1 | '''Basic Trope''': An episode of a series that consists of fragments of previous episodes. |
2 | * '''Straight''': ''[[DomCom Domestic Comedy]]'' features an episode where AliceAndBob sit on TheCouch and reminisce about stuff that happened to them in previous episodes. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
4 | ** An entire season consists of these. |
5 | ** The entire episode is assembled out of old clips and voice lines. |
6 | * '''Downplayed''': |
7 | ** [[FullyAutomaticClipShow There is a rapid-fire sequence of Bob saying his]] CatchPhrase over and over. |
8 | ** Only two flashbacks are used, and only briefly. |
9 | * '''Justified''': |
10 | ** The story centers around AliceAndBob's 50th wedding anniversary, and they are reflecting on their relationship (from the MeetCute to the highlights of their marriage thus far). |
11 | ** It's a RecapEpisode, meant to catch viewers up on the events of a season or arc. |
12 | ** It's a [[BoringVacationSlideShow vacation slideshow]] for their friends that couldn't (or wouldn't) come along. |
13 | ** The episode serves as a GrandFinale to ''Domestic Comedy'', highlighting its best moments. Said "best moments" were [[AudienceParticipation picked by the fans.]] |
14 | ** Each week, there's a short Recap before the new episode starts. |
15 | ** The introspective nature of the episode ends up bringing certain things to light, which may sour certain relationships... |
16 | ** OnceMoreWithClarity. |
17 | * '''Inverted''': |
18 | ** An episode of ''Domestic Comedy'' reveals things about the characters [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment never revealed before...or since]]. |
19 | ** An episode of ''Domestic Comedy'' is made mostly from clips of ''upcoming'' episodes. |
20 | * '''Subverted''': During their anniversary party, AliceAndBob express their hope for many more years of happiness. |
21 | * '''Double Subverted''': After highlighting some of their best moments, either in a long-winded toast, or an ImagineSpot. |
22 | * '''Parodied''': |
23 | ** RememberWhenYouBlewUpASun |
24 | ** The second episode of the series is a clip show. |
25 | ** The events shown never happened and/or contradict the events that actually happened. |
26 | ** One of the events shown had just happened in the same episode. |
27 | ** Almost all of the clips are new, having not originated from previous episodes. |
28 | * '''Zig Zagged''': Part of the episode shows clips, between new segments. |
29 | * '''Averted''': ''Domestic Comedy'' does not piece together clips of previous episodes. |
30 | * '''Enforced''': |
31 | ** A GrandFinale or VerySpecialEpisode. |
32 | ** We need to do a BottleEpisode to save money. |
33 | ** A ChristmasEpisode or similar. |
34 | ** "We need to do a ContinuityNod or a Recap for our (newer) fans". |
35 | ** "We can't just expect our audience to be able to [[RewatchBonus rewatch those episodes]]". |
36 | * '''Lampshaded''': "I've put together some clips of our home movies that will show what we've been up to these last few years. Anyone got popcorn?" |
37 | * '''Invoked''': AliceAndBob reach a milestone (such as their 50th wedding anniversary) that they want to share. For example, during the champagne toast. |
38 | * '''Exploited''': Charlie uses the time Alice and Bob spent watching clips to steal their prize jewellery. |
39 | * '''Defied''': AliceAndBob don't want to bore everyone at their party to death, so rather than expounding on every event from the day they met to the present, they just [[ContinuityNod casually mention a few great moments]] in their speech and let everyone's memory fill in the rest. |
40 | * '''Discussed''': "I can't wait to tell my friends about this adventure tomorrow!" |
41 | * '''Conversed''': |
42 | ** "A clip show? The writers aren't that unoriginal!" |
43 | ** "So...I guess ''Domestic Comedy'' just JumpedTheShark or will soon. [[GenreSavvy They just did a]] ClipShow!" |
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45 | Back to ClipShow |
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47 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
48 | %% |
49 | %%* '''Implied''': ??? |
50 | %%* '''Deconstructed''': ??? |
51 | %%* '''Reconstructed''': ??? |
52 | %%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ??? |
53 | %%* '''Played For Laughs''': ??? |
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