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To see other tropes with flexible deconstructions, see {{PlayingWith/Thou Shall Not Kill}}, {{PlayingWith/Humans Are The Real Monsters}}, {{PlayingWith/Ultimate Lifeform}}, {{PlayingWith/The Power Of Love}}, {{PlayingWith/Defeat Means Friendship}}, {{PlayingWith/Bullying A Dragon}}, {{PlayingWith/Morally Ambiguous Doctorate}}, {{PlayingWith/And I Must Scream}}, {{PlayingWith/Living Forever Is Awesome}}, {{PlayingWith/Crazy Prepared}}, {{PlayingWith/Black And White Morality}}, {{PlayingWith/The Dog Bites Back}}, {{PlayingWith/You Have Failed Me}}.

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* PhyrricVillainy
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* DeusExitMachina


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* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil
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To see other tropes with flexible deconstructions, see {{PlayingWith/Thou Shall Not Kill}}, {{PlayingWith/Humans Are The Real Monsters}}, {{PlayingWith/Ultimate Lifeform}}, {{PlayingWith/The Power Of Love}}, {{PlayingWith/Defeat Means Friendship}}, {{PlayingWith/Bullying A Dragon}}, {{PlayingWith/Morally Ambiguous Doctorate}}, {{PlayingWith/And I Must Scream}}, {{PlayingWith/Living Forever Is Awesome}}, {{PlayingWith/Crazy Prepared}}, {{PlayingWith/Black And White Morality}}, {{PlayingWith/TheDogBitesBack}}, {{PlayingWith/YouHaveFailedMe}}.

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To see other tropes with flexible deconstructions, see {{PlayingWith/Thou Shall Not Kill}}, {{PlayingWith/Humans Are The Real Monsters}}, {{PlayingWith/Ultimate Lifeform}}, {{PlayingWith/The Power Of Love}}, {{PlayingWith/Defeat Means Friendship}}, {{PlayingWith/Bullying A Dragon}}, {{PlayingWith/Morally Ambiguous Doctorate}}, {{PlayingWith/And I Must Scream}}, {{PlayingWith/Living Forever Is Awesome}}, {{PlayingWith/Crazy Prepared}}, {{PlayingWith/Black And White Morality}}, {{PlayingWith/TheDogBitesBack}}, {{PlayingWith/YouHaveFailedMe}}.
{{PlayingWith/The Dog Bites Back}}, {{PlayingWith/You Have Failed Me}}.
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To see other tropes with flexible deconstructions, see {{PlayingWith/Thou Shall Not Kill}}, {{PlayingWith/Humans Are The Real Monsters}}, {{PlayingWith/Ultimate Lifeform}}, {{PlayingWith/The Power Of Love}}, {{PlayingWith/Defeat Means Friendship}}, {{PlayingWith/Bullying A Dragon}}, {{PlayingWith/Morally Ambiguous Doctorate}}, {{PlayingWith/And I Must Scream}}, {{PlayingWith/Living Forever Is Awesome}}, {{PlayingWith/Crazy Prepared}}, {{PlayingWith/Black And White Morality}}.

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To see other tropes with flexible deconstructions, see {{PlayingWith/Thou Shall Not Kill}}, {{PlayingWith/Humans Are The Real Monsters}}, {{PlayingWith/Ultimate Lifeform}}, {{PlayingWith/The Power Of Love}}, {{PlayingWith/Defeat Means Friendship}}, {{PlayingWith/Bullying A Dragon}}, {{PlayingWith/Morally Ambiguous Doctorate}}, {{PlayingWith/And I Must Scream}}, {{PlayingWith/Living Forever Is Awesome}}, {{PlayingWith/Crazy Prepared}}, {{PlayingWith/Black And White Morality}}.
Morality}}, {{PlayingWith/TheDogBitesBack}}, {{PlayingWith/YouHaveFailedMe}}.
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* TropesAreNotGood: an important theme in most deconstructions.

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* TropesAreNotGood: TropesAreNotGood-- an important theme in most deconstructions.



