Line #2 Series/Positive


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2	''Positive'' (stylized as ''[[XtremeKoolLetterz POSI+IVE]]'') is a Filipino drama series broadcast by {{Creator/TV 5}}. It follows the story of Carlo Santillan, a call center agent who, after having previously lived a hedonistic lifestyle, later discovers that he has since developed HIV/AIDS, and attempts to track down who might have infected him.
3	The series, directed by Eric Quizon, is the Philippines' first [[{{Telenovela}} television]] [[PhilippineSeries program]] that directly deals with the topic of HIV/AIDS. It premiered on October 17, 2013 and ended on January 9, 2014 as part of [=TV5's=] primetime block, where it broadcasts at 9:00 pm. However, unlike regular Philippine dramas, which air episodes daily, episodes of ''Positive'' (and ''For Love or Money'', which precedes it) air weekly on Thursdays.
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5	''Positive'' follows the story of Carlo Santillan (Martin Escudero), who since high school lived a very hedonistic lifestyle. Describing himself as the "life of the party", he freely consumed [[TheStoner drugs]] [[TheAlcoholic and alcohol]], and [[ReallyGetsAround had numerous sexual partners]] since he was fifteen. After entering rehab at the urging of his mother, Esther, Carlo has attempted to set his life straight: he has found work as a call center agent, rising through the ranks until he became operations manager, and has since [[HappilyMarried married]] his wife, Janis (Helga Krapf), [[EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether who he met while in high school]], and who is three months pregnant with their child.
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7	[[HopeSpot Despite setting his life straight]], Carlo started developing recurrent pneumonia symptoms, and at the urging of his doctor, had his blood screened for possible HIV infection. The tests eventually show that despite appearing healthy, not only is he HIV-[[TitleDrop positive]], [[OhCrap but he has]] [[FromBadToWorse developed AIDS]]. Carlo later attempts to retrace his past in order to determine who was the person that might have possibly infected him with the virus.
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9	The entire series can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZaGReNqwM-Z29gIZXxbnyg here]]. (Warning: You might need a Filipino acquaintance to translate for you. Some parts are in English, though)
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13	!!This program tested positive for the following tropes:
14	* TheAlcoholic: Carlo, since his high school days.
15	* TheAtoner: Carlo.
16	* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Carlo and Janis, once he snaps out of his {{Roaring Rampage Of Revenge}}.
17	* BittersweetEnding: Carlo and Janis' daughter turns up [[spoiler: negative, but Janis dies shortly after their daughter's baptism]].
18	* BreakTheCutie: The Series.
19	** Episode 6: Janis. The {{Mood Whiplash}} doesn't help things.
20	* TheCasanova: Carlo. Well, until he meets Janis, anyway.
21	* CassandraTruth: Meta example. Some fans on Twitter speculated that [[spoiler:Janis]] might have passed on HIV to Carlo, since her sexual history wasn't brought up early in the series. Guess who finally [[TheReveal tells Carlo who really gave him AIDS]]?
22	* DespairEventHorizon: Carlo crosses this when [[spoiler: Janis leaves him soon after she tests positive for HIV.]]
23	** And again in the finale when [[spoiler: Janis dies from AIDS-related complications]].
24	** Before that, when he learns [[spoiler: that Janis actually gave him the virus]].
25	* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Subverted.]] Miles is already preparing to jump when Carlo reveals her test result: [[spoiler: non-reactive/negative]].
26	** Carlo, once [[spoiler: [[DespairEventHorizon Janis leaves him after finding out she is also HIV-positive.]] ]] He gets better, though.
27	* [[EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether Everyone Went To Work Together]]: Carlo, Janis and Miles worked at the same call center.
28	* FromBadToWorse: Carlo's HIV infection is soon discovered to have progressed to AIDS. He does not take it well.
29	* HopeSpot: Right after Baby Isabella's [[spoiler:negative]] HIV test. It doesn't last for even five minutes, since [[spoiler:Janis' condition goes {{From Bad To Worse}} right after the baby's baptism.]]
30	* MoodWhiplash: Quite often happens in the series.
31	* MrsRobinson: Maricris, Carlo's married lover is this.
32	* NoodleIncident: The beginning of Episode 6, when Carlo meets Janis for the first time. Also counts as {{Mood Whiplash}}.
33	* NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer:
34	-->'''All information about HIV and AIDS in this program are based on [[ShownTheirWork actual research and testimonials]].'''
35	* OhCrap: Janis' reaction when she learns Carlo has AIDS.
36	** Carlo's reaction earlier when he sees Janis looking at him while he is with Anne (Bianca Manalo), his peer counselor who is also HIV+.
37	** Carlo has this reaction again when Janis tells [[spoiler: she might have been the one who infected him]] with HIV.
38	** Miles' reaction to an anonymous text [[spoiler:actually from Carlo, using a different number]] whose sender was apparently one of the [[ReallyGetsAround many guys Miles had sex with]] who has contracted AIDS ([[spoiler:Carlo]]) and tells Miles to get tested herself.
39	** This trope basically appears all over the series.
40	* PoirotSpeak: Expect to hear conversations switch between English and Filipino, even in mid-sentence.
41	* ReallyGetsAround: Miles (Malak So Shdifat), Carlo's booty-call officemate, and Carlo's first suspect. [[spoiler:Her HIV test turns out negative]].
42	* TheReveal: At the end of Episode 12, [[spoiler: Janis reveals to Carlo that she have infected Carlo with HIV. She then tells him how she got the virus (she got it from her ex-boyfriend).]]
43	* RedHerring: [[spoiler: Every previous suspect]] becomes this after {{The Reveal}}.
44	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Carlo has one when he gets to [[spoiler:Janis' ex-boyfriend's house, blaming him for ruining his and Janis' lives.]] He snaps out of it when [[spoiler:the ex]] points out to Carlo that Janis is bleeding and must be hospitalized immediately.
45	* '''ShownTheirWork'''
46	* TheStoner: Carlo again (before falling for Janis, at least).
47	** Franz, the gay drug pusher who Carlo thinks he might have gotten HIV from. [[spoiler:[[RedHerring Turns out no sexual contact occurred between Carlo and Franz.]] Franz did however reveal that something DID happen between him and PJ, Carlo's best friend.]]
48	* TitleDrop: Happens quite often, but many times inverted in the sense that some characters test negative for HIV.

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