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A list of {{Captain Obvious Reveal}}s in Live-Action TV.
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** PlayedForLaughs early into into ''Series/KamenRiderExAid'', when Poppy reveals herself to be [[TokenHeroicOrc a Bugster]]. Both Emu and Hiiro are left completely unfazed by this revelation, since Poppy was already established to be an in-universe video game character like the other Bugsters, and her human alias Asuna Karino is an obvious anagram of "substitute nurse" (''Kari no Naasu''). Poppy is left rather disappointed that no one seems to care about this.
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* ''Series/YoungSheldon'': Mandy's pregnancy in "A Solo Peanut, a Social Butterfly and the Truth". The episode showed Georgie and Mandy having sex, Adult Sheldon was just talking about how hard it is to raise children, and there was really no other possible twist that could keep the Georgie/Mandy storyline going.
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* ''Series/TheHauntingOfBlyManor'':
** It's not difficult to figure out that the Storyteller is Jamie long before the final episode confirms it. It's obvious the Storyteller is someone who was around Bly Manor a lot or was at least close to someone who was, the characters have the same accent (well, [[OohMeAccentsSlipping most of the time]] in Carla Gugino's case) and it's not unreasonable to assume that the Storyteller could be Jamie twenty years older, given the age of the two actors playing the same character [[TimeShiftedActor twenty years apart]].
** Many viewers managed to guess that Hannah is a ghost prior to TheReveal, as it's quite clearly telegraphed to those familiar with the genre. However, her being dead isn't even half the story, and by the time it's revealed, most viewers probably will ''not'' have guessed that 1) she doesn't know she's dead, and is essentially UnstuckInTime, drifting between the present and her memories - real and imagined - of the past, and 2) she isn't one of the Manor's long-serving ghosts, but had died just ''seconds'' before meeting Dani and first appearing on screen.
** It's not difficult to figure out that the Storyteller is Jamie long before the final episode confirms it. It's obvious the Storyteller is someone who was around Bly Manor a lot or was at least close to someone who was, the characters have the same accent (well, [[OohMeAccentsSlipping most of the time]] in Carla Gugino's case) and it's not unreasonable to assume that the Storyteller could be Jamie twenty years older, given the age of the two actors playing the same character [[TimeShiftedActor twenty years apart]].
** Many viewers managed to guess that Hannah is a ghost prior to TheReveal, as it's quite clearly telegraphed to those familiar with the genre. However, her being dead isn't even half the story, and by the time it's revealed, most viewers probably will ''not'' have guessed that 1) she doesn't know she's dead, and is essentially UnstuckInTime, drifting between the present and her memories - real and imagined - of the past, and 2) she isn't one of the Manor's long-serving ghosts, but had died just ''seconds'' before meeting Dani and first appearing on screen.
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Moved to the subtrope, Obvious Judas.
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* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': Sauron being Halbrand. He's the first person Galadriel travels with in her hunt in Middle Earth, which dramatically makes him a key suspect for the hidden person she's looking for. She believes he's meant to be the lost King of the Southlands (Which sounds like code for Lord of Mordor) because of his pouch's insignia, but he replies to her suspicions with dubious non-answers. He says suspicious things like "What do you know of Darkness?", "I am not the hero you seek" says he wish he could "Bind" his belief of himself "To his very being" clearly alluding to what he does with the One Ring, binding his will. In Numenor, he shows an interest in forgery, is attacked in a bar fight and demonstrates freakish strength. When Galadriel and Halbrand interrogate the Orc's current leader Adar, he gets suspicious and asks who Halbrand is. To the show's credit, they throw out a few red herrings with the orc leader Adar looking like Sauron in a blurred camera focus, and three of Sauron's cultists mistake a wizard for him, but the clues for Sauron/Halbrand's identity are very signposted, and one of these two is discounted shortly after his introduction while the other makes ''far'' less sense.
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* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': Sauron being Halbrand. He's the first person Galadriel travels with in her hunt in Middle Earth, which dramatically makes him a key suspect for the hidden person she's looking for. She believes he's meant to be the lost King of the Southlands (Which sounds like code for Lord of Mordor) because of his pouch's insignia, but he replies to her suspicions with dubious non-answers. He says suspicious things like "What do you know of Darkness?", "I am not the hero you seek" says he wish he could "Bind" his belief of himself "To his very being" clearly alluding to what he does with the One Ring, binding his will. In Numenor, he shows an interest in forgery, is attacked in a bar fight and demonstrates freakish strength. When Galadriel and Halbrand interrogate the Orc's current leader Adar, he gets suspicious and asks who Halbrand is. To the show's credit, they throw out a few red herrings with the orc leader Adar looking like Sauron in a blurred camera focus, and three of Sauron's cultists mistake a wizard for him, but the clues for Sauron/Halbrand's identity are very signposted.
