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'''''Battleground''''' is [[Hulu]]'s first original scripted series, a [[Dramedy]] about the U.S. Senate campaign of Deirdre Samuels, a Wisconsin Democrat who begins the series polling third in the primary election.
The show is presented as a documentary that follows campaign manager Tak Davis and his campaign staff during the run-up to the election. However, unlike many [[Faux Documentary]] shows in the style of [[The Office]], it takes the documentary conceit more seriously, with the characters sometimes interacting with the film crew. The [[Confession Cam|talking head interviews]] don't take place in a void, instead acting as [[Flash Forward|Flash Forwards]] to give glimpses of the characters after the campaign is over.
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* [[Aside Comment]] and [[Aside Glance]]: Alli gets a lot of these.
** "I thought I'd feel worse."
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* [[Once an Episode]]: Ben meeting Tak in the parking lot as he arrives each morning with his coffee. [[Lampshading|Lampshaded]] in "Nothing to Hide," when Ben is late and Tak arrives unusually early - Tak stands around befuddled until Ben comes running up behind him.
** "I thought you were dead."
* [[One
* [[The Ghost]]: Creighton is one for almost the entire series.
* [[The Main Characters Do Everything]]: There are a lot of extras in the Samuels office who mainly serve to wander around and look busy.
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** Jordan's ad.
*** "Viva Samuels! Viva Samuels! VIVA SAMUELS!"
* [[Whole
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: Tak was once obsessed with impressing his dad Frank "D-Day" Davis, who is an amoral campaign manager who will do anything to win. He's now obsessed with not turning into him.
* [[When You Coming Home, Dad?]]: Tak is a classic example of a work-before-family guy.
** "Great dad." "Terrible husband."
* [[Will They or Won't They?]]: Averted. {{spoiler|The end of the pilot shows that [[They Do|Ben and Lindsay end up together]] before we actually really meet Lindsay.}}
* [[Welcome Episode]]: The first episode uses Ben to introduce the cast and setting.
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