Katy’s death, and is actually on the path to redemption after realizing that it was desire to have Chloe that prevented him from actually moving on with his life.

* MrFanservice: he has a quite of a few shirtless scenes, which show off his toned body.

* {{Troll}}: He enjoys bringing up Eddie’s misfortunes to the table and mocks Max for being unable to prove that Eddie didn’t push Chloe.

* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: To Phil

* CallingParentsByTheirName: So much that Loren has to point out how she should call them her mom and dad. [[spoiler: this is later revealed to plot point, as both Gus and Lisa aren’t her biological parents]].

* TheFashionista: She is constantly trying new outfits, which is her way of expressing herself.

* GenerationXerox: She shares her biological mother’s love for cameras.

* PluckyGirl: She is quite optimistic, even when met with a little adversity and a strained family life. She is also the Plucky Comic Relief when paired with Loren.

* TellMeAboutMyFather: She does this with Lisa about her long lost aunt, who is later revealed to be her biological mother.

* BerserkButton: [[spoiler: Seeing Trent for the first time since he left her is probably the angriest Nora got during the show’s run.]]

* GoodParents: She is a good mother to Loren: She is supportive, trusting, and compassionate, she is willing to fight for her daughter’s success in any way possible.
* LoveObstructingParents: Downplayed. She is extremely cautious when Eddie and Loren gets closer, especially after Eddie broke up with Chloe. She is afraid of Loren getting her heart broken, which stems from how much Loren was affected by her father leaving them.

* MarriedTooYoung: She was about nineteen when she got married to Trent had Loren.

* PapaWolf: He is quick to threaten Tyler if he ends up hurting Eddie. And later, he threatens Chloe that if she doesn't drop the charges against Eddie, he would stop at nothing to see in her jail for killing his wife.

* AbusiveParents: At least in Chloe’s interpretations. In truth, she is a very loving mother.
* ExtremeDoormat: She lets Chloe insult her constantly, yet stands by her through her break up with Eddie.
* MoralityPet: She tries to be this to Chloe, and definitely shows. Once she leaves for Fresno, Chloe begins doing even more heinous actions to break up Eddie and Loren

* StrugglingSingleMother: Chloe sends her checks every once in a while to help Jackie.

* BrutalHonesty: He is quite blunt in his feelings about Loren’s talent, which gets him into a few different disagreements with Kelly and Eddie.
* ManlyTears: He is breaking down when Traci is packing up and leaving for good.

* AmicableExes: Despite all that happen, Traci tells Jake that she still loves him before she leaves for good.

* AssholeVictim: Considering that he intended to kill Ellie and frame Phil for the murder, as well as his underhanded tactics with manipulating Nora, he certainly had his death coming to him.

* AlphaBitch: She pretty much acts mean and rude to everyone that she believes is beneath her, but has a specific fixation toward Loren and Melissa, insulting them when ever the opportunity presents itself. She begins to fade out after going through CharacterDevelopment midway through the series.

* TheBully: She regularly insults Loren and Melissa at school.

* DatingWhatDaddyHates: She is dating Phil, who Don sees as a delinquent who is not going anywhere. She insists that while that may have been had been her intention, she did really love Phil.
* TheDitz: She is not as sharp as she makes herself out to be. She regularly mistakes certain words like "colossal" for "collateral".
* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite hating Loren, she was concerned about what Chloe intended to do with the information she gave her to undermine her.
* {{Foil}}: to Loren. Both of them were raised by a hard-working single parent after the other walked out on them. However, Loren has a good relationship with her mother who openly supports and makes time for her, while Adriana has a strained relationship with her father due to him being a workaholic. Also, while Loren is a Nice Girl who is talented and academically gifted, Adriana is an Alpha Bitch who enjoys tormenting others and has very little skills.

* WhoWearsShortShorts?: A lot of her outfits consist of these.

* TheCracker: He managed to hack into the school's computers to get the test answers for a math test for Adriana, though not as efficient since the school faculty are quick to find out.

