Ghilz
Perpetually Confused
from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities
Since: Jan, 2001
Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Perpetually Confused
#2: Mar 13th 2011 at 10:12:06 PM
I believe #2 is the correct one, if the page is to be believed. At 1.7k wicks, decay is not surprising, but at it's core, it's such a wide trope...
A character doesn't NEED to return, all that matters is that his departure allows the possibility for him to return (So, unless Death Is Cheap, no death). It's a big Supertrope, yes, but the requirements are so loose.
edited 13th Mar '11 10:13:42 PM by Ghilz
MC42
Tempus Omnia Iudicat
Since: Oct, 2010
Tempus Omnia Iudicat
#3: Mar 13th 2011 at 10:16:21 PM
The description and Laconic make it clear that the second definition is what the trope is. Any examples that don't fit with that definition should be purged.
From the first line of the description:
A character is written out of a series in such a way that they can easily be returned later, if the producers so choose.
From the Laconic:
Character leaves, but can come back later.
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What, exactly, is the definition of Put on a Bus, and is this upheld by how it gets used in the wicks?
I have two conflicting interpretations of it running through my head at the moment:
- All-encompassing supertrope for a character being written out of the story regardless of means.
- Character is written out of the story in a non-permanent manner, implication being they could easily return later if the plot demands it.
An Ear Worm is like a Rickroll: It is never going to give you up.