History Series / Blindspotting

* PlatonicLifePartners: Trish and Jacque. The trope even gets name-dropped.

*** Their status as mixed-race people is a subject for discussion in episode 6, since it makes Nancy, Earl, and Janelle wonder if the "black experience" has been different for them because of it.

*** He's also astute enough around children to be able to explain the concepts of probation and house arrest to Sean in child-appropriate terms. He's also the only one who manages to successfully cheer Sean up in episode seven after the visitation with Miles doesn't go well.

* DisappearedDad: Miles, Ashley and Janelle's dads abandoned them, while Trish's simply donated sperm then wasn't involved, it's revealed by Rainey.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: In one of her verses in episode 3, Ashley mentions a physically abusive father (who Miles attacked at some point in time) and a deceased mother, explaining why she has to rely on Miles's family when he gets arrested.

** Earl is an excellent cook, and the son of a notable Bay Area restauranteur. He's also astute enough around children to be able to explain the concepts of probation and house arrest to Sean in child-appropriate terms. Episode five also reveals that he knows a fair bit about boats, and taught sailing as a teenager.

* ImaginaryFriend: A facsimile of Miles shows up in Ashley's mind at several points, offering commentary on Ashley's experiences. Usually, he's friendly and supportive, but he's angry with her in episode 5, since Ashley feels guilty for not telling Sean that his father is in prison. The two of them go on a "date" in episode 6, reminiscing about moments in their relationship, and he helps her come to terms with her guilt about the situation.

* BenevolentBoss: Scotty, Ashley's manager at the Alcatraz Hotel, appears to be this, as he is horrified to learn how she was propositioned by a guest and stands up for her when she is verbally abused by another. [[spoiler: He also covers for her when she trashes a hotel room in grief and rage.]]

* ImaginaryFriend: A facsimile of Miles shows up in Ashley's mind at several points, offering commentary on Ashley's experiences. Usually, he's friendly and supportive, but he's angry with her in episode 5, since Ashley feels guilty for not telling Sean that his father is in prison.
* InLoveWithYourCarnage: A very mild example (combined with NoodleIncident) with Ashley in regards to Miles. During one of her verses, she describes a time in the past when Miles attacked her abusive father. Though Ashley is generally averse to violence, she admits to herself that she enjoyed it then.

* WhamLine: The judge sentencing Miles to five years in prison, when both he and Ashley were expecting him to be gone for a month at most.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: An InUniverse example occurs in episode 4, when Ashley allows Sean to watch ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' at a sleepover, thinking that it's a nature documentary. Rainey (and later Earl) try to tell her otherwise, and Sean ends up coming home from the sleepover after (understandably) being traumatized by the movie.

* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Neither Miles' nor Trish's dads have been seen or mentioned, and it seems that Rainey raised both of them as a single mother. The same is also the case for Janelle and Collin's father.

* DisappearedDad: Miles and Janelle's dads abandoned them, while Trish's simply donated sperm then wasn't involved, it's revealed by Rainey.

** Trish, while at home, likes to walk around with only a sparse top and panties. She is quite pretty, and works as an exotic dancer. Her mother and Ashley get annoyed by this, and Trish is only restrained from full on nudity due to their objections.

** Trish, Miles's half-sister, is clearly Black on her dad's side.

''Blindspotting'' (2021) is a continuation of [[Film/{{Blindspotting}} the film of the same name]], created by Creator/DaveedDiggs and Creator/Rafael Casal, with Casal also reprising his role of Miles.

** Trish, while at home, likes to walk around with only a sparse top and panties. She is quite pretty, and works as an exotic dancer. Her mother and Ashley get annoyed by this, and Trish is only restrained from full on nudity due to their objections. Her friend (and fellow exotic dancer) Jacquie is similarly attractive and similarly scantily clad, even being seen fully nude in the first episode.

* EverybodyMustGetStoned: Ashley, Rainey, Earl, and Janelle all get stoned in episode four. Ashley and Rainey play games and discuss their shared past, while Earl and Janelle decide to have a cook-off.

