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1Let's say you're watching a movie, playing a game, or reading a book. The story is well-told, the characters are engaging, and the settings are beautifully presented. When you finish, you walk away satisfied with what it had to offer.
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3Later, you decide you're in the mood to experience it again. Maybe you'd like to remember the exact phrasing of a quote, maybe you want to show it to a friend, or maybe it's just for personal enjoyment. Whatever the reason, it isn't long before you're re-engaged with the work in question.
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5But wait, what's this? That FunnyBackgroundEvent looks suspiciously similar to the final battle. And are these conversations [[{{Foreshadowing}} really just idle chitchat?]] And doesn't that janitor kind of look like the masked crusader who appears later on? Isn't that fairy tale book on the bedside table the {{trope}} that the movie is based on?
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7Congratulations, you've discovered that this work has a Rewatch Bonus! Turns out the creators put a lot more work into writing the story than you realized. While there were bigger things drawing your attention when you were first experiencing the story, now that you're revisiting it, you can now see that there was a lot of interesting setup to said bigger things. This trope also isn't limited to narrative elements and can also refer to quick [[FreezeFrameBonus blink-and-you'll-miss-it]] sight gags, interesting character quirks, and other things that you didn't notice or were unable to appreciate on the first go-around.
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9This and {{Foreshadowing}} overlap greatly, but something that is a Rewatch Bonus has the distinction of not needing to be important to the MythArc at large -- the work could even function perfectly fine without it -- but nonetheless still serves as an intriguing piece of the narrative or presentation that only makes its brilliance clear once you've noticed the patterns or know how everything ends. Sometimes coincides with LateToThePunchline (although if a punchline ''only'' makes sense in the context of events later in the story, it's less that than an [[InvertedTrope inverse]] BrickJoke) and is often a result of TheEndingChangesEverything. These bonuses are especially common in works that have a WhamLine, WhamShot, CerebusRetcon, or a ChekhovsArmory.
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11Compare ReplayValue, which refers to the various ways repeated playthroughs of a video game can remain entertaining.
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16* RewatchBonus/AnimeAndManga
17* RewatchBonus/LiveActionFilms
18** ''RewatchBonus/{{Scream}}''
19* RewatchBonus/{{Literature}}
20** ''RewatchBonus/HarryPotter''
21* RewatchBonus/LiveActionTV
22* RewatchBonus/VideoGames
23* RewatchBonus/WesternAnimation
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29* ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'': In "ComicBook/TheUnknownLegionnaire", the introductory dialogue leads readers to believing that the Legionnaires never learned the identity of the eponymous hero...but reading again after the reveal makes you realize what they never said they didn't figure out [[spoiler:that "he" was ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}]], and Sun Boy never said that "Unknown Boy" was a "him".
30* ''ComicBook/TheOracleCode'': On the first read through, it really does seem like Jena was just denying her brother's death in her grief before Ben comes across news of the fire that killed their parents and sees that both kids survived, but when she first appears in the background she's actually standing next to her brother.
31* ''ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}}'': Once the first issue's final page reveals these "new heroes" are the Masters of Evil in disguise, fans instantly had to reread the issue to see how all the interactions play out in a much different way.
32* ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'' and its spin-offs have loads of foreshadowing, ArcWelding, and plenty of overlapping sidestories. Usually, people who read the series often reread it once they've finished all the volumes.
33* In ''ComicBook/TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'' and other James Roberts-penned ''Transformers'' comics, Orion Pax (later Optimus Prime) works with a conspicuously unnamed senator. This relationship takes on a new light once you find out that [[spoiler:the senator is Shockwave before he went through the horrifying empurata and Shadowplay processes]].
34* ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'': Once you reread the first volume, you start noticing many subtle hints and foreshadowing on the finale of the series and identity of TheMole.
35* Quite a bit in ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' due to the large number of {{Chekhovs Gun}}s and [[ChekhovsGunman Gunmen]] seeded throughout the story's earlier points. For instance, the scene where Norman Osborn becomes the Green Goblin becomes even more important when you notice that [[EarlyBirdCameo some major characters are present in the background]] long before they become important, such as Dr. Octopus and Conrad Marcus. There's also all the subtle build-up to Spider-Man's eventual battles with the Roxxon Corporation. On reread, you'll notice more than ''a lot'' of Spidey's enemies and problems were being caused by Roxxon indirectly even before he knew about them; Beetle being hired by them, Killer Shrike attacking their labs, Spot and Sandman being experimented on by them...
36* ''ComicBook/{{Revolutionaries}}'' and its follow-up ''ComicBook/FirstStrike'' both have a specific character turn out to be ''far different'' than they seem, putting just about every word they say in a different light after TheReveal.
37* Re-reading ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'' reveals that [[TheOneThatGotAway Envy]] had a brief appearance in volume 1... In one of Scott's dreams, featuring her as she was when they were dating. Scott having said dream while he was dating Knives, and Knives appearing in the dream as part of Scott and Envy's band only reinforces it.
38* ''ComicBook/Ronin1983'' is a completely different experience on a second reading; TheReveal completely upends your ideas about what's going on, and an action-packed UrbanFantasy epic about a time-traveling samurai fighting a demon becomes [[spoiler:an ''Manga/{{Akira}}''-esque {{Cyberpunk}} horror story about a mentally damaged psychic kid being manipulated into warping reality]]. The most notable instance is the very beginning of the story, when we see the Ronin fighting his nemesis in Feudal Japan before cutting to Billy in the future, watching TV. The first time you read it, it seems like a DistantPrologue giving way to the main plot. The second time, [[spoiler:you realize that the entire prologue was actually just a shot of the TV screen Billy was looking at; the Ronin, his allies, and the demon are all characters from a Japanese television show that Billy watches in his spare time, and the strange psychic event that kicks the plot off is actually him creating robotic facsimiles of them using his powers]].
39* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}: Clan-Building'' comics, Thailog has a scheme running for several issues in which he ropes the Labyrinth Clan clones into being his henchmen again, and leads them in an attack against the Manhattan Clan for revenge. Once the battle ends and Thailog flees, we discover that the whole scheme was nothing but a distraction -- the fact that ''one'' of the clones ended up choosing to take Thailog's side was just an unexpected bonus, for his true objective was to collect DNA samples of the Manhattan Clan. Re-reading the issue with that in mind makes this abundantly clear, as you'll then notice that he has eight retractable wrist-blades, and his only tactic throughout the battle is use them one by one to collect blood from all eight members of the clan.
40* In the second volume of ''ComicBook/TheGoodAsian'', when Edison has his final confrontation with Nash ([[spoiler:the Carroway family's [[TheFixer fixer]]]]), he notes that ever since his first encounter with Nash he's been bugged by a feeling that he's seen him before. Rereading the first volume will show that Nash was in the background at the restaurant during the "date" Edison and Lucy had when he first tried to get her help finding Ivy.
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44* Rereading storylines involving Maria and Leonardo in ''ComicStrip/SafeHavens'' becomes a lot more interesting once its revealed [[spoiler:that they're Samantha and Dave's [[KidFromTheFuture kid and grandkid from the future]] (and also past, [[Creator/LeonardoDaVinci technically]]) respectively]].
