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* NoBisexuals: Averted. Mae is explicitly attracted to both males and females, but she mentions that she's never had a relationship with a woman. [[spoiler: Until she meets Sandy.]]



* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Gina and Mae, respectively.

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* MotorMouth: Rose, [[spoiler: Jeremiah's]] alternate universe wife. She talks nonstop (mostly [[ItsAllAboutMe about herself]]), and Mae flat out calls her a "hypermanic narcissist."

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* MotorMouth: Rose, [[spoiler: Jeremiah's]] Elijah's]] alternate universe wife. She talks nonstop (mostly [[ItsAllAboutMe about herself]]), and Mae flat out calls her a "hypermanic narcissist."
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* MotorMouth: Rose, [[spoiler: Jeremiah's]] alternate universe wife. She talks nonstop (mostly [[ItsAllAboutMe about herself]]), and Mae flat out calls her a "hypermanic narcissist."


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* NoodleIncident: In "The Mother," Gina offhandedly mentions the time she "[[IntoxicationEnsues drank that boba tea that had those mushrooms in it]]."
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** In "The Dakini," Mae sings a heartfelt performance of ''[[Music/ThePolice Every Breath You Take]]'', which is abruptly cut off by [=DeShawn's=] mom, complaining about the smell of weed.

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** In "The Dakini," Mae sings a heartfelt performance of ''[[Music/ThePolice "[[Music/ThePolice Every Breath You Take]]'', Take]]", which is abruptly cut off by [=DeShawn's=] mom, complaining about the smell of weed.
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** In "The Dakini" Mae sings a heartfelt performance of ''[[Music/ThePolice Every Breath You Take]]'', which is abruptly cut off by [=DeShawn's=] mom, complaining about the smell of weed.

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** In "The Dakini" Dakini," Mae sings a heartfelt performance of ''[[Music/ThePolice Every Breath You Take]]'', which is abruptly cut off by [=DeShawn's=] mom, complaining about the smell of weed.

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* MoodWhiplash: The first episode begins with a philosophical narration by Mae... only for it to turn out that she's not talking to the audience, she's been venting to a confused restaurant employee, who just asked her how she was doing.

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* MoodWhiplash: MoodWhiplash:
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The first episode begins with a philosophical narration by Mae... only for it to turn out that she's not talking to the audience, she's been venting to a confused restaurant employee, who just asked her how she was doing.doing.
** In "The Dakini" Mae sings a heartfelt performance of ''[[Music/ThePolice Every Breath You Take]]'', which is abruptly cut off by [=DeShawn's=] mom, complaining about the smell of weed.



* StatuesqueStunner: Vanessa, Mae's boss, as played by the 5'10" Lily Gao. [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer Gina compliments her looks,]] and the fact that she's a ''porn star'' in at least one alternate universe speaks volumes.

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* StatuesqueStunner: Vanessa, Mae's boss, as played by the 5'10" Lily Gao. [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer Gina compliments her looks,]] and the fact that she's a ''porn star'' in at least one alternate universe speaks volumes.volumes.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Gina and Mae, respectively.

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* SexlessMarriage: This is what starts the plot of the show. Mae and her husband Elijah have a happy but dull marriage. Mae cheats on her husband with a stranger, and ends up traveling to another dimension.

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This is what starts the plot of the show. Mae and her husband Elijah have a happy but dull marriage. Mae cheats on her husband with a stranger, and ends up traveling to another dimension.
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* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: People Mae knows usually have different jobs in different universes, which gives her a convenient excuse to keep running into them. When Mae explains her multiverse adventures to Gina, she tells Gina that she really works at a museum, much to her confusion (she was a dog walker/pet psychic in that reality).
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* BigApplesauce: The entire show takes place in the New York City area, and Mae works at the fictional Radner Museum of Art.

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* MoodWhiplash: The first episode begins with a philosophical narration by Mae... only for it to turn out that she's not talking to the audience, she's been venting to a confused restaurant employee, who just asked her how she was doing.



* SexlessMarriage: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the first episode, where Elijah jokingly suggests that he and Mae should get a television for their bedroom because "It's boring in there."

