History Main / ExplainExplainOhCrap

* ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'': Having put in a bid on a nice looking house, [[https://somethingpositive.net/comic/overlooked/ Peejee brags to Davan]] that, with its severely reduced asking price and history of other bidders backing out at the last moment, she's certain to get it for cheap... before realizing that those were actually some pretty serious red flags that she'd completely glossed over. [[https://somethingpositive.net/comic/local-flavor/ It later turns out]] that, while the house ''itself'' is fine, the neighborhood it's in is full of creeps, bigots, [[TheFundamentalist fundies]] and generally unpleasant neighbors.

* Alison does this in the season finale of ''WebVideo/{{Brains}}'' as she realizes the identity of the murderer: [[spoiler:Professor Sherman.]]

* ''Webcomic/DumbingOfAge:'' In an effort to make Sarah more open to change, Joyce starts [[https://www.dumbingofage.com/2024/comic/book-14/03-trystin-in-the-wind/changemore/ listing off]] some of the CharacterDevelopment they and their friends have undergone since the start of the comic. Then she gets to [[GoGetterGirl Dorothy]] and realizes that ''her'' big changes are trending in a negative direction.

* As ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' indicates, Bill Watterson ''loves'' this trope.

''(Beat panel)''\\
'''Sound F/X:''' wooosh!\\
'''Hinjo:''' Saangwan! Cast your spell now!\\
'''Saangwan:''' Yes, Lord Hinjo.\\

'''Saangwan:''' True Seeing! ''(Looks up)'' Oh...oh my.\\
''(Xykon is shown riding a'' zombie dragon.'')''

** In "It Takes a Thief", the Order needs to figure out where Xykon is hiding during the siege on Azure City, when Belkar starts to complain.

* In a 2004 storyline of ''ComicBook/BatmanAndTheOutsiders'', the team learns that Bruce Wayne is financing them. Arsenal then reveals that Batman has been his secret source of info since the team started. Nightwing confronts Batman about the funding, the pair soon coming to an understanding. Nightwing thanks Batman for the info...and Batman says he has no idea what he's talking about as he hasn't spoken to Arsenal in a year. Nightwing contacts Arsenal, who's on a rooftop with a cloaked and masked figure in shadow. Arsenal tells Nightwing about Batman being difficult, only for Nightwing to tell him he's literally standing next to Batman in the Batcave. Before Arsenal can react, he's taken down by "Batman," who peels off the mask to reveal he's been Deathstroke all along. Arsenal demands to know why Deathstroke would be giving the Outsiders information that took down a bunch of villains only to stop as it hits him Deathstroke was just using the Outsiders to eliminate some competition.

* Issue 12 of ''ComicBook/TheSupermanAdventures'' has Lois write a journal of progress being made in curing Superman of a lethal Kryptonian virus, becoming shocked when she's writing while on a plane and realizes what she's describing.

* In ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'', when District Attorney Adrian Chase is going after a tough mob, [[TemptingFate he brushes off Robin's concerns]] before returning home, where his wife tells him about the toy clown his uncle Arthur sent their son for his birthday.

* In ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen'' Volume 5, Issue 20, the X-Men are thrown when they hear their attempt to vaccinate against a mutant "cure" has led to dozens of human children getting sick and more are occurring. Captain America confronts them with the X-Men, saying they can handle this, having been dealing with Cap for several weeks on other matters, such as handing over mutant prisoners to turn over to the government and ensuring the X-Men are able to operate without oversight. Only for his reaction to make them realize [[ComicBook/{{Mystique}} the person they've been meeting]] hasn't been Cap...

* ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'': Having put in a bid on a nice looking house, [[https://somethingpositive.net/comic/overlooked/ Peejee brags to Davan]] that, with its severely reduced asking price and history of other bidders backing out at the last moment, she's certain to get it for cheap... before realizing that those reasons were actually some pretty serious red flags that she'd completely glossed over. [[https://somethingpositive.net/comic/local-flavor/ It turns out later]] that, while the house ''itself'' is fine, the neighborhood it's in is full of creeps, bigots, [[TheFundamentalist fundies]] and generally unpleasant neighbors.

* Issue 12 of ''ComicBook/TheSupermanAdventures'' has Lois write a journal of progress being made in curing Superman of a lethal Krpytonian virus, becoming shocked when she's writing while on a plane and realizes what she's describing.

* ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'': Having put in a bid on a nice looking house, [[https://somethingpositive.net/comic/overlooked/ Peejee brags to Davan]] that, with its severely reduced asking price and history of other bidders backing out at the last moment, she's certain to get it for cheap... before realizing that those reasons were actually some pretty serious red flags that she'd completely glossed over. [[https://somethingpositive.net/comic/local-flavor/ It turns out later]] that, while the house ''itself'' is fine, the suburb it's in is full of creeps, bigots, [[TheFundamentalist fundies]] and generally unpleasant neighbors.

* In [[https://somethingpositive.net/comic/overlooked/ this]] ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'' strip, Peejee puts in a bid on a nice looking house and brags to Davan that, with its severely reduced asking price and five other bidders having backed out at the last moment, she's certain to get it for cheap... before realizing that those reasons were actually some pretty serious red flags that she'd completely glossed over. [[https://somethingpositive.net/comic/local-flavor/ It turns out later]] that, while the house ''itself'' is fine, the suburb it's in is full of creeps, bigots, [[TheFundamentalist fundies]] and generally unpleasant neighbors.

* In [[https://somethingpositive.net/comic/overlooked/ this]] ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'' strip, Peejee puts in a bid on a nice looking house and, as she brags to Davan about it, she starts listing all the reasons she's certain to get it for cheap... before realizing that those reasons were actually some pretty serious red flags that she'd completely glossed over. [[https://somethingpositive.net/comic/local-flavor/ It turns out later]] that, while the house ''itself'' is fine, the suburb it's in is full of creeps, bigots, [[TheFundamentalist fundies]] and generally unpleasant neighbors.

-->'''Tyhco:''' You must be cranked up for this VideoGame/SeaOfThieves RPG, right?\\

* In light novel ''Academy's Undercover Professor'', the title character is patrolling a city where there's been rumors of werewolf sightings for a couple of days. He encounters one, only for him to turn out to be a friend of his that can become a humanoid animal based on what bites him. As they speak of other matters, the main character asks why he waited two days to meet him, only for the friend to reply that he arrived to the city just that morning. Cue both of them going OhCrap - as the actual werewolf shows up.

* ''Literature/TheCanarisFragments'' by Walter Winward takes place during the Nuremberg trials of 1945. The main characters have discovered that a group of SS men plans to liberate the prisoners and have had the courthouse surrounded by security, but then they start discussing why a group of SS men would go through so much trouble and realize that [[spoiler:Kaltenbrenner, the only high-ranking SS member among the defendants is not at the courthouse, but at a hospital at the other end of the city.]]

** In ''Literature/FeetOfClay'', there are two major plot threads that the Watch are investigating. The first is a set of murders connected to the city's golem population ([[OurMonstersAreDifferent golems here being mostly magical beasts of burden]]). The second is repeated arsenic poisoning of Lord Vetinari. Vimes, Angua and Cheery discuss these at a late stage of the novel, and it becomes apparent that it's surprising they actually managed to track arsenic in any meaningful way. It gets used all over the city for all kinds of things - rat poisons, paints...

'''Cheery:''' Oh, most people use golems, sir-

* Inverted in ''ComicStrip/TheBoondocks'', Riley, having repainted several street signs to carry the names of rappers he likes, is approached by Cindy, who's also interested in doing so. Riley, however, is laying low due to the police looking for the culprit, and starts to warn Cindy that if she follows suit, she'll get caught- at which point he gets the idea to have her take the fall for his misdeeds.

'''Dad:''' I '''''did''''' rake the yard. I spent all afternoo- '''WHERE'S CALVIN?!'''

* In ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}} episode "The Greatest Story Ever Sold", when Earl and the other tree-pushers express their existential woes by not knowing why they exist, their boss Richfield tries to set them straight;
-->'''Richfield:''' Why you exist? I’ll tell you why you exist! See you can push down trees! So cities can be built for dinosaurs to live in, so they can push down more trees so more cities can be built so…dinosaurs can…push…down… ''(Beat)'' You’re right! I don’t know why we exist! Oh no! [[FreakOut AAAAHHHH!]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[ThisIsGonnaSuck WELP! There goes HIS weekend.]]]]

