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* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: Natalie jumps in front of Paul and takes the stabbing John meant to inflict on him.]]

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* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: Natalie jumps in front of Paul and takes the stabbing John meant to inflict on him.block Paul's energy blast and is destroyed.]]
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* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: Natalie jumps in front of John to block Paul's lightbolt and gets destroyed.]]

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* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: Natalie jumps in front of Paul and takes the stabbing John meant to block Paul's lightbolt and gets destroyed.inflict on him.]]
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** [[spoiler: When they ascend at the end of episode 6, the Reborns explode into a flock of birds.]]

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** [[spoiler: When they the dead ascend at the end of episode 6, the Reborns they explode into a flock flocks of birds.]]bright birds [[spoiler: including the Reborns in Episode 6 once Paul reopens an ascension point]].
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* MoralEventHorizon: While [[spoiler: Neil]] had been getting ever more unstable and radical as time went by, as exemplified by his torture of Natalie, he irrevocably [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope jumps off the slippery slope]] when he [[kills Jay to motivate Paul to attack John, promising to do the same to the rest of his family if he refuses.]]

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* DownerEnding: Episode 6: [[spoiler: Paul manages to re-open Ascension, but then the sky turns an [[RedSkyTakeWarning ominous shade of red...]]
** [[spoiler: Plus the girl he loves got shot in the head. Her death only just hits him once Ascension has been re-opened and Mac and Anna ask where Jay is, and he bursts into tears.]]

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* DownerEnding: Episode 6: [[spoiler: Paul manages to re-open Ascension, but then Ascension and thus release the stuck fades and the reborns, only to see the sky turns turn an [[RedSkyTakeWarning ominous shade of red...]]
red]] in response...]]
** [[spoiler: Plus the girl he loves got shot in the head.head by his former mentor. Her death only just hits him once Ascension has been re-opened and Mac and Anna ask where Jay is, and he bursts into tears.]]



* EyesOfGold: The Ghoul [[spoiler: and all the fades that consume human flesh.]]

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* EyesOfGold: The Ghoul "Polus" the ghoulish fade [[spoiler: and all the fades that consume human flesh.]]



* HeroicBSOD: Neil, already under a lot of stress, loses it after [[spoiler: two more of his partners are offed by the Angelic killer - by Paul's fault, no less.]]

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* HeroicBSOD: Neil, already under a lot of stress, loses it after [[spoiler: two more of his partners are offed by the Angelic killer - by Paul's fault, no less.]]]][[spoiler: and at the end of the first series, he is left in pieces after having lost his girlfriend.]]



* HorrorHunger: [[spoiler: John, the Angelic killer.]]

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* HorrorHunger: [[spoiler: John, the Angelic killer.killer, and more generally every Reborn.]]



* IAmAHumanitarian: [[spoiler: The ghoulish fades manage to become tangible again by devouring humans alive]]

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* IAmAHumanitarian: [[spoiler: The ghoulish fades manage to become tangible again by devouring humans alive]]alive.]]
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Neil's justification for [[spoiler: torturing Natalie]] and [[spoiler: killing Jay.]]



* LightEmUp: [[spoiler: Paul has the ability to shoot lightbolts out of his hands that are the only known working weapon to defeat Reborns.]]

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* LightEmUp: [[spoiler: Paul has the ability to shoot lightbolts out of his hands that are the only known working weapon to defeat Reborns.Reborns...and that can also forcibly reopen Ascension points.]]



** [[MorkAndMindy Nanu-Nanu!!]]



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''Now, who's seen my BackToTheFuture Boxset?... [[MorkAndMindy Nanu-Nanu!]]''

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* BreakTheCutie: An ongoing one for Sarah, [[spoiler: starting with her death and going down from there.]]



* DownerEnding: Episode 6: [[spoiler: Paul manages to re-open Ascension, but then the sky turns an ominous shade of red...]]

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* DownerEnding: Episode 6: [[spoiler: Paul manages to re-open Ascension, but then the sky turns an [[RedSkyTakeWarning ominous shade of red...]]


