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** Sometimes, shit happens.
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** Sometimes, shit happens.fate or luck decides that you're getting the short end of the stick.
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* '''Exaggerated''': [[ForWantOfANail A single faulty wire]] [[DisasterDominoes causes a cascading failure]] that leads to both Harry and Iggy's getaway car (and the money) [[EveryCarIsAPinto going up in flames in the accident]].
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* '''Exaggerated''': [[ForWantOfANail A single faulty wire]] wire [[DisasterDominoes causes a cascading failure]] that leads to both Harry and Iggy's getaway car (and the money) [[EveryCarIsAPinto going up in flames in the accident]].
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** Harry and Iggy tend to [[DidntThinkThisThrough skimp on thinking it through]].
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* '''Straight''': [[ThoseTwoBadGuys Harry and Iggy]] come up with a foolproof plan to rob the city's largest bank by night... [[SpannerInTheWorks that didn't anticipate a traffic accident occurring right in front of their getaway car]].
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* '''Straight''': [[ThoseTwoBadGuys Harry and Iggy]] Iggy come up with a foolproof plan to rob the city's largest bank by night... [[SpannerInTheWorks that didn't anticipate a traffic accident occurring right in front of their getaway car]].
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* '''Justified''': Harry and Iggy are [[BornLucky used to having things go smoothly on a job]], and are therefore unaccustomed to planning for certain extreme variables.
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** Harry and Iggy are [[BornLucky used to having things go smoothly on a job]], and are therefore unaccustomed to planning for certain extreme variables.
** Harry and Iggy are [[BornLucky used to having things go smoothly on a job]], and are therefore unaccustomed to planning for certain extreme variables.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': The bank robbery goes off without a hitch. [[RealityEnsues Getting away clean is the problem, followed by the inevitable need to launder the money to avoid being caught afterwards]]. Harry and Iggy manage to avoid most of the pitfalls until [[ChekhovsGunman an old man Harry bumped into during the robbery]] calls the police with an anonymous tip, leading to their arrests.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': The bank robbery goes off without a hitch. [[RealityEnsues [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Getting away clean is the problem, followed by the inevitable need to launder the money to avoid being caught afterwards]]. Harry and Iggy manage to avoid most of the pitfalls until [[ChekhovsGunman an old man Harry bumped into during the robbery]] calls the police with an anonymous tip, leading to their arrests.
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* '''Justified''':
** Harry and Iggy are [[BornLucky used to having things go smoothly on a job]], and are therefore unaccustomed to planning for certain extreme variables.
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* '''Justified''':
**'''Justified''': Harry and Iggy are [[BornLucky used to having things go smoothly on a job]], and are therefore unaccustomed to planning for certain extreme variables.
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* '''Straight''': [[ThoseTwoBadGuys Harry and Iggy]] come up with a foolproof plan to rob the city's largest bank by night... [[SpannerInTheWorks that didn't anticipate a traffic accident ocurring occurring right in front of their getaway car]].
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** Sometimes, shit happens.
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** Harry and Iggy are [[BornLucky used to having things go smoothly on a job]], and are therefore unaccustomed to planning for certain extreme variables.
** Harry and Iggy are [[BornLucky used to having things go smoothly on a job]], and are therefore unaccustomed to planning for certain extreme variables.
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* '''Defied''': Harry and Iggy [[{{Determinator}} do their damndest]] to anticipate everything that could go wrong with their plan, spending every waking minute on it when necessary.
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* '''Defied''': Harry and Iggy [[{{Determinator}} do their damndest]] to anticipate everything that could go wrong with their plan, spending every waking minute on it when if necessary.
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* '''Defied''': Harry and Iggy [[{{Determinator}} do their damndest]] to anticipate everything that could go wrong with their plan, spending every waking
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* '''Defied''': Harry and Iggy [[{{Determinator}} do their damndest]] to anticipate everything that could go wrong with their plan, spending every waking minute on it when necessary.
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'''Basic Trope''': An obstacle [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin no one saw coming]].
* '''Straight''': [[ThoseTwoBadGuys Harry and Iggy]] come up with a foolproof plan to rob the city's largest bank by night... [[SpannerInTheWorks that didn't anticipate a traffic accident ocurring right in front of their getaway car]].
* '''Exaggerated''': [[ForWantOfANail A single faulty wire]] [[DisasterDominoes causes a cascading failure]] that leads to both Harry and Iggy's getaway car (and the money) [[EveryCarIsAPinto going up in flames in the accident]].
* '''Downplayed''': The accident only briefly stymies Harry and Iggy, and they manage to [[IndyPloy improvise their way to freedom with the money in tow]].
* '''Justified''': Harry and Iggy are [[BornLucky used to having things go smoothly on a job]], and are therefore unaccustomed to planning for certain extreme variables.
** [[StupidCrooks Harry and Iggy aren't overburdened with imagination or intelligence]].
* '''Inverted''': [[UnspokenPlanGuarantee Based on their actions]], nothing occurs during the heist that Harry and Iggy didn't plan for.
* '''Subverted''': Harry and Iggy [[CrazyPrepared make every effort to iron out all the details of their plan]], up to and including anticipating [[AlienInvasion Martian attacks]]. They use a second escape vehicle parked a few blocks away and get off scot-free.
