| 1 | Some event happens in a work, and then a later event, in either another work or RealLife (often through RealitySubtext or LifeImitatesArt), comes along and makes that first event give you warm and fuzzy feelings. Even if it was already meant to be heartwarming, this makes it even more so. |
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| 3 | Compare SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments (which are heartwarming upon first watching), HilariousInHindsight (where something is funnier or more relevant because of future events), and/or FridgeBrilliance. |
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| 5 | Contrast HarsherInHindsight (where something funny/lighthearted or dramatic/sad becomes worse because of future events). |
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| 7 | ''IMPORTANT:'' '''Do not include examples that are {{Foreshadowing}}, nor moments that came just a handful of episodes later. Those are clearly ''intended'' heartwarming moments later in the same work.''' |
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| 9 | !!Example subpages: |
| 10 | [[index]] |
| 11 | * Western Animation |
| 12 | ** ''HeartwarmingInHindsight/BojackHorseman'' |
| 13 | ** ''HeartwarmingInHindsight/StevenUniverse'' |
| 14 | [[/index]] |
| 15 | ---- |
| 16 | !!'''Examples:''' |
| 17 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 18 | [[folder:Anime and Manga]] |
| 19 | * In ''Anime/YuGiOh'', Seto Kaiba's obsession with the Blue Eyes White Dragon card, which the series portrays as a combination of Kaiba's preoccupation with power and therefore his reliance on a power deck filled with powerful monster cards; and a strange, inexplicable, almost mystical emotional connection with said cards; is eventually revealed to be the result of subconscious PastLifeMemories: Pegasus, the creator of the Duel Monsters game, based the Blue Eyes White Dragon card on an Ancient Egyptian engraving of a priest directing a spirit-like white dragon with blue eyes in battle - said engraving was a recording of the events of Pharaoh Atem's reign when Kaiba's past incarnation was a royal High Priest named Set who [[spoiler:fell in love with a woman named Kisara who had a hyper-powerful personal spirit animal of a white dragon with blue eyes, and when she died, the dragon lived on, continuing to fight with and defend Set in battle. Kaiba's inexplicable adoration of the supposedly-fictional monster is an echo of his forgotten love for Kisara.]] This became an intentional example, but in the very first appearance of both Kaiba and the Blue Eyes White Dragon, long before the full connection was conceived of and when Kaiba was intended to only be a one-shot character, he gasps in enraptured amazement when he sees the card and tells Yugi "I'm in love with that card!" It's supposed to show how egotistically obsessed he is with what seems to be a simple trading card, but on re-reads it comes off as much deeper than that. |
| 20 | * At the end of ''Anime/SpeedGrapher'', Saiga lost his sight but still remained an excellent photographer. And some years later, a real-life blind photographer, Tara Miller, won an award for photography. |
| 21 | * In ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', Creator/MaayaSakamoto's character Haruhi has a male UnwantedHarem. Included in this harem are the twins Kaoru and Hikaru, the second of which is voiced by Creator/KenichiSuzumura. Some years later, Maaya and Kenichi... got married. |
| 22 | ** Before that, in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'', Shinn and Lunamaria fans were up in arms when they [[StrangledByTheRedString hooked up with no buildup whatsoever]] after he (Shinn) [[spoiler:seemingly killed Athrun and Lunamaria's sister, Meyrin]]. Making it more confusing is when Mitsuo Fukuda, [[WordOfGod in a post-show interview]], said that Shinn and Lunamaria were "the only true couple" in the series. [[HilariousInHindsight Now it turns out]] that their seiyuu ''did'' fall in love and ''did'' get married! |
| 23 | * While it's listed in HilariousInHindsight, it could be an example of this as well: in ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', when discussing the logistics of CombiningMecha, Kamina decides that a combination of 16 mechs at once would be a stupid thing to do since a true combination would require everyone involved to be deeply connected to each other in spirit. In TheMovie, not only do they pull that off, but the resulting Super Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is none other than [[spoiler:Kamina reincarnated]]. And it works. |
| 24 | * In ''Manga/OnePiece'', Luffy [[spoiler:asking Jimbei to join his crew]] in the [[Recap/OnePieceFishmanIslandArc Fishmen arc]] [[spoiler:with the latter officially doing so in the [[Recap/OnePieceWholeCakeIslandArc Whole Cake Island arc]]]] becomes even more heartwarming when you remember that [[spoiler:Jimbei was there to pull Luffy out of his HeroicBSOD after Ace's death]]. Hence, Luffy already had [[spoiler:a Straw Hat with him]] when the rest of his crew couldn't be there for him. |
| 25 | %%* A missable one in ''Literature/FateZero'' Just before the end of Rider's and Archer's fight Rider asks his master Waver if he would become his retainer. Waver agrees. Rewind back to the first use of Rider summoning his retainers with Ionian Hetaroi and you can clearly see a retainer who looks like an older version of Waver. |
| 26 | * ''Anime/{{Meganebu}}'' is a madcap comedy about Akira Souma and his perverted fellows in the Glasses Club trying to construct X-Ray glasses to see through women's clothes. [[spoiler:Then come the last few minutes of episode 12, where it's revealed that's a lie, and he's trying to construct a pair of glasses that can make his blind brother see again.]] Really produces the warm-fuzzies when you look back at the previous episodes. |
| 27 | * At the start of ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' Kaoru's implicit acceptance of Kenshin's life as a Manslayer ten years before when she says she doesn't care about his past, while sweet, is largely brushed over. It is only later [[spoiler:when Kenshin says goodbye before leaving for Kyoto]] that it becomes apparent how much that simple statement meant to him and changed his life. |
| 28 | * ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'': |
| 29 | ** Although it's a {{Filler}} episode, in episode 159 of the original series, the title character and Hinata, a girl [[CannotSpitItOut who has a secret crush on him]], have a cute moment when he eats one of her rice balls and compliments her by telling her she's going to make a good wife someday. [[spoiler:Almost nine years after that episode aired, the manga ends with an epilogue revealing that [[HappilyMarried the two did get married and started a family]]]]. |
| 30 | ** ''Anime/NarutoTheMovieNinjaClashInTheLandOfSnow'': In one scene, Naruto gripes about how awesome his life would be if he could save a princess. [[spoiler:Well, not only does he save one in this movie, but he also saves one in ''Anime/TheLastNarutoTheMovie'' and that princess, Hinata, becomes his wife.]] |
| 31 | ** ''Manga/RockLeesSpringtimeOfYouth'': |
| 32 | *** After Hinata beats Hanabi in Chapter 34, Hiashi praises the both of them, and says that the Hyūga's future is bright. [[spoiler:At the end of the main series, [[OfficialCouple Hinata married Naruto]] and [[BabiesEverAfter they had two children]], continuing the Hyūga clan with their two Uzumaki children.]] |
| 33 | *** Naruto[[note]]In Lee's body[[/note]] telling Neji that he'd fix up the Hyūga once he becomes Hokage. |
| 34 | *** In one of Lee's skits in Episode 35-B, he suggests that Hinata gives Naruto a handmade scarf as a gift, but Tenten dismisses the idea. [[RedStringOfFate A red scarf]] is one of the key events that actually [[spoiler:help begin their romantic relationship]] in ''Anime/TheLastNarutoTheMovie''. Even better--the red scarf was [[RealitySubtext based on the one Kishimoto's wife knitted for him once]]. |
| 35 | * Chrono promising Nanoha that he'll personally make sure that Fate isn't punished too harshly for her actions at the end of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' becomes a lot sweeter at the end of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'' since, due to her adoption, it retroactively changes to him looking after his little sister. |
| 36 | ** Likewise, Reinforce explaining to Nanoha why [[spoiler:she's willing to perform a HeroicSacrifice for Hayate's sake]] in ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs A's]]'' becomes this when Nanoha adopts Vivio in ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers StrikerS]]''. |
| 37 | -->'''Reinforce''': (To Nanoha) You will understand someday when you meet someone who you love as deeply as the sea and want to protect their happiness.\ |
| 38 | ''[Ten Years later]''\ |
| 39 | '''Nanoha''': (To Vivio) As long as you're smiling and happy, I'll always be smiling and happy, too. |
| 40 | * The wizards of ''Manga/FairyTail'' have a tweaked "Number One!" sign as a gesture to denote guild solidarity, and first appearing after the BarBrawl in the second episode. At the end of the Fantasia arc, we discover that [[spoiler:''[[{{Jerkass}} Laxus]]'' was the one to come up with it [[UsedToBeASweetKid when he was a young boy]] so he could signal to his grandpa during his first Fantasia parade]], a full 46 episodes later. |
| 41 | -->'''Makarov:''' You'll hold up your hand?\ |
| 42 | '''[[spoiler:Young Laxus]]:''' It's a message! When you see me holding up my hand like this, it means even if I can't see you, I'm looking your way! |
| 43 | * ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'': |
| 44 | ** The episode "Noodles; Roamin' Off!", Meowth discovers his Fury Swipes are intricate enough to make him a talented cook and is offered a FriendOrIdolDecision to leave Team Rocket for a successful noodle business. He ultimately stays with the team, though said skill remains a ChekhovsSkill throughout many of Jessie's coordinator escapades, even [[TeamRocketWins winning contests and showcases]]. A talent that nearly had him abandon his teammates for business ventures instead helps one of them with their own. |
| 45 | ** In a sense, nearly all of the Team Rocket trio's idolizing and yearning for Giovanni's respect becomes heartwarming when they finally achieve success in ''Black & White'' and become respected agents, even managing to save Giovanni's life at one point. |
| 46 | ** In "Tricks of the Trade", the trio gives Jessie's Wobbuffet a rather jaded induction to the team. Wobbuffet is the only Pokémon other than Meowth that accompanied Jessie and James over nearly every series and still does to this day. This gets even more heartwarming once you realize that Wobbuffet's original trainer Teru/[[DubNameChange Benny]] hopes Jessie would take good care of Wobbuffet. |
| 47 | --->'''Jessie:''' Well Wobbuffet, you're one of us now.\ |
| 48 | '''James:''' A proud member of Team Rocket.\ |
| 49 | '''Meowth:''' We'll get those kids some day, but in the meantime, you'll have to be patient. |
| 50 | ** Pretty much any rare praise or encouragement [[NoRespectGuy Ash]] got at the start of the series about his potential to become a good trainer becomes heartwarming by the later periods of the anime, especially by ''XY'' where he verges as TheAce for his current team. |
| 51 | *** Throughout most of his Kanto training, [[BigBrotherMentor Brock]] was the one most likely to give positive support and advice to Ash. When Brock returns in the ''Sun and Moon'' series, he helps train with the Alola students by demonstrating a deflect tactic with Gyro Ball, which he mentions he learned from "a certain challenger of his". It seems things have come full circle. |
| 52 | ** In the,''A Trainer and Child Reunion!'' episode with Aaron and his Beautifly features flashbacks to Ash's Butterfree, with Ash expressing a desire to see him again. Come Episode 136 of ''Journeys'', he got his wish. |
| 53 | * ''Manga/MyMonsterSecret'': Future Mikan at first appears to be a SoreLoser who spends most of her time trying to motivate her past self to pursue the protagonist and end up "winning" over the other girls who are interested in him (including the girl that ''he'' likes). It's eventually revealed that [[spoiler:Future Mikan is trying to spare the protagonist a BadFuture in which he spends most of his life alone after Youko is outed as a vampire and disappears.]] |
| 54 | * A key part of ''Anime/CowboyBebop''[='=]s arc was Spike's relationship with his old flame Julia -- which ended in their deaths[[note]]Though Spike's fate is ambiguous[[/note]]. However, their respective English voice actors, Creator/SteveBlum and Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn (the latter was also the voice director for the dub), entered into a relationship that eventually saw them get married. |
| 55 | * In the eleventh volume of ''Literature/HighSchoolDXD'', Koneko is the first person to confess her feelings for Issei. Fast forward to 2019, and it turns out that in real life, Creator/AyanaTaketatsu (Koneko) and Creator/YukiKaji (Issei) ended up marrying in real life. Which is even more significant as ''no one'' saw that coming since the two of them don't have that many roles that have them together. |
| 56 | * When Kaguya is pleading with God to let her reach the fireworks festival in time during the summer arc of ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'', she refers to Ishigami as "the first junior I ever had to look after". It's a sweet sentiment at the time since it was the first time she had ever really viewed him in a positive light, but it becomes so much more meaningful in retrospect given how the two develop a close LikeBrotherAndSister dynamic over the next couple dozen chapters (which is often cited by the fandom as being ''the'' most wholesome relationship in the series). |
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| 59 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 60 | * ''ComicBook/CaptainAmericaWhite'': In this story where Cap is grieving over Bucky's death, he gives us this line: "I wish we could bring back the dead. Maybe ''[[ComicBook/CaptainAmericaWinterSoldier someday]]'' we can." |
| 61 | * ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'': |
| 62 | ** One that was mentioned in [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara's review of]] ''ComicBook/ActionComicsNumber1'': Superman rescuing ComicBook/LoisLane for the first time and bounding away with her in his arms does indeed become even more adorable now that they're married. It gets more heartwarming when ''ComicBook/{{Convergence}}'' and ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' come along, as not only are the pre-''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}'' versions of Clark and Lois HappilyMarried, but they are the loving parents of a son named Jonathan. |
| 63 | ** When ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} made her appearance in ''ComicBook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton1959'', she spent several years training and struggling to be treated with respect and be able to operate publicly. Then, in ''ComicBook/TheUnknownSupergirl'', Superman revealed his cousin's existence to the world, making all her effort and hardships worthwhile. |
| 64 | * ''ComicBook/TheGoldenAge'': Tex Thompson/Mr. America's accomplishments and legacy are destroyed by [[spoiler:him being bodyjacked by Ulta-Humanite]] in this story. In the main canon ''ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica'' stories, the Mr. America identity survives into the 21st Century, and even the tragic murders of Thompson's grandsons and their families aren't enough to put the Mr. America LegacyCharacter down for good. |
| 65 | * A large part of Creator/GrantMorrison's run on ''Comicbook/AnimalMan'' dealt with the idea of fiction and how fictional characters "exist" in those stories. At one point, the book shows a purgatory where all the forgotten and unused comic characters exist in limbo, and one of the characters that is shown is Mr. Freeze, questioning whether or not he'll ever get out of that place. It took about a decade later, but his revival in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' cemented him as a major member of Franchise/{{Batman}}'s RoguesGallery. |
| 66 | ** Also in comic book limbo are the Space Canine Patrol Agents, which were thought to be there permanently, as no one would care about them. Then in ''WesternAnimation/KryptoTheSuperdog'', they returned as the Dog Star Patrol. |
| 67 | * After [[spoiler:the Motherfucker's defeat]] in ''ComicBook/KickAss'' Volume 2, he promises to never bother Dave again if he lets him live. [[spoiler:[[RedemptionEqualsDeath Volume 3 shows that he very well kept his promise]]]]. |
| 68 | * ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'': During the funeral for the people killed by Hulk, we can see an elder woman being hugged by a blonde teenager. This was from before Gwen Stacy moved to live with the Parkers in ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' and became close with Aunt May (especially after Peter's death, which left them alone). If this story was made a bit later in the setting's history, those two could have been them. |
