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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: As much as Elena and Bobby argue like typical siblings, they really are close to each other. [[spoiler:Elena is the first family member that Bobby comes out to and she immediately reacts by hugging him.]]



* {{Cliffhanger}}: The second season ends with Elena [[spoiler:reacting in shock to a phone call with the results of the election. Said results are not revealed.]]

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* {{Cliffhanger}}: The second season ends with Elena [[spoiler:reacting in shock to [[spoiler:receiving a phone call with the results of the election. Said results are not revealed.revealed, but Elena is shocked by what she hears.]]



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* ItsPronouncedTropay: Elena is insistent on her last name being pronounced properly, with the tilde indicating a “nya” sound.

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* ItsPronouncedTropay: ItIsPronouncedTropay: Elena is insistent on her last name being pronounced properly, with the tilde indicating a “nya” sound.


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* SicklyNeuroticGeek: Claude, Sasha's nerdy boyfriend, is practically allergic to everything.
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The first season of 10 episodes premiered on January 17, 2020 with a new episode available to stream every Friday. The series received a second season order of an additional 10 episodes in May 2020.

Season 2 made its debut on August 18, 2021, all 10 episodes of the second season were made available to stream.

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The first season of 10 episodes premiered on January 17, 2020 with a new episode available to stream every Friday. The series received a second season order of an additional 10 episodes in May 2020.

The series received a second season order of an additional 10 episodes in May 2020. Season 2 made its debut on August 18, 2021, with all 10 episodes of the second season were made available to stream.


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* PreviouslyOn: Each episode starts with a montage from previous episodes and a voice-over by Elena.
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* Cliffhanger: The second season ends with Elena [[spoiler:reacting in shock to a phone call implied to be informing her of the election results. Said results are not revealed.]]

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* Cliffhanger: {{Cliffhanger}}: The second season ends with Elena [[spoiler:reacting in shock to a phone call implied to be informing her with the results of the election results.election. Said results are not revealed.]]

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The first season of 10 episodes premiered on January 17, 2020 with a new episode available to stream every Friday. The series received a second season order of an additional 10 episodes in May 2020. Season 2 made its debut on August 18, 2021, all 10 episodes of the second season were made available to stream.

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The first season of 10 episodes premiered on January 17, 2020 with a new episode available to stream every Friday. The series received a second season order of an additional 10 episodes in May 2020.

Season 2 made its debut on August 18, 2021, all 10 episodes of the second season were made available to stream.


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* AbortedArc: The second season largely abandons the fact that adult Elena is the future President and shifts her role to be Elena’s inner voice.


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* Cliffhanger: The second season ends with Elena [[spoiler:reacting in shock to a phone call implied to be informing her of the election results. Said results are not revealed.]]
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The first season of 10 episodes premiered on January 17, 2020 with a new episode available to stream every Friday. The series received a second season order of an additional 10 episodes in May 2020. All 10 episodes of season 2 will be available to stream on August 18, 2021.

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The first season of 10 episodes premiered on January 17, 2020 with a new episode available to stream every Friday. The series received a second season order of an additional 10 episodes in May 2020. All Season 2 made its debut on August 18, 2021, all 10 episodes of the second season 2 will be were made available to stream on August 18, 2021.
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* ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: Jessica ditched her childhood BFFs, Elena and Sasha for the more mature and glamorous Melissa right before middle school. However, [[spoiler: after Melissa finds out Jessica lied to her about having her period, she ditches her for a snobby new clique called “The Brits”, whose EstablishingCharacterMoment was Sasha saying that their whole purpose was “being too cool for everything”]].

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* ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: Jessica ditched her childhood BFFs, [=BFFs=], Elena and Sasha for the more mature and glamorous Melissa right before middle school. However, [[spoiler: after Melissa finds out Jessica lied to her about having her period, she ditches her for a snobby new clique called “The Brits”, whose EstablishingCharacterMoment was Sasha saying that their whole purpose was “being too cool for everything”]].everything.”]]
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* AscendedExtra: Adult Elena will have a more prominent role in the second season, though mainly as a figment of Elena's imagination.
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* ClosetKey: [[spoiler:Liam is this for Bobby. Time wil tell if Liam reciprocates or not.]]

