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{{trope}}
{{quote|'''Jay:''' Run over your plan one more time, 'cause I'm struggling with it. You [[Laser-Guided Amnesia|neuralyzed]] memory of the Light but left yourself clues. A photo pointing to a key in a pizzeria which opens a locker at Grand Central. [[Linked
'''Kay:''' I like to keep my enemies confused.
'''Jay:''' We're all confused, Kay.
|''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]] II''}}
A form of quick [[Exposition]], used to sum up the crazy situation that the characters have gotten themselves into. Can be for a few different reasons. Maybe someone's playing a game of [[Xanatos Speed Chess]] or [[Xanatos Roulette]], or there's a [[Gambit Pileup]] going down, and the character(s) are assessing the problem to make a quick decision on their feet. Maybe someone is about to do / has done [[Idiot Ball|something insanely stupid]], and another character tries to [[Lampshade Hanging|talk them out]] of / [[What the Hell, Hero?|calls them out on]] it by pointing out the idiocy of the plan. Sometimes a character, finding themselves in an [[Fish Out of Water|unfamiliar]] / [[Nightmare Fuel|scary]] / [[Mind Screw]] situation, speaks to him/herself to clear their own head. And sometimes a previous character has just explained it for the first time, either
Frequently begins with the words "So let me get this straight...", and also frequently ends with "... is that about right?" However, it can also be pulled off without saying either of those phrases. Often, after the
When done well, may double up as a [[Crowning Moment of Funny]].
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Not related to [[Kirk Summation]]. Is usually delivered by a [[Deadpan Snarker]]. When the characters are talking about something the audience aren't aware of, it's [[As You Know]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* The English dub of ''[[Rebuild of Evangelion|Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone]]'' tries to use this to cover up for an [[As You Know]] in the original script.
==
* In ''[[Fray]]'', we have this exchange:
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'''Urkonn:''' Yes.
'''Fray:''' Just checking. }}
* Played straight in ''[[
== [[Fan Works]] ==
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The
** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in one episode: After Kaiba was trapped in a virtual world by his corporate partners, Mokuba escaped and went to the game shop to ask Yugi and his friends for help. The scene cuts to Yugi saying: "Your brother's been kidnapped?", to which Mokuba responds: "Yes, that is exactly what I just finished telling you."
* In ''[[Kyon
* ''[[Avatar:
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* This is the premise of Sarah1281's ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4347535/1/Run_that_by_me_again Run That by Me Again?]'', which gives Hermione (and occasionally Harry) the gift of Logical Thinking.
== [[Film]] ==
* From ''[[Shrek]]'':
{{quote|'''Donkey:''' Let me get this straight. You're gonna go fight a dragon and rescue a princess just so Farquaad will give you back a swamp which you only don't have because he filled it full of freaks in the first place. Is that about right?}}
* ''[[The Lion King]]'': "Let me get this straight. You know her. She knows you. [[Carnivore Confusion|But she wants to eat him]]. And everybody is okay with this? ''Did I miss something?!''"
* ''[[
* The page quote is from ''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black II]]'', from Agent Jay to Agent Kay.
* The ''[[Blade (film)|Blade]]'' Trilogy: Blade is a bit surprised when he hears the vampires' proposal:
{{quote|'''Blade:''' Let me get this straight; you want ''me'' to hunt ''them'' -- for ''you''?}}
* Al from ''[[Sahara]]'':
{{quote|'''Al:''' We're in a middle of a desert, looking for the source of a river polluting wells, using as our map a cave drawing of a civil war gunship which is also in the desert. So I just wondered when we're gonna have to sit down and reevaluate our decision-making paradigm.}}
** And in a deleted scene: "I just realized the funny part" "What's that" "We're a couple of oceanografers, probably gonna die in a desert, chained to-to truck parts? So, when they write our obituaries," both: "That'll be the funny part."
