History Theatre / HeathersTheMusical

* AdultFear:
** A child committing suicide isn't something any parent wants to go through. [[spoiler:Veronica's mother panics when Veronica fakes her death and Veronica does just as much when apologizing for it.]]
** The actual turn of events are worse. Your daughter isn't suicidal, but is being pursued by her murderous ex-boyfriend. He easily breaks into her room and kills her with you not knowing until it was too late.

* TrueCompanions: [[spoiler: Veronica, Martha, and Heather [=McNamara=] are implied to be this in the final moments, holding hands and smiling. Heather Duke may or may not be joining them.]]

* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: JD interrupts "I Say No" with one of these. Veronica, unimpressed that he doesn't appear to have understood all the reasons she just listed why that isn't good enough weighed against his other behavior, rebuffs him with "''dude''", and finishes the song, and with it the breakup. (Depending on production, JD can be [[RecklessGunUsage waving a gun around]] during the song, culminating in him ''pointing it at her'' during the declaration, a neat little demonstration of what Veronica's talking about)

* AssholeVictim: {{Deconstructed|Trope}} with Heather Chandler, [[spoiler:Kurt, and Ram]]. Sure, they ''were'' utter dicks, since [[spoiler:all three of them]] bullied Veronica and/or Martha at some point, but that still doesn't justify them getting '''killed,''' as is demonstrated throughout the story.

** The second time, she's talking about actual death, since she's just [[spoiler: faked her own suicide]], and is intent on [[spoiler: stopping J.D.]], even at the expense of her own life. She even sings, "No one here deserves to die / except for me and the monster I created!"]]

** On a smaller note, despite technically still being minors, Veronica and her friends are frequently show wandering without adult/parent supervision. In the 21st century, this is generally seen as a lot more neglectful on the parental side and might even have concerned neighbors calling Social Services.

** Averted with Heather Chandler. ''Nothing'' deflates Heather Chandler's ego. Up to and including ''being murdered''. (If anything, her ego gets bigger.) [[spoiler:"Me inside of me" had her sit up while Veronica forged her suicide note to complain "Jesus, you're making me sound like Air Supply!" but seeing the impact on how it affects the student body, she goes "I'm bigger than John Lennon!" She does get upset at Heather Duke and [=McNamara=] seemingly shrugging off her death to raid her locker, but only for a momet.]]

** At the end, [[J.D. gets up after being shot and carries the bomb away from the school so Veronica doesn't have to do it.]]

* AdaptationalHeroism: While Veronica's role in the events remain largely unchanged, one significant change is that in the movie, [[spoiler:Veronica does end up killing Kurt after JD chases him through the woods]]. In the play, [[spoiler:JD ends up killing both of them]]. Also, in the movie, Veronica briefly contemplates whether JD's methods are a good solution to Heather Duke's behavior; in the play she never thinks about it even once.

** J.D sings a whole song about how much he loves Slushies.

* TriumphantReprise: Though the original song is still relatively happy, Seventeen (Reprise) definitely counts as this, an anthem of hope for the future that ends with the line 'we'll make it beautiful'.

* JerkassHasAPoint: He wasn't nice about it, but Ram does admittedly have a point when he tells Martha "people wouldn't hate you so much if you acted normal".

** In the West End version of "I Am Damaged", [[spoiler: even as he's sacrificing himself for Veronica, J.D. admits that he still has no idea why she would want to save her asshole classmates.]]

** In the West End version of "I Am Damaged", [[spoiler: even as he's sacrificing himself for Veronica, J.D. admits that he still has no idea why she would want to save her asshole cllasmates.]]

* ArmouredClosetedGay: During [[spoiler:Kurt and Ram's funeral]], Kurt's dad [[spoiler:laments on learning they were gay]] and Ram's dad sings how "I used to see a homo and go reaching for my gun".

!Dear Diary, this musical contains examples of the following tropes:

** Heather Chandler likes Corn Nuts so much they end up being her FamousLastWords.

* FamousLastWords: Several.
** "Corn... nuts!" (Heather Chandler)
** "One... two..." [[spoiler:(Ram Sweeney)]]
** "WHAT DOES THAT ''MEAN''?!" [[spoiler:(Kurt Kelly)]]
** "Our love is God." [[spoiler:(J.D.)]]
** Subverted by Veronica's, "Dear Diary; the irony in all of this is that I did not get to compose my ''own'' suicide note..." She intended for these to be her last words (either to herself or to the audience), [[spoiler: but is stopped by J.D., which leads to the example above.]]

* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: JD interrupts "I Say No" with one of these. Veronica, unimpressed that he doesn't appear to have understood all the reasons she just listed why that isn't good enough weighed against his other behavior, rebuffs him with "''dude''", and finishes the song, and with it the breakup.

* AdaptationalSexuality: Kurt and Ram's fathers very dramatically come out as gay during their sons' funeral.

** Heather Duke wears green, as a symbol of her jealousy towards Chandler [[spoiler:although, once the latter dies, she starts wearing Chandler's red scrunchie, and an April 17th Twitter post from the feed for TheMusical has Duke sing "Never Shut Up Again" when Chandler dies, "All Hail the Queen. I wear the Red." So like some productions she MIGHT wear Red once Act Two begins]] (ironically, even if her outfit does change, she notably retains her green kneesocks and green shoelaces).

** J.D. always wears black, as he [[spoiler:turns out to be the villain of the story, with intentions to kill other classmates]].

** The reprise of "Dead Girl Walking" in the musical manages to be both this ''and'' a TriumphantReprise. Triumphant because Veronica's determined to stop J.D. at all costs, and is ready to kick some ass. Dark because, while in the original, she's talking about her social standing, in the reprise, [[spoiler:she's talking about ''actually dying'' in order to protect everyone else]].
** "Shine a Light" starts out as Mrs. Fleming's upbeat anti-suicide anthem, but it's reprise [[spoiler: is song by a hallucination of Heather Duke when Heather [=McNamara=] tries to commit suicide while Heather Duke eggs her on.]]

* DescentIntoDarknessSong: "Our Love is God" begins as a sweet, hopeful duet between J.D. and Veronica. Then J.D. sets his scheme to [[spoiler:kill Kurt and Ram]] into action, and the implications of the song get a lot scarier.

* TheDeterminator: Veronica in the reprise of "Dead Girl Walking" will do all she can to stop J.D. from blowing up Westerberg High and killing everyone at the pep rally with his bomb. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEf55sG64gw This animated cinematic]] shows the emotion of the D-to-F transition she uses to let her intent be known:

* DissonantSerenity: Played for horror during "Our Love is God," as JD continues to lovingly sing his worship to Veronica after just [[spoiler:killing two people in cold blood]]. Veronica is clearly terrified.

** Just before "Lifeboat", Ms. Fleming urges the students to open up about their feelings. Despite her claiming to be trying to prevent suicides, she completely ignores Martha (who was already upset from Veronica revealing the AwfulTruth earlier) and focuses on Heather [=McNamara=] instead. Martha [[spoiler:tries to kill herself]] two songs later.

** [[spoiler:Martha jumps off a bridge at the end of "Kindergarten Boyfriend" because she's unable to get over the death of her childhood crush Ram, but she survives the attempt.]]
** [[spoiler:Heather [=McNamara=] tries to kil herself by overdosing on pills after Heather Duke humiliates her in front of the whole school, but is stopped, first by the childproof cap on the pillbox, then by Veronica.]]

** The second time, she's talking about actual death, since she's just [[spoiler:faked her own suicide]], and is intent on [[spoiler:stopping J.D.]], even at the expense of her own life. She even sings, "No one here deserves to die / except for me and the monster I created!"]]
* DyingAlone: Heather [=McNamara=] is terrified of dying lonely and forgotten. [[spoiler:But Veronica keeps her from making it a reality when Heather Duke tries to make those terrors happen.]]
* EasilyForgiven: When Heather [=McNamara=] [[spoiler:is nearly DrivenToSuicide by Heather Duke in "Shine A Light (Reprise)"]], Veronica doesn't hold her previous action against her. [[spoiler:Indeed, she keeps [=McNamara=] from overdosing, and that leads to her getting a tearful embrace from the suicidal girl.]]

* EvenEvilCanBeLoved: J.D.'s victims are usually awful people, but that doesn't mean nobody was affected by the loss. Heather [=McNamara=] in particular is directionless and afraid without her friends and contemplates joining them.

