Terrible Sisters

Season #1 Episode #1
Synopsis: Max is sassy, promiscuous, and rude. Paige is defiant, clever and stubborn. Caroline is kind, bubbly, and smart. They are sisters who are broke who have to deal with their dad's imprisonment. Max is the oldest sister. Max is quite the opposite of Caroline. She is sarcastic, a trait that comes from having a dysfunctional family. Her main ambition is to get high and laid, preferably at the same time. Despite coming from a poor background and a broken home, it makes her a very exquisite character. Filled with wits, she is content with a regular life. Having been a waitress for almost her entire life, she has always fended for herself. This has led her to become slightly bitter, but she tries to hide it with her sarcasm as her emotional shield. Max can be characterized by her sarcasm and cynicism, often making jokes and throwing casual insults even when inappropriate. Part of it comes from her enjoyment of teasing those around her (especially Han and Caroline), but it's also a tough front
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Story by: Hugh Apiston
Year:
2000
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Max is sassy, promiscuous, and rude. Paige is defiant, clever and stubborn. Caroline is kind, bubbly, and smart. They are sisters who are broke who have to deal with their dad's imprisonment. Max is the oldest sister. Max is quite the opposite of Caroline. She is sarcastic, a trait that comes from having a dysfunctional family. Her main ambition is to get high and laid, preferably at the same time. Despite coming from a poor background and a broken home, it makes her a very exquisite character. Filled with wits, she is content with a regular life. Having been a waitress for almost her entire life, she has always fended for herself. This has led her to become slightly bitter, but she tries to hide it with her sarcasm as her emotional shield. Max can be characterized by her sarcasm and cynicism, often making jokes and throwing casual insults even when inappropriate. Part of it comes from her enjoyment of teasing those around her (especially Han and Caroline), but it's also a tough front to prevent people from getting too close to her. She rarely allows herself to be vulnerable or show affection and on the limited occasions where she does, it comes with extreme difficulty. This is due to a lifetime of being let down by the people around her and as a result, she doesn't believe good things can or even should happen to her; even if they do, she often believes they are doomed to fail, which contrasts with Caroline's optimistic worldview. While not as academically gifted as Caroline, she relies on her street smarts and manipulation skills to get her what she wants, and is rarely intimidated by anyone, countering threats with verbal and even physical assaults. Max is of average height with long dark black hair she typically wears in waves, deep-blue eyes, and pale skin. She is almost always seen wearing eyeliner and dark red lipstick. One of her trademark physical characteristics is her large bust, which she and other characters on the show often comment on. Max can be seen with her hands on her hips almost all the time. She is considered attractive and beautiful by both men and women. Max refuses to show love and affection, being nicknamed Snape by Han and Caroline. According to Max, she never lost anything but her virginity. Max is pro gay and bisexual. Max kept a diary. One entry read, 'Christmas day my mother drank herself into a coma, pored hot water on my mother's head. New year's day still no response'. Another entry read, 'When I had my first period, I stole half a beer and a painkiller from her mom's boyfriend. It was, in my words, "pretty awesome." She loves makeup, especially red lipstick and nail polish, and secretly likes her work uniform since she thinks it brings out her sexy side. She also smokes marijuana, and has a dealer. She has no sexually transmitted diseases. Both she and her doctor were surprised! She was born on June 7, at 12:47am. Max is 2 years older than Paige. Max likes to shows her breasts when she wears her clothes. Paige is the middle sister. Paige is very similar to her older sister, Max, in terms of personality. She is stubborn, strong-willed, and has issues with her (biological) father. Paige was a rebel like her older sister Max. She used to smoke and at one time was an alcoholic. However, she matured heavily when both her grandparents died in a car accident. Max gotten worse though and started cutting her wrists. Paige is shown to have a goofy, sometimes, awkward disposition, much to her own chagrin. She has a tendency to ramble whenever she gets overly excited and even though she may not be the most physically affectionate, she shows her love through her immense loyalty towards her family and friends. Her willingness to sacrifice herself time and time again to help those in need often lead her towards trouble, but that never stops Paige from doing what she truly feels is right. For her entire childhood and going into her twenties, Paige sports long dark brown hair, sometimes with bangs. She usually fixed her hair with loose curls. She also frequently puts her hair in ponytails. Her fashion sense changes considerably from her early to late twenties. In her early twenties, her style had a "party girl" look, wearing slightly provocative clothing. She often wore shades of pink, green, and red. Paige is naturally pale, except when she wears makeup. She often chooses bright red or dark purple lipsticks. We can definitely say that Paige wears more make-up than her younger sister, Caroline. She loves makeup, especially purple lipstick and nail polish, and secretly likes her work uniform since she thinks it brings out her sexy side. Paige is pro-gay and is a straight ally, probably pansexual. Paige is a Leo and a practicioner of Paganism, same with Max, except Max is a Gemini. Paige is ticklish on her third toe on her left foot and right below the neck, only salts her popcorn on the right side of the bag, and cries every time she watches "The Wizard of Oz". Paige is claustrophobic and loves kids and wants to be a mother, and Max keeps saying that Paige would end up like their mom: terrible, druggie, in abusive relationships, ect. Paige and Max love rebel people. She has stated that the few good things she can do is sleep like a dead baby, chemistry, caring about people, and great memory. Paige often dislocated her stuff. Max says, Paige is like Rihanna, they both got hit and still didn't run. Paige likes to paint and make portraits of people she loves. Caroline claims, Every guy Paige breaks up with or they break up with her, she burns the painting of that person in their yard. Three of Paige's boyfriend died on a holiday after she broke up with them. Ever since she found out one of her ex-boyfriends was married, Paige would often ask her many boyfriends after him if they were married. She was born on Aug 6, at 1:60am. Paige is 1 year older than Caroline. Caroline is the youngest sister. Caroline is the opposite of Max, she's sophisticated though being raised poor. Caroline is forced into waitressing and doing occasional odd jobs. Caroline is extremely germaphobic. Caroline is a tall, extremely attractive and beautiful young woman with blond hair and blue eyes. In the first few seasons, she wore her hair long and straight with a fringe. She has very slender legs and has small breasts, which Max repeatedly points out with snide remarks. Due to her upbringing, she is very stylish and used to wearing designer clothing. Caroline has altered her diner uniform to make it fit better on her figure, and despite working at a restaurant, she still wears her favorite (or maybe the only one) pearl necklace and a metal belt around the apron. As the foil to Max, Caroline is a perky, cheerful, notably bubbly, charismatic young woman. Despite what her bubbly disposition may suggest, Caroline is actually an extremely intelligent and educated woman, having gotten excellent grades during her time in school and serving as valedictorian. She is knowledgeable in business and finance, using her skills to help grow Max and Paige's Cupcakes and also help the diner gang with their taxes. While academically inclined, Caroline lacks Max's street smarts and is quite meddlesome. While Max prefers to stay out of other people's business, Caroline often meddles and while she usually does so with good intentions, it usually ends poorly due to her saying the wrong things, or not fully understanding the situation before jumping in. Caroline is Virgo and virgin, being teased by Max about it. She was born on Sept 19, at 10:50am.

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