| 69 | * In 1965, a fan letter was published in Issue 47 of ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' celebrating the fourth anniversary of the title's debut, and expressing hope for another 44 years of the Fantastic Four to come. The editors wrote it off as impossible...but not only did it make it to another 44 years in 2009, it's still going strong. |
| 70 | * In 2012, a Polish artist by the name of [[https://www.blogger.com/profile/11933812676614851306 bofzin]] draw a cover for fan-made ''ComicBook/KaykoAndKokosh'' book titled "[[https://bofzin.blogspot.com/2012/08/powrot-milusia-fanowskie-okadki-kajko-i.html Powrót Milusia]]" ("The Return of Cuddly)". Years later, in 2024, an ''actual'' book with the same title and premise was [[https://na-plasterki.blogspot.com/2024/01/powrot-milusia.html revealed]] to premiere on March 13, 2024. |
| 71 | [[/folder]] |
| 72 | |
| 73 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 74 | * ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'' portrayed a human (well, [[TranshumanAbomination transhuman]] here) and a [[{{Kaiju}} Titan]] character having a direct, explicit, emotional and lifelong bond to each-other over a year before the Franchise/MonsterVerse canon first started portraying this phenomenon from ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'' onward, with [[BadassAndChildDuo Kong and Jia]] and then with [[WesternAnimation/SkullIsland2023 Annie and Dog]] (Kong's more distant protection of the Iwis and temporary protectiveness of Weaver in ''Film/KongSkullIsland'' (2017) notwithstanding). |
| 75 | * ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' made Tony Stark and Pepper Potts parents to a little Ada. It was before ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' showed them discussing the eventuality of having kids. [[spoiler:And now that ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' is released, they ''did'' have a baby girl together.]] |
| 76 | * ''Fanfic/FrozenHeartsRedWitch'': In this story, Betty leaves Simon after he goes on some kind of nutty rant under the crown's influence. Then, in canon, it is revealed that Betty never truly left Simon, she simply jumped into the portal to the future to be with him. |
| 77 | * ''Fanfic/OwlsHellThatEndsWell'': Stolas calling his daughter [[RoleSwapAU Loona]] Moonlight as an AffectionateNickname in reference to Earth's moon becomes even more touching after the release of the [[WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss canon]] animated music video [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rATbtwj1qls "Just Look My Way"]], where Stolas' lover Blitzo is similarly compared by him to the moon. |
| 78 | * ''Fanfic/WhiteSheepRWBY'' started as a CrackFic because the premise of [[BigBad Salem]] settling down as a housewife looked so far-fetched. Then ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''[='s=] Volume 6 revealed she did have a family thousands of years ago, but it ended in tragedy. In this timeline, she was able to move on from her grief and love again. |
| 79 | * ''Fanfic/BlackCrayons'' series: In ''Summer Vacation'', [[Film/TransformersFilmSeries Sam Witwicky]] gets nervous about the thought of marriage. In a later installment in the series, ''A Child's Innocence'', he proposes to his girlfriend, Mikaela Banes. |
| 80 | * ''Fanfic/TheOwlAndTheFrog'' |
| 81 | ** The story's first arc has Luz going to a sleepover with Anne, Sasha and Marcy awhile after being friends with them. The "''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' crossover" at San Diego Comic-Con 2021 has its two main protagonists wanting to have a sleepover only to have to promise to have it in another life ''in another'' '''''universe'''''. "The Sleepover" came out 7 months before the crossover happened; by then, Luz and Anne already had their sleepover this way. |
| 82 | ** Luz and Marcy writing a fanfic together is nice enough upon first reading. Come the tail end of ''Amphibia'' season 3, Anne admits to Sasha that neither of them ever really engaged in their friend's interests, sleeping through her favorite movie at every sleepover. The addition of Luz to the cast means Marcy finally has someone to talk shop with, and she clearly enjoys their mutual interest in fantasy. |
| 83 | * In the ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' fanfic, "From Shizune's Perspective," which was released before the full version of the visual novel, Shizune [[spoiler:becomes depressed after finding out that Hisao and Misha (the latter of whom she confessed to, but was rejected by) are in a SecretRelationship]], but after some time to think and talk with Emi, she realizes that Misha would never [[spoiler:sleep with Hisao]] just to hurt her. A similar event happens in canon in Shizune's route, with Misha essentially in the same position as Shizune. |
| 84 | * ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' story ''Fanfic/HellsisterTrilogy'' provides several examples: |
| 85 | ** This continuity was born when an entity ([[ComicBook/TheSandman1989 Dream of the Endless]]) sent out an alternate ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' to help abort the ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths''. Flash-forward fourteen years and the same thing happens in ''ComicBook/{{Convergence}}''. |
| 86 | ** Bruce and Selina having their wedding one week after Clark and Lois is more heartwarming after their double date in ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' Batman's 2017 book. |
| 87 | * ''Fanfic/QueenOfBloodSirWill'' gets Taylor almost BuriedAlive in the Simurgh's attack, until [[MakingASplash Neptune]] saves her. Neptune is quite new in the cape business, and the first person he saved was [[spoiler:a mourning Daniel Hebert, who yelled at Neptune for saving him instead of his daughter whom he just attended the funeral.]] Three months later, Neptune did exactly that. [[spoiler:His rescuing Taylor becomes even more meaningful when he's revealed as Daniel Hebert's projection since the man was so guilt-ridden for failing to help his daughter he triggered. Maybe he wasn't directly here, but Daniel managed to protect his baby girl when she needed saving this time.]] |
| 88 | * In ''Fanfic/YourFatherAndMine'', France immediately embracing Louisiana and gushing over her beauty and sweetness is a cute and funny scene, yet it becomes somewhat poignant with TheReveal that she's actually the ''second'' Louisiana. Her mother was America's wife and France's former colony, who never was found by the latter and mistakenly believed he didn't care about her. But as proven by France's reaction to little Louisiana, his ''granddaughter'', she was wrong -- he would have loved her with all his heart. |
| 89 | * In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/38046232/chapters/95031946 Hazy Days]]'', a [[WesternAnimation/TheGhostAndMollyMcGee Mollibby]] Future fic, Chapter 1 has Libby as a successful writer who takes a moment from her story to help her daughter Hazel with writing advice. This becomes more heartwarming due to [[spoiler:Like Father Like Libby revealed Libby wanted her deadbeat dad (who cared more about writing his book series than his family) dreamt of him being there for her.]] So, her taking a moment for her daughter shows her being a better parent than him. |
| 90 | * In Creator/SamAndMickey's MediaNotes/AcademyAward show spoof "Award Show," two of Franchise/{{Barbie}}'s movies earn recognition from the Doll Actor's Guild, even though at the time of the video's release, it seemed unlikely that a real Barbie movie would ever receive an Oscar nomination. However, ''Film/Barbie2023'' now has eight, including Best Picture and a Best Original Song win for Music/BillieEilish's "What Was I Made For?". The latter adds some irony to Sam & Mickey's Barbie lamenting that the DAG didn't give her a Best Song nomination, for singing "Touch My Boat" in the ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo''-inspired porn ''Grinding Nemo''. |
| 91 | [[/folder]] |
| 92 | |
| 93 | [[folder:Film -- Animation]] |
| 94 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'' has Mario and Luigi's dad (voiced by Creator/CharlesMartinet, longtime voice of Mario and Luigi in the games) congratulating and being proud of his boys for saving Brooklyn at the end of the movie becomes even more meaningful with the recent news regarding Charles Martinet officially retiring from voicing Mario and Luigi to become a Mario ambassador entirely meaning that Mario and Luigi's dad voicing how proud he is of his boys will now be Charles PassingTheTorch to the new actors portraying Mario and Luigi. Charles' memorable "Too much? It's-a Perfect! Wahoo!" scene as Giuseppe praising Mario and Luigi's Italian accents in their commercial as well, showing how he was very proud of the accent and the ''voice'' he created and gave to Mario and Luigi to the very end. |
| 95 | * ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1'' had Master Oogway choosing Po to be the Dragon Warrior after the latter accidentally landed in front of him [[Heartwarming/KungFuPanda and, despite everyone's worries, having full-on confidence in him and believes that Po landing in front of him wasn't an accident]]. This becomes more heartwarming after ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda3'' revealed that [[spoiler:Oogway's life was once saved by Pandas, which gives [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe a new perspective of his attitude towards Po]]]]. |
| 96 | * Almost all interactions between Bambi and his father the Great Prince in the first ''WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}}'' movie are this as a result of the {{Interquel}}, ''WesternAnimation/BambiII'', which shows that following the death of Bambi's mother, the Great Prince mellowed his aloof demeanour and formed a very close loving bond with his son. |
| 97 | ** Also note that prior to ''Bambi II'', Creator/PatrickStewart had wanted a role in a Disney film for nearly two decades, but other projects got in the way. He ended up voicing a character from one of Disney's most iconic franchises (and Walt Disney's own self-considered MagnumOpus). |
| 98 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}'' was Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox's attempt to copy the standard Disney Princess formula that was popular at the time the movie came out. With Creator/{{Disney}} buying out the company, that means the Disney Princess knockoff is now, technically, a Disney Princess in her own right. Bonus points for Creator/DonBluth making this movie; the ex-Disney animator's creation is now forever a part of Disney's family. |
| 99 | * In the climax of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanUnderTheRedHood'', when [[spoiler:the Red Hood tries to get Batman to kill the Joker, Jason says he's not asking Bruce to kill Two-Face and unlike with the other two he listed (the Penguin and the Scarecrow), he even called Two-Face by his real last name, Dent. Follow-up ''WesternAnimation/DCShowcaseBatmanDeathInTheFamily'' confirms ComicBook/TwoFace killed Jason's dad like he did in ComicBook/PostCrisis comics, so by saying he's "not talking about killing [...] Dent", it does show he believes Harvey Dent is better than the Joker despite Dent killing his father to the degree he was willing to use the man's real name.]] |
| 100 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'': In ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTimeIXJourneyToBigWater Journey to Big Water]]'' where Littlefoot, upset when his friends can't play with him on that day, wishes his mother gave him a brother. [[spoiler:The following film ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTimeXTheGreatLongneckMigration The Great Longneck Migration]]'', where he meets his father, Bron, for the first time, and convinces him to adopt Shorty, an orphaned longneck, whom he had an antagonistic relationship with when they first meet but then befriended, in a way he got his wish after all when he got an ''adoptive'' brother.]] |
| 101 | * ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'': A couple of moments become this after the events of ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4''. |
| 102 | ** When he decides to stay with Jessie, Bullseye, and Pete rather than leave them for good, Woody muses to them "Who am I to break up the Round-Up Gang?" In ''4'', Jessie and Bullseye [[spoiler:support his decision to go off on his own and start a new life]]. |
| 103 | ** One of the film's best jokes is Bo Peep giving Buzz a good luck kiss and telling him "This is for Woody when you find him," to which Buzz replies it "won't be the same coming from [him]." In ''4'', Buzz and Woody [[spoiler:exchange a [[PlatonicDeclarationOfLove platonic but completely sincere embrace]] before Woody leaves him to be with Bo.]] |
| 104 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheTiggerMovie'' ends with [[spoiler:Tigger handing his family locket to Roo as a PassingTheTorch to his fanboy. Quite fittingly, Roo would get an upgraded role in a long string of projects afterwards, culminating in [[WesternAnimation/PoohsHeffalumpMovie his own spotlight movie]], meaning Tigger essentially signalled Roo becoming BreakoutCharacter just like he had before.]] |
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| 106 | |
| 107 | [[folder:Film -- Live-Action]] |
| 108 | * In ''Film/ThisIsSpinalTap'', the experience of making this film actually helped Tony Hendra, who played the manager, get over his suicidal depression. |
| 109 | * ''Film/SpaceJam'': The producers built UsefulNotes/MichaelJordan (then retired from basketball) a custom court so he could practice his moves to look good for the movie. He credits this with helping him make his comeback when he un-retired. |
| 110 | * In the British film ''Film/Victim1961'', Creator/DirkBogarde plays a homosexual barrister who decides to fight criminals blackmailing gay men (blackmailing homosexuals with threats of revealing their true inclination was common in the era when homosexuality was still a crime). Bogarde, who at the time was a major star in British cinema, took a big risk by accepting the lead role in this pro-gay movie, since in Britain in 1961 homosexuality was illegal and carried a significant social stigma. It wasn't common knowledge at the time, but it's been later revealed that [[QueerCharacterQueerActor Bogarde himself was gay]]. Seeing ''Victim'' with this knowledge, knowing how personally Bogarde must have felt his role, certainly adds an extra level of heartwarming to the movie. |
| 111 | * In ''Film/TheProducers'' (1968 version), there was a scene where Leo agrees with Max to partake in the "creative accounting" idea which was done at night along the Lincoln Fountain (the last scene to be filmed). This is a bit of a send-up of movie cliches Leo says that he wants what happens in the movies followed by the fountain suddenly going off. It's funny and kind of heartwarming, but what makes it even more heartwarming is learning that this was the scene that convinced Creator/GeneWilder to stick with acting. |
| 112 | * In ''{{Film/Clerks}}'', the main character, Dante Hicks, is on the verge of pissing away a firm good relationship with girlfriend, Veronica Loughran, in order to chase after his ex, Caitlin Bree. Then Jay and Silent Bob, two drug dealers who spend their time loitering outside Dante's place of employment, enter to shoplift. They learn of his dilemma and give him advice. During this conversation, Jay mentions all the good things Veronica has done for Dante, who responds with "She's my girlfriend." To which Jay replies "I had some girlfriends too but all they wanted from me was weed and shit." Come ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'' 7 years later, Jay would finally get a girlfriend who loved him for him, and not just for his drugs. |
| 113 | * In ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'', Batman says to Commissioner Gordon that anyone can be a hero, [[spoiler:even doing something as simple as putting a coat around a boy's arms and assuring him that it's not the end of the world. In the film, it was a CallBack to ''Film/BatmanBegins'' to the flashback where Gordon put a coat on young Bruce and tries to comfort him after his parents were murdered and it was used to tell Gordon who Batman was]]. |
| 114 | ** It became even more heartwarming after the tragic Aurora, Colorado theater shooting (where the theater was playing that film) when Creator/ChristianBale visited the victims unannounced on his own money and time. |
| 115 | * Sue's relationship with Reed blossoming throughout the course of the ''Film/FantasticFourDuology'' films was this because the first film was made when Creator/JessicaAlba met Cash Warren on the set and one year after the second film came out, she got married and had three children. |
