Line #33 PlayingWith/TimePassageBeard


1	'''Basic Trope''': As a period of time passes, a character grows a beard to show it.
2	* '''Straight''': Bob has been on a quest for several months. A cut revealing he has grown notable facial hair is used to show this.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Bob has been on a trip for a month. A cut reveals he has grown an extremely long beard and very shaggy hair.
5	** Bob and all of his male companions grow beards. The women also grow long hair.
6	** Bob grows a super long beard, after a few minutes.
7	* '''Downplayed''': Bob simply grows some shaggy hair or develops some stubble.
8	* '''Justified''':
9	** The male characters are in a situation (deserted island, etc.) where they don't have the opportunity to shave.
10	** It's used as part of an AgeCut to show the difference between pre- and post-pubescence.
11	* '''Inverted''':
12	** A cut reveals that Bob has [[ImportantHaircut shaved off]] [[TraumaticHaircut his facial hair.]]
13	** An AgeCut is used and reveals a character has gone bald.
14	* '''Subverted''': A cut occurs that reveals Bob has grown a beard, implying a long amount of time has passed. The beard is actually fake and only five minutes has passed.
15	* '''Double Subverted''': Bob takes off the fake beard to reveal he has grown an actual beard. Turns out it has actually been three months.
16	* '''Parodied''':
17	** Bob and Sally have been waiting for five minutes. They both grow beards that reach their knees.
18	** The character affected belongs to a species that is [[NonMammalianhair incapable of growing hair (much less a beard),]] a robot, or similar 'non-living' creature.
19	** [[GirlsWithMoustaches A woman grows a beard.]]
20	* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob goes on a trip. A cut reveals he has grown a long beard, which he shaves off immediately. He then proceeds to put on a fake beard.
21	* '''Averted''':
22	** None of the time cuts use beard or hair growth to show the passage of time
23	** All of the characters have PermaShave or have beards for the entire story
24	** All of the characters are bald and/or incapable of growing body hair
25	** PermaShave
26	* '''Enforced''':
27	** [[AuthorAppeal One of the writers likes facial hair for whatever reason and wants an excuse to include it.]]
28	** The writers think that otherwise viewers won't be able to understand a long amount of time has passed.
29	** The lead actor grew a beard between the [[{{Cancellation}} canceling]] and [[UnCanceled uncanceling]] of the show.
30	* '''Lampshaded''': "It's been a while since we've seen you, Bob. You look really different because of your beard."
31	* '''Invoked''': Bob uses his beard and the fact he's been gone for a very long time as a way to ensure no one will recognize him.
32	* '''Exploited''': Bob uses a fake beard to pull a prank on his gullible friend, making him believe he has fallen asleep for several months.
33	* '''Defied''': Bob makes a conscious effort to continue to shave and cut his hair.
34	* '''Discussed''': "We're going to be on this trip for a long time. I'll probably have a beard by the end of it."
35	* '''Conversed''': "Hero Mc'Hunkington has definitely been stranded on that island since last episode. You can tell because of his beard."
36	* '''Implied''': The characters find a man with a long beard who has been stranded on a deserted island for an unknown amount of time.
37	* '''Deconstructed''': ???
38	%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
39	* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob's beard grows to a comically long length and is ripped off in the following scene.
40	* '''Played For Drama''': Bob's beard is a BeardOfSorrow, showing how he has reacted to a DespairEventHorizon or a SanitySlippage
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