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* ColbertBump: WebVideo/Pyrocynical's 7 hour long video has caused a large surge in attention for the series, with much more activity on the Utopia subreddit since it dropped in November 2021.
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* NightmareFuelStationAttendant:
** Lee qualifies, given his [[EyeScream preferred method of torture]]. He's also shown to be a sociopath and the tone of his voice is always creepy.
** Wilson after his FaceHeelTurn may also qualify.
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* CrazyAwesome: Jessica Hyde, RaisedByWolves to become a CrazySurvivalist. Best shown in Series 2 with her entire escape from the Facility.

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* CrazyAwesome: CrazyIsCool: Jessica Hyde, RaisedByWolves to become a CrazySurvivalist. Best shown in Series 2 with her entire escape from the Facility.
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* RootingForTheEmpire: Some of the principles that the Network stand for make logical sense. Overpopulation of the planet is a genuine concern many people have.
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* TooGoodToLast: The show was cancelled by Channel 4 after the end of Series 2. This unfortunately leaves the show on a cliffhanger, as Dennis Kelly had planned up to a 4th series.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece:
** All of the main characters meet in a chat room on a fan website, which was fairly old-school even in 2013. Modern online communities have moved to social media.
** When speaking of the fictional "Russian flu," characters make reference to the SARS outbreak in the early 2000s, but COVID-19 would be the more modern comparison in terms of severity.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece:
** All of the main characters meet in a chat room on a fan website, which was fairly old-school even in 2013. Modern online communities have moved to social media.
** When speaking of the fictional "Russian flu," characters make reference to the SARS outbreak in the early 2000s, but COVID-19 would be the more modern comparison in terms of severity.

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* AwesomeMusic: The incredible, experimental score composed by Cristobal Tapia de Veer encapsulates the paranoia and fear of the main characters, while also giving some surprisingly upbeat tracks.

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* AwesomeMusic: SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The incredible, experimental score composed by Cristobal Tapia de Veer encapsulates the paranoia and fear of the main characters, while also giving some surprisingly upbeat tracks.



* MomentOfAwesome: [[Awesome/{{Utopia}} Has its own page.]]
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* CrazyAwesome: Jessica Hyde, RaisedByWolves to become a CrazySurvivalist. Best shown in Series 2 with her entire escape from the Facility.

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* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Lee qualifies, given his [[EyeScream preferred method of torture]]. He's also shown to be a sociopath and the tone of his voice is always creepy.

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Lee qualifies, given his [[EyeScream preferred method of torture]]. He's also shown to be a sociopath and the tone of his voice is always creepy.



* {{Squick}}: The eye torture scene in the first episode.

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The eye torture scene in the first episode.



* WhatAnIdiot: In Episode 3, Arby shoots the school head teacher dead. A teacher and a child then run in, with the teacher yelling "what's going on?" I know it's a British school, not an American one, but you'd still think people would know to ''run away'' from the sound of gunfire.
** They also wouldn't necessarily know gunfire when they heard it.
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* TooGoodToLast: The show was cancelled by Channel 4 after the end of Series 2. This unfortunately leaves the show on a cliffhanger, as Dennis Kelly had planned up to a 4th series.
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** Wilson carving [[spoiler: the Chinese character for "rabbit" into his torso as he becomes the new Mr. Rabbit.]]

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** Wilson carving [[spoiler: carving the Chinese character for "rabbit" into his torso as he becomes the new Mr. Rabbit.]]
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Mr. Lee [[spoiler: is shot and taken out of commission after one episode in the first series and is presumed dead. He turns out to have survived being shot but has very little impact in the second series before being shot again in the series finale.]]
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** Wilson carving [[spoiler: the Chinese character for "rabbit" into his torso as he becomes the new Mr. Rabbit.]]
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* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Lee qualifies, given his [[preferred method of torture]EyeScream]. He's also shown to be a sociopath and the tone of his voice is always creepy.

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* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Lee qualifies, given his [[preferred [[EyeScream preferred method of torture]EyeScream].torture]]. He's also shown to be a sociopath and the tone of his voice is always creepy.
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* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Lee qualifies, given his [[EyeScream] preferred method of torture]. He's also shown to be a sociopath and the tone of his voice is always creepy.

