Basic Trope: A character is invited to a date as a prank.
- Straight: Alice is set up to have a date with Bob. He and the bullies show up and mock her as ugly.
- Exaggerated:
- During the date, Bob convinces Alice to strip naked for him before the bullies show up with cameras.
- Bob murders Alice at the end of the date.
- Alice and her friends were also planning to mock Bob. They get into a fight with Bob's friends.
- Downplayed: Bob goes through with the date, but acts boorishly, makes Alice pay and refuses to kiss her at the end.
- Justified:
- Inverted:
- Subverted:
- Double Subverted:
- Parodied: Alice takes Bob mistreating her as proof he loves her and falls in love with him more.
- Zig Zagged:
- Averted:
- Enforced:
- Lampshaded:
- Invoked:
- Exploited:
- Defied:
- Discussed:
- Conversed:
- Implied:
- Played For Drama: The experience completely scarred Alice for life to the point of being afraid of being asked out.
- Played For Laughs:
- Played For Horror: After the trauma, Alice becomes a Serial Killer, luring her bullies with fake dates from their loved ones.