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* ClosetKey: [[spoiler:Liam is this for Bobby. Time wil will tell if Liam reciprocates or not.]]
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The first season of 10 episodes premiered on January 17, 2020 with a new episode available to stream every Friday. The series received a second season order of an additional 10 episodes in May 2020, with an expected debut in 2021.

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The first season of 10 episodes premiered on January 17, 2020 with a new episode available to stream every Friday. The series received a second season order of an additional 10 episodes in May 2020, with an expected debut in 2020. All 10 episodes of season 2 will be available to stream on August 18, 2021.
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* ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: Jessica ditched her childhood BFFs, Elena and Sasha for the more mature and glamorous Melissa right before middle school. However, [[spoiler: after Melissa finds out Jessica lied to her about having her period, she ditches her for a snobby new clique called “The Brits”, whose EstablishingCharacterMoment was Sasha saying that their whole purpose was “being too cool for everything”]].


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** BetaBitch: Jessica is Melissa’s BetaBitch, [[spoiler: at least until [[LaserGuidedKarma she’s ditched, too]]]].


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* IJustWantToBeSpecial: In the season one finale, Jessica confesses that she’s obsessed with being popular because she was afraid of being invisible and unimportant.


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* SecondLove: Sam is this for Gabbi, after her husband Robert’s death. At one point in the series, she’s worried that she’s dishonoring Robert’s memory by moving on with another man, until she has a heart-to-heart with Bobby, with him explaining a video-game method that somehow perfectly explains why she won’t dishonor Robert by moving on with Sam.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Elena wonders what the teenage Bobby could be doing locked in his room so much.

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%% * GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Elena wonders what GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the teenage Bobby could be doing locked in his room so much.future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.
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* ClosetKey: [[spoiler:Liam is this for Bobby. Time wil tell if Liam reciprocates or not.]]
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The series is a high-concept dramedy on Creator/DisneyPlus created by Ilana Peña and executive produced by Creator/GinaRodriguez, who also plays the adult Elena. It's produced by CBS, and is the service's first project to be licensed from an outside developer.

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The series is a high-concept dramedy on Creator/DisneyPlus created by Ilana Peña and executive produced by Creator/GinaRodriguez, who also plays the adult Elena. It's produced by CBS, Creator/{{CBS}}, and is the service's first project to be licensed from an outside developer.
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* SuddenlySexuality: [[spoiler:Bobby has an exceptionally subtle and realistic gay awakening upon getting locked in a supply closet with Liam.]]
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* DownerEnding: Episode 8 ''Matters of Diplomacy'' doesn’t end well for any of the Cañero-Reeds [[spoiler: Sasha lies to Elena about having an orthodontist appointment when she was really getting ready with Jessica and rips into her for her selfishness. Bobby is heartbroken when Liam ditches their prank to dance with a girl and gets into a fight with him. Sam breaks up with Gabi when it looks like she’s still uncomfortable with getting serious with him.]]

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* DownerEnding: Episode 8 ''Matters of Diplomacy'' doesn’t end well for any of the Cañero-Reeds [[spoiler: Sasha lies to Elena about having an orthodontist appointment when she was really getting ready with Jessica and [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech rips into her for her selfishness.selfishness]]. Bobby is heartbroken when Liam ditches their prank to dance with a girl and gets into a fight with him. Sam breaks up with Gabi when it looks like she’s still uncomfortable with getting serious with him.]]
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Elena Cañero-Reed has just been elected the first female and Latinx President of the United States, and on her first day receives a special delivery from her mother Gabi: her childhood diary, with a message to never forget how she got there. And so she's sent on a journey down memory lane, chronicling her childhood as a Cuban-American girl struggling to navigate the "jungle" of middle school, while also dealing with her mother starting to date for the first time since her father's death.

