History Main / BackingAwaySlowly

Sister trope to WalkingBackwards, which is for instances where a character backs away from ''actual danger''. For instances where a person slowly backs away from a wild or aggressive animal, see NiceKitty. When a person enters a room, sees another person in a compromising position, and immediately closes the door again, that's SorryToInterrupt.

* In the ''Series/{{Lost}} episode "Sundown," [[spoiler:The Temple]] is being attacked by the Smoke Monster. Sayid has just [[spoiler:killed Dogen and Lennon]] and Ben comes in to say "Come on, I know a way out of here. There's still time." In response to this, Sayid smiles like a madman and says "Not for me." Ben then quietly backs out of the room without a word.

* ''Series/SamanthaWho'': In one episode, Samantha confronts the woman who tried to run her over, a PsychoExGirlfriend of her then-current boyfriend. As she prepares to leave, she is told "You shouldn't turn your back on me again", to which Sam scoffs, fails to be fearless and instead backs slowly.

* In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', this is one of the player's options at finding [[ItMakesSenseInContext Sten and the dog barking at each other]].
* After EDI [[spoiler: gains an android body]] in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', Commander Shepard can talk to her on the bridge. After he/she inquires whether the new experience could be distracting, EDI says that she only forgets to recycle the ship's oxygen when she finds something ''truly'' interesting. The Commander gets a horrified look and slowly backs away.
-->'''EDI:''' [[RunningGag That was a joke.]]

* An episode of ''Series/TheTwilightZone'' features a woman doing this when she meets the 1950s' incarnation of a right-wing conspiracy theorist.

* ''Film/TheForceAwakens'': In one scene, two Stormtroopers walks in on Kylo Ren having a fit and both slowly walks away.

* In the ''Website/CollegeHumor'' short [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1Dyqas6Sm8 Furry Superheroes Are Super Gross - FURRY FORCE]], the bad guys back away slowly as the cow girl (as in half girl-half cow) demonstrates some martial arts, resulting in some pretty extreme {{Gainaxing}}.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' episode "Momma's Little Ed," Double D excuses himself from Ed's embrace this way after Ed insists that they move in together, be like brothers and "share the same bathroom." For added comedy, there's even [[WackySoundEffect the sound of a truck backing up in the background]].

* In the ''Series/{{Lost}} episode "Sundown," [[spoiler:The Temple]] is being attacked by the Smoke Monster. Sayid's just [[spoiler:killed Dogen and Lennon]] and Ben comes in to say "Come on, I know a way out of here. There's still time." In response to this, Sayid smiles like a madman and says "Not for me." Ben then quietly backs out of the room without a word.

* ''WebComic/QuestionableContent'': In 'Nothing Good Can Come', Martin demonstrates a textbook example of backing away slowly when asked to weigh in on a lover's quarrel between his ex-girlfriend and his current boss. The eyes really sell it.

* ''WebComics/QuestionableContent'': In 'Nothing Good Can Come', Martin demonstrates a textbook example of backing away slowly when asked to weigh in on a lover's quarrel between his ex-girlfriend and his current boss. The eyes really sell it.

* ''VideoGame/ChipperAndSonsLumberCo.'': Every date scene ([[spoiler:[[ThrowTheDogABone save for the last one]]]]) ends with Tyke backing away uncomfortably from his dinner with incompatible suitors his father keeps hooking him up with... ''[[UpToEleven while still glued to his chair]]''.

** Similarly, in "Party of One", Rainbow Dash has a similar reaction when she witnesses Pinkie Pie's SanitySlippage while throwing a one-person tea party.

** In "Call of the Cutie," a recurring background character known as [[FanNickname Dr. Whooves]] slowly backs away from Apple Bloom when she gets a bit pushy while selling apples.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/EdEddAndEddy'' episode "Momma's Little Ed," Double D excuses himself from Ed's embrace this way after Ed insists that they move in together, be like brothers and "share the same bathroom." For added comedy, there's even [[WackySoundEffect the sound of a truck backing up in the background]].

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* In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', this is one of the player's options at finding [[ItMakesSenseInContext Sten and the dog barking at each other]].

* ''Film/TheForceAwakens'': In one scene, a Stormtrooper walks in on Kylo Ren having a fit and slowly walks away.

!Examples:

-->'''Patrick:''' I'm so loyal, I haven't bathed in weeks!
-->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' But we've only been gone a few hours.
-->'''Patrick:''' I know.
-->''([=SpongeBob=] slides away)''

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So you're uncomfortable and want to get away, but you don't want to cause a scene, call the offender's attention to yourself, or make your situation worse. Sometimes, all you can do is '''Back Away Slowly''' until you're a more comfortable distance away.

[[folder:FanWorks]]

--> Bon Bon turned to the nearest camerapony, held up her frying pan, and smiled. "The secret is to turn it on edge. You don't want to hit them with the flat; you want to chop like it's a cleaver. Puts 'em down every time."

--> Poor Bon Bon didn't get a close-up. The shot got wider and wider as the frightened camerpony [sic] backed away from her.

[[folder:Film -- Animation]]
* ''Disney/BrotherBear'': Kenai, who had just been turned into a bear, asks a pair of chipmunks [[YouCanTalk how they can talk]]. The pair back away slowly partly because of this question and the fact that he's, well, a bear.

[[folder:Film -- Live-Action]]

* A well-known example takes place in ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'', as Brad and Janet back away from Dr. Frank N. Furter and his crew while they sing "The Time Warp."

* An episode of ''Series/TheTwilightZone'' features a woman doing this when she meets the 1950's incarnation of a right-wing conspiracy theorist.

[[folder:Web Video]]

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