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** "Body and Soul", Wilson: {{spoiler|"I have cancer."}} |
** "Body and Soul", Wilson: {{spoiler|"I have cancer."}} |
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** "Everybody Dies" (series finale), House: {{spoiler|SHUT UP YOU IDIOT}}. |
** "Everybody Dies" (series finale), House: {{spoiler|SHUT UP YOU IDIOT}}. |
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** Many episodes featured the [[Wham Line]] "you're dying" or something to that effect. Sometimes they really ''were'' dying, but it was usually the penultimate diagnosis and was followed by a [[Wham Moment]] in which House had an epiphany and came up with the correct diagnosis. Cue [[Happy Ending|happy]], or, at worst, [[Bittersweet Ending]]. |
** Many episodes featured the [[Wham! Line]] "you're dying" or something to that effect. Sometimes they really ''were'' dying, but it was usually the penultimate diagnosis and was followed by a [[Wham Moment]] in which House had an epiphany and came up with the correct diagnosis. Cue [[Happy Ending|happy]], or, at worst, [[Bittersweet Ending]]. |
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* [[Flash Forward 2009|D. Gibbons]] is a bad man. |
* [[Flash Forward 2009|D. Gibbons]] is a bad man. |
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** Message received. |
** Message received. |
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* ''[[Fringe (TV)|Fringe]]'': During the third season's 19th episode, {{spoiler|after Peter and Walter successfully rescued Olivia from the confines of her mind, Peter comes to visit her to see if she's okay. He notices a drawing of "Man X" whom they met aboard the zeppelin, and Peter asks who he is...}} |
* ''[[Fringe (TV)|Fringe]]'': During the third season's 19th episode, {{spoiler|after Peter and Walter successfully rescued Olivia from the confines of her mind, Peter comes to visit her to see if she's okay. He notices a drawing of "Man X" whom they met aboard the zeppelin, and Peter asks who he is...}} |
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{{quote| '''Olivia''':'' "I dunno, I never met him before. But, I ''think'' he's the man who's gonna kill me." ''}} |
{{quote| '''Olivia''':'' "I dunno, I never met him before. But, I ''think'' he's the man who's gonna kill me." ''}} |
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* ''[[Smallville]]'': "[["Well Done, Son" Guy|I was raised in your shadow.]] [[Self |
* ''[[Smallville]]'': "[["Well Done, Son" Guy|I was raised in your shadow.]] [[Self-Made Orphan|Now you're gonna die in mine.]] [[Moral Event Horizon|No one will even remember your name.]]" |
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** Episode 3x16: "I've been, um, diagnosed with a rather unique...{{spoiler|liver disease}} and I'm running out of options." |
** Episode 3x16: "I've been, um, diagnosed with a rather unique...{{spoiler|liver disease}} and I'm running out of options." |
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** Episode 4x16 "Lucy": "How does he know you don't like tomatoes?" |
** Episode 4x16 "Lucy": "How does he know you don't like tomatoes?" |
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** Last line of Season 8: [[Oh Crap|"Zod!"]] |
** Last line of Season 8: [[Oh Crap|"Zod!"]] |
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** Episode 10x8: "Abandonded". Not so much a Wham Line as a Wham Birth Certificate. "Lutessa Lena Luthor" |
** Episode 10x8: "Abandonded". Not so much a Wham Line as a Wham Birth Certificate. "Lutessa Lena Luthor" |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'': |
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** From "[[Doctor Who |
** From "[[Doctor Who/NS/Recap/S1 E6 Dalek|Dalek]]": "E-LE-VATE!" |
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** From "[[Doctor Who |
** From "[[Doctor Who/NS/Recap/S2 E8 The Impossible Planet|The Impossible Planet]]": "The Beast and his armies, shall rise from the pit, to make war against God." |
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** "[[Doctor Who |
** "[[Doctor Who/NS/Recap/S2 E12 Army of Ghosts|Army of Ghosts]]" has "The sphere is not of Cybermen design", followed thirty seconds later by "Location: Earth! Lifeforms detected! Exterminate! '''Exterminate'''!" |
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** "[[Doctor Who |
