History PlayingWith / GetAHoldOfYourselfman

** [[RealityEnsues Danny shoots Julia for kicking him while he's down.]]

* '''Played For Drama''': Julia slaps Bob and gives him a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech nasty speech]] about how he needs to end his self-pity, which makes Danny very angry slaps her right back, knocking her down the ground. Because of this, Danny is in very sour terms with Julia and the rest of his friends and doesn't want to be anywhere near them.

* '''Reconstructed''': The suicide attempt fails, and Julia, determined to [[TheAtoner make amends]], stops being harsh with him and instead helps him to overcome his problems. This results in CharacterDevelopment for both.

* '''Implied''': Danny leaves one scene depressed. He returns later, happier but with a red mark on his face.

%%* '''Implied''': ???

** Julia is unsympathetic to others feeling down, and thinks that being harsh and physical with them is the best way.

* '''Downplayed''': Julia doesn't inflict physical violence on Danny, but she delivers a [[RousingSpeech "verbal-slap"]] on him that manages to put him back together.

** Much earlier, Danny explicitly said, "if I ever do [X], please, just ''slap me''". [[BrickJoke Julia is simply honoring the request]].

* '''Played For Drama''': Julia slaps Bob and gives him a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech nasty speech]] about how he needs to end his self-pity, which makes Danny very angry slaps her right back, knocking her down the ground. Because of this, Danny is in very sour terms with Julia and the others and doesn't want to be anywhere near them.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Julia's mostly nice to Danny, helping him through his problems, but when things get really bad she resorts to this.

* '''Discussed''': "I know he was being whiny, but you didn't have to hit him like that!"
* '''Conversed''': "So this episode teaches us that in order to help depressed people, you slap them across the face like a dog. [[SarcasmMode Nice moral for children to learn.]]"

** Julia's treatment of Danny doesn't get him out of [[HeroicBSOD HeroicBSODs]], it just makes his emotional problems worse. It gets so bad he's eventually DrivenToSuicide, and Julia [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone bitterly regrets her actions]].

** See Parodied, only Julia was BullyingADragon and is severly hurt.

* '''Played For Drama''': Julia slaps Bob and gives him a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech nasty speech]] about how he needs to end his self-pity, which makes Danny very angry slaps her right back, knocking her down the ground. As a result, the two are now in very sour terms and don't want to be anywhere near each other.

* '''Exploited''': ???

%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

* '''Justified''': Danny is being incredibly {{wangst}}y, and this is the only (fast) way to get through to him.

* '''Conversed''': ???

** Alternatively, Julia slaps Danny while he's calm. It makes him angry.

* '''Defied''': ???

%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

* '''Justified''': Danny is being incredibly [[{{Wangst}} wangsty]], and this is the only way to get through to him.

* '''Deconstructed''':
** Julia's treatment of Danny doesn't get him out of [[HeroicBSOD HeroicBSODs]], it just makes his emotional problems worse. It gets so bad he's eventually DrivenToSuicide, and Julia [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone bitterly regrets her actions]].
** See Parodied, only Julia was BullyingADragon and is severly hurt.
* '''Reconstructed''': The suicide attempt fails, and Julia, determined to [[TheAtoner make amends]], stops being harsh with him and instead helps him to overcome his problems. This results in CharacterDevelopment for both.

* '''Invoked''': HitMeDammit

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* '''Inverted''': Julia hugs Danny and tells him it'll be okay.

* '''Subverted''': Julia marches angrily up to Danny, as if she's about to hit him. Then her face softens, and she gently consoles him instead.

* '''Double Subverted''': She tells him she's going to get something that will help, and leaves. A few moments later she returns with a glass of cold water, splashes it all over him, and yells at him to get a grip.

* '''Deconstructed''': Julia's treatment of Danny doesn't get him out of [[HeroicBSOD HeroicBSODs]], it just makes his emotional problems worse. It gets so bad he's eventually DrivenToSuicide, and Julia [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone bitterly regrets her actions]].

* '''Parodied''': Danny hits back. He and julia get into a fistfight.

* '''Parodied''': ???