** J.D., as bad as he is, really does love Veronica and wants her to be alongside him. He unfortunately won't or can't change, but when he learns he'll never win her over, he settles for [[spoiler: sabotaging his own plan and killing himself, to save her. With a forlorn "Hope you'll miss me. Wish you'd kiss me."]]
* EveryoneHasStandards: Heather Chandler was mean, Heather Duke more so once Chandler died, but Heather [=McNamara=] was the TokenGoodTeammate who was under ToxicFriendInfluence from Chandler when she was alive. Once Chandler, Ram and Kurt die, [=McNamara=] shows her suicidal anxieties from losing three people she knew: her "best friend," her boyfriend and the "friend he was gay for." Heather Duke magnified those anxieties in public to make Heather [=McNamara=] [[DrivenToSuicide want to kill herself,]] but only [[spoiler: Veronica's intervention]] kept that from happening [[spoiler: and lets her bond to Veronica; leading MamaBear Veronica to be seen as a rival by Duke]]. When J.D. asks "What's one more Dead Heather?" Veronica defends [=McNamara=] "Because She's My Friend!"

** J.D. blames Veronica breaking up with him on the student body, not the fact that he was a murderous animal, [[spoiler:and resolves to blow up the student body]].

** Subverted by Veronica's, "Dear Diary; the irony in all of this is that I did not get to compose my ''own'' suicide note..." She intended for these to be her last words (either to herself or to the audience), [[spoiler:but is stopped by J.D., which leads to the example above.]]

-->'''J.D.''': ''I'd trade my life for yours.'' [[spoiler:Which he does, when he takes the bomb from her.]]

** In "Beautiful," Veronica sings the line ''fight the urge to light a match and set this dump ablaze.'' Which is exactly what [[spoiler:J.D. wants to do]] towards the end.

** J.D's father is basically a walking one, insulting and demeaning his son with every other sentence. However, J.D.'s most significant Freudian Excuse is severe damage from [[spoiler:watching his mother commit suicide, possibly her own attempt to finally escape his awful dad]].

* FullCircleRevolution: Heather Duke got pretty badly picked on as Heather Chandler's BetaBitch. Once Duke takes over Chandler's role, she immediately starts tearing into Heather [=McNamara=] as cruelly as possible. [[spoiler: Seemingly averted at the end, where Veronica declares herself new sheriff in town but intends to make changes]].

%%* HeelRealization: "I Am Damaged." [[spoiler:JD admits that he's the broken one and sacrifices himself for Veronica in the hopes that she can make the world better instead of tearing it down.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: Veronica is fully prepared to take the bomb away from the school, knowing she'll blow up, too, in order to save everyone else. [[spoiler:She doesn't have to, because J.D. insists on sacrificing himself for Veronica, saying she's a better person than he and can make things better. It's surprisingly touching.]]

* HopeSpot: During "Seventeen," Veronica convinces J.D. to stop the killings. [[spoiler:It doesn't last.]]

* HypocriticalSinging: "The Me Inside Of Me" is an interesting variant: Heather Chandler sings the suicide note Veronica and J.D wrote, which portrays her as an insightful, depressed girl who felt trapped by her popularity and beauty, and donates her possessions to "crippled kids, or to those ghetto moms on crack". However, Heather is a cruel and selfish person who hates the way Veronica's making her sound.

* IgnoredConfession: In a moment of frustration, Veronica screams that she [[spoiler:killed Heather Chandler]] in front of the whole school; they laugh in her face, with Heather Duke dismissing it as a cry for attention.

** [[spoiler:Martha tries to commit suicide because she thinks no one likes her. Even Veronica had stopped hanging out with her regularly.]]
** [[spoiler:J.D., in his own way. Specifically, he wants ''Veronica'' to love him, [[{{Yandere}} whether she wants to or not]]. After all, his mother committed suicide and his dad is barely in his life.]]

Lately he's bumped off three of my classmates,\\

* IntercourseWithYou: "Dead Girl Walking," sung by a very drunk Veronica and a very confused but willing J.Ds, as the former breaks into the latter's bedroom to have some comfort sex.

** ''Narrowly'' averted with [[spoiler:Martha, who just breaks a few bones, though she's injured enough to be in a motorised scooter during the finale.]]

** Veronica is associated with a riff from "Beautiful," specifically the part in which she sings ''Hold your breath and count the days / We're graduating soon'', or in the second verse ''Dream of ivy covered walls / and smoky French cafés''. This tune also appears instrumentally when she speaks to the Heathers in a later part of "Beautiful," then when she gets hilariously drunk in "Big Fun" and when she speaks to Kurt and Ram in "Our Love is God."

* LetsGetDangerous: When Veronica decides to stop J.D. from [[spoiler:blowing up the school]], she openly declares just how doen she is with fucking around during "Dead Girl Walking (Reprise)"

* LoveAtFirstSight: Veronica and J.D. Veronica is immediately fascinated by J.D.'s willingness to stand up to bullies and how little he cares about the ihghschool's pecking order.