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Elena Cañero-Reed has just been elected the first female and Latinx Latina President of the United States, and on her first day receives a special delivery from her mother Gabi: her childhood diary, with a message to never forget how she got there. And so she's sent on a journey down memory lane, chronicling her childhood as a Cuban-American girl struggling to navigate the "jungle" of middle school, while also dealing with her mother starting to date for the first time since her father's death.
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The first season of 10 episodes premiered on January 17, 2020 with a new episode available to stream every Friday. The series received a second season order of an additional 10 episodes in May 2020, with an expected debut in 2021.
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* BookEnds: The first episode starts in the future as President-elect Elena Cañero-Reed prepares to address the nation. The final episode of the season ends with the President delivering her speech.
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* DownerEnding: Episode 8 ''Matters of Diplomacy'' doesn’t end well for any of the Cañero-Reeds [[spoiler: Sasha lies to Elena about having an orthodontist appointment when she was really getting ready with Jessica and rips into her for her selfishness. Bobby is heartbroken when Liam ditches their prank to dance with a girl and gets into a fight with him. Sam breaks up with Gabi when it looks like she’s still uncomfortable with getting serious with him.]]
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* FromBadToWorse: Elena finds she has some subtle hairs in her upper lip the night of her first school dance, and every attempt to fix it just makes it look more like a mustache. She eventually decides to just own it, Frida Kahlo-style.
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* SuddenlySexuality: [[spoiler:Bobby has an exceptionally subtle and realistic gay awakening upon getting locked in a supply closet with Liam.]]
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Elena Cañero-Reed has just been elected the first female and Latinx President of the United States, and on her first day receives a special delivery from her mother Gabi: her childhood diary, with a message to never forget how she got there. And so she's sent on a journey down memory lane, chronicling her childhood as a Cuban-American girl struggling to navigate the "jungle" of middle school, while also dealing with Gabi starting to date for the first time since her father's death.

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Elena Cañero-Reed has just been elected the first female and Latinx President of the United States, and on her first day receives a special delivery from her mother Gabi: her childhood diary, with a message to never forget how she got there. And so she's sent on a journey down memory lane, chronicling her childhood as a Cuban-American girl struggling to navigate the "jungle" of middle school, while also dealing with Gabi her mother starting to date for the first time since her father's death.
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* PrankDate: After being humiliated on the court, Bobby invites newcomer Liam to a “kickoff party” that night in the gym with the intent of pelting him with water balloons. Fortunately, a heart-to-heart with Sam makes Bobby realize the error in his ways and he meets up with Liam to apologize.
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* HeroicBSOD: Elena suffers one when she realizes that the presentation that she thought was due in a week was actually due that day.
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* WhamShot: The first episode ends with Elena walking into the living room and catching Gabi and Sam, the boyfriend Gabi was hiding from Elena, in a romantic embrace.

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* WhamShot: The first episode ends with Elena walking into the living room and catching Gabi and Sam, the boyfriend Gabi was hiding from Elena, in a romantic embrace.kissing.

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* ItsPronouncedTropay: Elena is insistent on her last name being pronounced properly, with the tilde indicating a “nya” sound.

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* ItsPronouncedTropay: Elena is insistent on her last name being pronounced properly, with the tilde indicating a “nya” sound.sound.
* WhamShot: The first episode ends with Elena walking into the living room and catching Gabi and Sam, the boyfriend Gabi was hiding from Elena, in a romantic embrace.
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* HowWeGotHere: The entire central premise, with an adult Elena being reminded of each step to becoming President starting at age 12.

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* HowWeGotHere: The entire central premise, with an adult Elena being reminded of each step to becoming President starting at age 12.12.
* ItsPronouncedTropay: Elena is insistent on her last name being pronounced properly, with the tilde indicating a “nya” sound.
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Elena Cañero-Reed has just been elected the first female and Latinx President of the United States, and on her first day receives a special delivery from her mother Gabi: her childhood diary, with a message to never forget how she got there. And so she's sent on a journey down memory lane, chronicling her childhood as a Cuban-American girl struggling to navigate the "jungle" of middle school, while also dealing with Gabi starting to date for the first time since her father's death.

The series is a high-concept dramedy on Creator/DisneyPlus created by Ilana Peña and executive produced by Creator/GinaRodriguez, who also plays the adult Elena. It's produced by CBS, and is the service's first project to be licensed from an outside developer.

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* AlphaBitch: Melissa, who Elena's elementary school best friend Jessica ditched her for.
* DisappearedDad: Elena's father died three years before the series opens, and her mother has just started dating again.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Elena wonders what the teenage Bobby could be doing locked in his room so much.
* HowWeGotHere: The entire central premise, with an adult Elena being reminded of each step to becoming President starting at age 12.

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