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* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Lee qualifies, given his [[EyeScream] preferred [[preferred method of torture].torture]EyeScream]. He's also shown to be a sociopath and the tone of his voice is always creepy.
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* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Lee qualifies, given his [[EyeScream] preferred method of torture]. He's also shown to be a sociopath and the tone of his voice is always creepy.
** Wilson after his FaceHeelTurn may also qualify.
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* RootingForTheEmpire: Some of the principles that the Network stand for make logical sense. Overpopulation of the planet is a genuine concern many people have.

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* MomentOfAwesome
** From series 2 episode 2: [[spoiler: Jessica withstands five months of brutal torture, and kills her torturer with a screwdriver. She later tricks her second interrogator and creates a deathtrap within her cell using pages from a Bible and the mechanism of the cell.]]
** Arby [[spoiler: rescuing Grant, Ian, Donaldson and Becky.]]

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* MomentOfAwesome
** From series 2 episode 2: [[spoiler: Jessica withstands five months of brutal torture, and kills her torturer with a screwdriver. She later tricks her second interrogator and creates a deathtrap within her cell using pages from a Bible and the mechanism of the cell.]]
** Arby [[spoiler: rescuing Grant, Ian, Donaldson and Becky.
MomentOfAwesome: [[Awesome/{{Utopia}} Has its own page.]]
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** From series 2 episode 2: [[spoiler: Jessica withstands 5 months of brutal torture, withstands the ordeal, and kills her torturer. She later tricks the second interrogator and creates a deathtrap within her cell.]]
** Arby [[spoiler: rescuing Grant, Ian, and Becky.]]

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** From series 2 episode 2: [[spoiler: Jessica withstands 5 five months of brutal torture, withstands the ordeal, and kills her torturer. torturer with a screwdriver. She later tricks the her second interrogator and creates a deathtrap within her cell using pages from a Bible and the mechanism of the cell.]]
** Arby [[spoiler: rescuing Grant, Ian, Donaldson and Becky.]]



* WhatAnIdiot: In Episode 3, Arby shoots the school head teacher dead. A teachers and a child then run in, with the teacher yelling "what's going on?" I know it's a British school, not an American one, but you'd still think people would know to ''run away'' from the sound of gunfire.

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* WhatAnIdiot: In Episode 3, Arby shoots the school head teacher dead. A teachers teacher and a child then run in, with the teacher yelling "what's going on?" I know it's a British school, not an American one, but you'd still think people would know to ''run away'' from the sound of gunfire.

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* AwesomeMusic: The incredible, experimental score composed by Cristobal Tapia de Veer encapsulates the paranoia and fear of the main characters, while also giving some surprisingly upbeat tracks

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* AwesomeMusic: The incredible, experimental score composed by Cristobal Tapia de Veer encapsulates the paranoia and fear of the main characters, while also giving some surprisingly upbeat trackstracks.
* MomentOfAwesome
** From series 2 episode 2: [[spoiler: Jessica withstands 5 months of brutal torture, withstands the ordeal, and kills her torturer. She later tricks the second interrogator and creates a deathtrap within her cell.]]
** Arby [[spoiler: rescuing Grant, Ian, and Becky.]]

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* {{Squick}}: The eye torture scene

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* {{Squick}}: The eye torture scenescene in the first episode.


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** The fingernail torture scene from the first episode of Series 2.
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** They also wouldn't necessarily know gunfire when they heard it.
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* WhatAnIdiot: In Episode 3, Arby shoots the school head teacher dead. A teachers and a child then run in, with the teacher yelling "what's going on?" I know it's a British school, not an American one, but you'd still think people would know to ''run away'' from the sound of gunfire.
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* AwesomeMusic: The incredible, experimental score composed by Cristobal Tapia de Veer encapsulates the paranoia and fear of the main characters, while also giving some surprisingly upbeat tracks
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** Milner rummaging around inside someone's ''head'' to retrieve her bullet.
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* {{Squick}}: The eye torture scene
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* ParanoiaFuel: Absolutely packed to the gunwales with it.
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!The Series/{{Utopia}}

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!The Series/{{Utopia}}
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* TheWoobie: To varying degrees, almost all of the main characters but especially Grant and Alice.

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