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