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