History Fridge / Jem

* Jem's identity has been revealed on more than one occasion to the public, albeit accidentally. In the very first episode, Jem reveals to reporters and the public at large that her story began with the death of her father (but rather ''Jerrica's'' father, right? ''Jem's'' father, just like her past and her identity, is unrevealed.) Similarly, in the second part of "Hollywood Jem", Kimber jokingly tells Sean that his injuries ([[NeverMyFault which she indirectly caused, mind you!]]) are "holding up my sister's movie career." The only problem is that ''Jem'' isn't Kimber ' sister; ''Jerrica'' is. [[note]]As has been established in previous episodes, as "Scandal" where Kimber's diary reveals how she wished Jem was her sister instead of Jerrica, or in "The Fan", where Jem has a freak out about the fake Holograms, Starlight Girls, etc. making a home video displaying "her" past, including her mother and other memories.[[/note]]

* In ''The Fan'', Synergy has to warn the Holograms that Jem is dangerously close to revealing her secret to a group of actresses paid by the Misfits to pretend to be the Holograms and the Starlight Girls. We've seen in multiple episodes that Synergy is able to speak to Jem through the earrings, and could've just warned Jem herself. Then you remember that the Misfits had been secretly recording Jem the entire time she was in the false Starlight House, and any attempt to warn Jem would've been caught on tape.

* The reason there are so many reprises of previous songs in the second half of the series is because the girls are promoting album singles that they already wrote.

* Jem possibly being set in the same universe as G.I. Joe & Transformers. This could mean that the "Starlight Girls" are in fact living in Starlight House due to the possible skirmishes caused by the Joes, Cobra, the Autobots, and the Decepticons, which would also mean that the parents were casualties, which would also mean that the girls really could be actual orphans (aside from Ba Nee, the only confirmed orphan).[[note]]It's never looked into either way, but it is possible that some of the girls might have parents who are alive, but who can't take care of them for whatever reason (e.g., one or more of the parents might be in jail, etc.).[[/note]]

* Why is it that the show constantly had an "either/or" attitude about the two main bands, as in you either had to like Jem and the Holograms or you had to like The Misfits and not fans of both or neither? And to another, possibly greater extent, why were Jem fans implied as being good and Misfit fans implied as being bad? Thankfully, the "Glitter and Gold" episode had a fan buying records of ''both'' bands, but it's rarely touched upon beyond that. Also, relating to the good vs. bad argument, what to make of [[GoodBadGirl Kimber]], who was arguably the bad girl of the Holograms (not actively bad, per se, but easily the least loyal, most bratty and a tad on the manipulative side) and [[MinionWithAnFInEvil Stormer]], who while still a Misfit, has more morals and sympathy than her bandmates?

* Jem possibly being set in the same universe as G.I. Joe & Transformers. this could mean that the "Starlight Girls" are in fact living in Starlight House due to the possible skirmishes caused by the Joes, Cobra, The Autobots, and the Decepticons, which would also mean that the parents were casualites, which would also mean that the girls really could be actual orphans (aside from Ba Nee, the only confirmed orphan).[[note]]It's never looked into either way, but it is possible that some of the girls might have parents who are alive, but who can't take care of them for whatever reason (e.g., one or more of the parents might be in jail, etc.).[[/note]]

* The reason The Stingers are such self-preserving, {{Manipulative Bastard}}s: in their early days thy pretty much lived on the streets, playing for pennies and relying on whatever generosity any spectators might afford them. Once they start hitting it big, they were determined to do whatever it took not to have to go back to that state of living again. It could also explain how Rapture became such a skilled con-artist--out of necessity to survive on the streets.

** To give a specific example the profiles in the new comic series say that as Jem she's projected nearly half a foot taller.

* Jem possibly being set in the same universe as G.I. Joe & Transformers. this could mean that the "Starlight Girls" are in fact living in Starlight House due to the possible skirmishes caused by the Joes, Cobra, The Autobots, and the Decepticons, which would also mean that the parents were casualites, which would also mean that the girls really could be actual orphans (aside from Ba Nee, the only confirmed orphan).[[note]]It's never looked into either way, but it is possible that some of the girls might have parents who are alive, but who can't take care of them for whatever reason (e.g., one or more of the parents might be in jail, etc.).[[/note]]

!Cartoon

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* The reason The Stingers are such self-preserving, ManipulativeBastard's: in their early days thy pretty much lived on the streets, playing for pennies and relying on whatever generosity any spectators might afford them. Once they start hitting it big, they were determined to do whatever it took not to have to go back to that state of living again. It could also explain how Rapture became such a skilled con-artist--out of necessity to survive on the streets.

