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* ''Series/Shogun2024''; in Episode 5, Blackthorne is gifted a pheasant that Lord Toranaga caught on a hunt, and has it hung up in the yard to age so he can eat it later. He instructs his household staff that no one is to touch the bird without his permission, jokingly declaring "if touch- die". Problem is, the Japanese [[LiteralMinded don't get the joke]] and take this as a direct order from a noble, so the bird is left to rot and attracts flies. Eventually the kindly gardener Uejiro takes it down to preserve the cleanliness of the house and is immediately executed, and when Blackthorne learns of this he falls into a HeroicBSOD as he realizes the hard way just what Mariko was warning him about the power of his words.



* ''Series/Shogun2024'': In "Broken to the Fist," Blackthorne is gifted a pheasant by Lord Toranaga. As an Englishman, Blackthorne's standard is to hang the dead pheasant so that it can be aged, which goes over poorly with his Japanese household staff. With Mariko, his usual translator, out at Toranaga's camp, he uses his limited Japanese to say, "You touch - die," mostly as a joking threat. [[spoiler: When the rest of the household staff can no longer stand the scent of rot, the elderly gardener, who Blackthorne likes, volunteers to get rid of it... and is killed for defying an order from his lord. Blackthorne, needless to say, is horrified.]]

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* ''Series/Shogun2024'': In "Broken to the Fist," ''Series/Shogun2024''; in Episode 5, Blackthorne is gifted a pheasant by that Lord Toranaga. As an Englishman, Blackthorne's standard is to hang Toranaga caught on a hunt, and has it hung up in the dead pheasant yard to age so that it he can be aged, which goes over poorly with eat it later. He instructs his Japanese household staff. With Mariko, his usual translator, out at Toranaga's camp, he uses his limited Japanese to say, "You touch - die," mostly as a joking threat. [[spoiler: When the rest of the household staff can that no longer stand one is to touch the scent of rot, bird without his permission, jokingly declaring "if touch- die" (it doesn't help that Mariko, his translator, is currently busy elsewhere). Problem is, the elderly gardener, who Japanese [[LiteralMinded don't get the joke]] and take this as a direct order from a noble, so the bird is left to rot and attracts flies. Eventually the kindly gardener Uejiro takes it down to preserve the cleanliness of the house and is immediately executed, and when Blackthorne likes, volunteers to get rid learns of it... and is killed for defying an order from this he falls into a HeroicBSOD as he realizes the hard way just what Mariko was warning him about the power of his lord. Blackthorne, needless to say, is horrified.]]words.
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* ''Series/Shogun2024'': In "Broken to the Fist," Blackthorne is gifted a pheasant by Lord Toranaga. As an Englishman, Blackthorne's standard is to hang the dead pheasant so that it can be aged, which goes over poorly with his Japanese household staff. With Mariko, his usual translator, out at Toranaga's camp, he uses his limited Japanese to say, "You touch - die," mostly as a joking threat. [[spoiler: When the rest of the household staff can no longer stand the scent of rot, the elderly gardener, who Blackthorne likes, volunteers to get rid of it... and is killed for defying an order from his lord. Blackthorne, needless to say, is horrified.]]
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* ''Series/MrAndMrsSmith2024'': Happens quite literally in the case of [[spoiler:Eric Shane]] as John and Jane misunderstand each other's signals and accidentally overdose him with truth serum, leading to his death.
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* ''Series/Shogun2024''; in Episode 5, Blackthorne is gifted a pheasant that Lord Toranaga caught on a hunt, and has it hung up in the yard to age so he can eat it later. He instructs his household staff that no one is to touch the bird without his permission, jokingly declaring "if touch- die". Problem is, the Japanese [[LiteralMinded don't get the joke]] and take this as a direct order from a noble, so the bird is left to rot and attracts flies. Eventually the kindly gardener Uejiro takes it down to preserve the cleanliness of the house and is immediately executed, and when Blackthorne learns of this he falls into a HeroicBSOD as he realizes the hard way just what Mariko was warning him about the power of his words.
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** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E2TheBeastBelow "The Beast Below"]]: It turns out that the [[SpaceWhale Star Whale]] ''volunteered'' to help save the UK by coming so they could build Starship UK on its back. Not being able to communicate this to the humans led to it being captured and tortured for 200 years, with people who protested against the torture being fed to it.

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** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E2TheBeastBelow "The Beast Below"]]: It turns out that the [[SpaceWhale Star Whale]] ''volunteered'' to help save the UK by coming to the dying Earth so they could build Starship UK on its back. Not being able to communicate this to the humans led to it being captured and tortured for 200 years, with people who protested against the torture being fed to it.

