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The Way, Way Back

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The Way, Way Back	type	TVTItem
The Way, Way Back	label	The Way, Way Back
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The Way, Way Back	comment	A 2013 Coming of Age Dramedy film written and directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, in which the protagonist, 14-year-old Duncan (Liam James), is dragged along on a family vacation with his mom Pam (Toni Collette), her boyfriend Trent (Steve Carell), and Trent's daughter Steph (Zoe Levin). Duncan never quite finds his feet until he gets a job at a water park run by Manchild Owen (Sam Rockwell), and starts to form a bond with a local girl named Susanna (AnnaSophia Robb).
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The Way, Way Back / int_1235f055	type	Dirty Coward
The Way, Way Back / int_1235f055	comment	Dirty Coward: Trent's bravado and cruelty disappear when he's faced with someone actually willing to stand up to him, practically running away in terror when Owen stands up to him.
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The Way, Way Back / int_23386799	type	Door Dumb
The Way, Way Back / int_23386799	comment	Door Dumb: Duncan tries to climb the fence of the water park at night. Then Roddy shows up pushing open a door nearby.
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The Way, Way Back / int_237404cc	type	Ironic Echo
The Way, Way Back / int_237404cc	comment	Ironic Echo: "What are you starin' at, perv?" Also, "Don't die wondering."
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The Way, Way Back / int_24ec14c7	type	Crappy Holidays
The Way, Way Back / int_24ec14c7	comment	Crappy Holidays: Seen from Duncan's point of view at the beginning. It gets better though once he starts enjoying himself.
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The Way, Way Back / int_2f5790f5	type	I Want You to Meet an Old Friend of Mine
The Way, Way Back / int_2f5790f5	comment	I Want You to Meet an Old Friend of Mine: Toni Collette and Steve Carell played siblings in Little Miss Sunshine. Amanda Peet and Liam James played mother and son in 2012.
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The Way, Way Back / int_30de7a51	type	Chivalrous Pervert
The Way, Way Back / int_30de7a51	comment	Chivalrous Pervert: Owen, Roddy, and eventually Duncan after he learns a trick from the first two involving having beautiful bikini-clad girls wait a little longer than usual before going down the slide.
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The Way, Way Back / int_34dcfc96	type	Kick the Dog
The Way, Way Back / int_34dcfc96	comment	Kick the Dog: Hardly a scene passes where Trent isn't doing this to Duncan, culminating in revealing that Duncan's dad didn't want him for the summer out of sheer spite.
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The Way, Way Back / int_3c2761a1	type	Dance-Off
The Way, Way Back / int_3c2761a1	comment	Dance-Off: Duncan is challenged to a dance-off at Water Wizz when he has to break up a group of patrons whose dancing causes a congestion hazard. He dances terribly, but the kids admire his willingness to participate and let him "win" as a result.
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The Way, Way Back / int_3d5c5deb	type	Flat Character
The Way, Way Back / int_3d5c5deb	comment	Flat Character: Steph, who falls into the Bratty Teenage Daughter trope to a T.
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The Way, Way Back / int_3e99593b	type	Freakier Than Fiction
The Way, Way Back / int_3e99593b	comment	Freakier Than Fiction: Who in their right mind would call a water park "Water Wizz"? They did.
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The Way, Way Back / int_3f11ef74	type	Parental Substitute
The Way, Way Back / int_3f11ef74	comment	Parental Substitute: Owen ends up becoming a surrogate father to Duncan.
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The Way, Way Back / int_44dd01be	type	Tagalong Kid
The Way, Way Back / int_44dd01be	comment	Tagalong Kid: Peter, who begs Duncan to take him to Water Wizz.
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The Way, Way Back / int_46290b93	type	Manic Pixie Dream Girl
The Way, Way Back / int_46290b93	comment	Manic Pixie Dream Girl: A Rare Male Example in Owen, who helps Duncan get out of his shell and become well-liked by the staff and customers of Water Wizz.
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The Way, Way Back / int_4782e60f	type	Jerk with a Heart of Jerk
The Way, Way Back / int_4782e60f	comment	Jerk With A Heart Of Jerk: Trent. There seems to be no redeeming qualities to him whatsoever.
