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