* HiddenHeartOfGold: While he is outright rude to everyone but Adriana and Lisa, he is shown to care enough about his family when they are being threatened by the criminals he’s working for.

* SleepingWithTheBoss: [[She sleeps with Jake after the latter had a moment of grief learning that Eddie was seemingly killed in an accident.

* PushoverParents: He does go behind Lisa’s back a few times, and let’s Melissa go hang with Loren

* DotingParent: To Phil, much to Melissa’s annoyance

* GentleTouchVsFirmHand: She uses a gentle hand in dealing with Phil, while using the firm hand with Melissa. She begins to soften up as the series progresses and the two begin to open up to her.

* ParentalHypocrisy: Not to Mel, but Beth points out that she has become almost exactly like their parents due to her domineering attitude.

* SelectiveEnforcement: She focuses a lot of her attention on Mel. [[spoiler: Though given that Melissa is the daughter of her drug addict sister, it is certainly justified.]]

* GrandRomanticGesture

* NiceGuy

* BerserkButton: Seeing Loren and Eddie together.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Whenever she is around Eddie, she acts like a sweetheart and seems very apologetic, but to everyone else, she is downright rude and cruel.

** On a lesser note, she ended up injuring the main dancer in Eddie’s music video so she could be in the video. Granted, the dancer may have had it coming after telling Chloe she was going to enjoy grinding with Eddie, but what Chloe did could have might have ended that dancer’s career with the injury.

* DarkSecret: She was the driver who accidentally drove Max and Katy off the road, resulting in the latter’s death.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: By the series begins, she has woven a false story about how her parents died when she was young
* DesignatedDriver: Two years ago, she drove a drunk Tyler back home from the premiere movie he starred in with Eddie. Due to be a bit tipsy herself from drinking, she ends up becoming a DrunkDriver, which results in her causing the accident that lead to Katy Duran’s death.

* EntitledBastard: She believes because she worked hard to get where she is after a life of hardship (at least in her eyes), she deserves the fame and fortune of a Hollywood celebrity, despite being a cold, manipulative bitch who cares very little for others. This is one of the major factors that she wants to be with [[EntitledToHaveYou Eddie]]

** Both of [[[DisappearedDad their fathers]] left them when they were young, leaving them to be raised by their single mothers. While Loren is very close to her mother, Chloe despises her mother blaming her for a few problems in her life.

* IdiotBall: What kind of idiot tries to get asks to be a dancer in a music video when she has absolutely zero talent to even do a few basic dance moves.
** On a worse note, the person that Chloe ends up in a relationship with? The son of the woman whose death she was responsible for. Tyler and Jackie are quick to point out how she did not really think it through.

* InsaneTrollLogic: She fully believes that Eddie will take her back, despite having completely betrayed him in the worst way possible. She is constantly told by many individuals, including Tyler, that Eddie would never, never get back together with her.
* ItsAllAboutMe: It’s clear that Chloe is only looking out for herself, and whatever she does that involves teaming up with someone else is really focused on what will help her.
* ManipulativeBastard: Like Tyler, she is shown to be quite manipulative when she wants to be. She uses Daphne as a way to distract Max from investigating her. She actually is able to talk her way into a lot of things

* RelationshipSabotage: At one point, she used Eddie’s phone when Loren called to get between them. And she hacked Loren’s phone so she could send out a fake text describing a fake sexual relationship between her and Eddie, hoping the latter would see and break up with Loren.

* SkewedPriorities: Instead of focusing on her career and her life, she puts all her efforts into winning Eddie back and [[CantTakeCriticism ignoring any advice}} from people trying to help her. If she had just focused on her own career she would actually be able to move ahead without a problem.

* TheUnfettered: She is [[{{Determinator}}determined]] to get back together with Eddie, despite his insistence on moving on, even if it means hurting anyone she believes is in her way.

* 0ApprovalRating: Just about everyone loathes him, and it is one of the reasons it is hard for him to get acting roles.

