Tropescilloscope: Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene

A quiet scene in an action episode that gives it substance. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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Is Serious Business Big Fancy House Not So Different Big Bad Retirony Dutch Angle Why Don't You Just Shoot Him? Disproportionate Retribution Translation Convention Death by Sex Here We Go Again! Drugs Are Bad Cool Old Lady Hoist by His Own Petard Hate Sink One-Man Army Nice Job Breaking It, Hero! Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep" Curse Cut Short Blood from the Mouth Dogged Nice Guy Important Haircut Ragtag Bunch of Misfits Spiritual Successor The Stoner Drill Sergeant Nasty Empathic Environment Stalker with a Crush Adapted Out The Starscream Rule of Three Rule of Cool Stealth Pun Evil-Detecting Dog Nice Guy What the Hell, Hero? Really Gets Around Animated Credits Opening The '70s Air-Vent Passageway Hong Kong Films Instant Death Bullet Parental Substitute An Aesop Extremely Short Timespan Stock Footage Shut Up, Hannibal! Never Trust a Trailer Kick the Son of a Bitch Get Out! 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Jerk with a Heart of Gold Reality Ensues Hope Spot Narrator Vomit Indiscretion Shot Major Injury Underreaction Homage Historical Villain Upgrade All Just a Dream Hair-Trigger Temper The Oner Cool Car Badass Bookworm Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome Suspiciously Specific Denial The '60s Ungrateful Bastard Chase Scene The Hero Dies Every Car Is a Pinto The Chessmaster Documentary Canadian Movies Race Lift B-Movie An Arm and a Leg Arc Words Ominous Latin Chanting Bald of Evil Taking You with Me Friend to All Children Dark Reprise Beauty Is Never Tarnished One-Word Title Would Hit a Girl Establishing Character Moment Improvised Weapon Whole Plot Reference Daddy's Girl Bring My Brown Pants Foreshadowing "Where Are They Now?" 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Four-Temperament Ensemble Good Is Not Nice Neck Lift Call-Back Say My Name The Film of the Book Cluster F-Bomb Superhero Animal Motifs Faux Affably Evil Even Evil Has Loved Ones Evil Sounds Deep Dirty Cop Badass in a Nice Suit Punch-Clock Villain The Load Car Fu Did Not Get the Girl Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping The Dreaded Offscreen Moment of Awesome Setting Update Guns Akimbo Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane Bloodier and Gorier Bloody Hilarious Butt-Monkey Composite Character Fish out of Water Parental Neglect Cloudcuckoolander Worthy Opponent