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** While doing research for his role (which somehow includes learning about The Iliad), he gets the idea for [[spoiler: Payton's assassination]] from Philoctetes' death. This would have worked perfectly and cleared him of any suspicion had he not told Infinity.
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** First he shows immediate familiarity with Sondheim's Theatre/Assassins Theater/Assassins when Infinity tells him about her casting. Then he auditions himself and treats it as SeriousBusiness
** While doing research for his role (which somehow includes learning about The Iliad), he gets the idea for [[spoiler: Payton's assassination]] from Philoctetes' death. This would have worked perfectly and cleared him of any suspicion had he not [[NiceJobFixingItVillain toldInfinity.Infinity]].
** While doing research for his role (which somehow includes learning about The Iliad), he gets the idea for [[spoiler: Payton's assassination]] from Philoctetes' death. This would have worked perfectly and cleared him of any suspicion had he not [[NiceJobFixingItVillain told
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* BigBadEnsemble: She's Payton's main opponent in S1 along with Dusty. Though she pulls a [[HazyFeelTurn]] in the back half of the season and becomes less interested in the race meanwhile Dusty proves a much more despicable character.
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* YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: Has this when her dad expresses pride at her [[spoiler: calling the cops on him.]]
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* TheLancer: Serves as this to Payton along with James.
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* TheSmartGirl: She shares this role as well with James on Payton's campaign. She later graduates from Columbia with a double major in only three years.
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** Subverted when it's revealed this [[spoiler: was all an elaborate BatmanGambit to damage Astrid's campaign that Payton was in on.]]
* CampStraight: He has a somewhat effeminate style of speaking and dress however he turns out to be straight when it's revealed he's been [[spoiler: sleeping with Alice.]]
* CampStraight: He has a somewhat effeminate style of speaking and dress however he turns out to be straight when it's revealed he's been [[spoiler: sleeping with Alice.]]
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* TheLancer: Serves as this to Payton along with [=McAfee=].
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* TheSmartGuy: He and [=McAfee=] are the brains of Payton's campaign, though the candidate is no slouch himself.
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* HiddenDepths: Twice in the same episode.
** First he shows immediate familiarity with Sondheim's Theatre/Assassins when Infinity tells him about her casting. Then he auditions himself and treats it as SeriousBusiness
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** First he shows immediate familiarity with Sondheim's Theatre/Assassins when Infinity tells him about her casting. Then he auditions himself and treats it as SeriousBusiness
** While doing research for his role (which somehow includes learning about The Iliad), he gets the idea for [[spoiler: Payton's assassination]] from Philoctetes' death. This would have worked perfectly and cleared him of any suspicion had he not told Infinity.
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* BigBadEnsemble: She serves as this for Payton in S1 along with Astrid and is by far the evilest character on the show.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Less of a jackass than Luther not that that's saying much.
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* AbusiveParents: Of the emotional/verbal variety to Astrid.
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* RichBastard: Is loaded and also an extreme douchebag.
* YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: His last words to his daughter after [[spoiler: she called the FBI on him]] are how proud he is of her. Given his ManipulativeBastard tendencies, this could just be him getting under Astrid's skin one last time or possibly both.
* YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: His last words to his daughter after [[spoiler: she called the FBI on him]] are how proud he is of her. Given his ManipulativeBastard tendencies, this could just be him getting under Astrid's skin one last time or possibly both.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: She sometimes acts childish and naïve for a 17-year-old. Some examples include her grandmother describing her as having the IQ of a five-year-old and her believing that the restaurant in ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}'' is run by actual rats. While these instances could be the result of being seriously sheltered by Dusty, it could probably also be the result of [[spoiler: the amount of (unspecified) poison forced into her system since she was a young child stunting her cognitive development.]]
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Astrid's boyfriend, Payton's rival [[spoiler: and ex-lover]]
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Astrid's boyfriend, Payton's rival tutor [[spoiler: and ex-lover]]
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* BreakTheHaughty: [[spoiler: Throughout the season, Payton goes from a viable presidential candidate to the student body president to a disgraced president who loses his position after his supposed involvement in an attempted murder comes out. He is also nearly dies from sepsis as the result of a shooting (from a BB gun), gets cut out of his adoptive father's will (along with his mother), loses his Harvard admittance, leaves school, and moves to New York, broken and alone. While in New York, Payton develops alcoholism as a coping mechanism.]]