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48* ''Fanfic/{{Anthropology}}'' is chock full of these, both in-universe and out of universe. The first part of the story is Lyra noticing how many of the objects used by ponies were not designed for hooves in mind and coming to the conclusion that humans must have been in Equestria. In the story itself, there are many hints in both Lyra's past and in her dreams to the story's major revelation: [[spoiler:Lyra herself is human]].
49* The fun part of rereading ''Fanfic/ByTheSea'' after it's already been read in full, including the sequel and snippets that show more merfolk culture, is figuring out what's actually going through Cody's head during [[UnreliableNarrator Obi-Wan's]] POV sections, especially early in their relationship when they were still working through a significant language barrier.
50* A particular ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10798406/10/Cake-Day-Shorts drabble]] is narrated by Fox, who is blind. Near the fic's end, however, he begins describing things visually. People rereading will notice that this is because [[spoiler:he's dead (and therefore not limited by his physical body anymore)]], as the next lines reveal.
51* ''Fanfic/CodeGeassColorlessMemories'' many of the lines and {{Foreshadowing}} in the earlier chapters. Take on this once you know that Rai is [[spoiler:Half Sumeragi]] and that it was [[spoiler:C.C]] who took his memories in the first place.
52* ''[[Fanfic/AndIWillBurnForYou For What, For All But Myself]]'' has Jiang Cheng, disoriented after being severely injured, starts saying "Ke--" before he's interrupted. Later on, when his child's been born, it's revealed that his milk name is Kedou (tadpole), making it clear that he's calling for his son.
53* In ''Fanfic/TheGrimEdventuresOfEdEddNEddy'', Eddy [[OutOfCharacter acting like Doctor Octopus/Green Goblin]] in the ComicBook/SpiderMan parody a makes perfect sense once you learn that he's [[spoiler:BrainwashedAndCrazy.]] Something similar happens in the ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' crossover, but unlike last time, he's called out on it.
54* The first scene of the ''Manga/SoulEater'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10794683/1/The-Hand-That-Rocks-The-Cradle The Hand That Rocks The Cradle]]'' goes from positive to nightmarish after TheReveal that the person holding Stein and Marie's baby is [[spoiler:Medusa, not Marie]].
55** Even the ''summary'' takes on a different meaning after the story is read. "To put it lightly, Stein and Marie's baby son is having a rough night. Maybe a mother's lullaby can comfort him." [[spoiler:Being kidnapped by your parents' worst enemy who intends to raise you as her {{Tykebomb}} would certainly qualify as having a rough night, and while Medusa isn't ''his'' mother, she is certainly ''a'' [[AbusiveParents mother]].]]
56* ''Fanfic/KyonBigDamnHero'' includes a ton of subtle references to ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry''. That's even before the story shows itself to be a fic that also crossovers with Higurashi. For example, right off the bat we have [[InMediasRes the prologue's]] {{Epigraph}} subtly referencing the HatePlague in that series.
57* ''Fanfic/LongTimeNoSee'' makes readers believe Shinji and Asuka haven’t seen each other in years, and in between they have met and married other people, until it’s revealed that [[spoiler:they have married each other. Asuka was joking when she said it had been a while, and Shinji was playing along.]] Rereading the fic after the plot twist shows how efficiently Jimmy Wolk played with his readers' assumptions. For example: Shinji says he has two children back at home [[spoiler:right before Asuka tells she’s expecting her third baby]]; Shinji chides himself for smiling at Asuka drinking instead of being concerned about his wife's health, [[spoiler:who’s just told him she’s pregnant]]; Asuka mentions her husband went to "some festival for his own company", [[spoiler:which both of them are attending]]...
58* ''Fanfic/{{Paradoxus}}'':
59** Those mysterious women talking about how YouCantFightFate at the beginning of the [[Recap/ParadoxusPrologo prologue]]? [[spoiler: they are Daphne and Galadwen, regretting how Bloom and Stella's tragic deaths were unavoidable all along. Also, the unconscious woman they are tending is a grown-up Altalune, newly defeated and nearly killed by Eudora.]]
60** The [[Recap/ParadoxusCapitulo01 first chapter]]'s epigraph specifies that it's the sands of time (a mechanism under the bronze dragonflight's purview) that will work a miracle. This excludes [[spoiler:Trisha and Altalune's]] method since it employs scientific principles instead of dragon magic. In other words, it's foreshadowing for [[spoiler:their eventual failure at saving Bloom and Stella]].
61** The [[Recap/ParadoxusCapitulo03 third chapter]]'s epigraph foreshadows that, more important than Bloom's meeting with Galadwen is [[spoiler:her sister Daphne doing so too and unlocking her memories in the process. The two women, along with a third party, will manipulate all events from here onward to prevent this timeline from the absolute catastrophe that was the previous one]].
62** The nymph Indís with her husband and recently-arrived daughter watching the time travelers depart in the [[Recap/ParadoxusCapitulo06 sixth chapter]]? [[spoiler:And that happening after Altalune was told by Blair (Snotra's daughter) that her parents couldn't bid her their goodbyes because they were busy? Oh, dear, that's because those two families are the same people but changing between secret identities.]]
63** Flora easily deducing the time travelers' identities in the [[Recap/ParadoxusCapitulo10 tenth chapter]]? [[spoiler:Nobody doubts Flora is smart beyond belief but, in this particular case, it wasn't her brains but that she already knew.]]
64* In the last chapter of ''Fanfic/PersephonesWaltz'', [[spoiler:Homura]] comments offhand that she sometimes stops time to cry on [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Madoka]]'s shoulder. Chapter 5 is narrated by a different person, but contextual clues [[note]]her rapid switch between emotional states, the inexplicable wetness on Madoka's sleeve[[/note]] indicate that she was doing this during the conversation about Amy.
65* ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'' has a lot of the gags over the first season being connected to the Reveal at the end of it, which becomes obvious upon a repeat viewing. [[BigBad Kayaba]]'s first episode speech to the players he's [[WinToExit trapped in a VR game]] is rambling, often goes over his audience's heads, and suffers from mishaps like Kayaba accidentally muting himself. [[spoiler:He's loopy from overwork and sleep-deprivation, in a state of panic after discovering a lethal glitch, and is slapping together a plan to cover his ass and look like a criminal mastermind rather than a colossal fuck-up.]] ''SAO'', despite being a death game, still has things like in-game ads (at first) and [=NPCs=] advising players to [[AntiPoopSocking take a break]] from a game they can't log out of. [[spoiler:''SAO'' was never meant to be a death game.]] It's also a buggy mess, with missing sound files, teleportation crystals that fail to work more often than not, the game using the wrong animation effects in specific situations, and [=NPCs=] prone to getting stuck in doors. [[spoiler:''SAO'' was ChristmasRushed, the "players die if their characters do" is just the worst of its various {{Game Breaking Bug}}s, [[TakeThat and it's a]] Creator/{{Bethesda}} title.]]
66* ''FanFic/TheTaintedGrimoire'' has many bits of {{Foreshadowing}} which can be caught by reading it again after reaching important plot events.
67* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/649528/nonjon Nonjon's]] ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2354771/1/Where_in_the_World_is_Harry_Potter Where in the World is Harry Potter?]]'' becomes even more hilarious than it already is once you know Nicholas Flamel's secret.
