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* AbsenteeActor: Most of the regular cast doesn't appear in this episode. Even arguable lead Creator/LenaDunham is {{demoted to extra}}, only appearing in the final moments.
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Dewicking Short Con.


* MistakenForProstitute: Marnie is mistaken for a prostitute at the fancy party Charlie takes her to. [[ShortCon She goes along with it]].

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* MistakenForProstitute: Marnie is mistaken for a prostitute at the fancy party Charlie takes her to. [[ShortCon [[TheCon She goes along with it]].
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Your Cheating Heart is an index, not a trope.


* YourCheatingHeart: Marnie cheats on Desi with Charlie, which prompts her to demand a divorce from him when she returns home.
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[[TheBusCameBack Charlie comes back into the picture after years of radio silence]], forcing Marnie to reassess some of her life decisions -- like whether or not she should still be married to Desi.

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!! "The Panic in Central Park" episode contains examples of the following tropes:
* ADayInTheLimelight: The episode is pretty singularly focused on Marnie. Hannah only appears in its final moments, while Jessa and Shoshanna don't appear at all. Similarly to "One Man's Trash", it plays like a standalone short film.
* AbsenteeActor: Most of the regular cast doesn't appear in this episode. Even arguable lead Creator/LenaDunham is {{demoted to extra}}, only appearing in the final moments.
* AmicableExes: Marnie and Charlie reconnect after their turbulent breakup years ago, if only for a short while.
* AwfulWeddedLife: Marnie's marriage to Desi is already on the rocks, mere months after they tied the knot. The episode begins and climaxes with them fighting.
* TheBusCameBack: Charlie makes his first appearance on the show since being {{put on a bus}} in season two.
* DancesAndBalls: Charlie takes Marnie to a snooty party in Manhattan, [[spoiler: where he's closing a drug deal]].
* DrugsAreBad: [[spoiler:Charlie has become a drug dealer and addicted to heroin since losing his company, which Marnie doesn't approve of]].
* {{Homage}} / LiteraryAllusionTitle: To the 1971 Creator/AlPacino film ''The Panic in Needle Park''.
* ManicPixieDreamGuy: A rare male example of the trope. Charlie, quite surprisingly, plays this role for Marnie. [[spoiler: It comes with a ''major'' dark side]].
* MistakenForProstitute: Marnie is mistaken for a prostitute at the fancy party Charlie takes her to. [[ShortCon She goes along with it]].
* RichesToRags: [[spoiler:Since his last appearance, Charlie has lost control of his lucrative app business, now living in squalor and selling drugs while addicted to heroin]].
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Marnie's reaction to Charlie's new accent. His exclusive association with Latinos has given him affects of their way of speaking.
* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler: Charlie comes back and Marnie has a day-long affair with him, discovers he's a heroin addict who's selling drugs to support himself, and decides to divorce Desi]].
* YourCheatingHeart: Marnie cheats on Desi with Charlie, which prompts her to demand a divorce from him when she returns home.
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