* [[Deadpan Snarker|Ben Grimm]] in ''[[Fantastic Four (
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* Played straight in the ''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004
* Nice Guy Eddie does this in ''[[
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* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Back to
* ''[[Alien (
* ''[[Star Trek
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'''Riker:''' That's right.
'''Cochrane:''' Hot damn, you're heroic. }}
* ''Road to Morocco'' has this exchange:
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'''Jeff Peters:''' [[Lampshade Hanging|I know all that.]]
'''Turkey Jackson:''' [[No Fourth Wall|Yeah, but the people who came in the middle of the picture don't.]]
'''Jeff Peters:''' You mean they missed my song? }}
* ''[[Highlander II the Quickening]]'' has this exchange that almost seems like a lampshading on just how stupidly convoluted the rules of immortality have become:
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'''Connor:''' Something like that. }}
== [[Literature]] ==
* [[Timothy Zahn]]'s [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]] books, starting with ''[[The Thrawn Trilogy]]'', tend to have a few things explained thusly. It's part of his [[Signature Style]].
{{quote|'''Character A:''' The enemy is using System Z!
'''Character A:''' Yep. }}
:: Possibly justified in some cases; Thrawn tends to refer to knowledge so esoteric, or seemingly trivial, that explanation is warranted.
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* In the first ''[[The Kingdom Keepers]]'' book, Finn's mother says this line after Finn explains to her what's been going on, but he cuts her off, saying that she won't understand.
* [[Gerald Ford|Jerry Frond]] of Antia to the Voyagers in ''[[Stationery Voyagers]]'':
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'''Frond:''' Pardon me for asking... but just [[No Such Thing as HR|who the devil runs your HR department]]!?
'''Pextel:''' I don't follow.
'''Frond:''' ''You're'' a professional at ''[[They Killed Kenny|getting yourself killed]]'', and your first mate is a daredevil! Your girlfriend is a professional ''[[Ojou|corporate princess]]'' whose [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|daddy was a crook]], and that... that blue boy there is a [[Boy Band|sissy singer]]!
'''Oceanoe:''' ''[[Insistent Terminology|Pop star]]!''
'''Frond:''' Whatever. The other guy is a ''cowboy''! Then there's the exotic dancer...
'''Viola:''' [[Comically Missing the Point|Gymnast]]!
'''Frond:''' [[Running Gag|All right, fine!]] Then there's the hooker, and a dude who's a walking atomic bomb...
'''Liquidon:''' Uh... afraid [[At Least I Admit It|I can't argue with that one]]...
'''Frond:''' NOTHING IN THIS FILE STATES '''ANYTHING''' ABOUT HAVING ''DIPLOMACY'' CREDENTIALS!
'''Pextel:''' The Xyliens, I guess... [[Crazy Enough to Work|really took to heart]] [[As the Good Book Says...|that part about the foolishness of God being wiser than our wisdom???]]
'''Frond:''' [[Face Palm|I need an aspirin]]!!! }}
* ''[[
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''
** Once when Buffy rubs it in Snyder's face after getting back to school:
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** And once by Spike in the episode "Crush":
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** Subverted repeatedly in episode 5.20: Glory, the [[Big Bad]] and Ben the nice doctor are the same person.
* And once in ''[[
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* ''[[
* In ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'':
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* ''[[Star Trek
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'''Quark:''' Allegedly stolen.
'''Jake:''' ...allegedly stolen crystals hidden somewhere down in Cargo Bay Three. And you're planning to sell them to a Nausicaan friend of yours -- who just happens to be a known criminal...
'''Quark:''' Alleged criminal.
'''Jake:''' So, how are you going to get an "alleged" criminal onto the station and deliver the "allegedly" stolen goods to him without Odo getting wind of it? And what does any of this have to do with his anniversary? }}
* ''[[Law
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'''Elliot Stabler:''' Something like that. }}
* ''[[Law
* Done quite clumsily in ''[[
* ''[[
** While not the actual plan, but in response to the crew trying to explain around Rimmer's temporary insanity: "So let me get this straight. You want to fly on a magic carpet, to see the King of the Potato People, and plead with him for your freedom, and you're telling me you're completely sane?"
