History Recap / SixteenS1E24ItsAlwaysCourtneyCourtneyCourtney

* InformedAttractiveness: Courtney's considered to be the "hot sister" between her and Jen--while she certainly is very pretty, so are most of the other female characters on the show, including Jen herself. In fact, Jen and Courtney really don't look that different from each other--the only real physical differences between them are Courtney has noticeably larger breasts and her hair is a brighter/more vibrant shade of red[[note]]While Jen is technically a redhead, her hair has more of a brownish-color to it compared to Courtney's hair[[/note]]. And though Courtney does look noticeably taller than Jen, that's mostly because she wears heels.

* BrokenPedestal: The gang is quick to ditch Jen for her sister and are also quick to take part in making fun of Jen when Courtney reveals some personal/embarrassing stories about her--but once they realize just ''how'' cruel Courtney can be (even to her own sister), any respect and admiration they have for her is immediately gone.

** Courtney eventually confesses that she's always been (secretly) jealous of Jen and claims that she's the one that their parents are actually proud of. When Jen expresses confusion at this, Courtney elaborates by pointing out, despite not being the oldest, Jen's always been seen as the more mature/responsible/hard-working sister and, on top of all that, has genuine friends who will ultimately stick by her no matter what.

* TheReveal: While Jen's dragging her sister along with her to help get the rest of the main six out of the mall jail and is lecturing her on what being an actual friend really means, Courtney snaps and claims, "Listen to you! Always Mom and Dad's 'Little Star.'" This surprises Jen, who claims that all their parents ever do is talk about how proud they are of Courtney, but then Courtney bluntly states, "That's all about to change" and ultimately reveals that the real reason she came home for spring break (instead of going skiing like she did in the past) is because she got ''kicked out of school''.

* BrokenPedestal: The gang is quick to ditch Jen for her sister and are also quick to take part in making fun of Jen when Courtney reveals some personal/embarrassing stories about her--but once Nikki, Caitlin, Jonesy, Jude and Wyatt all realize just ''how'' cruel Courtney can be (even to her own sister), any respect and admiration that they have for her is immediately gone.

* HollywoodLaw: Averted. Ron admits he has no legal authority to hold the gang until the police actually arrive, and takes joy he can torment them for a while.
* InformedAttractiveness: Courtney's considered to be the "hot sister" between her and Jen--while she certainly is very pretty, so are most of the other female characters on the show, including Jen herself. In fact, Jen and Courtney really don't look that different from each other--the only real physical differences between them is that Courtney has noticeably larger breasts and her hair is a brighter/more vibrant shade of red[[note]](while Jen is technically a redhead, her hair has more of a brownish-color to it compared to Courtney's hair)[[/note]]. And though Courtney does look noticeably taller than Jen, that's really only because of the fact that she wears heels.

** Courtney eventually confesses that she's always been jealous of Jen and claims that she's the one that their parents are actually proud of. When Jen expresses confusion at this, Courtney elaborates and points out how, despite not being the oldest, Jen's always been seen as the more mature/responsible/hard-working one--also, Jen has genuine friends who will stick by her no matter what.

* BrokenPedestal: The gang is quick to ditch Jen for her sister, and are also quick to take part in making fun of Jen when Courtney reveals some personal/embarrassing stories about her--but once they realize just ''how'' much of a jerk Courtney can be (even to a member of her own family), any respect and admiration they have her is instantly gone.

* TheReveal: While Jen's dragging her sister along with her to help get the rest of the main six out of the mall jail and is lecturing her on what being an actual friend really means, Courtney snaps and claims, "Listen to you! Always Mom and Dad's 'Little Star.'" Jen's shocked by this and claims that all their parents ever do is talk about how proud they are of Courtney, but then Courtney bluntly states, "That's all about to change" and ultimately reveals that the real reason she came home for spring break (instead of going skiing like she did in the past) is because she got ''kicked out of school''.

* BrokenPedestal: Nikki, Caitlin, Jonesy, Jude and Wyatt are quick to ditch Jen for Courtney (and even take part in making fun of Jen after Courtney reveals some personal/embarrassing stories about her). But once the rest of the main six realizes just how much of a jerk Courtney can be (even to her own sister), any and all respect and admiration that they have for her is instantly gone.

** Courtney eventually confesses that she's always been jealous of Jen and claims that she's the one that their parents are actually proud of--despite not being the oldest, Jen's always been seen as the more mature/responsible/hard-working one of the two sisters and, in addition to all of that, has genuine friends who will stick by her no matter what.
* NoodleIncident: Courtney ultimately reveals to her sister that the real reason she came home was because she got kicked out of school--it's never explained ''why'' Courtney was kicked out of her university, though Jen figures it must've been due to flunking her classes.

