Life with Derek/YMMV
- Acceptable Targets: The show preserves the grand Canadian tradition of making fun of Newfoundland.
- Which could actually be a bit of an in joke, considering that that's where the first season was actually filmed.
- Designated Hero: In theory at least, the viewers are supposed to root for and sympathize with Casey, but many fans found her at least as annoying as Derek, if not moreso.
- Die for Our Ship: And how...
- There are a handful of Dasey shippers who tend to demonize Emily in fanfics, portraying her as a jealous Stalker With a Crush who would do anything to get Casey out of the way and have Derek for herself.
- Then there's Sally...
- Oh, and let's not forget Truman.
- Fan Preferred Couple: Derek/Casey, and how.
- For a character that only appeared in three episodes, Noel created a pretty signficant ship with Casey in the fandom. You won't find many Noel/Casey fanfics, but there are quite a number of videos of YouTube of the two.
- Edwin/Lizzie is another.
- Incest Yay Shipping: Derek/Casey, despite only being step-siblings.
- The Masochism Tango: Sam and Casey's extremely fragile on-again, off-again relationship.
- Portmanteau Couple Name: Dasey is popular with shippers.
- Relationship Writing Fumble: Casey and Derek seem more like they have Belligerent Sexual Tension than just Sibling Rivalry most of the time.
- Strangled By the Red String: This is how many fans felt about Derek and Emily's relationship at the end of the series.
- Tastes Like Diabetes: Marti. Very much.
- Tear Jerker: When Derek says goodbye to Sally.
- There's also one earlier on, when Casey's dad comes to visit.