68* ''Fanfic/BetweenMyBrotherAndMeMorsOmnibus'': Yvonne and Yusho's duel against Yuya and Zarc drops a bucketload of hints about what happens at the end [[spoiler:-- Yvonne killing Yusho in order for him to become a Dark Signer--]] once you pick up on Yvonne's reactions. From Yuya's declaration that "one of you shall soon perish"[[note]]She remarks, "That's reassuring" before staring at Yusho[[/note]], the fact that her dead brother's favorite song was "Show Must Go On"[[note]]As it relates to how Yvonne must keep it together despite knowing what she must do in the end[[/note]] to Yusho remarks to "Do it. Now." and stating that he's "Ready for what happens next"[[note]]Because he knows what Yvonne has to kill him and is telling her that it's going to be okay.[[/note]] to Yvonne wishing that the duel lasts a little bit longer.
69* ''Fanfic/OrangeRoseGathering'': Several of Chloe's scenes in the early chapters (particularly the ones involving her making comments or interacting with Ash) take a different meaning after Chapter 5, where it's revealed that she has feelings for him, with many of Chloe's comments coming across as SuspiciouslySpecificDenial and her acting like a {{Tsundere}}.
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73* ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'': Upon second viewings, once you know the actual reason behind "mend the bond torn by pride", it sets the spell's antidote in a new light.
74* ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'':
75** Everything about Miguel and Héctor's interactions and relationship takes on a new significance once you know [[spoiler:that Héctor is Miguel's actual great-great-grandfather.]]
76** The fact that [[spoiler:Héctor is a father]] becomes more apparent in second viewings, with the way he speaks with Miguel to calm him down, censors naughty songs and overall assists and encourages Miguel.
77** Ernesto de La Cruz's signature song "Remember Me" feels very different upon rewatch/relisten. At first, it feels like a grand, bombastic, but harmless show-stopping piece of music. However, listening to it again after learning that [[spoiler:Ernesto murdered his friend Hector to steal his songs, and that Hector intended "Remember Me" to be a soft, personal lullaby for his daughter]], it really conveys [[spoiler:how much of a scumbag Ernesto is by twisting its original intent to suit his own needs]].
78** Dante constantly pulling Miguel toward Héctor's direction actually hints of [[spoiler:his role as a spirit guide, as he knows Héctor is the real great-great grandfather.]]
79* ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'':
80** The opening scene becomes more disturbing upon rewatch because [[spoiler:that doll being remade is representing the Sweet Ghost Girl, otherwise known as Wybie's great-aunt]].
81** The Other Father's song to Coraline initially seems like a cheerful song until you realize [[spoiler:he is actually trying to warn her that they want to put buttons in her eyes]].
82** Rewatching the meal scenes in the Other World shows that only Coraline and the Other Father are eating. The other Mother's plate is always empty. [[spoiler:That's because she feeds on something entirely different.]]
83** Upon closer inspection, the Other Mother becomes thinner each time Coraline visits, while the Other Father becomes plumper. [[spoiler:The Other Mother is barely sustaining herself and the Other Father is turning back into a pumpkin.]]
84** The Other Father always calls the Other Mother "Mother". [[spoiler:The Other Mother created him so in a sense, she really is his mother.]]
85** The cute circus scene is not as entertaining once the viewer realizes that the little circus ball the mice used is actually [[spoiler:the Sweet Ghost Girl's soul]].
86* ''WesternAnimation/EgoTrip'': Dexter is assaulted by [[HumongousMecha giant time-traveling robots]] sent to "destroy the one who saved the future". This is the inciting incident for the movie's entire plot, as Dexter wants to find out how he did it. As it turns out, [[spoiler:the one who saved the future was ''Dee Dee'', and Dexter ends up collaborating with his three [[MyFutureSelfAndMe future selves]] to build the mechs in the first place and send them to destroy her. If you rewatch the scene in which Dexter first fights the robots, you'll notice they ''don't actually do anything,'' because Dee Dee vacated the premises a few seconds before they arrived]].
87* ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'':
88** Seemingly innocent lines from Prince Hans can be re-interpreted as [[spoiler:disguising his true nature in later viewings.]] For example, during his duet with Anna, some of his lines ("We finish each other's-" "Sandwiches!" "That's what ''I'' was gonna say!") are [[spoiler:suddenly signs of tailoring himself to make Anna fall for him -- in the case of said line, he says such right when Anna turns her back on him and lets her guard down.]] In particular, in the same duet, he has a line about having waited his whole life to "find my own place". While he says this, [[spoiler:he isn't looking at Anna - he's turned away from her to gesture at her kingdom.]] On one's first viewing, it's difficult to notice that [[spoiler:he's essentially admitting to being more interested in the kingdom than the girl here,]] but it's glaringly obvious on a rewatch.
89*** Elsa even says to Anna following said duet: "[[TruthInTelevision You can't marry a man you just met.]]" [[spoiler:Becomes important as she knows Hans is not who he seems.]]
90** Observant viewers will notice that during the scene where Hans "saves" Elsa from being shot by a crossbow bolt, which brings an enormous chandelier down on her, that he both glances up to make note that the chandelier is above Elsa, ''and'' has completely wrested control of the crossbow from its owner when the arrow is fired.
91** Similarly, the lyrics of the opening song foreshadow a lot of the later events of the film; Elsa's powers and her developmental stages, the freezing of the harbor, the frozen heart, and the importance of [[ThePowerOfLove true love]].
92* ''WesternAnimation/KuboAndTheTwoStrings'':
93** The reveal that [[spoiler:Beetle is actually Hanzo]] makes every interaction with Kubo and Monkey heartwarming since [[spoiler:he was reunited with his son and wife respectively without any of them realizing it]].
94** Monkey and Beetle bicker with each other and yet show affection to each other and towards Kubo. [[spoiler:It's because they are actually Hanzo and Sariatu, Kubo's parents.]]
95** Beetle has a habit of making goofy jokes. [[spoiler:He is making ''dad'' jokes.]]
96** There are times when Kubo and Beetle are strangely in sync. Such as when Monkey tells them not to touch the skull rock formation and they both do anyways. Or when they both stuff their faces rather messily. [[spoiler:Like father, like son.]]
97** Beetle guessed that the first four words Hanzo said to [[spoiler:Monkey/Sariatu]] to make them fall for him was "I love you, [[spoiler:Monkey]]" when Hanzo really said, "You are my quest". [[spoiler:Since Beetle is actually Hanzo, his first guess was unintentionally telling his wife that he loves her.]]
98* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie'' is loaded with these. [[spoiler:Once you realize that the story - [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane might]] - take place in a child's imagination, all those hints in the LEGO world (sound effects made by human voices; the Minifigures' limited movements; Vitruvius' lollipop staff and the Kragle) makes much more sense.]]
99* ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'': The "Lilo feeding her a tropical fish a sandwich because she thinks he can control the weather" bit at first seems like little more than a silly EstablishingCharacterMoment. Once you learn that [[spoiler:it was raining the day her parents died in a car crash]], it becomes a lot sadder.
100** Not only that but on rewatching, pay close attention to the weather when Pudge gets his sandwich. The clouds which were gathering in the background disperse. ''Lilo may be right.''
101* In ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons'':
102** At the science fair, Wilbur knocks over a girl's box of frogs and she makes him pick them all up. Wilbur isn't too pleased, calls the girl "annoying" and isn't amused when she warns him that she "knows karate". The scene is already funny but it becomes even more hilarious when you realize [[spoiler:the little girl is Franny, Wilbur's future mother and yes, she does know karate]].