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* MoralEventHorizon: While [[spoiler: Neil]] had been getting ever more unstable and radical as time went by, as exemplified by his torture of Natalie, he irrevocably [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope jumps off the slippery slope]] when he [[kills Jay to motivate Paul to attack John, promising to do the same to the rest of his family if he refuses.]]
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Is that an idiot ball? At that point, he had already decided he would take a third option. And before, he did try to kill him, Natalie just jumped in between


** Paul [[spoiler: Not killing John at the end of episode 5 when he had the chance.]]

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* BlindSeer: Eric, the ancient Anglic visited by Neil and Paul in the second episode.

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* BlindSeer: Eric, the ancient Anglic Angelic visited by Neil and Paul in the second episode.



* DownerEnding: Episode 6: [[spoiler: Neil manages to re-open Ascension, but then the sky turns an ominous shade of red...]]

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* DownerEnding: Episode 6: [[spoiler: Neil Paul manages to re-open Ascension, but then the sky turns an ominous shade of red...]]
** [[spoiler: Plus the girl he loves got shot in the head. Her death only just hits him once Ascension has been re-opened and Mac and Anna ask where Jay is, and he bursts into tears.
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* ISeeDeadPeople: The fades can only be seen by Angelics [[spoiler:and Reborns]]. Mac even talks about ''The Sixth Sense'' based on this.

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** Paul [[spoiler: Not killing John at the end of episode 5 when he had the chance.]]
* ISeeDeadPeople: The fades Fades can only be seen by Angelics [[spoiler:and Reborns]]. Mac even talks about ''The Sixth Sense'' based on this.



* OhCrap: Neil's reaction when he realises [[spoiler: fully materialised fades are immortal.]]

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* OhCrap: Neil's reaction when he realises [[spoiler: fully materialised fades Fades are immortal.]]


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** [[spoiler: When they ascend at the end of episode 6, the Reborns explode into a flock of birds.]]


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** {{ET}}

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* BlindSeer: Eric, the ancient Fade visited by Neil and Paul in the second episode.

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* BlindSeer: Eric, the ancient Fade Anglic visited by Neil and Paul in the second episode.



* DownerEnding: Episode 6: [[spoiler: Neil manages to re-open Ascension, but then the sky turns an ominous shade of red...]]



* KillEmAll: By the end of the first series, [[spoiler: All the Angelics but one are dead, Neil is dying and Jay has been killed.]]



* ScrewDestiny: Well, let's just get that in order for this show to have a happy ending, the whole "it's inevitable" better not be.

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* ScrewDestiny: Well, let's just get that in order for this show to have a happy ending, the whole "it's inevitable" better not be. However, at the end of series 1 we see that [[spoiler: screwing destiny may have unintended hazards of its own.]]
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* TearJerker: [[spoiler: Jay.. oh Jay. In fact, the whole last episode was a mixture of a CrowningMomentOfAwesome and TearJerker.]]
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* TearJerker: [[spoiler: Jay.. oh Jay. In fact, the whole last episode was a mixture of a CrowningMomentOfAwesome and TearJerker.]]
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* PreviouslyOn: Hilarious ones by Mac, [[BreakingTheFourthWall in character.]]

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* PreviouslyOn: Hilarious ones by Mac, [[BreakingTheFourthWall in character.]]]] [[spoiler: Including, in episode six, from the boot of the car where he was imprisoned at the end of episode five!]]

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* BlindSeer: Eric, the ancient Fade visited by Neil and Paul in the second episode.



* HealingHands: [[spoiler:Helen and Paul. This ability seems to be granted by Eric, the ancient Fade.]]

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* HealingHands: [[spoiler:Helen and Paul. This ability seems to be granted by Eric, One of the ancient Fade.]]Angelics' abilities.



* ISeeDeadPeople: the fades can only be seen by certain people including Paul. Mac even talks about ''The Sixth Sense'' based on this.

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* ISeeDeadPeople: the The fades can only be seen by certain people including Paul.Angelics [[spoiler:and Reborns]]. Mac even talks about ''The Sixth Sense'' based on this.



* RefusalOfTheCall: even though Paul is curious and wants to make a difference, he can't resolve himself to leave his old life behind.