| 116 | * Thirteen years before ''Film/ManOfSteel'' was released, Creator/HenryCavill worked as an extra in the film ''Film/ProofOfLife'', which Creator/RussellCrowe starred in. During the filming of the movie, Cavill asked Crowe for advice about acting, since he had aspirations of pursuing a full-time career as an actor. A few days after their conversation, he received a box of goodies from Crowe that included a signed picture of him in ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'' with the words, ''"Dear Henry: A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step"'' written on it. Fast-forward to 2013: Henry Cavill is playing Franchise/{{Superman}} opposite Russell Crowe, who's playing his father and mentor, Jor-El. In fact, ''Man of Steel'' is also the first time they've seen each other since that first meeting. |
| 117 | * In ''Film/MenInBlack'', the reason why K so quickly recruits J into the MIB as well as acting as a surrogate father makes more sense when it's revealed in ''Film/MenInBlack3'' that [[spoiler:K pretty much ''does'' consider himself J's surrogate father to make up for accidentally getting J's real father killed.]] |
| 118 | * ''Franchise/StarWars'': |
| 119 | ** Luke Skywalker and C-3PO's bond throughout the original trilogy becomes heartwarming when ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' reveals C-3PO was originally built by Luke's father Anakin, making them brothers in a manner of speaking. |
| 120 | ** Luke and Leia's roles in the original trilogy become more heartwarming after learning Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi hoped in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' they would grow up willing to help fight the Empire. The twins willingly stepped forward to become the New Hope for the galaxy. |
| 121 | ** Padmé dies in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' believing there is still good in Vader, and deleted scenes about the origins of the Rebel Alliance show that Padmé was a founding member. This casts a new light on Luke saying there is still good in his father and redeeming him, and the subsequent defeat of the Emperor. Luke's journey began out of a desire to follow in his father's footsteps. It ended with him following in his mother's. |
| 122 | ** ''Film/RogueOne'' gives new meaning to the fighter squadron that Luke and Wedge are part of in ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' and ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', which is called "''Rogue'' Squadron" after the eponymous Rogue One. ''ComicBook/StarWarsMarvel2015'' further warms the heart by showing Luke forming and naming Rogue Squadron in their honor. |
| 123 | ** Given the way Anakin considered Obi-Wan his ParentalSubstitute in the prequels and Obi-Wan called Anakin his "brother," Obi-Wan's relationship with Luke isn't just "master and student" but also "grandfather and grandson" or "uncle and nephew." |
| 124 | * ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'': |
| 125 | ** ''Film/XMen1'': Professor X tells Logan, "I give you my word that I will use all my power to help you piece together what you've lost, and what you're looking for." Wolverine doesn't know it yet, but what he's ''truly'' looking for is ''right in front of him''. As ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' demonstrates, Xavier is the person who gives meaning to Logan's existence; the "master" to his "samurai," so to speak. This is especially true in the [[spoiler:AlternateTimeline, where Wolverine has settled down as a history teacher at Charles' school and is genuinely happy--probably the happiest we've seen him in the entire film franchise]]. ''Days of Future Past'' makes it clear that it's Xavier -- and not Jean Grey, as ''Film/TheWolverine'' [[UnreliableExpositor might have you believe]] -- who is the most significant figure in Logan's life during his post-amnesia years. |
| 126 | ** ''Film/X2XMenUnited'': An imprisoned Magneto warmly greets Professor X with, "Charles Xavier, have you come to rescue me?" As it turns out, Charles did indeed rescue Erik Lehnsherr from drowning in ''Film/XMenFirstClass'', and this is how their friendship began. Despite the danger Erik was in 1962, both men still look back on the memory with some fondness. |
| 127 | ** ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'': Professor X reassuring Beast that "You are always welcome here. You are a part of this place" becomes that much sweeter when you take into account their close relationship in ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast''. In between 1963 and 1973, Charles and Hank were each other's OnlyFriend after the former was forced to close his newly budding school due to UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar draft. Xavier then fell into a deep depression that was further worsened by his alcoholism, and [=McCoy=] did his best to try to take care of his former mentor. They eventually became HeterosexualLifePartners, so Beast isn't just a good friend to the Professor; he's ''family''. Hank also mentions to Logan that both he and Charles had built the school and the labs, so [=McCoy=] is just as essential as Xavier in the formation of the X-Men. |
| 128 | ** ''Film/XMenFirstClass'': Raven angrily tells her brother, "You know, Charles, I used to think it was gonna be you and me against the world. But no matter how ''bad'' the world gets, you don't wanna be against it, do you? You want to be a part of it." [[spoiler:By the end of ''Film/XMenApocalypse'', they are both members of the X-Men, and they're facing the world's threats together. Foster siblings for the win!]] |
| 129 | ** ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'': |
| 130 | *** [=McCoy=] asks Charles near the end, "Are you sure you should've let them [Magneto and Mystique] go?", and Xavier's reply is, "I have hope for them. There's going to be a time, Hank, when we're all together." [[spoiler:He's half-right because Raven does come home to him in ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' as his team's NumberTwo. Although Erik doesn't stay after he helps Jean to rebuild the school, he and Charles do reconcile, and Lehnsherr's farewell hints that he'll return to visit someday.]] |
| 131 | *** The farewell scene between Xavier and Peter turned out to be very important in retrospect because [[spoiler:Quicksilver becomes Professor X's protégé after the FinalBattle of ''Film/XMenApocalypse'']]. In 1973, it was Charles (and not Erik, who was the subject of the prison break) who had thanked Maximoff for his help, gave the teen a task that required some responsibility (i.e. returning the rental car), and offered him a paternal-sounding "Take it slow" as a goodbye, which made Peter grin. That small gesture ended up carrying a lot of meaning because [[spoiler:Quicksilver chooses Xavier as his ParentalSubstitute over his ''own father'' a decade later]]. |
| 132 | *** The older Professor X reassures his younger self that empathy is "...the greatest gift we have: to bear their pain without breaking." That must have sounded like a bold statement to his 1973 self because, at the time, he regarded his psychic nature as a grave weakness, but his elderly self is proven right in ''Film/XMenApocalypse''. Xavier shoulders the burden of [[spoiler:Jean Grey's distress over her telepathy and this forges a strong father-daughter-like connection between them. Through ThePowerOfLove, he helps her to conquer her fears during the climax, and she is able to use the Phoenix Force to save his life and the world]]. |
| 133 | * ''Franchise/StarTrek'': |
| 134 | ** ''Film/StarTrek2009'': Creator/LeonardNimoy reprising the role of Spock [[spoiler:Prime]], PassingTheTorch to the new cast, has gotten more heartwarming since he was the next TOS cast member to pass on in 2015. |
| 135 | *** On a related note, from ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'', [=McCoy=]'s line after Spock's funeral is especially poignant. |
| 136 | ---->'''[=McCoy=]:''' He's really not dead, as long as we remember him. |
| 137 | ** ''Film/StarTrekGenerations'': |
| 138 | *** Picard is heartbroken by [[spoiler:the deaths of his brother Robert and nephew Rene]] because that means he'll be the last of the Picards. In ''Series/StarTrekPicard'', Picard learns [[spoiler:he has a son, Jack Crusher, with Dr. Crusher]], thereby ensuring that the Picard line will last at least another generation [[spoiler:(albeit under a different name)]]. |
| 139 | *** Similarly, Picard and Riker mourn the destruction of the ''Enterprise''-D. ''Star Trek: Picard'' reveals that [[spoiler:Geordi spent more than 20 years rebuilding/restoring the ''Enterprise''-D, allowing her to save the galaxy one last time, and afterwards, be retired to posterity like she deserved]]. |
| 140 | * In ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', Hawkeye's absence since ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' is explained away with the reveal that [[spoiler:he's HappilyMarried with two children and a third on the way]]. |
| 141 | * The final scene in ''Film/DeadPoetsSociety'', where Keating's students give him a touching send-off, showing their appreciation for everything he's taught them, now feels like a send-off to Creator/RobinWilliams himself after his death in 2014. |
| 142 | * ''Film/ThePeopleVsLarryFlynt'' features Music/CourtneyLove as the drug addict wife of the title character, but director Creator/MilosForman only accepted to cast her if she went sober. She did, even going through various drug tests while filming, and this helped her to a career renaissance spearheaded by Hole's ''Celebrity Skin'' album. Her life went awry during the following decade (including a reminiscence to cocaine and prescription drugs), but Love is still away from illegal substances. |
| 143 | * ''Film/Ghost1990'': Sam's farewell to Molly towards the end has gotten more poignant since Creator/PatrickSwayze's actual passing in 2009. |
| 144 | -->'''Sam:''' It's amazing, Molly. The love inside, you take it with you. See ya. |
| 145 | -->'''Molly:''' See ya. Bye. |
| 146 | * The premise of the film ''Film/{{Fanboys}}'', a film about a group of ''Franchise/StarWars'' fans trying to get a copy of ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' from Skywalker Ranch to show their friend before he dies of terminal cancer (the film is set in 1999), became this when Creator/JJAbrams screened a copy of ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' for a real-life fan before the latter's death of terminal cancer in 2015. |
| 147 | ** Abrams had done the same thing for a ''Franchise/StarTrek'' fan in 2013, screening an unfinished copy of ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'' before the fan's death. |
| 148 | ** Disney, in 2009, screened ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'' for a young girl whose cancer had advanced to the point where it not only prevented her from traveling to the theater to see it, but she was unable to keep her eyes open during the screening, which led to her mother describing the visuals for her. The girl passed within hours of seeing the film. |
| 149 | * Lotte Verbeek giving the kids a tour of the Anne Frank House in ''Film/TheFaultInOurStars'' can make one smile if they've seen her in ''Series/AgentCarter'' where she plays a Holocaust survivor - who is also an IronWoobie like Hazel and Gus. |
| 150 | * In ''Film/ProblemChild'', Creator/JohnRitter and Creator/AmyYasbeck play husband and wife. A few years later they would be married in RealLife, continuing until Ritter died in 2003. |
| 151 | ** They had also played a married couple on an episode of ''Series/TheCosbyShow''. |
| 152 | * Franchise/{{Tron}}: Ram was a sweet, genuinely good Program who died halfway through the first film, still keeping his faith in the [[ThankTheMaker Users]]. We see the same actor (Dan Shor) have a one-line cameo as Alan Bradley's co-worker (and implied to be Ram's User), credited only as "popcorn guy." Come the ExpandedUniverse material, particularly the ARG for the filmed sequel, "Popcorn Guy" gets a name - Roy Kleinburg. Roy is a stubborn, idealistic, NiceGuy who was among the first to speak his objections to Encom's abandonment of Flynn and Gibbs's ideas in favor of profit, forced into early retirement and becoming a dedicated hacktivist and one of the masterminds of the whole Flynn Lives movement. Ram's faith was ''anything'' but misplaced. |
| 153 | * At the end of ''Film/TheInterview'', North Korea's dictatorship is finally at an end and the song [[Music/ScorpionsBand Wind of Change]] plays over the end credits. The song is about the end of the Soviet Union, so its use in the film was meant to parallel the end of North Korea's dictatorship. Then in 2018, the ending became even better when, after technically being at war for over 70 years, North and South Korea had a historic summit and finally agreed to end the Korean war. |
| 154 | * On the set of the 2014 Creator/AdamSandler comedy ''Blended'', Creator/DrewBarrymore nicknamed her co-star Creator/EmmaFuhrmann peanut. She would get cast as an older Cassie Lang in ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', whose father’s nickname for her is peanut too. |
| 155 | * When the Stark Expo from ''Film/IronMan2'' is attacked by the Hammeroid, a little boy manages to distract one of the robots long enough for Tony Stark to destroy it and congratulate the kid for helping. With the release of ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'', the boy was confirmed to be a younger Peter Parker, so the scene was announcing how important a role Tony played in his life. |
| 156 | * Creator/MaraWilson talks about becoming good friends with one of her co-stars on ''{{Film/Matilda}}'' called Kira Spencer Hesser (she played the friendly older girl Hortensia). Years later, a book written by Kira's mother called ''Kissing Doorknobs'' helped Mara diagnose herself with OCD and seek treatment. |
| 157 | * ''Film/{{Airheads}}'': Chazz (Creator/BrendanFraser) explaining why he's willing to hold Rebel Radio hostage so that he can play his song on the air, saying "I'm average and screwed up enough that I might just write a song that will live forever. And then it's all going to be worth it.", became this after Fraser, after years of struggling to get new roles, got a widely-praised comeback part in ''Film/TheWhale'' and won the MediaNotes/AcademyAward for Best Actor for it in 2023. |
| 158 | * ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' sees Ellen Ripley learn that she'd outlived her daughter, Amanda, and an earlier version of the film featured a still-living Amanda angry at her mother for her 57-year absence. However, given the events of the game ''VideoGame/AlienIsolation'', which features Amanda as the main character, it's entirely possible that, while she might've believed Ellen died, Amanda died knowing and understanding just why Ellen never came back. |
| 159 | * Creator/ChadwickBoseman's untimely death at 43 brought a case of this to the last four years of his life, [[{{Determinator}} as he made 10 movies while enduring advanced colon cancer treatment]] - especially regarding ''Film/BlackPanther2018'', as Boseman goes through the usual physicality of playing a superhero (not to mention the exhausting promotion scheme), and his efforts led to a movie very important regarding Black representation and [[MinorityShowGhetto success]]. |
| 160 | * For all the mockery the 2019 film adaptation of ''Film/{{Cats}}'' received, Creator/JudiDench's casting as Old Deuteronomy can be seen as a nice consolation after tearing her Achilles tendon during an audition as Grizabella for the original musical way back in 1981, which forced her to give up the role. |
| 161 | * While Dr. Burke doesn't get to marry Ophelia in ''Film/DoctorInTrouble'', their actors (Creator/LesliePhillips and Creator/AngelaScoular) would get married twelve years later. |
| 162 | * ''Film/{{Gigli}}'' was infamously rewritten to capitalize on Creator/BenAffleck and Creator/JenniferLopez's relationship, a popular subject of media attention at the time. The film ended up bombing badly and received extremely negative reviews, and they broke up shortly after. However, in 2021, nearly two decades after ''Gigli'' was released, Affleck and Lopez decided to give their romance another shot and rekindled their relationship, getting married a year later. |
| 163 | * Franchise/IndianaJones: |
| 164 | ** ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'': |
| 165 | *** Producing this film was very hard for Creator/GeorgeLucas and Creator/StevenSpielberg, [[CreatorBreakdown as Lucas was going through a painful divorce and Spielberg had a breakup with]] Creator/AmyIrving. But Spielberg would find love again with Creator/KateCapshaw, who he'd marry several years afterwards. He would say that meeting her was the best part of making this movie. |
