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* AwfulWeddedLife: It's clear that Joan and Ted are not having a good marriage, with Joan having been driven to the bottle at the fact that Ted leaves her out of things as well as being aware that he cheats on her. With this in mind, no wonder they're divorced by the end of the miniseries.
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* DopeSlap: Jackie gives Ted a good slap for his actions in Chappaquiddick, complete with the statement that if Jack was still alive, then he would have [[DisappointedInYou been disappointed in Ted]].
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* DopeSlap: Jackie gives Ted a good slap for his actions in Chappaquiddick, complete with the statement even telling him that if Jack was still alive, then he would have [[DisappointedInYou been disappointed in Ted]].Ted]].
* DownerBeginning: Begins with Robert F. Kennedy getting shot before being taken off life-support.
* DownerBeginning: Begins with Robert F. Kennedy getting shot before being taken off life-support.
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* RidingIntoTheSunset: The miniseries ends with John Jr getting on a plane and riding off into the sunset with his wife, all whilst an epilogue informs us that he is due to die in a plane crash two years later.
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* RidingIntoTheSunset: The miniseries ends with John Jr Jr. getting on a plane and riding off into the sunset with his wife, all whilst an epilogue informs us that he is due to die in a plane crash two years later.
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* TakenOffLifeSupport: The beginning of the miniseries depicts Robert being taken off life-support, seeing as his injuries are too severe to support life. Ethel doesn't want to go through it but is convinced that he would not be able to lead any meaningful life and goes through with the decision.
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* TakenOffLifeSupport: The beginning of the miniseries depicts Robert being taken off life-support, seeing as his injuries are too severe to support life. Ethel doesn't want to go through it it, but is convinced that he would not be able to lead any meaningful life and goes through with the decision.
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* CharacterDeath: Jackie succumbs to cancer in the final episode.
* TheFilmOfTheBook: Based on Creator/JRandyTaraborreli's book ''After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family 1968 to Present'' in particular.
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* TakenOffLifeSupport: The beginning of the miniseries depicts Robert being taken off life-support, seeing as his injuries are too severe to support life. Ethel doesn't want to go through it but is convinced that he would not be able to lead any meaningful life and goes through with the decision.decision.
* TragicStillbirth: Joan miscarries as a result of the stresses she has to go through as a result of Chappaquiddick and is clearly distraught over it. Jackie in particular feels that ItsAllMyFault for asking her to go with Teddy in the first place.
* TragicStillbirth: Joan miscarries as a result of the stresses she has to go through as a result of Chappaquiddick and is clearly distraught over it. Jackie in particular feels that ItsAllMyFault for asking her to go with Teddy in the first place.
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* RidingIntoTheSunset: The miniseries ends with John Jr getting on a plane and riding off into the sunset with his wife, all whilst an epilogue informs us that he is due to die in a plane crash two years later.
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring:
** Alexandros Onassis dies in a plane crash and his father doesn't take it well, accusing Jackie of bringing misfortune to his family and effectively [[GriefInducedSplit ending their marriage]].
** Ted later encounters a couple grieving over the loss of their child whilst in hospital for his own son. It's hearing about how they were unable to fund the proper care in time that convinces him to take up public healthcare as a moral cause.
** Alexandros Onassis dies in a plane crash and his father doesn't take it well, accusing Jackie of bringing misfortune to his family and effectively [[GriefInducedSplit ending their marriage]].
** Ted later encounters a couple grieving over the loss of their child whilst in hospital for his own son. It's hearing about how they were unable to fund the proper care in time that convinces him to take up public healthcare as a moral cause.
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* StalkerShrine: Jackie discovers one by her husband Onassis in the third episode which is covered in photos of herself. Naturally, she is disgusted by this, especially since to her, it implies that he only sees her as a thing.
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* DopeSlap: Jackie gives Ted a good slap for his actions in Chappaquiddick, complete with the statement that if Jack was still alive, then he would have [[DisappointedInYou been disappointed in Ted]].
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* TheCameo: In the beginning of the series, Creator/BarryPepper makes an appearance as Robert F. Kennedy as he is going through the kitchen after winning the California Primary and is shot and is later taken off support.
* {{Curse}}: Discussed as Ted is reading a newspaper which says that the family may be cursed but Jackie dismisses it, saying that Ted has to take responsibility for his actions.
* {{Curse}}: Discussed as Ted is reading a newspaper which says that the family may be cursed but Jackie dismisses it, saying that Ted has to take responsibility for his actions.
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* AscendedExtra: Ted Kennedy only appeared in several cameos as a child in the original miniseries. Here, he's part of the main cast, with his fateful night at Chappaquiddick and his failed attempt to run for President in 1980 forming part of the backbone for the series.
* TheCameo: In the beginning of the series, Creator/BarryPepper makes an appearance as Robert F. Kennedy as he is going through the kitchen after winning the California Primary and is shot andis later taken off support.
