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* DiesWideOpen: The final shot of the first episode is a close-up of Erin's face, with vacant eyes.
* DropDeadGorgeous: Erin is dumped in the river wearing only a pair of red panties, causing the detectives to consider whether the crime was sexual in nature.
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* ImprobablyCoolCar: More than one viewer, including [[https://jalopnik.com/hbos-mare-of-easttown-has-a-huge-car-casting-fail-1847049467 Jason Torchinsky of Jalopnik]] was shocked to see Dylan driving a restored mid 70s Ford Bronco, since they sell for between 50 and 150 thousand dollars on average. It's definitely not the type of car you would expect a teenager in a working-class Pennsylvania town to have, especially when such a big deal is made of him (allegedly) not having the $1800 for his son's ear surgery.
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* ImprobablyCoolCar: More than one viewer, including [[https://jalopnik.com/hbos-mare-of-easttown-has-a-huge-car-casting-fail-1847049467 Jason Torchinsky of Jalopnik]] was shocked to see Dylan driving a restored mid 70s Ford Bronco, since they sell for between 50 and 150 thousand dollars on average. It's definitely not the type of car you would expect a teenager in a working-class Pennsylvania town to have, especially when such a big deal is made of him (allegedly) not having the $1800 $1,800 for his son's ear surgery.
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* ActorAllusion:
** [[Literature/MildredPierce Mildred and Monty get back together again?!]]
** Mare joking about Richard having a body hidden under his porch might be an ''Film/LAConfidential'' reference.
** Mare announces that "teenage girls are fucking sneaky." [[Film/HeavenlyCreatures She would know.]]
** Creator/GuyPearce's character drives off in the same model Jaguar convertible that his character drove in ''Film/{{Memento}}''.
** [[Literature/MildredPierce Mildred and Monty get back together again?!]]
** Mare joking about Richard having a body hidden under his porch might be an ''Film/LAConfidential'' reference.
** Mare announces that "teenage girls are fucking sneaky." [[Film/HeavenlyCreatures She would know.]]
** Creator/GuyPearce's character drives off in the same model Jaguar convertible that his character drove in ''Film/{{Memento}}''.
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** [[Literature/MildredPierce Mildred and Monty get back together again?!]]
** Mare joking about Richard having a body hidden under his porch might be an ''Film/LAConfidential'' reference.
** Mare announces that "teenage girls are fucking sneaky." [[Film/HeavenlyCreatures She would know.]]
**ActorAllusion: Creator/GuyPearce's character drives off in the same model Jaguar convertible that his character drove in ''Film/{{Memento}}''.
** [[Literature/MildredPierce Mildred and Monty get back together again?!]]
** Mare joking about Richard having a body hidden under his porch might be an ''Film/LAConfidential'' reference.
** Mare announces that "teenage girls are fucking sneaky." [[Film/HeavenlyCreatures She would know.]]
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* AerithAndBob:
** The Sheehan children are Kevin and Siobhan. Interestingly, both are equally Irish, but Kevin found wider acceptance, while Siobhan is pretty much restricted to committedly Celtic communities.
** The series has Irish/unusual names: Moira, Lori, Dawn, Erin, with more Anglo names: Ryan, John, Billy, Kenny, Missy, Frank.
** The title character's name is a subversion: The seemingly odd "Mare" is actually short for the rather humdrum "Marianne" ("Mare" is a typical nickname for "Mary", "Marianne", "Maria", etc. in White working-class Philadelphia English, which emphatically includes the Delcoese of Easttown).
** The Sheehan children are Kevin and Siobhan. Interestingly, both are equally Irish, but Kevin found wider acceptance, while Siobhan is pretty much restricted to committedly Celtic communities.
** The series has Irish/unusual names: Moira, Lori, Dawn, Erin, with more Anglo names: Ryan, John, Billy, Kenny, Missy, Frank.
** The title character's name is a subversion: The seemingly odd "Mare" is actually short for the rather humdrum "Marianne" ("Mare" is a typical nickname for "Mary", "Marianne", "Maria", etc. in White working-class Philadelphia English, which emphatically includes the Delcoese of Easttown).