* LoveMakesYouDumb: Martha is a sweet, naïve girl, but she proves later on that she's actually quite an insightful person, accurately concluding that [[spoiler:Kurt and Ram were murdered and that J.D was involved]]. But when it comes to Ram, she wants to believe that he still cares about her so much that she goes to his party, which has disastrous consequences for Veronica when she protects Martha from the prank the Heathers were planning.
* LoveMakesYouEvil: J.D. doesn't show his true self until he meets Veronica, who he thinks is a kindred spirit. However, after he [[spoiler:kills the girls who bullied her and the two {{Jerk Jock}}s who sexually harassed her, Veronica pulls away. In the end, though, LoveRedeems him as he saves Veronica from having to sacrifice herself.]]

** Kurt and Ram's mothers are never seen and their fathers even [[spoiler:come out of the closet]] during "My Dead Gay Son" without even mentioning their wives.
* MistakenForGay: At the beginning of Act 2, Kurt and Ram [[spoiler:thanks to Veronica's forged note and J.D.'s killing the two to keep them from denying it, die with their whole community thinking they were gay lovers]].
* MusicalExposition: "Beautiful". It describes the goings-on at westerburg, which characters to look out for and even what year it is right at the start. It also shows Veronica' motivations for joining the Heathers and introuces her talent for forgery.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Veronica begins to question the morality of her actions when [[spoiler:J.D. murders Kurt and Ram]]. She wanted revenge, but she didn't want [[spoiler:them ''dead''.]] And again after [[spoiler:Martha's suicide attempt.]]
** YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: The spirits of Heather Chandler, Ram and Kurt taunt Veronica in "Yo Girl" that she's "truly a Heather" and "earned that red scrunchie." [[spoiler:After J.D. makes his HeroicSacrifice she DOES take the scrunchie from Heather Duke and says "Brand new sheriff's come to town."]]

** The intro song is called "Beautiful". In the movie, Veronica used the sarcastic catch phrase "You're beautiful" to respond to anyone she felt was showing CondescendingCompassion.
* [[NiceGuy Nice Girl]]: Martha, for all the good it does her. She's the only character in the entire musical who never goes out of her way to harm another, steadfastly believes in the good in people and seems to be the only one who to cares enough about the murder victims (or at least one of them) to realize their "suicides" probably weren't ones at all.

** [[spoiler:Kurt and Ram SlutShaming Veronica makes them seem as "villains" in a vulgar way to J.D. So it seems they're validating his killing them both.]]
** Heather Duke wanted to show she could outdo Heather Chandler once she becomes Lead Heather, but [[spoiler:trying to get Heather [=McNamara=] to kill herself got Veronica to foil that plan, and drive the TokenGoodTeammate of the original Heathers to bond to Veronica, not to mention it briefly puts her on J.D's "list". She later gets the red scrunchie taken from her by Veronica, who declares "Brand new sheriff's come to town."]]
** J.D. [[spoiler:asking "What's one more dead Heather?" drives a wedge between him and Veronica, and causes her to break from him.]]

* NoBisexuals: Martha concludes [[spoiler:Ram's suicide was faked]] because he couldn't have been in love with Kurt (as the [[spoiler:faked suicide note]] claims) if they kissed as kindergartners -- completely ignoring the possiblity that he was bisexual. She was right, but still... Of course, [[DeliberateValuesDissonance the show takes place in 1989,]] [[JustifiedTrope so it's entirely likely the possibility wouldn't have occurred to her.]]
* NoPlaceForMeThere: [[spoiler:At the show's end, J.D., who claims to want to "make the world a decent place for people who are decent," kills himself, because he's "far too damaged, but [Veronica's] not beyond repair.", implying that he knows how messed up he is and that no one but maybe Veronica will ever truly understand him.]]