** Played annoyingly straight in
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* ''[[
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''(sounds of assent from the others)''
'''C.J.''': Amazingly, you know what I'll get asked most often today? ''(turns to a reporter hovering nearby)'' Black suede and velvet Manolo Blahnik slides with a rhinestone and mother of pearl toe buckle. ''(reporter scribbles, thanks C.J., and leaves)'' }}
* This is usually how Scully reacted to [[Agent Mulder|Mulder's]] paranormal theories on ''[[
* Used almost invariably at the top of the third act of ''[[
* ''[[Married...
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'''Al:''' So let me get this straight... pardon the expression. }}
* ''[[
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'''Peter:''' So you're telling me that this guy was exposed to ''X'', which caused his body to ''Y'', and your genius plan to fix this is to ''Z?''
'''Walter:''' ''(surprised at being questioned)'' Yes.
'''Peter:''' ''(sarcastically)'' Of course! }}
* Used quite frequently in ''[[
** In "There But for the Grace of God":
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'''O'Neill:''' Okay, wait a minute, wait a minute, let me get this straight. You want us to give up our last chance to strike back at the Goa'uld, so we can save ourselves in... what... what?
'''Carter:''' [[Alternate Reality]].
'''Jackson:''' Not just yourselves, everyone on Earth!
'''O'Neill:''' Your Earth.
'''Jackson:''' The Jack O'Neill that I know, would do it.
'''O'Neill:''' Well apparently, you and I have never met. }}
** In "Ties That Bind":
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'''Landry:''' So let me get this straight. You need to get this ship, to get the power coil, to get the necklace, to get this guy to tell you how to undo whatever is keeping you two connected?
'''Mitchell:''' Yeah, that about sums it up. }}
** In "Ripple Effect":
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'''Black Mitchell:''' Now let me get this straight. We figured that you guys would try to escape and we set this trap for you, not realizing that [[I Know You Know I Know|you'd figured out that we'd figure you out]] and you'd set... your own.
'''Teal'c:''' ...Indeed. }}
* ''[[White Collar]]''. "By the Book" has Neal explaining the perfect exchange with Peter's only question being "What happens to the middle man?"
* ''[[Chuck]]'' has General Beckman use this at least once, observe:
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* ''[[
** A [[Crowning Moment of Funny|hilarious]] example in "Rashomama":
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'''Grissom:''' Just this: Even if we recover the vehicle, the chain of custody has been broken, so all the evidence has been compromised. No judge will allow any of it to be admitted into court. Also, we released the crime scene, so it too is compromised, leaving us nothing to go back for.
'''McKeen:''' Thank you for clarifying the situation. }}
** And another in "4 X 4".
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'''Larry:''' Maybe.
'''Grissom:''' I think this is the dumbest thing we've ever heard. }}
* In ''[[It's
* A humorous example in ''[[
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== [[Music]] ==
* "Now let me get this straight, you put the lime in the coconut and drank 'em both up?" So, do it again "and you'll feel better." (Does that seem right to you?)
* The first words of Anberlin's "A Day Late": "So let me get this straight, say now you loved me all along."
== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
* In ''[[The Far Side]]'', irritated parents confront their babysitter, who is obviously a wicked witch:
{{quote|"Now let me get this straight. We hired you to babysit the kids, and instead you cooked and ate them BOTH?"}}
:: Double points for the implication that they wouldn't have minded if she only ate one.
== [[Recorded and Stand Up Comedy]] ==
* [[Bill Hicks]], talking about how Australia was populated by criminals.