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* AgonyOfTheFeet: Mare injures her ankle, causing her to limp around for the rest of the day. Later, [[InjuredLimbEpisode her hand is wounded.]]
* AllForNothing: Believing that Erin is trying to steal back Dylan, Brianna stages an elaborate cat-fishing prank that lures Erin out into the woods by herself so Brianna can beat her up while her friends record it on their phones. After Erin's body is found, this incident naturally leads to Brianna being suspected of her murder, and even when she's cleared, she still faces legal consequences for assault. This stain on her record costs her a college scholarship and Dylan ends up breaking up with her anyway.
* AllForNothing: Believing that Erin is trying to steal back Dylan, Brianna stages an elaborate cat-fishing prank that lures Erin out into the woods by herself so Brianna can beat her up while her friends record it on their phones. After Erin's body is found, this incident naturally leads to Brianna being suspected of her murder, and even when she's cleared, she still faces legal consequences for assault. This stain on her record costs her a college scholarship and Dylan ends up breaking up with her anyway.
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* AgonyOfTheFeet: Mare injures her ankle, causing her to limp around for the rest of the day. Later, [[InjuredLimbEpisode her hand is wounded.]]
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* AllForNothing: Believing that Erin is trying to steal back Dylan, Brianna stages an elaborate cat-fishing prank that lures Erin out into the woods by herself so Brianna can beat her up while her friends record it on their phones. After Erin's body is found, this incident naturally leads to Brianna being suspected of her murder, and even when she's cleared, she still faces legal consequences for assault. This stain on her record costs her a collegescholarship scholarship, and Dylan ends up breaking up with her anyway.
* AllForNothing: Believing that Erin is trying to steal back Dylan, Brianna stages an elaborate cat-fishing prank that lures Erin out into the woods by herself so Brianna can beat her up while her friends record it on their phones. After Erin's body is found, this incident naturally leads to Brianna being suspected of her murder, and even when she's cleared, she still faces legal consequences for assault. This stain on her record costs her a college
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* AloneWithThePsycho: Zabel and Mare at Mr. Potts' place. The girls in the basement blow his cover after which a shootout ensues that leaves Mare unarmed with the psycho on her tail.
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* AloneWithThePsycho: Zabel and Mare at Mr. Potts' place. The girls in the basement blow his cover cover, after which a shootout ensues that leaves Mare unarmed with the psycho on her tail.
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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: For all their bickering to each other, it's clear that Helen, Mare and Siobhan truly love each other.
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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther:
** For all their bickering to each other, it's clear that Helen, Mare and Siobhan truly love each other.
** For all their bickering to each other, it's clear that Helen, Mare and Siobhan truly love each other.
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-->'''Mare:''' I'm gonna start digging through your life and I'm gonna find out everything. '''''Every thing'''''. And if you're lying to me, it's gonna be very bad for you.
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-->'''Mare:''' I'm gonna start digging through your life and I'm gonna find out everything. '''''Every thing'''''. ''Everything''. And if you're lying to me, it's gonna be very bad for you.you.
* BaitAndSwitch: When officer Trammel opens the door of the fatal single-car crash, a purse drops to the pavement and spills a handgun. We just saw Dawn Bailey with a gun in her purse, suggesting that she killed herself over [[spoiler:failing to recover her missing daughter]]. In reality, the collision casualty is [[spoiler:Betty Carrol]].
* BaitAndSwitch: When officer Trammel opens the door of the fatal single-car crash, a purse drops to the pavement and spills a handgun. We just saw Dawn Bailey with a gun in her purse, suggesting that she killed herself over [[spoiler:failing to recover her missing daughter]]. In reality, the collision casualty is [[spoiler:Betty Carrol]].
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* CutHimselfShaving: When asked by DaChief about the bruises on his face, Mark tells him he fell (while he actually took a beating by some youngsters).
