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* Liza and Tate from VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire

* In ''The Serpent'' the Serpent manages to do this to itself [[EvilGloating every time it speaks]]. The Serpents' lines often also overlap words and start before the previous line finishes.

-->'''Serpent 1:''' And [[TheOmniscient he knows]] [[SchmuckBait you want to]].
-->'''Serpent 5:''' Is a crime

--->'''First WC:''' [[SecretKeeper Old stories]] have a [[DarkSecret secret]];
--->'''Second WC:''' They are a [[EpiphanicPrison prison]]:

--->'''Fourth WC:''' Sometimes, when it's very quiet, I can hear them breathing.

* In ''The Serpent'' the Serpent manages to do this to itself every time it [[EvilGloating speaks]]. The Serpents' lines often also overlap words and start before the previous line finishes.

-->'''Serpent 1:''' And [[TheOmniscient he knows]] you want to.

-->'''Serpent 5:''' When you're caught?
** The chorus women also do this, though without the overlap.
--->'''First WC:''' Old stories have a secret;
--->'''Second WC:''' They are a prison:

* In ''The Serpent'' the Serpent manages to do this to itself. The Serpents' lines often also overlap words and start before the previous line finishes.

-->'''Serpent 1:''' And he knows you want to.

-->'''First WC:''' Old stories have a secret;
-->'''Second WC:''' They are a prison:
-->'''Third WC:''' Someone is locked inside them.
-->'''Fourth WC:''' Sometimes, when it's very quiet, I can hear them breathing.

* ''The Serpent'' mixes this with [[SpeakInUnison Speak In Unison]], though it's more like slightly-off-unison; the Serpent actually does this to itself because it's played by multiple actors. Creepy example:
->'''Serpent 1:''' But you want to,--\\
->'''Serpent 2:''' And he knows--\\
->'''Serpent 3:''' He knows you want to;--\\
->'''Serpent 2:''' Is a crime--\\
->'''Serpent 4:''' Only a crime--\\
->'''Serpents 5 & 1:''' When you're caught?\\

* ''The Serpent'' mixes this with [[SpeakInUnison Speak In Unison]], though it's more like slightly-off-unison; the Serpent actually does this to itself because it's played by multiple actors. One of the more creepy examples is part of the temptation of Eve:
-->'''Serpent 1:''' But you want to,--\\
-->'''Serpent 2:''' And he knows--\\
-->'''Serpent 3:''' You want to;--\\
-->'''Serpent 2:''' Is a crime--\\
-->'''Serpent 4:''' Only a crime--\\
-->'''Serpents 5 & 1:''' When you're caught?\\

-->'''Serpents 5 & 1:''' When you're caught?--\\

* ''FinalFantasy VIII'' has one between Quistis and Squall in the beginning of the game. Rinoa joins in once she gets to know Squall well enough.
* Liza and Tate from PokemonRubyAndSapphire

* All over the place on {{NCIS}}. McGee/Abby, any partners, any time the field agents brief Gibbs, any time Gibbs gives orders and the others anticipate him . . .

--->'''Wayne''': ...

* The Twins of Thermopylae from ''GirlchanInParadise'' episode 3 do this, but end up subverting it:
-->'''Twin 1''': Thank you...
-->'''Twin 2''': For saving us!
-->'''Kenstar''': So, what, do you guys, like, finish-
-->'''Twin 1''': Each other's...
-->'''Twin 2''': Sentences?
-->'''Kenstar''': Wow! That's pretty annoying.
-->'''Twin 1''': Yes. It's all because our grandma... ({{Beat}}. Twin 1 nudges the other one.)
-->'''Kenstar''': So... I guess we should-
-->'''Twin 2''': Oh! Uh, um... 'cause our grandma pampered us with plenty of gifts!
-->'''Twin 1''': That's not what I...
-->'''Twin 2''': Was going to say...
-->*Both twins get shot by Kotomaru*

-->'''Edward:''' ''You're the fairest maid I've ever met,''\\

-->''[[LampShading This finishing each other's sentences thing is freaking me out!]]''

* From ''DeadMenDontWearPlaid'':

* In the Series/DoctorWho episode [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS32E6TheAlmostPeople}} "The Almost People"]], the Doctor and a doppelganger of the Doctor do this.

* {{NCIS Los Angeles}} has Nell annoying the hell out of everyone by doing this on her first episode. {{CharacterizationMarchesOn}}, though, and now she's just doing it to Eric. It's played for laughs, and incredibly cute. Other partners on the show tend to do this as well.