* OhCrap: When Martha [[spoiler:admits she thinks Ram and Kurt were murdered, and suspects J.D, Veronica panicks for a short moment, since outing J.D. as the murderer would reveal her involvement as well. Doesn't help that Heather Chandler's ghost is their to pour salt in the wound.]]
-->'''Martha''': [[spoiler:I want to look in J.D.'s locker.]]\\
'''Heather C''': [[spoiler:I bet there's all kinds of interesting things in that locker! Maybe some "Ich Lüge" bullets?]]\\

* OnlySaneMan: Weirdly, ''[[AxCrazy J.D.]]'', of all people, gets a song of being this; specifically, "Dead Girl Walking," where he's decently confused as to what's going on, and stops making out with Veronica briefly to ask how she found his address. (Veronica's drunk as hell at the time.)
** Veronica, throughout most of the show. She disapproves of and can't understand the clique-based morality and the everpresent hierarchy going on at Westerburg, is horrifed by [[spoiler: J.D.'s murders]] and how apathetic the adults seem to be towards them and the suffering of their children in general and even [[spoiler: confesses to having helped kill Chandler, Kurt and Ram after seeing Macnamara get attacked by Duke after "Lifeboat" because she just can't take the pretentiousness of everyone around her anymore.]]

* ParentalLoveSong: "Dead Gay Son", albeit very loosely. [[spoiler: Kurt and Ram's fathers declare the title at their sons' funerals. It would be a heartwarming moment, if the whole thing about Kurt and Ram being gay lovers, who would rather die together than live without each other, wasn't a complete lie. It adds a rather bittersweet note to the whole thing, especially since the fathers admit to being gay themselves and having an affair in the song, much like the think their sons had.]]
* PetTheDog: Ram allows Martha to stay at his houseparty, even when he has no reason not to kick her out. And it's unlikely he knew about the prank the Heathers were planning since he had no idea Martha was even going to show up. Also, instead of mocking her, he tries to give her some advice, even if he is a bit rude about it.

* ProperlyParanoid: When J.D. begins circulating his "petition," Veronica urges Heather Duke to just throw it away, saying she's sure J.D.'s up to no good, even if she doesn't know what. She's right, of course. [[spoiler:The so-called petition was just a way to get everyone in the school to sign something - specifically, a suicide note, allowing J.D. to plant a bomb and make it look like a mass suicide.]]

* PunchClockVillain: Heather [=McNamara=] only does what the other Heathers tell her to do. She's much nicer when she's not around them. It's implied the only reason she participates in their bullying is because she's afraid she might be bullied herself if she left the group. [[spoiler: Her fears are unfortunately well-founded. However, Veronica gives her someone to bond to when Heather Duke turns on Heather [=McNamara=] when the former strikes back for all the abuse about bulimia that the latter and Heather Chandler piled on her, knowing the dead Heather Chandler can't save the latter now.]]
* QuestionableConsent: When JD and Veronica first sleep together, on both ends. On Veronica’s side, she’s very drunk (implicitly the first time she’s had alcohol before) whilst JD is sober. On JD’s side, Veronica is very demanding when she propositions him, and he can be heard saying “wait, wait,” at some point and is ignored. Neither of them seem troubled by this the morning after, though.

* RecklessGunUsage: J.D. carrying a loaded gun around (and at one point accidentally having it pointed at Veronica) is part of the reason [[spoiler:Veronica breaks up with him.]]

** "Meant to Be Yours" for J.D. [[spoiler: It starts out with him telling Veronica how mad he was about her breaking up with him, then to how he was thinking about ''killing her'', then to him realizing that highschool is the problem and that blowing it up would make them the perfect couple again. During the whole song he flip-flops between pure, unbridled rage and disconnected, romantic whimsy and it really says something that the latter is a lot more disturbing than the former.]]
** "Yo Girl" for Veronica, though it's sung by [[spoiler:the ghosts of Heather Chandler, Kurt, and Ram]] rather than Veronica herself. [[spoiler: All three of them mock her for her role in Martha's suicide attempt, sarcastically complimenting her on how she's now [[HeWhoFightsMonsters "truly a Heather"]] with how ruthless she's become. It culminates in all three of them gleefully telling Veronica that J.D. is climbing into her room, which Veronica tries to prevent, only to realize ''he's already inside''.]]
* SeeYouInHell: One of Veronica's many {{Badass Boast}}s in "Dead Girl Walking (Reprise)" has her declare that she's done being afraid of J.D, and that he'll be standing "cheek to cheek in hell" with her.