* {{Curse}}: Discussed as Ted is reading a newspaperwhich that says that the family may be cursed but Jackie dismisses it, saying that Ted has to take responsibility for his actions.
* TheCameo: In the beginning of the series, Creator/BarryPepper makes an appearance as Robert F. Kennedy as he is going through the kitchen after winning the California Primary and is shot and
* {{Curse}}: Discussed as Ted is reading a newspaper
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** UsefulNotes/JacquelineKennedy, who is dealing with her remarriage to Aristotle Onassis and the lose of Bobby.
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** UsefulNotes/JacquelineKennedy, who is dealing with her remarriage to Aristotle Onassis and the lose loss of Bobby.
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* PeriodPiece: Takes places from the sixties to nineties.
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* MorningSickness: Joan is visibly vomiting from her pregnancy as Ted prepares to leave for Chappaquiddick, much to his annoyance.
* PeriodPiece: Takesplaces place from the sixties to nineties.nineties.
* PlotTriggeringDeath: The whole plot of the miniseries begins with Robert's assassination, with the rest of it being everyone else's attempts to deal with it.
* TakenOffLifeSupport: The beginning of the miniseries depicts Robert being taken off life-support, seeing as his injuries are too severe to support life. Ethel doesn't want to go through it but is convinced that he would not be able to lead any meaningful life and goes through with the decision.
* PeriodPiece: Takes
* PlotTriggeringDeath: The whole plot of the miniseries begins with Robert's assassination, with the rest of it being everyone else's attempts to deal with it.
* TakenOffLifeSupport: The beginning of the miniseries depicts Robert being taken off life-support, seeing as his injuries are too severe to support life. Ethel doesn't want to go through it but is convinced that he would not be able to lead any meaningful life and goes through with the decision.
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The American MiniSeries based on the book ''After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family 1968 to Present'' by Creator/JRandyTaraborreli.
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''The Kennedys After Camelot'' is an American MiniSeries based on the book ''After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family 1968 to Present'' by Creator/JRandyTaraborreli.
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!Tropes for the series:
* {{Cameo}}: In the beginning of the series, Creator/BarryPepper makes an appearance as he is going through the kitchen after winning the California Primary and is shot and is later taken off support.
* {{Cameo}}: In the beginning of the series, Creator/BarryPepper makes an appearance as he is going through the kitchen after winning the California Primary and is shot and is later taken off support.
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** UsefulNotes/RoseKennedy, the matriarch of the Kennedy family.
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** UsefulNotes/RoseKennedy, the matriarch of the Kennedy family.family.
* PeriodPiece: Takes places from the sixties to nineties.
* PeriodPiece: Takes places from the sixties to nineties.
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It aired in April 2017 on Creator/{{Reelz}}.
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The American MiniSeries based on the book ''After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family 1968 to Present'' by Creator/JRandyTaraborreli.
A follow up to ''Series/TheKennedys'', it deals with the Kennedy family struggling to move on from the deaths of UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy and UsefulNotes/RobertFKennedy, and the legal troubles of Ted Kennedy.
Marks the return of Creator/KatieHolmes as Jackie with Creator/MatthewPerry, Creator/AlexanderSiddig, and Creator/KristenHager.
!Tropes for the series:
* {{Cameo}}: In the beginning of the series, Creator/BarryPepper makes an appearance as he is going through the kitchen after winning the California Primary and is shot and is later taken off support.
* {{Curse}}: Discussed as Ted is reading a newspaper which says that the family may be cursed but Jackie dismisses it, saying that Ted has to take responsibility for his actions.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter:
** UsefulNotes/JacquelineKennedy, who is dealing with her remarriage to Aristotle Onassis and the lose of Bobby.
** UsefulNotes/TedKennedy, youngest brother of the Kennedy brothers, who struggles with being in the shadows of his older brothers and with his involvement with a car crash that killed a young woman.
** UsefulNotes/RoseKennedy, the matriarch of the Kennedy family.
A follow up to ''Series/TheKennedys'', it deals with the Kennedy family struggling to move on from the deaths of UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy and UsefulNotes/RobertFKennedy, and the legal troubles of Ted Kennedy.
Marks the return of Creator/KatieHolmes as Jackie with Creator/MatthewPerry, Creator/AlexanderSiddig, and Creator/KristenHager.
!Tropes for the series:
* {{Cameo}}: In the beginning of the series, Creator/BarryPepper makes an appearance as he is going through the kitchen after winning the California Primary and is shot and is later taken off support.
* {{Curse}}: Discussed as Ted is reading a newspaper which says that the family may be cursed but Jackie dismisses it, saying that Ted has to take responsibility for his actions.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter:
** UsefulNotes/JacquelineKennedy, who is dealing with her remarriage to Aristotle Onassis and the lose of Bobby.
** UsefulNotes/TedKennedy, youngest brother of the Kennedy brothers, who struggles with being in the shadows of his older brothers and with his involvement with a car crash that killed a young woman.
** UsefulNotes/RoseKennedy, the matriarch of the Kennedy family.
