Flippant Forgiveness: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|''"I trust you implicitly, thieving child."''|'''Joey''', ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series ~~(Web Video)~~|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]''}}

{{quote|''"I trust you implicitly, thieving child."''|'''Joey''', ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]''}}

Alice does something nice for Bob out of the goodness of her heart. Bob's response to that is to go "Oh, you did it wrong. But that's okay, I forgive you." Alice bristles at his audacity.

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== Films -- Animation ==

* Rare non-funny example from ''[[The Last Unicorn (~~Film~~)|The Last Unicorn]]'':

* Rare non-funny example from ''[[The Last Unicorn (animation)|The Last Unicorn]]'':

{{quote| '''Molly:''' If you had been waiting to see a unicorn, as long as I have...

'''Schmendrick:''' She's the last unicorn in the world.

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== Films -- Live-Action ==

* Taken to a global scale in ''[[~~Amadeus (Film)|~~Amadeus]]''. Salieri attempts to establish himself as [[The Messiah]], claiming the events of the movie as his sacrifice:

* Taken to a global scale in ''[[Amadeus]]''. Salieri attempts to establish himself as [[The Messiah]], claiming the events of the movie as his sacrifice:

{{quote| '''Salieri:''' Mediocrities of the world, I absolve you!}}

* From ''[[Casablanca]]'':

{{quote| '''Ugarte:''' You are a very cynical person, Rick, if you'll forgive me for saying so.

'''Rick:''' I forgive you. }}

* In ''[[Cool As Ice]]'', Kathy's fiancee watches her dance with Vanilla Ice at a party, and afterward takes her aside and forgives her for it. This is meant to be seen by the audience as evidence that he's a pompous asshole and she'd be better off dumping him for Ice.

* In ''[[Cool as Ice]]'', Kathy's fiancee watches her dance with Vanilla Ice at a party, and afterward takes her aside and forgives her for it. This is meant to be seen by the audience as evidence that he's a pompous asshole and she'd be better off dumping him for Ice.

* In ''[[Jurassic Park]]: The Lost World'', Dr. Malcolm lets Peter Ludlow know that "when you try to sound like Hammond, it comes off as a hustle. I mean, it's not your fault. They say talent skips a generation. So, I'm sure your kids will be sharp as tacks."

* In ''[[Mean Girls]]'', when Ms. Norbury makes all the girls in school confront the fact that they've been mean to someone else, one girl apologizes to another girl for calling her a gap-toothed bitch, because "it's not your fault you're so gap-toothed."

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* In Book Two of ''[[The Dresden Files]]'', Lt. Karrin Murphy shoots in Harry's direction to save him from some crazy who was about to kill him. Harry, who was facing the opposite way at the time, hadn't seen his attacker and thought she shot at ''him'' instead, because she doubted his loyalties. However, he ''had'' previously betrayed her trust, so he decides he can't blame her for thinking him a bad guy and he forgives her for shooting him. Murphy thinks he's a big idiot for thinking that way, and lets him know it.

** It should say something that the moment was [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|enough to restore their friendship]]. Yup, they're [[Vitriolic Best Buds]] to the finest.

* Hazel to Anne in [[Anne of Green Gables ~~(Literature)~~|Anne Of Windy Poplars]] in her parting letter.

* Hazel to Anne in [[Anne of Green Gables|Anne Of Windy Poplars]] in her parting letter.

== Live-Action TV ==

* From ''[[~~Its~~ Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'':

* From ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'':

{{quote| '''Dee:''' Okay, I did try, it just didn't happen to work out.

'''Frank:''' It's not your fault, sweetie. You're just not pretty enough.

'''Dee:''' Wow, thank you! That's my dad, everybody. }}

* From ''[[~~Sherlock (TV)|~~Sherlock]]'':

* From ''[[Sherlock]]'':

{{quote| '''John:''' ''(after Sherlock [[The Watson|explains clues]])'' Why didn't I think of that?

'''Sherlock:''' Because you're an idiot. ''*John opens mouth to retaliate*'' No no no, don't be like that, [[Insufferable Genius|practically everybody is]]. }}

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'''Galileo:''' Thanks, Scaramouche.

'''Scaramouche:''' I mean it's not your fault you're a spineless, gutless, whinging litle crybaby! }}

* A darker version is used in Ibsen's ''[[A ~~Dolls~~ House ~~(Theatre)~~|A Dolls House]]''. Nora Helmer has borrowed money to send her seriously ill husband Torvald on a trip that saves his life. Unfortunately, the man who lent her the money (who is Torvald's employee) blackmails her that he'll tell her husband unless she gets him a promotion. After some complications, Torvald finds out what she did and [[Ungrateful Bastard|snaps at her]] because the blackmail and her actions reflect badly on [[It's All About Me|him]] (especially since she had committed forgery at some point). Then he finds out that the other man changed his mind about blackmailing him. He generously "forgives" her and gives her a good deal of the "you didn't know better" part of the trope. Nora coldly thanks him, but then she proceeds to give him [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] and leaves the house. The exit scene is described as the most dramatic doorslam in the history of theatre.

* A darker version is used in Ibsen's ''[[A Doll's House|A Dolls House]]''. Nora Helmer has borrowed money to send her seriously ill husband Torvald on a trip that saves his life. Unfortunately, the man who lent her the money (who is Torvald's employee) blackmails her that he'll tell her husband unless she gets him a promotion. After some complications, Torvald finds out what she did and [[Ungrateful Bastard|snaps at her]] because the blackmail and her actions reflect badly on [[It's All About Me|him]] (especially since she had committed forgery at some point). Then he finds out that the other man changed his mind about blackmailing him. He generously "forgives" her and gives her a good deal of the "you didn't know better" part of the trope. Nora coldly thanks him, but then she proceeds to give him [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] and leaves the house. The exit scene is described as the most dramatic doorslam in the history of theatre.

== Video Games ==

* ''[[~~Portal 2 (Video Game)|~~Portal 2]]'' has this in spades, mostly on the part of [[GLaDOS/Self Demonstrating|G La DOS]], who's spent an undefined but ''very long'' time reliving the last few minutes of her defeat at Chell's hands [[And I Must Scream|on endless repeat]] and is (perhaps understandably) very bitter.

* ''[[Portal 2]]'' has this in spades, mostly on the part of [[GLaDOS/Self Demonstrating|G La DOS]], who's spent an undefined but ''very long'' time reliving the last few minutes of her defeat at Chell's hands [[And I Must Scream|on endless repeat]] and is (perhaps understandably) very bitter.

{{quote| '''GLaDOS:''' Okay. Look. We both said a lot of things that you're going to regret. But I think we can put our differences behind us. For science. You monster.}}

== Western Animation ==

* In ''[[The Simpsons (~~Animation~~)|The Simpsons]]'' episode, "The Nedliest Catch", Homer convinces Ned that Edna's previous sexual encounters should not break Ned and Edna up when they were such a perfect couple. Ned invites Edna over to his place to apologize for freaking out, and then announces his forgiveness. They come down to a [[Make Up or Break Up]] and...that's the end of the season. The viewers vote for which happens. {{spoiler|The viewers voted that they should stay together}}.

* In ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' episode, "The Nedliest Catch", Homer convinces Ned that Edna's previous sexual encounters should not break Ned and Edna up when they were such a perfect couple. Ned invites Edna over to his place to apologize for freaking out, and then announces his forgiveness. They come down to a [[Make Up or Break Up]] and...that's the end of the season. The viewers vote for which happens. {{spoiler|The viewers voted that they should stay together}}.