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Line 7: \|''[[Doctor Who]]'', "Boom Town"}} An enigmatic word or phrase that appears, unexplained and without context, here and there throughout an [[Arc]], and (with luck) is finally explained at or near the climax. A way of building up tension and mystery, as well as an indicator that anyone using the words knows more than they're telling. Can also be used as a [[MeMemetic MeMutation\|memetic]] way of advertising the show. A typical element of a [[Mind Screw]]. '''Arc Words''' can also be a way to hint at [[An Aesop\|the Aesop]] or one of the themes of a show, often in the form of a question the characters must find an answer to. Alternately, they can be used for [[Foreshadowing]]. But they are not the same thing as a [[Running Gag]], a [[Catch Phrase]], or even just a phrase that ends up popping up a lot due to being used a lot in the plot. Line 176: * ''[[Signs]]'': When Colleen was dying, she {{spoiler\|tells Graham to tell Morgan to have fun and to be silly, for Bo to always listen to her brother because he will take care of her. She tells Graham to "see" and tells Merrill to "swing away"}}. * [[The Ten Commandments]]: "Moses, Moses" and "So let it be written, so let it be done". * ''[[Tenet]]'': The film's title is this trope and the name of a significant part of the plot. * ''[[The Grey]]'': "Live and die on this day...Live and die on this day." * ''[[Safe House]]'': "We'll take it from here." Line 244 ⟶ 245: ** The various prophecies told to {{spoiler\|Mat by the Snakes}} may also qualify. {{spoiler\|"To marry the Daughter of the Nine Moons." in particular.}} * Several from [[Terry Pratchett]]'s ''[[Discworld]]'', such as: ''[[~~Discworld/Mort\|~~Mort]]'': "{{smallcaps\|There is no justice. There is just me.}}" ''[[~~Discworld/The Truth\|~~The Truth]]'': "The Truth Will Make You Free!" (often with "Free misspelled, such as Fred) and "A lie can run round the world before the truth has got its boots on." This becomes a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] in the end for our hero William de Worde, as he says to the [[Big Bad]]: {{quote\|"The truth ''has'' got its boots on. It's about to start kicking." <ref>Worthy of notice is that the [[Big Bad]] is William's father, and the aforementioned saying was a favourite of his. William never got along very well with his father, and hearing the saying spoken by one of his accomplices clues him into the fact that lord de Worde was involved.</ref>}} ''[[~~Discworld/The Fifth Elephant\|~~The Fifth Elephant]]'': "It is the thing, and the whole of the thing." ''[[~~Discworld/Thud\|~~Thud!]]'': "Mr. Shine, Him diamond!" "The battle of Koom Valley" is a [[Running Gag]] through the whole series, until it's explained in ''Thud.!'' ''[[~~Discworld/Small Gods\|~~Small Gods]]'': "The turtle moves!" and "Here and now, we're alive." ''[[~~Discworld/I Shall Wear Midnight\|~~I Shall Wear Midnight]]'': "The hare runs into the fire." "Poison goes where poison's welcome." An example of Arc Words for the entire series is the phrase "all things strive." Some examples: * ''[[~~Discworld/Hogfather\|~~Hogfather]]'': Hex to Death. * ''[[~~Discworld/Thud\|~~Thud!]]'': {{spoiler\|One of the Things Tak Wrote, according to the kings' message.}} * ''[[~~Discworld/Unseen Academicals\|~~Unseen Academicals]]'': Lord Vetinari, while relating his belief on the [[God Is Evil\|nature of evil]]. * [[The Pendragon Adventure]]: "This is the way it was meant to be." ** Bobby also starts ending his later journals with "And so we go." Line 283 ⟶ 284: * ''[[Dragons (novel)\|Dragons/The Last Dragon Chronicles]]'' has "Sometimes", generally used as an enigmatic answer when questions are asked. [[Self-Demonstrating Article\|Sometimes.]] * [[Robert Heinlein]] had a few: '[[Stranger in Aa Strange Land]]': "Thou art God." '[[The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress]]': "TANSTAAFL!" (An acronym for "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.") * [[Wicked Lovely]]: "There are always choices". Line 615 ⟶ 616: ** The phrase is usually "Take that! Taste the pain!" * One episode of ''[[Home Movies]]'' reveals that Brendan ends each of his movies with the same line -- "It's time to pay the price." He doesn't even realize this until Paula points it out. * Numerous in ''[[12 oz. ~~Mouse\|Twelve Ounce~~ Mouse]]'', including "aspirind," "Meat Wars," and "CJ Muff." * "[[Acme Products\|Acme]]" stands in for "Rosebud" in the ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' episode that parodies ''[[Citizen Kane]]''. Subverted when it turns out Montana Max actually said "acne". * In the Jerry Reed episode of ''[[Scooby-Doo\|The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]'', the word "FEBAG" is seen written on walls in a haunted house several times, causing Shaggy and Scooby to freak out when they see or hear it. At the end, {{spoiler\|Velma [[Songs in the Key of Lock\|plays the notes]] F-E-B-A-G on a xylophone and reveals a cache of stolen money.}} == [[Real Life]] == Line 628 ⟶ 629: {{reflist}} [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:Drama Tropes]] [[Category:Motifs]] ▲[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]