103** When meeting and introducing the Robinsons, Bud casually mentions to Lewis that he would like Wilbur's mother Franny. [[spoiler:Franny is actually Cornelius/Lewis's wife]].
104* From ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'', the scene where Sulley accidentally scares Boo has Mike in the background convincing Mr. Waternoose that Boo isn't toxic. [[spoiler:His reactions during that scene are all off, and indicative of his role in the plot to kidnap human children. They include a cartoonish gasp and pantomime raising of hands when he first sees her (instead of the terror displayed by ''every other monster'' at the prospect of a human child being loose), a calculating shiftiness in his eyes once Mike starts talking, being so willing to discard a lifetime of teaching during the course of a minute-long speech from Mike that he willingly picks Boo up (which Mike is still hesitant to do after a full day in her company), a different sort of anger during his "how could this happen?" question than would be expected from someone who's just been told a murderous psychopath is using his factory to kidnap human children, and then immediately [[HaveYouToldAnyoneElse asking who else knows about Boo]] once Mike finishes. Assuming the viewer wasn't distracted by the heartbreaking way Boo cowers away from Sulley, it would be implausible for even the most ReasonableAuthorityFigure to react as calmly as Waternoose does to a massive security breach from a "incredibly dangerous" human child. Rewatching the scene after discovering that he's behind the whole scheme makes all the subtleties of his strange reactions make perfect sense]].
105* The opening musical number "This is Halloween" in ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' can seem even more impressive when you watch it the second time, and you realize that the inanimate pumpkin-headed scarecrow in the very first shot is the hero Jack Skellington; it first seems to be a simple establishing shot to set the mood of the film, until the scarecrow reappears and springs to life towards the end of the song, revealed to be a disguised Jack in a pumpkin mask. Relatedly, the [[BigBad main villain]] Oogie Boogie can seem even scarier when you realize that he's also introduced in an anonymous cameo during the opening, as "the Shadow on the Moon at Night".
106** Not just them; ''everyone'' in the opening number ends up as a recurring character for the rest of the movie.
107* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerbTheMovieCandaceAgainstTheUniverse'': After Candace ends up on Feebla-Oot and is called the "chosen one", quick glances in some scenes show a strange funnel device over Candace's head, usually in scenes where she is with Super Super Big Doctor (this is especially noticeable during the "Girls' Day Out" montage). Turns out, Super Super Big Doctor is using such to feed on Candace's carbon dioxide in order to fuel Mama.
108* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'': Woody and Buzz mistake the mutant toys they encounter at Sid’s house to be cannibals at first. Indeed, on a first viewing it appears that the toys really are as bad as Woody and Buzz believe them to be, before they’re revealed to [[spoiler:actually be good]]. For example, when Woody first encounters them, they are seen carrying away the bodies of two toys Sid wrecked; then they are shown blocking the door to Sid’s room when Woody and Buzz try to escape. But when you rewatch those scenes with the fact that [[spoiler:the mutant toys really are not evil in mind, it becomes apparent that they were just carrying away the broken toys so Sid wouldn’t cause more harm to them, and when they blocked the doorway they were really just trying to protect Woody and Buzz from Sid’s dog Scud, who was right outside. Also note that they are never shown attempting to attack Woody or Buzz]].
109* Many Creator/{{Pixar}} movies have something from an ''upcoming'' movie worked in, doubling as ProductionForeshadowing. It'd take the likes of Franchise/SherlockHolmes to recognize Nemo from ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' as the toy fish Boo handed to Sulley in ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'', but you'll definitely notice these things on your next viewing of the earlier film.
110* ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'': The significance of Ming clutching her jade pendant which contains her red panda spirit when she first sees Mei's' giant red panda form is only apparent after knowing about the Lee family legacy.
111* ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'':
112** Once you know who's actually behind it all and why, certain early events that seemed innocent on first viewing take on a more sinister cast. [[spoiler:The way Bellwether happens by at ''just the right time'' to force Chief Bogo into putting Judy on the Otterton case no longer seems quite so coincidental in retrospect -- and her excusing herself from her office as Judy and Nick look through the traffic cameras no longer seems unintentional.]]
113*** A big blink-and-you-miss occurs when Bellwether answers the phone for Lionheart: At the bottom of the phone is a stickynote with the phone number of someone named "Doug". [[spoiler:Doug is the name of the scientist making the night howler serum causing the animals to go savage, and she's in on it.]]
114** At the beginning of the movie, Judy chases down a thief, who has stolen bulbs from a florist. [[spoiler:Why would a thief steal bulbs from a florist? Later, Judy identifies them as Night Howler bulbs (though she uses the scientific name for them) when talking to Chief Bogo about the crime, then we learn that Otterton is a florist, laying a firm foundation for a flower to be an important part of the case.]]
115** It’s more apparent when Nick/Judy are able to come up with their BatmanGambit. [[spoiler:As Nick says "we'll think of something," he’s looking down at the blueberries spilled on the floor and his face clearly shows an idea forming before being interrupted by Bellwether, who then proceeds to gloat for a while giving them time to set up their plan.]]
116** Doubles as a FreezeFrameBonus, there's a very brief shot of Nick and Judy reacting to what they're hearing when [[spoiler:the unnamed badger doctor explains to Lionheart her theory about the savage incidents having to do with the predators' biology.]] If you pay close attention to their faces, you can see that Judy starts listening intently like she thinks that makes a lot of sense and explains everything, while Nick looks shocked and offended that such a thing would be suggested. This very subtly foreshadows [[spoiler:how Nick becomes terribly upset when Judy repeats the theory at the press conference]].
117** As the subway car that Nick and Judy have commandeered tips over from taking the curve too fast, a brief cut inside the car shows Nick falling to the side and a split second later, the briefcase holding the [[spoiler:Nighthowler serum and airgun]] falls right into Nick's stomach giving him the opportunity to save it from the crash. Watching the remainder of the crash scene shows how the animators cleverly position Nick to shield the briefcase from the audience's view until the final reveal.
118** When Nick is confronting Judy about her comments during the press conference, he asks if she's afraid of him -- her nose twitches in the same manner as her childhood confrontation with Gideon, giving a subtle hint that the answer is "Yes".
119** When Nick is giving his WhatTheHellHero speech to Chief Bogo, he says that they have 10 hours left. If you watch Judy's face when he says this, she is visibly concentrating, then frowns, indicating that she finds this statement incorrect, but then dismisses it with a subtle shake of her head.
120** When Nick is [[spoiler:hit by a night howler pellet by Bellwether]] and Judy is being cornered, there are two blink-and-you-miss moments that [[spoiler:they're actually pulling a BatmanGambit. First, Judy's nose is not twitching, which is a CharacterTic for whenever she's scared or suspicious. Second, Nick's eyes look normal instead of slitted or dilated, and the remains of the pellet can be seen on his neck when it should absorb into the skin like it did with Otterton and Manchas. These are what clue the viewer that they're only acting despite the realism.]]
121* ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'' has a ''terrific'' blink-and-you'll-miss-it minor detail you likely won't even notice the first time, but will definitely only make sense during your second watch. When Metro Man and Megamind are bantering after he's been trapped in the abandoned observatory, the screen the hero's face is on skips a single frame after the DeathRay fails to fire. [[spoiler:When it's revealed he actually used his SuperSpeed to fake his death, that "frame skip" was actually him being gone and setting it all up in a fraction of a second]].
