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* '''Double Subverted''': Mary and Spencer have a solar grid hooked up to their housem for when the power lines go out, and the power goes out for real the next day due to poor sunlight.
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* '''Double Subverted''': Mary and Spencer have a solar grid hooked up to their housem house for when the power lines go out, and the power goes out for real the next day due to poor sunlight.
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* '''Straight''': The show ''[[NameAndName Mary and Spencer]]'' features an episode that focuses on the power in Mary and Spencer's apartment going out, leaving them in the dark. Spencer has to face his fear of the dark, while Mary tries to find something to do until it goes back on.
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* '''Straight''': The show ''[[NameAndName Mary and Spencer]]'' features an episode that focuses on the power in Mary and Spencer's apartment house going out, leaving them in the dark. Spencer has to face his fear of the dark, while Mary alerts the electricity company and tries to find something to do until it goes back on.occupy herself in the meantime.
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** All the power devices in the city explode, and Mary and Spencer have to repair it themselves.
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** All the power devices in the city explode, and Mary and Spencer have to repair it everything themselves.
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** The electricity is still on, but the Internet is out.
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** The electricity is still on, but the Internet is out.out due to faulty cables under the house.
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* '''Subverted''': The power goes off for a few minutes, but then it comes back on.
* '''Double Subverted''': The next day, though, a storm causes the power to go out for a longer time.
* '''Parodied''': Spencer thinks the electricity is out, but it turns out he just forgot to turn the lights on.
* '''Double Subverted''': The next day, though, a storm causes the power to go out for a longer time.
* '''Parodied''': Spencer thinks the electricity is out, but it turns out he just forgot to turn the lights on.
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* '''Subverted''': The power goes off flickers for a few minutes, but seconds, then it comes back on.
* '''Double Subverted''':The next day, though, Mary and Spencer have a storm causes solar grid hooked up to their housem for when the power to lines go out, and the power goes out for a longer time.
real the next day due to poor sunlight.
* '''Parodied''': Spencer gets plunged into darkness while on the toilet and thinks the electricity is out, but it turns outhe Mary just forgot to turn accidentally flicked the lights on.wrong switch outside the door.
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* '''Parodied''': Spencer gets plunged into darkness while on the toilet and thinks the electricity is out, but it turns out
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh, no! The power went out!"
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh, no! The power went out!""What is up with this area? This is the third time the power's gone out in three months!"
** Mary and Spencer are supplied with a generator while electricians fix the power supply.
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* '''Discussed''': "Looks like there's a pretty bad heat wave. Do you think the power will go out?"
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* '''Discussed''': "Looks like there's a pretty bad heat wave. Do storm headed this way." "Do you think the power will go out?"
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** The local power infrastructure is so outdated that the government has to implement a so called [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_blackout rolling blackout]] just to handle Supply/Demand.
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** Every device that needs electricity in the world abruptly vanish, knocking every power in the world out, and Mary and Spencer must find a way to get them back.
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** Every power device that needs electricity and station in the world abruptly vanish, knocking every power in the world out, and Mary and Spencer must find a way to get them back.
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* '''Straight''': On ''[[NameAndName Mary and Spencer]]'', an episode focuses on the power in Mary and Spencer's apartment going out, leaving them in the dark. Spencer has to face his fear of the dark, while Mary tries to find something to do until it goes back on.
* '''Exaggerated''': All the power devices in town explode, and Mary and Spencer have to repair it themselves.
* '''Exaggerated''': All the power devices in town explode, and Mary and Spencer have to repair it themselves.
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* '''Straight''': On The show ''[[NameAndName Mary and Spencer]]'', Spencer]]'' features an episode that focuses on the power in Mary and Spencer's apartment going out, leaving them in the dark. Spencer has to face his fear of the dark, while Mary tries to find something to do until it goes back on.
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** All the power devices intown the city explode, and Mary and Spencer have to repair it themselves.themselves.