* BrutalHonesty-- {{Deconstructed Trope}}s [[DidntSeeThatComing must be really honest.]]



* ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne




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* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse
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* SacrificedBasicSkillForAwesomeTraining
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* CripplingOverspecialization
* AwesomeButImpractical
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* TheMainCharactersDoEverything




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* HeroicBSOD
* ChronicHeroSyndrome
* VillainousBreakdown
* TragicVillain
* TheVillainWins
* WellIntentionedExtremist
* DestructiveSaviour
* SecretlySelfish
* NotSoDifferent
* BlackAndWhiteInsanity
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* AngstWhatAngst
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* {{Justified Trope}}s
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* TropesAreNotGood

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* TropesAreNotGoodTropesAreNotGood: an important theme in most deconstructions.
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* TropesAreNotGood
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* ArtisticLicense



* ThePowerOfIndex



* ArtisticLicense
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* ArtisticLicense
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* AdultsAreUseless-- they aren't normally.

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* AdultsAreUseless-- they aren't normally.normally, [[TruthInTelevision but there are moments...]]




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* AnyoneCanDie
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*WeAREStrugglingTogether
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!! Suggested Tropes
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor
* RealityEnsues
* FridgeBrilliance
* AscendedFridgeHorror
* TruthInTelevision
* WarIsHell
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* StatusQuoIsGod
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* ReedRichardsIsUseless
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To see other tropes with flexible deconstructions, see {{PlayingWith/Thou Shall Not Kill}}, {{PlayingWith/Humans Are The Real Monsters}}, {{PlayingWith/Ultimate Lifeform}}, {{PlayingWith/The Power Of Love}}, {{PlayingWith/Defeat Means Friendship}}, {{PlayingWith/Bullying A Dragon}}, {{PlayingWith/Morally Ambiguous Doctorate}}, {{PlayingWith/And I Must Scream}}, {{PlayingWith/Living Forever Is Awesome}}, {{PlayingWith/Crazy Prepared}}, {{BlackAndWhiteMorality}}.

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To see other tropes with flexible deconstructions, see {{PlayingWith/Thou Shall Not Kill}}, {{PlayingWith/Humans Are The Real Monsters}}, {{PlayingWith/Ultimate Lifeform}}, {{PlayingWith/The Power Of Love}}, {{PlayingWith/Defeat Means Friendship}}, {{PlayingWith/Bullying A Dragon}}, {{PlayingWith/Morally Ambiguous Doctorate}}, {{PlayingWith/And I Must Scream}}, {{PlayingWith/Living Forever Is Awesome}}, {{PlayingWith/Crazy Prepared}}, {{BlackAndWhiteMorality}}.
{{PlayingWith/Black And White Morality}}.
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To see other tropes with flexible deconstructions, see {{PlayingWith/Thou Shall Not Kill}}, {{PlayingWith/Humans Are The Real Monsters}}, {{PlayingWith/Ultimate Lifeform}}, {{PlayingWith/The Power Of Love}}, {{PlayingWith/Defeat Means Friendship}}, {{PlayingWith/Bullying A Dragon}}, {{PlayingWith/Morally Ambiguous Doctorate}}, {{PlayingWith/And I Must Scream}}, {{PlayingWith/Living Forever Is Awesome}}, {{PlayingWith/Crazy Prepared}}.

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To see other tropes with flexible deconstructions, see {{PlayingWith/Thou Shall Not Kill}}, {{PlayingWith/Humans Are The Real Monsters}}, {{PlayingWith/Ultimate Lifeform}}, {{PlayingWith/The Power Of Love}}, {{PlayingWith/Defeat Means Friendship}}, {{PlayingWith/Bullying A Dragon}}, {{PlayingWith/Morally Ambiguous Doctorate}}, {{PlayingWith/And I Must Scream}}, {{PlayingWith/Living Forever Is Awesome}}, {{PlayingWith/Crazy Prepared}}.
Prepared}}, {{BlackAndWhiteMorality}}.
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* FridgeLogic-- if when you thing about it the whole idea falls apart, even if it's DarkerAndEdgier, [[Administrivia/NotADeconstruction that isn't a deconstruction]].

