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'''Basic Trope''': A dark and edgy show has a light-hearted sequel.

* '''Straight''': A work with dark and gritty elements has a softer and kinder sequel made for fans to like it again.
* '''Exaggerated''': The remade show is so over the top with its light-heartedness, it's almost [[Tastes Like Diabetes|diabetic]].
* '''Justified''': The writers didn't want the darker show scare off its audience, so they made a light-hearted sequel to bring its old fans back. 
** The sequel was meant to be a parody of its predecessor.
* '''Inverted''': [[Darker and Edgier]]
* '''Subverted''': The show appears to have elements of light and softness of a kids' show, [[What Do You Mean It's for Kids?|but it isn't.]]
* '''Double Subverted''': But then, it turns out ''it is.''
* '''Parodied''': The show remains the same, but suddenly, the characters act like morons and drink tea.
* '''Deconstructed''': The show is not light-hearted enough for the newer audience to forget about the darker predecessor and many old fans actually liked or loved it and bash on the sequel for being so childish.
* '''Reconstructed''': The show manages to appease both the newer audience and the older fans, despite being lighter in tone.
* '''Zig Zagged''': The show has episodes that either have a darker or lighter overtone.
** [[Mood Whiplash]]
* '''Averted''': The sequel has the same tone of the previous work.
* '''Enforced''': "We need to make a sequel to this game, but it won't be as dark as the last one."
* '''Lampshaded''': "Hey, this movie doesn't seem so dreary and drab, like the last one."
* '''Invoked''': A test audience watches a movie and some of them complain that the movie needs some humor.
* '''Defied''': "Let's not make the movie too comical or too dramatic."
* '''Discussed''': "I didn't like this older show. It was too emotional and depressing..."
* '''Conversed''': "Oh, man, that guy just fell face-first on a pie! Ha-ha!"
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Now, let's go back to [[Lighter and Softer]] and have some cookies and milk!

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[[Category:Lighter and Softer]]
[[Category:Playing With]]