* RelationshipSabotage: His hatred towards Eddie at the start of the series is because he is with Chloe. He actively [[ShippingTorpedo tries bringing up things]] Chloe has lied to Eddie, hoping the latter would break up with her after learning the truth. The first half of the series has him trying to force Chloe to own up to the lies she has been telling Eddie, believing Eddie will break up with her when he finds out. He tries to break Chloe and Eddie by bringing up things that force Chloe to own up to the lies she’s been telling for so long. His

* WeUsedToBeFriends: He and Eddie worked together on a movie prior to the series. They had a falling out when Tyler became convinced that Eddie was the reason his character got killed off in the sequel. It only got worse from there when Eddie began dating Chloe, who Tyler was in love with.

* AttentionDefictOhShiny: Her attention span is very short, but she sticks by her friends even at her own expense.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: To Phil

* CallingParentsByTheirName: So much that Loren has to point out how she should call them her mom and dad. This is later revealed to Chekhov, as both Gus and Lisa aren’t her biological parents.
* CameraFiend: She dreams of being a film director, and uses her skills to help Loren with her music career.

* PluckyGirl: She is quite optimistic, even when met with a little adversity and a strained family life. Plucky Comic Relief.

* RebelliousSpirit: She is quite rebellious.
* ShipperOnDeck: She instantly ships Loren with Eddie.

* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak

* DotingParent: She is extremely supportive of her daughter,

** Nora, while at times cautious, trusts Loren’s judgments. Lisa is extremely strict and suspicious of Melissa, always assuming the worse about her.

* MamaBear: When a framed Loren is on the verge of suspension, Nora is quick to defend her daughter, telling the principal that this injustice will not stand. And when Trent returns, she is quite angered at his presence, as she did not want him hurting Loren again. Afterwards, she firmly tells Trent to never contact Loren or her again.

* MyBelovedSmother

* ParentalSubstitute: To Melissa, and on a lesser extent, Adriana.

!! Max Duran

* BrutalHonesty: He tries not be, but he openly tells Eddie that he doesn’t trust Chloe.

* MeddlingParents: He is certain that Chloe is up to no good, and despite Eddie’s insistence to leave it alone, he goes through with a private investigator to dig up some things about Chloe, which eventually leads to Eddie breaking up with her. O course, Max only does it out of love.
* PapaWolf: He is quick to tell Tyler that he will break him in half if he ends up hurting Eddie. And later, he threatens Chloe that if she doesn't drop the charges against Eddie, he would stop at nothing to see in her jail for killing his wife.

* HollywoodNerd

* MoralityPet: She tries to be this to Chloe.

* ScheduleFanaticJob: Not as much, but he is quite focused on keeping Eddie’s career on track. It’s one of the reasons he is originally opposed to Loren’s presence.
* {{Workaholic}}: As he is the manager of the hottest rock star in business, he is loaded with a lot of work to do. Eddie and Max have to tell him to relax and go home to Traci because he works so much, deserves a break. That said, Jake is clearly well versed in his work than his marriage

* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: It’s becomes clear that she resents Loren for being better than her. This doesn't get easier when Don gets involved, who wished Adriana acted more like her.

* MaternallyChallenged: When she discovers that she is pregnant, she instantly feels ill-equipped to raise a child, though can't bring herself to abort it. This is all the more frightening to her when her dad is killed.

* BrilliantButLazy: He definitely has the skills and the smarts to be very successful, but finds very little value in hard work and expects to be simply handed opportunites.
* TheCracker: He managed to hack into the school's computers to get the test answers for a math test for Adriana.

* {{Delinquents}}: Don certainly thinks of him as this.

* SleepingWithTheBoss

* NotActuallyHisChild: As Beth is Melissa’s biological daughter, Gus is not Melissa’s father and is the only one not biological related to her. It takes some time, but Melissa is able put that behind her and accept him as her father.