* TheReveal: While Jen's dragging her sister along with her to help get the rest of the main six out of the mall jail and is lecturing her on what being an actual friend really means, Courtney snaps and claims, "Listen to you! Always Mom and Dad's 'Little Star.'" Jen's shocked by this and claims that all their parents ever do is talk about how proud they are of Courtney, but then Courtney bluntly states, "That's all about to change" and eventually reveals that the real reason she came home for spring break (instead of going skiing like she normally does) is because she got ''kicked out of school''.

* BrokenPedestal: Nikki, Caitlin, Jonesy, Jude and Wyatt are quick to ditch Jen for Courtney (and even take part in making fun of Jen after Courtney reveals some personal/embarrassing stories about her). But once the rest of the main six realizes just how much of a jerk Courtney can be (even to her own sister), any respect and admiration they have for her is instantly gone.

But in the end, the rest of the gang realizes that Courtney isn't nearly as cool as they thought she was (and feel bad for how they treated Jen) and Jen discovers the real reason why her sister came home for spring break...

* BrokenPedestal: Nikki, Caitlin, Jonesy, Jude and Wyatt are quick to ditch Jen for Courtney (and even take part in making fun of Jen after Courtney reveals some personal/embarrassing stories about her). But once the rest of the main six realizes just how much of a jerk Courtney can be (even to a member of her own family), any respect and admiration they have for her is instantly gone.

* SmugSnake: After Jen and Courtney blackmail Ron into letting the gang go, they calmly walk out of the cell with smiles on their faces. Wyatt straight up admits at the end of the episode that Ron probably won't harass the gang for a while due to the photo.

Jen's older sister, Courtney, is coming home from college for spring break instead of going skiing with her friends like she normally does--Jen isn't happy to see her sister (who's a BigSisterBully to Jen but a CoolBigSis to everyone else) and she only becomes more unhappy when her friends end up ditching her for Courtney (instead of Courtney hanging out with people her own age).

But in the end, the rest of the gang realizes that Courtney isn't nearly as cool as they thought she was and Jen discovers the real reason why her sister came home for spring break...

* InformedAttractiveness: Courtney's considered to be the "hot sister" between her and Jen--while she certainly is very pretty, so are most of the other female characters on the show, including Jen and the other girls of the main six. In fact, Jen and Courtney really don't look that different from each other--the only real physical differences between the sisters is that Courtney has noticeably larger breasts and her hair is a brighter/more vibrant shade of red (though Jen is technically a redhead, her hair has more of a brownish-color). And though Courtney does look noticeably taller than Jen, that's really only because she wears heels.
** Also, when it comes to their taste in fashion, Courtney obviously wears a lot of makeup and dresses in a very flashy/provocative way while Jen doesn't wear nearly as much makeup and dresses in a sportier, more tomboyish way.

** Courtney eventually confesses that she's always been jealous of Jen and claims that she's the one that their parents are proud of--despite not being the oldest, Jen was always the more mature/responsible/hard-working sister and, in addition to all of that, has genuine friends who will ultimately stick by her no matter what.
* NoodleIncident: It's never explained why Courtney was kicked out of school, though Jen figures it was because Courtney somehow flunked her classes--this seems the most likely, since Courtney has a bit of a reputation as a party girl, so she probably partied a lot when she was at college and therefore didn't do much of her actual schoolwork.

* TheReveal: While Jen's dragging her sister along with her to help get the rest of the main six out of the mall jail and is lecturing her on what being an actual friend really means, Courtney snaps and claims, "Listen to you! Always Mom and Dad's 'Little Star.'" Jen's surprised to hear this and claims that all their parents ever do is talk about how proud they are of Courtney--but Courtney then bluntly states that's all about to change and ultimately reveals that the real reason she came home for spring break (instead of going skiing with her friends like she normally would've) is because she got ''kicked out of school''.

* InformedAttractiveness: Courtney's considered to be the "hot sister" between her and Jen--while she certainly is very pretty, so are most of the other female characters on the show, including Jen and the other girls of the main six. In fact, Jen and Courtney really don't look that different from each other--the only real physical differences between the sisters is that Courtney has noticeably larger breasts and her hair is a brighter/more vibrant shade of red (though Jen is technically a redhead, her hair has a little more of a brownish-color to it). Though Courtney does look noticeably taller than Jen, that's really only because she wears heels.

** Jen's always been jealous of Courtney, who was always seen the more fun/glamorous/popular sister and claims that all her and Courtney's parents ever do is talk about how they proud they are of Courtney and her various accomplishments (like going to college, winning a beauty pageant, etc.).
** Courtney eventually confesses that she's always been jealous of Jen and claims that she's the one that their parents are proud of--despite not being the oldest, Jen was always the more mature/responsible/hard-working sister and, in addition to that, has genuine friends who will ultimately stick by her no matter what.