%%* TheSociopath: J.D.'s dad is this, as in the film. Heather Duke [[spoiler:mocking [=McNamara=] and Martha's suicide attempts]] also makes you wonder this about her.
* SpiritualAntithesis: Serves as one towards [[Film/{{Heathers}} its own source material]]. While both are [[BlackComedy Black Comedies]] focused around analyzing teenage angst during high school and [[spoiler:taking a look at what creates school shooters]], the film is more focused on being a cynical deconstruction of classic teen comedies from the 1980s and is more overt with its dark humor. Meanwhile, the musical is (comparatively) more nuanced in how it examines what exactly ''drives'' someone into [[spoiler:becoming a spree killer]] and also emphasizes the importance of human empathy & [[KnightInSourArmor keeping to one's idealism in a hellish world]]. It's also likely not a coincidence that both the film and musical are on the exact opposite respect sides of the NatureVsNurture argument.
* SpoiledBrat: Heather Chandler, who likes spending her dad's credit card, has ''three'' [=TVs=] (which would be very uncommon in 1989), the hottest clothes and generally treats everyone around her like her own personal playthings. Just watch the scene where she's needlessly rude to Veronica's parents.

* TookALevelInJerkass: Veronica due to the influence of Heather Chandler and J.D. It's most noticeable when [[spoiler:she tells Martha that Ram's love letter was a prank. Martha had wanted to break into J.D.'s locker for proof he'd murdered Ram and Kurt, though, and Veronica saying that was to keep Martha from getting close to finding out Veronica also had a hand in their deaths--AND to keep J.D. from murdering Martha next.]] She undergoes a JerkassRealization after [[spoiler: Martha's suicide attempt]] and spends the ending trying to make things right.

** Heather Chandler to Heather [=McNamara=] in bullying Heather Duke over her bulimia. [[spoiler:Once she knows Heather [=McNamara=] doesn't have Chandler to back her, Heather Duke strikes back. However, Veronica saves [=McNamara=] from herself, and bonds with the near-suicidal girl.]]
** J.D. and Veronica to each other. She got him going with "Dead Girl Walking" when she bemoans the Heathers will ruin her, then that starts J.D.'s murder spree. [[spoiler:It's only when he was ready to let Heather [=McNamara=] die as well that Veronica's had enough.]]

** J.D sings a whole song about how much he loves Slushees.

* TrueCompanions: [[spoiler:Veronica, Martha, and Heather [=McNamara=] are implied to be this in the final moments, holding hands and smiling. Heather Duke may or may not be joining them.]]

* UnwittingPawn: Veronica thought she accidentally killed Heather Chandler, and she's used to lure Ram and Kurt for payback. [[spoiler:Neither time did she think J.D. would kill them.]]

** Ram is a JerkJock in the highest order nowadays, but Martha remembers when he was a sweet little boy who didn't care about how she looked. She seems to believe that boy is still in there somewhere, and [[spoiler:Veronica notes that he and Kurt ''might'' have been able to grow out of their horrible behavior if they'd lived longer]].

** "Our Love is God" and "Meant to be Yours" both involve J.D. convincing Veronica [[spoiler:to kill her classmates]].
* VillainRespect: Heather Chandler is legitimately impressed when Martha correctly deduces that [[spoiler:Ram and Kurt were murdered and J.D was involved. The only thing she doesn't factor in is that Veronica was also involved, but that might be because Martha would never suspect her best friend of murder.]]

* WildTeenParty: Ram's party, played up through the lyrics of "Big Fun". Veronica gets drunk, lots of the extras are making out, and the Heathers try to embarrass Martha. [[spoiler:Veronica even throws up on Heather Chandler's shoes.]]

* AWorldHalfFull: J.D.'s not entirely wrong when he says that the world is full of awful, selfish people who don't care about others. But ''Veronica's'' not entirely wrong when she says things can get better. [[spoiler:J.D. finally comes around to this point just before he dies, and sacrifices himself so Veronica can live to make it happen.]]

* BrickJoke: Shortly after Heather Chandler's death, Heather [=McNamara=] claims that Chandler once "screwed the entire football team for a pizza". Later, when Veronica propositions Kurt and Ram (both of whom are on the football team), they exclaim "Free pussy! And we don't even have to buy it a pizza!"
%%* "I was just kidding about the Bo Diddley thing!"

** J.D. uses a large book as a weapon when he fights with Kurt and Ram. Not to mention, [[AxCrazy craziness]] and [[SerialKiller murderous nature]] aside, J.D.'s pretty tough, and undeniably badass.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Veronica compares puberty triggering her classmates to [[TookALevelInJerkass Take A Level In Jerkass]] as "like the Huns invading Rome." However, it's justified since it serves as an InUniverse example of Veronica not knowing enough about history[[note]] the Huns invaded the Roman ''empire'', but did not actually try for the city of Rome itself.[[/note]].