Basic Trope: An uninvolved third party has to be stuck witnessing interpersonal drama.
- Straight: Alice and Bob, a couple, get into an argument while they're in the car with Charlie. Charlie has no part in the argument and awkwardly tries to look busy.
- Exaggerated:
- Alice and Bob constantly get into arguments while uninvolved people have to be stuck with them.
- People around Charlie frequently get into arguments, and he's stuck having to sit there awkwardly.
- Downplayed:
- Charlie is in a situation where he can leave if he wants to, but it might be difficult to.
- Alice and Bob only have a very brief argument.
- Justified:
- Alice and Bob are particularly upset about the current topic and need to address it right now, even if someone else doesn't need to hear.
- Charlie is someone who's around Alice and Bob a lot (e.g. a friend of theirs, their child or other relative) and usually can't leave when they argue.
- Inverted: ???
- Subverted: ???
- Double Subverted: ???
- Parodied: ???
- Zig-Zagged: ???
- Averted: Alice and Bob don't argue when other people are around, if they argue at all.
- Enforced: ???
- Lampshaded: ???
- Invoked: ???
- Exploited: ???
- Defied:
- Charlie tells Alice and Bob to stop arguing.
- Charlie gets out of the car and walks home, or otherwise does whatever he needs to do in order to get out of the situation.
- Alice and Bob avoid arguing when around other people.
- Discussed: "It's really awkward being around Alice and Bob when they argue, especially when they share Too Much Information."
- Conversed: "Man, I felt bad for Charlie in that one episode where he just has to stand there and watch Alice and Bob argue."
- Played for Laughs:
- Cringe Comedy
- Alice and Bob are arguing over something ridiculous.
- Played for Drama: Alice and Bob are in an abusive relationship, and the fact that they constantly argue even when other, uninvolved people are around is a sign of just how bad their relationship is.
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