Tropescilloscope: Contrived Coincidence

Something really unlikely happens but nobody acknowledges how unlikely it is. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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Took a Level in Jerkass Meaningful Background Event Mooks Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds Unreliable Narrator Cool Old Lady Domestic Abuse Double-Meaning Title Canon Foreigner Toplessness from the Back Half the Man He Used to Be I Did What I Had to Do 20 Minutes into the Future Cat Fight Twist Ending Determinator Spared by the Adaptation Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane Novelization Demonic Possession Bi the Way Totally Radical Action Survivor Composite Character Show Within a Show Unusual Euphemism Fire-Forged Friends Dropped a Bridge on Him folderlabel The Sociopath Drives Like Crazy Reality Is Unrealistic Kick the Son of a Bitch Four-Temperament Ensemble Anachronic Order Recap / RiffTrax aka: Riff Trax Movies Badass Grandpa Music Stories Shout-Out Rule of Cool Fish out of Water Bait-and-Switch Big Applesauce Revenge Heel Realization Closed Circle Greater-Scope Villain Bare Your Midriff Made of Iron Adaptation Name Change Big Brother Instinct Death by Sex Five-Man Band The Chick Sir Swears-a-Lot Fingore Combat Pragmatist The Mole Married to the Job Based on a True Story Darkest Hour Death of a Child From Nobody to Nightmare Happily Married Sadistic Choice Calling the Old Man Out Dull Surprise Vomit Indiscretion Shot Large Ham Heel–Face Turn Italian Films Children Are Innocent In Medias Res Worthy Opponent Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism Eyepatch of Power Pragmatic Adaptation Laughing Mad A Father to His Men Shell-Shocked Veteran Offscreen Teleportation Politically Incorrect Villain Police Brutality Empathic Environment Due to the Dead Unusually Uninteresting Sight Gory Discretion Shot A Minor Kidroduction Brother–Sister Incest Whole Plot Reference Self-Deprecation The Smurfette Principle Market-Based Title Genre Throwback Here We Go Again! Adorkable Spiritual Successor British Films Sci-Fi Horror Funny Foreigner Noodle Incident Kill 'em All Accidental Murder Russian Films Villainous Breakdown Affectionate Parody Silence Is Golden Stock Footage Superhero No Antagonist Well-Intentioned Extremist Expository Hairstyle Change The Smart Guy Bloodier and Gorier Mood Whiplash Historical In-Joke Shower Scene The Alleged Car Even Evil Has Loved Ones Badass Bookworm Gainax Ending Artistic License – Biology The Bad Guy Wins Expy Historical-Domain Character Artistic License – Military Fake Shemp Rule of Three Rousing Speech Ms. Fanservice Evil Laugh Soft Glass Femme Fatale Pragmatic Villainy Retcon Cowboy Cop Historical Villain Upgrade Actually Pretty Funny A.I. Is a Crapshoot Brainless Beauty Older Than They Look Manchild No-Sell Romantic False Lead Death Glare French Films Evil Is Hammy Genre Shift Hair-Trigger Temper Screw the Rules, I Have Money! 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The Ditz Kill It with Fire And the Adventure Continues Dual Wielding Victoria's Secret Compartment Knife Nut Suspiciously Specific Denial Obfuscating Stupidity Hypocritical Humor The Stoic Apocalypse How Trailers Always Spoil "Shaggy Dog" Story Wicked Cultured Shipper on Deck Destination Defenestration Only in It for the Money Retired Badass Thriller Drugs Are Bad Undying Loyalty Redshirt Army Reasonable Authority Figure Antagonist Title Getting Crap Past the Radar Australian Movies Vitriolic Best Buds The Voiceless Funny Background Event Dies Wide Open Evil-Detecting Dog The Quiet One Shown Their Work Bloodless Carnage Dark Is Not Evil Mexican Standoff Took a Level in Badass NO INDOOR VOICE Mystery and Detective Films She's Got Legs Light Is Not Good German Films Sequel Escalation It's Personal Conspicuous CG Awesome, but Impractical All Just a Dream Science Fiction Films Demoted to Extra Didn't Think This Through Frame-Up Country Matters Call-Forward Asshole Victim Jerkass Has a Point Jump Scare Pun aka: Incredibly Lame Pun Pre-Asskicking One-Liner Ghost Fiction Why Don't You Just Shoot Him? 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Mugging the Monster Reality Ensues One-Word Title Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer Ax-Crazy Homage Love at First Sight Villain Song Pyrrhic Victory Film Noir Casting Gag Bilingual Bonus Never My Fault Stalker with a Crush Faux Affably Evil Character Development Pimped-Out Dress My Beloved Smother Artistic License – Gun Safety Laser-Guided Karma The Load Rich Bitch Belligerent Sexual Tension Training Montage Sequel Hook MacGuffin For the Evulz Rule of Symbolism Epic Movie Love Triangle Playing Gertrude Epic Fail Sanity Slippage Insistent Terminology No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Improbable Infant Survival aka: Infant Immortality Hoist by His Own Petard Small Name, Big Ego Mama Bear It Can Think The Casanova Face Death with Dignity Humans Are Bastards Serious Business Alliterative Name Knight Templar Bavarian Fire Drill Foil Even Evil Has Standards Adapted Out Diabolus ex Machina Agony of the Feet Dirty Cop Insult Backfire I Just Shot Marvin in the Face Actor Allusion The Hero The '90s Disney Death Depraved Bisexual La Résistance Big Damn Heroes Gilligan Cut timeperiod Deconstruction Sexy Discretion Shot The Lancer Costume Porn Properly Paranoid Good Is Not Nice Reckless Gun Usage Made of Explodium Real Life Writes the Plot Missing Mom Race Lift Take a Third Option Dark and Troubled Past Malevolent Masked Men Face–Heel Turn Spanner in the Works Shut Up, Hannibal! 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And Starring Your Cheating Heart After the End Kids Are Cruel Bitch in Sheep's Clothing Adaptational Attractiveness Villain Protagonist The Starscream Never Trust a Trailer aka: Trailers Always Lie Crapsack World Bunny-Ears Lawyer Psychopathic Manchild "The Reason You Suck" Speech Pretty Little Headshots Intrepid Reporter Manipulative Bastard Armor-Piercing Question Meet Cute Skewed Priorities Poor Communication Kills Vomit Discretion Shot Flashback Fatal Family Photo Affably Evil Pay Evil unto Evil As You Know Leaning on the Fourth Wall Henpecked Husband B-Movie Animated Credits Opening An Arm and a Leg Red Oni, Blue Oni Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other The Chessmaster Artistic License – History Cruel and Unusual Death Anachronism Stew Be Careful What You Wish For Kubrick Stare Drill Sergeant Nasty Men Are the Expendable Gender Fainting Punch-Clock Villain Punctuated! For! Emphasis! Tempting Fate Heroes Want Redheads Badass Boast Black and Gray Morality