History Main / OutOfTheFryingPan

[[caption-width-right:259:Perhaps that sentence was best left unfinished [[note]](Of course, with his luck, there'd probably be a certain WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda just off-panel)[[/note]].]]

[[caption-width-right:259:Perhaps that sentence was best left unfinished [[note]](Of course, with his luck, there'd probably be a WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda just off-panel)[[/note]].]]

* During the [[WorldWarII/WarInAsiaAndThePacific Pacific War]], the Japanese Cruiser ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Chōkai Chōkai]]'' was sunk after being damaged in a violent battle with the US Fleet during [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf the Battle of Leyte Gulf.]] Her surviving crew were then rescued by the destroyer ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Fujinami Fujinami]]''. But just two days later, the ''Fujinami'' herself was attacked by American Carrier Aircraft and sank with the [[EveryoneDies loss of all hands]], ''including the surviving men of the Chōkai.''

...and into the fire.

* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse: ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' ends with [[spoiler:the destruction of Asgard by a flaming monster while Thor, Loki, Hulk and the rest of the Asgardians escape on a spaceship.]] However, the mid-credits scene shows [[spoiler: the ship being intercepted by '''''[[GreaterScopeVillain Thanos.]]''''']] Cut to ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' -- [[spoiler: half the surviving Asgardians are massacred, and Thanos personally kills both Heimdall and Loki before leaving Thor floating n space, where he gets rescued by [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 the Guardians of the Galaxy]].]]

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'': Tidus barely escapes being eaten by Geosgaeno the fish, but ends up being trapped in a freezing cold temple.

* During the [[WorldWarII/WarInAsiaAndThePacific Pacific War]], the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Chōkai Japanese Cruiser Chōkai]] was sunk after being damaged in a violent battle with the US Fleet during [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf the Battle of Leyte Gulf.]] Her surviving crew were then rescued by the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Fujinami destroyer Fujinami]]. But just two days later, the Fujinami herself was attacked by American Carrier Aircraft and sank with the [[EveryoneDies loss of all hands]], ''including the surviving men of the Chōkai.''

* ''Film/DeepRising'' does this enough to justify giving the hero a CatchPhrase.

* In ''The Legacy of Heorot'', colonists attempt to exterminate a local monster that usually eats [[CallARabbitASmeerp fishlike things and lemurlike things]] but prefers people in its diet. It hits the fan when they find that: [[spoiler:the fishlike things are baby monsters; their only predators -- the adults -- are gone; and they're all about to grow up at once]].

* In the ''Series/BabylonFive'' episode "The Fall of Night", Sheridan has to jump out of the station's core tram to escape a bomb. Doing so takes Sheridan out of the blast radius of the bomb, but it's only a temporary reprieve, as he's now floating toward the station's outer wall, which is moving around 60 MPH for CentrifugalGravity. So, he moves from one lethal situation straight into another. [[spoiler:Kosh has to exit his suit and rescue him.]]
* ''Series/BlakesSeven''. In "Bounty", Blake does the usual JustInTime TeleportationRescue, only to find that the Liberator has been captured by SpacePirates. In the CliffHanger ending for "Aftermath", Avon and Dayna are rescued by the Liberator after the episode's adventures only to discover it's been captured by Federation troops.

* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1985'' episode "Crazy as a Soup Sandwich". A loser sells his soul to a demon in exchange for winning at the horse races, only to get cheated, of course. He goes to the mobster he borrowed his betting money from, begging for protection [[spoiler:and the mobster does -- because he's an arch-demon in human form, and now the loser owes his soul to a ''worse'' demon]].

* During the [[WorldWarII/WarInAsiaAndThePacific Pacific War]], the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Chōkai Japanese Cruiser Chōkai]] was sunk after engaging the US Fleet during [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf the Battle of Leyte Gulf.]] Her surviving crew were then rescued by the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Fujinami destroyer Fujinami]]. But just two days later, the Fujinami herself was attacked by American Carrier Aircraft and sank with the [[EveryoneDies loss of all hands]], ''including the surviving men of the Chōkai.''

* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'': At the end of "Dexter Detention", Dexter and some fellow students escape from [[DetentionEpisode detention]] by [[FastTunnelling digging a tunnel underground]], only to emerge from the ground inside the state prison.

* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'': At the end of "Dexter Detention", Dexter and some fellow students escape from detention by [[FastTunnelling digging a tunnel underground]], only to emerge from the ground inside the state prison.

-->'''Alcatraz:''' It seems that no matter what I did, I ended up in even more danger than I was before. One might even say I was "out of the frying pan and into the fire"... Personally I say "Out of the frying pan and into the the [[PitTrap deadly pit]] filled with [[ThreateningShark sharks]] who are wielding [[ChainsawGood chainsaws]] with [[CatsAreMean killer kittens]] stapled to them." However that one's having a rough time catching on.

* [[https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2011-07-22 Discussed]] in ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'', when a squad of 'Toughs grab some bystanders after a fire is started in [[WretchedHive Haven Hive]]. After being asked "Are they hostages?":
--> '''Bunnigus:''' What? '''No.''' We're saving them from the fire.\\
'''Legs:''' We're chasing an indoor [[{{BFG}} plasma rocket]], sir. [[DeadpanSnarker We're probably only saving those two from the frying pan.]]

* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' has the reveal trailer for the third character of the second Fighter Pass. It opens with the various heroes of the roster getting [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomped]] by [[AngelicAbomination Galeem]], the BigBad of the story mode "World of Light". But just as he prepares to unleash his ultimate attack, just as he did in the story's opening, he suddenly gets ''[[DiagonalCut sliced in half!]]'' As the other fighters gaze in awe of their enemy defeated, it's eventually revealed that they just exchanged one angel of death for another, more dangerous one; [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth]] has arrived, ready to bring despair to Super Smash Bros.

* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse: ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' ends with [[spoiler:the destruction of Asgard by a flaming monster while Thor, Loki, Hulk and the rest of the Asgardians escape on a spaceship.]] However, the mid-credits scene shows [[spoiler: the ship being intercepted by '''''[[GreaterScopeVillain Thanos.]]''''']] Cut to ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' -- [[spoiler: half the surviving Asgardians are massacred, and Thanos personally kills both Heimdall and Loki before leaving Thor floating n space, where he gets rescued by [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy the Guardians of the Galaxy]].]]

* ''Videogame/CaveStory'': You and Curly Brace get attacked by the Core. Since the Core is a LoadBearingBoss, its defeat alerts [[BigBad the Doctor]] and [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Misery]] to your presence in that chamber. They teleport in, take the Core so it can be repaired, and then flood the chamber as they leave--leaving you to drown in a locked room.

* During the [[{{WorldWarII/WarInAsiaAndThePacific}} Pacific War]], the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_cruiser_Chōkai Japanese Cruiser Chōkai]] was sunk after engaging the US Fleet during [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf the Battle of Leyte Gulf.]] Her surviving crew were then rescued by the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Fujinami destroyer Fujinami]]. But just two days later, the Fujinami herself was attacked by American Carrier Aircraft and sank with the [[{{EveryoneDies}} loss of all hands]], ''including the surviving men of the Chōkai.''