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* [[Death by Childbirth]]: {{spoiler|spoiler:Lars and Gus' mother. This and Lars' treatment at the hands of his heartbroken father give Lars a fear of childbirth, especially in regard to Karin's soon-to-be-born baby}}. |
* [[Death by Childbirth]]: {{spoiler|spoiler:Lars and Gus' mother. This and Lars' treatment at the hands of his heartbroken father give Lars a fear of childbirth, especially in regard to Karin's soon-to-be-born baby}}. |
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* [[Death of the Hypotenuse]]: {{spoiler|Bianca; could also be seen as [[Murder the Hypotenuse]], as Lars was the one who said she was dying}}. |
* [[Death of the Hypotenuse]]: {{spoiler|Bianca; could also be seen as [[Murder the Hypotenuse]], as Lars was the one who said she was dying}}. |
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* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: Dagmar is [[Super Doc both a medical doctor and a psychiatrist]] because "you have to be this far north." But a psychiatrist already ''is'' an MD, just one who specializes in psychiatry. Perhaps what was meant was "both a ''general practitioner'' and a psychiatrist". |
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* [[Girl in a Box]]: Bianca. |
* [[Girl in a Box]]: Bianca. |
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* [[Hates Being Touched]]: [[Played for Drama|Played very much]] '''[[Played for Drama|not]]''' [[Played for Drama|for laughs]], Lars' mind interprets any kind of physical contact as pain. |
* [[Hates Being Touched]]: [[Played for Drama|Played very much]] '''[[Played for Drama|not]]''' [[Played for Drama|for laughs]], Lars' mind interprets any kind of physical contact as pain. |
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* [[Single-Issue Psychology]]: Averted. {{spoiler|Lars' psychological problems come from an entire childhood spent with an emotionally distant father who acted like he blamed Lars for his mother's death}}. |
* [[Single-Issue Psychology]]: Averted. {{spoiler|Lars' psychological problems come from an entire childhood spent with an emotionally distant father who acted like he blamed Lars for his mother's death}}. |
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* [[Snow Means Love]]: An end-of-season flurry greets Lars and Margo outside the bowling alley. |
* [[Snow Means Love]]: An end-of-season flurry greets Lars and Margo outside the bowling alley. |
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* [[Super Doc]]: Dagmar is both a medical doctor and a psychiatrist because "you have to be this far north." |
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* [[Tear Jerker]]: {{spoiler|Bianca's "death"}}. |
* [[Tear Jerker]]: {{spoiler|Bianca's "death"}}. |
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* [[The Woobie]]: Lars. |
* [[The Woobie]]: Lars. |