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** The final arc ''finally'' has Hazel realize her awful behavior, with the strip ending with her vowing to become a much better person. For some, it worked. For others, it's far too little, far too late.
* [[Base Breaker]]: Hazel. While she's hated by most of the fanbase for reasons mentioned below, some fans still love her or at least don't mind her.
** Angel becomes this after her and Thea's messy breakup. While many still love her attitude and counseling, others can't forgive her cheating on Thea and abhorrent behavior after that
* [[Designated Hero]]: Hazel.
** Jamie has some of this going on, but it's generally accepted because of her adorable bubbliness and the fact her Designated Hero moments are usually aimed at [[Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist|Hazel]], which comes across as well-deserved [[Kick the Son of a Bitch]] moments due to Hazel's [[The Scrappy|reputation]].
* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: Thea became such a case of this she got upgraded into main character status.
** Mimi is beloved by the fanbase by her [[Nice Girl|lovely behavior]], [[Moe|cute design]] and the fact she proves to be a sweet and supporting girlfriend to the insecure Thea.
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* [[Ho Yay]]: Jamie and... pretty much everyone female.
* [[Moral Event Horizon]]: Candy, twice, first with her attempted rape of Chris, and then later when she attempts to sabotage Jameson and Maureen's wedding. Thankfully, [[Laser-Guided Karma|she gets epically put in her place in the second one]].
** Hazel comes ''dangerously'' close to this when {{spoiler|she plans Vincent's crush on her to get him to support her financially.}} Thank God Jamie called her out of this before it could happen.
* [[The Scrappy]]: The webcomic would be hell of a lot more enjoyable with its [[Ensemble Cast]] if not for its [[Designated Hero|protagonist]] Hazel. She probably aims at [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] [[Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist]], but she fails at that miserably, and comes off as a dull, boring and unlikeable bitch
** '''Candy'''. This is even [[In-Universe]] too, with few, if any, characters liking her. Ironically enough, she got [[Rescued from the Scrappy Heap]] after her [[Moral Event Horizon]] by showing her friendship with Clarice and some hints at maturity, unlike [[Designated Hero|Hazel]].
* [[Take That, Scrappy!]]: While portrayed as sad in he webcomic, Zach breaking up with Hazel after getting fed up of her immature bullshit was met with cheers by many readers. It could also count as an [[Author's Saving Throw]].
** And then there's her not getting her dream apartment due to her own past behavior. [[Karma Houdini Warranty]] at its finest.
** Candy getting put in her place after crossing the [[Moral Event Horizon]] in Maureen and Jameson's wedding. Hell. Yes.
* [[Unintentionally Sympathetic]]: Jim, Corsetto intended to portray him as a [[Entitled to Have You|hypocritical]] [[Dogged Nice Guy]], [[Word of God|claiming so]] on [https://twitter.com/#!/dcorsetto/status/137268323955113985 one of her tweets]; unfortunately the scenes that resulted from her "research" put him [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-1279/ next to Chris] [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-1280/ who was just bragging about getting laid], [[Kick Them While They Are Down|painting him as a loser to whom is ok to brag that you are getting what he is not]], and if that was not enough, [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-1281/ when Jim snaps for this he is then portrayed by other guys as making the false dichotomy that since a Nice Guy can't get laid] [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-1285/ then all guys who do must be Jerkasses].
* [[Unintentionally Unsympathetic]]: Hazel, Hazel, Hazel. The author deliberately wrote her as a flawed character to make her more relatable, but she just comes off as borderline
* [[The Woobie]]: Thea. Loses her job: check. Sister has cancer: check. Girl she's taken with uses her for sex and exposes her to an STD: check. And if that wasn't enough, she has a chalk board tally of girls she has turned straight.Thankfully, things went up when she met [[Genki Girl]] Mimi, and it just got better from there.
** Jim. The worst part is that he wasn't intended to be one, but came off as this anyway.
** [[Jerkass Woobie]]: Hazel during her breakup with Zach. She was pretty shattered.
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