Sommelier Speak
(Note that the first word in the trope name is pronounced "som-uh-lyeh.")
In fiction and satire, if someone is called upon to describe the flavor of a wine, they will begin speaking in a kind of Purple Prose which may include any of the following: Sesquipedalianly loquacious gushing or ranting. Elaborate, perhaps mixed, metaphors, sometimes even incorporating
Magical Homeless Person
Basically, a homeless person with magical powers, or some connection to the supernatural. There are two usual reasons for this:
1) They're Beneath Suspicion, so their powers often take other characters, and in some cases the audience, completely by surprise.
and
2) Making them homeless either fits in with a theme of magic being opposed to materialism, or makes you Go Mad from the Revelation (as homeless people, both in real life and in fiction, frequently suffer from mental illnesses).
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Episode 375: Quick Shot - 2022 Holiday Leftovers January 13, 2023
