Tropes from Horatio Hornblower mini-series — in Pictures!
- Badass Adorable: Archie demonstrating his badassery and his charms:
- Chew-Out Fake-Out: Three gifs of Captain Pellew fake-chewing out Hornblower: You f#cked all the $#!t up!
◊ But it was awesome.◊ Ending of every ''Hornblower'' episode ever◊. - Freudian Trio: Id◊ (Archie Kennedy); Ego◊ (Horatio Hornblower); Superego◊ (William Bush). note
- Meaningful Look: Archie and Horatio.◊ What could they be thinking about Buckland? Hum? note
- Oh, Crap!: Both Hornblower and Pellew have Oh, Crap!◊ faces.
- Outrun the Fireball:
- Run away from the exploding bridge!◊ ("The Frogs and the Lobsters")
- Mr Wellard hopping from the imminent peril.◊ ("Retribution")
- Mr Wellard escapes the fireball with one mighty leap!◊ ("Retribution")
- Group run!◊ Detonating the hole. ("Retribution")
- Run away from the exploding bridge!
- Self-Insert Fic: Fangirls love Horatio and Archie, and Horatio and Archie love them back. note Archie (I'd take a bullet)◊, Horatio (Captain of my heart)◊, Horatio (Blow your horn)◊, and Archie (I ship us)◊.
- Wild Mass Guessing: The ever popular Alternate Universe and CrossOver with Doctor Who. Hornblower is a Time Lord, and Kennedy and Bush are his companions, QED.◊ note
Images from the books and associated tropes
- Reverse Arm-Fold: Book cover of Lord Hornblower