* TheReveal: While Jen's dragging her sister along with her to help get the rest of the main six out of the mall jail and is lecturing her on what being an actual friend really means, Courtney snaps and claims, "Listen to you! Always Mom and Dad's 'Little Star.'" Jen's surprised to hear this and claims that all their parents ever do is talk about how proud they are of Courtney--but Courtney then bluntly states that all about to change and ultimately reveals that the real reason she came home for spring break (instead of going skiing with her friends like she normally would've) is because she got ''kicked out of school''.

Jen's older sister, Courtney, is coming home from college for spring break instead of going skiing like she normally does--Jen isn't happy to see her sister (who's a BigSisterBully to Jen but a CoolBigSis to everyone else) and she only becomes more unhappy when her friends end up ditching her for Courtney (instead of Courtney just finding her own friends).

But in the end, the rest of the gang realizes that Courtney isn't nearly as cool as they thought they she was and Jen discovers the real reason why her sisters came home for spring break...

But in the end, the rest of the gang realizes that Courtney isn't nearly as cool as they thought they she was and Jen ends up learning the real reason why her sister came home for spring break...

* InformedAttractiveness: Courtney's considered to be the "hot sister" between her and Jen--while she certainly is very pretty, so are most of the other female characters on the show, including Jen and the other girls of the main six. In fact, Jen and Courtney really don't look that different from each other--the only real physical differences between the sisters is that Courtney has noticeably larger breasts than her sister and her hair is a brighter/more vibrant shade of red (though Jen is technically a redhead, her hair has a little more of a brownish-color to it). Though Courtney does look noticeably taller than Jen, that's really only because she wears heels.

** Jen's always been jealous of her sister, Courtney, who's always been seen as the more fun/glamorous/popular sister and how she's apparently considered to be the favorite of the family.
** Courtney was always (secretly) jealous of Jen and claims that she's the one they're parents actually proud of, particularly because, despite not being the oldest, Jen was always the more mature/responsible/hard-working one of the two of them. And on top of all that, Jen has genuine friends who will ultimately stick by her no matter what.

* TheReveal: While Jen's dragging her sister along with her to help get the rest of the main six out of the mall jail and is lecturing her on what being an actual friend really means, Courtney snaps and claims, "Listen to you! Always Mom and Dad's 'Little Star.'" Jen's surprised to hear this and claims that all their parents ever do is talk about how proud they are of Courtney--but Courtney then bluntly states that all about to change and ultimately reveals that the real reason she came home for spring break (instead of going skiing like she normally would've) is because she got ''kicked out of school''.

* MutualEnvy: Jen's always been jealous of her sister, Courtney, who's always been seen as the more fun/glamorous/popular sister and how she's apparently considered to be the favorite of the family. However, Courtney later admits that she's always been secretly jealous of Jen and claims that she's the true favorite of the family (being the one that their parents are actually proud of), for various reasons:
## Despite not being the oldest, Jen's always been the more mature, responsible and hard-working one--to make up for this, Courtney made herself out to be the more "fun" sister, but this ultimately backfired on her (see TheReveal below).
## Unlike Courtney (who doesn't seem to have very many friends her age and seems to suffer from things like ChronicBackstabbingDisorder), Jen actually has good friends who're there for her when they really need her (and vice versa).
* NoodleIncident: It's never explained why Courtney was kicked out of school, though Jen figures it was because Courtney somehow flunked her classes--this seems like the most likely, since Courtney has a bit of a reputation as a party girl, so she probably partied a lot when she was at college and therefore didn't do much of her actual schoolwork.
* TheReveal: While Jen's dragging her sister along with her to help get the rest of the main six out of the mall jail and is lecturing her on what being an actual friend really means, Courtney snaps and claims, "Listen to you! Always Mom and Dad's 'Little Star." Jen's surprised to hear this and claims that all their parents ever do is talk about how proud they are of Courtney--but Courtney then bluntly states that all about to change and ultimately reveals that the real reason she came home for spring break (instead of going skiing like she normally would've) is because she got ''kicked out of school''.

* TheReveal: After Jen claims that all their parents ever do is talk how proud they are of Courtney and her accomplishments, Courtney bluntly states that's all about to change and reveals that she didn't come home because of spring break--in fact, the real reason she came home (instead of going skiing like she normally would've) is because she got ''kicked out of school'' (presumably due to flunking her classes).

* InformedAttractiveness: Courtney's considered to be the "hot sister" between her and Jen--while she certainly is very pretty, so are most of the other female characters on the show, including Jen and the other girls of the main six. In fact, Jen and Courtney really don't look that different from each other--the only real physical differences between the sisters is that Courtney's has noticeably larger breasts than her sister and Courtney's hair is a brighter, more vibrant shade of red (though Jen is technically a redhead, her hair has a little more of a brownish-color to it). Though Courtney does look noticeably taller than Jen, that's really only because she wears heels.