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* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': Sauron being Halbrand. He's the first person Galadriel travels with in her hunt in Middle Earth, which dramatically makes him a key suspect for the hidden person she's looking for. She believes he's meant to be the lost King of the Southlands (Which sounds like code for Lord of Mordor) because of his pouch's insignia, but he replies to her suspicions with dubious non-answers. He says suspicious things like "What do you know of Darkness?", "I am not the hero you seek" says he wish he could "Bind" his belief of himself "To his very being" clearly alluding to what he does with the One Ring, binding his will. In Numenor, he shows an interest in forgery, is attacked in a bar fight and demonstrates freakish strength. When Galadriel and Halbrand interrogate the Orc's current leader Adar, he gets suspicious and asks who Halbrand is. To the show's credit, they throw out a few red herrings with the orc leader Adar looking like Sauron in a blurred camera focus, and three of Sauron's cultists mistake a wizard for him, but the clues for Sauron/Halbrand's identity are very signposted.signposted, and one of these two is discounted shortly after his introduction while the other makes ''far'' less sense.
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* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': Sauron being Halbrand. He's the first person Galadriel travels with it in her hunt in Middle Earth, which dramatically makes him a key suspect for the hidden person she's looking for. She believes he's meant to be the lost King of the Southlands (Which sounds like code for Lord of Mordor) because of his pouch's insignia, but he replies to her suspicions with dubious non-answers. He says suspicious things like "What do you know of Darkness?", "I am not the hero you seek" says he wish he could "Bind" his belief of himself "To his very being" clearly alluding to what he does with the One Ring, binding his will. In Numenor, he shows an interest in forgery, is attacked in a bar fight and demonstrates freakish strength. When Galadriel and Halbrand interrogate the Orc's current leader Adar, he gets suspicious and asks who Halbrand is. To the show's credit, they throw out a few red herrings with the orc leader Adar looking like Sauron in a blurred camera focus, and three of Sauron's cultists mistake a wizard for him, but the clues for Sauron/Halbrand's identity are very signposted.
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* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': Sauron being Halbrand. He's the first person Galadriel travels with it in her hunt in Middle Earth, which dramatically makes him a key suspect for the hidden person she's looking for. She believes he's meant to be the lost King of the Southlands (Which sounds like code for Lord of Mordor) because of his pouch's insignia, but he replies to her suspicions with dubious non-answers. He says suspicious things like "What do you know of Darkness?", "I am not the hero you seek" says he wish he could "Bind" his belief of himself "To his very being" clearly alluding to what he does with the One Ring, binding his will. In Numenor, he shows an interest in forgery, is attacked in a bar fight and demonstrates freakish strength. When Galadriel and Halbrand interrogate the Orc's current leader Adar, he gets suspicious and asks who Halbrand is. To the show's credit, they throw out a few red herrings with the orc leader Adar looking like Sauron in a blurred camera focus, and three of Sauron's cultists mistake a wizard for him, but the clues for Sauron/Halbrand's identity are very signposted.
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* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': Sauron being Halbrand. He's the first person Galadriel travels with it in her hunt in Middle Earth, which dramatically makes him a key suspect for the hidden person she's looking for. She believes he's meant to be the lost King of the Southlands (Which sounds like code for Lord of Mordor) because of his pouch's insignia, but he replies to her suspicions with dubious non-answers. He says suspicious things like "What do you know of Darkness?", "I am not the hero you seek" says he wish he could "Bind" his belief of himself "To his very being" clearly alluding to what he does with the One Ring, binding his will. In Numenor, he shows an interest in forgery, is attacked in a bar fight and demonstrates freakish strength. When Galadriel and Halbrand interrogate the Orc's current leader Adar, he gets suspicious and asks who Halbrand is. To the show's credit, they throw out a few red herrings with the orc leader Adar looking like Sauron in a blurred camera focus, and three of Sauron's cultists mistake a wizard for him, but the clues for Sauron/Halbrand's identity are very signposted.
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** ''Series/KamenRiderW'': Early on in the series, it is established [[Amnesiac Hero Philip]] is haunted by vague memories regarding his family, the snippets of which show him as a child with his parents and two girls. Episode 13 and 14 then focus on Philip's relationship with [[TokenGoodTeammate Wakana]], whom he is drawn to on an almost spiritual level, and reveals in a flashback that Wakana had a younger brother she was close to, and is conspicuously absent in the present day story without explanation. The two episodes after this then after [[TheHeavy Saeko]] revealing Philip's real name to Raito, and has her and Ryubee express a strong desire to bring Philip back to the Sonozaki Family. Putting all this together, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that Philip is actually Raito Sonozaki, Saeko and Wakana's younger brother. Played with, however, as this is paired with the reveal that Raito is supposed to be ''dead'', the explanation of which is considerably more complicated, and ties into the larger mysteries surrounding Phillip and the rest of the backstory.
** ''Series/KamenRiderWizard'': The White Wizard, Haruto's mentor and the supposed BigGood, is actually [[BigBad Wiseman]]. Despite being treated as a major reveal only given near the very end of the story, nearly every fan predicted ahead of time, thanks in no small part to Wiseman [[LightIsNotGood being associated with white light]].