* PushoverParents:

* InnocentlyInsensitive: Her “constructive criticism” is actually very hurtful, and she fails to commend Melissa for her accomplishment. She also unintentionally insults Nora for her parenting skills when they discuss something about Adriana.
* MamaDidntRaiseNoCriminal: It takes her a while to accept that Phil is involved with criminal activities, and even then, she points the fingers at the criminals like Colorado for leading him down that path, instead of seeing that Phil made the choice those himself.

* RelationshipFamilySwitcheroo: She took on the role of being raising her niece when her sister left her behind.
* SelectiveEnforcement: She focuses a lot of her attention on Mel. Though given that Melissa is the daughter of her sister, it is certainly justified.

* ToughLove: One of the reasons she is so hard on Melissa is because she is afraid that she will turn out just like her sister (who is Melissa’s biological mother).
* UselessBystanderParent

* ADeadlyAffair: Hooking up with her proved to be a big mistake for Don, who ends up getting extorted by her. She ends up killing him when he tries to find a way out.
* AssholeVictim: It’s very hard to find any sympathy for Ellie getting arrested in the end. Despite being victimized, she extorted Don simply because of his relationship with Nora. And leaving him to die left a pregnant Adriana as an orphan and almost got Phil thrown in jail.

* EvilIsPetty: When her job was being threatened due to the break-in, she decides to fill a sexual harassment and wrongful termination on Don. Even when Don realizes he was wrong and agrees to let her stay, she refuses drop it.

* MurderByInaction: She ends up murdering Don by knocking him unconscious and leaving him to die in the clinic’s explosion.

* {{Sadist}}t: She revels in pleasure as she extorts money from Don.

-> '''Portrayed by''': Tin Huang
* {{Frenemy}}: To Chloe. She tries to be her friend when helping her deal with her problems, but often times Chloe lashes out at her.

* TokenMinority: She is the only Asian character

* OnlyOneName: He is only known by one name, though its not clear that it is if he is surname and first name.

* ConMan: He promises to do a biography story of Chloe’s life to motivate her to resolve things with Eddie.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive

* DumbJock: He is implied to be this, which is why she asks Loren if she could tutor him for his upcoming math test.

* IJustWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: He eventually accepts that Loren doesn’t like her.

* LovableJock

* AlwaysGetsHisMan: He says this to Phil,
* ByTheBookCop
* GoodCopBad Cop

* TheBartender

* HopelessSuitor: To Max. She tries to connect with him, but due to him not being over Katy just yet and Nora's presence, he finds himself

* SmallRoleBigImpact: He doesn’t spend much time on the show, but kicks off the final arc of the series.

* ParentsNeverCameBackHomeFromTheStore: He went out for a pack of cigarettes one day and never came back. Nora jokingly states that the funny thing, he didn't smoked.

* CrazyJealousGuy: He’s openly protective of the women in his life, and reacts badly whenever someone is bad mouthing Loren and originally Chloe.

* SerialRomeo: He admits that this is his Fatal Flaw, as he could never be with a girl without falling in love. This is subverted with Loren, as he started a casual friendly relationship with her since he was dating Chloe at the time.

* CantTakeCriticism: Despite everyone telling her to move on from Eddie and focus on her own life, she continues to devote all her efforts toward winning Eddie back.

* DesignatedDriver: Two years ago, she drove Tyler back home from the premiere movie he starred in with Eddie. To bad she was little tipsy herself
* {{Determinator}}: She is absolutely persistent in winning Eddie back, despite it being clear he will never love her. This goes from maxing out her credit card to buy him a Rolex, faking an overdose, and smearing Loren online.

* DrunkDriver: She was somewhat buzzed when she was driving herself and a drunk Tyler up Topanga Canyon, but she thought she was sober enough.
* EntitledBastard: She believes because she worked hard to get where she is after a life of hardship (at least in her eyes), she deserves the fame and fortune of a Hollywood celebrity, despite being a cold, manipulative bitch who cares very little for others.
* EntitledToHaveYou: She believes Eddie to be this to her, because she worked hard to get where she is and that she should be rewarded for it by dating the most popular rock star.

