What are your favorite tropes in media?

[KJBatson]

what are your favorite tropes?

Do the boy and girl bump into each other in the hallway?

Do the villains always just have terrible aim?

Does the weather always match the characters mood?

Share!

[Tesorini]

The not-so-dangerous villains are my favorite. The Team Rockets, Jack Spicer’s, and Dr. Doofenshmirtz’ etc.

[EmmyPax]

SO MANY BELOVED TROPES!!!!

People's hands accidentally touching, and then drawing them away!!!

The fake-out-make-out!

PROLONGED STARES!!!!!

Self-defeating Disney villains that fall to their deaths!

Obviously, a lot of these tropes can be done poorly too, but they are such fun cheese when done right. Also, in the right scenario, I love a good love triangle. Stories that inspire shipping wars cause me giddy glee.

[MoseyP]

So many:

-An obvious disguise that fools everyone

-Joke/funny side character having a sad backstory/badass moment

-Grouchy or mean character actually has a kind heart/ likes cute animals

-Out of place creepy moment in an otherwise innocuous story

-On the other hand, a cutesy story that becomes creepy or dark

-Fourth wall breaks in horror fiction (I will never tire of these ever)

[Tesorini]

The “cutesy story that becomes dark” is my absolute favorite. To me its such a reward for the reader/viewer to watch something become gritty. That “x hits the fan” moment is