History Series / KevinCanFuckHimself

* EscalatingWar: Takes place over the second episode between Kevin and the [[TheGhost unseen neighbours]] he believes are responsible for stealing a valuable hoodie he ordered online.

* {{Fauxshadowing}}: In episode seven, when Allison dismisses the idea of Neil trying to hurt her or Kevin, Detective Bram warns her, "You'd be surprised how dark people can be beneath the surface." [[spoiler:In the very next episode, Neil learns Allison tried to kill Kevin and ends up strangling and nearly killing her, but in season two, Neil isn't the harmful one as he slowly realises his mistakes, Kevin ends up being the one with a dark side.]]

* FeudEpisode: The sitcom portion of the third episode is this for Kevin and Neil, who have an intense CookingDuel after each claims responsibility for the success of their famous chili.

* FrameUp: [[spoiler:By the end of the fifth episode, Allison's plan changes from poisoning Kevin with oxycodone to framing him as the town's drug dealer.]]

** [[spoiler:In Episode 5, when Allison calls out a guy for intentionally bumping her and insults him back for calling her a bitch, Patty genuinely gets excited at seeing how far Allison has come and even smiles when she quits her job because her aunt brushed off the incident.]]

* GetRichQuickScheme: Kevin presents the escape room in the fourth episode as an alternative to Neil's get-rich-quick schemes: a "[[DistinctionWithoutADifference get-wealthy-fast idea]]."

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Kevin ain't good and the sex is awful. In the first episode, Kevin's upset because his boss invited himself over to Kevin's "rager", when he sees Allison in bed with a shoulder exposed because she was scratching an itch. This gets him horny and he agrees to get Allison the new house she wants. He also hints at her to consider doing an unnamed sex act that she said she'd never do. This time she's so happy at the news of getting a new house, that she agrees. The next morning, she almost throws up.

* IdiotHoudini: Deconstructed with Kevin. His dangerously impulsive behavior and total disregard for consequences don't seem to have particularly negatively affected ''him'', but they've devastated the lives of those around him. The fact those consequences never land on him has only stoked the growing hatred his wife [[spoiler: and rest of his social group]] have for him.

* InterfaceSpoiler: Episode 7 purposefully hides [[spoiler:the victim of the shooting in the mock robbery,]] and by the end of the episode their identity is still unrevealed. Given that the show isn't a miniseries and the cast and crew have talked openly about a second season, [[spoiler:it's pretty obvious the victim isn't Kevin.]]

* IWasHavingSuchANiceDream: Allison says this in the second episode when Kevin wakes her up by [[{{Manchild}} jumping on the bed]]. Little does he know that she's been dreaming about the happy life she intends to have when her plot to kill him succeeds.

* KarmaHoudini: Kevin, who never seems to suffer from any consequences of his actions, as befits his BigFun status in the sitcom world. Even when he ''shoots someone with an unlicensed firearm'', he's hailed as a hero because the victim had broken into his house.

** Almost literally in the second episode. One of Kevin's hare-brained schemes to get revenge on the neighbors involves them getting a dog, who Allison ends up warming to. At the end of the episode, Kevin abandons the scheme and leaves the dog where he found it, without a single thought or consideration about how Allison may feel about it.

* LaughTrack: Played with. The sitcom portions feature a laugh track, while the drama scenes do not. The laughter is generally very canned, with the “audience” being generally supportive of Kevin’s antics and misogyny. [[spoiler: This makes the finale especially jarring, as when Allison stands up to Kevin, irregular gasps and cheers can be heard throughout the audience, and by the end of her ReasonYouSuckSpeech, the audience has switched sides and abandoned Kevin entirely.]]

* LivingEmotionalCrutch: [[spoiler: In season 2 Allison becomes this to Diane by defult after being confided that her husband been cheating on her for years. Although Allison does feel bad for her aunt, she is not above using Diane's grief for her own selfish purposes.]]