** Both of their fathers left them when they were young, leaving them to be raised by their single mothers. While Loren is very close to her mother, Chloe despises her mother blaming her for a few problems in her life.
** Chloe liked Eddie because she saw him as a ticket to the fame she so desperately wanted, Loren on the other hand, was just content with getting to meet Eddie, and the fame came to her through her own actions.

* HandsOffParenting

* {{Hypocrite}}: When Loren begins to work with Eddie, Chloe is quick to accuse the former of trying to be a social climber or get in bed with Eddie. Loren counters this by saying Chloe is talking about herself.

* LovingAShadow: It is quite obvious from the first episode that Chloe is only with Eddie to elevate her own career.

* SelfServingMemory: She says that her mother was horrible and neglectful of her. While there is some truth to that, Chloe was a spoiled brat from a young age, constantly talking disrespectful to her mother. She even wrote how her mother tried to force her to a beauty pageant when she had a fever, and Jackie is quick to point out that it was Chloe who demanded Jackie to take her there.
* ShippingTorpedo: Like Tyler, Chloe becomes this after her break up with Eddie. She does not take it well when she finds out that Loren and Eddie start dating, and resorts to even more underhanded methods to break them up.

* SkewedPriorities: Instead of focusing on her career, she puts all her efforts into winning Eddie back, even going as far as maxing her credit card to buy him Rolex. If she had just focused on her own career she would actually be able to move ahead without a problem

* TheSociopath

* SucksAtDancing: She was so bad, that the school she went to as a child gave her mom a refund. That doesn’t stop her from trying to worm her way into Eddie’s music video. The result only worsens her relationship with Eddie.
* TallPoppySyndrome: She fails to see why everyone likes Loren or why Eddie would be interested in her.

* TheUnfettered: She is determined to get back together with Eddie, despite his insistence on moving on. And this even if she has to hurt Loren in the process

* Narcissist: This guy’s ego is so above everyone else.
* RelationshipSabotage: He tries to break Chloe and Eddie by bringing up things that force Chloe to own up to the lies she’s been saying for so long.

* Troll: He enjoys bringing up Eddie’s misfortunes to the table and mocks Max for being unable to prove that Eddie didn’t push Chloe.

* PluckyGirl: She is quite optimistic, even when met with a little adversity and a strained family life.

* ShipperOnDeck: She instantly Loren with Eddie.

* My Beloved Smother

* What were You Thinking?: She is quite baffled by Chloe's irrational actions to get Eddie back.

* Delinquents: Don certainly thinks of him as this.

* ParentsNeverCameBackHomeFromTheStore: He went out for a pack of cigarettes one day and never came back. Nora jokingly states that the funny thing, he never smoked.

* Determinator: She is absolutely persistent in winning Eddie back, despite it being clear he will never love her. This goes from maxing out her credit card to buy him a Rolex, faking an overdose, and smearing Loren online.

* Foil: She is one to Loren.

* HateSink: So much happens over the course of the season.
** She spends the first quarter of the series having an affair with Tyler behind Eddie’s back.
** She is shown to be completely disrespectful to her mother, who wants nothing more to make amends. Of course, it is revealed she was the bitter one in the relationship in the past.
** She dated Eddie, knowing that she was responsible for the death of his mother.
** Drugging Tyler so she could destroy the evidence he got linking her to Katy’s death.
** Hacking Loren’s phone to that painted the latter in a bad First she is actively cheating on Eddie during the first half of the season, She is completely disrespectful to her mother who is trying her best to be there for her.
** She sowed even more doubts in the Madsen’s marital problems.
** Even after regaining her memory of the night when she fell off Max’s balcony, Then she sticks to lie that Eddie pushed her off the balcony, which left him forced to live in hiding. She antagonized Loren with this, saying she would stick to that story so Loren could not be reunited with Eddie.

* Determinator: Despite many protests from her parents, she is dead set on finding out anything she can about her missing aunt. Lisa even says that one thing she likes about Melissa is her will not to give up.