** ''Series/KamenRiderWizard'': The White Wizard, Haruto's mentor and the supposed BigGood, is actually [[BigBad Wiseman]]. Despite being treated as a major reveal only given near the very end of the story, nearly every fan predicted ahead of time, thanks in no small part to Wiseman [[LightIsNotGood being associated with white light]].
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** ''Series/KamenRiderW'': Early on in the series, it is established [[Amnesiac Hero [[AmnesiacHero Philip]] is haunted by vague memories regarding his family, the snippets of which show him as a child with his parents and two girls. Episode 13 and 14 then focus on Philip's relationship with [[TokenGoodTeammate Wakana]], whom he is drawn to on an almost spiritual level, and reveals in a flashback that Wakana had a younger brother she was close to, and is conspicuously absent in the present day story without explanation. The two episodes after this then after [[TheHeavy Saeko]] revealing Philip's real name to Raito, and has her and Ryubee express a strong desire to bring Philip back to the Sonozaki Family. Putting all this together, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that Philip is actually Raito Sonozaki, Saeko and Wakana's younger brother. Played with, however, as this is paired with the reveal that Raito is supposed to be ''dead'', the explanation of which is considerably more complicated, and ties into the larger mysteries surrounding Phillip and the rest of the backstory.
** ''Series/KamenRiderWizard'': The White Wizard, Haruto's mentor and the supposed BigGood, is actually [[BigBad Wiseman]]. Despite being treated as a major reveal only given near the very end of the story, nearly every fan predicted ahead of time, thanks in no small part to Wiseman [[LightIsNotGood being associated with whitelight]]. light]], and the series constantly keeping Wiseman out of view as to suggest his identity is meant to be a surprise.
** ''Series/KamenRiderWizard'': The White Wizard, Haruto's mentor and the supposed BigGood, is actually [[BigBad Wiseman]]. Despite being treated as a major reveal only given near the very end of the story, nearly every fan predicted ahead of time, thanks in no small part to Wiseman [[LightIsNotGood being associated with white
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* Several tropes were so frequently repeated in ''Franchise/KamenRider'' that fans were able to guess the moment Series/KamenRiderWizard premiered that the White Wizard was going to be the EvilMentor, be connected with the BigBad in some way and that Koyomi would be the LivingMacGuffin. Needless to say, by its endgame, the show confirmed all three.
* ''Series/KamenRiderGaim'' has the first episode featuring the disappearance of a character, a monster who appeared around the area where he dropped the TransformationTrinket, and an ominous fruit that TheHero was tempted to eat. If you guessed that the fruit had something to do with the disappeared person and that chances are he became said monster, then congratulations, you've guessed along with everyone else. [[SubvertedTrope However]], the reveal isn't the fact that the monster was this character all along, but instead [[DramaticIrony the inevitable moment when this truth is revealed to the characters]].
* ''Series/KamenRiderGaim'' has the first episode featuring the disappearance of a character, a monster who appeared around the area where he dropped the TransformationTrinket, and an ominous fruit that TheHero was tempted to eat. If you guessed that the fruit had something to do with the disappeared person and that chances are he became said monster, then congratulations, you've guessed along with everyone else. [[SubvertedTrope However]], the reveal isn't the fact that the monster was this character all along, but instead [[DramaticIrony the inevitable moment when this truth is revealed to the characters]].
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* Several tropes were so frequently repeated ''Franchise/KamenRider''
** ''Series/KamenRiderW'': Early on in''Franchise/KamenRider'' the series, it is established [[Amnesiac Hero Philip]] is haunted by vague memories regarding his family, the snippets of which show him as a child with his parents and two girls. Episode 13 and 14 then focus on Philip's relationship with [[TokenGoodTeammate Wakana]], whom he is drawn to on an almost spiritual level, and reveals in a flashback that fans were able to guess Wakana had a younger brother she was close to, and is conspicuously absent in the moment Series/KamenRiderWizard premiered present day story without explanation. The two episodes after this then after [[TheHeavy Saeko]] revealing Philip's real name to Raito, and has her and Ryubee express a strong desire to bring Philip back to the Sonozaki Family. Putting all this together, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that the White Wizard was going to be the EvilMentor, be connected Philip is actually Raito Sonozaki, Saeko and Wakana's younger brother. Played with, however, as this is paired with the BigBad in some way and reveal that Koyomi would Raito is supposed to be ''dead'', the LivingMacGuffin. Needless to say, by its endgame, explanation of which is considerably more complicated, and ties into the show confirmed all three.
*larger mysteries surrounding Phillip and the rest of the backstory.
** ''Series/KamenRiderWizard'': The White Wizard, Haruto's mentor and the supposed BigGood, is actually [[BigBad Wiseman]]. Despite being treated as a major reveal only given near the very end of the story, nearly every fan predicted ahead of time, thanks in no small part to Wiseman [[LightIsNotGood being associated with white light]].