** Every device that needs electricity in the world abruptly vanish, knocking every power in the world out, and Mary and Spencer must find a way to get them back.
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** All the power devices in
** Every device that needs electricity in the world abruptly vanish, knocking every power in the world out, and Mary and Spencer must find a way to get them back.
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': The power comes on and on throughout the episode.
* '''Averted''': Mary and Spencer's apartment has a consistent supply of power and electricity.
* '''Averted''': Mary and Spencer's apartment has a consistent supply of power and electricity.
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': The power comes on off and on throughout the episode.
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** Mary and Spencer's apartment has a consistent supply of power andelectricity.electricity.
** No episode features the topic of the power going out.
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** Mary and Spencer's apartment has a consistent supply of power and
** No episode features the topic of the power going out.
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** An EdutainmentShow has a VerySpecialEpisode on what to do in case your power goes out.
** The set grid[[labelnote:*]]and thankfully not the crew grid or there'd be no cameras to record the show with[[/labelnote]] shorted out on something and the producers decided to ThrowItIn instead of wasting time on waiting for the problem to be fixed by the night crew.
** The set grid[[labelnote:*]]and thankfully not the crew grid or there'd be no cameras to record the show with[[/labelnote]] shorted out on something and the producers decided to ThrowItIn instead of wasting time on waiting for the problem to be fixed by the night crew.
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** An EdutainmentShow has It is a VerySpecialEpisode on what to do in case your power goes out.
** The setgrid[[labelnote:*]]and grid, and thankfully not the crew grid or there'd be no cameras to record the show with[[/labelnote]] with, shorted out on something and the producers decided to ThrowItIn instead of wasting time on waiting for the problem to be fixed by the night crew.
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* '''Implied''': When we see shots of the apartment throughout the day, all the lights are off, but we don't know why.
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* '''Implied''': When we see shots Every shot of the apartment at day appears to have no light, and Spencer appears to be scared throughout the day, all episode, yet the lights are off, but we don't audience doesn't know why.
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* '''Enforced''': An EdutainmentShow has a VerySpecialEpisode on what to do in case your power goes out.
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** The set grid[[labelnote:*]]and thankfully not the crew grid or there'd be no cameras to record the show with[[/labelnote]] shorted out on something and the producers decided to ThrowItIn instead of wasting time on waiting for the problem to be fixed by the night crew.
** An EdutainmentShow has a VerySpecialEpisode on what to do in case your power goes
** The set grid[[labelnote:*]]and thankfully not the crew grid or there'd be no cameras to record the show with[[/labelnote]] shorted out on something and the producers decided to ThrowItIn instead of wasting time on waiting for the problem to be fixed by the night crew.
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'''Basic Trope''': An episode that revolves around a power outage.
* '''Straight''': On ''[[NameAndName Mary and Spencer]]'', an episode focuses on the power in Mary and Spencer's apartment going out, leaving them in the dark. Spencer has to face his fear of the dark, while Mary tries to find something to do until it goes back on.
* '''Exaggerated''': All the power devices in town explode, and Mary and Spencer have to repair it themselves.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Mary and Spencer's apartment still has backup power, so the lighting is slightly dimmer than usual.
** It's just a brownout, not a blackout. The electricity supply has dropped, but it isn't out completely.
** The electricity is still on, but the Internet is out.
* '''Justified''':
** The power has gone out because of a severe storm ravaging the area and knocking down the power lines.
** Mary and Spencer didn't pay the electric bill, so they don't get to use electricity.
* '''Inverted''': Mary and Spencer are hermits who live simply, without any electricity. One episode revolves around them discovering the wonders of electricity while they have access to it.
* '''Subverted''': The power goes off for a few minutes, but then it comes back on.
* '''Double Subverted''': The next day, though, a storm causes the power to go out for a longer time.
* '''Parodied''': Spencer thinks the electricity is out, but it turns out he just forgot to turn the lights on.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': The power comes on and on throughout the episode.
* '''Averted''': Mary and Spencer's apartment has a consistent supply of power and electricity.