* RebelliousSpirit: She is quite rebellious,

* ShipTease: She has a few of the moments with Max after being introduced. After breaking up with Don, she is quick to hook up with Max.

* BrutalHonesty: He tries not be, but he openly tells Eddie that he doesn’t trust Eddie.

* DeconfirmedBachelor: Following Katy’s death, he had become this. Of course, the moment Tate family enters, he slowly grows out of this trope and begins to date

* PapaWolf: He is quick to tell Tyler that he will break him in half if he ends up hurting Eddie.

* What were You Thinking?

* BrutalHonesty: He is quite blunt in his feelings about Loren’s talent, which gets him into a few different disagreements with Kelly and Loren.

* MoralityPet

* AssholeVictim: Considering that he intended to kill Ellie and frame Phil for the murder, as well as his underhanded tactics with manipulating Nora, it can be said he definitely had his death coming to him.

* AlphaBitch: She pretty much acts mean and rude to everyone that she believes is beneath her, but has a specific fixation toward Loren and Melissa, insulting them when ever the opportunity presents itself. She begins to fade out after going through CharacterDevelopment midway through the series.

* DatingWhatDaddyHates: She is dating Phil, who Don sees as a delinquent who is not going anywhere. She insists that while that may have been had been her intention, she did really love Phil.

* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: It’s becomes clear that she resents Loren for being better than her. This doesn't get easier when Don gets involved, who wished Adriana acted more like her.

* FamilyMan: Everything he does is to maintain peace in his family, even if it's through a little tough love. He got himself stabbed by a crook in an attempt to get them to leave Phil alone.

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* HopelessSuitor: To Max. She tries to connect with him, but due to him not being over Katy just yet and Nora's presence, he finds himself

* ParentsNeverCameBackHomeFromTheStore: He went out for a pack of cigarettes one day and never came back. Nora jokingly states that the funny thing, he never smoked.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: For the most part, Eddie is a kind and friendly type of guy and gets along with a lot of people.
That said, he’s gotten into a number of scuffles with Tyler over a number of issues, and is quick to force Lily Park out when she’s crossing a personal line during the interviews.

* AlphaBitch: She pretty much acts mean and rude to everyone that she believes is beneath her, but has a specific fixation toward Loren and Melissa, insulting them when ever the opportunity presents itself. She begins to fade out after going through CharacterDevelopment midway through the series.

* DatingWhatDaddyHates: She is dating Phil, who Don sees as a delinquent who is not going anywhere. She insists that while that may have been had been her intention, she did really love Phil.

* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: It’s becomes clear that she resents Loren for being better than her. This doesn't get easier when Don gets involved, who wished Adriana acted more like her.

* FamilyMan: Everything he does is to maintain peace in his family, even if it's through a little tough love. He got himself stabbed by a crook in an attempt to get them to leave Phil alone.

* HopelessSuitor: To Max. She tries to connect with him, but due to him not being over Katy just yet and Nora's presence, he finds himself

* ParentsNeverCameBackHomeFromTheStore: He went out for a pack of cigarettes one day and never came back. Nora jokingly states that the funny thing, he never smoked.

* Open-MindedParents: She trusts Loren’s judgment, which makes her confident in her daughter’s decision-making. She supports Loren’s desire to follow a career in music instead of college.

* IKnewIt!: He has many of these moments. He was right about his suspicions about Chloe lying to Eddie, about Eddie falling for Loren, and that Eddie didn’t push Chloe off his balcony.

* ProudGeek

* AvoidingSexualHarassment

* YouAreGRounded

* AlphaBitch: She remains this way from the beginning, insulting Loren and Melissa at every chance she gets. She begins to fade out as she begins to go through Character Development midway through the series.

* BookDumb: She is not academically gifted. Her getting a high score on a math test proved suspicious enough to get her questioned when it is revealed that someone sold test answers to other students
* BrainlessBeauty: She is pretty, but lacks a lot of book smarts.

