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* LimaSyndrome and StockholmSyndrome have both been avoided so far.

* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: It's not clear if the show is set in America or Canada. Colorado has a box of Timbits in one episode, but a few episodes later, his group is shown passing several New York City landmarks, including the Art/StatueOfLiberty . Ethan seemed to think they were going to Tijuana.

* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: It's not clear if the show is set in America or Canada. Colorado has a box of Timbits in one episode, but a few episodes later, his group is shown passing several New York City landmarks, including the Statue of Liberty. Ethan seemed to think they were going to Tijuana.

** Episode 8: [[spoiler:Virginia, under heavy torture, gives up the information to save Hawaii. Turk shoots her point blank in the chest. CutToBlack.]]

* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler: Nevada's death.]]

* AffablyEvil: The Cains have it down to a science, particularly Mr. Cain. In his first proper scene, he treats Virginia to a candle-lit dinner with wine, speaks charmingly and cordially and expresses genuine empathy for her situation at several points. [[spoiler: However, after he has perceived that she's lied to him and threatened his daughter, he becomes angry, bitter, and has her sent off to be tortured and raped. ''Yeah''.]]

* AmnesiacDissonance: [[ZigzaggedTrope Zigzagged.]] The States all undergo personality shifts after their NeuralImplanting, but it's made clear that some things never change.
** Hawaii goes from [[spoiler: Livingston's personal assassin]] to a man with no fighting ability whatsoever, but his attachment to Livingston survives the operation, as does his flighty nature.

* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler: Hawaii.]]

** Seemingly [[InvokedTrope invoked]] by Colorado, who is shown in flashback to have his beard, but first appears clean-shaven. It appears he shaved shortly before he became TheMole, and grew it back once outed as a villain.
* BeingPersonalIsntProfessional: Turk dissuades Colorado from bringing a gun to the State Fight because it's "so impersonal", and he wants to look into Virginia's eyes as he kills her. [[spoiler: He brings one himself, however, and uses it to kill Talia.]]

* BreakupMakeupScenario: Virginia and Hawaii go through a version of this, given that they were never technically coupled. After growing increasingly frustrated with Hawaii's constant undermining of her plans, Virginia forces Hawaii to choose between her and Livingston. He chooses Livingston and leaves. Later, she contacts him again and asks for his help, and they reunite and even have their FirstKiss. [[spoiler: Then he dies]].

** Season 3, Episode 4: [[spoiler: The Cains torture Virginia, Turk and Colorado. This one is notable because it features the first truly successful method a torturer has employed. That method, unfortunately, is [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape]].]]

* DeathEqualsRedemption: Completely and utterly [[AvertedTrope averted]] in every case. [[spoiler: Nevada's last words are, in fact, a stubborn plea for Virginia to see things her way, rather than an acknowledgement that there may be more than one way to save the States]].

* TheDulcineaEffect: All over the place with Virginia and Hawaii. Five minutes after they meet each other, he's already pledging that he'll do anything for her because she saved his life. However, it's [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] in Season 2, where we get to see just how difficult it is for the two of them to stay exclusively loyal to one another when they have very different agendas.

** [[spoiler: Talia can be seen in a few shots at the party in Episode 9, albeit with a different hairstyle and wearing a mask.]]

* GeneralFailure: Turk, for most of the first two seasons, which eventually results in a VillainousBreakdown. However, after he splits off from Livingston, he gets much better, and Season 2 ends with a massive victory for his team ([[spoiler: Virginia's side of the State Fight incurs four casualties, including Hawaii and Talia, while Turk's side only loses Texas.]])

* ImperialStormTrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Turk seems to be a graduate, and this, coupled with [[FailedASpotCheck Failing a Spot Check]], allows [[spoiler: both Virginia and Hawaii]] to get away toward the end of Season 1. We finally get to see Virginia's bullet wound in Season 2, where it becomes clear that Turk shot her at point blank range... in the shoulder.
* IronicEcho: Characters have a habit of quoting each other whenever the tables turn in their favor. Virginia repeats Turk's "You underestimate me if you think that I would let you go/cave that easily" when she has him at gunpoint, and Colorado repeats Ethan's line about not being able to keep secrets with a job like this (which Ethan said to Turk) [[spoiler: right before he kills him]].