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The Way, Way Back / int_479d4e5a	type	Would Hurt a Child
The Way, Way Back / int_479d4e5a	comment	Would Hurt a Child: When Duncan reaches his boiling point and pushes Trent, there is no hesitation before he tries to push Duncan back.
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The Way, Way Back / int_47fea76b	type	Butt-Monkey
The Way, Way Back / int_47fea76b	comment	Butt-Monkey: Lewis at the waterpark, Neil/Ming Lee, and Trent certainly treat Duncan as one.
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The Way, Way Back / int_4ae4e6e1	type	Pop-Cultural Osmosis Failure
The Way, Way Back / int_4ae4e6e1	comment	Popcultural Osmosis Failure: To Owen's surprise, none of the kids at the ride know of Footloose or its 2011 remake.
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The Way, Way Back / int_4d0f7f79	type	Employee of the Month
The Way, Way Back / int_4d0f7f79	comment	Employee of the Month: Duncan becomes this at the water park to the surprise of his parents.
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The Way, Way Back / int_5313c266	type	Bookends
The Way, Way Back / int_5313c266	comment	Book Ends: The film begins and ends at Duncan's POV as he sits at the back of the Buick, as they go to and leave from Water Wizz respectively.
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The Way, Way Back / int_54fdbff5	type	The Eeyore
The Way, Way Back / int_54fdbff5	comment	The Eeyore: Lewis, who speaks with a flat monotone and seldom shows any emotion more energetic than Dull Surprise.
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The Way, Way Back / int_613ca729	type	Request for Privacy
The Way, Way Back / int_613ca729	comment	Request for Privacy: Duncan asks his mother and her boyfriend to leave so that he can say goodbye to Owen in private.
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The Way, Way Back / int_618dc1ea	type	Parent with New Paramour
The Way, Way Back / int_618dc1ea	comment	Parent with New Paramour: Duncan has his problems with Trent.
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The Way, Way Back / int_6b2b3b59	type	The Reveal
The Way, Way Back / int_6b2b3b59	comment	The Reveal: Kip nonchalantly mentions that the motor on his boat has been out for weeks. Making it obvious that Trent was in fact cheating on Pam with Joan.
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The Way, Way Back / int_6e0a57d6	type	Like an Old Married Couple
The Way, Way Back / int_6e0a57d6	comment	Like an Old Married Couple: Allison Janney has described her character Betty as having this with her son Peter (River Alexander).
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The Way, Way Back / int_727a65e0	type	Gaslighting
The Way, Way Back / int_727a65e0	comment	Gaslighting: Trent does this to Pam when he tries to convince her that he's not sleeping with Joan. Pam also alludes that her ex-husband had done this to her as well.
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The Way, Way Back / int_7360806f	type	In-Series Nickname
The Way, Way Back / int_7360806f	comment	In-Series Nickname: Duncan becomes known as "Pop 'n Lock" by the staff and patrons of Water Wizz, to the point that his "employee of the month" photo uses that to identify him.
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The Way, Way Back / int_741e8e7	type	The Cast Showoff
The Way, Way Back / int_741e8e7	comment	The Cast Show Off: Sam Rockwell gets to show off his dancing skills at Lewis' farewell party.
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The Way, Way Back / int_75538142	type	Friend to All Children
The Way, Way Back / int_75538142	comment	Friend to All Children: While Owen playfully teases the patrons of the water park, he is also sensitive to 14-year-old Duncan's problems and teaches 10-year-old Peter to not be ashamed of his lazy eye.
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The Way, Way Back / int_7eb2bc15	type	Ambiguous Time Period
The Way, Way Back / int_7eb2bc15	comment	Ambiguous Time Period: Apparently the script was originally set in The '80s. The decision was made to change it to modern times, but we rarely see any technology invented in the last thirty years. Most notably, a major part of the plot is that Duncan disappears for entire days and his mother chides him for not leaving a note. The lack of cell phones is a glaring thing in a 21st-century setting.
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The Way, Way Back / int_7ef728b1	type	Tsundere
The Way, Way Back / int_7ef728b1	comment	Tsundere: Caitlin. Somewhat justified by the fact that Owen is unbelievably irresponsible.
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The Way, Way Back / int_7f080f98	type	Vague Age
The Way, Way Back / int_7f080f98	comment	Vague Age: Susanna. It's stated that she's older than Duncan (who's 14), but young enough where she feels comfortable to admit her feelings for him.