| 166 | *** In 2023, co-star Creator/KeHuyQuan won his first Academy Award for ''Film/EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce'', after return to acting after appearing in this and ''Film/TheGoonies''. He credited Spielberg, who was involved in both in some capacity but directed this, for starting his journey to winning the award and supporting him after appearing in this movie. In general, Quan had difficulties obtaining roles written for Asian-Americans and appeared appreciative of his time on this movie, despite his character’s [[BaseBreakingCharacter base-breaking qualities]]. What's more, Creator/HarrisonFord was the presenter for the Best Picture award, which went to ''Everything Everywhere All at Once'', and thus was there to personally congratulate Quan. "Fortune and glory", after all. |
| 167 | ** ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'' is about Indy patching his relationship with his estranged father Henry Sr.. Shortly after this film, Spielberg rebuilt his own relationship with his father, in part thanks to the influence of his wife Capshaw. |
| 168 | ** The filming of ''Film/LaraCroftTombRaider'' in Cambodia helped spark Creator/AngelinaJolie's lifelong passion for humanitarian activism, after she witnessed children being affected by landmines in a country that just recovered from a long civil war. She later became an ambassador for the UN High Council for Refugees and helped bring awareness to neglected conflict zones and displaced people worldwide. |
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| 172 | * In the [[TheSeventies 1970s]], people said that there would be a ''black'' U.S. president [[CueTheFlyingPigs when pigs fly]]. [[HilariousInHindsight Eventually in November 2008]], we got UsefulNotes/BarackObama, and sure enough, [[BlackComedy swine]] ''[[BlackComedy flu]]''. |
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| 175 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 176 | * [[OfficerAndAGentleman Captain Werner Von Ebrennac]] in the French novel ''[[Literature/LeSilenceDeLaMer Le Silence de la Mer]]'', which was written during the Nazi occupation, is a polite Francophile who often expresses his hope that UsefulNotes/WorldWarII will be the last war between France and Germany, and that the two countries may forge a lasting alliance which will be the foundation of a new, peaceful Europe. This is depicted as evidence of his hopeless naivety but fast forward a few decades... |
| 177 | * In the last book of the ''Literature/ProtectorOfTheSmall'' quartet, Keladry disobeys direct orders and chooses to rescue her refugees from a vile necromancer in Scanra; several friends also disobey ''their'' orders to help her. Apart from the physical dangers of the quest alone, Keladry assumes that she'll be put to death on Traitor's Hill even if she succeeds. Fast-forward a few years and the ''Literature/BekaCooper'' trilogy describes ''how'' people die on Traitor's Hill in the Literature/TortallUniverse--let's just say that if you're beheaded, you got off easy. That Keladry didn't even hesitate to save her people in the face of such a death speaks volumes. |
| 178 | * Over the course of the Literature/XWingSeries Wraith novels, a relationship develops between two members of the squad, Myn Donos and Lara Notsil -- which is slightly complicated by the revelation in ''Solo Command'' that Lara [[HeelFaceTurn used to be]] an Imperial Intelligence agent. At the end of the novel, she is believed to be KIA but sends a message to the heroes which Wedge and Han Solo end up watching, where she reaches out to Donos again. Wedge orders that the message gets forwarded to Donos and all other copies deleted, but we never see if he opens it or replies [[LeftHanging since it's the last of the Wraith books]]. This remains unresolved until the X-Wing continuation novel, ''Mercy Kill'' (released a decade later) makes it clear that they [[HappilyEverAfter reunited, started a business together, married, and had four kids]]. |
| 179 | ** The same book provides another example: Back in the ''Literature/NewJediOrder'' series, Jacen argued that the Yuuzhan Vong aren't inherently evil and that a Yuuzhan Vong raised by humans could be an entirely moral person. While it was completely hypothetical at that point, Scut proves him to be completely right. |
| 180 | * ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': In ''Literature/DeadBeat'', Harry is about to be killed by former [[FallenAngel Denarian]] Cassius when Waldo Butters appears and saves him in the nick of time. Harry feels some regret in that it was not a [[{{Paladin}} Knight of the Cross]], and he believes it might have been caused by some of his earlier bad choices. [[spoiler:Eight books later, Butters becomes the newest Knight of the Cross, and Uriel confirms to Harry that, yes, they sent Butters (an incipient Knight) to help him against Cassius (a former Denarian).]] |
| 181 | ** Every time Ebenezar [=McCoy=] protects Harry, and every interaction between them, gets ten times sweeter when it's revealed in ''Literature/{{Changes}}'' that, unknown to Harry, [[spoiler:they're not just master and apprentice; Ebenezar is his maternal grandfather]]. |
| 182 | ** In the short story "Love Hurts," Harry and Murphy get whammied with a love spell. Having already gone through quite a lot of {{UST}}, they're at first relieved, even when they finally realize what's happened, but make the decision to break the spell for the sake of everyone else. Several (in- and out of universe) years of WillTheyOrWontThey later, in ''Literature/SkinGame,'' [[RelationshipUpgrade they got together]] even without the spell. |
| 183 | * The epilogue of ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'' (2007) shows that [[spoiler:Harry named his son, Albus Severus Potter, [[DeadGuyJunior after late Hogwarts headmasters Albus Dumbledore and Severus Snape]].]] It's become more heartwarming after Creator/AlanRickman, who played Snape in the Harry Potter films, passed away in 2016. |
| 184 | * In ''Literature/RangersApprentice,'' Halt explains that he first became interested in Will as an apprentice when he saw the young man sneak into a kitchen to steal some pies, and was impressed by how stealthily he moved even with no training. Book 11 reveals that he'd been keeping an eye on Will [[spoiler:since he was born, [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe and felt a debt to]] [[IOweYouMyLife Will's parents]], both of whom had saved his life]]. |
| 185 | * Near the end of the second ''Literature/FrannyKStein'' book, ''Attack of the 50-Ft. Cupid'', the narration describes Franny and her new dog/lab assistant Igor as working together like they've known each other for years. This becomes especially more poignant in the sixth book ''The Fran With Four Brains'', which goes into detail on how close Franny and Igor have grown together, with Igor doing whatever he can to entertain Franny and make her laugh when she's feeling stressed, Franny knowing that it is important to spend time with Igor and the illustrations showing Franny reading to Igor as well as Igor tucking Franny into bed and kissing her goodnight. |
| 186 | * ''Literature/GoingPostal'' contains a scene showing how the clack operators honor a deceased friend: they send the deceased person's name on the lines with a code attached to let the message circulate. Following Terry Pratchett's demise, computer geeks everywhere in the world decided to insert Pratchett's name into headers for web servers or tag ''Discworld'' works with "GNU Terry Pratchett". A man isn't dead as long as his name is still spoken, indeed. |
| 187 | * Catarina becoming friends with Sophia in ''Literature/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom''. While it is sweet at the time given that Catarina was the first person to reach out to Sophia outside of her family, it doesn't really stand out as anything special since Catarina had already done this for 4 other people by this point in the story. However, it becomes evens more heartwarming when it's revealed that [[spoiler:Sophia is the reincarnation of Atsuko Sasaki, Catarina's best friend in her previous life who was devastated by her death and [[ReincarnationFriendship wanted more than anything to be with her again]].]] |
| 188 | * ''Literature/TheScholomance'': When the motivations of the titular GeniusLoci WizardingSchool is revealed towards the end of ''The Last Graduate'', the numerous instances over the course of the series up to that point where it seemed dead set on trying to bait[=/=]tempt[=/=]goad [[ApocalypseMaiden El Higgins]] into embracing her abnormally strong talent for BlackMagic turn out to be... well pretty much that, but rather than unleashing an [[PersonOfMassDestruction Arch-Devil Tier]] EvilSorceress to rampage across MagicalSociety the ''intent'' all this time was to [[SecretTestOfCharacter determine to what extent she would place the well being of others above her personal comfort or immediate self-interest]] in the hopes of finding [[BadPowersGoodPeople her]] both able and willing to either fix it so it could do it's blasted job ("To offer sanctuary and protection to all the wise-gifted children of the world") ''properly'' or at least do something about the outside world so that [[BoardingSchoolOfHorrors it's own]] 25% survival rate [[CrapsackWorld is not a step up]]. |
| 189 | * Creator/CSLewis' 1955 autobiography was entitled ''Surprised by Joy'', in reference to the experience of aesthetic longing that became the first step of his conversion to Christianity, and was edited by his friend, the American poet Joy Davidman. A year later, when Joy was at risk of having to return to the United States, they had a civil marriage so she could stay in England. What started out as a CitizenshipMarriage evolved into one of the most profound love affairs of the 20th century after she was diagnosed with cancer; they were later married in the Church and when she died in 1960, Lewis was heartbroken. His friends would remark in his later life that he really had been "surprised by Joy". |
| 190 | * ''Literature/TheButterBattleBook'': The fact that the book finishes with NoEnding with Grandpa Yook and Van Itch waiting to drop their bombs takes on a more hopeful connotation after the [[MutuallyAssuredDestruction MAD doctrine]] effectively put the U.S. and the USSR at a stalemate, thereby ending the UsefulNotes/ColdWar. |
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| 193 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 194 | * In the first episode of Season 6 of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', host Creator/ElliottGould introduces the cast again and tells the audience, "We're gonna be around forever!" He was right, considering SNL is still the [[LongRunner longest running]] sketch show on Creator/{{NBC}}. |
| 195 | * In the pilot episode of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'', Leonard says that his and Penny's children will be both "intelligent and beautiful", to which Sheldon adds "not to mention imaginary". Fast forward all the way to the show's GrandFinale and Sheldon gives this exchange a CallBack and admits that his part of it was wrong. |
| 196 | * During season 5 of ''Series/TheGoodWife'', "A Few Words" flashes back to Alicia's attempts to get a job when Peter went to jail. She gets rejection after rejection until running into her old law school friend Will, who hires her immediately. Becomes somehow more significant when [[spoiler:Diane]] faces a similar situation in ''Series/TheGoodFight''. After [[spoiler:she loses all her retirement money, Diane]] goes to old friends and business partners for a job, and none of them will take [[spoiler:her]]. |
| 197 | * In Volume 1 of ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', Lindermann ends up healing Heidi Petrelli of the paralysis that his men caused in an assassination attempt on Nathan. At first glance, it seems like a ploy to get her to trust him. However, after the events of Volume 3, especially the flashback to the event as well as Lindermann's reaction to the event and his role in "killing" Arthur Petrelli, it seemed to be doing it out of genuine guilt. |
| 198 | * An episode of ''Series/FullHouse'' features DJ and Stephanie recounting memories of their mom. Danny tells them that it's very important for them to remember these stories so they can tell them to Michelle someday since she has no memories of their mom, who died when Michelle was a baby. The scene is heartwarming enough on its own. But Creator/BobSaget went on to provide the voice of Future Ted on ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' (albeit uncredited), which makes a big deal about preserving memories so you can pass the stories on to your loved ones someday. |
| 199 | * At the end of the ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "[[{{Recap/StarTrekS1E26ErrandOfMercy}} Errand of Mercy]]", which marked the very first appearance of the Klingons, the Organians speculate to Kirk that someday, the Federation and Klingons will become allies. In ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', we see this indeed came true, and how it happened is explored in ''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry''. ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' takes it even further, with the time-travelling Daniels revealing that in the even farther future, the Klingons will officially join the Federation. |
| 200 | * ''Series/{{Friends}}'': |
| 201 | ** In "The One With the Girl Who Hits Joey", Chandler goes overboard and proposes to Monica at the end, even though he isn't ready. They're in the same location and positions they are when the real proposal happens. |
| 202 | ** A flashback reveals Chandler and Monica almost have sex when he calls her "the most beautiful woman I've ever known [in real life]." In season 5 when they have sex for real what does he say that sparks it? "You're the most beautiful woman in most rooms". Clearly, that line works on her. |
| 203 | ** In Season 1, Chandler offers to get together with Monica and raise a family together if they're both still single at forty. Turns out he doesn't wait until they're forty. |
| 204 | ** In "The One Where Heckles Dies", Chandler freaks out that his commitment phobia will prevent him from finding the one, and he'll be left alone when the others settle down. Flash forward to later seasons, and he has found the one, (she was living across the hall the whole time), and he and Monica are the ''first'' to get married (and ''stay'' married) and start a family. |
| 205 | ** "The One With All the Flashbacks", when pre-series Chandler comforts Monica over not having a boyfriend and tells her she'll find someone. Of course, she does find someone: him. |
| 206 | ** Chandler and Monica's conversation at Ross's wedding in the Season 4 finale. Monica confides her fears that she's "never going to get married" and Chandler responds with: "Who wouldn't want you?". That night they sleep together for the first time and three seasons later, the finale is all about ''their'' wedding. |
| 207 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'': |
| 208 | ** In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS9E5TheTimeMonster The Time Monster]]," the Doctor tells his friend Jo about a hermit who mentored and supported him during a dark time. Two years later, in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E5PlanetOfTheSpiders Jon Pertwee's final story as the Doctor]], we get to meet that hermit in person, and he helps the Doctor again through a tricky regeneration. |
| 209 | ** Back in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E4GenesisOfTheDaleks Genesis of the Daleks]]," the Doctor tells Sarah Jane and Harry that even though he failed to destroy the Daleks, he knows that out of their evil must come something good. This can be easy to dismiss, given all of the evil the Daleks are responsible for, but given stories such as "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E13JourneysEnd Journey's End]]" and "[[Recap/DoctorWho2017CSTwiceUponATime Twice Upon A Time]]," where Daleks actually help the Doctor, it turns out that ''he was actually right.'' |
| 210 | ** In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS26E4Survival Survival]]", the last story of the 1989 series, the Doctor closes with [[AndTheAdventureContinues a beautiful speech culminating with, "Come on, Ace. We've got work to do."]] At the time, it was unknown if the show would ever come back, due to ExecutiveMeddling. Fast-forward sixteen years, and the Doctor is back on our screens, with the show as good as (many would say, better than) ever, and since then it's only gone from success to success. |
| 211 | ** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E16TheWatersOfMars The Waters of Mars]]", set in 2059, has a scene in which one of the first Astronauts on Mars, a Russian, video-chats with his brother about said brother's husband's spending habits, with the implication that same-sex marriage is no big deal in Russia. Given the repression of Gay Rights in Russia we've seen in 2013, it makes the episode's overall theme of humanity rising beyond its early 21st-century crisis and making it to faraway Mars all the more powerful. |
