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* '''Enforced''': see justified #2

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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see justified #2#2
** In order to make the central mystery challenging to solve, the producers decided to deliver the various clues through various POV characters, forcing the audience to decipher [[RashomonStyle what is fact and what is character misinterpretation]] instead of just the clues themselves.
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** On the edutainment show ''Tropetown'' each episode is lead by the expert: Alice the botanist leads the botany episodes, Bob the entomologist leads the insect episodes, Charles the historian…

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** On the edutainment show EdutainmentShow ''Tropetown'' each episode is lead by the expert: Alice the botanist leads the botany episodes, Bob the entomologist leads the insect episodes, Charles the historian…



* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???see justified #2
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* '''Straight ''': Episode 1 of ''Tropetown'' features [[TheLeader Alice]] as the focus character, Episode 2 [[TheLancer Bob]], Episode 3 [[TheBigGirl Claire]], Episode 4 [[TheSmartGuy Danny]], Episode 5 [[TheChick Evangeline]], before starting over again with Alice.

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* '''Straight ''': Episode 1 of ''Tropetown'' features [[TheLeader Alice]] as the focus character, Episode 2 [[TheLancer Bob]], Episode 3 [[TheBigGirl Claire]], Episode 4 [[TheSmartGuy Danny]], Episode 5 [[TheChick [[TheHeart Evangeline]], before starting over again with Alice.

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* '''Justified''': We're not going to let the large cast go to waste, are we?

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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We're not going to let the large cast go to waste, are we?we?
** On the edutainment show ''Tropetown'' each episode is lead by the expert: Alice the botanist leads the botany episodes, Bob the entomologist leads the insect episodes, Charles the historian…
** Every episode is from the VictimOfTheWeek's POV.
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* '''Justified''': We're not going to let the LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters go to waste, are we?

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* '''Justified''': We're not going to let the LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters large cast go to waste, are we?
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* '''Defied''': As soon as it looks like episode 2 is going to focus on Bob, Alice appears and insists that [[ItsAllAboutMe she is, and always will be, the protagonist of the show.]]

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* '''Defied''': As soon as it looks like episode 2 is going to focus on Bob, Alice appears shows up, and insists that [[ItsAllAboutMe she is, and always will be, the protagonist of the show.]]
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* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???
As soon as it looks like episode 2 is going to focus on Bob, Alice appears and insists that [[ItsAllAboutMe she is, and always will be, the protagonist of the show.]]
* '''Exploited''': ???Bob uses his focus episode to turn the world of ''Tropetown'' into a utopia. [[StatusQuoIsGod Although Claire reverts it back to normal by the next episode.]]
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* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???Alice asks Bob if he [[BreakingTheFourthWall wants to be the protagonist for the next episode, which he accepts]].

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Basic Trope: The primary character of a show is switched around frequently.
* '''Straight Trope:''' Episode 1 of ''Tropetown'' features [[TheLeader Alice]] as the focus character, Episode 2 [[TheLancer Bob]], Episode 3 [[TheBigGirl Claire]], Episode 4 [[TheSmartGuy Danny]], Episode 5 [[TheChick Evangeline]], before starting over again with Alice.
* '''Exaggerated:''' Episode 6 features [[SixthRanger Franklin]], Episode 7 [[TagalongKid Gabe,]] [[VillainEpisode Episode 8]] [[BigBad Horrible Harry,]] Episode 9 [[TheMedic Irene]], Episode 10 [[BadassNormal Johnny]], Episode 11 [[TagalongChronicler Krystle...]] Long story short no character ever has more than one episode.
* '''Downplayed:''' PlotTailoredToTheParty: The plot moves to focus on each character individually, but more gradually.

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Basic Trope: '''Basic Trope''': The primary character of a show is switched around frequently.
* '''Straight Trope:''' ''': Episode 1 of ''Tropetown'' features [[TheLeader Alice]] as the focus character, Episode 2 [[TheLancer Bob]], Episode 3 [[TheBigGirl Claire]], Episode 4 [[TheSmartGuy Danny]], Episode 5 [[TheChick Evangeline]], before starting over again with Alice.
* '''Exaggerated:''' '''Exaggerated''': Episode 6 features [[SixthRanger Franklin]], Episode 7 [[TagalongKid Gabe,]] [[VillainEpisode Episode 8]] [[BigBad Horrible Harry,]] Episode 9 [[TheMedic Irene]], Episode 10 [[BadassNormal Johnny]], Episode 11 [[TagalongChronicler Krystle...]] Long story short no character ever has more than one episode.
* '''Downplayed:''' '''Downplayed''':
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PlotTailoredToTheParty: The plot moves to focus on each character individually, but more gradually.