* In the ScroogeMcDuckUniverse, triplets Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck do this, since they're typically--\\

* While not the most typical example of twins, in ''Cardcaptor Sakura'', Yue and Cerberus pick a climactic moment during the final judgment to suddenly start finishing each other's sentences--with multiple clauses, no less. In fact, despite their apparent hostility toward each other at the time, it becomes nearly impossible to distinguish exactly ''who'' is speaking at some points.

* In the Scott Pilgrim books, Ken and Kyle Katayanagi often finish each other's sentences with their reasoning behind it being that they would always work together after Ramona cheated on them behind their backs. This was obviously not in the movie as the only line the Twins have in the film is "Hah!" during a fight sequence.

* Koizumi and Otani from ''Lovely Complex'' are so (unintentionally) good at this that they (again, unintentionally) become a comedy sensation at their school.

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-->'''Edward:''' ''You're the fairest maid I've ever met,''\\
''You were made--''\\
'''Giselle:''' ''To finish your [[LetsDuet duet]]!''
-->--''{{Enchanted}}''

We've all heard it before... [[SeenItAMillionTimes literally]]. Some people know each other so well, they finish each other's sentences. The effect is usually a demonstration of how close the two people are-- they're so familiar with one another, they even ''think'' alike.

Generally comes in two forms-- the single line and the complex dialogue. The single line goes something like,
-->Bob: Where are my damn--\\
Alice: Glasses? Check your head.

The complex dialogue is more elaborate:
-->Bob: Where are my damn--\\
Alice: Glasses? Did you check your--\\
Bob: Yes, my head is always the first place I look, thank you very much.\\
Alice: Mom was right, I should never have married--\\
Bob: "A forgetful lout like you," yeah, I know.

Closeness and familiarity aren't the only reason for this trope. Others include:

* [[CatchphraseInterruptus Lampshading]] a CatchPhrase or ArcWords
-->Alice: This looks like a job for--\\
Bob: Someone else.
* Mocking someone for their clichéd ideas:
-->Alice: Superman will--\\
Bob: Rescue you? I think not.
* LastSecondWordSwap:
-->Alice: That sexy young farmer has an enormous--\\
Bob: Potato gun!
* Making a quick gag by having the finished sentence be [[AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering nothing at all]] like what the first person was going to say.
-->Alice: Maybe we should--\\
Bob: Tie a banana on its nose and conga under its legs!\\
Alice: I was going to say call the police.
* Showing that two people who don't know each other are thinking the same thing.
-->Alice: Maybe we should--\\
Bob: Cross the streams--\\
Alice: And reverse the polarity--\\
Bob: To raise the deflector shields! [[GeekyTurnOn Marry me]].
* And more!

This trait is often found in CreepyTwins, SingleMindedTwins, and SickeninglySweethearts, but hardly restricted to them-- lovers, parents, siblings, friends, co-workers, enemies, even strangers can do this. And while we're at it, it doesn't have to be only two-- loads of people can get in on the act, although it might start to stretch credibility. Also present as a way of showing that two characters are telepathic or are parts of a HiveMind.

If the characters are built around this trope, it's a sign of a big problem when they ''don't'' finish each other's sentences. If one character is a psychic, expect the other to shout something like, "[[PsychicLink Get out of my head!]]" Or even if they aren't psychic, if it happens often enough.

A similar effect is having characters suddenly speak in unison. TwoScenesOneDialogue and DistantDuet have characters finishing each other's sentences without even being in the same scene. Compare StrangeMindsThinkAlike, CatchphraseInterruptus.

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!!Examples:

[[AC:Anime and Manga]]
* The twins Hikaru and Kaoru in ''OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' do this sometimes. In Haruhi's ''AliceInWonderland'' dream, they played the Cheshire Cat and appeared alternatingly from different sides, finishing each other's sentences as they talked to Haruhi.
* The Twins of Thermopylae from ''GirlchanInParadise'' episode 3 do this, but end up subverting it:
-->'''Twin 1''': Thank you...
-->'''Twin 2''': For saving us!
-->'''Kenstar''': So, what, do you guys, like, finish-
-->'''Twin 1''': Each other's...
-->'''Twin 2''': Sentences?
-->'''Kenstar''': Wow! That's pretty annoying.
-->'''Twin 1''': Yes. It's all because our grandma... ({{Beat}}. Twin 1 nudges the other one.)
-->'''Kenstar''': So... I guess we should-
-->'''Twin 2''': Oh! Uh, um... 'cause our grandma pampered us with plenty of gifts!
-->'''Twin 1''': That's not what I...
-->'''Twin 2''': Was going to say...
-->*Both twins get shot by Kotomaru*

