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