* Jem possibly being set in the same universe as G.I. Joe & Transformers. this could mean that the "Starlight Girls" are in fact living in Starlight House due to the possible skirmishes caused by the Joes, Cobra, The Autobots, and the Decepticons, which would also mean that the parents were casualites, which would also mean that the girls really could be actual orphans (aside from Ba Nee, the only confirmed orphan).[[note]]It's never looked into either way, but it is possible that some of the girls might have parents who are alive, but who can't take care of them for whatever reason (e.g., one or more of the parents might be in jail, etc.).[[/note]]

!Comics

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* Some people complain Kimber and Stormer got together too quickly. Looking at the cartoon, Kimber always gets into relationships quickly.

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* Synergy was shut down and only reactivated due to her server re-booting after a lighting storm. In the cartoon, Jerrica's dad left clear directions to let Jerrica and her sisters find and use Synergy after his death. So why was she shut down in the comics? The answer and the horror comes with the Dark Jem arc, where there is something corrupted in Synergy and it's getting out. Jerrica's Dad most likely had to shut Synergy down to prevent this infection from getting out and spreading, and never had a chance to 'fix' Synergy before his death. So when Jerrica and her sisters started using Synergy they had no idea they activated a time bomb.

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* A lot of people complained that Jetta's cockney accent should have tipped off that she was lying about her life, but that was the point, as it was criticizing the American misconception that all Brits are posh. Christy Marx specified that the actress should NOT have a Cockney accent and went for more of a working-class British accent with actress Louise Dorsey (who she hired because she actually ''was'' British and Marx was tired of Americans doing awful Cockney accents in their demo tapes.)

* Jem being set in the same universe as G.I. Joe & Transformers. The orphans are in Starlight House due to the possible skirmishes caused by the Joes, Cobra, The Autobots, and the Decepticons. The parents were casualites.

* Jem being set in the same universe as G.I. Joe & Transformers. The orphans are in Starlight House due to the possible skirmishes caused by the Joes, Cobra, The Autobots, and the Decepticons the parents were casualites.

* Minx becoming so miserable to the point of being suicidal after being kicked out of The Stingers makes even more sense when you see the episode afterwards. For the longest time her bandmates lived on the streets and she probably couldn't handle doing that alone.

* The reason The Stingers are such self-preserving, ManipulativeBastards': in their early days thy pretty much lived on the streets, playing for pennies and relying on whatever generosity any spectators might afford them. Once they start hitting it big, they were determined to do whatever it took not to have to go back to that state of living again. It could also explain how Rapture became such a skilled con-artist--out of necessity to survive on the streets.

* The reason The Stingers are such self-preserving, ManipulativeBastards: in their early days thy pretty much lived on the streets, playing for pennies and relying on whatever generosity any spectators might afford them. Once they start hitting it big, they were determined to do whatever it took not to have to go back to that state of living again. It could also explain how Rapture became such a skilled con-artist--out of necessity to survive on the streets.

** To give a specific example the profiles in the new comic series say that as Jem she's projected as being nearly half a foot taller.
* The reason the Stingers are such self-serving ManipulativeBastards: in their early days they pretty much lived on the streets, playing for pennies and relying on whatever generosity any spectators might afford them. Once they started hitting it big, they were determined to do whatever it took not to have to go back to that state of living again. It could also explain how Rapture became such a skilled con artist--out of necessity to survive on the streets.

* "I'll make [Victor Crosshatch] pay [for what he did to my family]!" The way Danse says this in the episode "Homeland, Heartland", it almost sounds like she plans to seek revenge, possibly by doing something she'll regret for the rest of her life. Luckily, being the kind of show it is (and because Danse is a better person than that), it never comes to that.

* "I'll make [Victor Crosshatch] pay [for what he did to my family]!" The way Danse says this in the episode "Homeland, Heartland", it almost sounds like she plans to seek revenge, possibly by doing something she'll regret for the rest of her life. Luckily, being the kind of show it is (and because Danse is better person than that), it never comes to that.

* The reason the Stingers are such self-serving ManipulativeBastards: in their early days they pretty much lived on the streets, playing for pennies and relying on whatever generosity any spectators might afford them. Once they started hitting it big, they were determined to do whatever it took not to have to go back to that state of living again. It could also explain how Rapture became such a skilled con artist--out of necessity to survive on the streets.

** To add to the above, if you look at pictures of Jem and Jerrica together you get a feeling that the "Jem Hologram" is shown with different facial structure than Jerrica. A different nose, deep blue eyes compared to Jerrica's sky blue, tanner skin and possible other things not shown in the animation. They're enough alike, but not identical.

** Because with the earrings Jerrica's able to create holograms of Jem, or herself, to throw people off on her secret. Without the earrings it would be insanely easy for Jem's secret to be revealed if the wig fell off or her make-up ruined. Plus, the earrings also project much of the special effects, sounds, and other theatrics they use in their concerts that aren't possible with mid-1980's technology.