Tropescilloscope: Ugly Guy, Hot Wife

She's a hottie. He's not. Opposites definitely attracted with this couple. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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Overly Long Gag Bolivian Army Ending Sequel Escalation Be Careful What You Wish For Poor Communication Kills Adapted Out Show Within a Show Neck Snap Death Glare Evil Brit Daddy's Girl Crazy-Prepared Punny Name Vampire Fiction Black Dude Dies First The Place Grievous Bottley Harm Australian Movies Fat Bastard Gender Flip Take That! Casting Gag Reality Has No Subtitles Impaled with Extreme Prejudice Men Are the Expendable Gender Cluster F-Bomb Fantastic Racism Gratuitous English Off with His Head! Homage Star-Crossed Lovers Accidental Misnaming Laser-Guided Karma Badass Normal Totally Radical Skewed Priorities Hoist by His Own Petard Really Gets Around Dogged Nice Guy Martial Arts Movie Outrun the Fireball Stealth Pun Never Found the Body Laughing Mad Film Noir Index Token Minority Bland-Name Product Face–Heel Turn "Shaggy Dog" Story Idiot Ball Not So Above It All Early-Bird Cameo The End... Or Is It? 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It Will Never Catch On Good Is Not Nice Closed Circle Big Applesauce There Is No Kill Like Overkill Punch-Clock Villain Fantasy Films Eureka Moment Overprotective Dad Pre-Mortem One-Liner Call-Forward Card-Carrying Villain Captain Ersatz Dull Surprise Important Haircut Death of a Child Red Eyes, Take Warning Pragmatic Villainy Arranged Marriage Genre Savvy Mundane Made Awesome Italian Films Kubrick Stare Punctuated! For! Emphasis! 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