** "[[Doctor Who/NS/Recap/S3 E11 Utopia|Utopia]]" has "I...am...the Master..." |
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** "[[Doctor Who |
** "[[Doctor Who/NS/Recap/S3 E13 Last of the Time Lords|Last of the Time Lords]]": "Right across the world. One word, just one thought, at one moment, but with [[Psychic Link|fifteen]] ''satellites''!" |
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** Not as influential, but in the end..."The Face of Boe, they called me." |
** Not as influential, but in the end..."The Face of Boe, they called me." |
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** "[[Doctor Who |
** "[[Doctor Who/NS/Recap/S4 E12 The Stolen Earth|The Stolen Earth]]" has a few. |
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{{quote| "Why don't you ask her yourself?"<br /> |
{{quote| "Why don't you ask her yourself?"<br /> |
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"Exterminate!" }} |
"Exterminate!" }} |
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** From ''[[Doctor Who |
** From ''[[Doctor Who/NS/Recap/S4 E17 E18 The End of Time|The End of Time]], Part 1'': "This was the day the Time Lords returned." |
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** [[Doctor Who |
** [[Doctor Who/Recap/S31 E03 Victory of the Daleks|Victory of the Daleks]]: '''BRACE-WELL-IS-A-BOMB.'''" |
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** This little crap-inducing exchange from "[[Doctor Who |
** This little crap-inducing exchange from "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S31 E04 The Time of Angels|The Time of Angels]]": |
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{{quote| '''The Doctor''': Bob, keep running, but tell me: how did you escape?" <br /> |
{{quote| '''The Doctor''': Bob, keep running, but tell me: how did you escape?" <br /> |
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'''Bob:'''I didn't, sir. The angels killed me too." }} |
'''Bob:'''I didn't, sir. The angels killed me too." }} |
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** And arguably "The aplans! They have two heads!" "So?" {{spoiler|"So why don't the statues?"}} |
** And arguably "The aplans! They have two heads!" "So?" {{spoiler|"So why don't the statues?"}} |
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** From the classic series, "[[Doctor Who |
** From the classic series, "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S2 E9 The Time Meddler|The Time Meddler]]" gives us "It's a TARDIS! The Monk's got a TARDIS!". |
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** In "[[Doctor Who |
** In "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S10 E5 The Green Death|The Green Death]]", we get "I am the BOSS. I'm all around you. Exactly! I am the computer!" |
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** From "The Pandorica Opens." |
** From "The Pandorica Opens." |
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{{quote| '''Sontaran''': The Pandorica is ready!<br /> |
{{quote| '''Sontaran''': The Pandorica is ready!<br /> |
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'''The Doctor''': Ready for what?<br /> |
'''The Doctor''': Ready for what?<br /> |
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'''Dalek''': '''''READY. FOR.''''' '''''YOU.''''' }} |
'''Dalek''': '''''READY. FOR.''''' '''''YOU.''''' }} |
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** From "[[Doctor Who |
** From "[[Doctor Who/Recap/S32 E1 The Impossible Astronaut|The Impossible Astronaut]]": |
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{{quote| '''Canton''':" That is most certainly the Doctor, and he is most certainly dead."}} |
{{quote| '''Canton''':" That is most certainly the Doctor, and he is most certainly dead."}} |
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** "The Almost People": |
** "The Almost People": |
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** From "Night Terrors": |
** From "Night Terrors": |
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{{quote| '''Alex''': {{spoiler|Of course not! CLAIRE CAN'T HAVE KIDS!}}}} |
{{quote| '''Alex''': {{spoiler|Of course not! CLAIRE CAN'T HAVE KIDS!}}}} |
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** From ''[[Doctor Who |
