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Confusion Episode? Live Action TV
I think this would be a subset of "And Now for Something Completely Different", but I'm not finding what I'm looking for. Essentially, in a tv show you're going along when a new episode seems to have no relation to anything that's happened before. You may even think you're tuned to the wrong show, but you're not. Generally the significance of this episode will become clear as you get to the end, but sometimes it doesn't.
It's a little similar to A Day in the Limelight or Genre Defying Episode, but those generally follow characters we already know. The key here is that the viewer has no clue what's going on, who these people are, or what their significance to the plot is. Some examples:
The Leftovers S 2 E 01, Axis Mundi. This episode starts with a story about some cavemen, but the show is set in the modern day. The significance seems to be that it happens in the same place as the town that we're introduced to in this season. Additionally, after the caveman story, we meet a whole new cast of characters who only meet the protagonists of season 1 at the end of the episode.
Mythic Quest, A Dark Quiet Death in season 1 and Backstory in season 2. Both episodes take place in the past and follow characters we don't (initially) recognize, so they are considered flashback episodes, but the key is that the show doesn't tell us who these people are until the end.
You're the Worst, LCD Soundsystem in season 2. We follow a new set of characters and later find out the main character from previous episodes is stalking them.
This can also happen in video games: At the beginning of Kingdom Hearts 2, we play as a character named Roxas. This is the first time you see him, and the game doesn't explain who he is until the end of his section, and he's accompanied by a totally new set of characters (with the exception of Axel from Chain of Memories)
Metal Gear Solid 2 does this with the Raiden chapter, since we don't know who Raiden is or why we're playing as him. Metal Gear Solid 3 could also be an example, as we don't find out who Naked Snake is until the end of the game explicitly, but I don't know if the marketing made it clear who he is or if the "twist" is just pretty obvious.
Chaste Heroes, Perverse Villains
In a work, the most sexual act the protagonists do are kissing. The only sex scenes present involve villains (may or may not be Fan Disservice). This is done to contrast the purity of the heroes and the vileness of the antagonists.
Squeezing/biting a soft object when forced to through pain.
If someone needs to, say, cauterise a wound so it doesn't get infected, they'll either bite down on a wet towel or squeeze something soft during the process in order to make the pain more bearable.
Falling asleep behind the wheel
A person falls asleep behind the wheel in a car, leading to dangerous consequences.
Deliberately leaves something behind
Is there a trope for when somebody deliberately leaves an object behind somewhere, so they have an excuse to go back for it?
what kind of trope is this character based on his quotes
these are lines by the same character what tropes match this character based on the lines below
(oh one side losers
eh yo you looking for this
eh yo pasty you wanna touch the Vito you got to make an appointment
oh yeah over my tanned body
let's rumble
where's the freaking sun how's a guy supposed to get a freaking tan over here
eh yo what's a clue
yeah bada bing baby
you're going down twinkle toes
ladies why fight there's enough candy for everyone candy being me
I'm tanning
don't worry babe I got this
put your hands up put your put your hands up
Anne Maria where you at baby
eh yo bro have you seen Anne Maria
you got it bro
ok here we go where's the club
eh yo we're all in your freaking mind
eh yo it's go fish not fishing
eh yo finally an audience
yo Dominic I hear your dog has no nose how does he smell (terrible)
I didn't say nothing
sure wait up
I hope we hit the club district soon
eh yo he's right why should you be in control
why ain't it guarded by bouncers or dogs or an ugly cat or something
eh yo don't think of it as getting rid of us for good)
Edited by pig999
NPCs don't mind you entering their houses
In video games, NPCs don't mind if you randomly enter their homes, even if they don't know you.
Edited by jandn2014
Incomplete Creation
When Creating Life the creations will sometimes miss out some obvious abilities, which is almost always Played for Laughs.
Do we have a non-YMMV trope for actual DungeonsAndDragons Chaotic Evil Plane and stuff?
Do we have a non-YMMV / non-Character Alignment trope for actual Dungeons & Dragons Chaotic Evil Planes and stuff?
Made of Evil and Alien Geometries, for example, are both using Chaotic Evil (YMMV) to mean the non-YMMV actual universal mechanics...
Edited by Malady
Left/Right/Straight Film
During a car chase scene, the driver will usually shout at their passenger for directions. "Left or Right?" "Straight." "What? That's a wall." "Trust me."
Everybody aim at Wally! Film
A lone character is suddenly confronted by a crowd of people all pointing guns at him/her. Usually played for laughs, but can be done straight as well.
Edited by AVR2
Elemental Expansion
More Elemental Powers are added to a setting with an already established "roster" of elements.
"ThisIsGonnaSuck," but with lesser stakes Web Original
Is there a trope like This Is Gonna Suck, where a character has a resigned reaction towards a situation, but unlike the trope I'm comparing it to, the stakes are not as high?
One particular example that I had in mind involves Crystelle of Dr. Crafty. Due to helming a QnA panel for cash, she's often forced to answer questions about someone that she dislikes. In some cases, she grows to expect that she'll invoke their presence as soon as she starts talking about them. Episodes like "Atop the 4th Door" introduce her hatred of Disgustilda, who barges in a couple times after Crystelle receives a question about her. She is also such a perplexing subject to be asked about that even the all-knowing Crystelle is left scratching her head for answers.
Edited by Notsofriendly
Pretending to be bankrupt
I'm looking for a trope where the character fakes his/her bankruptcy. Is there a trope for this?
Atmosfear-related query
In the Soul Rangers expansion to Atmosfear entry The Harbingers, player characters Nof, Sep and Ja each have the special skill "Super Grunt", as explained below:
"SUPER GRUNT: (Sep, Nof, Ja) LOSING THIS KEYSTONE...gives these three Rangers the power to pick up and accumulate any number of Keystones with their Grunt. When they land exactly on another player — they give them all the Keystones their Grunt has collected (see GRUNT CONTROL...)."
Anyone have any idea what trope applies to this?
Accidental Ascended Fanon?
In which the writers of a sequel/spin-off/reboot/what have you mistake something that's fanon (most likely an unsourced edit from a wiki or something similar) for actual canonical information, and end up introducing it into continuity. Obviously mainly applies to works in Long Runner franchises in which the original creator(s) aren't involved.
SlidingInADress
A form of Limited Animation, characters in a dress or very long capes don't move legs at all. Some even tilt forward snake-like when they move.
Hyperfix
What trope would you classify as a character who is hyper-fixed on a particular religion or ideology and will do (almost) everything in their power for it?
Can't bring anything when you teleport
Is that Naked on Arrival, Can't Take Anything with You, or a different trope?