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I would agree with timeforgot\'s narrow interpretation of this trope. In a typical TwistEnding, there is key information that is concealed from at least some of the characters (and the audience), which is then revealed, to the surprise of those characters (and the audience). When the twist is fundamental enough, TheEndingChangesEverything. What distinguishes a TomatoSurprise is that there is not surprising revelation to the characters involved, just to the audience. If any of the characters are just as surprised as the audience, it\'s just a vanilla TwistEnding.
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I would agree with timeforgot\\\'s narrow interpretation of this trope. In a typical TwistEnding, there is key information that is concealed from at least some of the characters (and the audience), which is then revealed, to the surprise of those characters (and the audience). When the twist is fundamental enough, TheEndingChangesEverything. What distinguishes a TomatoSurprise is that there is NO surprising revelation to the characters involved, just to the audience. If any of the characters are just as surprised as the audience, it\\\'s just a vanilla TwistEnding.
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I think the twists at the end of \
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I think the twists at the end of \\\"A Man Who Had No Eyes\\\" are a use of UnreliableNarrator with an extra AndThatLittleGirlWasMe twist.
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I would agree with timeforgot\'s narrow interpretation of this trope. In most every PlotTwist, there is key information that some characters are concealing from other characters (add the audience), which is then revealed to the surprise of those other characters (and the audience). When the twist is fundamental enough, TheEndingChangesEverything. What should distinguish a TomatoSurprise is that there is no surprising revelation to the characters involved, just to the audience. I would describe TomatoSurprise as a subtrope of TheEndingChangesEverything.
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I would agree with timeforgot\\\'s narrow interpretation of this trope. In a typical TwistEnding, there is key information that is concealed from at least some of the characters (and the audience), which is then revealed, to the surprise of those characters (and the audience). When the twist is fundamental enough, TheEndingChangesEverything. What distinguishes a TomatoSurprise is that there is not surprising revelation to the characters involved, just to the audience. If any of the characters are just as surprised as the audience, it\\\'s just a vanilla TwistEnding.
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I think the twists at the end of \
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I think the twists at the end of \\\"A Man Who Had No Eyes\\\" are a use of UnreliableNarrator with an extra AndThatLittleGirlWasMe twist.
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