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* In the second season of ''[[Robin Hood (TV series)|Robin Hood]]'' every single thing that can go wrong, ''does'' go wrong in order to kill off Maid Marian. Marian acts wildly [[Out of Character]]. Robin and the other outlaws are inexplicably missing at a crucial moment. No one bothers to give Marian a weapon to defend herself with. Every single one of Guy's [[Berserk Button]]s are pressed. The [[Idiot Ball]] is thrown about with such abandon that it leaves [[Plot Hole]]s in the scenery. The contrived sequence of events unfold with the sole purpose of forcing Guy and Marian into the "right" frame of mind that lead to her murder. (And it ''still'' doesn't make any sense).

* This is the driving force behind the plot, and the source of much of the humor, in ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]''.

* ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'': In ~~the episode~~ "Duet," Aamin Maritza [[Xanatos Gambit|pretends to be Gul Darhe'el so that a war crimes trial can be put on and Cardassia can admit to the atrocities it committed]]. Kira decides ~~to be the one~~ to try to end the cycle of violence between Bajorans and Cardassians by letting him go and telling everyone that he's actually Maritza, so an innocent man won't be executed for crimes he did not commit. Everything seems to be wrapping up, as Maritza realizes that he can work with the Bajorans to try to atone for the past in a different way. However, [[Chekhov's Gunman|a Bajoran drunk who we hadn't seen since the beginning of the episode]] comes up behind him and stabs him in the back, killing him, not because he was Darhe'el, but simply because he was a Cardassian.

* ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'': In "Duet," Aamin Maritza [[Xanatos Gambit|pretends to be Gul Darhe'el so that a war crimes trial can be put on and Cardassia can admit to the atrocities it committed]]. Kira decides to try and end the cycle of violence between Bajorans and Cardassians by letting him go, and telling everyone that he's actually Maritza, an innocent man, and won't be executed for crimes he did not commit. Everything seems to be wrapping up, as Maritza realizes that he can work with the Bajorans to try to atone for the past in a different way. However, [[Chekhov's Gunman|a Bajoran drunk who we hadn't seen since the beginning of the episode]] comes up behind him and stabs him in the back, killing him - not because he was Darhe'el, but simply because he was a Cardassian.

* In ''[[Secret Love (South Korean TV series)|Secret Love]]'', Yoo-jung's father just happens to wander off without informing her~~, also leaving his phone in the shop,~~ on the day she is due to have a court hearing. She forgets about the hearing in her panicked search, ~~gets~~ an arrest warrant put out ~~on her~~ for ~~this~~ unintended absence, and everything goes downhill from there.

* In ''[[Secret Love (South Korean TV series)|Secret Love]]'', Yoo-jung's father just happens to wander off without informing her on the day she is due to have a court hearing, also leaving his phone in the shop. She forgets about the hearing in her panicked search, an arrest warrant is put out for the unintended absence, and everything goes downhill from there.

== Music ==

* [[Depeche Mode]]'s song "Blasphemous Rumors" is about a girl who tried to commit suicide at age sixteen. She fails, and learns to love life again. Then she dies in an accident.

* Countless country songs take advantage of this, often to a [[narm]]y extent. In fact, it's a common joke in the American south that if you play country music backwards, the singer's wife will return to him, bearing his dog and his ~~truck~~ intact.

* Countless country songs take advantage of this, often to a [[narm]]y extent. In fact, it's a common joke in the American south that if you play country music backwards, the singer's wife will return to him, bearing his dog and his intact truck.