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** Despite her ambition and drive, Mary Jane's family members do not share the same level of motivation or determination to succeed. Her mother's illness has made her overprotective and dependent on Mary Jane for support, which can be a strain on their relationship. Meanwhile, her siblings take advantage of their mother's kindness, and mooch off Mary Jane's money.
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** Despite her ambition and drive, ambition, Mary Jane's family members do not don't share the same level of motivation or determination to succeed. motivation. Her mother's illness has made her overprotective and dependent on Mary Jane for support, which can be a strain strains on their relationship. Meanwhile, her siblings take advantage of their mother's kindness, and mooch off Mary Jane's money.
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* StepfordSmiler: Mary Jane struggles to balance the demands of her high-pressure job and her familial responsibilities, which often leave her feeling overwhelmed and neurotic. In the pilot episode, Mary Jane breaks down in tears following a contentious phone call with her mother. Desperately trying to regain her composure, she resorts to pinching herself and reminding herself to pull it together. The scene illustrates the emotional weight that Mary Jane carries, as well as her determination to keep pushing forward despite the challenges that she faces.
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* StepfordSmiler: Mary Jane struggles to balance the demands of her high-pressure job and her familial responsibilities, which often leave her feeling overwhelmed and neurotic. In the pilot episode, Mary Jane breaks down in tears following a contentious phone call with her mother. Desperately trying to regain her composure, she resorts to pinching herself and reminding herself to pull it together. The scene illustrates the emotional weight that Mary Jane carries, as well as her determination to keep pushing forward despite the challenges that she faces.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Right before an expected dinner/hook-up with David, Mary Jane pleasures herself with a vibrator to clear her head about her feelings for him.
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* BigScrewedUpFamily: Despite her ambition and drive, Mary Jane's family members do not share the same level of motivation or determination to succeed. Her mother's illness has made her overprotective and dependent on Mary Jane for support, which can be a strain on their relationship. Meanwhile, her siblings take advantage of their mother's kindness, and mooch off Mary Jane's money.
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** Despite her ambition and drive, Mary Jane's family members do not share the same level of motivation or determination to succeed. Her mother's illness has made her overprotective and dependent on Mary Jane for support, which can be a strain on their relationship. Meanwhile, her siblings take advantage of their mother's kindness, and mooch off Mary Jane'smoney.money.
** Lisa was able to make something of herself as a successful doctor, but her own family was a mess; she had been regularly molested by her stepfather as a teenager and her mother not only knew it, but remained married to him, causing her to go no contact with them. She subsequently ended up with mental illness and after having an affair with Mary Jane's boyfriend and she and her family practically disowning her over it, [[spoiler:she kills herself via a prescription drug and champagne overdose.]]
** Despite her ambition and drive, Mary Jane's family members do not share the same level of motivation or determination to succeed. Her mother's illness has made her overprotective and dependent on Mary Jane for support, which can be a strain on their relationship. Meanwhile, her siblings take advantage of their mother's kindness, and mooch off Mary Jane's
** Lisa was able to make something of herself as a successful doctor, but her own family was a mess; she had been regularly molested by her stepfather as a teenager and her mother not only knew it, but remained married to him, causing her to go no contact with them. She subsequently ended up with mental illness and after having an affair with Mary Jane's boyfriend and she and her family practically disowning her over it, [[spoiler:she kills herself via a prescription drug and champagne overdose.]]
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* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted. After Mary Jane's car accident, she was left with some nasty facial injuries that required surgery to fix and even while recovering was left with some creepy scars.
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* BigScrewedUpFamily: Despite her ambition and drive, Mary Jane's family members do not share the same level of motivation or determination to succeed. Her mother's illness has made her overprotective and dependent on Mary Jane for support, which can be a strain on their relationship. Meanwhile, her siblings take advantage of their mother's kindness, and mooch of off Mary Jane's money.
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* BigScrewedUpFamily: In addition to her MommyIssues, Mary Jane's family don't really share her ambition and drive. Her mom is sick and overprotective, and her siblings are moochers.
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* BigScrewedUpFamily: In addition to Despite her MommyIssues, ambition and drive, Mary Jane's family don't really members do not share the same level of motivation or determination to succeed. Her mother's illness has made her ambition overprotective and drive. Her mom is sick and overprotective, and dependent on Mary Jane for support, which can be a strain on their relationship. Meanwhile, her siblings are moochers.take advantage of their mother's kindness, and mooch of Mary Jane's money.