** From ''[[Doctor Who/Recap/S23 E4 The Ultimate Foe|The Ultimate Foe]]'' |
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{{quote| '''The Master''': They made a deal with the Valeyard, {{spoiler|or as I've always known him, the Doctor...}}}} |
{{quote| '''The Master''': They made a deal with the Valeyard, {{spoiler|or as I've always known him, the Doctor...}}}} |
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** The final scene of [[Doctor Who |
** The final scene of [[Doctor Who/Recap/S2 E7 The Space Museum|The Space Museum]], leading into [[Doctor Who/Recap/S2 E8 The Chase|The Chase]]: |
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{{quote| '''Dalek''': They cannot escape! Our time machine will soon follow them. They will be exterminated! Exterminated! Exterminated!}} |
{{quote| '''Dalek''': They cannot escape! Our time machine will soon follow them. They will be exterminated! Exterminated! Exterminated!}} |
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* From ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'': "Mr. Chambers, don't get on that ship. The rest of the book...'[[To Serve Man]]'...It's a cookbook!" |
* From ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'': "Mr. Chambers, don't get on that ship. The rest of the book...'[[To Serve Man]]'...It's a cookbook!" |
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** Ross peeks into Chandler's hotel room to wake him up and express glee over getting married. After he leaves: |
** Ross peeks into Chandler's hotel room to wake him up and express glee over getting married. After he leaves: |
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{{quote| '''Monica''': ''(getting out from under the covers)'' Do you think he knew I was here?}} |
{{quote| '''Monica''': ''(getting out from under the covers)'' Do you think he knew I was here?}} |
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* ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined]]'' (2003), ''Crossroads, Part II'': "We're Cylons. And we have been from the start." |
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** '''[[Back From the Dead|Kara:]]''' "Hi Lee...It's gonna be OK. I've been to Earth. I know where it is. And I'm gonna take us there." |
** '''[[Back From the Dead|Kara:]]''' "Hi Lee...It's gonna be OK. I've been to Earth. I know where it is. And I'm gonna take us there." |
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** From the original Battlestar Galactica pilot, after Zack's Viper is destroyed: |
** From the original Battlestar Galactica pilot, after Zack's Viper is destroyed: |
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** Tony Almeida: [[The Mole|I'm]] [[Apologetic Attacker|sorry]], [[Moral Event Horizon|Larry.]] |
** Tony Almeida: [[The Mole|I'm]] [[Apologetic Attacker|sorry]], [[Moral Event Horizon|Larry.]] |
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** From the finale of Day 7, Tony gives us the tragic punchline to his madness. '''"YOU KILLED MY SON!"''' |
** From the finale of Day 7, Tony gives us the tragic punchline to his madness. '''"YOU KILLED MY SON!"''' |
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** Janet York in Day 1: [[Alas Poor Scrappy|"Who are you?]] [[Anyone Can Die|Where's my father?"]] |
** Janet York in Day 1: [[Alas, Poor Scrappy|"Who are you?]] [[Anyone Can Die|Where's my father?"]] |
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** An exchange between Jack and Dana Walsh on Day 8 as Dana begs for her life with Jack, who's essentially turning into Day 7 Tony at this point. |
** An exchange between Jack and Dana Walsh on Day 8 as Dana begs for her life with Jack, who's essentially turning into Day 7 Tony at this point. |
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Dana: "Jack... tell me what I can do." |
Dana: "Jack... tell me what I can do." |
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** Crichton attempts to return to Moya from [[Humanoid Alien|Einstein]]'s realm via wormhole fails, taking him to (1980s) Earth instead. "Whoops." |
** Crichton attempts to return to Moya from [[Humanoid Alien|Einstein]]'s realm via wormhole fails, taking him to (1980s) Earth instead. "Whoops." |
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* ''[[Caprica]]'': "Zoe?" |
* ''[[Caprica]]'': "Zoe?" |
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* ''[[Blake's Seven |
