Miss Saigon: Difference between revisions

* [[Counterpoint Duet]]: "I Still Believe", sung by Kim and Ellen. The main "counterpoint" is the setting--Kim is alone in a hovel in Saigon while Ellen is in a comfortable bedroom in America, {{spoiler|sitting next to the sleeping Chris. Their lyrics are actually quite similar--each woman sings of her love for Chris, Kim of how much she misses him and hopes to be reunited with him, Ellen of wishing that he would confide in her and stop keeping her at arms' length.}}

* [[Crosscast Role]]: The role of Tam has also been played by girls.

* [[Downer Ending]]: It's based on an Opera, what were you expecting?

* [[Eagle Land]]: The Engineer's song, "The American Dream".

* [[Foregone Conclusion]]

* [[Foreshadowing]]: Present in the majority of the songs in the show but it's Kim's song {{spoiler|"I'd Give My Life For You"}} that really takes this trope and hits the audience over the head with it, {{spoiler|as it turns out this is exactly what she'd end up doing.}}

* [[Heartwarming Orphan]]: Kim.

{{quote|'''Chris:''' ''She's no whore; you saw her too.

'''John''': ...[[Reaction Shot|The April fuckin' moon??]] }}

* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Chris is said to have suffered one lasting a full year after {{spoiler|losing Kim during the Fall of Saigon.}}

* [[Hold Me]]:

** Kim and Chris to each other during the song "The Last Night Of The World". "So stay with me and hold me tight. . ."