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And here's where it got interesting.
While comatose, Jay finds himself in a fantasy world where no one ever reaches the age 16. Without adults, the kids have formed their own society, comprising exclusive clubs that shun outsiders. Their leader is Brad, a 15-year-old who "knows everything" and is apparently the centre of a [[Cult of Personality|personality cult
Meanwhile, in the real world, Jay's mother and a coma therapist try to get Jay to regain consciousness, with Keith and Donna's help.
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* [[Adventures in Coma Land]]: the central premise of the series.
* [[Affably Evil]]: Macro, who always comes across as charming and laid-back, even though he {{spoiler|deposed Brad and secretly took over the Tower as supreme ruler.}}
* [[All There in the Manual]]: according to promotional material for the show, Jay's fantasy world was called Downworld, whilst the real world was referred to as Upworld. Neither name was ever used in the TV show.▼
* [[Alternate Self]]: see [[But You Were There]] below.
▲* [[All There in the Manual]]: according to promotional material for the show, Jay's fantasy world was called Downworld, whilst the real world was referred to as Upworld. Neither name was ever used in the TV show.
* [[The Atoner]]: of all people, Keith / Flash. He feels responsible for causing Jay's accident.
* [[But You Were There and You and You]]: to begin with, Flash (Keith) and Alpha (Donna); as the series wears on, characters who originally appeared in Downworld are also revealed to have doubles in the real world (most notably Medea / Sierra Jones). It's ambiguous as to what extent they are just figments of Jay's imagination.
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** And later, Finger. He starts off as an ambitious Monitor in season 1, becomes Macro's right-hand man in season 2 and openly covets supreme power in season 3.
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: {{spoiler|Alpha}} in season 2, when {{spoiler|she fears that Jay's merging of the two worlds will result in her becoming crippled}}.
** Specifically, they are a [[Freudian Trio]]:▼
*** [[The McCoy|Flash]], the [[The Big Guy|bruiser]] who likes to follow his impulses;▼
*** [[The Spock|Alpha]], the [[The Smart Girl|librarian]] who advises caution and planning;▼
*** [[The Kirk|Jay]], who is guided by both.▼
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: Finger. When he appears at Jay's trial in episode 2, it seems like he was given that name purely so he could be introduced:
{{quote|"And for the prosecution, I give you ... the Finger."}}
* [[Hall of Mirrors]]: a highly symbolic one in one episode, which leads to:
** [[The Man in the Mirror Talks Back]]. Both Jay and Flash experience this.
* [[High Heel Face Turn]]: {{spoiler|Medea}} in season 2. {{spoiler|She eventually realises that Jay honestly doesn't want to destroy her world, becomes sympathetic of his quest to find his father, and even becomes attracted to him.}}
* [[Hollow World]]: Fractal proposes this theory, along with the idea that there could be worlds within worlds. Makes a neat metaphor for Jay's different levels of consciousness.
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* [[Plot Coupon]]: The checkpoint tokens in season 1.
* [[Police State]]: No one dares disobey the Monitors, and they don't need a reason to arrest you or beat you up.
▲* [[Power Trio]]: Jay, Flash and Alpha.
▲** Specifically, they are a [[Freudian Trio]]:
▲*** [[The McCoy|Flash]], the [[The Big Guy|bruiser]] who likes to follow his impulses;
▲*** [[The Spock|Alpha]], the [[The Smart Girl|librarian]] who advises caution and planning;
▲*** [[The Kirk|Jay]], who is guided by both.
* [[Putting on the Reich]]: Brad's outfit.
* [[The Quest]]
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