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* FridgeLogic-- if when you thing think about it the whole idea falls apart, even if it's DarkerAndEdgier, [[Administrivia/NotADeconstruction that isn't a deconstruction]].
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* RuleOfIndex-- all of them.
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* FridgeLogic-- if when you thing about it the whole idea falls apart, that isn't a deconstruction.
* NoEndorHolocaust-- if a trope could create lots of deaths in RealLife portraying it otherwise in fiction isn't deconstructive.

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* FridgeLogic-- if when you thing about it the whole idea falls apart, even if it's DarkerAndEdgier, [[Administrivia/NotADeconstruction that isn't a deconstruction.
deconstruction]].
* NoEndorHolocaust-- if a trope could create lots cause a lot of deaths death in RealLife portraying it otherwise in fiction isn't deconstructive.
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* NoEndorHolocaust-- if a trope could create lots of damage in RealLife portraying it otherwise in fiction isn't deconstructive.

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* NoEndorHolocaust-- if a trope could create lots of damage deaths in RealLife portraying it otherwise in fiction isn't deconstructive.
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To see other tropes with flexible deconstructions, see {{PlayingWith/Thou Shall Not Kill}}, {{PlayingWith/Humans Are The Real Monsters}}, {{PlayingWith/Ultimate Lifeform}}, {{PlayingWith/The Power Of Love}}, {{PlayingWith/Defeat Means Friendship}}, {{PlayingWith/Bullying A Dragon}}, {{PlayingWith/Morally Ambiguous Doctorate}}, {{PlayingWith/And I Must Scream}}, {{PlayingWith/Living Forever Is Awesome}}.

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To see other tropes with flexible deconstructions, see {{PlayingWith/Thou Shall Not Kill}}, {{PlayingWith/Humans Are The Real Monsters}}, {{PlayingWith/Ultimate Lifeform}}, {{PlayingWith/The Power Of Love}}, {{PlayingWith/Defeat Means Friendship}}, {{PlayingWith/Bullying A Dragon}}, {{PlayingWith/Morally Ambiguous Doctorate}}, {{PlayingWith/And I Must Scream}}, {{PlayingWith/Living Forever Is Awesome}}.
Awesome}}, {{PlayingWith/Crazy Prepared}}.




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* TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin
* KarmaHoudini
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* FreeRangeChildren-- This is rare in RealLife.

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* FreeRangeChildren-- This this is rare in RealLife.




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* AdultsAreUseless-- they aren't normally.
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* DeusExMachina: almost impossible to happen.

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* DeusExMachina: DeusExMachina-- almost impossible to happen.
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!! Tropes to Avert

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!! [[AvertedTrope Tropes to Avert
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* ConvenientlyEmptyBuilding

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FridgeLogic: if when you thing about it the whole idea falls apart, that isn't a deconstruction.

NoEndorHolocaust: if a trope could create lots of damage in RealLife portraying it otherwise in fiction isn't deconstructive.

WarIsGlorious: it isn't.

FreeRangeChildren: This is rare in RealLife.

{{The Law of Conservation of Detail}}: RealLife doesn't have this AcceptableBreakFromReality.

DeusExMachina: almost impossible to happen.

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FridgeLogic: *FridgeLogic-- if when you thing about it the whole idea falls apart, that isn't a deconstruction.

NoEndorHolocaust:
deconstruction.
*NoEndorHolocaust--
if a trope could create lots of damage in RealLife portraying it otherwise in fiction isn't deconstructive.

WarIsGlorious:
deconstructive.
*WarIsGlorious--
it isn't.

FreeRangeChildren:
isn't.
*FreeRangeChildren--
This is rare in RealLife.

{{The
RealLife.
*{{The
Law of Conservation of Detail}}: Detail}}-- RealLife doesn't have this AcceptableBreakFromReality.

DeusExMachina:
AcceptableBreakFromReality.
*DeusExMachina:
almost impossible to happen.

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