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Alice and Bob are not in love. At all. They have no Unresolved Sexual Tension, really. They're also the main characters / two of the main characters in a TV show or movie, so if they *do* actually hook up, it has to be near teh end or else it's RUINED FOREVER!
Then they meet Carly and Dave. Carly and Dave are expys of Alice and Bob. Maybe they show up for one episode/a ministory-arc, or they come in the end of the film, either way. Alice and Bob won't notice the similarities, but everyone else will. If it's Played for Laughs than Alice and Bob won't notice anything and status quo is god. If they do, it's the realization they need to know they do love each other.
Does this ring any bells with anyone?
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Okay, so we have a trope for Precursors, with examples and sub tropes for when they still come back or are off hiding somewhere. But what about where the precursors never left at all - they're a civilization in the verse that just happens to be far older and more advanced then the rest of the lot.
It's not as common as the idea of vanished precursors, but it's still pretty common in speculative fiction. Surely we have this?
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Examples:
- Here at about 2:00
- Also a great example here at about 0:20.
- Another motorcycle example (with handcuffs) here at about 1:45 and again at 5:40.
Now are these instances simply inversions of Back-to-Back Badasses, or can it be considered it's own trope, as there are instances where the two people involved are not on equal footing regarding badassery?
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I've seen this mostly in anime of the "real world then magic comes in" type. The first character (completely normal) we see is suddenly confronted by one of the series' antagonists obviously using magic or wghose existence should be impossible, then the other main character comes in and proceeds to destroy the opposition. Later on, Sorting Algorythm Of Evil sets in, but the first fight scene is always a Curb-Stomp Battle.
Too specific?
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I'm trying to add the dream sequence from Phoenix Wright Justice For All (which appears during the intro, then right before the conclusion of the final trial) as an example, but I'm not sure where to put it. Book Ends? Ironic Echo? Call-Forward? Somewhere else?
Help.
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Non Ominous Non Latin Non Chanting
Hydorah contains two songs with lyrics that are backwards Spanish. I can't figure out if it is an example of a trope or not. I would say Ominous Latin Chanting, but of course it's not Ominous, it's not Latin, and it's not Chanting!
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Okay, so we have a trope for Precursors, with examples and sub tropes for when they still come back or are off hiding somewhere. But what about where the precursors never left at all - they're a civilization in the verse that just happens to be far older and more advanced then the rest of the lot.
It's not as common as the idea of vanished precursors, but it's still pretty common in speculative fiction. Surely we have this?
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I'm sure we have this one, somewhere... The generally computer geek character who thinks machines are better than people, should replace people, etc. The only two examples I can think of right now are Techrat from Jem and the Holograms, and the main character from Crichton's Terminal Man, and neither of those get much love.
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Is there a trope where one of the characters is involved in a tanning booth gag?
The first time I saw this is in FRIENDS (TV show) with Ross getting confused about the instructions and ending up orange.
This gag was also used in two movies AFAIK: Old Dogs (Robin Williams) and Going the Distance (Justin Long).
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I'm trying to remember where we put examples of common mistakes about tropes. I thought it was "misapplied trope," but it wasn't. It's usually filled with examples of tropes that have a lot of people Complaining About Shows You Dont Like. One solid example is that rather than put in an example of Narm when listing a show on its page, they'll list the show and say that the drama fell flat or it was overblown, which isn't Narm exactly, is it?
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Whats the trope for the fact that no one ever seems to clean up After the End.
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What is it called when someone's Crowning Moment of Awesome speech or What the Hell, Hero speech backfires? For example, in an episode of Frasier, Daphne overhears Frasier complaining how Roz has been (seemingly) spending the money he lent her during a difficult time on frivolous things. Daphne reminds him that he once asked her (Daphne) to loan him some money so he could buy something he wanted and she obliged, but had yet to pay her back. Daphne gets angrier and angrier, pointing out that he is constantly spending money on frivolities while she clips coupons, so maybe he should cut Roz a break. A triumphant moment for Daphne-until Frasier calmly points out that not only did he pay her back by paying for a parking ticket she had gotten, but the parking ticket was ten dollars more than what she had loaned him, so technically she owes him money. Cue a very chagrined Daphne.
Can anyone tell me what this trope is called?
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Is there a trope for a forest with giant mushrooms instead of trees?