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* AcquaintanceDenial: Used twice. When Leo and his boyfriend Florian meet Florian's prospective new roommate, he turns out to be Jonas, who Leo just had a one-night stand with. Jonas, unaware that Leo and Florian are a couple, greets them; Leo, trying to cover up his affair, then claims he must be confusing him for someone else, despite Jonas already having mentioned Leo's name. The gag gets repeated in the season finale when Bruno meets the young daughter of the woman he's having an affair with; when she [[spoiler: walks past him to greet his friend Oskar instead, Oskar tells her they don't know each other, but by that point Bruno has already realized he's clearly not the only one being intimate with the girl's mother.]]

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* AcquaintanceDenial: Used twice. When Leo and his boyfriend Florian meet Florian's prospective new roommate, he turns out to be Jonas, who Leo just had a one-night stand with. Jonas, unaware that Leo and Florian are a couple, greets them; Leo, trying to cover up his affair, then claims he must be confusing him for someone else, despite Jonas already having mentioned Leo's name. The gag gets repeated in the season finale when Bruno meets the young daughter of the woman he's having an affair with; when she [[spoiler: walks past him to greet his friend Oskar instead, Oskar tells her they don't know each other, but by that point Bruno has already realized he's clearly not the only one being intimate with the girl's mother.]]



* FawltyTowersPlot: In the first episode, Leo tells his boyfriend {{Blatant Lie|s}} after lie to prevent the fact that he's cheating from coming out: After Florian finds a condom in his pocket, Leo says it's to prevent him from coming early when they have sex; he pulls an AcquaintanceDenial when his affair turns out to be Florian's new roommate; then he claims he has realized that he wants Florian to move in with him instead, to which Florian enthusiastically agrees. The trope is downplayed in the episode as Leo does get away with his lies, but they still lead to a result that he never wanted (and three episodes later, he cheats again and everything comes out anyway).

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* FawltyTowersPlot: In the first episode, Leo tells his boyfriend {{Blatant Lie|s}} after lie to prevent the fact that he's cheating from coming out: After Florian finds a condom in his pocket, Leo says it's to prevent him himself from coming early when they have sex; he pulls an AcquaintanceDenial when his affair turns out to be Florian's new roommate; then he claims he has realized that he wants Florian to move in with him instead, to which Florian enthusiastically agrees. The trope is downplayed in the episode as Leo does get away with his lies, but they still lead to a result that he never wanted (and three episodes later, he cheats again and everything comes out anyway).

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* AcquaintanceDenial: Used twice. When Leo and his boyfriend Florian meet Florian's prospective new roommate, he turns out to be Jonas, who Leo just had a one-night stand with. Jonas, unaware that Leo and Florian are a couple, greets them; Leo, trying to cover up his affair, then claims he must be confusing him for someone else, despite Jonas already having mentioned Leo's name. The gag gets repeated in the season finale when Bruno meets the young daughter of the woman he's having an affair with; when she [[spoiler: walks past him to greet his friend Oskar instead, Oskar tells her they don't know each other, but by that point Bruno has already realized he's clearly not the only one being intimate with the girl's mother.]]



* BlatantLies: A staple of the show. In episode one, Jonas meets Leo and Florian, and Leo, desperate to cover up his affair, [[AcquaintanceDenial tells Jonas he must be confusing him for someone else]] despite Jonas already having called Leo by name. The gag gets repeated in the season finale when [[spoiler: Alice's daughter recognizes Oskar in front of Bruno despite Oskar claiming they don't know each other, leading Bruno to realize he's not the only one having an affair with Alice.]]



* DiscreetDrinkDisposal: Before hitting the gym, Max's girlfriend's father prepares a pre-workout shake by adding a comically large amount of powder to a giant bottle, and instantly becomes agitated after drinking from it. He then makes Max also take a sip from it, but then turns his back on him, upon which Max immediately spits it out.



* FawltyTowersPlot: In the first episode, Leo tells his boyfriend {{Blatant Lie|s}} after lie to prevent the fact that he's cheating from coming out: After Florian finds a condom in his pocket, Leo says it's to prevent him from coming early when they have sex; he pulls an AcquaintanceDenial when his affair turns out to be Florian's new roommate; then he claims he has realized that he wants Florian to move in with him instead, to which Florian enthusiastically agrees. The trope is downplayed in the episode as Leo does get away with his lies, but they still lead to a result that he never wanted (and three episodes later, he cheats again and everything comes out anyway).



* FormulaBreakingEpisode: The CampingEpisode, aside from change in location, is a bit of a departure from the rest of the season in several ways: it takes place over a longer timespan than other episodes (which play in near-real time or cover a few hours) and is a bit more of an ensemble piece than usual (while most of the episode follows Bruno/Emil and Max/Oskar separately, the storylines converge in the end). Also, while it resolves two plot points from the previous episode (Leo's mystery condition, revealed to be scabies, and the mass order for Max's sweaters, revealed to be from Oskar and Bruno), the episode is {{Filler}} otherwise, as none of the major storylines progress or are even brought up.



* FormulaBreakingEpisode: The CampingEpisode, aside from change in location, is a bit of a departure from the rest of the season in several ways: it takes place over a longer timespan than other episodes (which play in near-real time or cover a few hours) and is a bit more of an ensemble piece than usual (while most of the episode follows Bruno/Emil and Max/Oskar separately, the storylines converge in the end). Also, while it resolves two plot points from the previous episode (Leo's mystery condition, revealed to be scabies, and the mass order for Max's sweaters, revealed to be from Oskar and Bruno), none of the major storylines progress.



* OppositesAttract: The show starts out with two of the guys being in long-term relationships with partners who are very different from them, inhibited Max with the outgoing Isabella and emotionally distant Leo with the chirpy, chatty Florian. It quickly becomes clear that both relationships are fundamentally dysfunctional, and both fall apart over the course of the season. While Florian initially seems very happy with Leo, after their break-up he vents to Jonas that "nothing ever worked" between them, which Leo overhears.



* VerbalBackspace: While Leo is sitting with Emil and Max instead of working, Leo moans about how annoying is boss is when he gets yelled at by him from behind the counter. When his friends inform him his boss definitely heard that, Leo attempts to save face by loudly proclaiming how much he ''loves'' working at the café, but his boss obviously isn't fooled.

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* VerbalBackspace: While Leo is sitting with Emil and Max instead of working, Leo moans about how annoying is boss is when he gets yelled at by him from behind the counter. When his friends inform him his boss definitely heard that, overheard him and is approaching, Leo attempts to save face by loudly proclaiming how much he ''loves'' working at the café, but his boss obviously isn't is not fooled.

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