Line #4 PlayingWith/DidntSeeThatComing


1	'''Basic Trope''': An obstacle [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin no one saw coming]].
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3	* '''Straight''': Harry and Iggy come up with a foolproof plan to rob the city's largest bank by night... [[SpannerInTheWorks that didn't anticipate a traffic accident occurring right in front of their getaway car]].
4	* '''Exaggerated''': A single faulty wire [[DisasterDominoes causes a cascading failure]] that leads to both Harry and Iggy's getaway car (and the money) [[EveryCarIsAPinto going up in flames in the accident]].
5	* '''Downplayed''': The accident only briefly stymies Harry and Iggy, and they manage to [[IndyPloy improvise their way to freedom with the money in tow]].
6	* '''Justified''':
7	** Harry and Iggy are [[BornLucky used to having things go smoothly on a job]], and are therefore unaccustomed to planning for certain extreme variables.
8	** [[StupidCrooks Harry and Iggy aren't overburdened with imagination or intelligence]].
9	** Harry and Iggy tend to [[DidntThinkThisThrough skimp on thinking it through]].
10	** Sometimes, fate or luck decides that you're getting the short end of the stick.
11	* '''Inverted''': [[UnspokenPlanGuarantee Based on their actions]], nothing occurs during the heist that Harry and Iggy didn't plan for.
12	* '''Subverted''': Harry and Iggy [[CrazyPrepared make every effort to iron out all the details of their plan]], up to and including anticipating [[AlienInvasion Martian attacks]]. They use a second escape vehicle parked a few blocks away and get off scot-free.
13	* '''Parodied''': At the last possible second, both Harry and Iggy [[DeusExMachina are struck dead by spontaneous human combustion]].
14	* '''Zig Zagged''': The bank robbery goes off without a hitch. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Getting away clean is the problem, followed by the inevitable need to launder the money to avoid being caught afterwards]]. Harry and Iggy manage to avoid most of the pitfalls until [[ChekhovsGunman an old man Harry bumped into during the robbery]] calls the police with an anonymous tip, leading to their arrests.
15	* '''Averted''': Nothing totally unanticipated stops Harry and Iggy from completing the job.
16	* '''Enforced''': [[FantasticAesop Crime doesn't pay unless you're really, really lucky]].
17	* '''Lampshaded''': Harry and Iggy briefly list all the potential obstacles to their success [[TemptingFate before dismissing them as improbable]].
18	* '''Invoked''': The bank heist is a crime of opportunity that Harry and Iggy [[DidntThinkThisThrough thought would be a lot easier]].
19	* '''Exploited''': The cops focus on the gaps in supposedly perfect plans to catch guys like Harry and Iggy red-handed.
20	* '''Defied''': Harry and Iggy [[{{Determinator}} do their damndest]] to anticipate everything that could go wrong with their plan, spending every waking minute on it if necessary.
21	* '''Discussed''': During their discussion [[ThePlan of the heist]], Harry and Iggy bounce ideas off one another to try and catch any mistakes.
22	* '''Conversed''': While working, Harry and Iggy [[CasualDangerDialogue talk about what may go wrong next]] to try and take the edge off.
23	* '''Implied''': The phrase "WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong" is a staple of Harry and Iggy's vocabularies.
24	* '''Deconstructed''': [[FinaglesLaw Since nothing ever goes to plan]], Harry and Iggy don't see the point in trying to rob banks. [[CutLexLuthorACheck They go legitimate by providing banks with security tips based on their years of experience]].
25	** Even [[ASimplePlan a totally legitimate trip]] to [[Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle their favorite restaurant]] is an ordeal for Harry and Iggy. [[TheChewToy They're used to it by this point]].
26	* '''Reconstructed''': By learning to anticipate numerous problems and plan around them, Harry and Iggy eventually [[TookALevelInBadass become master criminals]].
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31	[[spoiler: DidntSeeThatComing, did you?]]

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