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* CutHimselfShaving: CutHimselfShaving:
** When asked by DaChief about the bruises on his face, Mark tells him he fell (while he actually took a beating by someyoungsters).youngsters).
** Dawn blames her injuries on an accident caused by chemotherapy dizziness.
** When asked by DaChief about the bruises on his face, Mark tells him he fell (while he actually took a beating by some
** Dawn blames her injuries on an accident caused by chemotherapy dizziness.
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* OutOfContextEavesdropping: Lori overhears John and Ryan talk about a secret they have to keep which makes her believe it's about another case of adultery John committed.
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* OutOfContextEavesdropping: Lori overhears John and Ryan talk about a secret they have to keep keep, which makes her believe it's about another case of adultery John committed.
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* RedHerring:
** [[spoiler:For a moment, it looks like Frank had an affair with Erin and might have killed her to cover it up, but all he did was buy some baby supplies for her and lie about it. He was not involved in her death in any way]].
** [[spoiler:Dylan lies about what he did on the night of Erin's death, burns her diaries, and brandishes a gun, but he was just trying to protect his custody of his son. He wasn't involved in Erin's death]].
** [[spoiler:The deacon was accused of molesting a minor, had Erin's bike in his trunk, and was with Erin on the night of her death, but he was ultimately not responsible for Erin's death or the cover-up]].
** Subverted by [[spoiler:John telling Ryan that they will keep a secret, a classic tactic of child molesters. Later, when John mentions adopting DJ, a reaction shot shows Ryan looking alarmed, further selling the idea that John is a child molester. Then Ryan admits that the secret is that John is having an affair, making this plot point seem like a red herring. But that's actually a lie. The secret was that Ryan is the killer, and John is covering it up]].
** [[spoiler:For a moment, it looks like Frank had an affair with Erin and might have killed her to cover it up, but all he did was buy some baby supplies for her and lie about it. He was not involved in her death in any way]].
** [[spoiler:Dylan lies about what he did on the night of Erin's death, burns her diaries, and brandishes a gun, but he was just trying to protect his custody of his son. He wasn't involved in Erin's death]].
** [[spoiler:The deacon was accused of molesting a minor, had Erin's bike in his trunk, and was with Erin on the night of her death, but he was ultimately not responsible for Erin's death or the cover-up]].
** Subverted by [[spoiler:John telling Ryan that they will keep a secret, a classic tactic of child molesters. Later, when John mentions adopting DJ, a reaction shot shows Ryan looking alarmed, further selling the idea that John is a child molester. Then Ryan admits that the secret is that John is having an affair, making this plot point seem like a red herring. But that's actually a lie. The secret was that Ryan is the killer, and John is covering it up]].
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* ShowDontTell: No one actually says that Dawn Bailey has cancer, but she wears a headscarf through most of the series, has an unhealthy pallor, and mentions the effects of chemotherapy. In the final episode, eight months later, she no longer has the headscarf and has a healthy complexion, showing that she's gone into remission.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The actual murderer of Erin is found in 13-year-old Ryan Ross, who's going to juvenile hall for a long time for his accidental shooting of Erin (whom he only intended to scare off). Ryan's father John will likely go to prison for his sexual relationship with the teenaged Erin, and John's brother Billy will spend some time in jail for his cover-up of Erin's murder. In the process of all this, Lori breaks down due to the loss of much of her family and breaks off her friendship with Mare for several months. And then there's Kenny, who lost a daughter and will probably do a bid for shooting DJ. But on the bright side, Katie is reunited with Dawn and Mare's heroics stop a child kidnapper; unfortunately Colin loses his life in the process. In the end, Siobhan goes off to college, Deacon Mark is reinstated, Drew stays in Mare's custody while Carrie goes off to rehab, Lori reconciles with Mare, and Mare finally goes up to the attic where Kevin died - indicating that she has started to move on from his death.