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openUnintentional secret finder angst
Bob overhears or finds out an Awful Truth concerning Alice that she doesn't know. What's the trope for Bob angsting over whether or not to tell her, whether to do so anonymously, to tell the secret keepers he knows, etc.
openContrasting Sequel Main Character--on spinoffs too?
Can you confirm Contrasting Sequel Main Character can be used on spinoffs as well? There're two examples of that nature on that page, but I'm unsure if that trope is used correctly.
openThe obligatory strip club scene Film
After watching Hardcore Henry, it occurred to me to wonder if there is a listed trope for the obligatory strip club scene. That is, quite a few R-rated action movies have a scene which takes place in a strip club (or whorehouse, in this case), which is usually a conversation which could happen just about anywhere. Is this listed? Do we need to add it? Is it sufficiently scarce that I'm way off base?
openCameras and moving objects
You know when there's something moving fast, a car, a bike, a broomstick, and the camera is keeping pace with it, but then the driver/pilot/whatever will kick the vehicle into high gear and zoom off, while the camera stays at its previous speed? What trope is that?
open"We recommend ourselves"
This one mostly applies to commercials: toilet duck has the following slogan in the Netherlands: "We from toilet duck, recommend toilet duck" ("Wij van wc-eend raden wc-eend aan"). Is this part of a trope, or is it simply not a trope because it is too specific?
openProtected by Popularity
Do we have a trope for when, even in series where Anyone Can Die is in full effect, the show's Ensemble Dark Horse is still 100% safe because of his status as such?
openMundane job with great title
You know that thing where... ah, fuck it. What's it called when a person mentions their occupation with a grandiose title, but it's really mundane? For example, Person A says he's a Purveyor of Delicate Artisanal Bowls, when really he goes door-to-door selling toilets. (Just an example straight from my head, lol)
By the way Fighteer, you're mean. :(
Edited by HossmeisteropenThat's not mundane, that's shocking!
Alice has told Bob something that she thinks is mundane, even boring. For Bob, however, this is earth-shattering, but for whatever reason he doesn't want to disturb Alice or have to explain why it's earth-shattering. He responds as blandly as possible, and she leaves. Then Bob turns to the others in the room (or the now-broken Fourth Wall) and exclaims in surprise/horror/amazement the implications of this.
opentrying to tie up all the loose ends
In a series with some sort of plot arc the writers have to do a finale which tends to turn out pretty bad or just meh because they need to tie up all the loose ends. Like in Harry Potter where in book 7 the epilogue isn't as good as the rest of the series because Rowling needed to clean up all the unanswered questions in 5 pages.
openMay as well confess
Do we have this: The investigator confronts the suspect with a piece of irrefutable evidence against him. The suspect immediately breaks down and explains the entire crime in detail. (Where in real life, the suspect would lawyer up and start thinking of a creative defense). Happens in many Sherlock Holmes stories (The Adventure of the Cardboard Box is a good example), and occasionally in Law & Order episodes.
openBosses and losing Videogame
Boss acknowledges that this is not the first attempt to defeat him and that you've lost before.
Probably falls under Developer's Foresight for all my luck.
Edited by PinkCelebiopenActing in command
Is there a trope for a character who is the intermim chief/captain/whatever-other-leader while the real chief may be on i.e. leave of absence? Not really You Are in Command Now because that's when the job is given to an inexperienced person and it is I believe permanent.
openPurity Protector Anime
Is there a Mainly Female trope, where a girl protects what is sees as chaste girls from guys that want to do dirty things to them? With the guy(s) usually being an Accidental Pervert, but possibly not accidental?
Like Kotegawa Yui from To Love Ru?
Edited by MaladyopenLaw & Order Witness
Is there a trope for the type of witness you always see in network crime dramas (Law & Order, Criminal Minds, NCIS, etc.) who remains almost completely disinterested and continues doing their job while being questioned by the detectives as to whether they can remember anything?
Think the type of person described in this stand-up routine.
openSomeone is trying to ruin this event!
This is a plot common in juvenile mystery stories, but can be found elsewhere (and may be more deadly there), where the main characters are involved with some big event (a party, a competition, the filming of a movie, etc.) that begins to suffer accidents and problems caused by an unknown saboteur who may leave mocking notes or a Calling Card. The saboteur may attempt to present the accidents as the result of a haunting or curse, leading to an overlap with "Scooby-Doo" Hoax, but other times it's just enough to freak people out knowing that a random person has it out for the event. The heroes will attempt to determine the saboteur's identity (almost always someone they've already met) so that the event can go ahead as scheduled. If the accidents have been conspicuously low in property damage, there's a good chance the saboteur is someone related to the event's own management attempting to stir up publicity.
openA Hole in the Language Barrier Film
In the Lego Movie, Benny the space-man has difficulty getting the voice-controlled computer to understand him. Everything he says is perfectly clear, but the computer keeps misinterpreting him. This lasts until Metalbeard the Robot Pirate makes an attempt, speaking with a heavy 'pirate' accent, and the computer immediately understands.
Is there a trope for this sort of reversed language barrier?
openSpeculation Fuel
Is there a trope for something that appears in a work that is then analyzed/speculated to death by about the fandom? For example, a character has a ring with a mysterious symbol prominently displayed on it, and the fandom then spends the next season guessing about what it is and what it means even though it's barely mentioned at all on the show.
Are lovely in-laws—parents-in-law who adore their children-in-law—a trope?