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