Fat Best Friend: Crashpad fits the bill.Embarrassing Nickname: Dylan bullies Crashpad this way, calling him Asspad and Maxipad multiple times.At one point Crashpad remarks how he just saw Jared in a completely different part of Dylan's house. Double Vision: Multiple times in episode 1, Jared will be onscreen - and another one of him will be onscreen as well.Domestic Abuse: What Jared endures while his mom's drug dealer is living with them.Creepy Crows: At the start of episode 2, Jared runs into one that startles him.In episode 2 it cuts between Wade going wild and playing his guitar at a party while Phil struggles to shotgun a beer can. Cool Kid-and-Loser Friendship: Implied to be Wade and Phil's relationship.Cool Board: Sarah reveals she's a skater girl in episode 2, and shows off hers to Jared.Burger Fool: Jared's job in episode 1 as a cashier for a fast-food chain, complete with mustard-yellow and ketchup-red hat and polo.Bigotry Exception: The first customer we see Jared assist at his job is a white man who praises him for not being 'one of the lazy ones.'.Black Eyes of Evil: The guy at the beginning of episode 1 flashes these as he's carrying Jared away from Maggie.Beleaguered Boss: Jared's boss at his fast-food job is forced to fire him after what is outright stated to be yet another public, whacked-out display of Maggie's while her son is on the clock.Affectionate Nickname: Maggie calls her son Jellybean.Considering she does the former in the opening moments of episode 1, the audience knows she means it. Action Mom: Maggie impresses upon Jared that she would kill and die for him.That is, until he starts seeing things he can't explain. Jared (Joel Oulette) is a 17-year-old First Nations kid of the Haisla tribe doing his best to balance school, work, and his responsibilities at home. A second season was already confirmed but then cancelled after it was revealed that Michelle Latimer, the lead executive producer and director of the show had faked her claims to Indigenous ancestry. It saw its US release in 2021 airing on the CW.Īdapted from a series of novels written by Eden Robinson, its first season is six episodes. Trickster is a 2020 CBC fantasy drama series.

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