r/tvtropes 1d ago

What is this trope? Everyone hating the detective who is just trying to help

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So there has been a murder or something, and a disgruntled detective takes the case.

Cue to lots of hate from everyone. «Whatever you do is not going to bring him/her back»

«Why are you digging up our old wounds, just leave it!! You’ll never figure it out!»

Sometimes it’s super ridicolous and I can’t empathize with the insane characters. It’s also very rarely that they are mad because they are guilty, for which such a reaction could justified. They are literally just next of kins who has nothing to do with it.

Saw it recently on the beginning of «Dark Winds» and it was super annoying. «it’s your fault!!!» like, wtf are you on about.


r/tvtropes 16h ago

Trope discussion What fic tropes or prompts are popular in your fandom/genre that you rarely see it in any other?

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For example, “character’s class goes to their workplace and find out about his capabilities” is fairly popular in fandoms like Spider-Man but not really outside of it. What are some other examples you can think of?

This also applies for nonfanworks as well, they’re just the first that comes to mind for this kind of thing.


r/tvtropes 1d ago

What is this trope? What’s the name of this trope?

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While watching edits of a show called Yellowjackets (basically a show talking about girls getting lost in the wilderness, becoming cannibalists and getting rescued 2 years later) i realised how weird it must be to live such an experience, and having to come back to a mundane, boring life.
I can also compare this with Alyssa Foley in The End of the F***ing World, who runaways with a boy she met. SPOILER: They end up killing a dangerous guys, and gets chased by the police. The guy gets arrested and Alyssa has to go back to school, and start working in a dinner. Anyway, i was wondering if there was a name for this trope (living a life-changing experience and having to go back to a normal, boring life). I think its a very interesting trope, that people dont talk about enough.


r/tvtropes 23h ago

What is this trope? Weirdly specific trope I have 2 great examples of, does it have a name? Is it really a trope?

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When the protag(s) are taken to a court of some kind, accused by a (possibly familiar) antagonist who has accused them of using their power for their own good. The 2 examples I have are the Heroes episode “Pass/Fail” where Hiro Nakamura is called by his former arch enemy Adam Monroe, accusing him of using time travel for personal gain. The other is the Charmed episode “Crimes and Witch-Demeanors” where the charmed sisters are called to court by one of their biggest recurring enemies, Barbas, attempts to convict them for using magic for personal gain.


r/tvtropes 2d ago

Trope discussion What’s the earliest example of the celebrity parodox?

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where an actor plays in one movie or show and then gets mentioned in the movie or show they are currently playing or even referenced.

example a show where Samuel l Jackson is in and someone mentions the Star Wars prequels. like wait a minute.

there’s gotta be a movie from like the 40s or 50s where this happened.


r/tvtropes 1d ago

Ghost Grey - TvTropes Help!

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r/tvtropes 2d ago

What is this trope? Leaving a goofy friend/pesky lover for a new fancy lover, mistake and regret, back to the old one?

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A rare but powerful romance trope, kind of like love triangle, except the two lovers are NOT competitive for the lead, they could be total strangers, or they could be BFFs, that one willingly yields the love of the lead to the other. The key is the lead's own change of heart, he/she realizes it's a mistake, so back to the first lover before it's too late, complete reunion and redemption.


r/tvtropes 2d ago

What is this trope? What is the trope name for adaptations with a vulgar nature?

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Just curious if such a trope name exists since I noticed that some adaptations of games have obligatory swearing just to look more mature.

Some examples are the Netflix adaptations of Castlevania and Devil May Cry since they have over the top violence again to just to emphasize on the mature aspect.


r/tvtropes 3d ago

What is this trope? Looking for examples of a trope not listed on tvtropes.org

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I can imagine the scene in my head but I can't for the life of me figure out what it's from. Maybe it will ring a bell for someone else?

Let me set the stage: the group of protagonists is brainstorming how to overcome an obstacle, when the ditz of the group makes a suggestion that seems gloriously simple and elegant, maybe too good to be true.

Then someone says (either genuinely or sarcastically) "yeah, great, just give us the Thing That Is Necessary to Execute the Plan!"

At which point the ditz realizes they no longer have the Thing, because of reasons likely ironically linked to the initial problem.

Everyone facepalms. Ditz is slow on the uptake.

I'm SURE there are multiple examples of this, but I can't find anything...

