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I see a lampshaded Wrong Genre Savvyness.
Can that apply if the character is merely a Bit Character observing an (let's call it) In-Universe story and is not part of it? Conversational Troping?
Edited by Synchronicity
I was wondering about that. Usually, WGS is meant for characters within the medium and not for the audience perceiving that work. Wrongly Spoiled By The Genre would be a fitting title for that type of work/audience connection (inspired by Spoiled by the Format). Or perhaps that's covered by Subverted Trope?
Edited by eroock
Looking for a trope that covers this line from The Magicians (2016):
To put it into context, the people talking are omniscient librarians who are observing/talking about the main characters and their plots, and the speaker is telling the listener (and the audience) that other characters besides the purported White Male Lead will be importantnote . It's Leaning on the Fourth Wall in that respect, but is there another trope for a work telling the audience to reconsider their knowledge of genre conventions and storytelling? (Like Snicket Warning Label, but not dour.)
Edited by Synchronicity