Evil Power Vacuum: Difference between revisions

* In ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'', the entire neighborhood is united in hatred of the main characters. Hal and Lois win them over, and five seconds later the street's turned into a giant screaming match.

** When Reese stops being the school bully, a dozen other bullies appear and terrorize the students. Malcolm has to persuade Reese to return to his evil ways to bring things back to a manageable level.

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* A major plot point of ''[[The Shadow Line]]'' is the power vacuum in the drug trade following the death of Harvey Wratten. {{spoiler|In the final episode, it turns out this was specifically [[Invoked Trope|invoked]] by Gatehouse, who killed Harvey to give his protégées Jay Wratten and Ratallack a chance to rise to the top.}}