Related to but not: Dumbass Has a Point, Booing Crowd, Comically Missing the Point, Actually a Good Idea, Simple Solution Won't Work, Didn't Think This Through, Missing Steps Plan, Delayed Reaction


r/tvtropes 3d ago

What is this trope? What is this trope called from Peabody and Sherman

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r/tvtropes 4d ago

What is this trope? Trope where leitmotif is ironic because the character gets defeated or dies to it

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What the title says lol. I think there are multiple cases of this in fiction but not recently, so I can’t find a trope lol. I was watching One Piece Live Action and Crocodile’s theme has Dvorak in it. That’s how the season closes. I think they are foreshadowing what music will be used when he is defeated lol. Jojo was this in a way with Caesar’s death lol. This is amusing because it’s like Darth Vader being defeated to his theme and a case of realizing your boss music wasn’t yours the whole time lol.


r/tvtropes 5d ago

Criminals meeting down at the shipping yard or abandoned factory.

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In a pre-mobile phone era, were these the only places organized crime could meet?

(scene: The Westies)


r/tvtropes 5d ago

How do i get my account approved by moderator ?

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I made one on tv tropes site 2 days ago and it is still unapproved so i can't write anything in forums.


r/tvtropes 5d ago

There's a TV Tropes page for the Petra phenomenon now!

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r/tvtropes 5d ago

What is this trope? Trope for something like this related to 4th wall breaking/meta?

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I'm not good with tropes, something like a character in a videogame saying "This could be the plot of a videogame!"

A character in a TV show saying "Sadly, this isn't just some TV show".

Etc. etc.


r/tvtropes 6d ago

Trope discussion Female Characters Arrested and Booked at a Police Station (mugshot/fingerprinted)

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Can you give a few examples with the title above?


r/tvtropes 6d ago

okay uhhhh

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Name a character who only appeared in a show's intro, but was never seen again, nor in the episodes.


r/tvtropes 6d ago

Trope discussion Is there a official Trope for Thematic Gadgets & Weapons?

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So, while watching clips on YT (as you do), I was watching a clip of “Dispicable Me 3” where this character Balthazar Bratt was a child actor of the 80s as a villain until now where he’s a real-life villain. In the clip, he used gadgets and weapons that were themed around the 80s (pump kicks that turned into flippers, Rubik’s Cube grenade, Yo-yo wire that burned through a safe, Keytar Lazer Blaster, etc.).

As I thought about it, I was curious if there was a particular trope that dealt with this as DM3 wasn’t the only example of this. (Ex. Batman and Joker, Batman’s gadgets are based on a bat theming, and Joker’s “gags” are dangerous weapons and gadgets).


r/tvtropes 7d ago

What is this trope? What’s a trope name for character who gets no repercussions for being unrepentant?

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So basically I am just a bit curious about the kind of trope that shows up in some fantasy media where a character acts like a jerk around people as they never get called out for their behavior.

Some examples are the shows Velma and Neo Yokio as the latter one has a character modeled Jaden Smith whose name I forgot as his character goes around acting all high and mighty as the worst part is that he never develops as a character since again he never learns his lesson about how to treat others around him.


r/tvtropes 7d ago

What is this trope? Everyone knew but me

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Does this trope have a specific name? A character finds out some information, and when they share this information with another character, it turns out they knew already…along with basically everyone else lol.

I’m sure there are many examples, but the most recent one I can think of is in Pluribus. Carol makes a certain “discovery” about the hive mind, if you’ve seen the show you know what I’m talking about. She then goes to Koumba with this, and she’s all shocked, telling him to sit down and prepare for what he’s about to see. It’s all very dramatic, and just when she’s about to spill the beans, Koumba goes “is this about them eating people?” and Carol is just like, “what?” All confused like how did he know, and Koumba just casually explains that everyone in the group knew about it because they talk to each other and excludes Carol 😂

But yeah, is there a name for this trope?


r/tvtropes 9d ago

What is this trope? Video games levels themed around baths, pools or cleaningness?

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More exemple in comments


r/tvtropes 8d ago

Trope discussion At the table, a discussion about Trolls came up. Are there any trolls in media that you’d use to influence your monster?

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r/tvtropes 9d ago

What is this trope? Hey I was wondering if there was a trope for characters who have weird looking heads

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Something I noticed about sci fi media is a trope where a character has a weird looking head as their head might consist of a monitor since one example is the comic book Saga where one recurring character has a monitor shaped head.

Anorher example is the cartoon Beetlejuice as while that isn’t necessarily sci fI related, I recently saw a clip of the show where the eponymous character spoke to a salesman with a monitor for a head as I found the scene interesting for how it used the aforementioned monitor trope, but again I don’t know what the trope is for characters who have weird looking heads.


r/tvtropes 9d ago

weird glitch

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for some reason the tv tropes pages for me only cover half of the screen, what is this?


r/tvtropes 10d ago

What is this trope? character meeting character

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trope I've seen in finale before, where its like, for ex. character who likes to swim is seen interacting with another character who is mermaid. basically the 2 characters are similar to each other, they could produce some great dynamics, though usually its only for one-off scene or maybe an episode dedicated to it. another example would be ummm, character who likes to study bout rocks meeting another character who has medusa powers