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* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: Anything in fiction that is impossible or inaccurate (whether spoken, done, or shown) largely because the makers of the fiction didn't bother to do any fact-checking or [[They Just Didn't Care|didn't feel it mattered if it were true.]] |
* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: Anything in fiction that is impossible or inaccurate (whether spoken, done, or shown) largely because the makers of the fiction didn't bother to do any fact-checking or [[They Just Didn't Care|didn't feel it mattered if it were true.]] |
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* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: When a character pulls a slight offense to another, and the other plots a revenge taken [[Up to Eleven]]. |
* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: When a character pulls a slight offense to another, and the other plots a revenge taken [[Up to Eleven]]. |
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* [[Damsel in Distress]]: A female character who's all like "Save me, I'm so helpless!" |
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* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: Is this suggestive of anything else other than what it actually is? And by that, we generally mean something sexual. |
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: Is this suggestive of anything else other than what it actually is? And by that, we generally mean something sexual. |
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* [[Downer Ending]]: No happy ending - [[Kill'Em All|everyone dies]] or at least lives on unhappily. |
* [[Downer Ending]]: No happy ending - [[Kill'Em All|everyone dies]] or at least lives on unhappily. |
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* [[Killed Off for Real]]: A character dies and doesn't come back. |
* [[Killed Off for Real]]: A character dies and doesn't come back. |
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* [[Knight Templar]]: A character convinced of his own righteousness even when [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope|crossing the line]] and committing villainous deeds. |
* [[Knight Templar]]: A character convinced of his own righteousness even when [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope|crossing the line]] and committing villainous deeds. |
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* [[If You Know What I Mean]]: A character pointing out that he's saying a [[Double Entendre]]. |
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* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: When a writer acknowledges to the audience that a plot event is implausible or that they are using a trope. In the wiki, frequently used as a verb; i.e. "lampshading" or "lampshaded". |
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: When a writer acknowledges to the audience that a plot event is implausible or that they are using a trope. In the wiki, frequently used as a verb; i.e. "lampshading" or "lampshaded". |
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* [[Large Ham]]: When an actor plays a role with [[Chewing the Scenery|scenery-chewing]] gusto. |
* [[Large Ham]]: When an actor plays a role with [[Chewing the Scenery|scenery-chewing]] gusto. |
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