* ''[[Blake's Seven|Blakes Seven]]'': "Star One", after Vila and Jenna discover that {{spoiler|an alien invasion fleet is approaching the galaxy}}: |
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{{quote| '''Vila''': Do you think Blake knows what's happening? Why hasn't he come back yet? What are we supposed to do, Jenna?<br /> |
{{quote| '''Vila''': Do you think Blake knows what's happening? Why hasn't he come back yet? What are we supposed to do, Jenna?<br /> |
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'''Jenna''': Give the alarm.<br /> |
'''Jenna''': Give the alarm.<br /> |
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{{quote| '''Faith:''' What can I say, I'm the world's best actor.<br /> |
{{quote| '''Faith:''' What can I say, I'm the world's best actor.<br /> |
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'''Angel:''' {{spoiler|[[Fake Defector|Second best]].}} }} |
'''Angel:''' {{spoiler|[[Fake Defector|Second best]].}} }} |
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** [[Wham Line]] meets [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] from the end of "Two to Go": {{spoiler|"I'd like to test that theory."}} |
** [[Wham! Line]] meets [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] from the end of "Two to Go": {{spoiler|"I'd like to test that theory."}} |
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** In the 3rd episode of Season 5, Riley: But she doesn't love me. |
** In the 3rd episode of Season 5, Riley: But she doesn't love me. |
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** In the middle of season 5, Quentin Travers gets to supply the episode-ending Wham Line: {{spoiler|"Glory isn't a demon. She's a ''god''."}} |
** In the middle of season 5, Quentin Travers gets to supply the episode-ending Wham Line: {{spoiler|"Glory isn't a demon. She's a ''god''."}} |
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** "Well, if you want to break your contract agreement and sell insurance, go ahead." "I don't have a contract." |
** "Well, if you want to break your contract agreement and sell insurance, go ahead." "I don't have a contract." |
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* From ''[[V-2009]]'', we have: "{{spoiler|John May is dead.}}" |
* From ''[[V-2009]]'', we have: "{{spoiler|John May is dead.}}" |
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** Also, "{{spoiler|I believe you've just experienced your first human emotion.}}" To cap off an already intense [[Wham Episode]]. |
** Also, "{{spoiler|I believe you've just experienced your first human emotion.}}" To cap off an already intense [[Wham! Episode]]. |
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* In ''[[Merlin (TV)|Merlin]]'', the young druid boy's words "My name is {{spoiler|Mordred}}" ends the scene with a sinister reminder that {{spoiler|this little boy ''will'' one day kill Arthur}}. |
* In ''[[Merlin (TV)|Merlin]]'', the young druid boy's words "My name is {{spoiler|Mordred}}" ends the scene with a sinister reminder that {{spoiler|this little boy ''will'' one day kill Arthur}}. |
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* The very last words of the ''[[Quantum Leap]]'' finale -- {{spoiler|Dr. Beckett never returned home}}. |
* The very last words of the ''[[Quantum Leap]]'' finale -- {{spoiler|Dr. Beckett never returned home}}. |
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** The end of "The Leap Home, Part 2" -- {{spoiler|"I'm alive, and it's all thanks to you, little brother."}} |
** The end of "The Leap Home, Part 2" -- {{spoiler|"I'm alive, and it's all thanks to you, little brother."}} |
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* ''[[Ashes to Ashes]]'': |
* ''[[Ashes to Ashes]]'': |
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** "What? You expected us to disappear? In a puff of smoke? Matter meets anti-matter, time imploding on itself, that sort of thing?" (Martin Summers, 2x07, telling the [[Doctor Who |
** "What? You expected us to disappear? In a puff of smoke? Matter meets anti-matter, time imploding on itself, that sort of thing?" (Martin Summers, 2x07, telling the [[Doctor Who|Blinovitch Limitation Effect]] to go eff itself.) |
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** "Bolls! Bolly! Listen, I don't know if you can hear me, Bolls. The nurses are going to be back in a minute. I need you to wake up. What about if I gave you a slap? Would that help?" (Gene Hunt, on {{spoiler|the television in 2008}}) |
