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The series premiered on Creator/{{Netflix}} on March 18, 2022.
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The series premiered on Creator/{{Netflix}} on March 18, 2022.
2022. One month later, a second season was [[https://twitter.com/hrnetflix/status/1516250233805619200?s=21&t=_8RDwBa44b2PWDDyIJaZ8Q announced]].
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** In "International Creature Convention," Lionel begins an affair with another Shame Wizard who wants him to kill her abusive husband. Lionel's murder attempt fails and he's knocked out. When he wakes up, he learns that [[spoiler:he's gotten caught up in a cuckoldry role-play scenario between the Shame Wizard couple. He goes along with it, even shooting the husband again... except this time he wasn't wearing his bulletproof vest, so Lionel ''actually'' kills him.]]
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** In "International Creature Convention," Lionel begins an affair with another Shame Wizard who wants him to kill her abusive husband. Lionel's murder attempt fails and he's knocked out. When he wakes up, he learns that [[spoiler:he's gotten caught up in a cuckoldry role-play scenario between the Shame Wizard couple. He goes along with it, even shooting the husband again... except this time he wasn't wearing his bulletproof vest, so Lionel ''actually'' kills shoots him.]]
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* ExtraordinaryWorldOrdinaryProblems: As the various monsters are representations of human emotion and thought, they are heavily involved in mundane problems. Becca, for example, has to deal with postpartum depression. The monsters themselves have to deal with things like:
** Having feelings for someone who just doesn't like you back.
** Not knowing how to do your job.
** Things not working out when you try to make a sexual relationship into a serious one.
** Having feelings for someone who just doesn't like you back.
** Not knowing how to do your job.
** Things not working out when you try to make a sexual relationship into a serious one.
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* KinkyRolePlaying:
** In "Rutgers is for Lovers," Maury and Connie try role-playing in the bedroom to spice up their boring relationship. Maury dresses as a cowboy (though his character actually works at a Dairy Queen) named Bogart Saint-Humphrey while Connie dresses as a spy named Cleopatra Dickins, looking for a serial killer who's been "murdering pussy." They act this scenario out in the local bar, but Connie has to break character to help a very drunk Sonya. Unfortunately, Maury refuses to break character.
** In "International Creature Convention," Lionel begins an affair with another Shame Wizard who wants him to kill her abusive husband. Lionel's murder attempt fails and he's knocked out. When he wakes up, he learns that [[spoiler:he's gotten caught up in a cuckoldry role-play scenario between the Shame Wizard couple. He goes along with it, even shooting the husband again... except this time he wasn't wearing his bulletproof vest, so Lionel ''actually'' kills him.]]
** In "Rutgers is for Lovers," Maury and Connie try role-playing in the bedroom to spice up their boring relationship. Maury dresses as a cowboy (though his character actually works at a Dairy Queen) named Bogart Saint-Humphrey while Connie dresses as a spy named Cleopatra Dickins, looking for a serial killer who's been "murdering pussy." They act this scenario out in the local bar, but Connie has to break character to help a very drunk Sonya. Unfortunately, Maury refuses to break character.
** In "International Creature Convention," Lionel begins an affair with another Shame Wizard who wants him to kill her abusive husband. Lionel's murder attempt fails and he's knocked out. When he wakes up, he learns that [[spoiler:he's gotten caught up in a cuckoldry role-play scenario between the Shame Wizard couple. He goes along with it, even shooting the husband again... except this time he wasn't wearing his bulletproof vest, so Lionel ''actually'' kills him.]]
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* MisophoniaGag: In "Training Day," during SensitivityTraining, Connie says she hates the sound of toenails being clipped. The consultant Empathy thus sets up a scenario where she clips her talons while Connie is talking to demonstrate to Connie why she needs to be more considerate.
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** When Yara doesn't recognize her granddaughter Natalie, Natalie jokes that she's Creator/LindsayLohan. Yara calls Natalie "Lindsay Lohan" after that.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Claudia is implied to be mentally ill, but it's unclear what exactly is the matter. [[spoiler:Sonia seeing her have an existential anxious breakdown about the world is what convinces Sonia to call off the relationship. While exposing Claudia to the secrets of the universe triggered Claudia's spiral, Sonia wonders if Claudia only saw Sonia's light in the first place because she was "sick." Claudia stops being able to see Sonia after Claudia gets help from her sister.]]
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* {{Fanboy}}: Doug, a client of Pete and Rochelle, is a huge fan of the Phoenix Suns basketball team, as is his fiancée Donna. He paints his car to resemble the Suns team colors, and he and Donna both wear Suns jackets during their wedding. Most of the decor in their house is Suns-themed.
