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** Deconstructed in "Wishful Thinking". In this example a guy uses a magic coin he inherited to create a wishing well, so he can make the girl who he's been in love with since high school, but is oblivious to him, love him over anything else. At first he's happy with the new situation, but eventually gets disheartened from the fact that she literally has no personality other than pleasing and loving him, even killing others for him to maintain their "love". |
** Deconstructed in "Wishful Thinking". In this example a guy uses a magic coin he inherited to create a wishing well, so he can make the girl who he's been in love with since high school, but is oblivious to him, love him over anything else. At first he's happy with the new situation, but eventually gets disheartened from the fact that she literally has no personality other than pleasing and loving him, even killing others for him to maintain their "love". |
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* Mellie from ''[[Dollhouse]]'' starts out as this as she is just Paul's neighbor/girlfriend. Later it is revealed that {{spoiler|she is a doll and the whole Mellie personality was made just to be Paul's [[Love Interest]].}} Her real persona, Madeline, actually has much more going on in the story. |
* Mellie from ''[[Dollhouse]]'' starts out as this as she is just Paul's neighbor/girlfriend. Later it is revealed that {{spoiler|she is a doll and the whole Mellie personality was made just to be Paul's [[Love Interest]].}} Her real persona, Madeline, actually has much more going on in the story. |
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* Cindy Sanders was sort of an [[All Love Is Unrequited|unrequited]] one of these for Sam Weir on ''[[Freaks and Geeks]]''. Then they [[Give Geeks a Chance|actually started dating]], and she turned out to be something of a |
* Cindy Sanders was sort of an [[All Love Is Unrequited|unrequited]] one of these for Sam Weir on ''[[Freaks and Geeks]]''. Then they [[Give Geeks a Chance|actually started dating]], and she turned out to be something of a [[Bitch In Sheep's Clothing]]. |
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* Austin from ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' has no last name and is more of a plot device to get Justin to realize his sexuality than an actual character. |
* Austin from ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' has no last name and is more of a plot device to get Justin to realize his sexuality than an actual character. |
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* [[Once an Episode]] on ''[[Seinfeld]]''. |
* [[Once an Episode]] on ''[[Seinfeld]]''. |
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