Preemptive Declaration: Difference between revisions

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# When a character announces something he is about to do, much to the surprise of everyone else. Very often, it's a very indirect, off-hand remark, an unnatural segue in the conversation. Bonus points if the confusing line is also mumbled. Example:<ref>This one is edited for space, because the Master initially speaks each line through his gas mask.</ref>

'''Bob:''' [[Bullethole Door|...you do now.]] }}

 

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=== Foreshadowed listings: ===

* cut back to Bethany, whose baseball bat has miraculously transformed into a big fish* }}

* [[Frank Capra]]'s ''A Pocketful of Miracles'', paraphrased from memory:

- With two broken legs?|My legs, sir? Oh, they're quite... Oh! Very cleverly put, sir.}}

* A confrontation between the title character of ''Major Payne'' and a [[Badass Biker]]: the former claims to be about to deliver a kick to the latter's head, but then goes for the [[Groin Attack]]. Writhing in pain on the ground, the biker protests:

* In the ''[[I Carly]]'' episode iFind Lewbert's Lost Love, when Spencer discovers that {{spoiler|Chuck}} is the one who stole all of the TV remotes from the apartments, we get this exchange:

{{quote| '''Spencer:''' I'm calling the police<br />

'''Spencer:''' Why, this is the new G5, what's wrong with it? ''( {{spoiler|Chuck}} smashes it against the wall.)'' }}

* In the ''[[Greys Anatomy]]'' episode "What Is It About Men", this exchange occurs as Dr. Hunt approaches the ER, where a very large, angry patient is beating up a guy in crutches.