** ''Series/KamenRiderGaim'' has the first episode featuring the disappearance of a character, a monster who appeared around the area where he dropped the TransformationTrinket, and an ominous fruit that TheHero was tempted to eat. If you guessed that the fruit had something to do with the disappeared person and that chances are he became said monster, then congratulations, you've guessed along with everyone else. [[SubvertedTrope However]], the reveal isn't the fact that the monster was this character all along, but instead [[DramaticIrony the inevitable moment when this truth is revealed to the characters]].
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** ''Series/KamenRiderWizard'': The White Wizard, Haruto's mentor and the supposed BigGood, is actually [[BigBad Wiseman]]. Despite being treated as a major reveal only given near the very end of the story, nearly every fan predicted ahead of time, thanks in no small part to Wiseman [[LightIsNotGood being associated with white light]].
** ''Series/KamenRiderGaim'' has the first episode featuring the disappearance of a character, a monster who appeared around the area where he dropped the TransformationTrinket, and an ominous fruit that TheHero was tempted to eat. If you guessed that the fruit had something to do with the disappeared person and that chances are he became said monster, then congratulations, you've guessed along with everyone else. [[SubvertedTrope However]], the reveal isn't the fact that the monster was this character all along, but instead [[DramaticIrony the inevitable moment when this truth is revealed to the characters]].
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** Taken UpToEleven in season 8 with the reveal that closing the gates of Hell requires taking your own life. This one was so obvious that even ''Sam and Dean'' predicted it in-universe half a season beforehand, yet both of them still acted as though it was a surprise they had never considered before.
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** Taken UpToEleven in season Season 8 with the reveal reveals that closing the gates of Hell requires taking your own life. This one was so obvious that even ''Sam and Dean'' predicted it in-universe half a season beforehand, yet both of them still acted as though it was a surprise they had never considered before.
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* ''Series/BooBitch'': This miniseries begins with high school friends Erika and Gia getting into an accident, and Erika waking up to discover what seems to be her body crushed under a large animal. We then proceed to follow Erika's experience as a ghost... except she can't phase through anything, people can still see and hear her, and she seems to be able to interact with the normal world exactly as before. She goes onto become popular with the rest of the students who conveniently seem to be ignoring Gia - and this is the part where an astute viewer will immediately realize that Gia is the real ghost. Unfortunately, this is long before the actual reveal happens.
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* In ''Series/SquidGame'', the overseer of the games is a masked man known only as "the Front Man." Many fans guessed that he was the missing brother of Jun-ho, a detective who infiltrated the games to find his brother, because if he was anyone else, it wouldn't have any meaning for Jun-ho or the audience.
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* In ''Series/SquidGame'', ''Series/SquidGame'': Many viewers reported guessing the overseer of the games is a masked man known only as "the Front Man." Many fans guessed that he was the missing Man's identity as Jun-ho's brother of Jun-ho, a detective who infiltrated the games to find his brother, simply because if he was anyone else, by the time the reveal comes, there's no other person it wouldn't could possibly be that would have any meaning for either Jun-ho or the audience.
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* ''Series/AmericanGods2017'': In theory, Mr. Wednesday's identity is supposed to be a shocking reveal. However, anyone with the slightest knowledge of Norse mythology will immediately realize that the one-eyed old man named after Odin's day is, in fact, the one-eyed Old God Odin. Unlike [[Literature/AmericanGods the book]], the show doesn't really make any attempt to actually hide his identity. His old friends call him Wodan (one of Odin's names), he is followed by two ravens who occasionally talk to him, and the New Gods even offer him to give him a bunch of sacrifices using Odin-class missiles. When he makes his reveal speech in the season finale of season 1, it's clear that the only one who is supposed to be surprised is Shadow.
* ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'': Halfway through Season 4, a stranger shows up on Dylan's doorstep, claiming to be his late father's ex-girlfriend, and the mother of Dylan's half-sister, who he never knew existed. Dylan agonises over whether this woman is legit, or she is performing some sort of scam to get his money, and after half a season with her, and Dylan finally deciding that she is legit, we find out that she was scamming him all along and everything she said to him was just a ruse to get access to his money.
* ''Series/BlackMirror'': The "It was just a simulation!" trope gets used a bit too much. By the time of the fourth season episode "Hang the DJ", the characters musing about how The System may be a simulation is likely to prompt eye rolls from long-time viewers. The romantic (as opposed to horrific) nature of the episode is almost unique to the series, but the other example is by far the most renowned in the series and has won several real-life awards. That episode also turns out to be taking place in a simulation.
* ''Series/BlakesSeven''. In "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS4E3Traitor Traitor]]", the measures used to conceal the identity of Commissioner Sleer only make it obvious to the audience that it must be an ArchNemesis BackFromTheDead. Unless [[TheDragon Travis]] had somehow survived his CruelAndUnusualDeath in "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS2E13StarOne Star One]]", who else could it be but [[BigBad Servalan]]?