* LateArrivalSpoiler: [[spoiler: Talia was not actually killed in Episode 2. This isn't revealed until Season 2, but some viewers may be tipped off by the fact that she has a flashback episode that season.]]

* MadeOfIron: So far, [[spoiler: Virginia]] has survived being tortured extensively (twice), stabbed, shot in the shoulder at point-blank range, and knocked unconcious several times.

* TheMole: [[spoiler: Colorado]] is this for about five minutes in Season 1, but Virginia never really buys it. Played straighter in Season 2; [[spoiler: Hawaii and Ethan]] are both moles for Livingston, spying on [[spoiler: Virginia and Turk]] respectively.

* MoodWhiplash: Season 2 Episode 6, right after [[spoiler: Ethan has been murdered and Turk has gone to war with Mr. Livingston, we get a triumphant, upbeat ending in which Talia is revealed to be alive and aligned with Virginia.]]

* NeutralityBacklash: Failing to pick a side and stay there does not end well for anyone on this show. The State Fight claims several victims by this principal: [[spoiler: Hawaii, who tries to stay loyal to Livingston and Virginia despite their conflicting agendas; Texas, who fails to commit to Team Turk the way Georgia does; and Talia, who remains pacifistic during the battle despite her apparent allegiance to Virginia.]]
* NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead: Averted in the Season 3 premiere; Virginia brings up how [[spoiler: Hawaii was beaten to death by a 90-pound girl.]] She also indirectly refers to [[spoiler: Ethan]] as a "goon" that she beat up, but she probably doesn't know he's dead.

* NonActionGuy: Colorado and Hawaii both emphasize that they don't know how to fight. During the State Fight, they're both paired against girls. [[spoiler: Colorado only wins his because he fights dirty, and Hawaii is actually ''killed'' during his.]]
* NotNamedInOpeningCredits: Three times now, [[spoiler: Talia has appeared without a guest credit. In Episode 9, she wasn't credited because her character was believed dead at that point, and in Episodes 16 and 26, her appearance is supposed to be a surprise.]]
* NowOrNeverKiss: [[spoiler: Hawaii kisses Virginia in Episode 21 as a sort of apology for not being able to accompany her to the State Fight. He ends up going anyway, which results in his death, turning this into a LastKiss.]]

** The sixth episode of every season has the flashback character [[spoiler: die and then immediately receive their flashback]].
** Virginia kisses a man in the penultimate episode of every season. In Season 1, it's [[spoiler: Turk]], and in Season 2 it's [[spoiler: Hawaii]].

* PlatonicLifePartners: Turk and Colorado, of the [HeterosexualLifePartners heterosexual]] variety. Jesse and Alice, of the "could be a couple but aren't" variety.

* ReTool: [[StatusQuoIsGod Averted in Season 2]]. The entire first season of the show was Virginia vs. Turk, but after Turk loses custody of the States, the focus shifts to Virginia and Hawaii trying to rescue them, and Turk and Colorado having their own adventures with Ethan. However, halfway through the season, [[spoiler: Hawaii ditches Virginia, Turk and Colorado murder Ethan, and they all go right back to fighting, this time with new allies.]]

* ThemeNaming: Justified. The States are named after [[LocationThemeNaming the state from which they were abducted]]. So far we've met Virginia, Hawaii, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and Georgia. Averted with [[spoiler: Tennessee and Kansas, who go by their real names, Jesse and Alice]].

* Several tropes related to torture are [[AvertedTrope averted]]

** One of the earliest ones was Episode 3: [[spoiler: Turk trades Virginia the list of States for the information she's promised him. After she hands it over, he stabs her in the chest. After he walks away, he finds that the "information" is actually a PrecisionFStrike written in lipstick, and we cut to a wounded Virginia hobbling away with the list of States.]]
** Episode 8: [[spoiler: Virginia, under heavy torture, gives up the information to save Hawaii. Turk shoots her point blank in the chest. CutToBlack.]]
** Episode 16: [[spoiler: Colorado kills Ethan, and Turk speaks into Ethan's radio mic, telling Mr. Livingston to consider this a declaration of war. Elsewhere, the person Virginia called in the previous episode is revealed: Talia, who is alive and well.]]
** Episode 22: [[spoiler: Texas, Hawaii and Talia are all killed in the State Fight. Virginia attacks Turk in a rage and impales him on a huge branch.]]

