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Haven't seen the show yet, but just going by what is written, the second example is right out, definitely a no. The first sounds like Narm, but without having seen the scene, can't say for sure.
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Indeed, Narm is commonly misused to complain about scenes falling flat. Unfortunately, I have not watched this show, so I can't opine about these specific examples. I suggest you try the cleanup thread
.
As the one who added the second example, I did find it hilarious and I've heard other people express the same opinion.
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Narm is for heavily emotional or heartbreaking scenes that veer into unintentional comedy. You're still describing an action scene that didn't work for you.
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It's not an "action scene", it's Jordan (who is somebody with severe social anxiety and inner darkness) watching his brother getting beat up and then, in a fit of Traumatic Superpower Awakening, releases a giant freaking red beam of heat vision from his eyes, that explodes right next to a freaking bonfire, with dozens of witnesses.....and somehow, nobody notices it was him. The whole absurdness did veer into unintentional comedy.
maybe the write-up didn't make that clear.
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Haven't seen the show, but based on what's written, both examples seem legit, especially the second.
As previously mentioned, we have a cleanup thread.
The YMMV page of Superman & Lois has two entries of Narm, both from the pilot, which read:
I have to ask, is this valid? Narm only applies for moments that are meant to be taken seriously but instead come off as hilarious, not moments that either fall flat or just don't have the intended effect.