* ''Series/{{Cursed}}'':
** Near the end of the fifth episode, Nimue states her mother must've asked her to bring the sword to Merlin because "she knew him". It's treated like a big revelation, but it's blatantly obvious already and Nimue seems a bit daft for not thinking of this much sooner.
** It's pretty easy to figure out that the Weeping Monk is actually Fey-kind long before TheReveal, given his uncanny ability to track Fey. The other reveal that he's ''Lancelot'' is far less predictable, though.
* ''Series/{{Dexter}}'': During Season 6, many viewers guessed that Professor Gellar was DeadAllAlong almost immediately. The writers were simply too obvious with nobody but Travis ever seen talking to him but still treated it like a shocking turn of events when the "reveal" came.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': Creator/TerryNation's serials had a tendency to end the first episode with the shocking revelation that the MonsterOfTheWeek was...a Dalek! This only worked when each episode had an individual title; once the show switched to a single title for the whole serial, said title would inevitably be "''(Something)'' of the Daleks", [[SpoilerTitle giving the game away]].
* In ''Series/Dracula2020'', the way John Harker looks and acts during his time at the convent makes it clear as day he's undead himself long before the narrative makes it official. It's more a question of how, not if, he ended up in this state.
* ''Series/TheFlash2014'':
** Reverse-Flash turns out to be Harrison Wells, who has been AmbiguouslyEvil to the audience since the start of the series. However, the ''real'' twist is that [[DeadPersonImpersonation he isn't Harrison Wells at all]].
** And in season 3, the Flash gains a new major enemy, an evil wizard who is creating new metas to fight him, and a dickish new[[BackstoryInvader (-ish)]] coworker who is played by Creator/TomFelton, best known for playing [[Film/HarryPotter an evil wizard]]. (There's even a Philosopher's Stone involved!) Though again, the ''real'' twist is that [[BrainwashedAndCrazy he is not aware of it]].
** Season 3 BigBad Savitar being an evil version of Barry from the future. The foreshadowing was not very subtle ("I am the future, Flash" actually being "I am the Future Flash", the numerous other vague statements that pointed to this conclusion, Killer Frost instantly trusting him after learning his identity, etc.). It was so blatant that fans immediately dismissed it as ''too'' obvious and started theorizing about other possibilities (such as Eddie Thawne or Ronnie Raymond). Hence, they weren't happy to finally learn of his rather obvious identity ''twenty episodes'' into the season, [[ArcFatigue as many felt it wasn't worth the wait]].
* In ''Series/HikariSentaiMaskman'', "Prince" Igam is played by a woman who makes no attempt to disguise the fact that she is one, apparently a SheIsTheKing situation. About 3/4 of the way through the series, it's dramatically revealed that she is in fact a woman when her headgear comes off and her long hair is seen. The episode is called "Prince Igam, You're A Woman!" It's at this point that you realize it was in fact supposed to be a secret. On the other hand, the medium of Tokusatsu is inspired by traditional Japanese theater, in which some roles were played by the opposite gender (particularly in the art of Kabuki), so it's somewhat excusable.
* ''Series/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer2021'': The FirstEpisodeTwist that twins Allison and Lennon unintentionally switched places was pretty easy to see coming, considering that they even were twins to begin with and that early in the episode, Lennon makes Allison's make-up and hair so that they look the same.
* ''Series/IronFist2017'' makes a big show of finally revealing Madam Gao's face, even though it being her was completely obvious to anyone who'd watched ''Series/Daredevil2015'', while being meaningless to anyone who hadn't. Not many people were wondering ''which'' elderly female crime boss with a cane it could possibly be -- and the subtitles didn't even bother hiding her name.
* ''Series/TheJulekalender'': The mysterious man (Benny) is revealed to be a Nåsåer[[note]]basically an evil creature who wants to steal the Nisses' GreatBigBookOfEverything and use it for black magic[[/note]] in Episode 15, but by then the show has dropped so many obvious hints that you've almost certainly figured it out already: For starters, the narrator keeps saying stuff like, "The Big Book is incredibly dangerous in the hands of a Nåsåer", which suggests that there's a Nåsåer in the cast -- otherwise it'd be pointless -- and Benny is the only candidate.[[note]]There are only six major characters in the cast, and the other five are easy to rule out: The three Nisses can't secretly be Nåsåere because Nåsåere can't take the form of Nisses, and the two oblivious farmers clearly aren't Nåsåere.[[/note]] Starting at Episode 5, he takes advantage of the farmers' hospitality by telling them BlatantLies. His weird mannerisms are also a clear sign that something is off. In Episode 8, he asks the farmers some questions that are clearly about the Nisses even though he tries to hide it. In Episode 9, he's ''very'' interested in the Nisses' lost map. In Episode 10, he lies to the farmers and goes to steal The Big Book. Finally, in episode 12, he uses The Big Book to practice black magic, which the Nåsåere are known to do. Note that the reveal was probably obvious on purpose, as ''The Julekalender'' is partly satirical.
