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* ParasiticHorror: It feeds from the life force of anyone it comes into contact with.
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* FrenchJerk: While Odette is far less dangerous than the Iglaeca, this doesn't keep her from being grumpy, rude, snarky, and contemptuous of Nancy and her friends.
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* DefectiveDetective: Although great at mystery-solving, Nancy begins the series burned out, friendless, and depressed.

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* InterruptedDeclarationOfLove: Nancy shows up on Ace's doorstep ready to confess her feelings for him, only to be interrupted by his mother, who reveals that Ace left for a roadtrip with his new girlfriend.


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* CuteClumsyGirl: Constantly breaking glasses at The Claw.
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* DeadpanSnarker: George is the snarkiest in a WorldofSnark.

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* AbortedDeclarationofLove: Nancy shows up on Ace's doorstep ready to confess her feelings for him, only to be interrupted by his mother, who reveals that Ace left for a roadtrip with his new girlfriend.


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* InterruptedDeclarationOfLove: Nancy shows up on Ace's doorstep ready to confess her feelings for him, only to be interrupted by his mother, who reveals that Ace left for a roadtrip with his new girlfriend.


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* JustFriends: He claims he and Nancy are this when his new girlfriend questions their relationship after sensing a "vibe" between them. A few episodes later, Nancy's romantic feelings for Ace are confirmed, while he seems to be confused about his.
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* AbortedDeclarationofLove: Nancy shows up on Ace's doorstep ready to confess her feelings for him, only to be interrupted by his mother, who reveals that Ace left for a roadtrip with his new girlfriend.

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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: George's full name, Georgia, is rarely used.



* TomboyishName: George is something of a tomboy and goes by this rather than Georgia.
* TwoferTokenMinority: Due to her RaceLift, George is now an East Asian girl.



* AmbiguouslyBrown: Here her ethnicity is unclear, with Bess being played by a British-Iranian woman.



* {{Hypocrite}}: "You stole her[[labelnote:*]]Tiffany Hudson's[[/labelnote]] jewellery?!" [[spoiler: Said the girl who took her diamond wedding ring]].

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* {{Hypocrite}}: "You stole her[[labelnote:*]]Tiffany Hudson's[[/labelnote]] jewellery?!" jewelery?!" [[spoiler: Said the girl who took her diamond wedding ring]].



* LipstickLesbian: She's uber feminine and also gay. She gets a girlfriend in the early half of the show.

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* LipstickLesbian: Bess, who has long hair, with a feminine clothing style and manner, is also a lesbian. She's uber feminine shown looking for dates with women by a dating app, and also gay. She gets a girlfriend in the early half of the show.



* TwoferTokenMinority: As a result of her RaceLift, she's AmbiguouslyBrown (played by a British-Iranian woman).



* RaceLift: Is white in the books but is black in the show.

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* RaceLift: Is He's white in the books but is black in the show.

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* AdaptationalSexuality: See AmbiguouslyGay and LipstickLesbian below.
* AmbiguouslyGay: In the second episode, she admits that she has never really felt close to anyone of any gender because she had been alone for so long. Later on, she is seen about to ask another woman out on a date via text before she chickens out and changes her mind.
** Not so ambiguous after she finally sends that text.
* FakeAmerican: Is played by British actress Maddison Jaizani. [[spoiler:Also, it turns out that Bess is also a fake American. She is actually British, and her credentials are fake]].

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* AdaptationalSexuality: See AmbiguouslyGay and She's a LipstickLesbian below.
* AmbiguouslyGay: In
on the second episode, she admits that she has never really felt close to anyone of any gender because she had been alone for so long. Later on, she is seen about to ask another woman out on a date via text before she chickens out and changes her mind.
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* FakeAmerican: Is played by British actress Maddison Jaizani. [[spoiler:Also, it {{Invoked}}. It turns out that Bess is also a fake isn't actually American. She is actually British, and her credentials are fake]].fake.



* LipstickLesbian: Is very uber feminine and is gay. She gets a girlfriend in the early half of the show.

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* LipstickLesbian: Is very She's uber feminine and is also gay. She gets a girlfriend in the early half of the show.



* RaceLift: Is a white [[AdaptationDyeJob blonde]] in the books, but in the show Bess is played by an actress of Iranian descent.

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* RaceLift: Is She's a white [[AdaptationDyeJob blonde]] in the books, but in the show Bess is played by an actress of Iranian descent.

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* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Nancy learns that she's the child of Ryan Hudson and Lucy Sable, the latter giving her up to the Drews after being threatened by Ryan's parents.]]
** [[spoiler:This more so falls under DeceptiveLegacy since Nancy never knew that she was secretly adopted.]]

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* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Nancy learns that she's the child of Ryan Hudson and Lucy Sable, the latter giving her up to the Drews after being threatened by Ryan's parents.]]
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This more so falls under DeceptiveLegacy since Nancy never knew that she was secretly adopted.]]
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* ArchnemesisDad: [[spoiler:Or rather Archnemesis Grandad.]] He is currently the closest thing the show has to an overall villain and has pretty much devoted his life to killing anyone that catches his ire. He arranged the death of Sebastian Marvin due to his affair with Celia Hudson and his actions directly contributed to the death of Lucy Sable. [[spoiler:And the truth of Nancy's heritage as the daughter of Ryan and Lucy is kept secret because he explicitly threatened her while Lucy was pregnant.]]
** [[spoiler:Turns out he's using accounts that he set up in Ryan's name, starting when he was a teenager, for use in his illicit business practices. Ya don't get much skumier than framing your own child for murder.]]
* BigBad: Of the non supernatural threats on the show.

