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molokai198
Since: Oct, 2012
eroock
Since: Sep, 2012
6th Jul, 2023 03:42:07 PM
I would file it under Artistic License – Law Enforcement.
Can actually apply to any action movie or show, but appears most frequently in shows about police.
The hero arrives at the bad guy's hideout, and is overwhelmingly outnumbered and outgunned. Any real cop in this situation would call for backup, but there is inevitably SOME reason why, in this particular case, they can't call for backup or don't have time to wait for the backup. The backup, when it does arrive, shows up only just after the hero has handled the situation himself.