{{quote|'''Bill:''' ''(in a British accent)'' Let me get this straight: You keep the shitty food and the shitty weather, and we get the Great Barrier Reef and lobsters the size of canoes?... I'm Jack the Ripper!}}
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Happened in ''[[Geist]]'' after Raimi rescued Bryson. May be justified in that 1), Raimi is a [[Heroic Mime]] and 2) Raimi had been turned into a ghost and was [[Body Surf|possessing]] a female nurse. They might have thought that going right to the next action scene was too jarring, but they couldn't show Raimi talking.
* ''[[
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'''Elena:''' So let me get this straight: you're competing with a psychopathic war criminal for a [[Mineral MacGuffin|mythological gemstone]]?
'''Jeff:''' When you put it that way, it ''does'' sound pretty stupid.
'''Nathan:''' Thanks for the input, Jeff. }}
* An example from ''[[Thief (
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* During the ending of ''[[
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* Said by [[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]] in the case "Reunion and Turnabout" when he presses Lotta on her testimony, which describes something ''he'' did.
== [[Web Animation]] ==
* ''[[Red vs. Blue]]''
** Tucker is quite accurate in his summary of events soon after Tex arrives.
** As is Grif, later on in the series, discussing a plan.
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'''Simmons:''' Well sure, it sounds stupid when you say it like ''that''. }}
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNGZ5WhVNE0 Episode 13] starts out this way, with Tucker using the trope.
* Done multiple times in "The Greatest Caper Ever" by Strong Bad and The Cheat. Normally, when this trope gets used by ''[[
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In ''[[
* ''[[8-
** Red Mage sums up a predicament ''to himself'' using "Let's review" as his [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2005/10/11/episode-610-logic/ opener]. Somewhat justified in that he had just messed with his stats to give himself super engineering skills, then couldn't understand what he made once his stats were normal again. And like in [[Real Life]], sometimes it's best to stop and try to explain things to yourself, at least if they're sufficiently confusing to begin with.
** Played straight in this one [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2001/08/01/episode-063-fighters-got-a-point-i-think/ issue.]
** Also [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/04/16/episode-1117-kind-of-a-raw-deal/ here:]
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'''Black Mage:''' Okay, let me see if I've got this. [...] I "get" to [[Mega Manning|learn magic abilities if I am lucky enough to survive them being cast on me.]] So far, this consists of [[Continuity Nod|a crotch kick and puking out my organs.]] '''You''' get total enlightenment by looking in a box.
'''Red Mage:''' Yup.
'''Black Mage:''' I'm going to '''choke''' on my endless rage now. Excuse me. GHKK! }}
* ''[[
** [http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/1555.html This strip].
** Also [http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/1377.html this strip].
** And [http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/2566.html this one] (now with pothole to us!)
* ''[[
** [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0098.html This strip]. "So, let me just recap here..."
** Also [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0287.html this one.]
* ''[[
** The first panel [http://wayofthemetagamer.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/31676 here].
** A longer example [http://wayofthemetagamer.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/33183 here].
* ''[[Ctrl
* ''[[Meat Shield (
== [[Web Original]] ==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7pCbSFnPqM "I'm a little confused, let me see if I have this straight..."]{{context}}
* ''[[The Ship's Closet]]'': Brittany Diamond uses "Let me get this gay," as well, as a [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[Will and Grace]]''.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[
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* ''[[
* ''[[
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'''Ms. Li:''' ''(flustered)'' That's not what I said at all!
'''Helen:''' Ms. Li, are you familiar with the phrase "violation of civil liberties"?
'''Ms. Li:''' I...
'''Helen:''' And the phrase "big fat lawsuit"?
'''Daria:''' ''([[Crowning Moment of Awesome|smiles as she sees Ms. Li go down in flames]])'' }}
* ''[[
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'''[[Kid Hero|Aang]]:''' Mud AND bugs!
'''Sokka:''' ... OK. }}
* Happens a lot in ''[[
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'''Farnsworth:''' Correct! {{spoiler|This box contains our own universe!}} }}
* The eponymous penguin of ''[[
* From ''[[
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