* InformedAttractiveness: Jen's sister, Courtney, is apparently considered to be drop-dead gorgeous, especially by the guys--while she certainly is very pretty, so are most of the other female characters on the show, including the girls of the main six. In fact, Courtney and Jen doesn't look that much different from each other--the only real physical differences between the Masterson-sisters is that Courtney's slightly taller in height (though that's probably because she wears heels), has noticeably larger breasts and her hair is a much more vibrant shade of red. Courtney also wears a lot more makeup and dresses in a much flashier, more provocative than Jen does.

Jen's older sister, Courtney, is coming home from college for spring break instead of going skiing like she normally does--Jen isn't happy to see her sister (who's a CoolBigSis to everyone but Jen) and she only becomes more unhappy when Courtney seems to have her sights set on stealing Jen's friends instead of just finding her own friends.

* CoolBigSis: Up until the part at the nightclub, Courtney's this to everyone but Jen (to whom she's more of a BigSisterBully), at least until they start seeing Courtney for the person she really is.
* InformedAttractiveness: Jen's sister, Courtney, is apparently considered to be drop-dead gorgeous, especially by the guys--while she certainly is very pretty, so are most of the other female characters on the show, including the girls of the main six. In fact, Courtney and Jen doesn't look that much different from each other--the only real physical differences between Courtney and Jen is that Courtney is slightly taller in height (though that probably because she wears heels), has noticeably larger breasts and her hair is a much more vibrant shade of red. Courtney also wears a lot more makeup and dresses in a much flashier, more provocative than Jen does.
* MutualEnvy: Jen's always been jealous of her sister, Courtney, who's always been seen as the more fun/glamorous/popular sister and how she's apparently considered to be the favorite of the family. However, Courtney later admits that she's always been secretly jealous of Jen, and claims that she's the true favorite of the family (being the one that their parents are actually proud of), for various reasons:

* NoodleIncident: It's never explained why Courtney was kicked out of school--Jen figures it was because she flunked her classes somehow, which seems like the most likely reason (since Courtney apparently has the reputation of being a bit of a party girl, she probably didn't do much schoolwork with her near-constant partying).

* TheReveal (in the form of a WhamLine): After Jen claims that all their parents ever do is talk how proud they are of Courtney and her accomplishments, Courtney bluntly states that's all about to change and reveals that she didn't come home because of spring break--in fact, the real reason she came home (instead of going skiing like she normally would've) is because she got ''kicked out of school'' (presumably due to flunking her classes).

* CoolBigSis: Up until the part at the nightclub, Courtney's this to everyone but Jen (to whom she's more of a BigSisterBully).
* MutualEnvy: Jen's always been jealous of her sister, Courtney, who's always been seen as the more glamorous and popular sister and how she's apparently considered to be the favorite of the family. However, Courtney later admits that she's always been secretly jealous of Jen, and claims that she's the true favorite of the family (being the one that their parents are actually proud of), for a few different reasons:

## Unlike Courtney (who doesn't really seem to understand what it means to be an actual friend), Jen actually has good friends who're there for her when they really need her (and vice versa).

* TheUnfavorite: How Jen initially saw herself compared to her sister, until it leads to two of the above-mentioned tropes.

* CoolBigSis: Courtney's this to everyone but Jen--at least until the gang starts seeing Courtney for who she ''really'' is.

* TheReveal (in the form of a WhamLine): After Jen claims that all their parents ever do is talk how proud they are of Courtney and her accomplishments, Courtney bluntly states that's all about to change and reveals that she didn't come home because of spring break--in fact, the real reason she came home instead of going skiing like she normally would've is because she got ''kicked out of school'' (presumably due to flunking her classes).

## Despite not being the oldest, Jen's always been the more mature, responsible and hard-working one--to make up for this, Courtney made herself the more "fun" sister, but this ultimately backfired on her (see TheReveal below).
## Unlike Courtney (who doesn't really seem to understand what it means to be an actual friend), Jen actually has good friends who're there for her when they really need her.

* TheUnfavorite: How Jen initially saw herself compared to her sister, until it leads to the two above-mentioned tropes.

* MutualEnvy: Jen's always been jealous of her sister Courtney, who's always been seen as the more glamorous and popular sister and is apparently the favorite of their family. However, Courtney later admits that she's always been secretly jealous of Jen, and claims that she's the true favorite of the family (being the one their parents are actually proud of), for a few different reasons:
## Despite not being the oldest, Jen's always been the more mature, responsible and hard-working one.
## Unlike Courtney (who doesn't really seem to understand what it mean to be an actual friend) actually has good friends who're there for her when they really need her.