Tropescilloscope: Dies Wide Open

A character dies with their eyes open. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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Heterosexual Life-Partners Soundtrack Dissonance Facial Horror Manipulative Bastard Drugs Are Bad Mr. Exposition Informed Ability Bloodier and Gorier Our Zombies Are Different Screw the Money, I Have Rules! 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Artistic License – Biology The Atoner Parental Abandonment Together in Death Fan Disservice Call-Back You Have Got to Be Kidding Me! Dissonant Serenity My God, What Have I Done? Funny Foreigner Roger Ebert: Great Movies List Playing Gertrude Bowdlerise Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome Final Girl The Ditz Adapted Out Nice Job Fixing It, Villain! Coming-of-Age Story Wretched Hive Villainous Breakdown Bad "Bad Acting" Corrupt Corporate Executive Race Lift Death by Adaptation Author Appeal Artistic License – History Humiliation Conga Death of a Child Evil Is Petty Truth in Television Overprotective Dad The Un-Reveal Rousing Speech Fiery Redhead Irony Decoy Protagonist All Just a Dream Meaningful Background Event It's Personal Cool Guns Psycho for Hire Index of Film Westerns The Hero Monumental Damage Danny Peary Cult Movies List Mercy Kill Dark Reprise Big Fancy House True Companions "Shaggy Dog" Story Dirty Old Man Would Hurt a Child Those Two Bad Guys Pyrrhic Victory Retirony Knife Nut Cluster F-Bomb Green-Eyed Monster Nice Hat It Can Think Off with His Head! I Want My Beloved to Be Happy