** Neil is ''even worse'', acting like he's about 10 years old most of the time, in the final episode throwing a childish tantrum when Kevin's making a (minor) attempt to grow up by [[spoiler:running for political office]] leaves him too busy to play hide-and-seek. [[spoiler:Even when he overhears Allison tried to have Kevin killed, his main thought is try and get back in Kevin's good graces rather than be shocked at what has transpired.]]
* MegaMealChallenge: During the sitcom portion of Episode 6, Kevin gets into one of these with Sean Avery (who he hates for slandering the Bruins and their fans on social media), with the two competing to see who can finish the meal first. The meal in question, the "Mighty Moo", is a 32-ounce steak, two baked potatoes with all the fixings, a jumbo shrimp cocktail, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and a roll]].

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: The reality of the entire situation starts dawn on Patty once her brother is lying on the ground unconscious and bleeding.]]

** There are a few interesting quirks like this throughout the show. Allison's abusive mother, during her brief scene, is also in a sitcom reality. And then, [[spoiler:when Kevin tries to make Allison frame Tammy for corruption, she's still in the sitcom style after he leaves until she refuses. And as Kevin's friends turn on him more and more, the sitcom gets darker and more muted, while Allison's scenes get brighter and more colorful when she gains more freedom.]]

** Patty's story in the episodes shows what happens when the resident DeadpanSnarker isn't with the group. In the multi-camera segments, Patty appears to be unmoved by what's going on, but the single-camera segments show that this is the result of the loneliness and detachment she feels. When Kevin kicks her out of the group in episode 5, while she may appear unfazed during Kevin's narrative, the single-camera segment shows this as a wake-up call for her, to the point that [[spoiler:Patty agrees to go along with Allison's plan to kill Kevin.]]
* PetTheDog: The end of the first episode has Kevin trying to stage an apology/romantic meal for Allison. Which is subverted, given how it's heavily undermined by his execution, with Kevin continuing to belittle his wife, even telling her that ''she's making the meal''. Just to hammer home how bad his attempt at this was, a particularly vivid ImagineSpot shows that this is the point where Allison decides that killing him is the way forward.
* PrecisionFStrike: [[spoiler:At the end of the Season 1 finale, when Neil -- who has been exclusively shown in the "sitcom" segments, and consequently never sworn on camera -- suddenly [[ArtShift shifts]] to "reality" as Patty smashes a wine bottle over his head, the change is underlined by his shocked gasp of "What the ''fuck?''"]] Earlier in the episode, Allison calls Kevin a "dick" ''within'' the sitcom, but this was not acknowledged by the rest of the characters.
** Repeated in the series finale where [[spoiler:Kevin, upon being forced out of his sitcom world when Allison [[TheDogBitesBack finally stands up to him]], threatens to "fucking destroy [her]" (and calls Neil a "fucking idiot" to boot).]]

* SoccerHatingAmericans: Kevin, Neil and Pete are shown to be this in "New Tricks" when the new neighbours are revealed to be ''Manchester United'' fans. Naturally this becomes part of the feud, with Kevin (who thinks they stole his hoodie) stealing a Man U shirt from them (although -- presumably for comedic effect -- it's not an ''actual'' Man U shirt but a generic red sports shirt with "Manchester United" printed on the front).
* SpringtimeForHitler: Allison creates an obnoxious campaign ad for Kevin in the hopes it ends his political ambitions. While the ad does put a halt to his political career, it also goes viral and gives Kevin his 15 minutes of fame.
* StatusQuoIsGod: Like every other sitcom convention, this gets a dark spin; Kevin is preventing any positive change from occurring in his and Allison's life so that he can continue to live as he prefers in Allison's HatedHometown.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: [[spoiler: No, Patty did not approve of Neil strangling Allison (he mostly was just trying to get his phone back though) and even hit him with a glass bottle to get him to stop. However when Allison smashes Neil in the head with a tea pot, knocking him out, Patty starts to becomes frantic over the situation and Neil's well-being. Why? Because at the end of the day, Neil is still her brother.]]

* DeathFakedForYou: Allison's plot in Season 2 revolves around her trying to get away from Kevin in a different way, by faking her death and fleeing. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome it's a lengthy process]], which involves finding the body of an unclaimed, deceased woman named Gertrude Fronch in the local mortuary, who is from out-of-state and therefore the paperwork to file her death certificate is delayed. She then steals her death certificate from City Hall before it can be filed, which gives her a social security number. She hires a PI to create fake mail for her in Worchester, and with both this and the SSN, she goes to the DMV and gets a driver's license. When Diane gives her money for a "vacation", she is able to leave town and start moving from place to place under Gertrude's identity.

