Maeby is the ambiguous spawning of Lindsay and Tobias, and the source of her cousin George Michael's constant discomfort. Due to her mother, on many occasions, seemingly forgetting she has a daughter, Maeby is ruthless and disinterested in her own life prospects in favour of trying to achieve visibility to her parents, mostly through cons and ruthless stealing, and accidental incestuous clinches with the majority of her family.

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It is her's and George Micheal's relationship however that is the main element of frustration for them both throughout the series' arch, with the pesky cousin status casting something of a dark cloud on their blossoming young romance, although it is still not certain if they actually are or not.

In her spare time, she happens to be a big shot Hollywood exec.

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“Marry me!”

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Stephen Kelly

Stephen Kelly is a freelance culture and science journalist. He oversees BBC Science Focus's Popcorn Science feature, where every month we get an expert to weigh in on the plausibility of a newly released TV show or film. Beyond BBC Science Focus, he has written for such publications as The Guardian, The Telegraph, The I, BBC Culture, Wired, Total Film, Radio Times and Entertainment Weekly. He is a big fan of Studio Ghibli movies, the apparent football team Tottenham Hotspur and writing short biographies in the third person.

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