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** In the first season, the kids, Nancy and Jonathan, and Joyce and Hopper keep their findings to themselves, for various reasons:
*** Mike, Lucas, and Dustin hide Eleven's existence because they want to find Will and believe she's key to the mystery. Eleven's fear of TheConspiracy helps contribute to their reluctance to tell others the truth. Although Eleven knows exactly what happened to Will, and even where to find him, her difficulties expressing herself clearly lead to her being unable to explain in anything more than vague concepts and confusing visual metaphors. For example, when initially asked by the boys where Will is, her response is to turn their ''D&D'' board upside down to explain the alternate world. It only takes a EurekaMoment from Mike later on before they piece together her meaning. It's also not helped in the least that for all her power, she's nonetheless a very scared, confused, and traumatized young girl, and it takes most of the first season before she's even able to say that ''she's'' the one who made the Demogorgon aware of the real world.
*** Nancy and Mike haven't been close for years and have no reason to share the information. They have a bonding moment when they team up and agree to avoid keeping secrets. Then immediately lie about how they feel about their respective LoveInterests.

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** In the first season, the kids, kid group, teenagers Nancy and Jonathan, and adults Joyce and Hopper all keep their findings to themselves, for various reasons:
*** Mike, Lucas, and Dustin hide Eleven's existence because they want to find Will and believe she's key to the mystery.mystery of his disappearance. Eleven's fear of TheConspiracy helps contribute to their reluctance to tell others the truth. Although Eleven knows exactly what happened to Will, and even where to find him, her difficulties expressing herself clearly lead to her being unable to explain in anything more than vague concepts and confusing visual metaphors. For example, when initially asked by the boys where Will is, her response is to turn their ''D&D'' board upside down to explain the alternate world. It only takes Only after a EurekaMoment from Mike later on before do they piece together her meaning. It's also not helped in the least that for all her power, she's nonetheless a very scared, confused, and traumatized young girl, and it takes most of the first season before she's even able to say that ''she's'' the one who made the Demogorgon aware of the real world.
*** Siblings Nancy and Mike haven't been close for years and have no reason to share the their information. They have a bonding moment when they team up and agree to avoid keeping secrets. Then immediately lie about how they feel about their respective LoveInterests.



*** Lonnie convinces Jonathan that telling Joyce his suspicions about the Demogorgon would only hurt an already traumatized Joyce. She calls him out on it in chapter 7 and he quickly admits his mistake.

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*** Lonnie convinces Jonathan that telling Joyce his suspicions about the Demogorgon would only hurt an already traumatized Joyce. She calls him Jonathan out on it in chapter 7 and he quickly admits his mistake.



*** Hopper leaves Will, Mike and Joyce to go search for the tunnels without telling them (or anyone else) anything, so when he gets caught, they have to use Will's powers to track him down.
*** Joyce leaves absolutely no message behind for Jonathan when he comes home, so when he sees the government's Polaroid film cartridge, he assumes they've been kidnapped by the agency when they are actually willingly working together, leaving Jonathan and Nancy to storm the building.
*** Dustin is unable to reach anybody on their walkies because everybody has left them behind, (Will is sick, Mike is helping Will, and Lucas is talking to Max) so he can't warn anybody about Dart, and ultimately has to recruit Steve instead.

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*** Hopper leaves Will, Mike and Joyce to go search for the tunnels without telling them (or anyone else) anything, so when he gets caught, they have to use Will's powers mental connection to the Mind Flayer to track him down.
down, which is dangerous.
*** Joyce leaves absolutely no message behind for Jonathan when he comes home, so when he sees the government's Polaroid film cartridge, he assumes they've been kidnapped by the agency when they are actually willingly working together, leaving leading Jonathan and Nancy to storm the building.
*** Dustin is unable to reach anybody on their walkies because everybody has left them behind, behind (Will is sick, Mike is helping Will, and Lucas is talking to Max) Max), so he can't warn anybody about Dart, and ultimately has to recruit Steve instead.



*** Dustin is removed from the rest of the party's plot because he becomes preoccupied with his own Russian code-cracking, and later becomes trapped in the Russian base.

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*** Dustin is removed from the rest of the party's Party's plot because he becomes preoccupied with his own Russian code-cracking, and later becomes trapped in the Russian base.
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** In series 4, Rex gets aggravated by the tendency of Gwen and Jack to run off and try to handle things on their own instead of just asking for help. He lampshades this trope when Gwen receives a message through the special contact lenses that [[spoiler:her family is being held hostage until she brings Jack to the originators of the message]]. Given the fact that the bad guys using the lenses could only see whatever Gwen could see or receive a transcript of what was said while Gwen was looking at someone, she could easily have told Rex and Esther (and, you know, Jack, before [[spoiler:kidnapping him]]) what was going on without tipping her hand by writing a note behind her back or something.

