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