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MrDeath Since: Aug, 2009
2014-12-30 13:28:11

Neither is an example of either trope at all.

crazysamaritan MOD Since: Apr, 2010
2014-12-30 16:38:40

No, Evil Plan is a straight example. Read the description: Poke the Poodle is a valid evil plan, just not world-shattering. The requirement is "a villain's plan".

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rodneyAnonymous Since: Aug, 2010
2014-12-30 21:21:22

"Aversions" should almost never be listed. It is extremely rare that it's worth noting that a trope didn't appear.

Edited by rodneyAnonymous Becky: Who are you? The Mysterious Stranger: An angel. Huck: What's your name? The Mysterious Stranger: Satan.
lexicon Since: May, 2012
2014-12-30 21:33:25

If Fourth-Date Marriage really was averted like "Alice and Bob marry after they've been dating exclusively for at least a year," I'd say that's worth noting. In Beauty And The Beast if you pay less attention to the weather and more attention to the series of events for the characters you'll see that they weren't necessarily together for that long in the story.

SolipSchism Since: Jun, 2014
2014-12-31 08:26:55

It's true that "not using a trope" is not an aversion, but I wouldn't call them "extremely rare" or "almost never". An aversion is when you would expect a trope due to the genre, or it being an Omnipresent Trope, but it doesn't appear.

But no, I don't think FDM is an aversion here, it's just not an example.

The Evil Plan is borderline, but I can see it as a straight example. Especially as a Poke the Poodle.

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