You Did the Right Thing: Difference between revisions

* Standard sitcom line delivered to a protagonist like the [[Naive Everygirl]] who chooses to be nice to or understand The [[Alpha Bitch]], a favorite [[Broken Aesop]].

* Said by the detectives to many a suspect on ''[[Law and Order Special Victims Unit]]'' who decides to cooperate and help nail the worst bad guy.

** Later said by {{spoiler|Aang to Katara following her [[Sword Over Head]] moment with her mother's killer}}.

*** Subverted. It left no reassurance for her. [[Glurge|She even questions why she did it.]]

{{quote| ''' {{spoiler|Katara:}}''' "Was it because I was too weak, or because I was strong enough not to?" }}

* When Anakin ends up beheading Count Dooku, he gets a bit bent up about it considering it wasn't the Jedi way. [[Evil Mentor|Palpatine]], however, ensures him that [[You Did the Right Thing|he did the right thing]], since Dooku was far too dangerous. Of course, this might be [[Not Quite the Right Thing]], as this ends up being one step for Anakin in [[Face Heel Turn|turning to the darkside]].

** And the fact that they didn't know {{spoiler|what destroying a Child does}} at the time.

* On ''[[Babylon 5]]'', Zack is acting as a double agent between the legitimate forces of government and the [[Knight Templar]] forces looking to overthrow them (which is which is debatable, though the author's sympathies are clear). Just about everyone tells him he's doing the right thing at one time or another. He finds this less than comforting.