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125* Music/{{Jhariah}}:
126** In "These 4 Walls," the singer says that he "sits atop a throne" due to how powerful he feels while hiding alone. This is {{foreshadowing}} for the last song, where he really does "take the crown from where it fell" and end up becoming the leader.
127** ''A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO FAKING YOUR DEATH'', one of the lines on "DEBT COLLECTOR" is "Gravedigger, gradual killer!" This refers to the sense of guilt that the protagonist feels over trying to escape his past. It serves as an early hint that he'll be DrivenToSuicide by the end of the album, but you likely won't pick up on it the first time through, when you're not sure where it'll end up.
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131* Creator/CirqueDuSoleil: The first time out, one's attention tends to focus on the often-spectacular acrobatics and comedy acts (which is as it should be), but with repeat viewings the distinctive characters and relationships, throwaway gestures, background events, music, etc. are easier to notice and appreciate. This is especially true with non-touring shows such as ''Mystere'', ''"O"'', and ''LOVE'', which crank up the SceneryPorn and often have large casts. And any show with real AudienceParticipation will be a little bit different every time.
132* The 2013 musical ''Theatre/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' manages this by revealing/confirming in the final moments that [[spoiler:the tramp at the dump was Willy Wonka in a disguise]]. A second viewing with awareness of this detail reveals not only lots of {{Foreshadowing}} via dialogue, stage business, and even visuals but also the ''anti-foreshadowing'' used to plant the thought "...no, ''that'' can't be possible" in the audience's minds, via [[spoiler:Mr. Wonka's carefully maintained Jerkass Facade with regards to Charlie]].
133* ''Theatre/LesMiserables'' recycles an awful lot of its early melodies with different lyrics later on - usually repeatedly. It's difficult to catch on first viewing that these similar melodies are used to thematically compare and contrast the different lyrics being put to them. To give a few examples:
134** The melody for Eponine's "On My Own" - a song about the character admitting to herself that her love for Marius is delusional - is used at various other points where characters are suffering from comforting delusions - Fantine on her deathbed, Cosette protesting that Valjean doesn't have to die yet, etc.
135** Valjean and Javert both have contrasting soliloquies to very similar melodies, but where Valjean's keeps increasing in pitch as he "climbs to the light" to become a better person, Javert's remains around the same pitch until suddenly jumping up on the final note as he [[spoiler:commits suicide]] - because Javert doesn't manage to find any means of escape from his own emotional and moral pit other than [[spoiler:death]].
136** One melody is recycled for various instances of Valjean protesting miscarriages of justice - first against himself ("Now every door is closed to me/Another jail another key"), then against Fantine ("You've done your duty, let her be/She needs a doctor, not a jail"), then against his unfortunate doppelganger ("You say this man denies it all/And gives no sign of understanding").
137* Early in ''Theatre/NextToNormal'', Gabe tells Diana "You've got to let go, Mom, I'm almost 18", after she stays up all night waiting for him to come home. Several songs later, it's revealed that Diana's mental problems stem from her inability to [[spoiler:'''let go''' of the death of the ''real'' Gabe.]]
138* ''Theatre/{{Elisabeth}}'', like ''Theatre/LesMiserables'', reuses melodies in a completely different context. The most notable is the music played at Elisabeth's wedding in act one, which towards the end of act two is played again at [[spoiler:Rudolf's]] suicide. Also at Elisabeth's wedding, the tune of the song her guests sing is given new lyrics and reused in act two as her husband cheats on her. Watching the show more than once turns the wedding music into especially grim {{Foreshadowing}}.
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142* Many of the cases in ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' start out fairly simple and then head into complicated territory, to the point where you may have forgotten a small detail mentioned in the first day that had no significance until the final day. Special mention goes to the ''Investigations'' sub-series, mostly the second game. As the cases are a lot more connected than in the rest of the series, it's a real eye-opener going back and seeing all the foreshadowing.
143** The first case of ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyTrialsAndTribulations'' hits much harder after the fourth and fifth cases. [[spoiler:The fourth case reveals how Dahlia traumatized Mia when they first met, and showed that she had such a bad reaction to Phoenix eating evidence because Terry Fawles, the defendant in the first Dahlia case, ''also'' ate poison to protect Dahlia... but Terry actually died for a girl who never loved him and used him as a scapegoat. The fifth case reveals that Phoenix's character judgement skills ''weren't'' as horribly off as ''Turnabout Memories'' implies; the reason he was so confused about Dahlia's character is that he had her confused with her twin sister [[SheepInSheepsClothing Iris]], since Iris had performed a TwinSwitch with Dahlia and was the girl actually dating Phoenix. The ''real'' Dahlia had switched back for the murder and Phoenix's trial, so Phoenix was correct when he claimed that his girlfriend had been replaced by an impostor.]]
144** Playing ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth 2'' will never be the same after the reveal that [[spoiler:Simon Keyes was behind everything. The InsaneTrollLogic Sebastian used to justify his arrest? ''Completely correct'', except that Simon manipulated Patricia Roland into doing the deed instead of doing it himself. Dane Gustavia in case 3? Simon's father, and his actions during the flashback case are part of the reason why Simon turned evil. All of the villains were ''Simon'''s targets; he just pointed Edgeworth in the right direction.]] To a lesser extent, there's the reveal that [[spoiler:Di-Jun Huang was DeadAllAlong, and the guy you meet in the present is a body double who took his place, which explains why Huang was such a BitchInSheepsClothing.]]
145** It's recommended that you play ''Turnabout Reclaimed'', the DLC case for ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'', between playing cases 2 and 3 (which is when it's set), instead of as a bonus after the game, because [[spoiler:the fifth main case reveals that Bobby Fulbright, the detective of the game, was [[BigBad the phantom]] [[ImpersonationExclusiveCharacter all along]], meaning players might be thrown for a bit of a loop by Fulbright helping out like he does in the first 4 cases and the other characters interacting with him normally.]]
146** The final chapter of ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice'' hits differently after the trial reveals [[spoiler:Dhurke was DeadAllAlong and being channeled. Maya was never in danger, because she was channeling him in America. His awkward attempts to bond with Apollo? He knew he didn't have long before the channeling gave out. Dhurke not remembering how he came to be holding a knife and covered in Inga's blood? That's when Amara started channeling him, so of course he has no memory before that point. Nayna going missing? She was actually Amara. Freaking out about Amara being in danger? Being executed would take her with him. Maya's odd reaction to hearing Dhurke was on trial? She was confused that Dhurke was being tried for a crime that had taken place after his death]].
147** At the start of ''VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorney'', Kazuma Asogi is sent to Great Britain as an exchange student. Seishiro Jigoku, the Minister of Justice, reminds him that he has a mission, and Kazuma turns uncharacteristically grim when talking about his reasons for going. Late in the game, it is revealed that [[spoiler:Kazuma was sent to Great Britain to assassinate Tobias Gregson, and he did so with the ulterior motive of finding the truth behind his father's death]], so many scenes involving Kazuma and his "mission" come off differently in retrospect.
