Blindfolded Trip: Difference between revisions

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A blindfold is not even necessary. Being shoved and driven somewhere in a locked car truck is pretty much blindfolded, for all intents and purposes - so long as the protagonist doesn't know where they are being taken.

 

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* [[Batman]] usually does this when bringing visitors to the Batcave.

* [[Buck Danny]] was once captured by Lady X's goons and driven into her headquarters that way.

 

 

* in the [[Sherlock Holmes (film)|2009 Sherlock Holmes]] movie Sherlock Holmes has his head covered and is taken to a secret location... however being Sherlock Holmes he figures it out quite quickly.

'''Sherlock Holmes:''' As to where I am, I was, admittedly, lost for a moment, between Charing Cross and Holborn, but I was saved by the bread shop on Saffron Hill. The only baker to use a certain French glaze on their loaves - a Brittany sage. After that, the carriage forked left, then right, and then the tell-tale bump at the Fleet Conduit. And as to who you are, that took every ounce of my not-inconsiderable experience. The letters on your desk were addressed to a Sir Thomas Rotherham. Lord Chief Justice, that would be the official title. Who you * really* are is, of course, another matter entirely. Judging by the sacred ox on your ring, you're the secret head of the Temple of the Four Orders in whose headquarters we now sit, located on the northwest corner of St. James Square, I think. As to the mystery, the only mystery is why you bothered to blindfold me at all. }}

* In ''[[Time Bandits]]'', Kevin is blindfolded and taken to the king's room to be initiated as the king's son.

* A variation happens in ''[[Beverly Hills Ninja]]'', [[Chris Farley|Haru]] is blindfolded when he is first taken to the [[Big Bad]]'s warehouse. Later, he blindfolds himself and tries to use his "ninja skills" to remember the route. He is completely clueless, of course. Luckily, his clan brother [[Robin Shou|Gobei]] knows the route well and takes the wheel without Haru knowing.

* In ''[[Legend]]'' Jack blindfolds Lily before taking her to see the unicorns.

 

** In ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' the elves of Lothlórien insist on blindfolding Gimli's eyes before the fellowship is taken to the elf village. When he objects to being singled out that way, Aragorn says that all of them shall be blindfolded.

** In ''The Two Towers'' Faramir blindfolds Frodo and Sam before leading them to the refuge of Henneth Annûn.

* In ''Geheimen van het Wilde Woud''<ref>Secrets of the Wild Forest</ref> by Tonke Dragt, [[The Hero|Tiuri]] and [[Cloudcuckoolander|the Fool]] are captured, blindfolded and led to {{spoiler|the [[Supervillain Lair|Taren Castle]]}}. As the Fool has however been there before (and escaped), the trope is mildly deconstructed at the end:

'''{{spoiler|[[Big Bad|Viridian]]}}''': You can take off their blindfolds, they shall see everything. [[Deadpan Snarker|One of them can apparently see through the rag anyway]], and [[Killed to Uphold the Masquerade|neither of them will be able]] [[He Knows Too Much|to tell anyone about this]]. }}

* Used in at least two [[Sherlock Holmes]] stories. In both "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb" and "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter", Holmes' client was bundled into a carriage that they could not see out of and driven to an unknown destination. Holmes, of course, figures out where they had been taken or at least the general area from clues.

 

* On ''[[Jericho]]'', Mrs. Green is taken to a secret location where Jake Green is being held prisoner. When she returns they are able to identify it as a pig farm from her saying there was a horrible smell.

* ''[[Get Smart]]'' had Max being taken by Ziegfried to a secret location. Not only was Max and Ziegfried are blindfolded but the driver is blindfolded too.

** Another episode had Max and 99 blindfolded and made to feel they were being put on a long plane trip (without leaving a room in Washington) to let them deduce they were taken to a secret headquarters in Buenos Aires.

* Used in ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''. Of course the boys are trained to memorize twists and turns...

* In the pilot of ''[[Falling Skies]]'', Tom and his team are taken prisoner by a gang of outlaws, who have set up in a school auditorium. The prisoners are, of course, taken to the location wearing black bags over their heads. Later, when Tom's son Hal is taken back to bring the kidnappers' demands to Captain Weaver, he is also wearing a bag.

* One episode of ''[[The Saint]]'' had Simon Templar made prisoner and driven around a city. Too bad they passed some locations that made very characteristic sounds.

* ''[[The Bill]]''. The police doubt the story of a bank manager who was held captive overnight, then forced to empty his vaults, because he said they drove over a couple of humpbacked bridges and stayed in a room near a combine harvester, none of which matches anything near Sun Hill. While the detectives are driving around checking out clues however they drive over two humps on an unpaved road and realise that the hostage, scared and locked in a trunk, could easily have mistaken them for the bridges. Working from that clue they soon find the room, which is near a factory whose machinery produces the 'harvester' sound.

* Used occasionally on ''[[Burn Notice]].'' Michael's narration discusses how this is somewhat of an occupational hazard for spies, but wearing a sack on your head is still very unpleasant.

 

 

 

* Often used as a trust-building exercise.

** Which can lead to a [[Trust-Building Blunder|completely different]] [[Oh Crap|trip]].

 

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[[Category:Vehicle Tropes]]

[[Category:Travel Cool]]