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* LazyBum: Mary Jane's brother Patrick is unemployed and lives in his mother's house for free with his girlfriend. He can't even be bothered to give his mother her medicine on time.
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* LazyBum: Mary Jane's brother Patrick is currently unemployed and lives residing in their mother's home with his girlfriend, enjoying free accommodation without contributing towards the household expenses. Despite his mother's house for free with his girlfriend. He can't even dependence on medication, Patrick appears to be bothered indifferent towards her health and fails to give his mother administer her medicine on time.time in the pilot episode.
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* EndangeringNewsBroadcast: The second episode sees Mary Jane speaking remotely with an elderly couple that decides to stay and weather a hurricane bearing down on their home in Florida. Kara (news producer and ImmoralJournalist) earlier tried to make a field journalist stay despite the situation being unsafe and while Mary Jane was interviewing the couple, the feed cuts out due to the weather.
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* EndangeringNewsBroadcast: The In the second episode sees episode, Mary Jane speaking remotely finds herself conducting a remote interview with an elderly couple that decides who have made the decision to stay and weather a hurricane bearing down on that is rapidly approaching their home in Florida. Florida home. Meanwhile, Kara (news producer and ImmoralJournalist) earlier tried attempts to make persuade a field journalist to stay in the path of the storm, despite the situation being unsafe and while obvious dangers. As Mary Jane was conducts her interview with the couple later on in the episode, the weather begins to intensify, and the feed is suddenly lost, leaving viewers on the edge of their seats wondering what has happened to the couple and whether they will be able to survive the devastating storm.
* ImmoralJournalist: Kara, the executive producer has questionable ethical standards. In the second episode, she risks the life of a journalist covering a hurricane by trying to keep her on the scene, and then later directs Mary Jane to keep interviewing an elderly couple trying to weather thecouple, the feed cuts out due to the weather.storm live on air despite Mary Jane's objections.
* ImmoralJournalist: Kara, the executive producer has questionable ethical standards. In the second episode, she risks the life of a journalist covering a hurricane by trying to keep her on the scene, and then later directs Mary Jane to keep interviewing an elderly couple trying to weather the
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* StepfordSmiler: All the pressure her job and family put on her makes Mary Jane a neurotic mess. In the pilot, Mary Jane starts to cry after a contentious phone call with her mother and has to pinch herself and tell herself to get it together.
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* StepfordSmiler: All the pressure her job and family put on her makes Mary Jane a neurotic mess. struggles to balance the demands of her high-pressure job and her familial responsibilities, which often leave her feeling overwhelmed and neurotic. In the pilot, pilot episode, Mary Jane starts to cry after breaks down in tears following a contentious phone call with her mother and has mother. Desperately trying to pinch regain her composure, she resorts to pinching herself and tell reminding herself to get pull it together.together. The scene illustrates the emotional weight that Mary Jane carries, as well as her determination to keep pushing forward despite the challenges that she faces.
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''Being Mary Jane'' is a 2014 Creator/{{BET}} television drama created by Creator/MaraBrockAkil. The series stars Creator/GabrielleUnion as Mary Jane Paul, a successful (and single) cable television news anchor and focuses on her hectic professional and messy personal life. Other characters include Mary Jane's best friend and executive producer Kara (Creator/LisaVidal), her childhood best friend Lisa (Creator/LatarshaRose), closeted newsman Mark (Creator/AaronDSpears), Mary Jane's parents Helen (Creator/MargaretAvery) and Paul Sr. (Creator/RichardRoundtree), her siblings Paul Jr. (Creator/RichardBrooks) and Patrick (Creator/BJBritt), and her niece Niecy (Creator/RavenGoodwin).
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''Being Mary Jane'' is a 2014 Creator/{{BET}} television drama created by Creator/MaraBrockAkil. The series stars Creator/GabrielleUnion as Mary Jane Paul, a successful (and single) cable television news anchor and focuses on as she navigates the challenges of balancing her hectic professional and messy career aspirations with her personal life. life, including her relationships with family and friends, romantic partners, and colleagues.
Other characters include Mary Jane's best friend and executive producer Kara (Creator/LisaVidal), her childhood best friend Lisa (Creator/LatarshaRose), closeted newsman Mark (Creator/AaronDSpears), Mary Jane's parents Helen (Creator/MargaretAvery) and Paul Sr. (Creator/RichardRoundtree), her siblings Paul Jr. (Creator/RichardBrooks) and Patrick (Creator/BJBritt), and her niece Niecy (Creator/RavenGoodwin).