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The actual murderer of Erin is found in 13-year-old Ryan Ross, who's going to juvenile hall for a long time for his accidental shooting of Erin (whom he only intended to scare off). Ryan's father John will likely go to prison for his sexual relationship with the teenaged Erin, and John's brother Billy will spend some time in jail for his cover-up of Erin's murder. In the process of all this, Lori breaks down due to the loss of much of her family and breaks off her friendship with Mare for several months. And then there's Kenny, who lost a daughter and will probably do a bid for shooting DJ.Dylan. But on the bright side, Katie is reunited with Dawn and Mare's heroics stop a child kidnapper; unfortunately Colin loses his life in the process. In the end, Siobhan goes off to college, Deacon Mark is reinstated, Drew stays in Mare's custody while Carrie goes off to rehab, Lori reconciles with Mare, and Mare finally goes up to the attic where Kevin died - indicating that she has started to move on from his death.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The actual murderer of Erin is found in 13-year-old Ryan Ross, who's going to juvenile hall for a long time for his accidental shooting of Erin (whom he only intended to scare off). Ryan's father John will likely go to prison for his sexual relationship with the teenaged Erin, and John's brother Billy will spend some time in jail for his cover-up of Erin's murder. In the process of all this, Lori breaks down due to the loss of much of her family and breaks off her friendship with Mare for several months. In the end, Siobhan goes off to college, Deacon Mark is reinstated, Drew stays in Mare's custody while Carrie goes off to rehab, Lori reconciles with Mare, and Mare finally goes up to the attic where Kevin died - indicating that she has started to move on from his death.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The actual murderer of Erin is found in 13-year-old Ryan Ross, who's going to juvenile hall for a long time for his accidental shooting of Erin (whom he only intended to scare off). Ryan's father John will likely go to prison for his sexual relationship with the teenaged Erin, and John's brother Billy will spend some time in jail for his cover-up of Erin's murder. In the process of all this, Lori breaks down due to the loss of much of her family and breaks off her friendship with Mare for several months. And then there's Kenny, who lost a daughter and will probably do a bid for shooting DJ. But on the bright side, Katie is reunited with Dawn and Mare's heroics stop a child kidnapper; unfortunately Colin loses his life in the process. In the end, Siobhan goes off to college, Deacon Mark is reinstated, Drew stays in Mare's custody while Carrie goes off to rehab, Lori reconciles with Mare, and Mare finally goes up to the attic where Kevin died - indicating that she has started to move on from his death.]]
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''Mare of Easttown'' is a 2021 Creator/{{HBO}} PoliceProcedural MiniSeries that centers on a Pennsylvanian detective trying to solve a murder.
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''Mare of Easttown'' is a 2021 Creator/{{HBO}} PoliceProcedural MiniSeries that centers on a Pennsylvanian Pennsylvania detective trying to solve a murder.
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* HereditarySuicide: Mare's father AteHisGun when she was a teenager and her son Kevin [[HangingAround hanged himself in the attic]]. Given her own problems with depression, she worries that her grandson Drew's tics (similar to his father's) are a sign of similar issues to come.
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* DrinkBssedCharacterization: For most of the town it’s usually Philly-area favorite Yuengling, but Mare stands out as a fan of Rolling Rock (which is also from PA, but from a tiny town outside Pittsburgh rather than a tiny town outside Philadelphia). It serves to emphasize Mare's alienation and sometimes hostile relationship with her neighbors.
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* DrinkBssedCharacterization: DrinkBasedCharacterization: For most of the town it’s usually Philly-area favorite Yuengling, but Mare stands out as a fan of Rolling Rock (which is also from PA, but from a tiny town outside Pittsburgh rather than a tiny town outside Philadelphia). It serves to emphasize Mare's alienation and sometimes hostile relationship with her neighbors.
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* DrinkBssedCharacterization: For most of the town it’s usually Philly-area favorite Yuengling, but Mare stands out as a fan of Rolling Rock (which is also from PA, but from a tiny town outside Pittsburgh rather than a tiny town outside Philadelphia). It serves to emphasize Mare's alienation and sometimes hostile relationship with her neighbors.
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* ArmorPiercingSlap: Zabel's mom gives a ''double-slap'' to Mare.
