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In Shrill, when college Annie had an affinity for being kinda awkward but also for having thick, blunt bangs.
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In Hustlers, when Destiny proved that bangs are *not* always a good idea.
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In This Is Us, when they did Kate so dirty by giving her these fake clip-on bangs.
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On Brooklyn Nine-Nine, when we found out Amy had a total Karen cut with an extra side of bangs when she started working at the precinct.
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In Love Life, when Darby had to struggle through her awkward bangs era before evolving into her fashion-forward middle part era.
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In Scandal, when even Olivia proved you need to have a good set of bangs before becoming a gladiator.
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In Friends, when teenage Rachel rocked her best teased '80s fringe.
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In You, when they said Love could also have a little bit of bangs — as a treat.
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On Bob's Burgers, when Linda proved that even cartoon characters can have questionable hairdos too!!!
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In The Bold Type, when Jane proved that literally everyone has to start out as an intern with bangs before their career can soar.
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In Little Women, when they gave Amy some whispy bangs that just screamed ~youth~.
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On Arrow, when they proved, yet again, that "flashback Sara = weird, ill-fitting bangs."
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In Made for Love, when Hazel's questionable past included some equally questionable bangs.
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On New Girl, when they did a little switcheroo and took away Jess's bangs for the flashback.
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On Revenge, when they gave young Emily the blunt bang look that our elementary school selves know all too well.
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In The 100, when Octavia proved that it's still possible to rock bangs during a nuclear Armageddon.
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And finally, on Grey's Anatomy, when they technically created an ~alternate reality~ but decided Cristina still needed some questionable bangs.
So, how do you really feel about the flashback bangs trope? Did we miss any good ones? Tell us in the comments!
