Tropescilloscope: Word of God

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Screw This, I'm Outta Here! Humiliation Conga Evil vs. Evil Taking the Bullet Alas, Poor Villain Darker and Edgier Action Survivor Knight Templar Foil Missing Mom Big Eater War Is Hell Tagline Romantic False Lead Book-Ends Failed a Spot Check Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene Psycho for Hire Title Drop Artistic License – Geography What You Are in the Dark Creepy Child Truth in Television La Résistance Extreme Doormat Ugly Guy, Hot Wife Evil Laugh Action Girl Only Sane Man Captain Ersatz Interrupted Suicide Your Head A-Splode Precision F-Strike A Date with Rosie Palms Maybe Ever After Only in It for the Money Bring My Brown Pants Heel–Face Turn No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Shut Up, Hannibal! 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Is Serious Business The Voiceless Manipulative Bastard Death of a Child Put on a Bus Dark and Troubled Past Mr. Exposition Big Brother Instinct Improbable Infant Survival aka: Infant Immortality Artistic License – Biology Roaring Rampage of Revenge Death by Sex Well-Intentioned Extremist A Father to His Men Wounded Gazelle Gambit Funny Background Event Mystery and Detective Films Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday The Musical Contrived Coincidence Funny Foreigner He Knows Too Much Artistic License – Military Downer Ending Butt-Monkey Improvised Weapon Dramedy Closed Circle Spiritual Successor Break the Cutie Cool Guns The Un-Reveal Action Genre Rich Bitch Have a Gay Old Time The Brute The Mafia True Companions Reasonable Authority Figure Oh, Crap! 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The Power of Love The Place The Starscream Real Life Writes the Plot Never Found the Body Obstructive Bureaucrat Deadpan Snarker Big-Bad Ensemble Woman Scorned Sports Stories Naked People Are Funny Conspicuous CG Demonic Possession Bare Your Midriff Ghost Fiction 20 Minutes into the Future Ship Tease The Cavalry For Want of a Nail Getting Crap Past the Radar Danny Peary Cult Movies List Heroes Want Redheads Romantic Comedy Actor Allusion Mythology Gag In Name Only Plot Hole Rape as Drama The Alleged Car Shout-Out Black Best Friend Fun with Acronyms Super Strength Gilligan Cut Bond One-Liner Ms. Fanservice Evil Counterpart Knife Nut Reckless Gun Usage Decoy Protagonist Fat Bastard The Bully "Shaggy Dog" Story Does This Remind You of Anything? Boom, Headshot! Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping Pet the Dog Famous Last Words "Well Done, Son!" 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Is a Crapshoot No-Sell Defrosting Ice Queen An Aesop Four-Temperament Ensemble Deus ex Machina Grey and Gray Morality Bullying a Dragon The Stoner Male Frontal Nudity Take a Third Option It's All About Me Hair-Trigger Temper Outrun the Fireball Accidental Misnaming Freudian Excuse Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism Chekhov's Skill Kick the Son of a Bitch Dark Is Not Evil British Films Drives Like Crazy Suspiciously Specific Denial Sinister Minister Worthy Opponent Science Fiction Films Product Placement Neck Lift Cruel and Unusual Death Bond Villain Stupidity Scenery Porn Slashed Throat Peek-a-Boo Corpse Camera Abuse Jerk Jock Adaptation Name Change Ambiguous Ending Bi the Way Jerk with a Heart of Gold Jerkass Artistic License – Law Fiery Redhead Adaptation Distillation Determinator aka: The Determinator Death by Irony Award-Bait Song The Hero Dies Twist Ending Adaptational Attractiveness Word of God Silence Is Golden Get Out! 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Cold-Blooded Torture Animal Motifs Only a Flesh Wound Epic Fail Gorn Refuge in Audacity Show Within a Show Belligerent Sexual Tension Fatal Flaw And Starring Soft Glass Amoral Attorney Tranquil Fury My Beloved Smother Hope Spot In the Back Psychological Thriller Broken Bird Captain Obvious Bilingual Bonus Scare Chord Groin Attack Names to Run Away from Really Fast The Cameo Informed Ability Unwitting Instigator of Doom