* Several tropes were so frequently repeated in ''Franchise/KamenRider'' that fans were able to guess the moment Series/KamenRiderWizard premiered that the White Wizard was going to be the EvilMentor, be connected with the BigBad in some way and that Koyomi would be the LivingMacGuffin. Needless to say, by its endgame, the show confirmed all three.
* ''Series/KamenRiderGaim'' has the first episode featuring the disappearance of a character, a monster who appeared around the area where he dropped the TransformationTrinket, and an ominous fruit that TheHero was tempted to eat. If you guessed that the fruit had something to do with the disappeared person and that chances are he became said monster, then congratulations, you've guessed along with everyone else. [[SubvertedTrope However]], the reveal isn't the fact that the monster was this character all along, but instead [[DramaticIrony the inevitable moment when this truth is revealed to the characters]].
* ''Series/OnceUponATime'' has many of these including Regina's mother Cora being the Queen of Hearts (we saw Cora disappearing through a looking glass, the Queen of Hearts knowing Regina's father and [[MeaningfulName her name means heart in Latin]]) and Emma's childhood friend Lily being Maleficent's long-lost child (Lily has a strange BirthmarkOfDestiny and mentioned having been found when she was a baby).
* Subverted in ''Series/PowerRangersZeo''. The mysterious and powerful Gold Ranger starts appearing and helping the Rangers. Meanwhile, former ranger and current ranger tech guy Billy starts being mysteriously absent. Lo and behold, the Gold Ranger is some guy we've never seen before.
* ''Series/PrincessSilver'': Rong Qi's behaviour towards Rong Le is very [[BrotherSisterIncest unbrotherly]]. Later it's revealed that they were lovers before Rong Le lost her memories. Though this comes with a less-obvious reveal: [[NotBloodSiblings they aren't actually siblings]].
* In ''Series/SquidGame'', the overseer of the games is a masked man known only as "the Front Man." Many fans guessed that he was the missing brother of Jun-ho, a detective who infiltrated the games to find his brother, because if he was anyone else, it wouldn't have any meaning for Jun-ho or the audience.
* The ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS3E25S4E1Scorpion Scorpion (Part 2)]]" makes a big deal out of TheReveal that the Borg were the aggressors in the war with Species 8472, who were [[CurbStompBattle well on their way to exterminating the entire Collective]] before Janeway stuck her nose in. Considering it's the Borg we're talking about, the bigger mystery is ''why wasn't that the default assumption?''
* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'':
** A big mystery is built up in season 3 over the demon who holds the contract for Dean's soul, despite there only being one important demon character still living.
** Taken UpToEleven in season 8 with the reveal that closing the gates of Hell requires taking your own life. This one was so obvious that even ''Sam and Dean'' predicted it in-universe half a season beforehand, yet both of them still acted as though it was a surprise they had never considered before.
* ''Series/WandaVision'': TheReveal that "Agnes" was really Agatha Harkness was guessed by savvy fans with a knowledge of Marvel comics history even ''before'' the series premiered. The lack of shock from the reveal is offset by the [[EvilIsHammy delightfully over-the-top]] way that it was [[VillainSong handled]], though.
* In ''Series/TheWheelOfTime2021'', Rand being the [[TheChosenOne Dragon Reborn]]. The show's first season keeps the new Dragon's identity a mystery until the penultimate episode, suggesting it could be any of the five characters from Two Rivers before eventually revealing it's Rand. The trouble is, anyone who has read [[Literature/TheWheelOfTime the books]], or even looked up the series before watching the show, will know it's Rand right out the gate seeing as [[ItWasHisSled it's a major plot thread]] (plus Rand is positioned as the main protagonist of the first book). Even viewers who hadn't read the books predicted it was Rand early on due to the series comparatively [[OutOfFocus never much focusing]] on Rand and whether he had any special abilities/traits until TheReveal; viewers guessed this was an attempt at [[RedHerring misdirection]] or else the character comes off as pointless. Mat was also taken out of the running by Episode 6 due to being PutOnABus. Some have speculated the writers were going for TheUntwist by toying with the idea that Rand [[NotHisSled wouldn't be the Dragon in this version]], but lots of viewers felt this approach wore out its welcome after a few episodes.
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* ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'': Halfway through Season 4, a stranger shows up on Dylan's doorstep, claiming to be his late father's ex-girlfriend, and the mother of Dylan's half-sister, who he never knew existed. Dylan agonises over whether this woman is legit, or she is performing some sort of scam to get his money, and after half a season with her, and Dylan finally deciding that she is legit, we find out that she was scamming him all along and everything she said to him was just a ruse to get access to his money.