Other characters include Mary Jane's best friend and executive producer Kara (Creator/LisaVidal), her childhood best friend Lisa (Creator/LatarshaRose), closeted newsman Mark (Creator/AaronDSpears), Mary Jane's parents Helen (Creator/MargaretAvery) and Paul Sr. (Creator/RichardRoundtree), her siblings Paul Jr. (Creator/RichardBrooks) and Patrick (Creator/BJBritt), and her niece Niecy (Creator/RavenGoodwin).
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''Being Mary Jane'' is a 2014 Creator/{{BET}} television drama created by Creator/MaraBrockAkil. The series stars Creator/GabrielleUnion as Mary Jane Paul, a successful (and single) cable television news anchor and focuses on her professional and personal life. Other characters include Mary Jane's best friend and executive producer Kara (Creator/LisaVidal), her childhood best friend Lisa (Creator/LatarshaRose), closeted newsman Mark (Creator/AaronDSpears), Mary Jane's parents Helen (Creator/MargaretAvery) and Paul Sr. (Creator/RichardRoundtree), her siblings Paul Jr. (Creator/RichardBrooks) and Patrick (Creator/BJBritt), and her niece Niecy (Creator/RavenGoodwin).
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''Being Mary Jane'' is a 2014 Creator/{{BET}} television drama created by Creator/MaraBrockAkil. The series stars Creator/GabrielleUnion as Mary Jane Paul, a successful (and single) cable television news anchor and focuses on her hectic professional and messy personal life. Other characters include Mary Jane's best friend and executive producer Kara (Creator/LisaVidal), her childhood best friend Lisa (Creator/LatarshaRose), closeted newsman Mark (Creator/AaronDSpears), Mary Jane's parents Helen (Creator/MargaretAvery) and Paul Sr. (Creator/RichardRoundtree), her siblings Paul Jr. (Creator/RichardBrooks) and Patrick (Creator/BJBritt), and her niece Niecy (Creator/RavenGoodwin).
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* EndangeringNewsBroadcast: The second episode sees Mary Jane speaking remotely with an elderly couple that decides to stay and weather a hurricane bearing down on their home in Florida. Kara (news producer and ImmoralJournalist) earlier tried to make a field journalist stay despite the situation being unsafe and while Mary Jane was interviewing the couple, the feed cuts out due to the weather.
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* StepfordSmiler: In the pilot, Mary Jane starts to cry after a contentious phone call with her mother, and has to pinch herself and tell herself to get it together. All the pressure her job and family put on her makes her a neurotic mess.
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* StepfordSmiler: All the pressure her job and family put on her makes Mary Jane a neurotic mess. In the pilot, Mary Jane starts to cry after a contentious phone call with her mother, mother and has to pinch herself and tell herself to get it together. All the pressure her job and family put on her makes her a neurotic mess.together.
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* StalkerWithATestTube: The ending of the pilot episode seems Mary Jane [[spoiler:taking Andre's semen from a leftover condom and freezing it]].
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* TheBabyTrap: Mary Jane steals David's sperm after a sexual encounter and freezes it.
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* TheBabyTrap: Mary Jane steals David's sperm after a sexual encounter and freezes it.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Right before an expected dinner/hook-up with David, Mary Jane pleasures herself with a vibrator to clear her head about her feelings for him.
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''Being Mary Jane'' is a 2014 Creator/{{BET}} television drama created by Creator/MaraBrockAkil. The series stars Creator/GabrielleUnion as Mary Jane Paul, a successful (and single) cable television news anchor and focuses on her professional and personal life. The series ran for four seasons and concluded with a telefilm in 2019.
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''Being Mary Jane'' is a 2014 Creator/{{BET}} television drama created by Creator/MaraBrockAkil. The series stars Creator/GabrielleUnion as Mary Jane Paul, a successful (and single) cable television news anchor and focuses on her professional and personal life. Other characters include Mary Jane's best friend and executive producer Kara (Creator/LisaVidal), her childhood best friend Lisa (Creator/LatarshaRose), closeted newsman Mark (Creator/AaronDSpears), Mary Jane's parents Helen (Creator/MargaretAvery) and Paul Sr. (Creator/RichardRoundtree), her siblings Paul Jr. (Creator/RichardBrooks) and Patrick (Creator/BJBritt), and her niece Niecy (Creator/RavenGoodwin).
The series ran for four seasons and concluded with a telefilm in 2019.
The series ran for four seasons and concluded with a telefilm in 2019.
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* BigScrewedUpFamily: In addition to her MommyIssues, all of Mary Jane's family don't really share her motivation and drive. Her mom is sick, her dad is ineffectual and her siblings are moochers.