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* RefusalOfTheCall: even Even though Paul is curious and wants to make a difference, he can't resolve himself to leave his old life behind.
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* [[spoiler: SelfDefeatingProphecy:]] [[spoiler: When Paul realises his vision of his loved ones dead is about to happen, he immediately checks on their safety before confronting John, preventim him from harming them.]]

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* [[spoiler: SelfDefeatingProphecy:]] [[spoiler: When Paul realises his vision of his loved ones dead is about to happen, he immediately checks on their safety before confronting John, preventim preventing him from harming them.]]
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* MoodWhiplash: The show runs on it, being a [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy-esque]] merry mix of horror, fantasy, adult drama and teen comedy. MostTriumphantExample: [[spoiler: Paul's traffic accident.]]

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* MoodWhiplash: The show runs on it, being a [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy-esque]] merry mix of horror, fantasy, adult drama and teen comedy. MostTriumphantExample: [[SugarWiki/MostTriumphantExample Most Triumphant Example]]: [[spoiler: Paul's traffic accident.]]

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* MoodWhiplash: The show runs on it, being a [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy-esque]] merry mix of horror, fantasy, adult drama and teen comedy. MostTriumphantExample: [[spoiler: Paul's traffic accident.]]



* TakeAThirdOption: [[spoiler: Instead of setting out to destroy all reborns or not fighting, Paul decides to try and find a way to reopen Ascenscion.]]

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* TakeAThirdOption: [[spoiler: Instead of Presented with setting out to destroy all reborns or not fighting, standing back and doing nothing as the only alternatives, Paul ignores both and decides to try and find a way to reopen Ascenscion.]]
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: Natalie jumps in front of John to block Paul's lightbolt and gets destroyed.
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* ShipTease: Anna/Mac at the end of episode 5
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Anna screams "[to Paul] You're mad,[to Mac] you're mad and Jay's a library monitor!"

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* [[spoiler: BrokenMasquerade:]] [[spoiler: by the end of Episode 5, people are fleeing town after all the disappearings, the killings and the ever-increasing tremors, aware that something very unusual and very bad is happening. Plus, Paul now has displayed his abilities in a rather public fashion.]]



* HannibalLecture: [[spoiler: John]] delivers one to Paul, highlighting their similarities as [[NotSoDifferent the chosen ones of their respective people]] and claiming that while his killings bring life in the resurrrection of the dead, [[spoiler: those Paul destroys are dead for good, making him a bigger killer.]]

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* HannibalLecture: [[spoiler: John]] delivers one to Paul, highlighting their similarities as [[NotSoDifferent the chosen ones of their respective people]] and claiming that while his killings bring life in through the resurrrection resurrection of the dead, [[spoiler: those Paul destroys are dead for good, making him a bigger killer.]]
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Plot Hole explained in universe - they can touch organic matter, but it burns them. Willfully consuming it, however painful, allows them to eventually become tangible (see John\'s backstory)


* CircularReasoning: "The Fades are eating human flesh, which allows them to touch." [[PlotHole Eh?]]

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* EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler: [[DarkMessiah John, the Angelic Killer and leader of the Reborns]] ]] to [[TheMessiah Paul]].



* HannibalLecture: [[spoiler: John]] delivers one to Paul, highlighting their similarities as [[NotSoDifferent the chosen ones of their respective people]] and claiming that while his killings bring life in the resurrrection of the dead, [[spoiler: those Paul destroys are dead for good, making him a bigger killer.]]



* ISeeDeadPeople: the fades can only be seen by certain people including Paul. Mac even talks about ''The Sixth Sense'' based on this.

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* ISeeDeadPeople: the fades can only be seen by certain people including Paul. Mac even talks about ''The Sixth Sense'' based on this.



* ItsPersonal: While [[spoiler: John]] always intended to kill all Angelics and especially TheChosenOne, he takes it to a new level with Paul after he [[spoiler: destroys Natalie, the only person he still geuninely loved]], and vows to make him feel the same pain before killing him.
* LightEmUp: [[spoiler: Paul has the ability to shoot lightbolts out of his hands that are the only known working weapon to defeat Reborns.]]



