The books
- Alternate Character Interpretation: Stephanie. Is she a sociopath, or is she under the influences of Mad Duke's Disease from the balm she stole?
- Audience-Alienating Ending: It can be hard to recommend the books knowing they were never finished.
- Growing the Beard: Under Town was where the series truly started to shine, with continuity starting to come into play and the first mysteries being introduced. And that's not even going into the reveal of the Mason's character, or the bittersweet ending.
- Moral Event Horizon: Stephanie definitely crosses this line in Frost Bites, when she arranges for Edgar and Ellen's deaths. She would have crossed it sooner when she buried them underground in Nod's Limbs, except that she was counting on the balm spring keeping them alive, albeit trapped for who knows how long.Edgar: Stephanie, don't do this! You don't want our blood on your hands!
Stephanie: Of course I don't. That's why I'm wearing gloves.
The show
- Designated Villain: Stephanie. While in the books, she actually is evil and the twins grow as people, in the show she just seems to be a villain because she's the Alpha Bitch who hates the twins even when the twins are seldom better themselves. Basically, it's hard to single out a villain in a show where everyone are jerks. To be fair, the show recognizes this and does allow Stephanie her own victories on multiple occasions.
- Hilarious in Hindsight: Edgar, who is voiced by Kathleen Barr, has an episode where he's a magician who gains a huge ego and bragging, and a stage name with the adjective "Great". Now if only he described himself as Great AND Powerful...