* {{Fauxshadowing}}: In episode seven, when Allison dismisses the idea of Neil trying to hurt her or Kevin, Detective Bram warns her, "You'd be surprised how dark people can be beneath the surface." [[spoiler:In the very next episode, Neil learns Allison tried to kill Kevin and ends up strangling and nearly killing her, but in season two, Neil isn't the harmful one as he slowly realises his mistakes, Kevin ends up being the one with a dark side.]]

* KavorkaMan: A downplayed example, but if Allison's aunt is anything to go by, some women regard a man like Kevin as a "catch".

** Inverted in the Season 1 finale, when [[spoiler: Neil's sitcom-standard buffoon behaviour in falling for Kevin's lie about a hide-and-seek contest ends up with him overhearing that Allison planned to kill Kevin -- and then snaps back to this when, instead of talking him down, Patty smashes a bottle over his head to keep him from choking Allison out]].

* FriendVersusLover: Kevin wants both Neil and Allison to believe they have top billing in his life and goes on a TwoTimerDate with them every year on his birthday to convince them of this. However, in this case, Allison knows this was happening for years, so much so that Patty even brings her a book to pass the time and doesn't even care about being important in Kevin's life. Neil has been blissfully unaware of it all the while.

* DreamIntro: The second episode opens with Allison spending her morning hanging out in an upscale cafe. It becomes clear that it's a dream when she casually tells the waitress that she recently killed her husband, [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight to which the waitress reacts with friendly interest]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}: In episode seven, when Allison dismisses the idea of Neil trying to hurt her or Kevin, Detective Bram warns her, "You'd be surprised how dark people can be beneath the surface." [[spoiler:In the very next episode, Neil learns Allison tried to kill Kevin and ends up strangling and nearly killing her, and season two gives his violent tendencies more focus in the "real" world version of the show.]]

* EveryoneHasStandards: Even [[{{Jerkass}} Kevin]] knows that [[{{Pyromaniac}} Neil]] shouldn't be allowed anywhere near fireworks. Also, [[spoiler: once it becomes apparent that the male Paddy is a psychopath, Kevin, his dad, and Neil all agree they he needs to go... only to become too afraid to say so. Patty has to be the one to chase him away. That said, prior to the finale, no one seems to have been aware that the group ''already has'' a straight-up psycho -- Neil.]]

** In the finale [[spoiler: after even the sitcom audience seems to have turned on him, Kevin is shown in the single-camera format.]]

** In the finale [[spoiler: after even the sitcom audience seems to have turned on him, Kevin is pushed into the single-camera format.]]

** Many of Kevin's {{Zany Scheme}}s are short-sighted, illogical,

** Repeated in the finale where [[spoiler:Kevin, upon being forced out of his sitcom world when Allison [[TheDogBitesBack finally stands up to him]], threatens to "fucking destroy [her]" (and calls Neil a "fucking idiot" to boot).]]

** The finale has Kevin [[spoiler:send Neil off on what he says is a big game of hide-and-seek after he gets annoyed by his childish whining during his campaign party, then mocks him with his father once he's gone. Subsequent events with Allison had him hiding for over four hours without realizing the truth]].

* AloneWithThePsycho: [[spoiler: Allison with Neil in the season finale before Patty saves her.]]

* DyingTown: In the "Crime Drama" Scenes from Alison's POV, Worcester is portrayed this way. Sadly, this is very much TruthInTelevision.

** There's a few interesting quirks through this through the show. Alison's abusive mother, during her brief scene, is also in a sitcom reality. More plot relevantly [[spoiler: when Kevin tries to make Alison frame Tammy for corruption, she's still in the sitcom style after he leaves until she refuses. And as Kevin's friends turn on him more and more, the sitcom gets more and more dark and muted, while as Alison gets more freedom her scenes get brighter and more colourful.]]

** Repeated in the finale where [[spoiler: Kevin, upon being forced out of his sitcom world when Alison [[TheDogBitesBack finally stands up to him]], threatens to "fucking destroy [her]" (and calls Neil a "fucking idiot" to boot).]]