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