* HiddenDepths: Earl is an excellent cook, and the son of a notable Bay Area restauranteur. He's also astute enough around children to be able to explain the concepts of probation and house arrest to Sean in child-appropriate terms. Episode five also reveals that he knows a fair bit about boats, and taught sailing as a teenager.

* MsFanservice: Trish, while at home, likes to walk around with only a sparse top and panties. She is quite pretty, and works as an exotic dancer. Her mother and Ashley get annoyed by this, and Trish is only restrained from full on nudity due to their objections. Her friend (and fellow exotic dancer) Jacquie is similarly attractive and similarly scantily clad, even being seen fully nude in the first episode.

* CloudCuckoolander: Earl is eccentric, to say the least.

* HiddenDepths: Earl is an excellent cook, and the son of a notable Bay Area restauranteur. He's also astute enough around children to be able to explain the concepts of probation and house arrest to Sean in child-appropriate terms.
* ImaginaryFriend: A facsimile of Miles shows up in Ashley's mind at several points, offering commentary on Ashley's experiences.

* MsFanservice: Trish, while at home, likes to walk around with only a sparse top and panties. She is quite pretty, and works as an exotic dancer. Her mother and Ashley get annoyed by this, and Trish is only restrained from full on nudity due to their objections.

* ValuesDissonance: An InUniverse example occurs in episode 3, when Rainey suggests physically punishing Sean after he kicks both Ashley and Trish, saying that it's acceptable to do so three times in a child's life. Ashley ([[DarkAndTroubledPast who has been physically abused herself]]) is appalled when Trish and Miles talk about it like it's totally normal, and continues to be when other characters suggest physical punishment as well.

** Trish, Mile's half-sister, is clearly Black on her dad's side.

Taking place six months after the events of the film, the show follows Ashley (Creator/JasmineCephasJones), Miles's girlfriend and the mother of Sean, their son, in the aftermath of his arrest. Without both of their incomes, Ashley can't afford to stay in their apartment, and so she and Sean must move in with Miles's mother Rainey and half-sister Trish (played by Creator/HelenHunt and Creator/Jaylen Barron respectively).

''Blindspotting'' (2021) is a continuation of [[Film/{{Blindspotting}} the film of the same name]], created by Creator/DaveedDiggs and Rafael Casal, with Casal also reprising his role of Miles.

Taking place six months after the events of the film, the show follows Ashley (Creator/JasmineCephasJones), Miles's girlfriend and the mother of Sean, their son, in the aftermath of his arrest. Without both of their incomes, Ashley can't afford to stay in their apartment, and so she and Sean must move in with Miles's mother Rainey and half-sister Trish (played by Creator/HelenHunt and Jaylen Barron respectively).

''Blindspotting'' (2021) is a continuation of [[Film/{{Blindspotting}} the film of the same name]], created by Creator/DaveedDiggs and Creator/RafaelCasal, with Casal also reprising his role of Miles.

Taking place six months after the events of the film, the show follows Ashley (Creator/JasmineCephasJones), Miles's girlfriend and the mother of Sean, their son, in the aftermath of his arrest. Without both of their incomes, Ashley can't afford to stay in their apartment, and so she and Sean must move in with Miles's mother Rainey and half-sister Trish (played by Creator/HelenHunt and Creator/JaylenBarron respectively).

Blindspotting (2021) is a continuation of the film of the same name, created by Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal, with Casal also reprising his role of Miles.

Taking place six months after the events of the film, Blindspotting follows Ashley (Jasmine Cephas Jones), Miles's girlfriend and the mother of Sean, their son, in the aftermath of his arrest. Without both of their incomes, Ashley can't afford to stay in their apartment, and so she and Sean must move in with Miles's mother Rainey and half-sister Trish (played by Helen Hunt and Jaylen Barron respectively).

* NiceGirl: Janelle is a very kind-hearted person, which is especially apparent in her interactions with Ashley and Sean. Even with regards to Earl, who she has mixed feelings about living with, she is kind enough to offer to help him look for a job.

* HiddenDepths: Earl is an excellent cook, and the son of a notable Bay Area restauranteur. He's also astute enough around children to be able to explain to Sean (in child-appropriate terms) what probation and house arrest mean.