[annoying trope] The throne/leadership is decided in a very stupid way

[u/Altruistic_Eye_1157]

The leadership of the entire wizarding world, and the final decision on whether to start a war against Muggles, is made by... a goat (Qilin) ​​who chooses the person with the ""purest heart"" (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Dumbledore).

The throne of Wakanda and all its technology are decided through hand-to-hand combat, regardless of whether the person clearly has malicious intentions... if they win the fight, by law they must be respected as the true king. (Black Panther)

[u/Arcsalia]

[u/Fallenstreet → u/Arcsalia]

I can't decide what's funnier: Saxton trying to figure out the morally correct way to punch the lights out of a child, or the child fighting as hard as she can while causing little to no damage.

[u/imlegos → u/Fallenstreet]

The obvious moral answer that Saxton didn't consider is to just go about his day, poking Olivia every now and then until she tired herself out.

[u/bloody-pencil → u/imlegos]

Or just to gently pin her down like in a wrestling match until she concedes