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Abandon Shipping: The Hazel/Zach ship was abandoned completely when many people got tired of Hazel's behavior. Zach breaking up with her was met with cheers by many readers.
- Thea/Angel was all but obliterated after Angel cheats on Thea and acts incredibly assholish over it. The fandom latched afterwards to Thea/Mimi.
Author's Saving Throw: After the whole backlash against Hazel's behavior, with many pinning her as a Jerk Sue, the author rectified this by making Zach break up with her because of her behavior, suffering several setbacks afterwards.
- 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 (see Moral Event Horizon for details)
Designated Hero: Hazel.
Ensemble Darkhorse: Thea became such a case of this she got upgraded into main character status.
- Mimi is beloved by the fanbase by her lovely behavior, cute design and the fact she proves to be a sweet and supporting girlfriend to the insecure Thea.
- Jim was intended as a creepy Entitled Bastard, but he became more of a woobie, which endeared the fans.
- Erin, Jamie's girlfriend, for being a respectful portrayal of Asexuality while still being an endearing and well-developed character.
- And McPedro, of course.
Fan-Preferred Couple: Jameson/Maureen is the beloved Beta Couple of the strip.
- Even moreso is Thea/Mimi, to the point they got more screentime and endearing story arcs.
Funny Aneurysm Moment: Every strip featuring Hazel and Zach's Will They or Won't They? scenario and the moment They Do is this, considering how their relationship is going to turn sour in later arcs. The same goes to Thea/Angel.
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, she gets epically put in her place in the second one.
- For some, Angel crossed the line with her breakup with Thea. Not only did she cheat on her, but told her they never were a couple to begin with ship r Thea got beaten up by her "girlfriend". Even worse is that she has the gall to tell her she should have asked if they were a couple when previously she was shown to be interested in a relationship, as well as giving poor Thea an STD. Most fans just can't forgive what she had done, as well as Thea herself.
The Scrappy: The webcomic would be hell of a lot more enjoyable with its Ensemble Cast if not for its 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 who hogs the spotlight for much more sympathetic and likable characters.
- 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 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.
- 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 hypocritical Dogged Nice Guy, claiming so on one of her tweets; unfortunately the scenes that resulted from her "research" put him next to Chris who was just bragging about getting laid, 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, 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 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 unlikeable.
Vanilla Protagonist: One of the most critical parts about Hazel is that the other characters in the strip come off as more interesting and well-developed than her, while she comes off as a dull, boring, unlikable Hard-Drinking Party Girl whose antics stick out like a sore thumb.
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.

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+* [[Abandon Shipping]]: The Hazel/Zach ship was abandoned completely when many people got tired of [[Jerkass|Hazel]]'s behavior. Zach breaking up with her was met with cheers by many readers.
+** Thea/Angel was all but obliterated after Angel cheats on Thea and acts incredibly assholish over it. The fandom latched afterwards to Thea/Mimi.
+* [[Author's Saving Throw]]: After the whole backlash against Hazel's behavior, with many pinning her as a [[Jerk Sue]], the author rectified this by making Zach break up with her because of her behavior, suffering several setbacks afterwards.
+** 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 (see Moral Event Horizon for details)
 * [[Designated Hero]]: Hazel.
+* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: Thea became such a case of this she got upgraded into main character status.
-* [[Funny Aneurysm Moment]]: Every strip featuring Hazel and Zach's [[Will They or Won't They?]] scenario and the moment [[They Do]] is this, considering how their relationship is going to turn sour in later arcs.
+** 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.
+** Jim was intended as a creepy [[Entitled Bastard]], but he became more of a [[The Woobie|woobie]], which endeared the fans.
+** Erin, Jamie's girlfriend, for being a respectful portrayal of [[Asexuality]] while still being an endearing and well-developed character.
+** And McPedro, of course.
+* [[Fan-Preferred Couple]]: Jameson/Maureen is the beloved [[Beta Couple]] of the strip.
+** Even moreso is Thea/Mimi, to the point they got more screentime and endearing story arcs.
+* [[Funny Aneurysm Moment]]: Every strip featuring Hazel and Zach's [[Will They or Won't They?]] scenario and the moment [[They Do]] is this, considering how their relationship is going to turn sour in later arcs. The same goes to Thea/Angel.
 * [[Ho Yay]]: Jamie and... pretty much everyone female.
-* [[Jerk Sue]] : The author probably aims at [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]], but Hazel has progressively more and more of Jerk traits, and little to no Heart at all. Her relationship is based - on her part - solely on sex, she constantly fails to offer any support, feeling or pretty much ''anything'' to her friends and boyfriend other than the sight of her being drunk. And still she has all these people who care for her, the perfect Wish Fulfillment boyfriend and happy coincidences to help her pull through. As the comic progresses, the number of times other characters [[Informed Ability|say out loud]] how they are friends and care for her increases greatly, too.
-** She moved out of this when Zach broke up with her because of her irresponsibility and selfishness, but then became this again when she out of nowhere gets offered a book deal.
-** Jamie does have traces of this, but it's usually hidden behind her adorable bubbliness, and it's usually aimed at Hazel, which is seen as acceptable.
 * [[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]].
+** For some, Angel crossed the line with her breakup with Thea. Not only did she cheat on her, but told her they never were a couple to begin with [[Kick Them While They Are Down|ship r Thea got beaten up by her "girlfriend"]]. Even worse is that she has the gall to tell her she should have asked if they were a couple when previously she was shown to be interested in a relationship, as well as giving poor Thea an STD. Most fans just can't forgive what she had done, as well as Thea herself.
-* [[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 to [[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 who hogs the spotlight for much more sympathetic and likable characters.
+* [[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 who hogs the spotlight for much more sympathetic and likable characters.
-** '''Candy'''. This is even [[In-Universe]] too, with few, if any, characters liking her.
+** '''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]].
 ** 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 unlikeable.
+* [[Vanilla Protagonist]]: One of the most critical parts about Hazel is that the other characters in the strip come off as more interesting and well-developed than her, while she comes off as a dull, boring, unlikable [[Hard-Drinking Party Girl]] whose antics stick out like a sore thumb.
-* [[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.
+* [[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.
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