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Marianne "Mare" Sheehan (Creator/KateWinslet) is a detective that lives in a small, Pennsylvania town, who investigates a local murder while keeping her life from falling apart.
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Marianne "Mare" Sheehan (Creator/KateWinslet) is a detective that lives in a small, Pennsylvania town, small town in [[UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}} Delaware County]], UsefulNotes/{{Pennsylvania}}, who investigates a local murder while keeping trying to keep her life from falling apart.
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* AllForNothing: Believing that Erin is trying to steal back Dylan, Brianna stages an elaborate cat-fishing prank that lures Erin out into the woods by herself so Brianna can beat her up while her friends record it on their phones. After Erin's body is found, this incident naturally leads to Brianna being suspected of her murder, and even when she's cleared, she still faces legal consequences for assault. This stain on her record costs her a collage scholarship and Dylan ends up breaking up with her anyway.
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* AllForNothing: Believing that Erin is trying to steal back Dylan, Brianna stages an elaborate cat-fishing prank that lures Erin out into the woods by herself so Brianna can beat her up while her friends record it on their phones. After Erin's body is found, this incident naturally leads to Brianna being suspected of her murder, and even when she's cleared, she still faces legal consequences for assault. This stain on her record costs her a collage college scholarship and Dylan ends up breaking up with her anyway.
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->''"I know what you’ve been through… and I know you’re worth saving."''
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->''"I know what you’ve you've been through… and I know you’re you're worth saving."''
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* AloneWithThePsycho: Zabel and Mare at Mr. Potts' place. The girls in the basement blow his cover after which a shootout ensues that leaves Mare unarmed with the psycho on her trail.
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* AloneWithThePsycho: Zabel and Mare at Mr. Potts' place. The girls in the basement blow his cover after which a shootout ensues that leaves Mare unarmed with the psycho on her trail.tail.
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* WhatTheHellHero: Zabel calls out [[spoiler:Mare]] when she confides in him about planting drugs on Carrie.]]
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* WhatTheHellHero: Zabel calls out [[spoiler:Mare]] when she confides in him about planting drugs on Carrie.]]
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-->"You know what my mom said to me when I was leaving tonight to pick you up? She said, "Mare's only going out with you 'cause she wants to stay close to the case." -- {{Beat}} -- This is the part where you tell me she was wrong.
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-->"You know what my mom said to me when I was leaving tonight to pick you up? She said, "Mare's 'Mare's only going out with you 'cause she wants to stay close to the case." '" -- {{Beat}} {{beat}} -- This "This is the part where you tell me she was wrong."
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* DisposableSexWorker: [[spoiler:Mr. Pott is in the habit of capturing young prostitutes [[SexSlave for his own demented purposess]].]]
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* DisposableSexWorker: [[spoiler:Mr. Pott Potts is in the habit of capturing young prostitutes [[SexSlave for his own demented purposess]].]]
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* DiscreetDiningDisposal: After tasting duck liver patte, Mare spits it into a napkin and buries it in the couch.
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* DiscreetDiningDisposal: After tasting duck liver patte, paté, Mare spits it into a napkin and buries it in the couch.
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* AloneWithThePsycho: Zabel and Mare at Mr. Pott's place. The girls in the basement blow his cover after which a shootout ensues that leaves Mare unarmed with the psycho on her trail.
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* AloneWithThePsycho: Zabel and Mare at Mr. Pott's Potts' place. The girls in the basement blow his cover after which a shootout ensues that leaves Mare unarmed with the psycho on her trail.
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* BunkerWoman: [[spoiler:Mr. Pott's latest victim is thrown into a room with a mattress. Soon after she discovers she is NotTheFirstVictim when she sees Katie Bailey hiding in the corner of the room.]]
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* BunkerWoman: [[spoiler:Mr. Pott's Potts' latest victim is thrown into a room with a mattress. Soon after she discovers she is NotTheFirstVictim when she sees Katie Bailey hiding in the corner of the room.]]
