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Chariset
Since: Jan, 2001
2011-04-25 17:00:06
We have a trope for Padding. I haven't looked to see whether it's in there.
Really Dead Montage is shots of a deceased character at the end of a show accompanied by sad music to indicate that the character really is dead.
One-Woman Wail is a music trope that might be related
Edited by Chariset
CAD
Since: Jan, 2001

Music query:
Is there a trope for rounding out the last 2-3 minutes of a show by playing a soulful song over dialog-less shots of all the characters looking moody about the Dramatic Developments of the episode?
This seems increasingly common in hour-long character-driven drama shows since 2001. Happened a fair amount on Buffy and Angel and for a current example it seems to happen almost to excess on Bones these days.
Does it seem like a cliche to anybody else? Anybody else suspect it's a filler tactic?