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* FlyingBroomstick: In "Shitstorm," a Shame Wizardress is seen riding a broomstick, only to get knocked down by the hurricane.
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* FlyingBroomstick: In "Shitstorm," a Shame Wizardress witch is seen riding a broomstick, only to get knocked down by the hurricane.
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* ScatterbrainedSenior: Walter's elderly client Yara suffers from Alzheimer's, so her memories often get jumbled with her reality and she doesn't know where she is. As her health deteriorates, the memories become [[OminousVisualGlitch glitchy]]. She also does strange things like insist on candy for every meal and take her shirt off at the dinner table just because she was hot.
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* ButtMonkey: José the spider, who first hurts himself slipping on Gavin's cum and then spends the rest of the episode injuring himself further.
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* FatAndSkinny: Gil is a short fat Hormone Monster and Joe is a tall skinny Hormone Monster; they spend all of their time together.
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* GagPenis:
** Not only does Dante has several penises, they're apparently quite big, especially the middle one.
** Gavin's penis is huge and [[spoiler:shaped like a literal fire hose, complete with working nozzle]].
** Not only does Dante has several penises, they're apparently quite big, especially the middle one.
** Gavin's penis is huge and [[spoiler:shaped like a literal fire hose, complete with working nozzle]].
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* GagPenis:
** Not only does Dante has several penises, they're apparently quite big, especially the middle one.
**GagPenis: Gavin's penis is huge and [[spoiler:shaped like a literal fire hose, complete with working nozzle]].
** Not only does Dante has several penises, they're apparently quite big, especially the middle one.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Gil and Joe, a pair of Hormone Monsters who are never seen apart and always help each other out. The "heterosexual" aspect is lessened as they are at one point seen having sex, but less because they're in a relationship (they both have wives) and more because Hormone Monsters just fuck each other as a recreational activity.
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* TheBusCameBack: Natalie from Camp Mohegan Sun returns as several plots involve her family. [[spoiler:In episode nine, she even becomes Walter’s newest client]].
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* RequiredSpinoffCrossover: "The Addiction Angel" has Andrew show up for Maurice to [[StatusQuoIsGod temporarily]] be replaced as his client by [[ThoseTwoGuys Gil and Joe]]. Natalie from Camp Mohegan Sun returns as several plots involve her family.
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* RequiredSpinoffCrossover: "The Addiction Angel" has Andrew show up for Maurice to [[StatusQuoIsGod temporarily]] be replaced as his client by [[ThoseTwoGuys Gil and Joe]]. Natalie from Camp Mohegan Sun returns as several plots involve her family.
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* RequiredSpinoffCrossover: "The Addiction Angel" has Andrew show up for Maurice to [[StatusQuoIsGod temporarily]] be replaced as his client by [[ThoseTwoGuys Gil and Joe]].
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* RequiredSpinoffCrossover: "The Addiction Angel" has Andrew show up for Maurice to [[StatusQuoIsGod temporarily]] be replaced as his client by [[ThoseTwoGuys Gil and Joe]]. Natalie from Camp Mohegan Sun returns as several plots involve her family.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Life down on Earth can be very complicated...]]
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* ChekhovsGag: A RunningGag in "Love in the Time of Postpartum" is that Barry looks like Becca's dad from the side, which Becca dislikes. However, Cat Stevens shows Emmy a flashback where Becca's dad didn't show up for her wedding to Barry, so Barry walks her down the isle since he looks like her dad. This memory endears Emmy to Barry and convinces her to fight for the marriage.
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* AutoErotica: After Donna's proposal, Doug and Donna get "all Steve Nashty" in the backseat of Doug's newly customized Suns car.
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** Due to Yara's dementia, her memory of her last day with Safi has Safi quote "500 Miles (I'm Gonna Be)" in Arabic (with "miles" appropriately replaced with "kilometers").
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** Due to Yara's dementia, her memory of her last day with Safi has Safi quote "500 Miles (I'm Gonna Be)" in Arabic (with "miles" appropriately replaced with "kilometers")."kilometers" since they're in Lebanon).
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* CareerVersusMan: "Rutgers is for Lovers" is a lesbian variant on the trope. Rochelle and Petra's client Nadya is set to go to Rutgers with her girlfriend Danielle, but then gets accepted to the more prestigious Berkeley. Petra pushes Nadya to go to Berkeley, as it's her family's alma mater and would look great on her resume, while Rochelle wants Nadya to go to Rutgers to be with her beloved girlfriend. At prom, [[spoiler:Nadya declares that she's going to Rutgers to be with Danielle, but this leads to their breakup as Danielle doesn't like being the sole factor in Nadya's decision.]]
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** "It's Almost Over" displays Yara topless.