148*** Knowing the true nature of the "Reaper of the Bailey" phenomenon makes it amusing on a second playthrough as [[spoiler: the triggerwoman of the "Reaper" (aka Jezaille Brett/Asa Shinn) was abroad the entire time since Ryunosuke stepped foot into London. The two casualties, [=McGilded=] and Asman, were killed by different perpetrators for totally unrelated reasons. All the other defendants were not in any danger of being assassinated since the "Reaper" would end up being murdered herself in Japan.]]
149* ''VisualNovel/Case03TrueCannibalBoy'': The game makes it ambiguous who the psycho killer from the fatal ending is. Later on, [[spoiler:the games makes it seem like it's the Cannibal Boy disguised as Marty. However, the Cannibal Boy and most evil spirits are always floating while the killer isn't floating. This indicates the psycho killer actually is Marty]].
150* So much of the plot of ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' involves {{cryptic conversation}}s, [[ManipulativeBastard chicanery]] and [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness deception]] that watching it again is almost like watching a different story, especially with the large amount of foreshadowing. It's also out of order, meaning the first parts of the story only shows part of the picture (like in the case where [[spoiler:Keiichi's murder victim is mysteriously moved]]).
151* ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'' is [[MindScrew even more confusing]] when one first experiences it, especially with the question of [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane whether the story is a fantasy or a mystery]], but after certain revelations, reading through it again has many strange details make much more sense. For example, rereading the first few episodes knowing that [[spoiler:Shannon, Kanon and Beatrice are only alter egos created by Sayo Yasuda]] completely changes the scenes where they are talking to each other [[spoiler:since it's eventually made clear that the conversations between Shannon, Kanon and Beatrice are only happening in Sayo's head and symbolize the conflicts in her heart]]. A reread after learning about [[spoiler:Sayo and her motive]] also changes several of the locked rooms from seemingly impossible to solvable and/or heartbreaking.
152* ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' has a lot of this. Even after getting OneHundredPercentCompletion you probably ''still'' need to replay each girl's story route at least 2-3 times in order to truly catch and understand everything. Shizune's route in particular is so full of subtext that a lot of things, including the emotional element of Shizune and Hisao's relationship, tends to go over a lot of players heads on the first playthrough unless they are ''really'' paying attention.
153* In the ''VisualNovel/ZeroEscape'' series you'd be hard pressed to find a character who isn't harbouring a massive secret of some sort (even among the POV protagonists) meaning everyone's actions are interpreted differently on a second playthrough. On top of that, there are plot twists and mechanics that manipulate the fundamental basics of user interface that will change the player's perception of things they didn't even realise could be altered.
154* The story of ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'' reads very differently once you're more familiar with the characters and are aware of the circumstances in which the students arrived at the school. In particular, [[spoiler:most interactions with Junko, especially her death scene, come across differently once you're aware that it's not actually Junko.]]
155* ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' has plenty of this.
156** There are several hints towards the FirstEpisodeTwist that won't be apparent until you play through the first chapter again -- and some others that won't be apparent until the very end.
157*** [[spoiler:When Shuichi gets the cameras, the story does not advance until you, as Kaede, investigate the shot put balls, resulting in her picking one up (and never mentioning putting it back). The first murder is committed with a shot put ball.]] First-time players can easily miss this if they end up checking everything in the room and don't realize that [[spoiler:the shot put balls]] must be investigated to advance.
158*** [[spoiler:Kaede insists on organizing the top bookshelf despite Shuichi pointing out there's no real benefit to doing so. Said bookshelf becomes the track used to drop the ball on the victim's head.]]
159*** [[spoiler:Most people tend to flip their shit the first time they see a dead body. Kaede conspicuously does not flip her shit.]]
160*** [[spoiler:At no point does Kaede declare an intent to find the culprit, even though the spotless must convict the culprit or be executed. [[ExactWords Her intent in the first trial is to find the mastermind]], who she was trying to kill in the first place.]]
161** It's rather interesting to watch the prologue again and note what lines up with what the BigBad claims at the end of the game and what doesn't.
162*** [[spoiler:Kaede is somewhat more verbally abrasive towards Shuichi (although she does apologize, so it can be chalked up to stress) and explicitly states how rotten she thinks the world is. Her audition tape shows she was a misanthropic nihilist before her entrance into the killing game.]]
163*** [[spoiler:Kaede recalls how nobody lifted a finger to help her when she was abducted in broad daylight. Of course, nobody would think twice about Team Danganronpa "recruiting" their contestants.]]
164*** [[spoiler:Kaede's dialogue indicates some familiarity with who the Monokubs are. She likely knows about them from her auditions.]]
165*** [[spoiler:The Monokubs refer to the Ultimate Hunt as the "backstory". It's all a plot device to set up how they ended up in the killing game.]]
166*** However, [[spoiler:Kaede, Shuichi, and Rantaro all explicitly identify themselves with the names they use during the killing game, and Kaede notes that she plays piano as a hobby, despite the BigBad claiming that every aspect of their lives was created for the killing game. It was probably easier to modify what was already there than to fabricate something from scratch.]]
167** [[spoiler:Shuichi in the prologue also acts the same as Shuichi in the main game and very different from Audition Tape!Shuichi, which casts some doubt on the tapes' veracity. After all, the BigBad is the Ultimate Cosplayer and demonstrates the ability to perfectly imitate previous ''Danganronpa'' characters, so it's entirely possible she faked at least some of it to demoralize him]].
168** Much of what Kiyo says takes on a different meaning after [[spoiler:Chapter 3, in which he's revealed as a SerialKiller who kills girls to allow his dead older sister to make friends]]. In particular, the end of his Free Time Events with Kaede has him offer to introduce her to his sister, [[spoiler:in other words, murder her]].
169* For first time players of ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'', they may treat the many poems, dialogues, and narrations as it would fit the SchoolClubStories theme of the SliceOfLife genre. But there is actually a lot of {{Foreshadowing}} that those moments make more sense after the player has reached the end of the game.
170** In the first act, Monika has a habit of walking in on the player [[MomentKiller having a moment with one of the girls]]. [[spoiler:It's almost as if she doesn't want the player to romantically progress with them.]]
171** The poems initially seem normal but actually allude to the girls' issues. [[spoiler:Sayori]]'s poems hint at her depression and making others happy despite being miserable. [[spoiler:Natsuki]]'s have a theme of not measuring up and being judged, likely inspired by her home life and classmates. One of [[spoiler:Yuri]]'s poems is about SelfHarm. [[spoiler:Monika]]'s poems are all about her self-awareness of [[spoiler:being in a game]], her attempts to connect with the player and [[spoiler:the AndIMustScream state she endures when the game is shut off]].
172* Several one shot lines and events in the early parts of ''VisualNovel/DiesIrae'' can become both [[HilariousInHindsight hilarious]] and [[HarsherInHindsight tragic]] when viewed in a lens knowing some of the later plot reveals and character points. One early and spoiler mild example is when Ren questions Kei as to why she keeps on hanging around his school even though she has no reason to, she smugly answers that she [[IJustWantToBeNormal simply likes to hang around others her age and just experience what normal students would]]. While Ren takes her as simply being a smartass, later events [[SarcasticConfession reveals that she was telling the truth albeit in a sarcastic way]], which also makes some of Ren's replies far more cutting.
173* ''VisualNovel/ShinraiBrokenBeyondDespair'' has a lot of this, especially when the majority of the cast is introduced at the party.