* ''Series/BlackMirror'': The "It was just a simulation!" trope gets used a bit too much. By the time of the fourth season episode "Hang the DJ", the characters musing about how The System may be a simulation is likely to prompt eye rolls from long-time viewers. The romantic (as opposed to horrific) nature of the episode is almost unique to the series, but the other example is by far the most renowned in the series and has won several real-life awards. That episode also turns out to be taking place in a simulation.
* ''Series/BlakesSeven''. In "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS4E3Traitor Traitor]]", the measures used to conceal the identity of Commissioner Sleer only make it obvious to the audience that it must be an ArchNemesis BackFromTheDead. Unless [[TheDragon Travis]] had somehow survived his CruelAndUnusualDeath in "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS2E13StarOne Star One]]", who else could it be but [[BigBad Servalan]]?
* ''Series/{{Cursed}}'':
** Near the end of the fifth episode, Nimue states her mother must've asked her to bring the sword to Merlin because "she knew him". It's treated like a big revelation, but it's blatantly obvious already and Nimue seems a bit daft for not thinking of this much sooner.
** It's pretty easy to figure out that the Weeping Monk is actually Fey-kind long before TheReveal, given his uncanny ability to track Fey. The other reveal that he's ''Lancelot'' is far less predictable, though.
* ''Series/{{Dexter}}'': During Season 6, many viewers guessed that Professor Gellar was DeadAllAlong almost immediately. The writers were simply too obvious with nobody but Travis ever seen talking to him but still treated it like a shocking turn of events when the "reveal" came.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': Creator/TerryNation's serials had a tendency to end the first episode with the shocking revelation that the MonsterOfTheWeek was...a Dalek! This only worked when each episode had an individual title; once the show switched to a single title for the whole serial, said title would inevitably be "''(Something)'' of the Daleks", [[SpoilerTitle giving the game away]].
* In ''Series/Dracula2020'', the way John Harker looks and acts during his time at the convent makes it clear as day he's undead himself long before the narrative makes it official. It's more a question of how, not if, he ended up in this state.
* ''Series/TheFlash2014'':
** Reverse-Flash turns out to be Harrison Wells, who has been AmbiguouslyEvil to the audience since the start of the series. However, the ''real'' twist is that [[DeadPersonImpersonation he isn't Harrison Wells at all]].
** And in season 3, the Flash gains a new major enemy, an evil wizard who is creating new metas to fight him, and a dickish new[[BackstoryInvader (-ish)]] coworker who is played by Creator/TomFelton, best known for playing [[Film/HarryPotter an evil wizard]]. (There's even a Philosopher's Stone involved!) Though again, the ''real'' twist is that [[BrainwashedAndCrazy he is not aware of it]].
** Season 3 BigBad Savitar being an evil version of Barry from the future. The foreshadowing was not very subtle ("I am the future, Flash" actually being "I am the Future Flash", the numerous other vague statements that pointed to this conclusion, Killer Frost instantly trusting him after learning his identity, etc.). It was so blatant that fans immediately dismissed it as ''too'' obvious and started theorizing about other possibilities (such as Eddie Thawne or Ronnie Raymond). Hence, they weren't happy to finally learn of his rather obvious identity ''twenty episodes'' into the season, [[ArcFatigue as many felt it wasn't worth the wait]].
* In ''Series/HikariSentaiMaskman'', "Prince" Igam is played by a woman who makes no attempt to disguise the fact that she is one, apparently a SheIsTheKing situation. About 3/4 of the way through the series, it's dramatically revealed that she is in fact a woman when her headgear comes off and her long hair is seen. The episode is called "Prince Igam, You're A Woman!" It's at this point that you realize it was in fact supposed to be a secret. On the other hand, the medium of Tokusatsu is inspired by traditional Japanese theater, in which some roles were played by the opposite gender (particularly in the art of Kabuki), so it's somewhat excusable.
* ''Series/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer2021'': The FirstEpisodeTwist that twins Allison and Lennon unintentionally switched places was pretty easy to see coming, considering that they even were twins to begin with and that early in the episode, Lennon makes Allison's make-up and hair so that they look the same.
* ''Series/IronFist2017'' makes a big show of finally revealing Madam Gao's face, even though it being her was completely obvious to anyone who'd watched ''Series/Daredevil2015'', while being meaningless to anyone who hadn't. Not many people were wondering ''which'' elderly female crime boss with a cane it could possibly be -- and the subtitles didn't even bother hiding her name.
