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Chabal2 Since: Jan, 2010

12th Jan, 2021 12:03:56 AM

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Audience Knows The Twist

A scenario where the audience knows a major twist (Bob is a traitor, Alice was Switched at Birth, Charlie has cancer, etc.) by witnessing it before the rest of the cast knows about it.

For example:

Bob: Start talking or I'll torture your family!

Alice: I'll talk! The rebel camp is in the forest behind the waterfall.

-later-

Charlie: Well, did Alice talk?

Bob: No, boss. Even threatened to torture her family but she held firm. Those rebels are untouchable.

Edited by Chabal2

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WarJay77 (Troper Knight)

12th Jan, 2021 12:35:50 AM

Dramatic Irony

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Chabal2 Since: Jan, 2010

12th Jan, 2021 10:23:33 AM

Even when it isn't particularly played for drama (no Traitor Shot, no Oblivious Guilt Slinging, etc.)

wingedcatgirl MOD (Holding A Herring)

12th Jan, 2021 10:24:47 AM

Yes. Dramatic Irony means "irony in the dramatic sense"; it's not necessarily Played for Drama.

Edited by wingedcatgirl Trouble Cube continues to be a general-purpose forum for those who desire such a thing.

eroock Since: Sep, 2012

12th Jan, 2021 10:41:43 AM

Bob seems to be a Secret-Keeper.

MetaFour MOD (Old Master)

12th Jan, 2021 10:40:42 PM

For the moment when the characters do learn something important that the audience has known for a long time, see Internal Reveal.