* '''Parodied''': At the last possible second, both Harry and Iggy [[DeusExMachina are struck dead by spontaneous human combustion]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': The bank robbery goes off without a hitch. [[RealityEnsues Getting away clean is the problem, followed by the inevitable need to launder the money to avoid being caught afterwards]]. Harry and Iggy manage to avoid most of the pitfalls until [[ChekhovsGunman an old man Harry bumped into during the robbery]] calls the police with an anonymous tip, leading to their arrests.
* '''Averted''': Nothing totally unanticipated stops Harry and Iggy from completing the job.
* '''Enforced''': [[FantasticAesop Crime doesn't pay unless you're really, really lucky]].
* '''Lampshaded''': Harry and Iggy briefly list all the potential obstacles to their success [[TemptingFate before dismissing them as improbable]].
* '''Invoked''': The bank heist is a crime of opportunity that Harry and Iggy [[DidntThinkThisThrough thought would be a lot easier]].
* '''Exploited''': The cops focus on the gaps in supposedly perfect plans to catch guys like Harry and Iggy red-handed.
* '''Defied''': Harry and Iggy [[{{Determinator}} do their damndest]] to anticipate everything that could go wrong with their plan, spending every waking
* '''Discussed''': During their discussion [[ThePlan of the heist]], Harry and Iggy bounce ideas off one another to try and catch any mistakes.
* '''Conversed''': While working, Harry and Iggy [[CasualDangerDialogue talk about what may go wrong next]] to try and take the edge off.
* '''Implied''': The phrase "WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong" is a staple of Harry and Iggy's vocabularies.
* '''Deconstructed''': [[FinaglesLaw Since nothing ever goes to plan]], Harry and Iggy don't see the point in trying to rob banks. [[CutLexLuthorACheck They go legitimate by providing banks with security tips based on their years of experience]].
** Even [[ASimplePlan a totally legitimate trip]] to [[Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle their favorite restaurant]] is an ordeal for Harry and Iggy. [[TheChewToy They're used to it by this point]].
* '''Reconstructed''': By learning to anticipate numerous problems and plan around them, Harry and Iggy eventually [[TookALevelInBadass become master criminals]].
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[[spoiler: DidntSeeThatComing, did you?]]
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* '''Straight''': [[ThoseTwoBadGuys Harry and Iggy]] come up with a foolproof plan to rob the city's largest bank by night... [[SpannerInTheWorks that didn't anticipate a traffic accident ocurring right in front of their getaway car]].
* '''Exaggerated''': [[ForWantOfANail A single faulty wire]] [[DisasterDominoes causes a cascading failure]] that leads to both Harry and Iggy's getaway car (and the money) [[EveryCarIsAPinto going up in flames in the accident]].
* '''Downplayed''': The accident only briefly stymies Harry and Iggy, and they manage to [[IndyPloy improvise their way to freedom with the money in tow]].
* '''Justified''': Harry and Iggy are [[BornLucky used to having things go smoothly on a job]], and are therefore unaccustomed to planning for certain extreme variables.
** [[StupidCrooks Harry and Iggy aren't overburdened with imagination or intelligence]].
* '''Inverted''': [[UnspokenPlanGuarantee Based on their actions]], nothing occurs during the heist that Harry and Iggy didn't plan for.
* '''Subverted''': Harry and Iggy [[CrazyPrepared make every effort to iron out all the details of their plan]], up to and including anticipating [[AlienInvasion Martian attacks]]. They use a second escape vehicle parked a few blocks away and get off scot-free.
* '''Parodied''': At the last possible second, both Harry and Iggy [[DeusExMachina are struck dead by spontaneous human combustion]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': The bank robbery goes off without a hitch. [[RealityEnsues Getting away clean is the problem, followed by the inevitable need to launder the money to avoid being caught afterwards]]. Harry and Iggy manage to avoid most of the pitfalls until [[ChekhovsGunman an old man Harry bumped into during the robbery]] calls the police with an anonymous tip, leading to their arrests.
* '''Averted''': Nothing totally unanticipated stops Harry and Iggy from completing the job.
* '''Enforced''': [[FantasticAesop Crime doesn't pay unless you're really, really lucky]].
* '''Lampshaded''': Harry and Iggy briefly list all the potential obstacles to their success [[TemptingFate before dismissing them as improbable]].
* '''Invoked''': The bank heist is a crime of opportunity that Harry and Iggy [[DidntThinkThisThrough thought would be a lot easier]].
* '''Exploited''': The cops focus on the gaps in supposedly perfect plans to catch guys like Harry and Iggy red-handed.
* '''Defied''': Harry and Iggy [[{{Determinator}} do their damndest]] to anticipate everything that could go wrong with their plan, spending every waking
* '''Discussed''': During their discussion [[ThePlan of the heist]], Harry and Iggy bounce ideas off one another to try and catch any mistakes.
* '''Conversed''': While working, Harry and Iggy [[CasualDangerDialogue talk about what may go wrong next]] to try and take the edge off.
* '''Implied''': The phrase "WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong" is a staple of Harry and Iggy's vocabularies.
* '''Deconstructed''': [[FinaglesLaw Since nothing ever goes to plan]], Harry and Iggy don't see the point in trying to rob banks. [[CutLexLuthorACheck They go legitimate by providing banks with security tips based on their years of experience]].
** Even [[ASimplePlan a totally legitimate trip]] to [[Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle their favorite restaurant]] is an ordeal for Harry and Iggy. [[TheChewToy They're used to it by this point]].
* '''Reconstructed''': By learning to anticipate numerous problems and plan around them, Harry and Iggy eventually [[TookALevelInBadass become master criminals]].
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[[spoiler: DidntSeeThatComing, did you?]]
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