174** Kamen warns Hiro not to break Momoko's heart, specifying that he might do so by cheating on her. On a first playthrough, it sounds like a standard IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer warning to her best friend's boyfriend, but later [[spoiler:it turns out that Kamen knew Hiro was unfaithful, since ''she'' was the one Hiro asked out]].
175** Raiko's discomfort at a story about two sisters killing each other becomes a lot more poignant when you hear that [[spoiler:Raiko's older sister died (vaguely implied to be DrivenToSuicide), and Raiko feels responsible]].
176** Momoko tells Raiko that it's in bad taste to joke about killing herself. [[spoiler:Momoko is planning on hanging herself after murdering Hiro]].
177** If you have Raiko say that she came to the party to see Kamen (who, at this point, has shown little but outright contempt for Raiko), Kamen's surprised. Kamen appears overwhelmed with emotion as Raiko mentions that there's something she forgot... at least until Raiko asks what she did to get on Kamen's bad side. [[spoiler:The truth is that Kamen is deeply grateful to Raiko for saving her from being accused of shoplifting, and her hostility toward Raiko is due to being upset over how much Raiko changed (since Raiko's sister died shortly after Raiko first met Kamen).]]
178* Near the start of ''VisualNovel/HighwayBlossoms'', Amber picks up Marina after the latter's car breaks down and drives her to a station to get gas, where they encounter a woman talking on her cell phone, and get back to find out that Marina's car had been stolen. It's later revealed that Mariah (the woman who'd been talking on the cell phone), her younger sister Tess, and their friend Joe were responsible for stealing and dismantling the car. If you replay the scene at the gas station, you'll notice that Mariah is talking to Joe about dismantling Marina's car.
179* The earliest available messages in ''A Normal Lost Phone'' are from Sam's 18th birthday, so naturally take the form of variants of "You're officially a man now!" Such things gain a whole lot of connotations upon learning that [[spoiler:Sam is transgender]].
180* Throughout most of ''VisualNovel/KindredSpiritsOnTheRoof'' Yuna, the main character, assumes that she is the only one who can see or hear Sachi and Megumi, two ghosts she is trying to help. However, late in the game, it is revealed that [[spoiler:Yuna's friend Ano]] can also vaguely see the ghosts, and many of the scenes involving the character in question come off differently when replayed in light of knowing this.
181* ''VisualNovel/PiofioreFatedMemories''
182** Playing through [[spoiler:Dante]]'s route reveals that he developed a crush on Lili when they first met as children at the church. While Lili doesn't remember the encounter, he does. Even in the other routes, this influences a lot of his actions. [[spoiler:Dante]] isn't determined to protect Lili and wanting to rescue her from the other love interests just because [[spoiler:she is the Key Maiden and thus important to the Falzone Family]] but because he has been in love with her at this time.
183** When meeting Lili in the prologue, [[spoiler:Dante]] has an awkward conversation with her and left just as quickly after. On second viewing after completing his route, it's not because he was being rude or aloof but because as seen in his [[SwitchingPOV "Meanwhile" cutscene]], he was trying to strike up the courage to speak with Lili and find a good topic to talk to her about but wasn't quite about to.
184* The beginning of case 4 in ''VisualNovel/TyrionCuthbertAttorneyOfTheArcane'' is recontextualized by the rest of it. Things like why something is off about Aria's behavior in that trial, why Tyrion antagonizes Ruby, or why Beatrice claps all of a sudden.
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188* In the prologue to chapter 1 of ''Webcomic/ApricotCookies'', the Director of Darkness laments the state that the conference room is in, calling the previous meeting's attendees a "bunch of animals". In chapter 5, when the Dark Dimension is shown in greater depth, it turns out that the denizens of it literally ''are'' a bunch of animals--the Director and his family are the only native humans.
189* While ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'' wasn't as much pre-planned as, say, ''Franchise/OnePiece'', it has its moments. Want to know what made Mega Man paranoid in the start of "Just Another Day" story arc? [[spoiler:[[ItMakesSenseInContext He saw his future self talking with future Bass and future X, along with his empty past self]]]]. What caused Mega Man to [[spoiler:make a sudden FaceHeelTurn]]? During the time when Mega Man had brought his past self to the present after ''VideoGame/MegaMan2'', Dr. Wily had kidnapped the past Mega Man [[spoiler:and programmed him to do just that]]. The whole [[spoiler:"[[ItMakesSenseInContext getting your head hit by several attacks to get a bug/eyelash out of your eye]]" was a part of the plan.]] ButWaitTheresMore! [[spoiler:That explanation was a big lie that [[BigBad Helmeted Author/Fistandantilus]], who was impersonating Mega Man, came up with to trick Dr. Light]].
190* ''Webcomic/CirqueRoyale'': It's barely noticeable that the twins Will and Fred as children are always seen from the chest up, with Will on the proper right and Fred on the proper left, and always very close to each other, which can be passed off as them being twins. [[spoiler:Then it's revealed that they were born as ConjoinedTwins.]]
191* On the first read, ''Webcomic/{{Galebound}}''[='s=] Din gives in to demands with surprisingly little argument and seems to betray his own characterization regularly. When Conan's power is revealed, Din's sudden but disgruntled compliance in earlier pages makes sense: [[spoiler:Conan has been [[CompellingVoice accidentally commanding Din against his will]]]].
192* ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' is ''full'' of symbolism and {{Foreshadowing}} which might not become relevant until fifteen chapters later. For one example, Jones explains her interest in Shadow's welfare simply as "he is unique." Much later, we find out that ''she'' is unique, singularly so, hence the interest.
193* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}''. It's impossible to catch everything the first time around (Creator/{{Andrew|Hussie}} once claimed that you could read it ''10'' times and not catch all the {{Call Back}}s, {{Continuity Nod}}s, {{Ironic Echo}}es, {{Leitmotif}}s, {{Running Gag}}s, {{Foreshadowing}}, and the like), so you're ''bound'' to pick up on these while rereading. Given the KudzuPlot, unless you read Website/TVTropes or the forums it's not impossible you won't pick up on major plot threads until the second time around.
194* ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'':
195** Pete's introduction depicts him as a GentleGiant who cordially allows Grape to fly on his back and playfully jokes around with her. Later depictions of him as a far crueller entity seem to point to EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, until we find out [[spoiler: he was considering Grape to be his avatar before King. In hindsight, it makes more sense that his friendliness is an act designed to simultaneously lure Grape to his temple so she could free him (which worked) and convince her to team up with him (which Tarot complicated).]]
196** Every single one of [[spoiler: Karishad]]'s appearances, with the reveal that [[spoiler: he's Kitsune's brother.]] Many of his antics come across as RefugeInAudacity and [[SarcasticConfession Sarcastic Confessions]] afterwards. It also becomes clear that his being hired by [[spoiler: Keene]] was orchestrated by him to keep an eye on them.
197* At the end of chapter 41 of ''[[Webcomic/DHSComix Random Encounter]]'', Paige tells Claw that she figured out she was a girl as they escaped Oberon jail; this sheds new light on the strips [[http://dhscomix.com/comics/comic.php?v=41&p=9 immediately]] [[http://dhscomix.com/comics/comic.php?v=41&p=10 following]] that escape, where Paige first asks "are you really...?" and only after a good look at Claw's bindings and visibly becoming more content over several silent panels does she finish the apparent question, "[[GodGuise you're not really a god, are you?]]" In the next strip, she teases her about the possibility of going around shirtless, responding with a knowing grin when she refuses.