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* ArchnemesisDad: [[spoiler:Or rather Archnemesis Grandad.Granddad.]] He is currently the closest thing the show has to an overall villain and has pretty much devoted his life to killing anyone that catches his ire. He arranged the death of Sebastian Marvin due to his affair with Celia Hudson and his actions directly contributed to the death of Lucy Sable. [[spoiler:And the truth of Nancy's heritage as the daughter of Ryan and Lucy is kept secret because he explicitly threatened her while Lucy was pregnant.]]
** [[spoiler:Turns out he's using accounts that he set up in Ryan's name, starting when he was a teenager, for use in his illicit business practices. Ya don't get much skumier scummier than framing your own child for murder.]]
* BigBad: Of Out of the non supernatural non-supernatural threats on the show.
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* [[spoiler: MurderByMistake]]: [[spoiler: She was poisoned by mistake, it was intended for her husband Ryan, by Lucy's brother as revenge for the belief that Ryan caused Lucy’s death.]]

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* [[spoiler: MurderByMistake]]: MurderByMistake: [[spoiler: She was poisoned by mistake, it was intended for her husband Ryan, by Lucy's brother as revenge for the belief that Ryan caused Lucy’s death.]]
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* SharedFamilyQuirks: [[spoiler:According to Ryan, Nancy has some of these in common with Lucy, such as a similar facial expression when figuring something out. Another one is from her paternal grandfather, Everette Hudson, with both of them folding their arms and tapping their right fingers when confronted.]]

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* SharedFamilyQuirks: [[spoiler:According to Ryan, Nancy has some of these in common with Lucy, such as a similar facial expression when figuring something out. Another one is from her paternal grandfather, Everette Everett Hudson, with both of them folding their arms and tapping their right fingers when confronted.]]
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-->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/MartinDonovan

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-->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/MartinDonovan
Creator/MartinDonovan in Season 1, Andrew Airlie in Season 2
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** Averted as "The Siege of the Unseen Specter". George's being warned that her soul is slowly merging with hers and it'll not end well for her.
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* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:She teamed up with Joshua in his plan to poison Ryan Hudson by stealing poison from HB police lockup. Unfortunately, [[MuderByMistake the poisoned salad meant for Ryan was delivered to Tiffany instead]].]]

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* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:She teamed up with Joshua in his plan to poison Ryan Hudson by stealing poison from HB police lockup. Unfortunately, [[MuderByMistake [[MurderByMistake the poisoned salad meant for Ryan was delivered to Tiffany instead]].]]
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* HiddenDepths: In "The Trail of the Missing Witness", George was able to make clam chowder on her own without researching for recipes.
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnfinished: The reason he went to prison. At a party, Nick defended a girl from a jock who was harassing her. The jock escalated the situation to violence and Nick ended up killing him in self-defense. Unfortunately, Tiffany's inaccurate testimony got him sent to prison for murder.

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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnfinished: NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: The reason he went to prison. At a party, Nick defended a girl from a jock who was harassing her. The jock escalated the situation to violence and Nick ended up killing him in self-defense. Unfortunately, Tiffany's inaccurate testimony got him sent to prison for murder.
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* TheDreaded: Anyone who knows of its name will be killed.
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** [[spoiler:Turns out he's using accounts that he set up in Ryan's name, starting when he was a teenager, for use in his illicit business practices. Ya don't get much skumier than framing your own child for murder.]]
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* SymbioticPossession: As of "The Quest for the Spider Sapphire", Odette is living in George's body.

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* InformedJudaism: Other than a brief mention in Season 1 and celebrating a Shabbat with his dad in a early Season 2 episode. He obviously doesn't keep kosher otherwise.



* InformedJudaism: Other than a brief mention in Season 1 and celebrating a Shabbat with his dad in a early Season 2 episode. He obviously doesn't keep kosher otherwise.
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-->'''Portrayed by:''' Alex Saxon

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-->'''Portrayed by:''' Alex Saxon
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-->'''Portrayed by:''' Riley Smith

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-->'''Portrayed by:''' Riley Smith
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* InformedJudaism: Other than brief mention in Season 1 and celebrating a Shabbat with his dad in a early Season 2 episode. He obviously doesn't keep kosher otherwise.

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* InformedJudaism: Other than a brief mention in Season 1 and celebrating a Shabbat with his dad in a early Season 2 episode. He obviously doesn't keep kosher otherwise.
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnfinished: The reason he went to prison. At a party, Nick defended a girl from a jock who was harassing her. The jock escalated the situation to violence and Nick ended up killing him in self-defense. Unfortunately, Tiffany's inaccurate testimony got him sent to prison for murder.
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* JumpScare: ''Everywhere.'' Lucy in particular seems to enjoy using these.
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* TheAtoner: Partially because of his family's malignant influence, Ryan was initially a rather callus individual. As the show went on, he gave the impression that he sought to at least be better than his father. [[spoiler: The revelation of Lucy's fate, him being Nancy's father, and George confronting him over their relationship forced him to undergo a lot of self-reflection. He's got a ways to go, but it's clear that he is trying to be a better person.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Everette Hudson is interrogating the Drew Crew over their trespassing on his property and things look fairly bleak. Cue Ryan Hudson sliding in to save his daughter by providing a cover story. He then proceeds to distract his father further by threatening to sabotage his current business venture.]]

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