** "Bolls! Bolly! Listen, I don't know if you can hear me, Bolls. The nurses are going to be back in a minute. I need you to wake up. What about if I gave you a slap? Would that help?" (Gene Hunt, on {{spoiler|the television in 2008}}) |
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** "I say yes." {{spoiler|''"It's a godawful small affair, to the girl with the mousey hair..."''}} (Shaz, 3x02) |
** "I say yes." {{spoiler|''"It's a godawful small affair, to the girl with the mousey hair..."''}} (Shaz, 3x02) |
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* ''[[Kamen Rider Decade]]'': Wataru has just revealed that by Decade's efforts the nine Riders Decade has aided will live through their stories. When asked about Decade, his answer: {{spoiler|"Decade... does not have a story."}} |
* ''[[Kamen Rider Decade]]'': Wataru has just revealed that by Decade's efforts the nine Riders Decade has aided will live through their stories. When asked about Decade, his answer: {{spoiler|"Decade... does not have a story."}} |
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** Additionally, his line towards Decade in the finale regarding his mission: {{spoiler|"Do you remember my words? You needed to destroy all Kamen Riders. Instead you became comrades with them. That was...a big mistake."}} |
** Additionally, his line towards Decade in the finale regarding his mission: {{spoiler|"Do you remember my words? You needed to destroy all Kamen Riders. Instead you became comrades with them. That was...a big mistake."}} |
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* Played for laughs in ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway]]'' - in the game called (oddly enough) ''Whose Line'', Colin and Ryan are given slips of paper with pre-written lines to incorporate into the scene, and since the writing is usually done before the show starts, the [[Wham Line]] aspect of taking the scene in a different direction is unavoidable...but Colin and Ryan ''don't even miss a beat''. |
* Played for laughs in ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway]]'' - in the game called (oddly enough) ''Whose Line'', Colin and Ryan are given slips of paper with pre-written lines to incorporate into the scene, and since the writing is usually done before the show starts, the [[Wham! Line]] aspect of taking the scene in a different direction is unavoidable...but Colin and Ryan ''don't even miss a beat''. |
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** An outright [[Lampshade Hanging]] occurs in ''Scenes from a Hat'' when the suggestion "Worst lines in a [[Soap Opera]] leading into commercials" is pulled out. |
** An outright [[Lampshade Hanging]] occurs in ''Scenes from a Hat'' when the suggestion "Worst lines in a [[Soap Opera]] leading into commercials" is pulled out. |
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* ''[[Torchwood (TV)|Torchwood]]: Children of Earth'', when the 456 reveal their interest in human children: {{spoiler|"They release a chemical, it feels...good."}} |
* ''[[Torchwood (TV)|Torchwood]]: Children of Earth'', when the 456 reveal their interest in human children: {{spoiler|"They release a chemical, it feels...good."}} |
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** 02x10: "Valar Morghulis |
** 02x10: "Valar Morghulis |
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{{quote| Grenn: Three blasts.}} |
{{quote| Grenn: Three blasts.}} |
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* In ''[[Chuck]] vs The Ring.'' A combination of [[Wham Line]], [[Wham Episode]] given how it completely changes the dynamic for the characters. |
* In ''[[Chuck]] vs The Ring.'' A combination of [[Wham! Line]], [[Wham! Episode]] given how it completely changes the dynamic for the characters. |
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{{quote| '''Chuck:''' That's completely insane, who told you this?<br /> |
{{quote| '''Chuck:''' That's completely insane, who told you this?<br /> |
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''' {{spoiler|Daniel Shaw}}:''' I did. }} |
''' {{spoiler|Daniel Shaw}}:''' I did. }} |