* [[spoiler: SecretIdentity]]: [[spoiler: Instead of abandoning his old life, Paul decides to go with this.]]

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* [[spoiler: SecretIdentity]]: [[spoiler: SecretIdentity: Instead of abandoning his old life, Paul decides tries to go with this.this.
* [[spoiler: SelfDefeatingProphecy:]] [[spoiler: When Paul realises his vision of his loved ones dead is about to happen, he immediately checks on their safety before confronting John, preventim him from harming them.
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** '''{{Twilight}}'''

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** '''{{Twilight}}'''''{{Twilight}}''


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* TakeAThirdOption: [[spoiler: Instead of setting out to destroy all reborns or not fighting, Paul decides to try and find a way to reopen Ascenscion.]]
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* CompletelyMissingThePoint: Paul's mother, repeatedly.

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* CompletelyMissingThePoint: ComicallyMissingThePoint: Paul's mother, repeatedly.
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* CircularReasoning: "The Fades are eating human flesh, which allows them to touch." [[PlotHole Eh?]]
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Eliminated \"If You Know What I Mean\" sinkhole as part of Special Efforts cleanup.


* ADateWithRosiePalms: Paul fantasising about Jay. With [[SomethingElseAlsoRises quite]] [[WingedHumanoid interesting]] *ahem* [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean results]]...

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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Paul fantasising about Jay. With [[SomethingElseAlsoRises quite]] [[WingedHumanoid interesting]] *ahem* [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean results]]...results...

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* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Paul's birthday present to Mac, handing him a key to his house and letting him know that no matter what, night or day, he is always welcome to stay because they think of him as part of their family.



* HeWhoFightsMonsters: The Angelics - at least some of them - are shown to go quite far in their war against the fades, from Neil [[ spoiler: pulling a [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique Jack Bauer]] on Natalie]] to Sarah [[spoiler: deciding to consume her fallen comrades' blood in order to materialise as well and fight on equal ground.]]

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* HeWhoFightsMonsters: The Angelics - at least some of them - are shown to go quite far in their war against the fades, from Neil [[ spoiler: [[spoiler: pulling a [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique Jack Bauer]] on Natalie]] to Sarah [[spoiler: deciding to consume her fallen comrades' blood in order to materialise as well and fight on equal ground.]]



* VillainsNeverLie: [[spoiler: John]] has some interesting revelations to make to Paul about how the Angelics decided to tackle the problem of ascension being "broken" and their subsequent treatment of the fades. [[IdiotBall: Paul decides to temporarily trust him.]]

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* VillainsNeverLie: [[spoiler: John]] has some interesting revelations to make to Paul about how the Angelics decided to tackle the problem of ascension being "broken" and their subsequent treatment of the fades. [[IdiotBall: [[IdiotBall Paul decides to temporarily trust him.]]
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* ButterflyOfDeathAndRebirth: Butterfly motifs are quitenfrquent in the show, from the moth puked out after a healing to [[spoiler: the cocoons of a materialising Fade, and of course Paul's resurrection.]]

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* ButterflyOfDeathAndRebirth: Butterfly motifs are quitenfrquent quite frequent in the show, from the moth puked out after a healing to [[spoiler: the cocoons of a materialising Fade, and of course Paul's resurrection.]]
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Paul fantasising about Jay. With [[SomethingElseAlsoRises quite]] [[WingedHumanoid interesting]] [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean *ahem* results]]...

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* ADateWithRosiePalms: Paul fantasising about Jay. With [[SomethingElseAlsoRises quite]] [[WingedHumanoid interesting]] *ahem* [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean *ahem* results]]...

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* {{Adorkable}}: Paul definatly is and to be honest Mac as well

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* {{Adorkable}}: Paul definatly is and to be honest Mac as welltake it to new levels.
* AllThereInTheManual: The official BBC website gives additional infos about the premise and the characters, introducing and explaining certain concepts before their appearance in the series proper.



* AntiHero: Just about everyone.



* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead:]] [[spoiler: After spending episode 4 as a fade while his brain-dead body lies in the hospital as a result of his [[UnusualEuphemism encounter]] with a truck, Paul ressurects in a rather spectacular fashion.]]



