Tropescilloscope: And the Adventure Continues
The Heroes' current adventure ends with the start of another. (read more at tvtropes.org)
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Kids Are Cruel
Japanese Films
Abhorrent Admirer
Made of Explodium
Dumb Blonde
Bittersweet Ending
Brainless Beauty
Anti-Hero
Retcon
Epic Fail
Bald of Evil
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Instant Death Bullet
Domestic Abuse
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
20 Minutes into the Future
Deliberately Monochrome
Word of God
I Have Your Wife
Adults Are Useless
Fish out of Water
Same Language Dub
Love Triangle
Mythology Gag
Jump Scare
Nice Guy
Hypocrite
Cluster F-Bomb
Real Life Writes the Plot
Protagonist Title
Foil
Handicapped Badass
Black Comedy Rape
The Alcoholic
Pyrrhic Victory
Comically Missing the Point
Faux Affably Evil
Only Sane Man
Ship Tease
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Outrun the Fireball
Bullying a Dragon
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Bare Your Midriff
Big Brother Instinct
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
Friend to All Children
Cruel and Unusual Death
Bar Brawl
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Cloudcuckoolander
Moment Killer
Artistic License Physics
My Beloved Smother
Straight Gay
Adult Fear
Only a Flesh Wound
Thriller
Chekhov's Skill
Camp Gay
Badass Grandpa
Cowboy Cop
Dark Reprise
The Mole
Fantastic Racism
Mama Bear
Brutal Honesty
The Big Guy
Driven to Suicide
Hair-Trigger Temper
Not So Different
Big "NO!"
Death of a Child
'80s Hair
Superhero
Broken Pedestal
The Hero Dies
Berserk Button
Jitter Cam
Plot Hole
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Evil-Detecting Dog
Early Installment Weirdness
Important Haircut
My God, What Have I Done?
Motor Mouth
Boom, Headshot!
Funny Background Event
Cool Shades
Insistent Terminology
Reckless Gun Usage
Bottomless Magazines
Ass Shove
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Mad Scientist
Villain Ball
Hope Spot
British Films
Chase Scene
Deconstruction
You Killed My Father
Fourth Date Marriage
Drowning My Sorrows
Here We Go Again!
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Badass Bookworm
Author Appeal
Fan Disservice
This Is Gonna Suck
Gainax Ending
Taking You with Me
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
As the Good Book Says...
Break the Haughty
Only One Name
Blood Knight
Central Theme
Sadistic Choice
Your Cheating Heart
Empathic Environment
Dying Moment of Awesome
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
For the Evulz
Dirty Old Man
Covers Always Lie
She Cleans Up Nicely
It Can Think
Shirtless Scene
Animal Title Index
Freudian Excuse
Male Frontal Nudity
Narrator
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Mooks
Logo Joke
Adaptational Villainy
Fate Worse than Death
Green-Eyed Monster
Missing Mom
Karma Houdini
Badass in a Nice Suit
Lampshade Hanging
Sealed Evil in a Can
Implacable Man
Loads and Loads of Characters
Sci-Fi Horror
Defiant to the End
The Lost Lenore
Hong Kong Films
Blackmail
Immune to Bullets
Adaptational Attractiveness
Tranquil Fury
Race Lift
Spanner in the Works
You Have Failed Me
Death by Adaptation
Adaptation Dye-Job
Insane Troll Logic
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
The Atoner
Sacrificial Lion
Apocalypse How
Recap /
RiffTrax
aka: Riff Trax Movies
Pimped-Out Dress
Nothing Is Scarier
Mind Screw
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
One-Word Title
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Adaptational Heroism
Flashback
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Not So Above It All
Animal Motifs
Disney Villain Death
Knife Nut
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Storming the Castle
The Reveal
Casting Gag
Awesome, but Impractical
Developing Doomed Characters
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
Deadpan Snarker
Stealth Hi/Bye
Television Movie Index
Stealth Pun
Jerkass
Unreliable Narrator
Captain Obvious
Lock and Load Montage
Monumental Damage
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Adaptation Expansion
Mood Whiplash
The Vamp
Horror Films
Police are Useless
And the Adventure Continues
Dissonant Serenity
All There in the Script
Australian Movies
One-Man Army
Plucky Comic Relief
Continuity Nod
Shout-Out
As Himself
Worthy Opponent
Parental Neglect
Alliterative Name
Accidental Misnaming
Not Quite Dead
Historical In-Joke
Face Death with Dignity
No Antagonist
Killed Mid-Sentence
Hollywood Law
Earn Your Happy Ending
Video Credits
It Will Never Catch On
Big Bad Duumvirate
Cool Old Lady
Parental Incest
Cool Car
Retirony
Belligerent Sexual Tension
Artistic License Geography
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Bury Your Gays
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Evil Counterpart
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Woman in White
Dies Wide Open
Military and Warfare Films
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Corpsing
Bloodier and Gorier
Retired Badass
The '70s
Historical Hero Upgrade
The Power of Love
Red Shirt
Sequel Escalation
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
The Sociopath
War Is Hell
Stylistic Suck
Imagine Spot
Evil Sounds Deep
Daddy's Girl
The Mafia
Coming-of-Age Story
Morality Pet
He Knows Too Much
Informed Ability
Evil Is Hammy
Rape as Drama
Last-Name Basis
Silence Is Golden
Psychopathic Manchild
Disguised in Drag
It's All About Me
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Does This Remind You of Anything?
