Boring Return Journey: Difference between revisions

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* Several in the ''[[Tintin]]'' series, but the first that comes to mind is ''[[Tintin/Recap/Tintin in Tibet|Tintin in Tibet]]'': They had to get back from the secluded mountain monastery somehow, didn't they?

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== [[Fan Works]] ==

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== Fan Works ==

* Completely averted in the ''[[Chronicles of Narnia]]'' fanfic [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3076343/1/Into_the_West Into The West], in which Peter has just as many exciting adventures on the way back from his quest as he does on the way there.

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== [[Film]] ==

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== Film ==

* In ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story 2]]'', after the climax, the next scene shows the toys back in Andy's room. Earlier, just crossing the street caused mayhem. It's shown that, rather than walking, they simply drove the luggage cart back to Andy's house—which may not have been any easier, but would certainly have been quicker.

* In ''[[Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas]]'', after Sinbad has spent the majority of the film traveling to Tartarus to confront the goddess Eris (overcoming numerous obstacles set out by the aforementioned goddess), his return journey to Syracuse is apparently instantaneous. However, Eris has not actually been defeated yet, and she would have every reason to try to prevent his arrival there.

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* In [[The Wizard of Oz (film)|The Wizard of Oz]], the four friends promptly return to the Emerald City and the Wizard, after defeating the Wicked Witch of the West.

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== [[Literature]] ==

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== Literature ==

* Some books in the ''[[Redwall]]'' series.

* ''[[The Voyage of the Dawn Treader]]''

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* In one of the ''[[Warrior Cats]]'' books, ''The Fourth Apprentice'', the cats have a lot of difficulty in traveling to the spot where the beavers have blocked the stream - humans, dogs - but the journey back is hardly described.

* Played with in Verne's [[Journey to the Center of the Earth]] in that the rapid return journey is anything but boring. After reaching their greatest depth in forty-odd chapters, the explorers find themselves in the shaft of a volcano and get erupted out in just a few chapters.

* Played straight and then subverted in [[Discworld]]. [[~~Discworld/Witches Abroad|~~Witches Abroad]] features the titular witches having all sorts of adventures (Greedo encountering a vampire, a spoof of the Running of the Bulls, a riverboat showdown with a card shark...) on their way to the main plot in Genua. At the end they simply head home and we're not told what happened, save that "they went the long way and saw the elephant" (i.e. enjoyed themselves and did some more sightseeing). [[~~Discworld/Lords and Ladies|~~Lords and Ladies]], however has them just arriving back home after several ''months'' of further travel between books.

* Played straight and then subverted in [[Discworld]]. ''[[Witches Abroad]]'' features the titular witches having all sorts of adventures (Greedo encountering a vampire, a spoof of the Running of the Bulls, a riverboat showdown with a card shark...) on their way to the main plot in Genua. At the end they simply head home and we're not told what happened, save that "they went the long way and saw the elephant" (i.e. enjoyed themselves and did some more sightseeing). ''[[Lords and Ladies]]'', however has them just arriving back home after several ''months'' of further travel between books.

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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

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== Tabletop ~~RPG~~ ==

* ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''

** Module ~~[[EX 1]]~~ ''Dungeonland'', Changed View of the Long Hall. When the [[PC]]s stand on the heap of rubbish and look upward, they will be whisked back to their home lodging place.

** Module EX1 ''Dungeonland'', Changed View of the Long Hall. When the [[PC]]s stand on the heap of rubbish and look upward, they will be whisked back to their home lodging place.

** Module ~~[[EX 2]]~~ ''The Land Beyond the Magic Mirror''. In the Mad Feast hall there are three doors. One leads back to the house where the [[PC]]s originally entered the module and another leads to ~~[[EX 1]]~~'s Changed View of the Long Hall.

** Module EX2 ''The Land Beyond the Magic Mirror''. In the Mad Feast hall there are three doors. One leads back to the house where the [[PC]]s originally entered the module and another leads to EX1's Changed View of the Long Hall.

** Module I5 ''Lost Tomb of Martek''. After the [[PC]]s resurrect Martek and he destroys the efreeti pasha, they will be sent to the place they wished to go, presumably their home area.

** Module OA6 ''Ronin Challenge''. If the [[PC]]s used the Nung Dragon to fight Goyat in Tempat Larang, Nung Chiang may offer to have it fly the [[PC]]s back to Saihoji to meet with the emperor, making it unnecessary for them to hike all the way back.

** Module Q1 ''Queen of the Demonweb Pits''. If Lolth is killed, her spider ship starts to self destruct. The [[PC]]s are rescued by their gods and sent back to their home plane.

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== [[Video Games]] ==

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== Video Games ==

* In many roleplaying games, once you reach the objective of a dunegeon or combat area, you are given an option to leave the area quickly without having to retrace your steps all the way back out again.

** ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]'' always provides you with a shortcut back to the entrance of the dungeon or a quick secret exit out the back.

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* The ''[[Winnie the Pooh]]'' movie ''The Search for Christopher Robin''. The group went through scary forest, winding paths, and a skull-shaped cave that would probably [[Nightmare Fuel|traumatize younger viewers]]. On their way out they point at that now that they've found him and all the friends are together, the things they were worried about really didn't bother them anymore.

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== [[Real Life]] ==

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== Real Life ==

* It took [[The Travels of Marco Polo|Marco Polo]] three years to get to the Orient, but most of his return journey was by sea, or in lands he'd traversed before. Compared to exploring the unknown lands of Asia for the first time, he really had a Boring Return Journey.

* Lewis and Clark took 3 years to get to the Pacific Ocean, but only 6 months to get back, in part because they had stopped collecting specimens, and in part because they were going downstream on the Missouri and not up.

* Lewis and Clark took three years to get to the Pacific Ocean, but only six months to get back, in part because they had stopped collecting specimens, and in part because they were going downstream on the Missouri and not up.

* After completing the historic first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, Charles Lindbergh returned to the U.S. not by plane, but by boat.

* Indonesia's national zoo ''Taman Safari'' (Safari Garden). On your enter journey, you get to see various animals in wildlife as you travel with your vehicle. You can even feed the animals (except lions or tigers). When you ~~decided~~ to return... none of those sight-seeing animals again, you get sent straight to the entrance.

* Indonesia's national zoo ''Taman Safari'' (Safari Garden). On your enter journey, you get to see various animals in wildlife as you travel with your vehicle. You can even feed the animals (except lions or tigers). When you decide to return... you see none of those sight-seeing animals again, you get sent straight to the entrance.

* The voyage of Apollo 11 to the moon is remembered in the media roughly like this: Dramatic launch of Saturn V. Some film of the crew on the way to the moon. The descent to land. "The Eagle Has Landed". "One Small Step for Man...". Raising the flag. A bit of weightless walking around. The three astronauts speaking to President Nixon after their return.

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