History PlayingWith / UnspokenPlanGuarantee

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

* '''Exaggerated''': The audience isn't even told there is a plan until after it's already succeeded.

* '''Exploited''': The BigBad tricks Alice into saying the plan to an empty room, while the camera watches. Come the next day, when Alice tries executing the plan, only for it to fail.

* '''Deconstructed''': Alice, InsufferableGenius that she is, leaves during the (on-screen) meeting with Bob and the rest of her allies while they're discussing strategy because she has a plan [[SurroundedByIdiots and believes these guys will only mess it up]]. It turns out that their plan ''was sound after all'' [[GambitPileup and her plans tangle with theirs]], [[PoorCommunicationKills bringing victory at a terrible price that everyone could've avoided if Alice had known what the other characters]] (and audience) [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot already knew]].

* '''Deconstructed''': [[TheAce Alice]], InsufferableGenius that she is, leaves during the (on-screen) meeting with Bob and the rest of her allies while they're discussing strategy because [[XanatosGambit she has a plan]] [[{{Pride}} and believes]] [[SurroundedByIdiots these guys]] [[IWorkAlone will only mess it up]]. It turns out that their plan ''[[CrazyEnoughToWork was sound after all]]'' [[GambitPileup and her plans tangle with theirs]], [[PyrrhicVictory bringing victory at a terrible price]] [[PoorCommunicationKills that everyone could've avoided if Alice had known what the other characters]] ([[DramaticIrony and audience]]) [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot already knew]].
* '''Intended Audience Reaction''': Whenever the heroes plan, [[TheOner it's shown from the same series of camera angles each time]], and the plan fails each time. Eventually, Alice points out that the BigBad is [[GambitRoulette countering things he can't possibly have predicted ahead of time.]] [[OnceMoreWithClarity When we then get a reveal of the room from a new angle,]] we see [[SinisterSurveillance all the old camera angles were from the various bugs and cameras the BigBad had placed in the room]], and [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall that he learnt about the hero's plans the same way we did.]] Cue the final shot of he big bad staring at the scene on his monitor as Alice and Bob discuss.

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%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???

* '''Defied''': The hero explains his plan to everybody, including the BigBad, because he knows that the BigBad can't do anything to stop it.
* [[IndyPloy They forgo planning]] [[ConfusionFu entirely.]]

* '''Intended Audience Reaction''': Whenever the heroes plan, [[TheOner it's shown from the same series of camera angles each time]], and the plan fails each time. Eventually, Alice points out that the BigBad is [[GambitRoulette countering things he can't possibly have predicted ahead of time.]] [[OnceMoreWithClarity When we then get a reveal of the room from a new angle,]] we see [[SinisterSurveillance all the old camera angles were from the various bugs and cameras the BigBad had placed in the room]], and [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall that he learnt about the hero's plans the same way we did.]] Cure the final shot of he big bad staring at the scene on his monitor as Alice and Bob discuss.

%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

* '''IntendedAudienceReaction''': Whenever the heroes plan, [[TheOner it's shown from the same series of camera angles each time]], and the plan fails each time. Eventually, Alice points out that the BigBad is [[GambitRoulette countering things he can't possibly have predicted ahead of time.]] [[OnceMoreWithClarity When we then get a reveal of the room from a new angle,]] we see [[SinisterSurveillance all the old camera angles were from the various bugs and cameras the BigBad had placed in the room]], and [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall that he learnt about the hero's plans the same way we did.]]

* '''IntendedAudienceReaction''': Whenever the heroes plan, [[TheOner it's shown from the same series of camera angles each time]], and the plan fails each time. Eventually, Alice points out that the BigBad is countering things he can't possibly have known about ahead of time. [[OnceMoreWithClarity When we then get a reveal of the room from a new angle,]] we see [[SinisterSurveillance all the old camera angles were from the various bugs and cameras the BigBad had placed in the room]], and [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall that he learnt about the hero's plans the same way we did.]]

* '''Subverted''': Alice starts explaining her plan to Bob before the commercial break, when we come back it's being carried out, only for it to go wrong halfway through.

* '''Double Subverted''': But it turns out that failure was part of Alice's plan all along as it lures the villain into a false sense of security.

* '''Subverted For Laughs''': Alice explains the plan in its entirety to Bob. Bob [[GenreSavvy expresses disbelief]] that [[DidntSeeThatComing something won't go horribly wrong]] ("This is ''not'' going to work."). One SmashCut later, and the plan goes off without a hitch ("I can't believe that ''worked''!").

%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???
%%* '''Parodied''': ???

* '''Subverted For Laughs''': Alice explains the plan in its entirety to Bob. Bob [[GenreSavvy expresses disbelief]] that [[DidntSeeThatComing something won't go horribly wrong]]. One SmashCut later, and the plan goes off without a hitch.

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

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

* '''Zig Zagged''': There are unexpected complications which cause parts of the plan to fail and make improvisation necessary, but in the end everything works out mostly as explained beforehand.

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

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

* '''Justified''': The hero doesn't tell his allies the details of his plan because he knows the villain has him under surveillance and will be able to stop him if he knows what he's going to do.

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

* '''Invoked''': The BigBad tricks Alice into saying the plan to an empty room, while the camera watches. Come the next day, when Alice tries executing the plan, only for it to fail.
* '''Exploited''':

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

* '''Downplayed''': We hear some details of Alice's plan and it still works more-or-less as planned.

* '''Straight''': Alice starts to explain her plan to Bob, the show cuts to the commercial break, and when it comes back we see the plan put into action and succeeding.
** Alternatively, We hear Alice give Bob the details about her plan, and see it fail miserably.

* '''Inverted''': The plans we hear nothing about fail spectacularly.

* '''Averted''': We hear all the details of what the plan will involve, and see all details of it playing out successfully.
** Alternatively, no plans are made.