The Bully
Martial Arts Movie
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Downer Ending
Woman Scorned
Shipper on Deck
No Name Given
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Five-Man Band
All Men Are Perverts
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Hero Antagonist
Works Set in World War II
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Artistic License Law
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
Curse Cut Short
Hidden Depths
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Kill 'em All
Overprotective Dad
Affectionate Parody
Arc Words
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Not Using the "Z" Word
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Scenery Gorn
Disproportionate Retribution
Evil Laugh
Arch-Enemy
Love at First Sight
I Did What I Had to Do
Air-Vent Passageway
Early-Bird Cameo
Stuff Blowing Up
Dressing as the Enemy
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Evil Plan
Bond One-Liner
Those Two Guys
Put on a Bus
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
Horror Comedy
Stepford Smiler
Betty and Veronica
Say My Name
Spiteful Spit
He Who Fights Monsters
The '50s
Honor Before Reason
Neck Lift
Does Not Like Shoes
Deal with the Devil
Translation Convention
Together in Death
Bond Villain Stupidity
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
An Axe to Grind
Sassy Black Woman
Historical-Domain Character
True Companions
BFG
Even Evil Has Standards
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Agony of the Feet
In the Back
Beware the Nice Ones
Black Best Friend
Half the Man He Used to Be
Wrong Genre Savvy
The Voiceless
Laughing Mad
Slashed Throat
All for Nothing
Adorkable
Dirty Coward
Nice Hat
The Dragon
And Starring
Male Gaze
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Broken Bird
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Shower Scene
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Didn't Think This Through
timeperiod
Ambiguously Gay
The Stinger
Reasonable Authority Figure
Non-Indicative Name
Totally Radical
The Stoic
Riddle for the Ages
Spared by the Adaptation
Death by Sex
Country Matters
Make It Look Like an Accident
Tempting Fate
As You Know
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Hate Sink
Framing Device
Twist Ending
Drugs Are Bad
Pragmatic Adaptation
Villain Song
Gone Horribly Right
Public Domain Feature Films
Eldritch Abomination
Dwindling Party
Fanservice
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
The Film of the Book
Dramatic Irony
Wham Line
Meet Cute
Not So Stoic
MacGuffin
Better to Die than Be Killed
All Just a Dream
Irony
Improbable Aiming Skills
Department of Redundancy Department
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Camera Abuse
Villain Protagonist
Bound and Gagged
Extreme Doormat
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Almost Kiss
Foreshadowing
Sinister Minister
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Bloody Hilarious
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Tap on the Head
Made of Iron
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Body Horror
Expy
Black Dude Dies First
The '60s
Based on a True Story
Film Noir
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Line-of-Sight Name
Manchild
Badass Longcoat
Big Bad
Gorn
Villain Opening Scene
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Anachronism Stew
Hero of Another Story
Drives Like Crazy
Mercy Kill
Police Brutality
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
BrotherSister Incest
And I Must Scream
Epic Movie
Properly Paranoid
Accidental Murder
Stalker with a Crush
Attempted Rape
Mighty Whitey
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Annoying Younger Sibling
Dirty Cop
Never My Fault
Fanservice Extra
Heroic Sacrifice
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Conspicuous CG
Obfuscating Stupidity
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Auto Erotica
Scary Black Man
NO INDOOR VOICE
HeelFace Turn
Grievous Bottley Harm
Ungrateful Bastard
Asshole Victim
Serial Killer
Reality Is Unrealistic
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Henpecked Husband
Action Genre
From Bad to Worse
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
Fantasy Films
Death Seeker
Captain Ersatz
I Need a Freaking Drink
Humans Are Bastards
Chekhov's Gunman
Major Injury Underreaction
Chiaroscuro
Death Glare
Those Wacky Nazis
Eye Scream
Too Dumb to Live
Cat Fight
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Animated Credits Opening
Small Name, Big Ego
Crazy Jealous Guy
Obviously Evil
Toplessness from the Back
Aside Glance
Easily Forgiven
Spiritual Successor
The Ditz
Married to the Job
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Celebrity Paradox
Would Hit a Girl
Silent Movie
Big Eater
Artistic License Military
What the Hell, Hero?
