Green-Eyed Epiphany: Difference between revisions

 

A [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Love Epiphany]].

 

* In [[Itazura na Kiss]] {{spoiler|[[Tall, Dark and Snarky|Naoki Irie]] finally comes to terms with his true feelings for [[Plucky Girl|Kotoko Aihara]] after he hears that her longtime friend [[The Idiot From Osaka|Kinnosuke]] [[Hopeless Suitor|proposed to her]]. He confronts her and tells her that [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|he doesn't want her loving anyone else]]. The pair share their first honest kiss and get their [[Relationship Upgrade]]. }} It only gets better from there.

* Tomari in ''[[Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl]]'' admits her feelings for Hazumu only after she catches her kissing with another girl, Yasuna.

* ''[[Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple]]'': Miu constantly denies that she has any interest until Kensei Ma's daughter Renka shows interest.

* Tomoe from ''[[Kamisama Kiss]]'' is a regular ass to the heroine Nanami 95% of the time but should another man so much as even talk to her watch out.

 

== Film ==

* This trope is essentially the plot of ''[[My Best Friend's Wedding]]''. When [[Julia Roberts]]' [[Just Friends]] buddy of a decade announces he's tying the knot, she secretly tries to break up said wedding so that the groom will marry her instead.

 

== Literature ==

* ''[[Harry Potter]]''

** It happens to Hermione, as well, when Ron begins "dating"<ref>And by dating we mean [[Make-Out Kids|constantly making out]]</ref> Lavender in the 6th book.

* ''[[Emma]]'': The titular heroine's best friend Harriet confesses she is in love with Mr. Knightley. It instantly comes over Emma like a thunderclap that ''she'' is in love with Mr. Knightley!

* ''[[The Princess Bride (novel)|The Princess Bride]]'': The attraction that sparks off the jealousy is one-sided, but Buttercup first realizes that she's in love with Westley when the Countess Rugen starts ogling him.

* In ''[[The Hunger Games|Mockingjay]]'', Gale reveals that he didn't realize he loved Katniss until another guy flirted with her.

* In ''[[The Dresden Files]]'', Harry first realizes and admits his feelings for {{spoiler|Murphy}} after she went on a romantic trip with {{spoiler|Kincaid}} and Harry felt like he wanted to kill him.

 

== Live-Action TV ==

* Played straight and then averted in ''[[That '70s Show]]''. Hyde realizes he has feelings for {{spoiler|Jackie, who has been pursuing him and trying to make him jealous. They then go on a date and realize there's not actually any chemistry between them. (...Then later they hook up out of boredom and become a couple for a time, until Hyde runs off to Vegas and drunkenly marries a stripper.)}}

* Caroline has one in the 3rd season premiere of ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]'' after seeing Tyler with a date during Elena's birthday party. Being what she is, she {{spoiler|mind controls the girl to go away and makes her feelings for Tyler pretty clear. Cue [[Relationship Upgrade]].}}

 

== Music ==

* "Judy's Turn to Cry" by Lesley Gore (the sequel to "It's My Party (And I'll Cry if I Want To)") has the singer get Johnny back this way.

 

 

== Theater ==

* Tchaikovsky's ''Eugene Onegin'' has a tragic example: Eugene [[Unrequited Love Switcheroo|hadn't returned]] Tatyana's affections until after she married Prince Gremin, after which he realized that he had loved her all along. They meet, and it becomes clear that she still loves him as well, but she decides to remain faithful to her husband.

 

== Video Games ==

* ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' games plays with this trope and [[Mazinger Z|Kouji Kabuto]]. Kouji in ''[[Mazinger Z]]'' has [[Love Interest]] in the form of Sayaka. Kouji also appears in ''[[UFO Robo Grendizer]]'', where he has another [[Love Interest]], Maria Grace. Both of them are [[Tsundere]]s. It's a [[Running Gag]] that whenever they meet in ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' game, they ''both'' gets hit by a Green-Eyed Epiphany and starts fighting over him. The best part? Kouji has no idea what's going on.

* ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]'' plays with this trope when dealing with Welkin and Alicia. Welkin's mannerisms and (for the lack of a better word) obsession with nature put Alicia off in the early going, but as the game progresses, she begins to appreciate how Welkin's knowledge gets them out of rough situations. The anime, however, jacks it up to eleven.

 

== Web Comics ==

* ''[[Skin Horse]]'': Marcie has started 'dating' [[Chick Magnet]]/[[Wholesome Crossdresser]] Tip. {{spoiler|Slightly less effeminate Chris (who is begrudgingly forced to admit that he understands why Marcie is attracted to [[Even the Guys Want Him|Tip]] [[Stupid Sexy Flanders|a little too well]]) won in the end when his jealousy forced him to make a move for Marcie... which ''may'' have been Tip's [[The Plan|intention all along.]] For the record, Tip's reaction to being dumped was essentually "K. Can we still have sex?"}}

* ''[[Bittersweet Candy Bowl]]'': {{spoiler|LUCY. Oh dear god, ''Lucy.'' After nearly a decade of [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]] with [[Nice Guy]] Mike, she finally realizes she's in love with him - almost a year after he gets back together with Sandy! [[It Got Worse|To add insult to injury]] Lucy's [[Vitriolic Best Buds|constant teasing]] has pushed Mike to the point where he wants nothing to do with her. Can you say [[Broken Bird|"heartbreak?"]]}}

 

== Web Original ==

* In ''[[Shadow of the Templar]]'', Sandra's jealousy of Mike's relationship with Diana is one of the major things that lead to them becoming a couple at the end of the third book.

 

== Western Animation ==