The Secret Circle/YMMV

""You really are very pretty, aren't you?""
 * Complete Monster: Eben, leader of the witch hunters. He's bad enough when we first see him, but he gets even worse when he   proves hell-bent on killing every witch alive, even those who have never heard of him, for absolutely no good reason. He doesn't bat an eye at using magic   to brainwash Cassie into trying to kill   and to escape an attack by the Circle that should've killed him outright. Later, he  . Fortunately,.
 * Ironically, Eben looks tame compared to the true monster -- . The season finale, "Family", reveals his master plan to  . Luckily,.
 * Fan Preferred Couple: Cassie and Jake or Faye seem to be more popular than Adam where the show seems to be leading us. Also Faye and Diana have one based on their Foe Yay.
 * Faye and Diana to a ridiculous extent. Wetpaint recently ran a "who should Faye be with" poll. Only Lee and Jake were mentioned in the title and the article itself, but the poll also included Diana. Diana won with over 87% of the vote.
 * And when the official Secret Circle website ran a "Couples March Madness" competition, not only did Faye and Diana win, but they absolutely destroyed every single couple they went up against, including beating the aforementioned Jake/Cassie in the final with 92% of the vote.
 * Fan Yay: Has quite a lesbian fanbase due to the Les Yay listed below.
 * Foe Yay: Faye has this with both Cassie and Diana.
 * Adam and Jake have some as well.
 * Jerkass Woobie: Arguably, Nick. He  and now lives with "Jesus Freaks", his aunt and uncle. Not the most desirable thing for a teenage boy, especially one with magic powers. Then he  . Just...ouch.
 * Les Yay: Faye and every girl. Let's break it down:
 * Faye and Cassie. Faye's first scene in the series involved her walking up to Cassie and saying:

""You're a little firecracker, aren't you, Cassie?""
 * She also likes to get very close to Cassie when she's talking to her.
 * Watch this clip. Not only do they walk with arms linked for most of the scene, but watch the last few seconds and tell me Faye isn't checking Cassie out as she walks away.


 * Faye and Diana. Like with Cassie, Faye likes to get very close to Diana when talking to here, engaging in rather more eye contact and physical interaction than is strictly necessary.
 * Lets not forget the game of truth or dare they played. Faye's took the first opportunity she got to dare Diana to take off her top.
 * And for Faye's truth, she is asked how many people she has slept with. Faye replies "two people". Many fans have caught onto the fact that she used the word "people" and not "guys".
 * Faye and Melissa.
 * Cassie and Diana have their share of moments as well. Diana seems pretty keen on getting Cassie to join and really pushes the idea of being friends. Episode 10 even has the two of them sharing Diana's bed while Jane is away. This is now.
 * And now "Fire and Ice" gives us Diana and Melissa. In "Medallion" Faye gives them a Portmanteau Couple Name: Delissa.
 * Magnificent Bastard: John Blackwell. He  and was completely awesome about it. He also  . Oh, and he  . And that's not even touching the big reveal in "Family" that  . Need we say more?
 * Ms. Fanservice: Each of the girls gets a turn at winding up in her undies or just a Modesty Bedsheet, particularly Melissa in the first few episodes.
 * Nightmare Fuel:
 * Ship Mates: Jake/Cassie Adam/Diana and Faye/Melissa makes it so all of the members of the circle can be paired without any outsiders.
 * Ship Sinking: "Lucky" does this for  when we find out that  . It turns out that , but the ship still seems to be sunk.
 * Even though the ship wasn't going to happen anyway, "Crystal" does this for Cassie and  by revealing they're related.
 * The Woobie: It's hard not to feel bad for Cassie. She has this destiny forced upon her that she doesn't want, she has  inside her that could hurt a lot of people if she doesn't figure out how to control it, and her soulmate may be Adam, boyfriend of her best friend Diana,  . On top of it all,  ...and now  . Dear God, someone give this girl a hug.
 * Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: Jake . After learning the truth, he makes a Heel Face Turn.