The Alleged Car
Training Montage
Dark Is Not Evil
Foregone Conclusion
Redshirt Army
Real Life
Large Ham
My Greatest Failure
Take a Third Option
For Want of a Nail
Tagline
Guns Akimbo
Slasher Smile
Only Known by Their Nickname
She's Got Legs
Politically Incorrect Villain
Fingore
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Everyone Has Standards
Title Drop
Artistic License Biology
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
Demonic Possession
Lighter and Softer
Alas, Poor Villain
Anachronic Order
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Bring My Brown Pants
Bait-and-Switch
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Fatal Flaw
Extremely Short Timespan
Mexican Standoff
Brick Joke
Rich Bitch
Disappeared Dad
Car Fu
N-Word Privileges
Black Comedy
Cool Guns
Despair Event Horizon
Ambiguous Ending
Intrepid Reporter
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Combat Pragmatist
Knight Templar
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Genre Shift
Failed a Spot Check
Fainting
Film Series
Rule of Cool
Creative Closing Credits
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Refuge in Audacity
Time Skip
Babies Ever After
Bloodless Carnage
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Ascended Extra
Left the Background Music On
Sexy Discretion Shot
Offscreen Teleportation
Book-Ends
Canadian Movies
Villain with Good Publicity
The Smart Guy
Star-Crossed Lovers
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Mr. Exposition
After the End
Trailers Always Spoil
Reality Ensues
Biopic
Super Strength
Product Placement
Pragmatic Villainy
Famous Last Words
Happily Married
Maybe Ever After
Romantic Comedy
Homage
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Vacation Films
Vomit Discretion Shot
Crucified Hero Shot
Bilingual Bonus
Action Survivor
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Papa Wolf
Hollywood Darkness
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Action Girl
All There in the Manual
Disney Death
Abusive Parents
Never Found the Body
Exact Words
Manly Tears
The Un-Reveal
Authority Equals Asskicking
The Bad Guy Wins
Contrived Coincidence
Call-Back
Gilligan Cut
The Dreaded
The Musical
Whole Plot Reference
Fat Bastard
The Casanova
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
German Films
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Rated M for Manly
Really Gets Around
Due to the Dead
Bowdlerise
Cat Scare
Market-Based Title
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Pet the Dog
No-Sell
Loophole Abuse
Adapted Out
French Films
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Femme Fatale
Smug Snake
The Dog Bites Back
The Oner
Man on Fire
Double Entendre
Psychological Thriller
Pretty in Mink
Ms. Fanservice
Gory Discretion Shot
Age Lift
Anti-Villain
The End... Or Is It?
Badass Boast
Eureka Moment
Eagleland
Arranged Marriage
Guile Hero
Beard of Evil
Closed Circle
Ripped from the Headlines
It's Personal
Ghost Fiction
Shown Their Work
The '80s
Costume Porn
Heroic BSoD
"Awesome McCool" Name
Noodle Incident
Self-Deprecation
Eyepatch of Power
Soft Glass
Catapult Nightmare
Ironic Echo
Bland-Name Product
Take That!
Cool Old Guy
Alpha Bitch
Taking the Bullet
Anyone Can Die
Gender Flip
Intergenerational Friendship
Genre Savvy
A Father to His Men
The Remake
Madness Mantra
The Chessmaster
The Ace
Improvised Weapon
Demoted to Extra
Sanity Slippage
Villainous Breakdown
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Humiliation Conga
Determinator
An Aesop
From Nobody to Nightmare
Historical Villain Upgrade
Final Girl
Christmas Movies Index
How We Got Here
Children Are Innocent
Greater-Scope Villain
Big-Bad Ensemble
The Starscream
Meaningful Background Event
Race Against the Clock
Hypocritical Humor
Cold-Blooded Torture
Enemy Mine
Recycled IN SPACE!
Stock Footage
Hell Is That Noise
Creepy Child
Not What It Looks Like
Never Trust a Trailer
Author Avatar
Index of Film Westerns
Dutch Angle
Cain and Abel
Those Two Bad Guys
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Our Vampires Are Different
Revenge
The Faceless
Unusual Euphemism
Establishing Character Moment
Faking the Dead
Dull Surprise
Bavarian Fire Drill
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Slasher Movie
Bi the Way
Becoming the Mask
Gratuitous English
Re-Cut
Darkest Hour
Evil vs. Evil
Dogged Nice Guy
Chewing the Scenery
Once More, with Clarity!