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The Way, Way Back / int_7febc23b	type	Establishing Character Moment
The Way, Way Back / int_7febc23b	comment	Establishing Character Moment: Two notable ones: Trent asking Duncan (insistently) how he, Duncan, rates himself on a 1-to-10 scale. When Duncan says he's a 6, Trent tells him he's a 3. Owen, who Duncan has just met playing Pac-Man in a diner. Owen shrugs off Duncan's advice that each Pac-Man game has a pattern, saying that anyone can learn a pattern and that knowing it would take all the fun out of each game, showing Owen's disdain for organization and patterns.
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The Way, Way Back / int_82518cf7	type	Motor Mouth
The Way, Way Back / int_82518cf7	comment	Motor Mouth: Betty. Especially in her opening scene which borders on being a monologue.
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The Way, Way Back / int_838748cb	type	Sour Outside, Sad Inside
The Way, Way Back / int_838748cb	comment	Sour Outside, Sad Inside: We see a brief moment where Steph, having recently broken up with Neil, admitted that she was going through a lot and would've appreciated having a friend. Though it doesn't stop her from calling Susanna a "bitch" just before.
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The Way, Way Back / int_84c5ec0b	type	Free-Range Children
The Way, Way Back / int_84c5ec0b	comment	Free-Range Children: Duncan ends up as this when he's left alone at the beach house. He finds an old bicycle and starts riding around town, where he soon discovers the water park. However, the parents do get upset when Duncan doesn't come home at night.
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The Way, Way Back / int_8792383c	type	Censorship by Spelling
The Way, Way Back / int_8792383c	comment	Censorship by Spelling:
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The Way, Way Back / int_8984e5d1	type	Commonality Connection
The Way, Way Back / int_8984e5d1	comment	Commonality Connection: Both Duncan and Susanna have a moment of connection when they realize that they both have an absent dad and they both try to stay away from their houses because their mothers are just acting weird.
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The Way, Way Back / int_8a295a46	type	Cool Car
The Way, Way Back / int_8a295a46	comment	Cool Car: Trent's 1970 Buick Estate Wagon whose backwards-facing third-row seat lends the movie its' title. Justified in that he made an effort to source the same model his family owned when he was a kid. Then there's Owen's "just shitty enough" Cavalier convertible and the girly pink bicycle Duncan finds in the garage and commandeers as his own transportation.
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The Way, Way Back / int_9438e550	type	The Big Damn Kiss
The Way, Way Back / int_9438e550	comment	The Big Damn Kiss: Subverted when Duncan tries to kiss Susanna in a quiet moment and she refuses. Played straight towards the end when she kisses him goodbye.
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The Way, Way Back / int_95b7c400	type	Faux Affably Evil
The Way, Way Back / int_95b7c400	comment	Faux Affably Evil: Trent tries to give off the vibe of being a likable parental figure and boyfriend, but he's actually an adulterous, emotionally abusive control freak just beneath the surface.
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The Way, Way Back / int_96a33f11	type	Riddle for the Ages
The Way, Way Back / int_96a33f11	comment	Riddle for the Ages: How did Duncan pass Owen on the slide?
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The Way, Way Back / int_9ba03f07	type	Caught Coming Home Late
The Way, Way Back / int_9ba03f07	comment	Caught Coming Home Late: Trent catches Duncan coming home late and both have a talk about it.
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The Way, Way Back / int_a54534a0	type	Parental Neglect
The Way, Way Back / int_a54534a0	comment	Parental Neglect: Duncan suffers from this for most of the movie, as Pam is too wrapped up in her own issues with Trent and barely pays any attention to his moods and feelings.
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The Way, Way Back / int_a5eeea11	type	Professional Slacker
The Way, Way Back / int_a5eeea11	comment	Professional Slacker: Owen. He even walks around the park in his bathrobe.
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The Way, Way Back / int_a861560f	type	The Friend Nobody Likes
The Way, Way Back / int_a861560f	comment	Kip as well. He tries to get Duncan out of wearing the life vest on the boat, and he doesn't dismiss Betty's wishes to go back out on the boat.
