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RED FLAG ACADEMY PRESENTS

It's Not Always This Obvious

A weekly short where the red flag is painfully, cartoonishly obvious. Because in real life, it never is.

Episodes

Episode 1

The pilot

One red flag, played all the way up. Would you have caught the quiet version?

New episode every week.
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Why we made it this obvious

Every red flag is obvious in hindsight. That's the problem. In the moment there's charm, chemistry, a good excuse, and a very strong desire for this one to work out, and the exact same behavior that would make you scream at a screen barely registers when it's happening to you.

So each episode takes one real red flag and turns the volume all the way up. You'll see it instantly. The point is to remember the loud version next time you meet the quiet one.

And when quiet is all you've got, that's what the app is for. A CrayScore™ turns the version you can't quite name into patterns you can see, across 74 research-backed red flags, and a SchemerScore™ catches the ulterior-motive kind.

Think you'd catch it?

Prove it. Red Flag or Nah? is 53 real scenarios with none of the cartoon volume. Make the call, then argue about it with your friends. It's also a ready-to-run format for orientation, RA programs, and chapter meetings.

Series FAQs

What is It's Not Always This Obvious?
It's Not Always This Obvious is a weekly short-form video series from Cray's Red Flag Academy. Each episode dramatizes one real relationship red flag in an exaggerated, obvious way so viewers learn to recognize the subtle version when it shows up in their own lives.
How often do new episodes come out?
A new episode is released every week on YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram, and added to this page.
Can I use these videos in a campus program?
Yes. They work as 60-second conversation starters for orientation, residence life, and Greek life programming. Pair an episode with a round of Red Flag or Nah? and you have a session. Campus partners can get more ready-to-run formats through Cray for Campuses.
What is Red Flag Academy?
Red Flag Academy is Cray's educational content brand: short videos and posts that explain red flags one at a time, so people can spot patterns of behavior before charm gets in the way.

You'd never miss the obvious one. Catch the other kind.

Three free scores. Private by design. The patterns guy approves.

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