The Load
Defrosting Ice Queen
Rule of Symbolism
Science Fiction Films
Canon Foreigner
Amusing Injuries
Sequel Hook
Smoking Is Cool
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Poor Communication Kills
Darker and Edgier
Film Noir Index
Scare Chord
The Smurfette Principle
Laser-Guided Karma
Double-Meaning Title
MayDecember Romance
Interrupted Suicide
Overly Long Gag
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Affably Evil
In Medias Res
Ambiguous Disorder
Creator Cameo
Adaptation Name Change
Fun with Acronyms
More Dakka
Karmic Death
The X of Y
Evil Brit
Bolivian Army Ending
FaceHeel Turn
Yandere
Artistic License Gun Safety
Advertised Extra
Mundane Made Awesome
Serious Business
Crazy-Prepared
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Chekhov's Gun
Flipping the Bird
Soundtrack Dissonance
Broken Aesop
Rule of Funny
Undying Loyalty
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
The Hero
Decoy Protagonist
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Diabolus ex Machina
Ax-Crazy
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Catch-Phrase
Pretty Little Headshots
Action Prologue
Good Is Not Nice
What You Are in the Dark
Parental Substitute
Dark Action Girl
Vampire Fiction
Idiot Ball
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Would Hurt a Child
Credits Gag
Room Full of Crazy
Back from the Dead
The Brute
Improbable Weapon User
Hoist by His Own Petard
Naïve Newcomer
Truth in Television
Playing Gertrude
Running Gag
Antagonist Title
Big Fancy House
Break the Cutie
Novelization
Our Zombies Are Different
Meaningful Echo
Adaptation Distillation
Rewatch Bonus
Oh, Crap!
Wretched Hive
Took a Level in Badass
No OSHA Compliance
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Badass Normal
The Cameo
Jerkass Has a Point
Rule of Three
Pay Evil unto Evil
Funny Foreigner
Rousing Speech
Mr. Fanservice
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Fire-Forged Friends
Every Car Is a Pinto
Sports Stories
The Cavalry
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Bad Boss
Damsel in Distress
Heel Realization
Eiffel Tower Effect
Random Events Plot
Dramedy
Actor Allusion
Leitmotif
Off with His Head!
Skewed Priorities
Adaptational Badass
Crapsack World
Older Than They Look
In Name Only
Meaningful Name
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Token Minority
Dual Wielding
Beta Couple
Neck Snap
Groin Attack
A God Am I
Award-Bait Song
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Documentary
Death by Irony
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Kubrick Stare
Italian Films
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Heroes Want Redheads
Blood from the Mouth
Kick the Dog
Expository Hairstyle Change
Evil Is Petty
Up to Eleven
An Arm and a Leg
Batman Gambit
Punny Name
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Deus ex Machina
Wham Shot
La Résistance
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
Setting Update
What Happened to the Mouse?
Fatal Family Photo
Romantic False Lead
Jerk Jock
Destination Defenestration
Artistic License History
Distracted by the Sexy
Grey and Gray Morality
Match Cut
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Red Herring
The Place
Precision F-Strike
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Show Within a Show
Dramatic Gun Cock
The '90s
Actually Pretty Funny
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Frame-Up
Spell My Name with an "S"
I'm a Humanitarian
The Ghost
Facial Horror
Leave the Camera Running
Call-Forward
Fake Shemp
The Stoner
Only in It for the Money
Zombie Stories
Be Careful What You Wish For
Malevolent Masked Men
Genre Throwback
A Minor Kidroduction
Bad "Bad Acting"
Music Stories
Sole Survivor
Curb-Stomp Battle
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Naked People Are Funny
B-Movie
The Lancer
Mistaken for Gay
A Date with Rosie Palms
Your Head A-Splode
Reality Has No Subtitles
Big Damn Heroes
Paper-Thin Disguise
Light Is Not Good
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Fiery Redhead
Took a Level in Jerkass
Get Out!
Composite Character
Big Applesauce
The Great Depression
Insult Backfire
"Shaggy Dog" Story
World of Ham
Butt-Monkey
Blatant Lies
Have a Gay Old Time
Wicked Cultured
Armor-Piercing Question
Russian Films
Did Not Get the Girl
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Anguished Declaration of Love
Mugging the Monster
Visual Pun
Depraved Bisexual
The Quiet One
Ominous Latin Chanting
Gold Digger
Card-Carrying Villain
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Punch-Clock Villain
Manipulative Bastard
Mystery and Detective Films
Parental Abandonment
Daylight Horror
One Steve Limit
Red Right Hand
Dark and Troubled Past
Character Development
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Vitriolic Best Buds
Scenery Porn
Redemption Equals Death
Kill It with Fire
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
No Ending
The Chick
Calling the Old Man Out
Rasputinian Death
Let's Get Dangerous!
Psycho for Hire
Posthumous Character
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Cassandra Truth
Amoral Attorney
Black and Gray Morality