Solitary: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
m trope=>work |
m Mass update links |
||
Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
* [[The Ace]]: {{spoiler|Number 7 in seasons 1 and 3, who made it all the way to the final treatment without quitting, was the last person standing, and won multiple tests in the process.}} |
* [[The Ace]]: {{spoiler|Number 7 in seasons 1 and 3, who made it all the way to the final treatment without quitting, was the last person standing, and won multiple tests in the process.}} |
||
** {{spoiler|In season one, Number 7 never quit a single treatment. At ''worst'', he tied for first on any given task.}} |
** {{spoiler|In season one, Number 7 never quit a single treatment. At ''worst'', he tied for first on any given task.}} |
||
* [[A Death in |
* [[A Death in the Limelight]]: The main cue someone's about to quit the treatment? The "Red Button Shot". |
||
* [[All the Worlds Are |
* [[All the Worlds Are a Stage]]: Non-video game example; in the season 2 finale, VAL has {{spoiler|Numbers 7 and 8}} do a number of activities that are milder versions of that season's tests and treatments. |
||
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Most definitely Number 7 from Season 3.0. He seemed to find the idea to be hilarious. "The other contestants must think I'm gay for sure! Or a girl! Hahaha!" |
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Most definitely Number 7 from Season 3.0. He seemed to find the idea to be hilarious. "The other contestants must think I'm gay for sure! Or a girl! Hahaha!" |
||
* [[An Aesop]]: It is not uncommon for VAL to have a heart-to-heart chat with one of the contestants, one that points out their character flaws. The players often learn about themselves this way. |
* [[An Aesop]]: It is not uncommon for VAL to have a heart-to-heart chat with one of the contestants, one that points out their character flaws. The players often learn about themselves this way. |
||
Line 37: | Line 37: | ||
* [[Everyone Meets Everyone]]: Averted. The contestants NEVER meet. The sole exception is in season three, which still averts the trope: each contestant meets one other contestant. |
* [[Everyone Meets Everyone]]: Averted. The contestants NEVER meet. The sole exception is in season three, which still averts the trope: each contestant meets one other contestant. |
||
** Correct, they meet at the reunion- err... union. |
** Correct, they meet at the reunion- err... union. |
||
* [[Exactly What It Says |
* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]] |
||
* [[Fake Video Camera View]]: Used when the contestants compose video diaries. |
* [[Fake Video Camera View]]: Used when the contestants compose video diaries. |
||
* Fanservice: A good amount of challenges either require or encourage the contestants taking their clothes off. |
* Fanservice: A good amount of challenges either require or encourage the contestants taking their clothes off. |
||
Line 52: | Line 52: | ||
** Several guests outright state this as a creed during the experiment. |
** Several guests outright state this as a creed during the experiment. |
||
** The line was repeated verbatim in Season 3.0, to be exact. |
** The line was repeated verbatim in Season 3.0, to be exact. |
||
* [[In the End You Are |
* [[In the End You Are on Your Own]] |
||
* [[Jump Scare]]: Right when VAL is talking about the scents the contestants will be smelling, and at the tenth scent... Roadkill. A picture of a dead fox is shown. |
* [[Jump Scare]]: Right when VAL is talking about the scents the contestants will be smelling, and at the tenth scent... Roadkill. A picture of a dead fox is shown. |
||
* [[The Mad Hatter]]: A few of the contestants admit to being this. Seriously, anyone who agrees to be on this show must question the benifits of sanity. |
* [[The Mad Hatter]]: A few of the contestants admit to being this. Seriously, anyone who agrees to be on this show must question the benifits of sanity. |
||
Line 78: | Line 78: | ||
* [[Video Game Caring Potential]] - Sometimes large amounts of food that certain players win are "shared" between other players on a whim. Since VAL makes no suggestions towards it, this doesn't happen very often, at least compared to... |
* [[Video Game Caring Potential]] - Sometimes large amounts of food that certain players win are "shared" between other players on a whim. Since VAL makes no suggestions towards it, this doesn't happen very often, at least compared to... |
||
* [[Video Game Cruelty Potential]] - In Season 2 and onwards, much more interaction between players occurs. This typically consists of taking away luxuries from, and giving punishments to, the other players, causing rivalries between pods. |
* [[Video Game Cruelty Potential]] - In Season 2 and onwards, much more interaction between players occurs. This typically consists of taking away luxuries from, and giving punishments to, the other players, causing rivalries between pods. |
||
* [[What You Are in |
* [[What You Are in the Dark|What You Are In Your Pod]] |
||
* [[You Are Number Six]]: VAL never refers to the contestants by name, only by the number on their pod. |
* [[You Are Number Six]]: VAL never refers to the contestants by name, only by the number on their pod. |
||
** Subverted in the season finale of 4.0. After {{spoiler|number 6 (who was formerly number 7 on 2.0) washes out for the second time, as he exits the pod VAL refers to him as number...Tyler. Definitely a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]].}} |
** Subverted in the season finale of 4.0. After {{spoiler|number 6 (who was formerly number 7 on 2.0) washes out for the second time, as he exits the pod VAL refers to him as number...Tyler. Definitely a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]].}} |