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** In series 4, Rex gets aggravated by the tendency of Gwen and Jack to run off and try to handle things on their own instead of just asking for help. He lampshades this trope when Gwen receives a message through the special contact lenses that [[spoiler:her family is being held hostage until she brings Jack to the originators of the message]]. Given the fact that the bad guys using the lenses could only see whatever Gwen could see or receive a transcript of what was said while Gwen was looking at someone, she could easily have told Rex and Esther (and, you know, Jack, before [[spoiler:kidnapping him]]) what was going on without tipping her hand hand, by writing a note behind her back or something.
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** In series 4, Rex gets aggravated by the tendency of Gwen and Jack to run off and try to handle things on their own instead of just asking for help. He lampshades this trope when Gwen receives a message through the special contact lenses that [[spoiler:her family is being held hostage until she brings Jack to the originator of the message]]. Given the fact that the bad guys using the lenses could only see whatever Gwen could see or receive a transcript of what was said while Gwen was looking at someone, she could easily have told Rex and Esther (and, you know, Jack, before [[spoiler:kidnapping him]]) what was going on without tipping her hand by writing a note behind her back or something.

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** In series 4, Rex gets aggravated by the tendency of Gwen and Jack to run off and try to handle things on their own instead of just asking for help. He lampshades this trope when Gwen receives a message through the special contact lenses that [[spoiler:her family is being held hostage until she brings Jack to the originator originators of the message]]. Given the fact that the bad guys using the lenses could only see whatever Gwen could see or receive a transcript of what was said while Gwen was looking at someone, she could easily have told Rex and Esther (and, you know, Jack, before [[spoiler:kidnapping him]]) what was going on without tipping her hand by writing a note behind her back or something.
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** Gwen tries to keep her actual job in Torchwood as a catcher of rogue aliens secret from her boyfriend Rhys in the least helpful way. Despite Torchwood's ability to set up dummy companies, create false identities and twist the truth when need be, Gwen never uses any of this to give Rhys any reason to calm down about her mysterious job. Instead she is openly ambiguous about why she works such long hours and gets called away so often. Even Jack, ''her boss at Torchwood'', says she shouldn't let her personal life drift, but never makes any good suggestions to Gwen as to ''how'' to do so. This can get frustrating for the viewer because obviously some people on the police force where she used to work know Gwen does ''something'' working for Torchwood, and people out in the world know Torchwood does ''something'' (an old woman in the first episode of series 2 mutters "Bloody Torchwood" as they pass by, having confirmed that a blowfish driving a sports car came this way.)

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** Gwen tries to keep her actual job in Torchwood as a catcher of rogue aliens secret from her boyfriend Rhys in the least helpful way. Despite Torchwood's ability to set up dummy companies, create false identities and twist the truth when need be, Gwen never uses any of this to give Rhys any reason to calm down about her mysterious job. Instead she is openly ambiguous about why she works such long hours and gets called away so often. Even Jack, ''her boss at Torchwood'', says she shouldn't let her personal life drift, but never makes any good suggestions to Gwen as to ''how'' to do so. This can get frustrating for the viewer because obviously some people on the police force where she used to work know Gwen does ''something'' working for Torchwood, and people out in the world know Torchwood does ''something'' (an old woman in the first episode of series 2 mutters "Bloody Torchwood" as they pass by, having confirmed that a blowfish driving a sports car came this way.)way).
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** Gwen tries to keep her actual job in Torchwood as a catcher of rogue aliens secret from her boyfriend Rhys in the least helpful way. Despite Torchwood's ability to set up dummy companies, create false identities and twist the truth when need be, Gwen never uses any of this to give Rhys any reason to calm down about her mysterious job. Instead she is openly ambiguous about why she works such long hours and gets called away so often. Even ''her boss'' says she shouldn't let her personal life drift, but never makes any good suggestions to Gwen as to ''how'' to do so. This can get frustrating for the viewer because obviously some people on the police force where she used to work know Gwen does ''something'' working for Torchwood, and people out in the world know Torchwood does ''something'' (an old woman in the first episode of series 2 mutters "Bloody Torchwood" as they pass by, having confirmed that a blowfish driving a sports car came this way.)

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** Gwen tries to keep her actual job in Torchwood as a catcher of rogue aliens secret from her boyfriend Rhys in the least helpful way. Despite Torchwood's ability to set up dummy companies, create false identities and twist the truth when need be, Gwen never uses any of this to give Rhys any reason to calm down about her mysterious job. Instead she is openly ambiguous about why she works such long hours and gets called away so often. Even Jack, ''her boss'' boss at Torchwood'', says she shouldn't let her personal life drift, but never makes any good suggestions to Gwen as to ''how'' to do so. This can get frustrating for the viewer because obviously some people on the police force where she used to work know Gwen does ''something'' working for Torchwood, and people out in the world know Torchwood does ''something'' (an old woman in the first episode of series 2 mutters "Bloody Torchwood" as they pass by, having confirmed that a blowfish driving a sports car came this way.)