* '''Justified:''' We're not going to let the LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters go to waste, are we?
* '''Subverted:''' Episode 2 is about Bob, but every episode after returns to Alice.
* '''Double Subverted:''' At the start of season Two, ''Tropetown'' goes to the format of having a different lead every episode.
* '''Parodied:''' An DayInTheLimeLight episode focuses on a recurring extra.
* '''Zigzagged:''' Season One is a series of DayInTheLimeLight episodes, but Season Two features only Alice as POV character and Protagonist, but Season Three goes back to the original format.
* '''Averted:''' Alice is the only protagonist.
* '''Enforced:''' ???
* '''Lampshaded:''' "Now, who hasn't had an episode yet..."
* '''Invoked:''' ???
* '''Defied:''' ???
* '''Exploited:''' ???
* '''Discussed:''' ???
* '''Conversed:''' ???

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* '''Justified:''' '''Justified''': We're not going to let the LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters go to waste, are we?
* '''Subverted:''' '''Subverted''': Episode 2 is about Bob, but every episode after returns to Alice.
* '''Double Subverted:''' Subverted''': At the start of season Two, ''Tropetown'' goes to the format of having a different lead every episode.
* '''Parodied:''' '''Parodied''': An DayInTheLimeLight episode focuses on a recurring extra.
* '''Zigzagged:''' '''Zigzagged''': Season One is a series of DayInTheLimeLight episodes, but Season Two features only Alice as POV character and Protagonist, but Season Three goes back to the original format.
* '''Averted:''' '''Averted''': Alice is the only protagonist.
* '''Enforced:''' '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded:''' '''Lampshaded''': "Now, who hasn't had an episode yet..."
* '''Invoked:''' '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Defied:''' '''Defied''': ???
* '''Exploited:''' '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Discussed:''' '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed:''' ???
'''Conversed''': ???



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%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
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* '''Justified:''' We're not going to let the LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters go to waste, are we?

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** Each season has a different POV character.
* '''Justified:''' We're not going to let the LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters go to waste, are we?we?
* '''Subverted:''' Episode 2 is about Bob, but every episode after returns to Alice.
* '''Double Subverted:''' At the start of season Two, ''Tropetown'' goes to the format of having a different lead every episode.
* '''Parodied:''' An DayInTheLimeLight episode focuses on a recurring extra.
* '''Zigzagged:''' Season One is a series of DayInTheLimeLight episodes, but Season Two features only Alice as POV character and Protagonist, but Season Three goes back to the original format.
* '''Averted:''' Alice is the only protagonist.
* '''Enforced:''' ???
* '''Lampshaded:''' "Now, who hasn't had an episode yet..."
* '''Invoked:''' ???
* '''Defied:''' ???
* '''Exploited:''' ???
* '''Discussed:''' ???
* '''Conversed:''' ???

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Basic Trope: The primary character of a show is switched around frequently.
* '''Straight Trope:''' Episode 1 of ''Tropetown'' features [[TheLeader Alice]] as the focus character, Episode 2 [[TheLancer Bob]], Episode 3 [[TheBigGirl Claire]], Episode 4 [[TheSmartGuy Danny]], Episode 5 [[TheChick Evangeline]], before starting over again with Alice.
* '''Exaggerated:''' Episode 6 features [[SixthRanger Franklin]], Episode 7 [[TagalongKid Gabe,]] [[VillainEpisode Episode 8]] [[BigBad Horrible Harry,]] Episode 9 [[TheMedic Irene]], Episode 10 [[BadassNormal Johnny]], Episode 11 [[TagalongChronicler Krystle...]] Long story short no character ever has more than one episode.
* '''Downplayed:''' PlotTailoredToTheParty: The plot moves to focus on each character individually, but more gradually.
* '''Justified:''' We're not going to let the LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters go to waste, are we?

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