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* HighSchoolSweethearts: Payton and Alice.
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* NerdsAreInnocent: Averted. Alice and Infinity are arguably the most clean-cut, preppy characters on the show, but both of them have active sex lives with their respective boyfriends.
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* JerkJock: Both of Payton's brothers.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Ricardo's unpleasant and not particularly smart, but you can't deny he loves his girlfriend.

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* FamilyPortraitOfCharacterization: James mentions that famous photographer Annie Leibovitz took Peyton's wealthy family's Christmas photo, and notes it as one reason he's not considered an "accessible" presidential candidate.



* FamilyPortraitOfCharacterization: James mentions that famous photographer Annie Leibovitz took Peyton's wealthy family's Christmas photo, and notes it as one reason he's not considered an "accessible" presidential candidate.


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* FriendsWithBenefits: Astrid and [[spoiler: Ricardo]] are this, albeit briefly so.
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* InnocentlyInsensitive: Infinity during the "butt-muncher" scandal.

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* InnocentlyInsensitive: Infinity during the "butt-muncher" scandal.[[ItMakesSenseInContext Butt-muncher.]] The whole butt-muncher thing.
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* LargeHam: Infinity has shades of this.
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* GreyAndGrayMorality: The student council election. Though Astrid isn't the best candidate, Payton's intentions for running definitely aren't as noble as he'd have you believe.
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* EverybodyIsBi: It's not made out to be that big of a deal, but numerous main characters are shown to be non-straight to some degree.
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* TheCutie: Infinity, though she crosses the line into BadassAdorable at times.
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* TheChessmaster: Payton. Enough said.
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* AwfulWeddedLife: Astrid and Payton both have parents that fit into this trope.



* DomesticAbuse: Implied with Astrid's parents, though not explicitly shown.



* DomesticAbuse: Implied with Astrid's parents, though not explicitly shown.

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* AllAbusersAreMale: Averted. [[spoiler: Dusty Jackson]] is a woman.

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* AllAbusersAreMale: Averted. [[spoiler: [[spoiler: Dusty Jackson]] is a woman.


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* AmicableExes: [[spoiler: Payton and Astrid]] go through a phase of being this.

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* HollywoodToneDeaf: Ricardo, which is played for comedy in the school musical.

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* HighSchoolHustler: Payton, alongside virtually every goddamn character in the show.
* HollywoodToneDeaf: Ricardo, which is played for comedy once he gets cast in the school musical.
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* TwoferTokenMinority: Skye is a black lesbian who's gender non-conforming to boot.
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* AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil: Part of the premise of the whole show.


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* DumbBlonde: Averted with Alice, who is shown to be a blonde TeenGenius. Astrid is also a blonde who's by no means dumb.
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* AllAbusersAreMale: Averted. [[spoiler: Dusty Jackson]] is a woman.
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''The Politician'' is a political comedy series created by Creator/RyanMurphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan. It is the first project of Murphy's development deal with Creator/{{Netflix}}, following the end of his long-running collaboration with Creator/{{FOX}} / Creator/{{FX}}.

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''The Politician'' is a political comedy series created by Creator/RyanMurphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan. It is the first project of Murphy's development deal with Creator/{{Netflix}}, following the end of his long-running collaboration with Creator/{{FOX}} / Creator/{{FX}}.
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** Infinity seems to be somewhat inspired by [[spoiler: Gypsy Rose Blanchard]].

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* BettyAndVeronica: Astrid is the overtly-sexual Veronica to Infinity's Betty and Ricardo's Archie.

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* BettyAndVeronica: Astrid is the overtly-sexual seductive Veronica to Infinity's Betty and Ricardo's Archie.



* ComicallySmallDemand: Ricardo's only request in exchange for [[spoiler:telling the police everything about Dusty Jackson]] is two Filet-o-Fish burgers, fries, and a milkshake.

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* ComicallySmallDemand: Ricardo's only request in exchange for [[spoiler:telling [[spoiler: telling the police everything about Dusty Jackson]] is two Filet-o-Fish burgers, fries, and a milkshake.milkshake.
* DisabledLoveInterest: Infinity to Ricardo. Subverted due to the fact that [[spoiler: she's not actually sick, and has a grandmother suffering from Munchausen-by-proxy]].
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* MoralityPet: Infinity appears to be this for Ricardo.

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* InnocentlyInsensitive: Infinity, in the context of the "butt muncher" scandal.

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* ImpliedLoveInterest: Some people see River and Payton as this.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Infinity, in Infinity during the context of the "butt muncher" "butt-muncher" scandal.
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* GoGetterGirl: Astrid and McAfee.

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* GoGetterGirl: Astrid and McAfee.[=McAfee=].
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* DramaClub: Payton and Infinity star as opposite romantic leads in a school musical, presumably to make use of Ben Platt's extraordinary singing talent.
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* BettyAndVeronica: Astrid is the overtly-sexual Veronica to Infinity's Betty and Ricardo's Archie.
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* DomesticAbuse: Implied with Astrid's parents, though not explicitly shown.
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* UptightLovesWild: Infinity is sweet, helpful and seems to be a pretty good kid. Why she would go with Ricardo is anybody's guess, but it might have something to do with this Trope.
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* GoGetterGirl: Astrid and McAfee.
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* NaiveEverygirl: Infinity shows shades of this in later episodes. Justified as [[spoiler: she spent her entire childhood going through cancer treatment she actually didn't need, and wasn't able to participate in any normal teenage activities.]]

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* NaiveEverygirl: Infinity shows shades of this in later episodes. Justified as [[spoiler: she spent her entire childhood going through cancer treatment she actually didn't actually need, and wasn't able to participate in any normal teenage activities.]]
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* NaiveEverygirl: Infinity shows shades of this in later episodes. Justified as [[spoiler: she spent her entire childhood going through cancer treatment she actually didn't need, and wasn't able to participate in any normal teenage activities.]]

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