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Bad Dreams was renamed by TRS due to misuse. This is misuse, so it gets cut.


* '''Double Subverted''': [[MultilayerFacade ...but this is just another facade]], this one for the benefit of his fellow officers. The BadDreams he suffers from every night show him to be more conflicted than he lets on.

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* '''Double Subverted''': [[MultilayerFacade ...but this is just another facade]], this one for the benefit of his fellow officers. The BadDreams nightmares he suffers from every night show him to be more conflicted than he lets on.

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* '''Implied''': TheCaptain is a depressed JerkAss, and when a private asks why, someone just says, "He's got a lot to deal with."



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* '''Parodied''': An AffablyEvil character angsts about the stresses. He doesn't ''enjoy'' [[YouHaveFailedMe shooting loyal servants in the face]] while [[BondVillainStupidity putting deadly enemies in easily-escapable traps]], but it's what's expected of him...

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* '''Parodied''': An AffablyEvil character angsts about the stresses.stresses of being the BigBad. He doesn't ''enjoy'' [[YouHaveFailedMe shooting loyal servants in the face]] while [[BondVillainStupidity putting deadly enemies in easily-escapable traps]], but it's what's expected of him...
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* '''Parodied''': An AffablyEvil character angsts about the stresses of being DangerouslyGenreSavvy. He doesn't ''enjoy'' [[YouHaveFailedMe shooting loyal servants in the face]] while [[BondVillainStupidity putting deadly enemies in easily-escapable traps]], but it's what's expected of him...

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* '''Parodied''': An AffablyEvil character angsts about the stresses of being DangerouslyGenreSavvy.stresses. He doesn't ''enjoy'' [[YouHaveFailedMe shooting loyal servants in the face]] while [[BondVillainStupidity putting deadly enemies in easily-escapable traps]], but it's what's expected of him...
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* '''Reconstructed''': He decides that as long as he [[IDidWhatIHadToDo Does What He Has To Do]], if he beats himself up about it afterwards that's his problem.

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* '''Reconstructed''': The captain has a mental breakdown. He decides that as long as he [[IDidWhatIHadToDo Does What He Has To Do]], if he beats himself up about it afterwards afterward that's his problem.

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* '''Deconstructed''': The captain has a mental breakdown. He comes to realise that if he's going to be an effective commander he has to learn to compartmentalise this stuff, and if he can't do that he might be better off letting someone else lead.
* '''Reconstructed''': He decides that as long as he [[IDidWhatIHadToDo Does What He Has To Do]], if he beats himself up about it afterwards that's his problem.



* '''Lampshaded''': "AsTheGoodBookSays, "Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown"." "That was Shakespeare. [[SurroundedByIdiots Can you numbskulls]] get ''nothing'' right?"

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"AsTheGoodBookSays, "Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown"." "That was Shakespeare. [[SurroundedByIdiots Can you numbskulls]] get ''nothing'' right?"



* '''Deconstructed''': The captain has a mental breakdown. He comes to realise that if he's going to be an effective commander he has to learn to compartmentalise this stuff, and if he can't do that he might be better off letting someone else lead.
* '''Reconstructed''': He decides that as long as he [[IDidWhatIHadToDo Does What He Has To Do]], if he beats himself up about it afterwards that's his problem.



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** Fans have taken against the Captain for being too cold and bloodthirsty, while in the writers' heads he's a ReasonableAuthorityFigure. They decide to give him ADayInTheLimelight to try to make him more sympathetic by showing the kind of problems he has to handle.

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** [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic Fans have taken against the Captain Captain]] for being too cold and bloodthirsty, while in the writers' heads he's a ReasonableAuthorityFigure. They decide to give him ADayInTheLimelight to try to make him more sympathetic by showing the kind of problems he has to handle.



* '''Played For Laughs''': The Captain is TheEeyore, and his incessant grumbling about how hard his job is is a RunningGag.

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* '''Played For Laughs''': The Captain is TheEeyore, and his incessant ineffectual grumbling about how hard his job is is a RunningGag.
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** "I've got a phone call in five minutes that could determine whether millions of people live or die. I get that you're pissed, but could you come back later? I'm a little busy right now."

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Depending on the severity of the situation and how much is at stake, its either [[Creator/MelBrooks good to be the king]] or it sucks to be the king.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Depending on the severity of the situation and how much is at stake, its it's either [[Creator/MelBrooks good to be the king]] or it sucks to be the king.



* '''Enforced''': Fans have taken against the Captain for being too cold and bloodthirsty, while in the writers' heads he's a ReasonableAuthorityFigure. They decide to give him ADayInTheLimelight to try to make him more sympathetic by showing the kind of problems he has to handle.

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Fans have taken against the Captain for being too cold and bloodthirsty, while in the writers' heads he's a ReasonableAuthorityFigure. They decide to give him ADayInTheLimelight to try to make him more sympathetic by showing the kind of problems he has to handle.



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* '''Zig Zagged''': Depending on the severity of the situation and how much is at stake, its either [[MelBrooks good to be the king]] or it sucks to be the king.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Depending on the severity of the situation and how much is at stake, its either [[MelBrooks [[Creator/MelBrooks good to be the king]] or it sucks to be the king. king.



* '''Played For Laughs''': The Captain is TheEeyore, and his incessant grumbling about how hard his job is is a RunningGag.

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* '''Played For Laughs''': The Captain is TheEeyore, and his incessant grumbling about how hard his job is is a RunningGag.

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** The plotline, culminating in the Cap taking leave to sort his head out, is an excuse for the character to be PutOnABus that can be [[TheBusCameBack easily recalled later]] if needs be.



* '''Played For Laughs''': The Captain is TheEeyore, and his incessant grumbling about how hard his job is is a RunningGag.
* '''Played For Drama''': The captain's leadership becomes affected by his mental state, and he tries to hide what he perceives as "weakness" from everyone else, only giving him further stress to deal with.



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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Depending on the severity of the situation and how much is at stake, its either [[MelBrooks good to be the king]] or it sucks to be the king.
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* '''Downplayed''': After a successful mission, the team's BingeMontage is intercut with the cap [[DrowningTheirSorrows Drowning His Sorrows]] alone in his office.

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* '''Downplayed''': After a successful mission, the team's BingeMontage is intercut with the cap [[DrowningTheirSorrows [[DrowningMySorrows Drowning His Sorrows]] alone in his office.

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