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* ConvenientPhotograph: Erin took a photograph of herself and [[spoiler:John in bed]] which [[ChronicEvidenceRetentionSyndrome she kept in her diary]]. It eventually proves John guilty of having a sexual relationship with a teenager.
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* ConvenientPhotograph: Erin took a photograph of herself and [[spoiler:John in bed]] which [[ChronicEvidenceRetentionSyndrome she kept in her diary]]. It eventually proves John [[spoiler:John guilty of having a sexual relationship with a teenager.]]
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* AllForNothing: Believing that Erin is trying to steal back Dylan, Brianna stages an elaborate cat-fishing prank that lures Erin out into the woods by herself so Brianna can beat her up while her friends record it on their phones. After Erin's body is found, this incident naturally leads to Brianna being suspected of her murder, and even when she's cleared, she still faces legal consequences for assault. This stain on her record costs her a collage scholarship and Dylan ends up breaking up with her anyway.
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* CharacterTic: Kevin and Drew both shared rapid blinking tic, worrying their family that what happened to Kevin could plaque Drew too.
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* CharacterTic: Kevin and Drew both shared rapid blinking tic, worrying their family that what happened to Kevin could plaque plague Drew too.
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** The Sheehan children are Kevin and Siobhan.
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** The Sheehan children are Kevin and Siobhan. Interestingly, both are equally Irish, but Kevin found wider acceptance, while Siobhan is pretty much restricted to committedly Celtic communities.
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* MisplacedRetribution: Kenny attempts to [[spoiler:kill Dylan because he thinks he is Erin's murderer. Luckily, the innocent boy survives.]
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* MisplacedRetribution: Kenny attempts to [[spoiler:kill Dylan because he thinks he is Erin's murderer. Luckily, the innocent boy survives.]]]
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* MisplacedRetribution: Kenny attempts to [[spoiler:kill Dylan because he thinks he is Erin's murderer. Luckily, the innocent boy survives.]
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* ThickerThanWater: Time and again characters try to protect their loved ones from harm even if it means putting themselves in the front line.
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* DestroyTheEvidence: Mark tries to get rid of Erin's bike by throwing it from a bridge into a river. However, it gets discovered there soon after.
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* ChekhovsGunman: Refreshingly averted. Richard seems this. He picks up Mare at a bar and they have a one night stand. Throughout their relationship, Mare reveals a lot of her personal history to him, leading many viewers to be suspicious of him. Being portrayed by Guy Pearce, [[NarrowedItDownToTheGuyIRecognize who frequently plays the bad guy,]] didn't help.
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* ChekhovsGunman: Refreshingly averted. Richard seems this. He picks up Mare at a bar and they have a one night one-night stand. Throughout their relationship, Mare reveals a lot of her personal history to him, leading many viewers to be suspicious of him. Being portrayed by Guy Pearce, [[NarrowedItDownToTheGuyIRecognize who frequently plays the bad guy,]] didn't help.
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* {{Fanservice}}: Mare and Richard have a one night stand, which features some shots of the two of them half-naked. Though this is pretty much guaranteed with Creator/KateWinslet and Creator/GuyPearce.
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* {{Fanservice}}: Mare and Richard have a one night one-night stand, which features some shots of the two of them half-naked. Though this is pretty much guaranteed with Creator/KateWinslet and Creator/GuyPearce.
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** Mr Carroll reporting to Mare of his missing items [[spoiler: leads to Mare figuring out that Ryan committed the crime, causing Lori's family to be torn up.]]
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** Mr Mr. Carroll reporting to Mare of his missing items [[spoiler: leads to Mare figuring out that Ryan committed the crime, causing Lori's family to be torn up.]]
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** ''Enter Number Two'' is as song lyric, which refers to the female [[spoiler: getting a second love interest.]]
** ''Sore Must Be The Storm'' is a reference to a Emily Dickinson poem.
** ''Sore Must Be The Storm'' is a reference to a Emily Dickinson poem.
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** ''Enter Number Two'' is as a song lyric, which refers to the female [[spoiler: getting a second love interest.]]
