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{{trope}}
Ah, a romantic evening! Lighted candles, soft music, one person (usually the woman) [[Bound and Gagged|tied up and possibly gagged]]...
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# The victim's friends are racing to find her, and will teach the guy a violent lesson... even if the abductor genuinely means no harm, and a good sit down and chat (preferably with a good psychologist) would be far more effective in the long run.
Compare [[No,
'''Note''': The victim doesn't need to be tied up, but must be held captive.
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== Comics ==▼
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* [[
▲* [[The Joker]] and Vicki Vale, in ''[[Batman (Film)|Batman]]''.
* ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101026/ Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!]'': A recently released psychiatric patient kidnaps an actress in order to make her fall in love with him. He believes his destiny is to marry her and father her children.
* Type 4 in ''[[Van Helsing]]'', in which [[Dracula]] takes Anna to his masquerade ball and forces her to dance with him while waiting for Van Helsing to arrive. No ropes used, but it's clear he's using some kind of mind control or muscle control.
* The premise of the film ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804516/ P2]'' revolves around this idea. After refusing to join the security guard, Thomas, for a small Christmas dinner, Angela is kidnapped by him, chained to a chair, and forced to share the meal. {{spoiler|It is later revealed that Thomas had been watching and stalking Angela for some time and seems to have developed affections for her. He even goes so far as recording himself dressing her}}.
* Happens in the Spanish film ''[[The Last Circus]]''.
* The Aussie horror film ''[[
* Happens in ''[[Hannibal]]'' after the title character rescues/kidnaps Clarice and "invites" her to dinner. Having been drugged, Clarice clearly has little choice here.
▲== Live Action TV ==
▲* ''[[Criminal Minds (TV)|Criminal Minds]]'':
** One episode focuses on a killer who treats his victims to a romantic evening complete with rose petals, though they're not tied down. He means no harm until they turn him down once they reach the bathtub part of the date. The rest fits to a T though.
** In another episode, a guy was stalking a woman and ended up kidnapping her. One scene shows them sitting at a table and talking, until the woman raises her hands and it's revealed that she's tied up.
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica
** {{spoiler|It's not really her daughter but she doesn't know that.}}
== [[Music]] ==
* [[Jonathan Coulton]]'s "Skullcrusher Mountain": a [[Mad Scientist]], having kidnapped the [[
==
* In ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3
▲* [[Jonathan Coulton]]'s "Skullcrusher Mountain": a [[Mad Scientist]], having kidnapped the [[Distressed Damsel]] and brought her back to his secret lair, is trying to have [[No Mr. Bond I Expect You to Dine|a civilized dinner with her]] while wooing her with his mad science. It doesn't seem to be working.
▲* In ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (Video Game)|Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds]]'', [[Megaman Legends|Tron's]] ending shows she's brought a Sentinal back from the Marvel universe, which she uses to "persuade" Mega Man to join her for a bite to eat.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In ''[[X
* In ''[[The Simpsons (
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'''Tech Guy''': Hey, this TV ain't broke. It's just been unplugged.
[Patty closes the door.] }}
* ''[[Family Guy]]'': Meg does this to Brian when she falls for him.
* In ''[[Teen Titans (
* Poor Lois got this twice in ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]''
** In the episode where Bizarro first appears, he asks Lois out before his body starts to suffer from clone degeneration (and thus still resembles Superman). When his body and mental capacities start badly degenerating, he remembers asking her out, so he decides to simply grab her, then break into a restaurant to keep the date. This technically makes it the type 1 example, as he honestly believes he's holding up a promise, even though Lois likely objects.
** She was also kidnapped and "invited" for dinner by Toyman, although this was none of the above types; her written hypothesis of his motivations in the ''Daily Planet'' was completely wrong, and he wanted to explain his actual motivations, possibly so she could print them later.
* One [[Pepe Le Pew]] cartoon ends with Penelope shackled to him, desperately trying to saw herself free. All [[Played for Laughs]], of course.
* In the ''[[Batman:
* On ''[[Jimmy Two
* The [[Adventure Time
* ''[[The Owl House]]'' episode "Knock, Knock, Knockin' on Hooty's Door" has a variation. Hooty tries to play matchmaker for Luz and Amity, doing so by kidnapping Amity and then forcing both of them to go through a homemade "tunnel of love" ride without their consent. Ironically, this works, as Luz officially asks her out at the end of the episode.
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