* ''ComicBook/MarvelTeamUp'': One issue has ComicBook/SpiderMan attack the Human Torch because he thinks the Fantastic Four have just tried to attack ''him''. Johnny points out this isn't possible, since the rest of the FF are elsewhere doing their own things, and more to the point have no reason to attack Spidey (something he really ''should'' know). So the only explanation is that someone else with all their powers could have done that... at which point Johnny stops explaining and hurries back to the Baxter Building, where the Super-Skrull has escaped from [[SealedEvilInACan the Can he'd been stuck in]].

* ''ComicBook/MarvelTeamUp'': One issue has ComicBook/SpiderMan attack the ComicBook/HumanTorch, because he thinks the Fantastic Four have just tried to attack him. Johnny points out this isn't possible, since the rest of the FF are elsewhere doing their own things, and more to the point have no reason to attack Spidey (something he really ''should'' know). So the only explanation is that someone else with all their powers could have done that... at which point Johnny stops explaining and hurries back to the Baxter Building, where the Super-Skrull has escaped from [[SealedEvilInACan the Can he'd been stuck in]].

* In ''Radio/TheHitchHikersGuideToTheGalaxy1978'', Arthur and his friends find themselves on a ship manned by [[OmnicidalManiac Haggun]][[StarfishAliens enons]] which, in the words of the titular guide, "[[VoluntaryShapeshifting would do for]] UsefulNotes/CharlesDarwin what [[ProducePelting a squadron of Arcturan stunt apples would have done for]] UsefulNotes/IsaacNewton." (Incidentally, the same guide, which has the words "[[ThisIsNoTimeToPanic Don't Panic]]" written in large, friendly letters; [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness notes that the best method of dealing with them is to]] [[FearIsTheAppropriateResponse "run away terribly fast".)]] [[ParanoiaFuel The heroes then realize that one could be with them right now.]] Ford notes that it could even be the chair with two headrests that Zaphod and Trillian sat in earlier, which leads to this exchange:

'''Arthur [[ThisIsGoingToSuck (In a nervous tone of voice)]]:''' [[ItMakesSenseInContext But which is probably quite incapable of drinking coffee.]]

->'''Prudence:''' [[CallBack Do you remember the town that had the werebear problem]]?\\

* ''Marvel Team-Up:'' One issue has Franchise/SpiderMan attack the Human Torch, because he thinks the Fantastic Four have just tried to attack him. Johnny points out this isn't possible, since the rest of the FF are elsewhere doing their own things, and more to the point have no reason to attack Spidey (something he really ''should'' know). So the only explanation is that someone else with all their powers could have done that... at which point Johnny stops explaining and hurries back to the Baxter Building, where the Super-Skrull has escaped from [[SealedEvilInACan the Can he'd been stuck in]].

* In [[https://somethingpositive.net/comic/overlooked/ this]] ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'' strip, Peejee puts in a bid on a nice looking house and, as she brags to Davan about it, she she starts listing all the reasons she's certain she'll get it for cheap, before stopping and realizing that they were actually some pretty serious red flags that she'd completely glossed over. [[https://somethingpositive.net/comic/local-flavor/ Once she moves in]], it turns out that while the house ''itself'' is fine, the suburb it's in is full of creeps, bigots, [[TheFundamentalist fundies]] and generally unpleasant neighbors.

* In [[https://somethingpositive.net/comic/overlooked/ this]] ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'' strip, Peejee puts in a bid on a nice looking house in the suburbs and, as she brags to Davan about it, she excitedly lists all the reasons she'll likely get it for cheap, before realizing that those reasons were actually some pretty serious red flags that she'd completely glossed over. [[https://somethingpositive.net/comic/local-flavor/ Once she moves in]], it turns out that while the house ''itself'' is fine, the street it's on is full of creeps, bigots, [[TheFundamentalist fundies]] and generally unpleasant neighbors.

* In [[https://somethingpositive.net/comic/overlooked/ this]] ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'' strip, Peejee puts in a bid on a nice looking house and excitedly brags to Davan that she'll likely get it for cheap because several other bidders had backed out at the last second and the asking price had been severely reduced over the past year... then stops and realizes that those were some pretty serious red flags she'd glossed over. [[https://somethingpositive.net/comic/local-flavor/ Once she moves in]], it turns out that while the house ''itself'' is fine, the street it's on is full of creeps, bigots, [[TheFundamentalist fundies]] and generally unpleasant neighbors.