| 212 | ** A later [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E10VincentAndTheDoctor story]] has the Doctor meet Van Gogh and inspire him, though sadly it's not enough to prevent the artist from committing suicide. Later, new research showed that he may not have committed suicide at all, that it may have been accidental. If this is so, then the Doctor and Amy were far more successful than they realized. |
| 213 | ** "[[Recap/TheFiveishDoctorsReboot The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot]]" is a parody film focusing on the unappreciated Creator/PeterDavison, Creator/ColinBaker, and Creator/SylvesterMcCoy trying their hardest to get involved with the show's fiftieth anniversary. Nine years later, all three (plus Creator/PaulMcGann) would return to the show proper as their respective Doctors to see off the Thirteenth Doctor in "[[Recap/DoctorWho2022CENThePowerOfTheDoctor The Power of the Doctor]]", which led right into the show's sixtieth anniversary specials. |
| 214 | * In ''Series/TheXFiles'' season 4 episode "[[Recap/TheXFilesS04E02Home Home]]", Mulder and Scully discuss genetics and parenthood after investigating the death of a newborn with several genetic disorders. Mulder points out that it's not too late, that all Scully needed to do was find someone with a "spotless genetic makeup and a really high tolerance for being second-guessed" and start having babies. Scully shoots back by asking about his family. Mulder jokes that aside from needing glasses and getting abducted by aliens involved in government conspiracies, the Mulder family "passes genetic muster." Three years later, Scully would ask Mulder to be the father of her child in an IVF attempt (which ultimately failed), and they would go on to have Baby William (assumed naturally). |
| 215 | ** This conversation can also be seen as HarsherInHindsight since it takes place ''right'' before Scully learns that she is barren as the result of her abduction in season two, and a year before she loses a child that was conceived from the eggs stolen during the abduction. |
| 216 | * The season 2 finale of ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' has Hilda and Zelda grumpily realising that Vesta is their mother's favourite daughter. An episode in Season 4 reveals that ''Vesta'' was once jealous of Hilda and Zelda, thinking of herself as TheUnfavourite - and turned their parents into pigs. The girls had to be put up for adoption as a result, and when the parents were turned back, they adopted the girls back immediately. So their mother really did love them after all. |
| 217 | ** Sabrina passes a test in season 1 to see if what she feels for Harvey is true love. Even though they split up in season 4, they remain AmicableExes until the finale where [[spoiler:Sabrina ultimately chooses Harvey]]. |
| 218 | * ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' once opened with Woody's parents ordering him to come home because his uncle told them Boston was a dangerous place. They change their minds when Al sends them a letter saying "Let your son pick his own path and it will all come back to you." Just before the GrandFinale, Woody gets elected to the city council. Unfortunately, Al doesn't live to see he was right. |
| 219 | * ''Series/LivAndMaddie'', the Disney series featuring identical twins with different personalities [[PlayingTheirOwnTwin both played by]] Creator/DoveCameron, can be seen - at least in terms of its casting of the lead roles - as a SpiritualSuccessor to ''Series/ThePattyDukeShow'', which featured the then-teenage Duke as identical cousins with different personalities. Patty's final role before her death from sepsis in March 2016 was the ''Liv and Maddie'' episode "Grandma-A-Rooney", playing the girls' grandmother and ''her'' [[ActorAllusion identical twin sister]], bringing her illustrious career full circle. (As an additional note, many {{shout out}}s to Duke's 1960s series are scattered throughout ''Liv and Maddie'', and [[IntergenerationalFriendship Duke and Cameron became very close friends during the filming of the episode]].) |
| 220 | * In the ''Series/{{House}}'' pilot, Wilson and the patient have a conversation about the titular doctor and whether he cares about Wilson. When she says it's what you do that counts, Wilson confirms that House does care about him. While House does fuck Wilson over a lot, by the s8 finale he's proven the above a few times over; big ones being risking brain damage to try and save Wilson's girlfriend, and giving up his job/faking his death to be with Wilson when he's dying of cancer. |
| 221 | * ''Series/CoronationStreet'': |
| 222 | ** Manchester-based actor Steven Gidwaney has said that seeing Steve [=McDonald=] going through depression helped him realize that was what he himself was experiencing - and thus went to get help. |
| 223 | ** Sinead's cancer storyline in 2019 encouraged loads of female viewers to go for smear tests, where they discovered pre-cancerous cells and therefore were able to catch them in time. |
| 224 | * ''Series/{{Transparent}}'' featured a flashback to the birth of Maura Pfefferman, the titular trans parent, where her father assumes he's having a daughter and states that fathers have a way of knowing about this. The scene becomes rather sweet in retrospect when the fourth season has Maura reunite with her father in the present day and he is shown to be accepting of Maura being trans. |
| 225 | * ''Series/OneTreeHill'': |
| 226 | ** In the season 3 episode "The Wind That Blew My Heart Away", when Mouth and Rachel are both trapped inside her house due to the storm, Rachel is telling him he can get more "elite" girls like her if he starts being more mean. To which Mouth says that he can never be that kind of person and mentions how someday he will find someone who might not be Rachel's idea of "elite" but that she'll be "elite" to him and she'll love him for who he is and always be there for him and they won't have to play games with one another. A couple of seasons later pretty much exactly that happens when Mouth meets Millicent (who is somewhat insecure about her looks and weight) and they really hit it off, and in the GrandFinale they [[spoiler:end up married with her pregnant with twins]]. |
| 227 | * ''Series/RowanAndMartinsLaughIn'': |
| 228 | ** A [[NewsParody "News of the Future"]] segment that aired in 1969 had a bulletin from 1989 about UsefulNotes/EastGermany tearing down the UsefulNotes/BerlinWall. |
| 229 | * On Christmas Day 2021, Fox aired ''All Madden'', a 90-minute long documentary on the legendary UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague coach, broadcaster, and [[VideoGame/MaddenNFL video game namesake]] John Madden. Just three days later, Madden would pass away, and the documentary, which was already a testimonial to one of football's largest personalities, became a fitting tribute to his legacy and a final sendoff to one of the most recognizable people in American culture. |
| 230 | * ''Series/That70sShow'': Creator/AshtonKutcher and Creator/MilaKunis starring as on-again/off-again couple Michael Kelso and Jackie Burkhardt became this after they actually became a couple and married years after the show ended. |
| 231 | * ''Series/AllThat'': Creator/ChrisFarley guest starred in a 1997 episode, appearing in a "Cooking with Randy" sketch with Creator/KenanThompson. Years later, Kenan would follow in Farley's footsteps and join the cast of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', making the sketch come across as a PassingTheTorch moment between the two generations of cast members. |
| 232 | * ''Series/MacGyver1985'': The Episode "Black Rhino" had a clear message about poaching and even ended with a PSA read by Creator/RichardDeanAnderson about the topic. While they've been hunted to near extincion by the 90's and the Western Black Rhino sub-species did go extinct in 2011, the species in general have made a [[https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/black-rhino tremendous recovery]] thanks to persistent conservation efforts over the last 20 years. Although they are still listed as Critically Endangered. |
| 233 | * ''Series/TheNanny'': In "The Strike", Fran Fine refuses to cross a picket line of striking busboys at the party for Maxwell's theater production of ''Film/NormaRae'' (a work about unions, fittingly enough), and Maxwell Sheffield gets in trouble when he tries to force Fran through the picket line before apologizing about his inconsiderate behavior. In 2021, Creator/FranDrescher got elected president of [[UsefulNotes/UnionsInHollywood SAG-AFTRA]], and in 2023, [[UsefulNotes/TVStrikes she led SAG-AFTRA in a strike alongside the WGA]]. |
| 234 | [[/folder]] |
| 235 | |
| 236 | [[folder:{{Music}}]] |
| 237 | * "Speechless", by Music/LadyGaga, is a [[TearJerker pretty sad song]]. However, the knowledge that it ''did'' persuade her dad to give up drinking and get the heart surgery he needed makes it this. |
| 238 | ** Similarly, Martika's "Toy Soldiers" goes from tear-jerker to heartwarming once you learn that not only it was written for a friend who was knee-deep into drugs... but that said friend actually went into rehab and got better. |
| 239 | * Music/{{Pink}}'s "Family Portrait" is a song about how parents constantly fighting affects the children. The song encouraged many kids in troubled homes to speak up to their parents about their feelings. |
| 240 | ** Not to mention "Please Don't Leave Me" when you realize that she and Carey Hart got back together. |
| 241 | ** Similar example with Music/{{Nickelback}}'s "Lullaby"; if the Website/YouTube comments are any indication, it has saved a lot of people from being DrivenToSuicide. |
| 242 | * Music/JoniMitchell's song "Little Green" is about a daughter she gave up for adoption. It's a TearJerker, but Mitchell later reconnected with her as an adult. |
| 243 | * Music/TupacShakur's declaration in 1995 that "Though it seems heaven sent, we ain't ready to see a black president". Thirteen years later... [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama yes, we were.]] |
| 244 | ** Also, to quote ''No More Pain'', "When I die I wanna be a living legend". |
| 245 | * Both Music/GarthBrooks and Music/TrishaYearwood covered the Music/BobDylan song [[Music/TimeOutOfMind "To Make You Feel My Love"]] for the 1998 movie ''Film/HopeFloats.'' They also recorded "In Another's Eyes" together. They are now married. |
| 246 | ** Brooks's solo recording "We Shall Be Free" contains the line "We're free to love anyone we choose." At the time, the line was controversial because it seemed to promote homosexuality. Now that gay marriage is legal in all of North America, it becomes this trope. |
| 247 | * The song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V66cr41DNnM&pxtry=1 "Wir Sind Wir"]] by Paul van Dyk recaps Germany's post-war rebuilding and the reunification (with its betrayal of social ideals and disappointment of hopes in the minds of many East Germans), in an effort to remind the listener that the German people have been through and rose above a lot worse than the economic recession / harsh austerity measures at the time of the song's release. There are lines like "Divided, defeated, and yet - at least we're still alive" and "We won't be subdued just like that. (We've got) no time for being bitter."[[note]]Before you get up in arms: That last line is in reference to East Germans vs. West Germans post-reunification, not a reference to UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.[[/note]] The song ends on the line "This is just a bad run (of luck). We won't give up just like that, will we?" ...Fast forward 10 years, and Germany has transformed from "the sick man of Europe" to "Europe's economic powerhouse" with an unemployment rate as low as it hasn't been in decades, the Energiewende[[note]]The concerted effort to switch the whole country over to renewable energy within a few decades.[[/note]] working as a national project that inspires the people (similarly to the US Apollo project, except most people can actively participate) and which gains international praise[[note]]Well, except in the shamelessly [[PropagandaMachine erroneous reports]] in the US corporate media.[[/note]], and the Head of State is determined to take the moral high road when it comes to the Syrian refugee crisis, compared to most other European countries, a decision that was welcomed by the majority of citizens.[[note]]If sadly not her own deeply conservative party.[[/note]] Bear in mind that in Germany, the whole concept of pride in one's country and people is considered [[http://satwcomic.com/evil-flag suspect and dangerous]], especially by politically left-leaning / progressive people - an attitude that's only recently, slowly changing. Which is partly why Paul van Dyk made that song, as a kind of therapy for the "national soul".[[note]]Of course, being German, the song is still very angsty. You probably have to be German to appreciate the message of "You ''do'' have some things to be proud of, so chin up!" that comes through between the lines.[[/note]] Apparently, it worked. |
| 248 | * Music/KennyRogers' "The Gambler" is both this and HarsherInHindsight. It contains the line "And the best you can hope for is to die in your sleep", and when Rogers eventually passed away on March 20, 2020, it was indeed in his sleep. |
| 249 | * In the Shawn Mullins song "Twin Rocks, Oregon", Mullins comments that, "I don't reckon I'll be making it big", before going on to say that it's okay because "ain't it a blessing to do what you want to do". "Twin Rocks, Oregon" was released on the same album as Mullins' first hit, "Lulllaby", which ended up being the breakout hit that lifted him out of obscurity, earning him enough of a fan following to make a relatively comfortable living. So he'd already come to terms with not making much money as long as he could do the thing he loved, and then he found himself making money doing the thing he loved. |
| 250 | * In his earlier years on a major label, Music/{{Eminem}} would regularly trash the notion of himself as a positive role model. Later in life, he would go on to adopt three children, kick a drug habit that had its grip on him for longer than he'd been signed, and found a charity for disadvantaged youth. |
| 251 | * "22" by Taylor Swift is a song about Taylor and her friends having fun during her 22nd birthday. However, in 2021 she released an extended of "All Too Well" revealing she had a miserable 21st birthday and it becomes clear how much that party meant to her. |
| 252 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JcmQONgXJM "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It"]] by Creator/WillSmith has the line "Met [[UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli Ali]] he told me ''I'm'' the greatest"; a few years later, he would end up playing Ali in the [[Film/{{Ali}} 2001 film of the same name]]. |
| 253 | ** When Ali passed away in June 3, 2016, Will Smith was the pallbearer at his funeral. |
| 254 | * At one point, Music/FreddieMercury mentioned that "When I'm dead, I want to be remembered as a musician of some worth and substance." [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments He doesn't know how right he is]]. |
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| 256 | |
| 257 | [[folder:Other]] |
| 258 | * Back in 2008, a bumper for Creator/{{Toonami}} proudly proclaimed "11 years and counting!" Sadly, that year was the year it was cancelled... at first. Toonami was resurrected in 2012 following a Twitter campaign. Looks like we're still counting. |
| 259 | * Not one day after announcing his "leave of presence" to watch and review movies he liked in early April 2013, Roger Ebert was overcome by his cancer and went to the big cinema in the sky to watch and review movies he likes for all eternity. It's mainly the tone of his "leave of presence" announcement that makes it fall into this; he may be gone, but he's in a better place, and his presence will still be felt by moviegoers everywhere, with his influence extending to numerous younger critics. |
| 260 | * A similar scenario happened in UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC when radio host Ed Walker found out that he had cancer and had to retire from his ''[[http://wamu.org/programs/the_big_broadcast The Big Broadcast]]'' show to focus on his treatment. His last show (which was recorded in the hospital) had a rather heavy air to it because of this. Only a few hours after it aired, Ed left the earth on October 26, 2015, to join many of his favorite radio stars that he had showcased on ''Broadcast'', making his last show fit this trope. [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/ed-walker-spent-65-years-on-the-radio-his-last-program-was-unlike-any-other/2015/10/22/13f37a3e-783b-11e5-b9c1-f03c48c96ac2_story.html This article]] could have been a great obituary for him, but it was also published before he died. |