** FauxActionGirl: Talia.

* AbsenteeActor: Hawaii disappears for a stretch of five episodes in Season 2, presumably off being the HeroOfAnotherStory.

The show centers on '''[[TheHero Virginia]]''', a young woman who escapes being tortured at the hands of '''[[BadassInANiceSuit Turk]]''' and subsequently tries to rescue the people who had been kidnapped alongside her, the States (so named because there are 50 of them, one from every State). Major characters include '''[[BadassBeard Colorado]]''', a turncoat State who is now [[TheDragon Turk's right-hand man]]; '''[[ChildSoldier Talia]]''', Virginia's former friend whose past with Turk's agency is the basis for the State Project; '''[[TheLancer Hawaii]]''', one of the first States rescued by Virginia, and her closest friend and ally; '''Mr. Livingston''' [[ManBehindTheMan Turk's mysterious boss]] and some of his employees, '''[[CrazyIsCool Brent]]''' and '''[[TheMole Ethan]]'''. Season 2 introduces '''[[TheWatson Texas]]''' and '''[[WaifFu Georgia]]''', two new States corrupted by Turk and Colorado. Season 3 has introduced four new recurring characters: '''[[JerkAss Jesse]]''' and '''[[MsFanservice Alice]]''', employees of Mr. Livingston and '''[[TheMafia Mr. Cain]]''' and his son '''[[EvilRedhead Jimmy]]''', an organized crime family with a connection to one of the States.

* NotSoDifferent: Colorado believes this of Virginia.

The show centers on '''[[TheHero Virginia]]''', a young woman who escapes being tortured at the hands of '''[[BadassInANiceSuit Turk]]''' and subsequently tries to rescue the people who had been kidnapped alongside her, the States (so named because there are 50 of them, one from every State). Major characters include '''[[BadassBeard Colorado]]''', a turncoat State who is now [[TheDragon Turk's right-hand man]]; '''[[ChildSoldier Talia]]''', Virginia's former friend whose past with Turk's agency is the basis for the State Project; '''[[TheLancer Hawaii]]''', one of the first States rescued by Virginia, and her closest friend and ally; '''Mr. Livingston''' [[ManBehindTheMan Turk's mysterious boss]] and some of his employees, '''[[CrazyAwesome Brent]]''' and '''[[TheMole Ethan]]'''. Season 2 introduces '''[[TheWatson Texas]]''' and '''[[WaifFu Georgia]]''', two new States corrupted by Turk and Colorado. Season 3 has introduced four new recurring characters: '''[[JerkAss Jesse]]''' and '''[[MsFanservice Alice]]''', employees of Mr. Livingston and '''[[TheMafia Mr. Cain]]''' and his son '''[[EvilRedhead Jimmy]]''', an organized crime family with a connection to one of the States.

The show centers on '''[[TheHero Virginia]]''', a young woman who escapes being tortured at the hands of '''[[BadassInANiceSuit Turk]]''' and subsequently tries to rescue the people who had been kidnapped alongside her, the States (so named because there are 50 of them, one from every State). Major characters include '''[[BadassBeard Colorado]]''', a turncoat State who is now [[TheDragon Turk's right-hand man]]; '''[[ChildSoldier Talia]]''', Virginia's former friend whose past with Turk's agency is the basis for the State Project; '''[[TheLancer Hawaii]]''', one of the first States rescued by Virginia, and her closest friend and ally; '''[[BiggerBad Mr. Livingston]]''' [[ManBehindTheMan Turk's mysterious boss]] and some of his employees, '''[[CrazyAwesome Brent]]''' and '''[[TheMole Ethan]]'''. Season 2 introduces '''[[TheWatson Texas]]''' and '''[[WaifFu Georgia]]''', two new States corrupted by Turk and Colorado. Season 3 has introduced four new recurring characters: '''[[JerkAss Jesse]]''' and '''[[MsFanservice Alice]]''', employees of Mr. Livingston and '''[[TheMafia Mr. Cain]]''' and his son '''[[EvilRedhead Jimmy]]''', an organized crime family with a connection to one of the States.