Regina’s Affair with Shane

Mean Girls

Regina George’s ongoing affair with Shane Oman destabilizes her relationship with Aaron Samuels and becomes the truth that changes Cady’s loyalties.

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A Hidden Arrangement A Hidden Arrangement from "Mean Girls". A Hidden Arrangement Secret Meetings Regina George meets Shane Oman in the projection room while Aaron Samuels believes she is at SAT preparation.

A Hidden Arrangement from "Mean Girls". A Hidden Arrangement Secret Meetings Regina George meets Shane Oman in the projection room while Aaron Samuels believes she is at SAT preparation.

A Hidden Arrangement Secret Meetings Regina George meets Shane Oman in the projection room while Aaron Samuels believes she is at SAT preparation. Gretchen Wieners knows the secret and keeps it private. A Fragile Relationship The affair exists alongside Regina and Aaron’s renewed relationship. Its concealment leaves Aaron vulnerable to a betrayal he has already experienced once before.

The Secret Reaches Cady The Secret Reaches Cady from "Mean Girls". The Secret Reaches Cady Gretchen’s Disclosure Gretchen Wieners tells Cady Heron that Regina is cheating on Aaron with Shane Oman.

The Secret Reaches Cady from "Mean Girls". The Secret Reaches Cady Gretchen’s Disclosure Gretchen Wieners tells Cady Heron that Regina is cheating on Aaron with Shane Oman.

The Secret Reaches Cady Gretchen’s Disclosure Gretchen Wieners tells Cady Heron that Regina is cheating on Aaron with Shane Oman. She reveals the detail while venting about Regina’s treatment of her. A Possible Leverage Point Cady understands that the information could end Regina’s hold over Aaron. The secret changes from personal knowledge into a tool in the revenge plan.

Failed Entrapment Failed Entrapment from "Mean Girls". Failed Entrapment Elaborate Attempts Cady and her friends try to lure Aaron to the projection room by staging false information and a mock theft.

Failed Entrapment from "Mean Girls". Failed Entrapment Elaborate Attempts Cady and her friends try to lure Aaron to the projection room by staging false information and a mock theft.

Failed Entrapment Elaborate Attempts Cady and her friends try to lure Aaron to the projection room by staging false information and a mock theft. Each plan fails to catch Regina and Shane together. Growing Frustration The failed schemes make the group’s amateur status clear. They prolong the affair’s secrecy and encourage more manipulation instead of direct conversation.

The Direct Disclosure The Direct Disclosure from "Mean Girls". The Direct Disclosure A Kiss Interrupted Cady and Aaron kiss during a tutoring session, then Aaron pulls away because he is still dating Regina.

The Direct Disclosure from "Mean Girls". The Direct Disclosure A Kiss Interrupted Cady and Aaron kiss during a tutoring session, then Aaron pulls away because he is still dating Regina.

The Direct Disclosure A Kiss Interrupted Cady and Aaron kiss during a tutoring session, then Aaron pulls away because he is still dating Regina. Cady reveals the affair in response to his loyalty conflict. A Decision Made Aaron recognizes the same pattern that ended his previous relationship with Regina. He asks Cady for details, then confronts Regina rather than dismissing the truth.

The Relationship Ends The Relationship Ends from "Mean Girls". The Relationship Ends A Public Breakup Aaron confronts Regina at Galleria and ends their relationship.

The Relationship Ends from "Mean Girls". The Relationship Ends A Public Breakup Aaron confronts Regina at Galleria and ends their relationship.

The Relationship Ends A Public Breakup Aaron confronts Regina at Galleria and ends their relationship. Regina cries, an unusual public exposure of pain for someone accustomed to controlling her image. An Unresolved Triangle Cady’s disclosure has helped end the relationship, but Aaron does not immediately ask Cady out. Regina’s breakup opens a possibility without guaranteeing a romantic reward.

before Cady Heron learns the secret

after the Christmas talent show

in the weeks after Christmas break

during Aaron Samuels’s tutoring session with Cady

the evening Aaron confronts Regina