** ''Sore Must Be The Storm'' is a reference toa an Emily Dickinson poem.
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* PlotTriggeringDeath: More like ''anniversary'' of disappearance. Katie's one-year anniversary of her disappearance triggers Colin's entrance to the department. When [[spoiler: Erin's body is discovered at the end of the first episode,]] it kicks start the idea of a serial killer.
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* PlotTriggeringDeath: More like ''anniversary'' of disappearance. Katie's one-year anniversary of her disappearance triggers Colin's entrance to the department. When [[spoiler: Erin's body is discovered at the end of the first episode,]] it kicks start kickstarts the idea of a serial killer.
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* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler:The ultimate reveal about Erin's death. Ryan Ross confronted her on that fateful night with a gun, but only intended to scare her away from his father, John. Due to a combination of Ryan's inexperience with handling a firearm, and him and Erin getting into a struggle over the gun, he ended up accidentally shooting and killing her.]]
* AloneWithThePsycho: Zabel and Mare at Mr. Pott's place. The girls in the basement blow his cover after which a shootout ensues that leaves Mare unarmed with the psycho on her trail.
* BeAsUnhelpfulAsPossible: Erin was with several people that fateful night but all of them deny any involvement until evidence forces them to confess.
* BigSecret: Mark doesn't come forward regarding [[spoiler:Erin's visit that night because of his history of molestation which he feared would make him the prime suspect in her murder case]].
* BunkerWoman: [[spoiler:Mr. Pott's latest victim is thrown into a room with a mattress. Soon after she discovers she is NotTheFirstVictim when she sees Katie Bailey hiding in the corner of the room.]]
* BurnerPhones: The police weren't able to track the calls between Erin and [[spoiler:John]] that night because they used burner phones.
* BurnerPhones: The police weren't able to track the calls between Erin and [[spoiler:John]] that night because they used burner phones.
* {{Catfishing}}: Brianna created a fake online profile in order to trick Erin.
* CatharticCrying: Lori in Mare's arms in the final scene.
* CatharticCrying: Lori in Mare's arms in the final scene.
* ConvenientPhotograph: Erin took a photograph of herself and [[spoiler:John in bed]] which [[ChronicEvidenceRetentionSyndrome she kept in her diary]]. It eventually proves John guilty of having a sexual relationship with a teenager.
* CutHimselfShaving: When asked by DaChief about the bruises on his face, Mark tells him he fell (while he actually took a beating by some youngsters).
* DangerTakesABackseat: Kenny waits for Dylan in the back of his SUV. He then forces Dylan at gunpoint to drive out in the woods where he plans to kill him.
* DeathNotification: When Mare comes to notify Kenny about Erin.
* DisposableSexWorker: [[spoiler:Mr. Pott is in the habit of capturing young prostitutes [[SexSlave for his own demented purposess]].]]
* DisposingOfABody: As finally revealed, [[spoiler:Billy took Erin's body and drove her from the park out to Sharp's Woods to dump her close to where she was seen having a fight earlier that night.]]
* DisposingOfABody: As finally revealed, [[spoiler:Billy took Erin's body and drove her from the park out to Sharp's Woods to dump her close to where she was seen having a fight earlier that night.]]
* EverytownAmerica: Though there is a real Easttown in Pennsylvania, creator Brad Ingelsby wanted the fictitious Easttown to be "an amalgam of some of the towns in the area."
* FieryCoverup: Dylan and his friends burning Erin's diaries.
* GunStruggle:
** A flashback shows [[spoiler:Ryan and Erin fighting over the handgun which eventually leads to her death by AccidentalMurder]].
** John and Billy fight over a gun by the river. Luckily [[BigDamnHeroes Mare arrives]] to overpower John and save the day for Billy.
** A flashback shows [[spoiler:Ryan and Erin fighting over the handgun which eventually leads to her death by AccidentalMurder]].
** John and Billy fight over a gun by the river. Luckily [[BigDamnHeroes Mare arrives]] to overpower John and save the day for Billy.
