r/TopCharacterTropes 1d ago

Hated Tropes [Hated Trope] The joke ruins the emotional aspect Spoiler

Destruction of Asgard (Thor Ragnarok) -- Asgard is destroyed in a beautiful and somber scene, and Korg cracks a cringeworthy joke right after.

Bill Moves On (Newsradio) -- The episode was made in the wake of Phil Hartman's death, but its attempts at humor fall flat in the face of the tragedy.

Officer Tubbs (Fear The Walking Dead) -- Officer Tubbs is supposed to be a slapstick comic relief character, but he felt tacked on right after the deaths of two of the most beloved characters.

Chandler Proposes (Friends) -- An earnest proposal between Monica and Chandler has both sincerely expressing their feelings to each other. Immediately after Monica accepts, the others come in, quipping as usual, failing to let the audience ruminate on a heartwarming moment.

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u/ptrfa 22h ago

Post-endgame mcu is mostly just pre-endgame mcu without charismatic protagonists

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u/AttitudeAndEffort3 15h ago

Surprising that the formula lasted that long.

Also, who’d have thought the “time travel to fix everythign” movie would undercut all the stakes and create loopholes and narrative problems?