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changed "Super Doc" trope entry to "Did Not Do the Research"
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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 of the Hypotenuse]]: {{spoiler|Bianca; could also be seen as [[Murder the Hypotenuse]], as Lars was the one who said she was dying}}.
* [[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".
* [[Girl in a Box]]: Bianca.
* [[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}}.
* [[Snow Means Love]]: An end-of-season flurry greets Lars and Margo outside the bowling alley.
* [[Tear Jerker]]: {{spoiler|Bianca's "death"}}.
* [[The Woobie]]: Lars.
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