Tropescilloscope: It Will Never Catch On

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Continuity Nod Belligerent Sexual Tension No-Sell Not So Above It All Heroic Sacrifice Grievous Bottley Harm Dual Wielding Evil Plan Casting Gag The Un-Reveal The Mafia Morality Pet Pre-Asskicking One-Liner Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds Rousing Speech Defrosting Ice Queen Badass in a Nice Suit Half the Man He Used to Be Rich Bitch Femme Fatale Artistic License – Physics Eureka Moment Shoot the Shaggy Dog Meaningful Name Car Fu Break the Cutie Bury Your Gays Shirtless Scene Betty and Veronica Cassandra Truth Determinator aka: The Determinator Evil Sounds Deep All for Nothing Dressing as the Enemy Parental Abandonment Narrator Big "NO!" 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Is Serious Business Re-Cut Insane Troll Logic Blackmail Nice Job Fixing It, Villain! 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Is a Crapshoot Chekhov's Gunman Everyone Has Standards Wretched Hive Brother–Sister Incest Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique Freudian Excuse Say My Name Darkest Hour Mama Bear Paper-Thin Disguise Early Installment Weirdness Crazy Jealous Guy Apocalypse How Blatant Lies Kill It with Fire Attempted Rape Red Herring Disproportionate Retribution Sexy Discretion Shot Stock Footage Chewing the Scenery Spanner in the Works For the Evulz Dutch Angle Get Out! 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