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The Way, Way Back / int_a9de87d2	type	Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
The Way, Way Back / int_a9de87d2	comment	Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Implied. When Trent corners Duncan at the water park, Owen effortlessly slides between the two and blocks Trent's way. When Trent orders Duncan back to the car, Owen stares him down and Trent scurries away.
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The Way, Way Back / int_ab17f66	type	Big Brother Mentor
The Way, Way Back / int_ab17f66	comment	Big Brother Mentor: Owen is this towards Duncan and the group of three friends from the waterpark. Also doubles as Big Brother Instinct.
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The Way, Way Back / int_acc525d6	type	Slippery Swimsuit
The Way, Way Back / int_acc525d6	comment	Slippery Swimsuit: Duncan loses his trunks during his first slide.
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The Way, Way Back / int_ae3d6438	type	Deadpan Snarker
The Way, Way Back / int_ae3d6438	comment	Deadpan Snarker: Owen. Others even constantly have to tell him to be serious. Susanna's family is quite a snarkfest. Watch the banter of Peter and Betty, and then Susanna towards Duncan.
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The Way, Way Back / int_b032e4ed	type	Ms. Fanservice
The Way, Way Back / int_b032e4ed	comment	Ms. Fanservice: Susanna, as well as the girls at the waterpark that Roddy, Owen, and Duncan ogle in line for the water slides.
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The Way, Way Back / int_b0a529cb	type	Extreme Doormat
The Way, Way Back / int_b0a529cb	comment	Extreme Doormat: Duncan calls his mom out for being this, as she knows about Trent cheating on her but does nothing about it.
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The Way, Way Back / int_b503102e	type	Terrified of Germs
The Way, Way Back / int_b503102e	comment	Terrified of Germs: Lewis is a germophobe who works in the rental booth because nobody ever visits it. He even claims that his doctor said water is bad for his face.
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The Way, Way Back / int_bcbf7aef	type	Plucky Comic Relief
The Way, Way Back / int_bcbf7aef	comment	Plucky Comic Relief: Owen's default state is to shoot rapid-fire jokes at everything and everyone around him. It's Played for Drama when Caitlin becomes exasperated with his Manchild antics and is ready to leave him because of it.
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The Way, Way Back / int_bd0d6395	type	No Social Skills
The Way, Way Back / int_bd0d6395	comment	No Social Skills: Duncan at first.
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The Way, Way Back / int_be977433	type	Good-Times Montage
The Way, Way Back / int_be977433	comment	Good-Times Montage: A montage showing Duncan and Susanna having a good time at the water park.
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The Way, Way Back / int_c5249b29	type	Nice Guy
The Way, Way Back / int_c5249b29	comment	Nice Guy: Owen. Underneath his playful exterior, it's clear he cares about the employees and customers at Water Wizz. Kip as well. He tries to get Duncan out of wearing the life vest on the boat, and he doesn't dismiss Betty's wishes to go back out on the boat.
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The Way, Way Back / int_c868a42a	type	Freudian Excuse
The Way, Way Back / int_c868a42a	comment	Freudian Excuse: It's implied that Owen's dad was a lot like Trent, which explains his Manchild behavior. With having Trent as a father (whom she only see twice a year, probably for a good reason), it's no wonder why Steph is the way she is.
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The Way, Way Back / int_ccc9d8b0	type	Bickering Couple, Peaceful Couple
The Way, Way Back / int_ccc9d8b0	comment	Bickering Couple, Peaceful Couple: Trent and Pam are the bickering couple to Owen and Caitlin's peaceful couple. Despite Pam's efforts to make their relationship work, Trent remains a manipulative Jerkass who cheats on her and treats her son as a glorified servant. In contrast, despite Owen's Manchild tendencies, he is clearly hurt when Caitlin threatens to leave him and makes a sincere effort to apologize and change himself.
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The Way, Way Back / int_cfdb9e17	type	Cerebus Syndrome
The Way, Way Back / int_cfdb9e17	comment	Cerebus Syndrome: Though from the start this movie has some degree of intensity, it begins as a standard Coming of Age story and is fairly predictable. However, some Genre-Busting occurs as the story takes some dark turns.
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The Way, Way Back / int_d6707631	type	Waxing Lyrical
The Way, Way Back / int_d6707631	comment	Waxing Lyrical: Owen tries to get help with Bonnie Tyler's "Holding Out for a Hero." He gets weird looks.
