Characters and couples research

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2. Who she is in canon

Karen is one of the older characters who function as the children's "regular world." She has small but very meaningful moments:

The repressed sexual tension with Billy in season 3.
Her parenting moments with Nancy.
The "what's happening to my kids" awareness that emerges at the show's edges. [1][2]

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