Zig-Zagging Trope: Difference between revisions

* ''[[iCarly]]'' with it's lack of continuity and [[Rule of Funny]] taking precedence does this with a few tropes, but one of the more obvious and repeated tropes [[Zig Zagged]] is [[Shipper on Deck]]:

** Mrs. Benson in the first and second seasons is clearly a Carly/Freddie shipper, going so far as to ask Carly ''"Why won't you love my son!"'' In Season 3 she [[Zig Zagged]] into an anti-Carly/Freddie shipper, blaming Carly for Freddie getting hit by the truck in ''iSaved Your Life'', for Freddie deciding to move out during ''iMove Out'' and basically blaming him for Freddie hitting puberty:

** Sam's actions in ''iSaved Your Life'' and ''iStart A Fan War'' show that she doesn't seem to mind the idea of Carly and Freddie together as long as it's for the right reasons. Then she [[Zig Zagged]] later, when she kisses Freddie in ''iOMG'' it's clear ''she'' wants Freddie for herself, and any previous acceptance of Carly/Freddie is replaced by her own feelings for Freddie.

** As a result of the above actions, Carly appears as a [[Shipper on Deck]] in the first [[Fan Nickname|iSeddie]] episode ''iLose My Mind'', cheerleading for Sam and Freddie to get together, asking the audience about it and generally acting extremely happy about the situation. Then in the next episode ''iDate Sam And Freddie'' she's [[Zig Zagged]] by being caught in the middle of their fights, telling them that they shouldn't be together because they can't sort their own problems out.

== Other ==

* A variant on a popular joke is a triple or quadruple subversion:

''"He was trying to escape." (beat) "The prisoners were rioting."'' }}

 

== Web Original ==

* In part 1 of ''[[Kickassia]]'' [[Godwin's Law]] is both played straight and inverted ''in the very same sentence''.

** The second part of the event starts with an over-the-top dramatic scene where [[The Nostalgia Critic]] and [[The Spoony Experiment|Spoony]] discuss [[Enemy Within|Doctor Insano]]. The two simultaneously [[Large Ham|overact]] for drama, humour and [[Narm Charm|ironic humour]].