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In social situations, a [[TV Genius]] will come across like a human robot: their brain is so filled with jargon and minutiae that it leaves no room for [[No Social Skills|interpersonal skills and social graces]]: either they have no idea how to communicate their thoughts without seeming blunt and insensitive , or they carry themselves with a sort of overbearing arrogance that comes from remaining emotionally detached and logical-minded in contrast to their sentimental colleagues (a la [[The Spock]]) and can expect to be the [[Straw Vulcan|token Vulcan]] of a [[Five-Man Band]].
If a character becomes smarter, for instance through a [[Transformation Ray]], [[Screw Learning, I Have Phlebotinum|they'll instantly acquire all sorts of knowledge that they never actually learned at any point.]] Someone who becomes suddenly smarter may also suddenly acquire a lab coat and [[Nerd Glasses]] and start speaking like [[Spock Speak|Mr. Spock]], though this is usually limited to the more comedic examples. They may learn to appreciate their 'normalness' from the inner unhappiness that comes from being too smart for one's own good.
There's also a chance that the [[TV Genius]] will be used in [[An Aesop]] about respecting non-intellectuals and appreciating the hard work they put into being the best and the brightest via an encounter with someone with a learning disorder that locks them out of the genius strata.
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[[Category:Intelligence Tropes]]
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