* DoNotCallMePaul: Mary Jane prefers not to be referred to as her real name Pauletta.
* DoNotCallMePaul: Mary Jane prefers not to be referred to as her real name Pauletta.
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* BigScrewedUpFamily: In addition to her MommyIssues, all of Mary Jane's family don't really share her motivation ambition and drive. Her mom is sick, her dad is ineffectual sick and overprotective, and her siblings are moochers.
* DoNotCallMePaul: Mary Jane prefers not to be referred toas by her real name Pauletta.Pauletta, and prefers her professional name.
* DoNotCallMePaul: Mary Jane prefers not to be referred to
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* BigScrewedUpFamily: In addition to her MommyIssues, all of Mary Jane's family don't really share her motivation and drive. Her brother Patrick has a teen daughter who already has had two children.
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* BigScrewedUpFamily: In addition to her MommyIssues, all of Mary Jane's family don't really share her motivation and drive. Her brother Patrick has a teen daughter who already has had two children.mom is sick, her dad is ineffectual and her siblings are moochers.
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* StepfordSmiler: In the pilot, Mary Jane starts to cry after a contentious phone call with her mother, and has to pinch herself and tell herself to get it together.
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* StepfordSmiler: In the pilot, Mary Jane starts to cry after a contentious phone call with her mother, and has to pinch herself and tell herself to get it together. All the pressure her job and family put on her makes her a neurotic mess.
* TeenPregnancy: Niecy, Mary Jane's niece, is a teenager and already has two children.
* TeenPregnancy: Niecy, Mary Jane's niece, is a teenager and already has two children.
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* AlliterativeFamily: Mary Jane's real name is Pauletta Patterson, her father's name is Paul Sr., her brothers are Paul Jr. and Patrick.
* BigScrewedUpFamily: In addition to her MommyIssues, all of Mary Jane's family don't really share her motivation and drive. Her brother Patrick has a teen daughter who already has had two children.
* DoNotCallMePaul: Mary Jane prefers not to be referred to as her real name Pauletta.
* AlliterativeFamily: Mary Jane's real name is Pauletta Patterson, her father's name is Paul Sr., her brothers are Paul Jr. and Patrick.
* BigScrewedUpFamily: In addition to her MommyIssues, all of Mary Jane's family don't really share her motivation and drive. Her brother Patrick has a teen daughter who already has had two children.
* DoNotCallMePaul: Mary Jane prefers not to be referred to as her real name Pauletta.
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* StepfordSmiler: In the pilot, Mary Jane starts to cry after a contentious phone call with her mother, and has to pinch herself and tell herself to get it together.together.
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''Being Mary Jane'' is a 2014 Creator/{{BET}} television drama created by Creator/MaraBrockAkil. The series stars Creator/GabrielleUnion as Mary Jane Paul, a successful (and single)local cable television news anchor and focuses on her professional and personal life. The series ran for four seasons and concluded with a telefilm in 2019.
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!!The series contains the following tropes
* MommyIssues: Mary Jane's mother has lupus and puts a lot of pressure on her.
* LazyBum: Mary Jane's brother Patrick is unemployed and lives in his mother's house for free with his girlfriend. He can't even be bothered to give his mother her medicine on time.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Mary Jane starts off the series single while looking for Mr. Right in the wrong places.
* StepfordSmiler: In the pilot, Mary Jane starts to cry after a contentious phone call with her mother, and has to pinch herself and tell herself to get it together.
''Being Mary Jane'' is a 2014 Creator/{{BET}} television drama created by Creator/MaraBrockAkil. The series stars Creator/GabrielleUnion as Mary Jane Paul, a successful (and single)
!!The series contains the following tropes
* MommyIssues: Mary Jane's mother has lupus and puts a lot of pressure on her.
* LazyBum: Mary Jane's brother Patrick is unemployed and lives in his mother's house for free with his girlfriend. He can't even be bothered to give his mother her medicine on time.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Mary Jane starts off the series single while looking for Mr. Right in the wrong places.
* StepfordSmiler: In the pilot, Mary Jane starts to cry after a contentious phone call with her mother, and has to pinch herself and tell herself to get it together.
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''Being Mary Jane'' is a 2014 Creator/{{BET}} television drama created by Creator/MaraBrockAkil. The series stars Creator/GabrielleUnion as Mary Jane Paul, a successful (and single) local television news anchor and focuses on her professional and personal life. The series ran for four seasons and concluded with a telefilm in 2019.
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