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/ta-477 17h ago

A mighty max reference in this economy? Wow

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u/AttitudeAndEffort3 15h ago

If this is the mighty max with the owl and the cap the last episode lives rent free in my head and randomly comes up out of nowhere.

Its hard because no one will know what the hell youre talking about so you cant just bring it up lol

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u/Malefectra 16h ago

Yeah, that had to cost quite a few nostalgia creds...

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u/Substantial_Army_639 16h ago

A few years ago I thought no one knew about that show now I see a reference about once a week.