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* BreakTheHaughty: [[spoiler: Throughout the season, Payton goes from a viable presidential candidate to the student body president to a disgraced president who loses his position after his supposed involvement in an attempted murder comes out. He is also nearly dies from sepsis as the result of a shooting (from a BB gun), gets cut out of his adoptive father's will (along with his mother), loses his Harvard admittance, leaves school, and moves to New York, broken and alone. While in New York, Payton develops alcoholism as a coping mechanism.]]
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* ConvenientComa: He throws himself off out of a window after learning that Georgina wants a divorce, which leaves
* {{Jerkass}}: [[spoiler: He forces Georgina to stay in their failing marriage by threatening to cut her and their son Payton out of the will if she cheats again and eventually makes good on this promise. Additionally, he plays favorites with his three sons regularly.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: [[spoiler: He forces Georgina to stay in their failing marriage by threatening to cut her and their son Payton out of the will if she cheats again and eventually makes good on this promise. Additionally, he plays favorites with his three sons regularly.]]
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* CallingTheOldManOut: She calls out her father Theo's superficiality and lack of attention towards her. However, he doesn't care and views her in disgust.
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* CallingTheOldManOut: She calls out her father Theo's superficiality and lack of attention towards her. However, he doesn't care and views her in disgust. [[spoiler: Astrid later calls the police on him for crimes he committed.]]
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* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: The first season finale has her work with Payton in his campaign to become State Senate Leader of New York.]]
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* RunawayBride: [[spoiler: When Alice learns that Payton is running for New York State Senate, she runs away from the altar to look for him.]]
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* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Skye is identified as gender non-conforming, but others frequently refer to Skye by she/her pronouns without any objections from them.
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* ButchLesbian: Skye's dress style leans towards this, and she is a lesbian.
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* BrutalHonesty: As she mentions they mention in her their first scene (and demonstrated in later episodes), Skye isn't afraid to give her their honest opinion, not matter how blunt it is.
* ButchLesbian: Skye's dress style leans towards this, andshe is they are a lesbian.
* ButchLesbian: Skye's dress style leans towards this, and
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* HeelFaceTurn: She goes from being against Payton (even calling him a sociopath) to being a friend of him [[spoiler: after several-months-in-jail-and-a-TimeSkip-later]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Yes, Skye can be sharp in her opinions and isn't afraid to call out people for their awful behavior but she tries to help the marginalized students of her school by being part of the school election.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Yes, Skye can be sharp in her opinions and isn't afraid to call out people for their awful behavior but she tries to help the marginalized students of her school by being part of the school election.
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* HeelFaceTurn: She goes They go from being against Payton (even calling him a sociopath) to being a friend of him his [[spoiler: after several-months-in-jail-and-a-TimeSkip-later]].
* HiddenDepths: Skye is a fan of ''Theatre/GuysAndDolls''.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Yes, Skye can be sharp inher their opinions and isn't afraid to call out people for their awful behavior but she tries they try to help the marginalized students of her their school by being part of the school election.
* HiddenDepths: Skye is a fan of ''Theatre/GuysAndDolls''.
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* [[spoiler: PlotTriggeringDeath]]: [[spoiler: Somewhat. His girlfriend Astrid replaces him as Payton's rival in the student body president election in order to memorialize River.]]
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* [[spoiler: PlotTriggeringDeath]]: [[spoiler: Somewhat. His girlfriend Astrid replaces him as Payton's rival in the student body president election in order to memorialize River. His ghost appears to Payton periodically after episode 1.]]
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* BreakTheHaughty: [[spoiler: Throughout the season, Payton goes from a viable presidential candidate to the student body president to a disgraced president who loses his position after his supposed involvement in an attempted murder comes out. He is also cut out of his adoptive father's will (along with his mother), loses his Harvard admittance, leaves school, and moves to New York, broken and alone. While in New York, Payton develops alcoholism as a coping mechanism.]]
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* BreakTheHaughty: [[spoiler: Throughout the season, Payton goes from a viable presidential candidate to the student body president to a disgraced president who loses his position after his supposed involvement in an attempted murder comes out. He is also nearly dies from sepsis as the result of a shooting (from a BB gun), gets cut out of his adoptive father's will (along with his mother), loses his Harvard admittance, leaves school, and moves to New York, broken and alone. While in New York, Payton develops alcoholism as a coping mechanism.]]