* BlackAndGreyMorality: While cannibalistic, vengeful undead are hardly sympathetic characters, the Angelics don't exactly live up to their names... [[spoiler: [[ColdBloodedTorture Especially]] [[KnightTemplar Neil.]] ]]



* ButterflyOfDeathAndRebirth: Butterfly motifs are quitenfrquent in the show, from the moth puked out after a healing to [[spoiler: the cocoons of a materialising Fade, and of course Paul's resurrection.]]



* EvillyAffable: John [[spoiler: aka Polus the Angelic-killing Fade, now with a body]]. Ever so pleasant and polite, when not [[spoiler: munching on a carotide or butchering Angelics.]]
* EyeScream: Neil. Twice, on the same one - though the second one was to ''[[NauseaFuel try and scrape the poison out.]]''



* EyeScream: Neil. Twice, on the same one - though the second one was to ''[[NauseaFuel try and scrape the poison out.]]''



* HeroicBSOD: Neil, already under a lot of stress, loses it after [[spoiler: two more of his partners are offed by the Angelic killer - by Paul's fault, no less.]]
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: The Angelics - at least some of them - are shown to go quite far in their war against the fades, from Neil [[ spoiler: pulling a [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique Jack Bauer]] on Natalie]] to Sarah [[spoiler: deciding to consume her fallen comrades' blood in order to materialise as well and fight on equal ground.]]



* HorrorHunger: [[spoiler: John, the Angelic killer.]]



* IdiotBall: [[spoiler: Neil following Natalie]] in the second episode.

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* IdiotBall: [[spoiler: Neil following Natalie]] in the second episode. Only topped by Paul [[spoiler: leading the Angelic killer to their current hideout, ''fully aware of who he was, simply because he promised not to harm anyone and only release Natalie''.]] [[{{Understatement}} It did not end well.]]


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* ItGotWorse: [[spoiler: The Angelic-killing Fade has regained full physical form. and now so has Natalie, and at least half a dozen others are in the process. And this form is apparently immortal. ThisIsGonnaSuck...]]
* MonsterSobStory: "Polus" [[spoiler: aka John]] the Fade has quite the tragic past, [[spoiler: which shortly helps him gain Paul's [[IdiotBall reluctant trust]]... ]] However, he relishes far too much in his destruction to count as WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Paul understandably reacts this way after [[spoiler: causing the death of two Angelics.]]


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* OhCrap: Neil's reaction when he realises [[spoiler: fully materialised fades are immortal.]]


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* VillainsNeverLie: [[spoiler: John]] has some interesting revelations to make to Paul about how the Angelics decided to tackle the problem of ascension being "broken" and their subsequent treatment of the fades. [[IdiotBall: Paul decides to temporarily trust him.]]
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* DawsonCasting: Paul, his twin sister Anna, Mac and Jay are A-level student, so probably aged somewhere around 17 (Mac turns 18 in episode 3). Lily Loveless (Anna) is 21 and Daniel Kaluuya (Mac) is 22, so the casting isn't too far out, while Iain de Caestecker (Paul) is 24. Sophie Wu (Jay) is 28. Thank goodness...

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* DawsonCasting: Paul, his twin sister Anna, Mac and Jay are A-level student, students, so probably aged somewhere around 17 (Mac turns 18 in episode 3). Lily Loveless (Anna) is 21 and Daniel Kaluuya (Mac) is 22, so the casting isn't too far out, while Iain de Caestecker (Paul) is 24. Sophie Wu (Jay) is 28. Thank goodness...
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* DawsonCasting: Jay is an A-level student, so probably aged somewhere around 17. Sophie Wu who plays her is 28. Thank goodness...

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* DawsonCasting: Paul, his twin sister Anna, Mac and Jay is an are A-level student, so probably aged somewhere around 17. 17 (Mac turns 18 in episode 3). Lily Loveless (Anna) is 21 and Daniel Kaluuya (Mac) is 22, so the casting isn't too far out, while Iain de Caestecker (Paul) is 24. Sophie Wu who plays her (Jay) is 28. Thank goodness...

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