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