History Main / IJustKnew

-->-- ''LightNovel/GoblinSlayer''

* RepoTheGeneticOpera: As [[spoiler: Nathan dies,]] Shilo says she used to cry watching actors on TV without understanding why, and guesses she "somehow just knew" subconsciously [[spoiler: about his double life as an assassin]].

** Played straight with [[spoiler:the Man In Black]] who possesses certain intuitive knowledge just because.

** During the "Eve" episode, the clone girls' coordination is spine-chilling.
** Mulder always takes a wild stab in the dark at what the monster-of-the-week is based on little to no evidence, and is pretty much always correct. Except in the above Eve case, ironically enough.

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* Parodied in a RunningGag ''Script/AHDotComTheSeries'', where (from the end of Season 4 onwards) OnceAnEpisode the character Landshark will make a ridiculous (and accurate) leap of "deduction". When asked how on Earth he knew that, he shrugs and replies "Hey, I'm British!"
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* Constant in ''Webcomic/DominicDeegan''. Between the main character being a seer (who's in the business of doing this), his main method of saving the day being finding out what's going on and making sure the information gets to the right people if it takes psychic implantation, and Fate Itself and various other mighty forces weighing in periodically, this happens all the damn time. Occasionally it is wrong, or at least invokes FromACertainPointOfView. Though not Dominic. Only his ''interpretations'' are ever off.

Occasionally used as a response to YouWillKnowWhatToDo. Compare to GutFeeling.

* ''VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2'': During the third case, [[PlayerCharacter Hajime]] is approached by someone who suggests he investigate the conference room at the hospital. Said location seems completely unrelated to the crime even after inspecting it, but it is crucial to solving the case, leaving the question of just why he was asked to investigate it. [[spoiler:Since the one who approached him is eventually revealed to be sharing information with Monomi and is literally incapable of revealing this, the most likely explanation is that Monomi told them of the conference room's significance and approaching Hajime was a practical way of sharing this information.]]

** According to one of the later tie-in shorts, Pinkie's not being truthful about that. [[spoiler: She also might be the Pinkie who Twilight knows back in Equestria; apparently the two of them trade places every so often.]]

->'''Demon General''': How did you know the location of our secret meeting place?!\\
'''Chosen Heroine''': I had a hunch!
-->--''LightNovel/GoblinSlayer''

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* In Marvel's ''ComicBook/{{Guardians of the Galaxy}}'' comics, the character of Starhawk referred to himself as "One who knows", using this as a rationale for suggesting courses of action that were often contrary to the team's current goals. Of course he'd turn out to be right. We find out later it's because [[spoiler:he's stuck in a loop where his soul reincarnates into his own infant body, so he's lived through the events multiple times and simply remembers the correct path to take.]]

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* Subversion: In the 2005 remake of ''Film/TheCabinetOfDrCaligari'', this is one of the hero's most frequently used lines. It turns out that [[spoiler: [[CuckoosNest he's nuts.]]]]
* PlayedForLaughs in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls''. Twilight Sparkle is about to [[InternalReveal explain everything]] to the alternate versions of her friends from Equestria, when Human!Pinkie Pie does it for her by blurting out a rapid-fire summation of the entire plot of the movie.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie'', Hot Rod says he "just has this feeling" that the Autobot Matrix of Leadership will help them defeat [[PlanetEater Unicron]]. [[spoiler:It does. Given that he'd briefly handled the Matrix when Optimus died and he ''was'' the one actually chosen to carry it, it had probably told him.]]
* Lampshaded in the film version of ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince''[[note]] Please note that this is ''not'' the same as the example in the Literature tab below.[[/note]] after Harry declares that Malfoy is a Death Eater.
-->'''[[ReasonableAuthorityFigure [=McGonagall=]]]:''' That is a very serious accusation, Potter.
-->'''[[SadistTeacher Snape]]:''' Indeed. Your evidence?
-->'''Harry:''' I just know.
-->'''Snape:''' You just... ''know.''
** As it turns out, Harry is completely [[spoiler: right]].

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* ''Series/TheXFiles'',

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* Parodied in a RunningGag ''Script/AHDotComTheSeries'', where (from the end of Season 4 onwards) OnceAnEpisode the character Landshark will make a ridiculous (and accurate) leap of "deduction". When asked how on earth he knew that, he shrugs and replies "Hey, I'm British!"