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* TheAlcoholic: Payton develops this [[spoiler: after the TimeSkip and his BreakTheHaughty moment (see below).]]
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* BreakTheHaughty: [[spoiler: Throughout the season, Payton goes from a viable presidential candidate to the student body president to a disgraced president who loses his position after his supposed involvement in an attempted murder comes out. He is also cut out of his adoptive father's will (along with his mother), loses his Harvard admittance, leaves school, and moves to New York, broken and alone. While in New York, Payton develops alcoholism as a coping mechanism.]]
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* TheOnlyBeliever: She believes in Payton's vision even when Alice and James don't later on.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Has his moments.
* {{Adorkable}}: Infinity has this in spades.
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* NiceGirl: Infinity is initially a soft-spoken girl who appears to be kind.genuinely kind in a sea of [[AlphaBitch alpha bitches]] and [[BitchInSheepsClothing bitches in sheep's clothing]]. However, she can be manipulative when she needs to be.
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* HeelFaceTurn: She goes from being against Payton (even calling him a sociopath) to being a friend of him [[spoiler: after several-months-in-jail-and-a-TimeSkip-later]].
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* TookALevelInKindness: Skye is a lot kinder in the season 1 finale than in previous episodes. [[spoiler: Of course, the TimeSkip may have something to do with that.]]
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* TheStoic: Not to the extent of Alice, but [=McAfee=] is pretty impassive.
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* TheStoic: Not to the extent of Alice, but [=McAfee=] is pretty impassive. impassive much of the time.
* TwoFirstNames: Inverted, both her first and last name are traditionally surnames as {{lampshaded}} by Music/BetteMidler.
* TwoFirstNames: Inverted, both her first and last name are traditionally surnames as {{lampshaded}} by Music/BetteMidler.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler: Pulls this after Payton is forced to resign as student body president.]]
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler: Pulls this after Payton is forced to resign as student body president.]] But he does become roommates with Payton after the TimeSkip.]]
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* SourSupporter
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* LastNameBasis: Possibly.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler: Pulls this after Payton is forced to resign as student body president.]]
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* CallingTheOldManOut: She calls out her father Theo's superficiality and lack of attention towards her. However, he doesn't care and views her in disgust.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: [[spoiler: River felt down about his life and many of his good moments were outweighed by the bad, which somewhat implies depression. However, much of these details come from Payton's coma dream, so it's dubious whether this is true or that's what Payton believes River's mental state was when he shot himself.]]
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* EducationPapa: He views his daughter Astrid as a disappointment because she didn't care about winning or losing the election (and subsequently dropped out), thinking that she isn't conforming to the image that Theo wants her to conform to.
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* AdventuresInComaland: [[spoiler: Payton falls into a coma after developing sepsis and dreams of River while under.]]
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* HiddenDepths: He can speak Mandarin, the result of living in China until age 10.
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* CrazyJealousGuy: He is obsessed with Infinity ([[YourCheatingHeart though he does cheat on her with Astrid at one point]]) and his [[spoiler: attempted assassination of Payton]] is based in this trope.
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* ParentalNeglect: Georgina was subjected to this during her childhood to the point where she barely knew her mother and had to learn details about her from her nanny.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The restaurant scene in episode 1 has her using her granddaughter's disability in order to draw sympathy in order to get a table.
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* PreppyName: Payton Hobart (and really, his whole family).
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* DisqualificationInducedVictory: [[spoiler: Well technically Astrid withdrew but Payton became the student body president regardless. He's ambivalent about this method of victory, however.]]
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* BadBadActing: His audition in "The Assassination of Payton Hobart, Part 1".
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* HollywoodToneDeaf: He's ''not'' a good singer.
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* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: [[spoiler: Her main modus operandi.]]
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* AmbiguouslyGay: She expresses no interest in guys. In episode 4, it's revealed that [[spoiler: [=McAfee=] is having a secret affair with Skye, though that alone doesn't confirm her sexuality as of yet.]]
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* SecondYearProtagonist: Averted, he's explicitly in his senior year of high school in season 1.
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* NiceGirl: Is arguably the kindest of Payton's political team. A downplayed moment of this is that, unlike James, she has the sense of referring to the exchange student Pierre by his first name rather than simply "the Haitian vote".
* TheStoic: Not to the extent of Alice, but [=McAfee=] is pretty impassive.
* TheStoic: Not to the extent of Alice, but [=McAfee=] is pretty impassive.
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