| 261 | * Website/PlatypusComix ended their [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/history/inaugural.html article]] about UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan's 1981 inaugural with a mention of the extravagant [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfWindsor Charles/Diana]] wedding that happened the same year, quoting a newscaster's comment that "We've just witnessed something we will not be seeing for a very, very long time," and then stating, "Not anytime soon." The article was published in 2005. Seven years later, Charles and Diana's son William marries Kate Middleton, and it's just as much of a fairy tale spectacle as the wedding from thirty years prior. |
| 262 | * At the end of a mediocre 1991 season, Chicago Cubs announcer Harry Caray assured fans, "As sure as God made green apples, someday the Chicago Cubs are going to be in the World Series." Fast-forward 25 years later, when the Cubs appeared in the Fall Classic for the first time since 1945 and then won their first World Series since 1908. Cub fans didn't forget Caray's statement, as many of them left bushels of green apples on Caray's grave (Caray died in 1998). |
| 263 | [[/folder]] |
| 264 | |
| 265 | [[folder:Professional Wrestling]] |
| 266 | * Creator/DavidArquette winning the WCW World title. Why? Because he donated all the money WCW paid him to the families of Wrestling/OwenHart, Wrestling/BrianPillman, and Droz. |
| 267 | * ''The Wrestlers: Fighting With My Family'' - the TearJerker part where [[Wrestling/{{Paige}} Saraya/Paige]] says goodbye to her parents at the airport to leave for WWE becomes this with the knowledge that Paige became very popular after she debuted in FCW and was pushed as a star on NXT. Now you know leaving her family was all worth it. Ditto for ''Tenille: The Wrestler'' where [[Wrestling/TenilleDashwood Tenille Tayla]] bursts into tears as the full force of admitting she hadn't expected to get a WWE contract hits her. She joined NXT under the ring name Emma and enjoyed a nice surge in popularity in 2013. It's especially poignant for both women because the two of them were chosen to compete in the match to crown the first NXT Women's Champion (Paige won). |
| 268 | * The sad vignette WWE aired during Breast Cancer Awareness month where Wrestling/{{Layla}} talks about her mother's passing. It becomes a little more heartwarming with the knowledge that in 2013, Layla would be reunited with her father after nearly 30 years apart. |
| 269 | * When Wrestling/{{Bayley}} recruited Wrestling/BeckyLynch to fend off Wrestling/{{Charlotte|Flair}} and Wrestling/SashaBanks, she dubbed her a "Bayley Friend Forever". Of course, Becky ended up turning on her just like Charlotte had. But by 2015 both women had undergone a HeelFaceTurn and were in the front row cheering her for getting to main event a PPV. So it seems they really were Bayley Friends Forever. |
| 270 | * [[http://www.lethalwow.com/2015/09/13/bobby-between-the-ropes-the-wwe-divas-and-the-uncomfortable-subject-of-race/ This article]] published in 2015 describes Wrestling/{{Jacqueline}} as "will surely be in the Hall of Fame one day". Jacqueline would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame only a few months later. |
| 271 | * In a 2011 shoot interview, Wrestling/TerriPoch reveals that the women of the Attitude Era didn't have any agents to help them put their matches together. So they had to go to the other wrestlers and ask for feedback. She describes Wrestling/TripleH as someone who always helped them out. Fast forward to 2015 where NXT is under Triple H's control and produces some of the best women's wrestling North America has ever seen - and the women get to main event a PPV for the first time ever in WWE. |
| 272 | [[/folder]] |
| 273 | |
| 274 | [[folder:Puppet Shows]] |
| 275 | * ''Series/TheNoddyShop'''s first season finale ended with a song called [[http://web.archive.org/web/20010501041520/http://www.pbs.org/kids/noddy/theater/activities/s140.html "Thank You For Being You"]], in which the toys thank Noah Tomten for caring for them. After the passing of Sean [=McCann=], who played Noah, in 2019, the song becomes significantly more poignant in the sense that this song is thanking not only the character, but the actor, for his hard work. |
| 276 | [[/folder]] |
| 277 | |
| 278 | [[folder:{{Theatre}}]] |
| 279 | * Several of the people who participated in the making of the Broadway version of ''Theatre/TheLionKing'' were black South Africans who had left their country due to persecution. In the musical's original playbill, they expressed their sympathy with Simba, who, like them, was exiled but eventually able to return to his homeland. |
| 280 | * In a meta sense, the "Popular" number in ''{{Theatre/Wicked}}'' was prophetic. Elphaba is quite popular among fans of the play. |
| 281 | [[/folder]] |
| 282 | |
| 283 | [[folder:Toys]] |
| 284 | * In ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'', Mata Nui has the following line: |
| 285 | -->'''Mata Nui''': It is said that some endings are really beginnings waiting to be born. |
| 286 | ** The end of the Bionicle line was announced a few months later. The creators had no idea it was coming when they wrote that line. |
| 287 | ** Then, nine months after that, Greg Farshtey (the head writer), announced that his wife had given birth to a beautiful baby girl. Turns out Mata Nui was right after all! |
| 288 | ** Additionally, the Turaga mentoring the Toa Mata/Nuva becomes this trope when we discover in the 2004/2005 arc that the Turaga [[spoiler:used to be Toa themselves]]. They've been there before, and they know what it's like. |
| 289 | * Back in the 1980s, when the idea of same-sex marriage was virtually unheard of, [[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/561964859725947461 a My Little Pony porcelain figure of the long-forgotten G1 mares Glory and Moondancer]] depicted them as getting married. |
| 290 | [[/folder]] |
| 291 | |
| 292 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 293 | * In ''Franchise/StreetFighter'', one of Guile's [[MemeticMutation most popular]] post-battle lines is "Go home and be a family man." In later installations of the game, Guile is voiced by actor Creator/TravisWillingham... who then married fellow VA Creator/LauraBailey (who now voices Chun-Li, who's a close friend of Guile in-story). The meme has mutated accordingly: '''[[Memes/StreetFighter "Travis Willingham is a family man!"]]''' |
| 294 | ** Not to mention that Creator/TravisWillingham also voices [[ColonelBadass Colonel]] [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Roy Mustang]], whose defining trait is that he's AFatherToHisMen. |
| 295 | ** It's even ''more'' appropriate as of 2018, with Travis and Laura welcoming their first child, Ronin. |
| 296 | * In ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', after a mission in which [[spoiler:Primarch Victus' son]] sacrifices his life to disable a bomb, Tali will speak with Ashley afterward, saying it reminded her of Virmire[[note]]Either Ashley or Kaidan must be sacrificed, and in this case, Kaidan has been[[/note]]. Tali asks how Ashley could accept a teammate dying for her, to which Ashley responds by asking her if she would make the sacrifice herself, then saying that one day it will be her turn and those who sacrificed themselves for her will be watching. This not only showcases Ashley's CharacterDevelopment after her initial SurvivorGuilt but also is quite comforting to Tali, who suffered the loss of many of her comrades on Freedom's Progress and Haestrom. |
| 297 | * In ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite'' when Booker was revived by Elizabeth from drowning, he was calling [[spoiler:Anna]] while speaking to Elizabeth; what he doesn't realize is [[spoiler:he was referring to Elizabeth by her original name, Anna [=DeWitt=].]] |
| 298 | * In ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins''; the general feel is the [[Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy Nolan movies.]] Grim, nobody trusts Batman, the police are corrupt; the game ends on what would be a generic HopeSpot but we know that [[Main/ForegoneConclusion it will become better.]] The police like Batman in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum''. |
| 299 | ** The effect gets magnified - ''Origins'' was the third game released in the series, though it was a prequel to the previous games, and the cops are enemies for Batman, collectively just as interested as the traditional supervillains of Batman's rogues gallery in the 50 million dollar bounty on Batman's head. The Gotham SWAT team even starts gearing up and going rogue to hunt Batman on their own. In the fourth, ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'', set roughly eight to ten years after Origins, it's not just that the police willingly work beside Batman, they are now a strong, competent, and above all, clean organization - the worst cop among them is a singular one who acted as an informant for Riddler, with all others being ready and willing to defend Gotham against a massive terrorist threat from Scarecrow that prompted the evacuation of the entire city. All those who remained [[BadassNormal were volunteers]]. |
| 300 | *** Even more, the reason that worst cop was aiding the Riddler? He felt SORRY for Edward Nygma, whose mental state has clearly unraveled over the course of the series, and eventually, his questline in this game ends up with him occasionally having a Freudian slip about his father while fighting Batman. It's a far cry from the cops in ''Origins'' who were rounding up hobos to make them fight for scraps while the police bet on the winner. |
| 301 | * In ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'', it's revealed that [[spoiler:Nobodies can grow new hearts over time, and it may be possible for others with no hearts to grow one as well (eg: puppets, programs)]]. It's mainly a HarsherInHindsight for most cases, but it does make the goodbye scene with Tron, a program, near the end of ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' more heartwarming, considering just before, he suddenly gained emotions, implying a heart. |
| 302 | * In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', the whole theme of the game revolves around [[ScrewDestiny changing fate]]. The game was initially meant to be the last game in the franchise but it proved to be such a success that ''Fire Emblem'' continued on. This game ''literally'' changed the doomed fate of its franchise. |
| 303 | * In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'', Nintendo announced that there would be a GayOption for the Avatar. Within a day or two of this announcement, the Supreme Court ruled that Gay Marriage was legal nationwide in the United States. |
| 304 | * Fi's dialog that she'll meet Link again in another life in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'', retroactively made every single time Link gains the Master Sword in any of the games a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}. |
| 305 | * In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'', Gilgamesh gives one of the most inspiring speeches in the series [[spoiler:before sacrificing himself to kill Necrophobe,]] telling Bartz that he has 'admirable companions' and even mentioning that he envies him for that. Fast-forward to 2015: Not only is he playable in [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyRecordKeeper a whole new adventure]], but he can fight alongside heroes and adventurers taken from the whole series... including those from FFV. Whether or not the player decides to place him on a team consisting of his old rivals, or a couple of new faces, it looks like he's finally gained admirable companions of his own. |
| 306 | ** Likewise, the marriage of Creator/MaayaSakamoto and Creator/KenichiSuzumura (as seen in the Anime/Manga section) will usually lessen the tragedy about [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Aerith Gainsborough and Zack Fair]], both of them who died tragically in spite of loving each other, not only they are TogetherInDeath, they are now further bound together with voice marriage. |
| 307 | * For ''VideoGame/StarcraftII'', [[spoiler:Stukov]] manages to complete his original objectives without hurting any innocents after all. He may have missed Mengsk the first time when Raynor helped him escape through Aiur, but [[spoiler:Stukov later helps Kerrigan chase Mengsk into a corner]]. By [[spoiler:being infested in the first place and with Kerrigan's CharacterDevelopment, the Zerg have been effectively controlled]]. And [[spoiler:with Amon dead and the Protoss tribes no longer having a reason to wage war anymore, the Protoss are as close to being pacified as it's going to be]]. [[spoiler:Dugalle]] would have been proud. |
| 308 | * Many moments where Kratos takes on the role of TheMentor to Lloyd in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' get even more heartwarming once you find out [[spoiler:he's Lloyd's father.]] |
| 309 | * Back in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'', Chrom (from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'') was left muttering dejectedly that he would supposedly get his chance "another day" - before being reduced to a [[MemeticLoser brooding clown]] everywhere by the fans and even in-game. After a year or so passed, he would actually show up as a playable quest character in another massive crossover, ''[[VideoGame/ProjectxZone Project x Zone 2]]''. |
| 310 | ** Chrom finally got his wish, as he ended up joining the roster for ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''. [[{{Tagline}} Everyone is here]], indeed. |
| 311 | * Malcolm being called "[=FenTech=]'s finest creation" in ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament''. In the next installments of the ''VideoGame/{{Unreal}}'' franchise, he becomes both the nine-time champion of the Liandri Grand Tournament (thus, the game itself in hindsight represents his ascension to fame, to the point that it's even implied that he was the one to break Xan's winning streak) and the SeriesMascot for the franchise. He is, indeed, their finest creation. |
| 312 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_qNFjJn3No This commercial]] for the 2012 edition of ''MLB The Show'', now that [[TheChewToy the Chicago Cubs]] ''finally'' [[ThrowTheDogABone won the World Series]] four years later. |
| 313 | * The original ''VideoGame/LaMulana'' is a tribute to the MSX's wide library of Creator/{{Konami}} games, with cartridges of their games to collect and the game itself being a SpiritualAdaptation of ''VideoGame/KnightmareIITheMazeOfGalious''. Konami ''must'' have noticed all this and gave it a thumbs up, because they are the publisher for the console ports of ''VideoGame/LaMulana2''. |
| 314 | * ''VideoGame/NarutoShippudenUltimateNinjaStorm2'': Naruto and Hinata's "Secret Lovers" title, which freaked out quite a lot of shippers back in the day. The epilogue of the manga reveals that [[spoiler:they are HappilyMarried with [[BabiesEverAfter two children]], and the {{canon}} movie ''Anime/TheLastNarutoTheMovie'' shows [[RomanceArc how they fell in love]] and became the main OfficialCouple. The instances of ShipTease between Ino and Sai in the game also become this for the same reason.]] |
| 315 | * When it was first revealed for ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'', Mimikyu's description mentioned that it desperately wanted to be as loved as the series mascot Pikachu, which is why it dresses up in a crudely-made Pikachu disguise. It ended up getting EnsembleDarkhorse status within the fandom near-instantly, meaning it got its wish. And then, in 2020, it beat Pikachu in an official popularity contest, making it to all-regions top 3. |
| 316 | * For the ''VideoGame/UncleAlbertsAdventures'' series: In ''Uncle Albert's Secret Album'', Tom is trapped inside the album with the treasure. In ''Uncle Albert's Mysterious Island'', we learn about another treasure of Uncle Albert, which turns out to be [[spoiler:Tom's egg. So in a sense, Tom himself ''was'' part of the treasure all along.]] |
| 317 | * In ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'', despite [[spoiler:being the one to kill him to send him to the UG]], Neku still trusts Joshua as one of his partners in his three weeks in The Reapers' Game and wishes to see him again. In VideoGame/NeoTheWorldEndsWithYou'', they do meet up again during and after the end of the game and after discussing what Joshua did during the time skip between the two games, developed a much better rapport and gave each other a proper goodbye, parting ways on much better terms as friends. |
| 318 | [[/folder]] |
| 319 | |
| 320 | [[folder:Visual Novels]] |
| 321 | * ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'': |
| 322 | ** Late in Lilly's route, [[spoiler:as she is preparing to go to Scotland permanently]], she tells Hanako about how they became friends. Lilly says she did not befriend Hanako out of pity, but out of a desire to know more about her, and she considers her a strong person at heart who will be able to take charge of her own life [[spoiler:even after Lilly is gone]]. Lilly's statement becomes even more powerful when you consider that in Hanako's route, Hanako believes that Lilly and Hisao pity her. |