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** Gwen tries to keep her actual job in Torchwood secret from her boyfriend in the least helpful way. Despite Torchwood's ability to set up dummy companies, create false identities and twist the truth when the need be Gwen never uses any of this to give her boyfriend any reason to calm down about her job. Instead she is openly ambiguous about why she works such long hours and gets called away so often. Even ''her boss'' says she shouldn't let her personal life drift, but never makes any good suggestions to Gwen as to ''how'' to do so. This can get frustrating for the viewer because obviously some people on the police force know Gwen does ''something'' working for Torchwood, and people out in the world know Torchwood does ''something'' (The woman in the first episode of series 2 mutters "Bloody Torchwood" as they pass by.)
** Rex gets aggravated by the tendency of Gwen and Jack to run off and try to handle things on their own instead of just asking for help. He lampshades this trope when Gwen receives a message through the special contact lenses that [[spoiler:her family is being held hostage until she brings them Jack.]] Given the fact that the bad guys could only see whatever Gwen could see or receive a transcript of what was said while Gwen was looking at someone, she could easily have told Rex and Esther (and, you know, Jack, before [[spoiler:kidnapping him]]) what was going on without tipping her hand.

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** Gwen tries to keep her actual job in Torchwood as a catcher of rogue aliens secret from her boyfriend Rhys in the least helpful way. Despite Torchwood's ability to set up dummy companies, create false identities and twist the truth when the need be be, Gwen never uses any of this to give her boyfriend Rhys any reason to calm down about her mysterious job. Instead she is openly ambiguous about why she works such long hours and gets called away so often. Even ''her boss'' says she shouldn't let her personal life drift, but never makes any good suggestions to Gwen as to ''how'' to do so. This can get frustrating for the viewer because obviously some people on the police force where she used to work know Gwen does ''something'' working for Torchwood, and people out in the world know Torchwood does ''something'' (The (an old woman in the first episode of series 2 mutters "Bloody Torchwood" as they pass by.by, having confirmed that a blowfish driving a sports car came this way.)
** In series 4, Rex gets aggravated by the tendency of Gwen and Jack to run off and try to handle things on their own instead of just asking for help. He lampshades this trope when Gwen receives a message through the special contact lenses that [[spoiler:her family is being held hostage until she brings them Jack.]] Jack to the originator of the message]]. Given the fact that the bad guys using the lenses could only see whatever Gwen could see or receive a transcript of what was said while Gwen was looking at someone, she could easily have told Rex and Esther (and, you know, Jack, before [[spoiler:kidnapping him]]) what was going on without tipping her hand.hand by writing a note behind her back or something.

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** About half of the Winchester family drama could have been avoided if Sam and Dean simply ''told'' each other about their problems rather than insisting they're fine.

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** About half of the Winchester family drama could have been avoided if Sam and Dean simply ''told'' each other about their problems rather than insisting they're fine. Multiple seasons involve one if not both of them keeping a secret throughout the first part of the season that then blows up somewhere around the middle.



** The final seal keeping Lucifer imprisoned could have remained intact if certain parties who wanted the Apocalypse to happen didn't do their best to make sure the Winchesters don't learn until it's too late that [[spoiler:Lilith's purpose isn't to break the final seal, she ''is'' the seal and her purpose is to be slain by Sam, Lucifer's true vessel.]] It also doesn't help that Sam made the spectacularly poor decision to [[spoiler:trust a ''demon'']] and that Dean all but disowned Sam when he found out instead of reaching out to him. Bobby called Dean out on that.
** And poor poor Kevin. If only Dean had bothered to tell him that [[spoiler:Sam]] might be dangerous when he ''straight up asked''. Maybe the man just didn't have enough reasons to wangst.

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** The final seal keeping Lucifer imprisoned could have remained intact if certain parties who wanted the Apocalypse to happen didn't do hadn't done their best to make sure the Winchesters don't didn't learn until it's too late that [[spoiler:Lilith's purpose isn't wasn't to break the final seal, she ''is'' ''was'' the seal and her purpose is was to be slain by Sam, Lucifer's true vessel.]] vessel]]. It also doesn't help that Sam made the spectacularly poor decision to [[spoiler:trust a ''demon'']] ''demon'' (Ruby)]] and that Dean all but disowned Sam when he found out instead of reaching out to him. Bobby called Dean out on that.
** And poor poor, poor Kevin. If only Dean had bothered to tell him that [[spoiler:Sam]] might be dangerous when he ''straight up asked''. Maybe the man just didn't have enough reasons to wangst.

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