Tropescilloscope: Catapult Nightmare

Flinging right up or falling out of bed after a Nightmare Sequence. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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Eiffel Tower Effect Four-Temperament Ensemble Domestic Abuse Evil Is Petty Twist Ending Maybe Ever After Historical In-Joke Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold Dirty Cop Politically Incorrect Villain Mr. Exposition Reality Has No Subtitles Defiant to the End Kill 'em All Be Careful What You Wish For You Have Got to Be Kidding Me! Break the Haughty Based on a True Story Sassy Black Woman Author Appeal Downer Ending Overly Long Gag Dramatic Irony Nice Job Breaking It, Hero! 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Biopic Take a Third Option Retcon Driven to Suicide Gilligan Cut The Big Guy Index of Film Westerns Aluminum Christmas Trees Scary Black Man Groin Attack Vacation Films Those Two Bad Guys Red Oni, Blue Oni Batman Gambit Riddle for the Ages Pun aka: Incredibly Lame Pun Artistic License – Physics Fourth Date Marriage Artistic License – Geography The '90s Drugs Are Bad Scare Chord Bottomless Magazines Deconstruction Lampshade Hanging Anguished Declaration of Love Nice Job Fixing It, Villain! Break the Cutie She's Got Legs A Father to His Men Pragmatic Villainy Casting Gag Why Did It Have to Be Snakes? Logo Joke Ascended Extra Took a Level in Jerkass Adorkable Horror Comedy Failed a Spot Check Adaptational Badass Punch-Clock Villain Adults Are Useless Mugging the Monster Mood Whiplash Dark Is Not Evil Artistic License – Biology Foil Extreme Doormat Fat Bastard Bad "Bad Acting" Costume Porn Badass Normal Off-into-the-Distance Ending Smoking Is Cool Action Survivor Romantic Comedy Badass Longcoat Woman Scorned Match Cut Crapsack World Not Quite Dead All There in the Manual Tempting Fate Dying Moment of Awesome Pretty in Mink Zombie Stories One-Man Army Call-Forward Hair-Trigger Temper Epic Fail Cool Car "Where Are They Now?" Epilogue The Remake Stepford Smiler British Films Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep" More Dakka Artistic License – Military Redemption Equals Death 20 Minutes into the Future The Stoner Only Known by Their Nickname Jitter Cam The Un-Favourite aka: The Un Favorite Noodle Incident Fate Worse than Death And I Must Scream The '80s The Place Names to Run Away from Really Fast Killed Mid-Sentence Adaptation Distillation Rule of Symbolism Sexy Discretion Shot Slap-Slap-Kiss Overprotective Dad You Have Failed Me Recycled IN SPACE! Bloody Hilarious Sequel Escalation Toplessness from the Back Heel Realization Training Montage Sacrificial Lion Beard of Evil Our Zombies Are Different Anyone Can Die Black Dude Dies First Final Girl Would Hurt a Child Corrupt Corporate Executive Mind Screw Country Matters Off with His Head! 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