History PlayingWith / NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished

* '''Invoked''': [[EvilOverlord Evulz]], a [[CompleteMonster diabolical supervillain]] decides to send his BadassArmy of [[EliteMooks Elite]] DemonicSpiders against Marcy whenever she does anything heroic to scare her out of heroism.

* '''Played For Laughs''': Marcy saves a kitten from a tree, only to realize that the tree is the cat's home, and gets rewarded by getting scratched in the face.

** Acting with moral fiber is actually [[BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad outlawed]], and Marcy is pursued by the police for putting out a housefire, saving a person from a would-be murderer, and [[HelpingGrannyCrossTheStreet Helping Granny Cross]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking the Street]].

* '''Invoked''':" Evulz, a [[CompleteMonster diabolical supervillain]] decides to send his BadassArmy of [[EliteMooks Elite]] DemonicSpiders against Marcy whenever she does anything heroic to scare her out of heroism.

* '''Invoked''':" Evulz, a [[CompleteMonster diabolical supervillain]] decides to send his army of [[EliteMooks Elite]] DemonicSpiders against Marcy whenever she does anything heroic to scare her out of heroism.

* '''Enforced''': The writers are building up the [[RuleOfEmpathy the audience's sympathy for]] [[TheWoobie Marcy]] by having her get punished for doing the right thing.

* '''Invoked''': "We want the show to be realistic and everyone knows that [[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids being an idealist]] [[NeverBeAHero is a road that leads to nowhere]], for people are {{Ungrateful Bastard}}s in RealLife, no exceptions."

** Marcy deals with the unfair consequences, reasoning that doing good is its own reward, and eventually [[EarnYourHappyEnding earns her happy ending]], but she still become [[GrumpyBear cynical]] and [[KnightInSourArmor bitter]] about the thanklessness.

* '''Subverted''': Marcy is in turn rescued from the monster's master by the damsel she saved earlier.

* '''Enforced''':
** The writers are building up the [[RuleOfEmpathy the audience's sympathy for]] [[TheWoobie Marcy]] by having her get punished for doing the right thing.

** If people start acknowledging one's good deeds, it may escalate into people [[WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency being good for a reward]], therefore it is better to punish the genuine do gooder in order to prevent such a mindset from growing.

** If people start acknowledging one's good deeds,it may escalate into people [[WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency being good for a reward]], therefore it is better to punish the genuine do gooder in order to prevent such a mindset from growing.
** The people who yelled at Bob have family on the police staff, they wanted to watch their relatives get the glory and feel Bob is "Killstealing."

** Marcy lives in a Main/CrapsackWorld, everyone suffers and this is expected, yet that is precisely why she is attempting [[WorldHalfFull to bring good and selfless deeds into this miserable world.]]

** [[WellIntentionedExtremist This is because good intentions does not help if it's accompanied by bad procedures.]] In regards to Downplayed #2: PoliceBrutality [[TruthInTelevision is a real problem,]] [[DidntThinkThisThrough and if Marcy's been rewarded, then this opens up to further abuse, such as]] other police officers following suit and using excessive force against, say, petty thieves, for example. It also doesn't help when the terrorist/suspect dies before the prosecution can obtain evidence and determine what motivated/radicalised said terrorist, which leads to missed opportunities in preventing another potential terrorist attack.

** [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy There is such a thing as being too excessive]] with the ungratefulness.

** Marcy lives in a Main/CrapsackWorld, everyone suffers and this is expected, yet that is precisely why she is attempting to bring good and selfless deeds into this miserable world.

** Bob is despised for being the ChosenOne to save humanity. Everyone is less concerned that humanity is in danger then they are about Bob being the only one who can save them.

* '''Enforced''': The writers are building up the [[RuleOfEmpathy the audience's sympathy for]] [[TheWoobie Marcy]] by having her get punished for doing the right thing.

** Marcy realizes that, if heroes get punished, [[LaserGuidedKarma villains get rewarded,]] and thus pulls a FaceHeelTurn. This results in the [[UngratefulBastard ungrateful society]] getting thoroughly screwed over [[LaserGuidedKarma the same way they screwed Marcy]], leaving her [[WhosLaughingNow laughing in their faces]] for their shenanigans. Often this leads to the ungrateful society banding up and punishing Marcy for her OutOfCharacter moment...

** Bob had committed crimes in the past. His reward for his good deed is combined with his punishment for his past sins.

* '''Invoked''': "We want the show to be realistic and everyone knows that people are {{Ungrateful Bastard}}s in RealLife, no exceptions."

** "Well that's not being realistic. That's being fashionably cynical."