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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter:
** Lizzie. Series 3 built her up as a potential LoveInterest for Darren [[spoiler: until he kills her brother and she returns the favour]]. Series 4 builds her up as a threat to the gang, even managing to break into Nidge's home. So, how is she utilised in Series 5? She has one scene, where she's preparing to go after the gang again and is promptly shot in the face.
** Terence "Big Balls" looks to be set up as a GreaterScopeVillain, but almost nothing is done with this with his son taking a central role instead.
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** Barry Keoghan got his start on this show.
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* GrowingTheBeard: Series 1 had its wings clipped by RTE in pre-production, fearing the grimness they were aiming for would drive viewers away. As a result it's poorly paced, padded, occasionally quite goofy (''especially'' at Nidge's wedding) and the characters' personalities were a bit vague. Series 2 corrected these problems and dug deeper into the culture of crime. Series 3 upped its game to the point that pundits were no longer adding the suffix "for an Irish show" to their praise.

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* GrowingTheBeard: Series 1 had its wings clipped by RTE Creator/{{RTE}} in pre-production, fearing the grimness they were aiming for would drive viewers away. As a result it's poorly paced, padded, occasionally quite goofy (''especially'' at Nidge's wedding) and the characters' personalities were a bit vague. Series 2 corrected these problems and dug deeper into the culture of crime. Series 3 upped its game to the point that pundits were no longer adding the suffix "for an Irish show" to their praise.
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!![[Film/LoveHate The short film]]

* EvilIsSexy: Very much invoked.
-->'''Tom:''' But why do you look so...
-->'''Hate:''' You know, to certain people hate can be extremely attractive.
* RetroactiveRecognition: All three of the actors, Creator/BenWhishaw, Creator/HayleyAtwell and Creator/BlakeRitson, would get the roles they're most well known for after this short (respectively: Q in the Creator/DanielCraig ''Film/JamesBond'' films, Peggy Carter in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse starting with ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'', and Brainiac in ''Series/{{Krypton}}'').

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!!The band!![[Music/LoveHate The band]]



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!![[Film/LoveHate The short film]]

* EvilIsSexy: Very much invoked.
-->'''Tom:''' But why do you look so...
-->'''Hate:''' You know, to certain people hate can be extremely attractive.
* RetroactiveRecognition: All three of the actors, Creator/BenWhishaw, Creator/HayleyAtwell and Creator/BlakeRitson, would get the roles they're most well known for after this short (respectively: Q in the Creator/DanielCraig ''Film/JamesBond'' films, Peggy Carter in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse starting with ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'', and Brainiac in ''Series/{{Krypton}}'').
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* DesignatedHero: Darren. Over the course of the series, despite saying that he wants to get out of crime, performs more and more criminal acts, even he kills John Boy and it's no longer necessary. Rosie even finally notices this and leaves him for good at the end of the second series.

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* DesignatedHero: Darren. Over the course of the series, despite saying that he wants to get out of crime, performs more and more criminal acts, even once he kills John Boy and it's no longer necessary. Rosie even finally notices this and leaves him for good at the end of the second series.
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** Packie attending a "Jesus Saves" moshing event in someone's house.

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** Packie attending a "Jesus Saves" moshing event in someone's house. It's supposed to show that Packie is trying to stay off drugs by finding God, but the whole thing is just bizarre.

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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: This show has very few sympathetic characters, especially as the series goes on. Darren is an AntiHero at best before sliding all the way down to DesignatedHero, while Nidge is an outright VillainProtagonist. Even the supporting cast range from {{Jerk Ass}}es to AxeCrazy psychopaths.



* TooBleakStoppedCaring: This show has very few sympathetic characters, especially as the series goes on. Darren is an AntiHero at best before sliding all the way down to DesignatedHero, while Nidge is an outright VillainProtagonist. Even the supporting cast range from {{Jerk Ass}}es to AxeCrazy psychopaths.



** Debbie. From her introduction, she's subjected to a TraumaCongaLine, starting with a heroin habit, being beaten by John Boy, forced into prostitution, kicked out of the brothel she's been working in, reduced to stealing money from ''her own parents'', forced to work as a drug mule [[spoiler: and finally dying of an overdose.]]

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** Debbie. From her introduction, she's subjected to a TraumaCongaLine, starting with a heroin habit, being beaten by John Boy, forced into prostitution, kicked out of the brothel she's been working in, reduced to stealing money from ''her own parents'', forced to work as a drug mule [[spoiler: and finally dying of an overdose.]]]]

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* AmericansHateTingle:
** A complicated example. While the series is respected in Ireland for being a well-produced homegrown show (by contrast, ''Series/DerryGirls'' and ''Literature/NormalPeople'' required outside funding) - its success is something of a double-edged sword since every other production since has attempted to be "the next ''Love/Hate''". ''Darklands'' and ''Kin'' were criticized for being particularly derivative.
** Many North Dubliners despise the reputation as a WretchedHive resulting from the series, feeling it relies on some overly stereotypical characters.
* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: No one on the first season thought they'd even get a second, and some of the actors initially recall their association with it provoking negative reactions in other auditions.



* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Nidge's wedding.

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Nidge's wedding.wedding is especially goofy, and out of place with the series's gritty tone.


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* RetroactiveRecognition:
** While it wasn't quite a StarMakingRole for Ruth Negga, she would achieve prominence much later by appearing in ''Series/AgentsOfShield'', ''Film/WarCraft'' and her Oscar nominated role in ''{{Film/Loving}}''.
** Mary's actress Ruth Bradley became better known one year later for starring as Emily in ''{{Series/Primeval}}'' and later Channel 4's ''{{Series/Inhumans}}''.
** Jimmy Byrne in Season 1 is played by Robbie Walsh, who'd later show up as Keogh on ''Fair City'' and Dermot Hogan in ''Film/MichaelInside'', as well as establishing himself [[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15339952/ as a director]] in his own right.
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** [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Fran's impromptu performance of "Ging Gang Gully"]] ''[[CrazyAwesome during]]'' ''[[RefugeInAudacity a garda interrogation]]''.

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** [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Fran's impromptu performance of "Ging Gang Gully"]] ''[[CrazyAwesome during]]'' ''during'' ''[[RefugeInAudacity a garda interrogation]]''.

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