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