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I've Seen It a Million Times...
If not for this anchor I'd be dancing between the stars. At least I can try to write better vampire stories than Twilight.
You answered your own question: Mood Whiplash.
I wouldn't mind failure so much, if I didn't fail so much.
That's more broad than what I'm thinking of.
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Maaaaybe Big-Lipped Alligator Moment?
I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
^ I can see it as being a kind of Big-Lipped Alligator Moment, but instances of what I’m talking about may have actual significance.
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Mood Whiplash may be broad, but it covers the example you gave.
Looking for a trope for one specific instance is the definition of The Same, but More Specific.
Edited by MiinU I wouldn't mind failure so much, if I didn't fail so much.
It's definitely not "one specific instance".
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Sounds like an inversion of HA HA HA—No…
Flippé de participer à ce grand souper, je veux juste m'occuper de taper mon propre tempo.
I think it'd be a sub-trope of Mood Whiplash. If it's not there, I think it could be put on TLP.
For every low there is a high.
Something, such as a character’s dialogue, begins to become increasingly darker and darker, only for the mood to suddenly return to normal.
Edited by jandn2014