| 323 | ** Also on Lilly's route, Hisao openly refers to Shizune as his friend on two occasions, once to Lilly, no less. Once you play Shizune's route and see how desperately she has tried to make friends, you can see that this comment has more weight. |
| 324 | * In the Creator/KeyVisualArts novel ''VisualNovel/{{AIR}}'', Kano Kirishima always wanted magical powers; later, in the doujin FightingGame ''VideoGame/EternalFighterZero'', she fights with [[MagicWand a fantasy role-playing staff]], and is able to cast spells tiered to FireIceLightning; in short, her wish became true. |
| 325 | [[/folder]] |
| 326 | |
| 327 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 328 | * ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'': In the first Thanksgiving, Sam expresses gratitude for his freedom, [[DumbassHasAPoint a surprisingly deep observation for him]]. In 2001, the panel is repeated, followed by an edited panel of Torg and Zoe expressing approval and agreement. |
| 329 | * ''Webcomic/PocketPrincesses'': It's about the Franchise/DisneyPrincesses living together. While it's not canon, the Princesses are appearing in their own official comic now- drawn by Amy Mebberson, creator of Pocket Princesses. |
| 330 | [[/folder]] |
| 331 | |
| 332 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 333 | * Take a look at [=SadPanda=]'s tribute to [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]], "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUkicTTAt-I Long Live the Spoony One]]". With the chain of events that led to Spoony leaving Channel Awesome, the last verse becomes less like continued praise of Spoony and more like the singer putting his confidence in Spoony for the future. |
| 334 | -->''Spoony, don't worry, you'll always be funny.\ |
| 335 | You can turn heel or face and never be in disgrace.\ |
| 336 | I'm a fan, I won't lie.\ |
| 337 | And the Spoony One will never die.\ |
| 338 | Keep providing the fun,\ |
| 339 | And for now, I think I'm done. |
| 340 | ** In Spoony's Vlog of ''Film/ParanormalActivity2'', Spoony starts gushing over the dog in the movie and how much of a good actor it is. Spoony then briefly wishes he had an emotive dog like that, which he would later get a few years later with Oreo. |
| 341 | * In the WebVideo/GameGrumps' playthrough of ''Magic Sword'', Jon asks Arin if he's ever had thoughts about marrying a random girl on the street. He replies by saying that he hasn't in public, but in his house, referring to his then-fiance Suzy. Later, they got married for real. |
| 342 | * In the ending of the ''WebAnimation/HowItShouldHaveEnded'' video for ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'', one of the newspaper articles was Spider-Man being included in the Avengers because Disney and Sony worked out a deal. On February 9th, 2015, 5 months after the HISHE parody was put online, Sony DID work out a deal between themselves and Disney and Marvel Studios, which allows Spider-Man to join the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse in a 2016 MCU [[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar film]] before [[Film/SpiderManHomecoming his next standalone film the year after that]]. |
| 343 | * After Creator/AntonYelchin's death in June 2016, only 1 month before the release of ''Film/StarTrekBeyond'', a ''Franchise/StarTrek'' fan [[http://mrscratch0753.tumblr.com/image/146171334275 paid tribute to him by creating a drawing]] of Anton being welcomed in the afterlife by Creator/LeonardNimoy, Creator/DeForestKelley, and Creator/JamesDoohan, captioned with "For Anton". When ''Beyond'' was released, its InMemoriam dedication to Yelchin was also "For Anton". |
| 344 | * WebVideo/AmazingPhil made a video in 2009 where he predicted his future via tarot cards. According to his fortune, he would meet an energetic, impulsive man who would have a huge impact on his life. Not long after, Phil would meet and later move in with [[WebVideo/{{danisnotonfire}} Dan Howell]]. And then in 2019...[[ComingOutStory Forget that first word.]] |
| 345 | * In the Webvideo/MovieRehab review of the 1984 ''Film/{{Supergirl|1984}}'' film back in 2015, [=SaG=] expressed hope that superheroines will have more success in the near future. Since then, most female superheroes had been successful in media with ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'' sealing the deal. |
| 346 | * Thanks to ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'' being a Dungeons and Dragons campaign and thus story arcs mostly arise out of improv, it contains a lot of this. Vax and Keyleth go UndercoverAsLovers during the Vasselheim arc, and the two would eventually become an OfficialCouple. Similarly, many early moments between Vex and Percy become heartwarming later on with the revelation that they'd been in love with each other for a long time. |
| 347 | * In one episode of LetsPlay/TheRunawayGuys's ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet 2'', guest LetsPlay/{{Lucahjin}} sings a snippet of Music/{{Beyonce}}'s "All the Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)". As she sings "If you like a thing, you should put a ring on it", LetsPlay/ProtonJon sticks a whole bunch of ring objects on her avatar, saying "I really like it!" The two would later get engaged in 2017. |
| 348 | * Twitter account [[https://twitter.com/peepeeplayhouse Peepee's Playhouse]] was a roleplay account from the perspective of a real-life cat named Peepee, which became a hit due to its simplistic but adorable tweets. Sadly, Peepee died of kidney failure in April 2019, which surprised and devastated his followers. The owner revealed that he made the account after learning Peepee's prognosis years ago to commemorate Peepee in his last years. As such, the account has an even sweeter meaning than before (though it may also become a huge TearJerker as well.) |
| 349 | * A minor example with [[WebVideo/TheMusicVideoShow The Music Video Show]]. Each season has the host wearing new clothing. In the first three seasons, she mostly wore long-sleeved shirts and wore hats. After the 3rd season, she wore clothing that showed more of her body, along with no hat, making a more exposed and changed person from season one. In 2019, she did a [[https://youtu.be/pfVVcO-foCU livestream]] where she came out as genderqueer. Looking at the changes in clothing she uses every season, it is like she was trying to figure herself out. Then, in [[https://youtu.be/fD4POcH-AZ0 2020...]] |
| 350 | ** The beginning of [[https://youtu.be/dfyFE-jffJQ Episode 5]] has her wearing feminine clothing and, after making an excuse, she cries, "Don't judge me!". This example is this trope when she stated that she was genderqueer and that she feels comfortable wearing women's clothing and makeup in real life. This has even reached the actual show, as seen at the beginning of its season 10 [[https://youtu.be/pAspogDGha8 premiere.]] |
| 351 | * ''WebVideo/AngelartsVALetsPlayEarthbound'': Jeff eventually reconciling his sexuality near the end of the let's play can be very sweet to hear after [=PixelPrattleXP=], Poo's and Maxwell's voice actress, came out as transgender a few months after the let's play ended. |
| 352 | [[/folder]] |
| 353 | |
| 354 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 355 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': |
| 356 | ** Season 1's "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS1E10HomersNightOut Homer's Night Out]]" depicts Princess Kashmir as a somewhat downtrodden who has to dance at stag parties and strip clubs on the side. Several later episodes depict her in celebrity gatherings, implying that life did pick up for her afterwards. |
| 357 | ** In Season 2's "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E1BartGetsAnF Bart Gets An 'F']]", Mrs. Krabappel is amazed by Bart's knowledge of UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington surrendering to the French in 1754 that she raises his grade from "F" to "D-" meaning he ''barely'' passes. Future episodes ("[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS12E5HomerVsDignity Homer vs. Dignity]]", "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS16E3SleepingWithTheEnemy Sleeping With The Enemy]]") show that Bart actually does have talent after all. |
| 358 | ** In Season 6's "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E10GrampaVsSexualInadequacy Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy]]", Homer has a flashback to his childhood showing him imitating President Kennedy, with his mother Mona saying "Oh, Abe, maybe our Homer could grow up to be President some day...", [[{{Jerkass}} only to have Abe put him down]]. In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E17BartToTheFuture Bart To The Future]]", we see that in the distant future, Homer's daughter Lisa has since become the President, the exact dream Abe discouraged Homer from achieving. [[BreakingTheCycleOfBadParenting Given Homer's determination to encourage his children as his father never encouraged him]]... |
| 359 | --->'''Homer:''' Someday, you'll thank me for all this scary love. |
| 360 | ** In Season 12's "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS12E11WorstEpisodeEver "Worst Episode Ever]]", jokes are made about Comic Book Guy's [[ThisLoserIsYou single status]], when Dr. Hibbert comments after he has a heart attack that the job of running a comic book store is something he'd call "The Professional Widowmaker" except the owners are never married. Flashforward to Season 25's "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS25E10MarriedToTheBlob Married to the Blob]]" and Comic Book Guy does end up HappilyMarried. |
| 361 | ** In Season 20's "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS20E16EenyTeenyMayaMoe Eeny Teeny Maya Moe]]", Homer points out to Moe that even though things didn't work out between him and Maya, he should be happy that a woman actually loved him and remain hopeful that he will find love again. 13 years later, in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS33E4TheWayzWeWere The Wayz We Were]]", Moe and Maya ''do'' get back together! |
| 362 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': |
| 363 | ** In the DVDCommentary for "[[Recap/FuturamaS3E18AnthologyOfInterestII Anthology of Interest II]]", when it was still uncertain if the show would stay on, one of the guys talking asked, "What if we had a fifth season?" |
| 364 | ** Similarly, in the commentary for "[[Recap/FuturamaS4E18TheDevilsHandsAreIdlePlaythings The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings]]" (the last episode before it was cancelled for the first time), one of the commentators jokes at the end "See you on the next DVD!" |
| 365 | ** The episode dealing with {{Robosexual}}ity seemed like wishful thinking (for some at least), in that this analogy for gay marriage becomes legal, but now New York state allows gay marriage in real life. And then, in 2015, the US Supreme Court struck down all laws against gay marriage, effectively legalizing it throughout the country. |
| 366 | * ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': |
| 367 | ** "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS9E8NewKidneyInTown New Kidney in Town]]" involved Chris plagiarizing a speech about hope from Meg, and getting an interview for it with a local anchor (because the essay won a contest to introduce UsefulNotes/BarackObama when he came to town at the end of the episode). Chris says, rather plainly, that he got the essay from an angel. He was speaking more in a religious sense but think for a second about from where, or rather ''who'', it actually came. |
| 368 | ** "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS9E16TheBigPangTheory The Big Bang Theory]]", where Stewie goes back in time to "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS4E16TheCourtshipOfStewiesFather The Courtship of Stewie's Father]]" where Brian does the "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" dance for Peter and does it for him instead of Brian. At first, Peter is cheered up because you think Stewie did it better. Then you realize that this was the episode where Peter was upset because Stewie was mad at him, so seeing him do that would've cheered Peter up. |
| 369 | * In the ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' episode "It's Way Ed," the Eds kept falling behind on the latest fads. Edd tries cheering Eddy up by saying fads come in a cycle and that they'd be back in style in ten years. Ten years after that episode aired [[spoiler:TheMovie ended with the Eds being accepted by the kids of the Cul-De-Sac]]. |
| 370 | * Optimus Primal of ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' said as Dinobot's eulogy "May his spark join the Matrix, the greatest of Cybertron" for his HeroicSacrifice in ''Code Of Hero''. Years later, when they had the Transformers Hall Of Fame and would induct memorable Cybertronians based on fan votes, with the rest being preselected, Dinobot was one of the choices and beat out G1 veterans such as Soundwave, Grimlock, Jazz, and Shockwave, truly joining the Greatest of Cybertron. |
| 371 | ** To add to this, he was the first fan-inductee and a ''massive'' underdog candidate. The Greatest of Cybertron will be joining him, as well. |
| 372 | * ''WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'' episode "The Wall" have Alvin, Simon, and Theodore supposedly pull down the Berlin Wall during a concert through the PowerOfRock/ PowerOfLove. Alvin then wakes up, sees the wall still standing, and sadly notes, "It was all just a dream... but it doesn't have to be." And eleven months later, it wasn't. The episode was actually rebroadcast on Creator/{{NBC}} on November 18, 1989, 9 days ''after'' the Berlin Wall was torn down. |
| 373 | * Any jokes or misunderstandings of Tommy getting a brother or Chuckie getting a mommy in early episodes of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'', since Tommy eventually gained a younger brother named Dil in ''WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie'' and Chuckie eventually gained a stepmother when his father married Kira in ''WesternAnimation/RugratsInParis''. |
| 374 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'''s episode "My Fat Cat" has Doug overhear the vet mention that he brought Stinky in just in time and "it would have been too late" if he waited. Given that [[YourTomcatIsPregnant Stinky was pregnant]] and yowling, this actually means that Doug saved Stinky and her kittens' lives since that means that the babies were obstructed. Ordinarily, cat labour is quiet. |
| 375 | * Kim being in love with Ron in "Emotion Sickness" from ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' was pretty cringy, but becomes very heartwarming when they start dating for real after ''So The Drama''. Likewise as Shego ends up falling for Drakken also in the episode, and in the series finale it's implied they eventually do end up together. |
| 376 | * In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' episode "Buried Treasure" we hear Principal Prickly on the phone with a friend from school. After the events of the movie where we learn how much Prickly misses his childhood, it becomes incredibly heartwarming that he is still in touch with his best friend forty years later. |
| 377 | * ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': |
| 378 | ** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E5GriffonTheBrushOff Griffon the Brush Off]]" has Pinkie Pie throwing a party for the {{Jerkass}} griffon Gilda, hoping to "turn that frown upside-down". Fast-forward to season two where Pinkie sings a song about how much she honestly and completely loves making people smile and brightening up their days with parties and play. |
| 379 | *** Even later in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E8TheLostTreasureOfGriffonstone The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone]]", Gilda's [[PetTheDog genuine friendship with Rainbow Dash]] is easier to see when she flashes back to the day they first befriended each other, especially their Junior Speedster's chant, begrudgingly as it was. "Only for you, Dash." It becomes even more heartwarming when you see the friendship that ended between Rainbow Dash and Gilda in "Griffon the Brush Off" rebuilt in season five. |
| 380 | ** In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E12CallOfTheCutie Call of the Cutie]]", the Cutie Mark Crusaders get formed when they meet at Diamond Tiara's celebration of receiving her cutie mark. In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E19CrusadersOfTheLostMark Crusaders of the Lost Mark]]", they all receive theirs after helping redeem Diamond Tiara. |
| 381 | ** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E20TheWashouts The Washouts]]" has Scootaloo lose interest in the Wonderbolts because (on account of her being unable to fly) there is no realistic hope of her ever becoming one. About a year later, [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDWIssue81 issue 81 of the IDW comic]] would have her hear the story of an earth pony aeronaut who experimented with gliders, used his invention to rescue a stranded Wonderbolt, and was welcomed into their ranks. Combined with Scootaloo exhibiting mechanical skills of her own in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E4OneBadApple One Bad Apple]]" and "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E15TwilightTime Twilight Time]]", this would suggest that she could develop a workaround to her DreamCrushingHandicap if she were so inclined. |