* ''Series/TheJulekalender'': The mysterious man (Benny) is revealed to be a Nåsåer[[note]]basically an evil creature who wants to steal the Nisses' GreatBigBookOfEverything and use it for black magic[[/note]] in Episode 15, but by then the show has dropped so many obvious hints that you've almost certainly figured it out already: For starters, the narrator keeps saying stuff like, "The Big Book is incredibly dangerous in the hands of a Nåsåer", which suggests that there's a Nåsåer in the cast -- otherwise it'd be pointless -- and Benny is the only candidate.[[note]]There are only six major characters in the cast, and the other five are easy to rule out: The three Nisses can't secretly be Nåsåere because Nåsåere can't take the form of Nisses, and the two oblivious farmers clearly aren't Nåsåere.[[/note]] Starting at Episode 5, he takes advantage of the farmers' hospitality by telling them BlatantLies. His weird mannerisms are also a clear sign that something is off. In Episode 8, he asks the farmers some questions that are clearly about the Nisses even though he tries to hide it. In Episode 9, he's ''very'' interested in the Nisses' lost map. In Episode 10, he lies to the farmers and goes to steal The Big Book. Finally, in episode 12, he uses The Big Book to practice black magic, which the Nåsåere are known to do. Note that the reveal was probably obvious on purpose, as ''The Julekalender'' is partly satirical.
* Several tropes were so frequently repeated in ''Franchise/KamenRider'' that fans were able to guess the moment Series/KamenRiderWizard premiered that the White Wizard was going to be the EvilMentor, be connected with the BigBad in some way and that Koyomi would be the LivingMacGuffin. Needless to say, by its endgame, the show confirmed all three.
* ''Series/KamenRiderGaim'' has the first episode featuring the disappearance of a character, a monster who appeared around the area where he dropped the TransformationTrinket, and an ominous fruit that TheHero was tempted to eat. If you guessed that the fruit had something to do with the disappeared person and that chances are he became said monster, then congratulations, you've guessed along with everyone else. [[SubvertedTrope However]], the reveal isn't the fact that the monster was this character all along, but instead [[DramaticIrony the inevitable moment when this truth is revealed to the characters]].
* ''Series/OnceUponATime'' has many of these including Regina's mother Cora being the Queen of Hearts (we saw Cora disappearing through a looking glass, the Queen of Hearts knowing Regina's father and [[MeaningfulName her name means heart in Latin]]) and Emma's childhood friend Lily being Maleficent's long-lost child (Lily has a strange BirthmarkOfDestiny and mentioned having been found when she was a baby).
* Subverted in ''Series/PowerRangersZeo''. The mysterious and powerful Gold Ranger starts appearing and helping the Rangers. Meanwhile, former ranger and current ranger tech guy Billy starts being mysteriously absent. Lo and behold, the Gold Ranger is some guy we've never seen before.
* ''Series/PrincessSilver'': Rong Qi's behaviour towards Rong Le is very [[BrotherSisterIncest unbrotherly]]. Later it's revealed that they were lovers before Rong Le lost her memories. Though this comes with a less-obvious reveal: [[NotBloodSiblings they aren't actually siblings]].
* In ''Series/SquidGame'', the overseer of the games is a masked man known only as "the Front Man." Many fans guessed that he was the missing brother of Jun-ho, a detective who infiltrated the games to find his brother, because if he was anyone else, it wouldn't have any meaning for Jun-ho or the audience.
* The ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS3E25S4E1Scorpion Scorpion (Part 2)]]" makes a big deal out of TheReveal that the Borg were the aggressors in the war with Species 8472, who were [[CurbStompBattle well on their way to exterminating the entire Collective]] before Janeway stuck her nose in. Considering it's the Borg we're talking about, the bigger mystery is ''why wasn't that the default assumption?''
* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'':
** A big mystery is built up in season 3 over the demon who holds the contract for Dean's soul, despite there only being one important demon character still living.
** Taken UpToEleven in season 8 with the reveal that closing the gates of Hell requires taking your own life. This one was so obvious that even ''Sam and Dean'' predicted it in-universe half a season beforehand, yet both of them still acted as though it was a surprise they had never considered before.
* ''Series/WandaVision'': TheReveal that "Agnes" was really Agatha Harkness was guessed by savvy fans with a knowledge of Marvel comics history even ''before'' the series premiered. The lack of shock from the reveal is offset by the [[EvilIsHammy delightfully over-the-top]] way that it was [[VillainSong handled]], though.
* In ''Series/TheWheelOfTime2021'', Rand being the [[TheChosenOne Dragon Reborn]]. The show's first season keeps the new Dragon's identity a mystery until the penultimate episode, suggesting it could be any of the five characters from Two Rivers before eventually revealing it's Rand. The trouble is, anyone who has read [[Literature/TheWheelOfTime the books]], or even looked up the series before watching the show, will know it's Rand right out the gate seeing as [[ItWasHisSled it's a major plot thread]] (plus Rand is positioned as the main protagonist of the first book). Even viewers who hadn't read the books predicted it was Rand early on due to the series comparatively [[OutOfFocus never much focusing]] on Rand and whether he had any special abilities/traits until TheReveal; viewers guessed this was an attempt at [[RedHerring misdirection]] or else the character comes off as pointless. Mat was also taken out of the running by Episode 6 due to being PutOnABus. Some have speculated the writers were going for TheUntwist by toying with the idea that Rand [[NotHisSled wouldn't be the Dragon in this version]], but lots of viewers felt this approach wore out its welcome after a few episodes.
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