This is discussion archived from a time before the current discussion method was installed.
zhirzzh: I'm not sure I understand why part of the Buffy subversion is that she is "conventionally attractive". The trope doesn't mention appearance.
Cliché: Does said person necessarily have to be female? If it is gender-neutral, I'd like to add the Angry Video Game Nerd when confronting Freddy.
ParcaKnight: Re The Descent - what "American" ending? I saw this in a theater in Omaha, Nebraska, and watching that light going out was one of the most chilling experiences in my movie-going lifetime.