* '''Enforced''': An EdutainmentShow has a VerySpecialEpisode on what to do in case your power goes out.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh, no! The power went out!"
* '''Invoked''': Mary and Spencer's SitcomArchNemesis, Logan, cuts the power supply to their apartment.
* '''Exploited''': Mary wants to spend quality time with Spencer, but he's addicted to his computer. When the electricity and Internet go out, he can't use it anymore, and so they do something she wants to do.
* '''Defied''':
** Mary and Spencer have a supply of backup power to use in case the electricity ever goes out.
** Mary and Spencer use devices that are hand-powered and don't need electricity.
* '''Discussed''': "Looks like there's a pretty bad heat wave. Do you think the power will go out?"
* '''Conversed''': "I wonder what I'd do if a power outage happened, like on that show."
* '''Implied''': When we see shots of the apartment throughout the day, all the lights are off, but we don't know why.
* '''Played for Laughs''': All we see is Mary and Spencer's eyes in the dark. Most of the episode plays out as a NoodleIncident, since they say all sorts of silly stuff of which we can only imagine the context.
* '''Played for Drama''': The electricity is out because Mary and Spencer are too poor to afford the power bill.
* '''Played for Horror''': A mysterious, dangerous being is lurking around the apartment, and neither Mary nor Spencer can identify it when it's so dark.
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* '''Straight''': On ''[[NameAndName Mary and Spencer]]'', an episode focuses on the power in Mary and Spencer's apartment going out, leaving them in the dark. Spencer has to face his fear of the dark, while Mary tries to find something to do until it goes back on.
* '''Exaggerated''': All the power devices in town explode, and Mary and Spencer have to repair it themselves.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Mary and Spencer's apartment still has backup power, so the lighting is slightly dimmer than usual.
** It's just a brownout, not a blackout. The electricity supply has dropped, but it isn't out completely.
** The electricity is still on, but the Internet is out.
* '''Justified''':
** The power has gone out because of a severe storm ravaging the area and knocking down the power lines.
** Mary and Spencer didn't pay the electric bill, so they don't get to use electricity.
* '''Inverted''': Mary and Spencer are hermits who live simply, without any electricity. One episode revolves around them discovering the wonders of electricity while they have access to it.
* '''Subverted''': The power goes off for a few minutes, but then it comes back on.
* '''Double Subverted''': The next day, though, a storm causes the power to go out for a longer time.
* '''Parodied''': Spencer thinks the electricity is out, but it turns out he just forgot to turn the lights on.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': The power comes on and on throughout the episode.
* '''Averted''': Mary and Spencer's apartment has a consistent supply of power and electricity.
* '''Enforced''': An EdutainmentShow has a VerySpecialEpisode on what to do in case your power goes out.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh, no! The power went out!"
* '''Invoked''': Mary and Spencer's SitcomArchNemesis, Logan, cuts the power supply to their apartment.
* '''Exploited''': Mary wants to spend quality time with Spencer, but he's addicted to his computer. When the electricity and Internet go out, he can't use it anymore, and so they do something she wants to do.
* '''Defied''':
** Mary and Spencer have a supply of backup power to use in case the electricity ever goes out.
** Mary and Spencer use devices that are hand-powered and don't need electricity.
* '''Discussed''': "Looks like there's a pretty bad heat wave. Do you think the power will go out?"
* '''Conversed''': "I wonder what I'd do if a power outage happened, like on that show."
* '''Implied''': When we see shots of the apartment throughout the day, all the lights are off, but we don't know why.
* '''Played for Laughs''': All we see is Mary and Spencer's eyes in the dark. Most of the episode plays out as a NoodleIncident, since they say all sorts of silly stuff of which we can only imagine the context.
* '''Played for Drama''': The electricity is out because Mary and Spencer are too poor to afford the power bill.
* '''Played for Horror''': A mysterious, dangerous being is lurking around the apartment, and neither Mary nor Spencer can identify it when it's so dark.
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