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* In Marvel's ''ComicBook/{{Guardians of the Galaxy}}'' comics, the character of Starhawk referred to himself as "One who knows", using this as a rationale for suggesting courses of action that were often contrary to the team's current goals. Of course he'd turn out to be right. We find out later it's because [[spoiler: he's stuck in a loop where his soul reincarnates into his own infant body, so he's lived through the events multiple times and simply remembers the correct path to take.]]

** During he "Eve" episode, the clone girls' coordination is spine-chilling.

* In ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'', witness April May "had a feeling" that she should look out her hotel window at a critical moment. [[spoiler: She's lying - about looking out the window and, in fact, just about everything else - to frame the defendant and protect her employer, Redd White.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender:'' The third episode has Aang stating as much on identify a statue of his predecessor Roku, despite the statue not telling anyone who it is, and having no ability to call on any previous Avatars at that point.

&& Plenty of times, the heroes have vital information just suddenly pop into their heads out of nowhere. It's usually "explained" as the doing of "Ka", fate. "Why can't we just go around Lud?" "Ka." "How do you know how to operate these magic doors?" "Ka." "How did you know to keep a hold of the crazy, stupid magic turtle?" "Ka." Partially justified because [[spoiler:the protagonist has gone through the adventure thousands of times already, over and over,]] but this is still '''Lazy'''.

* Justified in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince'', where Harry drinks a Luck Potion, which grants him this ability.

* Used by Richard, in ''Literature/SwordOfTruth''. Repeatedly. The most egregious instance is in ''Naked Empire'', where he all-of-a-sudden knows the recipe for the antidote to the poison that's killing him, with no indication of ''how'' he knows it.
* Stephen King uses this one a lot in ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'' series. Plenty of times, the heroes have vital information just suddenly pop into their heads out of nowhere. It's usually "explained" away as the doing of "Ka", fate. "Why can't we just go around Lud?" "Ka." "How do you know how to operate these magic doors?" "Ka." "How did you know to keep a hold of the crazy, stupid magic turtle?" "Ka." Partially justified because [[spoiler:the protagonist has gone through the adventure thousands of times already, over and over,]] but still. '''Lazy'''.

* Garion got this quite a bit in the course of ''Literature/TheBelgariad''.
** Justified, he was being guided by the prophecy.

* Used well and thoroughly creepily for the villains in a first season episode of ''Series/TheXFiles'', "Eve". The clone girls' coordination was spine-chilling.
** Used in the majority of ''Series/TheXFiles'' as Mulder always takes a wild stab in the dark at what the monster-of-the-week is based on little to no evidence, and is pretty much always correct. Except in the above Eve case, ironically enough.
* Used as a major plot point in the first season Christmas episode of ''Series/{{Scrubs}}''. Turk has been doubting his faith in God after working an on call shift on Christmas Eve (one of the worst nights to work such a shift), while Elliot has lost track of a scared pregnant woman. Turk, not having even met the woman, is sitting on the roof when suddenly he a realization hits him and he starts running to the park, where he finds the woman under a giant Christmas tree and helps to deliver the baby. When asked by Carla how he knew she was there, he answers: "I don't know, I just... ''knew''." The implication is that God told him where to go, which is enough to restore his faith.

* In Marvel's ''ComicBook/{{Guardians of the Galaxy}}'' comics, the character of Starhawk, refered to himself as "One who knows", using this as a rationale for suggesting courses of action that were often contrary to the team's current goals. Of course he'd turn out to be right. We find out later it's because [[spoiler: he's stuck in a loop where his soul reincarnates into his own infant body, so he's lived through the events multiple times and simply remembers the correct path to take.]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie'', Hot Rod says he "just has this feeling" that the Autobot Matrix of Leadership will help them defeat [[PlanetEater Unicron]]. [[spoiler:It does. Given that he'd briefly handled the Matrix when Optimus died and he ''was'' the one actually chosen to carry it, it had probably told him.]]

-->'''[[ReasonableAuthorityFigure [=McGonagall=]]]:''' "That is a very serious accusation, Potter."

* In ''WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie'', Hot Rod says he "just has this feeling" that the Autobot Matrix of Leadership will help them defeat [[PlanetEater Unicron]]. [[spoiler:It does.]]