[[AC:Comics]]
* In the ScroogeMcDuckUniverse, triplets Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck do this, since they're typically--
:: --scripted as--
:: --a single character!
* In ''GorskyAndButch'', when Butch becomes the Comix agent, the other agents (and also random people) start finishing his sentences for him. This is an obvious parody of the Matrix agents but since there is no HiveMind involved here, the effect persists even when Butch takes the cable out of his ear, much to his annoyance.

[[AC:Fanfic]]
* The Weasley Twins, from ''Harry Potter'' are '''''not''''' an example, even though they are popularly portrayed that way in Fan Fiction. They don't complete each other's sentences; rather, one will follow the other with the next appropriate sentence-- they are each stating complete, separate thoughts.

[[AC:Film--Animation]]
* The Fates from Disney's ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'' do this, most noticeably in their introduction, when they're giving Hades the prophecy.
* Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee in Disney's ''Disney/AliceInWonderland'' (possibly also the books).

[[AC:Film--Live Action]]
* From ''ScaryMovie 4'':
-->'''Cindy Campbell''': It looks like we have a lot in...
-->'''Tom Ryan''': ...common.
-->'''Cindy''': We're already finishing each other's...
-->'''Tom''': ...dinner!
-->'''Cindy''': ...sentences.
* The twins from ''{{Snatch}}'' do this.

[[AC:Literature]]
* RobertAHeinlein's Lapis Lazuli Long and Lorelei Lee Long are clone sisters who do this. They first appear in his novel ''Time Enough for Love'' and show up in his later novels.
* There is a JamesThurber short story about this, called "The Curb in the Sky," where the trope has harrowing consequences.
* Harry and Hermione do this in [[HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]] when they discover what happened to [[spoiler: Gryffindor's sword]].

[[AC:Live Action TV]]
* Played with in (something like) this exchange in ''{{Community}}'':
-->'''Troy''': Twins are--
-->'''Abed''': --creepy.
-->'''Troy''': They're always finishing each others'--
-->'''Abed''': --pie.
-->'''Troy''': Yeah.
* ''SpinCity'' got meta:
-->'''Carter:''' Mike, you and Caitlin are in danger of becoming one of those couples that claim you're apart, but in reality you're...
-->'''Stuart:''' ...so close that you finish each other's sentences. And the problem with that is that people like that inevitably end up...
-->'''Carter:''' ...romantically involved.
* A ''MontyPython'' sketch had a housewife receive a visit from a doorman who helped her finish sentences by first finishing them for her, then starting them so that she'd have to finish them.
* Similar to the ''{{Community}}'' example, ''Recap/ArrestedDevelopmentS3E11FamilyTies'' had this exchange:
-->'''Michael:''' It's like we finish each others'-
-->'''Lindsay:''' sandwiches?
-->'''Michael:''' ... sentences. Why... would I say...
-->'''Lindsay:''' sandwiches?
-->'''Michael:''' ''That'' time I was going to say "sandwiches".

[[AC:Theatre]]
* One performance of ''HenryVI Part II'' has Suffolk dragged offstage and killed before delivering his last line, leaving it to be completed by the pirate captain, which adds a wonderful creepiness to the scene.
-->'''Suffolk:''' Great men oft die by vile bezonians:\\
A Roman sworder and banditto slave\\
Murther'd sweet Tully; Brutus' bastard hand\\
Stabb'd Julius Caesar; savage islanders\\
Pompey the Great; and Suffolk--\\
''(sound of an axe)''\\
'''Pirate:''' Dies by pirates.
* Speaking of Shakespeare's Henry plays, in ''HenryIV, Part I'', Prince Hal finishes Hotspur's dying speech for him:
-->'''Hotspur:''' ...O, I could Prophesie,
-->But that the Earth, and the cold hand of death,
-->Lyes on my Tongue: No Percy, thou art dust
-->And food for--
-->'''Hal:''' For Wormes, braue Percy.

[[AC:Western Animation]]
* Part of the creepy effect used by the three Weird Sisters in ''{{Gargoyles}}''
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