198* A lot of information within ''Webcomic/ThePropertyOfHate'' can be found through simply rereading the comic. It also puts several events into perspective [[spoiler:such as Toby and Dial being henchmen of someone or Click using one of his eyes to track Hero and RGB]].
199* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': In Chapter 14, as the Magical Girl Power Training Club [[https://www.sleeplessdomain.com/comic/chapter-14-page-18 wraps up its daily exercise meeting]], Cassidy falls to the ground, exhausted, and declares that she's "never exercising again." Her comment sounds innocuous enough on the first read, but it takes on a subtle DramaticIrony once you know that [[spoiler:she really ''won't'' exercise again -- by the end of that night, Cassidy would be dead.]]
200* ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': The DistantPrologue plays like the outbreak of a straight version of ThePlague, before the main timeframe gradually reveals it to be ZombieApocalypse in which TheMagicComesBack and the protagonists are the descendants of the prologue characters. Rereading the prologue after having reached a certain point in the main story lets one spot SharedFamilyQuirks, one man's PlaguedByNightmares situation becomes the possible early onset of magical powers and the events are read with the knowledge that some of the characters may have been TheImmune.
201* In ''Webcomic/Trevor2020'', [[spoiler:Dr. Maddison’s]] actions and interactions with the other characters in the beginning of the story take on new meaning on a re-read of the comic.
202* ''Webcomic/DearChildren'': As a mystery tale with an exceptionally-rich cast of characters, ''Dear Children'' frequently premiers or foreshadows important characters and events by having them take place in the background; important information is more than once introduced in passing mentions.
203* ''Webcomic/DailyJoJo'': The "Executioner" and "Acting Different" arcs cover much of the same time period from Josh and A-yeong's perspectives, respectively. Thus, it helps to go back and forth between them to recall Josh's "murderous" intentions towards A-yeong as she [[MistakenForFlirting thinks he's showing interest in her]], or to realize that Josh feels bad about A-yeong's papercut because she just sentenced him to "death".
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207* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'', as a Dungeons and Dragons campaign where the players planned their backtories ahead of time, naturally leads to this through the players simple acting in-character. As one example, it's revealed early into Campaign 2 that Caleb Widogast was once brainwashed into murdering his parents with fire. Re-watching the first episode, where the party watches a circus performance, and you'll notice Liam O'Brien (Caleb's player) is the only one not clapping after a performance involving fire.
208* An interesting one in the ''[[LetsPlay/AchievementHunterGrandTheftAutoSeries Let's Play Grand Theft Auto V]]'' episode "Michael's Heist". After the event, Ryan reveals that he had figured out that [[spoiler:Michael had planned to kill off him and Ray and, had they not been killed by the police, would have faked their deaths and got revenge.]] Rewatch the live-action sequence and you can see Ryan reacting to what Michael was saying and when Ryan calls out the bullshit and gets answered with more bullshit, he starts realizing [[spoiler:he's being set up.]]
209* Rewatch WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic reviews from the episode right after WebVideo/SuburbanKnights to his WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee-leading finale of ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' and you'll notice a ridiculous amount of {{foreshadowing}} for his intended end, from a [[http://blip.tv/nostalgiacritic/nostalgia-critic-thomas-and-the-magic-railroad-6006535 sudden fear of being a character]] to [[http://blip.tv/nostalgiacritic/nostalgia-critic-richie-rich-6036175 outright revealing the plot]].
210** In the ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'' review commentary, Doug says he loves the episodes with more characters the best, as you can rewatch and find someone doing something new each time.
211* ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'': The whole [[spoiler:Church and Tex are AIs]] thing. It seems to come out of nowhere in season 6, but going back and watching earlier seasons - especially all the stuff with Gary -, you start to wonder how on earth you missed it the first time around! Same for the reveal of [[spoiler:Carolina's parentage]] at the end of season 10. It explains an awful lot [[spoiler:of the interactions with the Director and Tex]] in seasons 9 and 10.
212* Given the immense amount of planning that went into ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'''s story concept, and the way Miles Luna, Kerry Shawcross, and the late Monty Oum plotted out the entire series ahead of time, the show is larded with many little details that seem insignificant at the time, but take on a greater significance on subsequent rewatches. For example:
213** In the Yellow Trailer, Roman Torchwick appears for a split second, hiring the red-sunglasses-wearing thugs who show up in the first episode of the show.
214** Also in the Yellow Trailer, a blackbird launches itself from a telephone wire as Yang dismounts from her bike and heads into the club. [[spoiler:It isn't until the ''fifth season'' that we learn her mother Raven Branwen ''can shapeshift into a raven'' -- so even as Yang was beating the streets looking for clues to her mother's whereabouts, her mother was right there watching her all along.]]
215** Once you know what Pyrrha's Semblance is, you can see her using it in every little fight earlier on.
216** The moments when Blake's bow seems to twitch by itself make more sense when you know [[spoiler:she has cat ears underneath]].
217** Like Pyrrha, Qrow's semblance is teased throughout volume 3 and you can spot when it comes into effect once he's explained it in volume 4.
218* WebAnimation/WolfSongTheMovie has some examples:
219** Damien’s flashback is followed by a sequential series of flashes which seem to depict him falling to some madness during a heated battle, causing a brief panic attack. Turns out that upon rewatching this scene, this is actually [[spoiler: the events surrounding his own death at the end of the film.]]
220** After a battle with a mysterious bear, the heroes come across Hartanna bearing scars similar to those inflicted on the bear, stating it’s due to a “hunting accident”. Turns out the “bear” is a shapeshifting demon which in TheStinger is revealed to be none other than [[spoiler: Hartanna herself, thus explaining the similarity of the scars as no coincidence.]]
221* ''LetsPlay/{{Yogscast}}'': DownplayedTrope, since it occurs within the same episode, but their 'Prongs of Power' game of ''Civilization VI'' contains the infamous endgame scene of [[spoiler:Sjin dropping almost twenty nukes]]. Earlier in that episode, you can hear one of the other players briefly saying 'Should we be worried that Sjin has uranium?'
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225* ''WebVideo/MarbleHornets'' has a good many things that can be easily missed; for instance, [[spoiler:did you ever notice that, in one of the very early entries, [[NothingIsScarier Alex walks]] ''[[NothingIsScarier right past the Operator in his own home?]]]]'' No, no you didn't.
226* WebVideo/MatthewSantoro:
227** The video ''Halloween'' makes more sense when you watch it knowing that there's a ScreamerPrank at the end.
228** At the beginning of ''A New Planet & Antimatter'', Matt pats his body, and says, "Woah". This doesn't make sense until the end. In the end, Eugene breaks the container of antimatter, which kills Matt. Matt convinces St. Peter to let him go back to Earth instead of Hell since he was just about to get 1500 subscribers. [[BookEnds He goes back, pats his body, and says "Woah".]]
229* There's often so much happening in ''WebVideo/SMPLive'' that you're bound to miss small details the first time around, especially things like in-game chat and various {{Funny Background Event}}s.
230%% * ''Series/StewdioMACK'' has this in spades.
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