| 382 | * ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'': |
| 383 | ** In the first movie, Princess Celestia notes that she had wished that her [[APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil former student Sunset Shimmer]] would need guidance once again and return to Equestria using a mirror that links it with the human world. Fast forward to ''Forgotten Friendship'', and that is exactly what happens. |
| 384 | ** In the first ''Equestria Girls'' movie, AlphaBitch Diamond Tiara and her BetaBitch Silver Spoon are seen uncharacteristically getting into the spirit of "Help Twilight Win The Crown" and appear to be nicer in the human world than they are in Equestria. Fast forward to the ''Friendship is Magic'' episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E19CrusadersOfTheLostMark Crusaders of the Lost Mark]]" where their pony counterparts get redeemed for real. |
| 385 | * In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker,'' |
| 386 | ** [[ContinuityCameo Tim Drake's blond wife]] is a nod to Stephanie "The Spoiler" Brown, who was then dating Tim's comics counterpart. Considering what Stephanie's been through since [[note]]Her [[ComicBookDeath "dying"]], a rocky ending, and [[Comicbook/{{New52}} her getting]] [[RetGone erased from the timeline]] (though she does appear later on at least)[[/note]], it's heartwarming to see at least one continuity where their counterparts settled down together. |
| 387 | ** Bruce tries to retire Terry so the Joker won't go after him. Already heartwarming but after TheReveal that [[spoiler:Terry is actually Bruce's biological son and there are hints that Bruce knew all along]], it becomes more heartwarming as Bruce was terrified that the Joker would [[spoiler:hurt another son of his.]] |
| 388 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'': with the finale making [[spoiler:Korra and Asami]] the OfficialCouple, rewatching the show now makes their slow-burn relationship and its development quite heartwarming to watch. |
| 389 | ** The above becomes even ''more'' heartwarming when [[spoiler:the US Supreme Court declared same-sex marriage is legal nationwide a little over six months afterward]]. Bryan even posted [[http://bryankonietzko.tumblr.com/post/122533734322/onward-and-upward this]], with the tag "love wins". |
| 390 | ** In [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender the original series]], Toph once asked Aang "Do you really think friendships can last more than one lifetime?" It becomes heartwarming in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' when, many years later, Toph would eventually meet and befriend Aang's {{reincarnation}}. |
| 391 | ** In the first season, Tenzin mentions that his ex-girlfriend Police Chief Lin Bei Fong "got along famously" with his father, Avatar Aang. After what we learn about Lin's past in seasons three and four and how Lin never knew her real father, it becomes rather obvious that Aang must have been a [[ParentalSubstitute surrogate father figure]] to Lin, and a source of positive parental love that her own mother Toph constantly failed to provide. |
| 392 | * In ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', Stan's growing obsession with [[spoiler:the portal device in the Mystery Shack's secret basement]] becomes heartwarming in "Not What He Seems", when [[spoiler:it turns out he was using a device that could potentially [[ApocalypseHow cause a Class X apocalypse]] because he was ''that'' desperate to see his long-lost brother again.]] |
| 393 | * What we learn about [[spoiler:Garnet]] in the first season finale of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' retroactively makes a lot of her best moments even better because she basically ''is'' ThePowerOfLove. But another one that's more Fridge Heartwarming (if there was such a page) is what it says about Steven and Connie's accidental fusion. As we see with most fusions, it is difficult to initiate, difficult to maintain, and sometimes difficult to control. Pearl and Amethyst could only make it work while Steven was in great danger and popped apart the moment it was over and they started arguing again, and Garnet and Amethyst were once ''the MonsterOfTheWeek'' with Pearl and Steven having to ''stop'' their uncontrollable OneWingedAngel form who just wanted to fight and didn't care who. The FusionDance is a literal one and a lot longer and more complex than the ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' edition, too. On the other hand, because of how total their love for each other is, [[spoiler:Ruby and Sapphire]] require only a TwirlOfLove to become [[spoiler:Garnet]] and ''stay'' that way for as long as they see fit. That means for Steven and Connie to be able to ''accidentally' fuse just while having fun together after only a few steps of dancing just for the heck of it, and stay that way for a long time, only separating when Connie's social anxiety was pushed to the extreme, it means that even if they're only at the ShipTease stage romantically, their bond must be very close and very deep. Nothing's more intimate than fusion and for them, it's as natural as breathing! |
| 394 | ** Also, when we find out that Pearl was jealous of Rose Quartz's growing relationship with Greg back in the day, Pearl's friendship with Steven is made even more meaningful: After all, Rose Quartz [[spoiler:gave up her physical form to make Steven with Greg, effectively dying]]. Rose was Pearl's close friend, and Pearl may have wanted a RelationshipUpgrade, so the amount of pain and loss Steven represents for her is extreme. You would ''never'' know that from her relationship with Steven, who she never treats as anything but a dear friend... and we ''know'' from the episode where we learn all this that it's definitely not because Pearl is this perfect person who's just not capable of being unfair. |
| 395 | ** In "We Need to Talk", it was shown that Pearl downright despised Greg out of jealousy for Rose's affection. Knowing this, it makes all other moments in the present where the two are working together on much friendlier terms all the more sweeter. |
| 396 | * ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': |
| 397 | ** Big Gay Al was ousted from the Boy Scouts for being gay in "[[Recap/SouthParkS5E2CrippleFight Cripple Fight]]", but didn't hold it against them and stated that they shouldn't be forced to accept him against their will. In 2015, the Scouts finally allowed gay people to be scout leaders. |
| 398 | ** In "[[Recap/SouthParkS4E5CartmanJoinsNAMBLA Cartman Joins NAMBLA]]", Kenny is terrified of getting a little sibling and goes to drastic lengths to prevent it, partly because he hates the idea of having to share food or care for them. If only he knew that in later episodes, not only would he [[RememberTheNewGuy suddenly]] have a little sister, he would [[BigBrotherInstinct frequently give her advice, beat up bullies, and use all of his money to keep her happy]]. |
| 399 | * In a season 1 episode of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong'', Rose guesses that their problem with rehearsing the kiss scene in ''Theatre/AntonyAndCleopatra'' was that the kiss represented the culmination of everything Antony and Cleopatra had gone through together, and Jake and Rose may have liked each other but had not gone through anything together. They later do go through a lot of things together (including Jake discovering that [[DatingCatwoman she's a member of the Huntsclan]], and her discovering he's a dragon), and their first kiss in season 2, right before they have to fight a DuelToTheDeath in which she's going to [[FakingTheDead feign killing him to save his life]], turns that line in this trope. |
| 400 | ** Done ''again'' in the series finale, where Rose, who had lost her memory as part of Jake saving her from her HeroicSacrifice, [[HesBack recovers her memory and helps to defeat the Dark Dragon]], and the ''first'' thing she does after the battle is over is kissing him. |
| 401 | * In the TV spinoff of ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1992}}'', which takes place before the events of [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 the original movie]], Ursula was noticeably not as nice to Flotsam and Jetsam as she was in the movie. It's possible she's grown more attached to them as time progressed. |
| 402 | * In a similar fashion to the ''Liv and Maddie'' example under the Live-Action TV folder, Creator/JuneForay's final voice acting gigs before her 2017 passing were reprisals of perhaps her most iconic role: Rocky the Flying Squirrel from ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle''. A Advertising/{{Geico}} commercial was the last thing she worked on, but it was released first, well before the short film it was meant to complement, which went through some ScheduleSlip and ended up on the 3D Blu-ray of ''WesternAnimation/MrPeabodyAndSherman''. |
| 403 | ** After June's death, her fellow voice actress Creator/TaraStrong tweeted [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFuATgJUwAI1YBH.jpg a photo]] of them both at the MediaNotes/{{Annie Award}}s. Tara would assume the role of Rocky for [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfRockyAndBullwinkle the 2018 reboot]]. |
| 404 | * ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''[='=]s finale, "Mitefall" features Batman himself [[BreakingTheFourthWall telling the audience]] that they'll meet again someday. Thanks to the WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooDirectToVideoFilmSeries, [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndBatmanTheBraveAndTheBold he was right]]. |
| 405 | * ''WesternAnimation/RocketPower'' was ''very'' much an UnintentionalPeriodPiece of the "Extreme sports" culture of TheNineties and the TurnOfTheMillennium. A few episodes showed conflicts about how skateboarders were perceived as annoyances (Before skate parks became more commonplace). However, the 2020 Olympics added Surfing, and both street ''and'' park skating as events. |
| 406 | ** Lars's voice actor also played a rather nice character on ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}''. And he used the ''exact'' same voice as he did for Lars. |
| 407 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' |
| 408 | ** In the first episode, Eda asks Luz to help her steal a paper crown for King because he's the only family she has and it makes him happy. [[spoiler:King returns the favor in the first season finale where he says he's going with Luz to rescue Eda because she's family to him]]. To take it further, in "Eda's Requiem", King announces [[spoiler:he wants to take Eda's last name officially since she raised him and has been a great mother figure while sending a message on social media to his father]]. |
| 409 | ** Amity starts being friends with Luz when the latter lends her book five of Azura as an apology for accidentally reading her diary. [[spoiler:As of "Enchanting Grom Fight" there are hints that this actually started a RescueRomance when Luz risked her life to save Amity from a corrupted Otabin]]. Amity also admits that she knows Luz doesn't mean to cause trouble, she just gets in over her head, which is what she [[spoiler:loves- no [[BlatantLies HATES, HATES]]]] about the human. Later on, she declares it is her turn to save Luz when [[spoiler:Luz enters a DealWithTheDevil with Odalia Blight to help her friends return to Hexside. Amity not only stands up to her mother but also declares that Luz is under her protection, and anyone who has a problem with that can deal with her]]. |
| 410 | ** Luz saves King and Eda in the first episode from the creepy, horny Warden. Later on, in Season 2 when Luz is undergoing a HeroicBSOD and declares it's her fault that [[spoiler:Eda lost her powers, Eda snaps her out of it. She starts her YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre speech by pointing out that Luz rescued her first, and they're in this mess together as a family]]. |
| 411 | ** Late in season 1, it's revealed that there is someone impersonating Luz back on Earth, having sent creepy letters to her mother about how much she's enjoying the camp and how she can't wait to come home and spend time with her. Then in season 2, it turns out those letters weren't creepy; [[spoiler:Luz's impersonator, Vee, is a basilisk that escaped imprisonment and found life on Earth to be much better, and the letters she sent to Luz's mother were genuine]]. |
| 412 | ** A few months after Hunter's debut, a selection of fans started shipping him with Willow ([[LauncherOfAThousandShips among other characters]]) and writing fanfiction in which the two interact. In the episode "[[Recap/TheOwlHouseS2E13AnySportInAStorm Any Sport in a Storm]]", they officially meet and become friends. |
| 413 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'': |
| 414 | ** In "[[Recap/ArthurS1E22DWsSnowMysteryTeamTrouble D.W.'s Snow Mystery]]", D.W. says she treasures the snowball because it's a piece of the best day of her life. Season 4's "[[Recap/ArthurS4E5TheBlizzardTheRatWhoCameToDinner The Blizzard]]" reveals that she made it the first day the power came back after a devastating snowstorm, allowing everyone to play outside properly. D.W. during that episode was freaking out that she and her family would die from lack of heat or food and was relieved when the snow stopped falling. It suddenly makes more sense why Jane humored her and let her keep it in the freezer. |
| 415 | ** In "[[Recap/ArthurS14E2TheAgentOfChangeDWUntiesTheKnot D.W. Unties the Knot]]", D.W. sets out to plan her dream wedding after being inspired by a reality show about fancy wedding parties and chooses her preschool classmate James as her groom. While they obviously don't actually get married in the end, being preschoolers and all[[note]]D.W. didn't realize until after the wedding planning was already underway that a wedding means actually marrying the groom and not just having a fancy party.[[/note]], D.W. tells her best friend Emily that she would like her to be the bridesmaid again at her real wedding 20 years in the future. Fast forward to 2016, six years after the episode first aired, and [[https://www.today.com/news/20-years-later-these-preschool-sweethearts-got-married-t113358 two kids who met in preschool did actually get married exactly that amount of years later]], so a [[ChildhoodFriendRomance future romance]] for D.W. and James is very much plausible. And if the amount of years it took for them to get married isn't enough of a similarity, the woman of the couple has a sister named Molly, which is also the name of James' older sister. |
| 416 | * ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'': In an episode of season 2, Sissi ends up learning of Lyoko, and Ulrich fills her in on it - specifically to keep her from panicking since the situation is bad enough Jeremie will ''have'' to hit the ResetButton this time. Knowing that everything was going to be undone and she wasn't going to remember, Sissi kisses Ulrich on the cheek to show him how she really feels - since ''he'' will remember. Already heartwarming enough, but the prequel episodes revealed that the reason the group doesn't trust her was that she was too afraid to go into Lyoko and contacted the authorities. This time? She trusts them to have things under control. Her kissing of Ulrich also comes off as her apologising for her actions in the past. |
| 417 | * In the fifth season of ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' we discover how Uncle Ben came up with the "great power comes great responsibility" creed, [[spoiler:as it turned out his best friend, Keene Marlow was also a superhero himself, and now his own nephew ended up being a superhero too.]] |
| 418 | * ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'': In "Hidden Agendas", Rogue decides to introduce herself to Sam as Miss Lebeau. At the end of the episode, Sam calls her by that name while Gambit (whose real name is Remy Lebeau) is nearby. Grinning upon hearing that, Gambit asks her "When's the honeymoon, Miss Lebeau?" Years later, in ''ComicBook/XMenGold'', [[spoiler:Rogue really does become Miss Lebeau when she and Gambit get married]]. |
| 419 | * ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'': Remember all those times Marlene was shown to be outside [[DependingOnTheWriter without turning back to her feral form?]] "Snowmageddon" reveals it took her a while but she doesn't become feral anymore. While it's probably just a HandWave to have the plot of the episode going, it's still nice that she no longer has to deal with the fear and angst of going outside that she suffered in previous appearances. |
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