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This has nothing to do with the trope HumanResources.
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* UnholyMatrimony: [[spoiler:Rita and Kitty]] have had a millennia-long sexual relationship, and spend much of their time bonding over the shame and depression they cause in humans.
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* YouWouldntShootMe: In "International Creature Convention", Lionel confronts Arsalan, Ansa's abusive husband, atop the hotel. Arsalan insists Lionel wouldn't actually ''use'' the revolver he just pulled out, but BoomHeadshot.
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* RequiredSpinoffCrossover: "The Addiction Angel" has Andrew show up for Maurice to [[StatusQuoIsGod temporarily]] be replaced as his client by [[ThoseTwoGuys Gil and Joe]].
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Claudia is implied to be mentally ill, but it's unclear what exactly is the matter. [[spoiler:Sonia seeing her have an existential anxious breakdown about the world is what convinces Sonia to call off the relationship. While exposing Claudia to the secrets of the universe triggered Claudia's spiral, Sonia wonders if Claudia only saw Sonia's light in the first place because she was "sick." Claudia stops being able to see Sonia after Claudia gets help from her sister.]]
* BookEnds: The first episode has Emmy get assigned her first client by the tube. The season finale has her [[spoiler:get assigned a ''bunch'' of new clients now that she's established herself as a better Lovebug]].
* CommonalityConnection: Sonia and Claudia bond because both of their jobs involve bringing "love and joy" into the world -- Sonia makes humans feel love as a Lovebug and Claudia helps bring new babies into the world as a doula -- while not taking the same time for themselves.
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* LoveTriangle: Emmy has feelings for Dante, but [[spoiler:Dante ends up dating Rochelle, which is further complicated by Pete also having feelings for Rochelle]].
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* LoveMakesYouCrazy: A recurring theme in the show, particularly among the Lovebugs, is that love will drive you to do ridiculous, irrational things.
** Walter is obsessed with love to disturbing degrees, and even sings a song demonstrating to Emmy that "love is a psycho." He feeds into Yara's dementia by trying to keep her in her memories of her love life, and lashes out at Amir for interrupting her fantasy.
** Emmy's feelings for Dante become a literal addiction due to his magic dust. She snorts up any remnant of his dust and becomes obsessed with seeing him again, even when he wants nothing to do with her.
** [[spoiler:Sonia and Claudia]]'s romance drives them both to make rash decisions that they later regret. [[spoiler:Sonia quits her job and plans to live on Earth with Claudia, something that no monster is supposed to do, despite Walter's pleas that getting involved with a human is dangerous for both parties. This turns out to be true when Claudia's mental health spirals as a result of her love for Sonia, as she becomes depressed that not everybody can have their kind of love. Seeing how she's affected Claudia, Sonia decides to end the relationship and tells Claudia to seek help from her loved ones on Earth.]]
* LoveTriangle: Emmyhas feelings for is sleeping with Dante, but [[spoiler:Dante ends up dating Rochelle, which is further complicated by Pete also having feelings for Rochelle]].
** Walter is obsessed with love to disturbing degrees, and even sings a song demonstrating to Emmy that "love is a psycho." He feeds into Yara's dementia by trying to keep her in her memories of her love life, and lashes out at Amir for interrupting her fantasy.
** Emmy's feelings for Dante become a literal addiction due to his magic dust. She snorts up any remnant of his dust and becomes obsessed with seeing him again, even when he wants nothing to do with her.
** [[spoiler:Sonia and Claudia]]'s romance drives them both to make rash decisions that they later regret. [[spoiler:Sonia quits her job and plans to live on Earth with Claudia, something that no monster is supposed to do, despite Walter's pleas that getting involved with a human is dangerous for both parties. This turns out to be true when Claudia's mental health spirals as a result of her love for Sonia, as she becomes depressed that not everybody can have their kind of love. Seeing how she's affected Claudia, Sonia decides to end the relationship and tells Claudia to seek help from her loved ones on Earth.]]
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* YouCanSeeMe: [[spoiler:Claudia is able to see Sonia despite not being Sonia's client. This fascinates them both and starts their relationship. It's implied that this may be due to Claudia being mentally unwell.]]
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* MayflyDecemberRomance: [[spoiler:Sonia, a millions-year-old Lovebug, falls for Claudia, a young adult human woman.]]
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* MayflyDecemberRomance: [[spoiler:Sonia, a millions-year-old Lovebug, falls for Claudia, a young adult human woman. The fact Sonia will outlive Claudia comes up during Claudia's breakdown, which is one reason why Sonia decides they can't be together.]]