* HeadphonesEqualIsolation: Siobhan's DisposableLoveInterest lies in the basement on a couch with her headphones on, not noticing Siobhan and her new lover entering. Soon after she hears some sounds and gets up to see the two making out on a table. Cue TheScream.
* IDidntMeanToKillHim: During his confession, [[spoiler:Ryan]] affirms that he never meant to kill Erin.
* InTheBack: Kenny lets Dylan run and then shoots him in the back.
* JoggersFindDeath: DaChief tells Mare that a jogger found Erin's body in the woods.
* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: Brianna and her friends kick Erin while she is lying on the ground.
* KissingCousins: Well, sorta. One of bigger reveals is that [[spoiler:Erin had a sexual relationship with John, her father's cousin, i.e. her first cousin once removed.]].
* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: Brianna and her friends kick Erin while she is lying on the ground.
* KissingCousins: Well, sorta. One of bigger reveals is that [[spoiler:Erin had a sexual relationship with John, her father's cousin, i.e. her first cousin once removed.]].
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* KissingCousins: Well, sorta. One of bigger reveals is that [[spoiler:Erin had a sexual relationship with John, her father's cousin, i.e. her first cousin once removed.]].
* MamasBabyPapasMaybe: After it's revealed that Dylan was not the baby's father, a couple of potential fathers emerge throughout the investigation.
* MediaScrum: A crazy crowd of reporters await Mare in front of her house after her heroic rescue of Katie Bailey made the news.
* MontageOut: The second to last scene of the first episode shows the whereabouts of every major character.
* MediaScrum: A crazy crowd of reporters await Mare in front of her house after her heroic rescue of Katie Bailey made the news.
* MontageOut: The second to last scene of the first episode shows the whereabouts of every major character.
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* OfficerOHara: Of the "of Irish descent" variety: Mare (Sheehan, née Fahey) and her father both count, as does Mr. Carroll (retired from the Ridley Township Police).
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* OfficerOHara: Of the "of Irish descent" variety: Mare (Sheehan, née Fahey) and her father both count, as does Mr. Carroll (retired from the Ridley Township Police).
* OutOfContextEavesdropping: Lori overhears John and Ryan talk about a secret they have to keep which makes her believe it's about another case of adultery John committed.
* PerpWalk: [[spoiler:John]] in his [[InstitutionalApparel orange jumpsuit]] walking up the stairs to the courtroom with a crowd of reporters swarming around him.
* PreviouslyOn: Each episode starts with a recap of the previous episode.
* PseudoCrisis: Episode 2 ends with a shocking scene of Kenny apparently shooting Dylan from behind. Early in the next episode, it's revealed that Dylan survived with no lasting damage.
* PseudoCrisis: Episode 2 ends with a shocking scene of Kenny apparently shooting Dylan from behind. Early in the next episode, it's revealed that Dylan survived with no lasting damage.
* StockYuck: Dawn's granddaughter doesn't like broccoli.
* TeenPregnancy: Apparently a recurring issue in the area. Besides Erin, there is also Mare, Kevin with Carrie as well as the disappeared Katie Bailey.
* ThisIsThePartWhere: Zabel when it dawns on him that Mare had ulterior motives when agreeing to go out on a date with him:
-->"You know what my mom said to me when I was leaving tonight to pick you up? She said, "Mare's only going out with you 'cause she wants to stay close to the case." -- {{Beat}} -- This is the part where you tell me she was wrong.
-->"You know what my mom said to me when I was leaving tonight to pick you up? She said, "Mare's only going out with you 'cause she wants to stay close to the case." -- {{Beat}} -- This is the part where you tell me she was wrong.
* TurnInYourBadge: DaChief demands Mare's gun and badge after her failed coup with the drug planting.
* VorpalPillow: Subverted. After learning that he wasn't the father of Erin's boy, Dylan picks up a pillow at the hospital and walks over to the baby in his playpen but ultimately can't bring himself to go through with the murder.
** [[spoiler: "Who are you?" -- "I'm Katie. Katie Bailey."]]
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