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* PassionateSportsGirl: Alex is extremely into rowing, to the point that it's self-destructive. She's dead set on being the best, no matter what. [[spoiler:It's so much her girlfriend breaks off their relationship.]]
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* PassionateSportsGirl: Alex is extremely into rowing, to the point that it's self-destructive. She's dead set on being the best, no matter what. [[spoiler:It's so much her girlfriend breaks off their relationship.relationship since she can't stand to see Alex harm herself doing this.]]
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* TwoferTokenMinority: Dani, a ButchLesbian who is of unclear ethncity with olive skin and dark brown curly hair (played by a Dominican-American actress). She's the only person of color in the film.
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* VaporWear: Alex fantasizes of Dani rowing as she's wearing a wet tanktop without any bra under it and showing it, which shows her nipples nipples, as Dani's going down on her.
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* MasculineFeminineGayCouple: Alex has fairly average looks, dating ButchLesbian Dani.
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* LousyLoversAreLosers: Alex complains of how poorly the man she'd had sex with performed, as he went [[SpeedSex quite fast]] and didn't even manage to keep the condom on, with her having to fish this out inside her.
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* FanDisservice: Alex is shown topless from [[ToplessnessFromTheBack the back]] and [[{{Sideboob}} side]] but this is more disturbing than else as it shows her either cutting herself, showcases scars from her previous SelfHarm or she's in the midst of obvious intense stress.
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Alex Dall, a freshman college student with a physics major, becomes obsessed with success on the rowing team. In spite of her plummeting physics grades, Alex pushes herself to succeed at rowing, no matter the cost, annoying her fellow rowers and their instructors while increasingly also worrying her girlfriend. It's soon revealed that Alex is deeply troubled, with her goal consuming her as she's utterly determined to beat the opposing teams and also break a rowing record.
!Tropes:
* BathtubScene: Alex is shown in the tub multiple times. This is not played for {{fanservice}} at all given it shows her struggling against stress and with scars from [[SelfHarm cutting herself]] on her torso.
* BoyishShortHair: Dani has short, very curly hair as one part of her ButchLesbian looks.
* ButchLesbian: Dani wears tanktops with pants most of the time, has BoyishShortHair and sees Alex, another woman. She's the most masculine of any woman in the film.
* {{Determinator}}: Alex is absolutely set on succeeding in rowing, and surpassing everyone else, no matter what stress it causes her or even injury.
* FanDisservice: Alex is shown topless from [[ToplessnessFromTheBack the back]] and [[{{Sideboob}} side]] but this is more disturbing than else as it shows her either cutting herself, showcases scars from her previous SelfHarm or she's in the midst of obvious intense stress.
* LesbianJock: Alex is totally committed to rowing. She hooks up with a guy in the film early on, then dates Dani, a ButchLesbian, for longer.
* LousyLoversAreLosers: Alex complains of how poorly the man she'd had sex with performed, as he went [[SpeedSex quite fast]] and didn't even manage to keep the condom on, with her having to fish this out inside her.
* MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: {{Implied}} when Alex and Dani meet again after they first slept together. Alex notes Dani said she won't date her students. Dani replies Alex isn't a student of hers any more, opens the door to the bathroom and goes in. She leaves it open for Alex, who goes in after her.
* MasculineFeminineGayCouple: Alex has fairly average looks, dating ButchLesbian Dani.
* PassionateSportsGirl: Alex is extremely into rowing, to the point that it's self-destructive. She's dead set on being the best, no matter what. [[spoiler:It's so much her girlfriend breaks off their relationship.]]
* QueerEstablishingMoment: Alex has sex with a man in the film early on. Then she and Dani, who's a ButchLesbian, flirt, later sleep together and begin dating, revealing she's into women too.
* SelfHarm: Alex cuts herself repeatedly on her torso, apparently to handle stress. She does this explicitly during the film, and has many old scars as well.
* TanktopTomboy: Dani has a TomboyishName, is a ButchLesbian, and she wears tanktops usually.
* TeacherStudentRomance: Alex and Dani, her TA, flirt before having sex later. Dani won't actually date her when she's teaching Alex however, only doing so after she's not in her class.
* TomboyishName: Dani, a ButchLesbian, has this.
* TwoferTokenMinority: Dani, a ButchLesbian who is of unclear ethncity with olive skin and dark brown curly hair (played by a Dominican-American actress). She's the only person of color in the film.
* VaporWear: Alex fantasizes of Dani rowing as she's wearing a wet tanktop without any bra under it and showing her nipples as Dani's going down on her.
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Alex Dall, a freshman college student with a physics major, becomes obsessed with success on the rowing team. In spite of her plummeting physics grades, Alex pushes herself to succeed at rowing, no matter the cost, annoying her fellow rowers and their instructors while increasingly also worrying her girlfriend. It's soon revealed that Alex is deeply troubled, with her goal consuming her as she's utterly determined to beat the opposing teams and also break a rowing record.
!Tropes:
* BathtubScene: Alex is shown in the tub multiple times. This is not played for {{fanservice}} at all given it shows her struggling against stress and with scars from [[SelfHarm cutting herself]] on her torso.
* BoyishShortHair: Dani has short, very curly hair as one part of her ButchLesbian looks.
* ButchLesbian: Dani wears tanktops with pants most of the time, has BoyishShortHair and sees Alex, another woman. She's the most masculine of any woman in the film.
* {{Determinator}}: Alex is absolutely set on succeeding in rowing, and surpassing everyone else, no matter what stress it causes her or even injury.
* FanDisservice: Alex is shown topless from [[ToplessnessFromTheBack the back]] and [[{{Sideboob}} side]] but this is more disturbing than else as it shows her either cutting herself, showcases scars from her previous SelfHarm or she's in the midst of obvious intense stress.
* LesbianJock: Alex is totally committed to rowing. She hooks up with a guy in the film early on, then dates Dani, a ButchLesbian, for longer.
* LousyLoversAreLosers: Alex complains of how poorly the man she'd had sex with performed, as he went [[SpeedSex quite fast]] and didn't even manage to keep the condom on, with her having to fish this out inside her.
* MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: {{Implied}} when Alex and Dani meet again after they first slept together. Alex notes Dani said she won't date her students. Dani replies Alex isn't a student of hers any more, opens the door to the bathroom and goes in. She leaves it open for Alex, who goes in after her.
* MasculineFeminineGayCouple: Alex has fairly average looks, dating ButchLesbian Dani.
* PassionateSportsGirl: Alex is extremely into rowing, to the point that it's self-destructive. She's dead set on being the best, no matter what. [[spoiler:It's so much her girlfriend breaks off their relationship.]]
* QueerEstablishingMoment: Alex has sex with a man in the film early on. Then she and Dani, who's a ButchLesbian, flirt, later sleep together and begin dating, revealing she's into women too.
* SelfHarm: Alex cuts herself repeatedly on her torso, apparently to handle stress. She does this explicitly during the film, and has many old scars as well.
* TanktopTomboy: Dani has a TomboyishName, is a ButchLesbian, and she wears tanktops usually.
* TeacherStudentRomance: Alex and Dani, her TA, flirt before having sex later. Dani won't actually date her when she's teaching Alex however, only doing so after she's not in her class.
* TomboyishName: Dani, a ButchLesbian, has this.
* TwoferTokenMinority: Dani, a ButchLesbian who is of unclear ethncity with olive skin and dark brown curly hair (played by a Dominican-American actress). She's the only person of color in the film.
* VaporWear: Alex fantasizes of Dani rowing as she's wearing a wet tanktop without any bra under it and showing her nipples as Dani's going down on her.
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