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The Way, Way Back / int_d7fc9fd0	type	Vitriolic Best Buds
The Way, Way Back / int_d7fc9fd0	comment	Vitriolic Best Buds: Vladimir, Ishmael and Ming Lee, the three friends from the waterpark. Owen and Lewis count as well.
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The Way, Way Back / int_db99b292	type	Mondegreen Gag
The Way, Way Back / int_db99b292	comment	Mondegreen Gag: Joan misheard the lyrics of Mr Mister's "Kyrie" as "Carry a laser own the road that I must travel".
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The Way, Way Back / int_dc26326	type	Two Decades Behind
The Way, Way Back / int_dc26326	comment	Two Decades Behind: Done deliberately, justified, played with, lampshaded and invoked as the point. The movie shows quite a lot of adults pining for the older days, but as we are seeing the events unfold through Duncan, he is understandably creeped out by what he sees and doesn't understand the nostalgia they feel.
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The Way, Way Back / int_e150c4c7	type	Manchild
The Way, Way Back / int_e150c4c7	comment	Manchild: Owen. To a lesser extent, every adult except Caitlin.
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The Way, Way Back / int_e2d457	type	The Ditz
The Way, Way Back / int_e2d457	comment	The Ditz: Played with by Owen; while he acts like an irreverent goofball most of the time, he has an uncanny knack for sensing when people are distraught and dispenses some genuine nuggets of wisdom at key moments. It's unclear how much of his behavior is an act and how much is his actual personality.
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The Way, Way Back / int_e5394bff	type	Souvenir Land
The Way, Way Back / int_e5394bff	comment	Souvenir Land: Water Wizz. According to Owen, it hasn't been updated since the early 1980s.
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The Way, Way Back / int_e5fd8bc2	type	Hate Sink
The Way, Way Back / int_e5fd8bc2	comment	Hate Sink: Trent. There doesn't seem to be a single redeeming quality to the guy. He's cruel, dishonest, emotionally abusive, adulterous, passive aggressive, controlling, petulant and generally just awful to be around.
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The Way, Way Back / int_eb8ec7c8	type	Jerkass
The Way, Way Back / int_eb8ec7c8	comment	Jerkass: Trent is very much this, as he constantly berates Duncan and emotionally abuses his mom. It doesn't help that it's implied that he's cheating on Duncan's mom with a friend.
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The Way, Way Back / int_f013bd87	type	Pick on Someone Your Own Size
The Way, Way Back / int_f013bd87	comment	Pick on Someone Your Own Size: This is Trent's relationship with Duncan. Trent says he wants them to have a relationship of trust and respect, but he constantly belittles Duncan and treats him as either a nuisance or a servant.
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The Way, Way Back / int_f081b6bc	type	EmoTeen
The Way, Way Back / int_f081b6bc	comment	Emo Teen: Duncan and Susanna. Both loosen up as the summer goes on.
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The Way, Way Back / int_f237981e	type	The Alleged Car
The Way, Way Back / int_f237981e	comment	Then there's Owen's "just shitty enough" Cavalier convertible and the girly pink bicycle Duncan finds in the garage and commandeers as his own transportation.
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The Way, Way Back / int_f541fb16	type	Super Gullible
The Way, Way Back / int_f541fb16	comment	Super Gullible: Duncan falls for each jokes Owen pulls on him.
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The Way, Way Back / int_f5afa308	type	Hard-Drinking Party Girl
The Way, Way Back / int_f5afa308	comment	Hard-Drinking Party Girl: Betty. It's also heavily implied that Steph is one too.
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The Way, Way Back / int_fccd06b6	type	Beware the Nice Ones
The Way, Way Back / int_fccd06b6	comment	Beware the Nice Ones: The normally happy and goofy Owen becomes noticeably more serious when he finally encounters Trent and steps between him and Duncan with a body language that makes clear he would love nothing more than an excuse to break Trent's face into a jigsaw puzzle.
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The Way, Way Back / int_fdbd6162	type	With Friends Like These...
The Way, Way Back / int_fdbd6162	comment	With Friends Like These...: The adult friend group.
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The Way, Way Back / int_ff7e9adf	type	Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
The Way, Way Back / int_ff7e9adf	comment	Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Susanna, the only teen in Trent's neighborhood who is kind to Duncan.
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