* TheBully

* DatingWhatDaddyHates: She is dating Phil, who Don sees as a delinquent who is not going anywhere.
* TheDitz: She is not as sharp as she makes herself out to be. She regularly mistakes certain words like Colossal for collateral.
* DumbBlonde
* EveryoneHasStandards: She expressed concern over what Chloe would do to undermine Loren. Of course, at this point, as she was going through some character development.
* {{Foil}}: to Loren. Both of them were raised by a single parent after the other walked out on them. However, Loren has a good relationship with her mother who openly supports and makes time for her, while Adriana has a strained relationship with her father due to him being a workaholic. Also, while Loren is a Nice Girl who is talented and academically gifted, Adriana is an Alpha Bitch who enjoys tormenting others and has very little skills.
* FreudianExcuse: her snobby and rude attitude is due to how her mother walked out when she was a child and the fact that her workaholic father pays very little attention to her. It is also revealed she is jealous of Loren because she has her career and her mom, while she had just her neglectful father, who even compared her to Loren.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: It’s clear she resents Loren for her talent.

* JerkassToOne: She is a complete bitch to a lot of people, but she targets Loren in particular.
* MaternallyChallenged: When she discovers that she is pregnant, she instantly feels ill-equipped to raise a child. This is all the more frightening to her when her dad is killed.

* WhoWearsShortShorts?

* BrilliantButLazy: He definitely has the skills and the smarts to be very successful, but finds very little value in hard work.
* TheCracker

* Delinquents

* GracefulInTheirElement
* HeldBackInSchool: He is still high school despite being nineteen.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: While he is outright rude to everyone but Adriana, he is shown to care enough about his family when they are being threatened by the criminals he’s working for.
* KarmaHoudini: It is implied he was this growing up, since his parents were always so focused on Melissa’s actions.

* FamilyMan

* NotActuallyHisChild: As Beth is Melissa’s biological daughter, Gus is not Melissa’s father and is the only one not biological related to her. It takes some time, but Melissa is able put that behind her

* AngerBornOfWorry: Most of her anger and frustrations towards Melissa is out of concern that she will turn into be a delinquent

* EducationMama: She flips out when Melissa decides to forgo college in lieu of taking a once in a lifetime opportunity at a job at TV company.

* InnocentlyInsensitive: Her “constructive criticism” is actually very hurtful, and she fails to commend Melissa for her accomplishment. She unintentionally insults Nora for her parenting skills when they discuss something about Adriana.
* MamaDidntRaiseNoCriminal: It takes her a while to accept that Phil is involved with criminal activities, and even then, she points the fingers at the criminals like Colorado for leading him down that path, instead of seeing that Phil made the choice to steal things.

* ParentalHypocrisy
* ParentalObliviousness: She, like Gus, have remained unaware of Phil’s reputation at school,.

* YouAreGrounded

* AssholeVictim: It’s very hard to find any sympathy for Ellie getti/ng arrested in the end. Despite being victimized, she extorted Don simply because of his relationship with Nora. And leaving him to die left a pregnant Adriana as an orphan and almost got Phil thrown in jail.

* HateSink: Next to Chloe, she is about the most hated character by the end of the show. She extorted Don just because he accused of her breaking into the clinic. Even when he admits he was wrong and agrees to let her keep her job, she extorts him just for that accusation, and also out of jealousy over Don dumping her. Her extortion pushed Don over the edge, forcing him to do illegal actions to pay her back. And when Don tries to get rid of her, she ends up leaving him to die in the clinic explosion. Her actions leave Adriana homeless, and almost gets Phil thrown in jail.

* GoingForTheBigScoop: She is constantly digging around for a good story to help boost the ratings of her talk show, and is not above stepping into personal subjects.

* OffTheRecord

* MeanBoss: He is content with

* HopelessSuitor

* BadBoy
* InnocentlyInsensitive
* DisappearedDad
* ParentsNeverCameBackHomeFromTheStore

* CovertPervert: She is quite a subdued girl. But she does have a sexy dream about Eddie, complete with her wearing lingerie.

* CallingParentsByTheirName: [[spoiler: She does with her father when he returns near the end of the series.