Why Can't You Say Good Night?
Parting words, coming after drugging someone but before the victim hits the ground. May take the form of a Preemptive Apology. A kind of Pre-Mortem One-Liner without the actual, y'know, death. The last words from the guy they drugged are Parting From Consciousness Words.
Trope name comes from Tony Basil's "Mickey".
Film
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Hudson Hawk: Hey, this doesn't taste like cappuccino. |
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- Mystery Men: Right after Captain Amazing asks whether what he just picked up is not evidence, it shoots out a cloud of pink smoke:
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Casanova Frankenstein: "It's a chloroform-deploying portable enticement snare." |
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Irene: I told you to let it breathe. |
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Live Action TV
- Dexter: Debra's new fiancee explains how ashamed he was at accidentally leaving one piece of evidence as the Ice Truck Killer.
- And, of course, Dexter himself often whispers a one-liner to his victims right after he slips them the needle.
- Played with on Lost. Juliet was handed what was told to her to be a glass full of tranquilizers.
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Ethan: "You... probably shouldn't have drank that so fast..." |
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- Heroes: Mohinder to Sylar
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Mohinder: "I already have you, Mr. Sylar." |
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The Baby-Eating Bishop of Bath and Wells: Drugged! By God! |
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Manga and Anime
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Maverick: Good night, Barnaby. |
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Video Games
- Mona Sax, right after drugging Max Payne:
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"Nothing personal. Can't risk you going berserk and getting Lisa killed." |
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Web Comics
- After Jordi is drugged in Cuanta Vida:
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Anton: T-tut mir leid. ("I'm sorry.") |
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- In Girl Genius:
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Lucrezia: Not poison, silly. I'm one of the good guys now, remember? |
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Western Animation
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"You'd be surprised at the amount of chemicals the average cigarette contains." |
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- After a certain mercenary tranquilizes Wolverine in Hulk Vs Wolverine...
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"Logan, buddy! It's me, Deadpool! I shot you." |
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- In The Batman, after the Riddler sprays Batman with knockout gas:
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"Tell me, Batman... What question can you never answer "yes" to? Are you asleep?" |
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