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* SexlessMarriage: [[LampshadeHanging This is what starts the plot of the show. Mae and her husband Elijah have a happy but dull marriage. Mae cheats on her husband with a stranger, and ends up traveling to another dimension.
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Lampshaded]] in the first episode, where Elijah jokingly suggests that he and Mae should get a television for their bedroom because "It's boring in there."
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* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Tymika Tafari (Gina) pronounces the odd word in her Jamaican English.
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* ChildhoodFriends: Mae and Gina have been inseparable since childhood, having been in the same foster home.
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* CostumeTestMontage: In "The Wife," Mae raids her alternate universe self's closet and tries on several outfits, only to decide that she and her counterpart have totally different tastes in clothes.

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* CostumeTestMontage: In "The Wife," Lush," Mae raids her alternate universe self's closet and tries on several outfits, only to decide that she and her counterpart have totally different tastes in clothes.
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* CostumeTestMontage: In "The Wife," Mae raids her alternate universe self's closet and tries on several outfits, only to decide that she and her counterpart have totally different tastes in clothes.
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* DarkAndTroublesPast: Mae is implied to have had a pretty rough childhood, having grown up in a series of bad foster homes. This is part of the reason why she's hesitant to have children, as she says that "family" is a loaded word for her.

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* DarkAndTroublesPast: DarkAndTroubledPast: Mae is implied to have had a pretty rough childhood, having grown up in a series of bad foster homes. This is part of the reason why she's hesitant to have children, as she says that "family" is a loaded word for her.
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* DarkAndTroublesPast: Mae is implied to have had a pretty rough childhood, having grown up in a series of bad foster homes. This is part of the reason why she's hesitant to have children, as she says that "family" is a loaded word for her.
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* HistoricalHilarity: Fidel Castro randomly shows up during Mae's dream in the episode "The Widow." Even ''Mae'' is confused as hell by it.
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* HistoricalHilarity: Fidel Castro randomly shows up during Mae's dream in the episode "The Widow." Even ''Mae'' is confused as hell by it.
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* TheConstant: The one thing that never changes between dimensions is the fact that Mae and Gina are always best friends, even when they have wildly different lives.
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* NoBisexuals: Averted. Mae is explicitly attracted to both males and females, but she mentions that she's never had a relationship with a woman. [[spoiler: Until she meets Sandy.]]
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* StatuesqueStunner: Vanessa, Mae's boss. The fact that she's a ''porn star'' in at least one alternate universe speaks volumes.

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* StatuesqueStunner: Vanessa, Mae's boss. The boss, as played by the 5'10" Lily Gao. [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer Gina compliments her looks,]] and the fact that she's a ''porn star'' in at least one alternate universe speaks volumes.
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* SassyBlackWoman: Gina.

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* SassyBlackWoman: Gina.Gina, although she's a lot more well-educated and articulate than most examples (she's a museum curator in one universe, and has a graduate degree in at least one other).

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* FirstEpisodeTwist: The first episode ends with Mae cheating on her husband... and then waking up in a parallel dimension where she's married to the man she had the affair with.

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* FirstEpisodeTwist: The first episode ends with Mae cheating on her husband... and then waking up in a parallel dimension where she's [[spoiler: married to the man she had the affair with.]]


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* SexlessMarriage: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the first episode, where Elijah jokingly suggests that he and Mae should get a television for their bedroom because "It's boring in there."
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* FirstEpisodeTwist: The first episode ends with Mae cheating on her husband... and then waking up in a parallel dimension where she's married to the man she had the affair with.
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->''"I think my pussy is a wormhole."''
-->-- Mae Cannon

''Slip'' is a 2023 comedy series created for The Roku Channel. The show stars Creator/ZoeListerJones as Mae, a woman who finds herself traveling to alternate universes every time she has sex.

!!This show provides examples of:

*AlternateUniverse: Mae travels through several of them, every time she orgasms.
*AlternateSelf: Mae meets alternate dimension versions of people she knows, such as her husband and her best friend.
*HeterosexualLifePartners: Mae and Gina. Their friendship even transcends dimensions.
*SassyBlackWoman: Gina.
*StatuesqueStunner: Vanessa, Mae's boss. The fact that she's a ''porn star'' in at least one alternate universe speaks volumes.

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