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* MayflyDecemberRomance: [[spoiler:Sonia, a millions-year-old Lovebug, falls for Claudia, a young adult human woman. This is one of the reasons Claudia turns Sonia down, as she knows she'll die and Sonia will live for many more years.]]
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* MayflyDecemberRomance: [[spoiler:Sonia, a millions-year-old Lovebug, falls for Claudia, a young adult human woman. This is one of the reasons Claudia turns Sonia down, as she knows she'll die and Sonia will live for many more years.]]
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* LoveTriangle: Emmy has feelings for Dante, but [[spoiler:Dante ends up dating Rochelle, which is further complicated by Pete also having feelings for Rochelle]].
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* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Pete, as a Logic Rock, is very cautious and fact-oriented, while his coworker Rochelle, as a Lovebug, is a lot more spunky and optimistic. This originally creates conflict for them, but they grow to become friends, with Pete even developing a crush on her.
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** "Bad Mummies" has Becca's breasts on full display when she tries to breastfeed her baby...along with her gross, swollen nipples that talk.
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** Mama June, Joan Crawford, Courtney Love, and Kris Jenner are all listed among “the worst moms in history”.
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* SexInASharedRoom: At the start of "Training Day," Mona and Gavin have sex in the lunchroom... while another monster, José, is getting his lunch. Apparently, the monsters have sex at work so often that it's becoming a hazard to others (the aforementioned monster injures himself slipping on their ejaculate), so they get sentenced to sensitivity training.
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* SexInASharedRoom: At the start of "Training Day," Mona and Gavin have sex in the lunchroom... while another monster, José, is getting his lunch. Apparently, the monsters have sex at work so often that it's becoming a hazard to others (the aforementioned monster injures himself slipping on their ejaculate), so they get sentenced to sensitivity training.SensitivityTraining.
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* ButWeUsedACondom: Parodied. When [[spoiler:Maury and Connie]] learn that the former is pregnant, they're surprised because they used protection -- which for Hormone Monsters just entails saying "No baby, no baby, no baby" when they cum. [[spoiler:Maury]] wonders if, when he said "No baby, no baby, no baby," he didn't mean it enough.
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* FamilyVersusCareer: After giving birth, Becca worries that her new baby will detract from her career. When she finally goes back to work, she's worried she went back ''too'' early and that she's missing out on her son's life. She's also angry when Barry takes the baby to visit her at work because she doesn't want her coworkers to see her as a human being.
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* ImperiledInPregnancy: [[spoiler:Maury]] gets trapped in a flooding bathroom while pregnant. Despite really hoping he miscarries, Connie saves him anyway.
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* NotWantingKidsIsWeird: In the Season 1 finale, [[spoiler:Maury gets pregnant and realizes he wants to keep it, while Connie very much does ''not'', which makes Maury very upset. When she refuses to budge on this issue, Maury breaks up with her because he doesn't want to get an abortion.]]
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* BloodyHilarious: [[Pete amputating Dante's penis]] is accompanied by a ridiculous amount of splattering blood for several seconds. Dante even insists the camera cut away.
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* BloodyHilarious: [[Pete [[spoiler:Pete amputating Dante's penis]] is accompanied by a ridiculous amount of splattering blood for several seconds. Dante even insists the camera cut away.
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* LiteralMetaphor: Maury warns Connie to let his dicks nap regularly, otherwise they'll "turn into real assholes." Turns out, when penises don't get sleep, [[spoiler:they turn into literal talking anuses]].
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** Maury warns Connie to let his dicks nap regularly, otherwise they'll "turn into real assholes." Turns out, when penises don't get sleep, [[spoiler:they turn into literal talking anuses]].
** Gavin describes his dick as a "fire hose dick," which is assumed to mean that it's just really big. [[spoiler:In "Shitstorm," it's revealed that his dick is ''literally'' a fire hose.]]
** Maury warns Connie to let his dicks nap regularly, otherwise they'll "turn into real assholes." Turns out, when penises don't get sleep, [[spoiler:they turn into literal talking anuses]].
** Gavin describes his dick as a "fire hose dick," which is assumed to mean that it's just really big. [[spoiler:In "Shitstorm," it's revealed that his dick is ''literally'' a fire hose.]]
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* TakeMyHand: Done four-fold in the climax of "Shitstorm": [[spoiler:Pete offers his hand to rescue Dante from a chasm in the ground, Emmy reaches out to save Rochelle from a wind tunnel, Connie holds out her hand to rescue Maury from a flood... and Gil implores Joe to take his ''[[ParodiedTrope ham]]'' because he can't finish it without puking.]]
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* DwindlingParty: In "Shitstorm," several characters form a party to venture out and fix the power grid, with most of them getting left behind along the way due to the severity of the storm.
