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* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'': In the episode "Wrath of the Spider Queen", we see Grim’s flashbacks to how he was elected to be Reaper in middle school. The flashback seems to end with Velma catching him rigging the ballots, not knowing that Boogey was the one really trying to cheat. But at the climax of the episode, Velma, along with the audience, is shown that flashback again, and we get the WhamShot: [[spoiler: all the ballots she had seen Grim put in had ''her'' name on them. And then we see how Grim really won the Reaper Election after Velma had run off in tears; Boogey indirectly costing him his friendship with Velma was his RageBreakingPoint, and he uses the prototype scythe on Boogey in front of the entire school.]]

** Case 1-4 has two unidentified people talking, with the first saying that they "suffered" and the other finding the idea to be odd. There is a gunshot, and then an image of Edgeworth holding the gun. The end of the trial reveals that [[spoiler:the conversation was between Yanni Yogi and Edgeworth, with Edgeworth thinking he was actually talking to AmoralAttorney Robert Hammond (hence his surprise at the suffering line) and that Yogi faked being shot and surprised Edgeworth so much that he picked up the gun in a daze]].

* In ''Film/{{Unfriended}}'', at the end of the film, the entire video that led to Laura Barns getting harassed and contributing to her suicide is shown, revealing that [[spoiler:it was Blaire, [[WeUsedToBeFriends Laura's former friend]] and the FinalGirl, who shot the video to begin with]].

* This happens in most of the ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' cases. There will be a disembodied snippet of a conversation and a still shot that seems to incriminate the person the player will be defending. By the end of the case, the conversation and scene will be given context to better explain what happened.

* ''Theatre/{{Parade}}'': Near the beginning of the show, we see the last known interaction Mary Phagan had before her death - going to Leo Frank's office to collect her paycheck. The first time we see the scene, as she goes to leave, she turns around to ask him one more thing before the scene abruptly ends; she's murdered that day, and Leo is sent to prison for it. After [[spoiler:Leo is lynched]], we see the scene again past the point where it cut off before and see that all she did was wish him a happy Memorial Day before leaving unharmed, confirming once and for all that he didn't kill her.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'': Pictured above and PlayedForLaughs in "The One". We're treated to a montage of Tobias killing and absorbing all his classmates' "magic powers" a la ''Film/{{Highlander}}'' in a deranged attempt to become Gumball's best and only friend. We're later treated to a montage of what ''actually'' happened: Tobias publicly humiliating himself, screaming a lot and waving a plastic tube around, with what was shown before in the episode only being [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness from his questionable perspective]].

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* The flashback scenes in ''Manga/GiantRobo: The Animation'' are chock full of this trope. [[spoiler:By the end of the film, they've completely rewritten who the villain is]].

* ''WesternAnimation/SupaStrikas'': In '''Perfect Match''', at the end of the episode, Shakes's suspicions about Invincible United's new star striker "Max Power" are revealed to be true: there are actually twin players wearing the same jersey number, one for each half of every Invincible United game! Soon enough, previous scenes from the episode are shown in which the twins exchange places out of sight of everyone except United's coach, Vince.

* In ''Film/TheHobbitTheDesolationOfSmaug'', Bilbo Baggins is trying to fetch the Arkenstone, which is hidden amongst the golden hoard guarded by Smaug the dragon. When Smaug gets bored toying with Bilbo, he tries to kill him, and Bilbo [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere books it]]; in the next movie ''Film/TheHobbitTheBattleOfTheFiveArmies'', a flashback to the encounter reveals that he did indeed manage to snatch the Arkenstone as he was running.

* In ''Film/TheHobbitTheDesolationOfSmaug'', Bilbo Baggins is trying to fetch the Arkenstone, which is hidden amongst the golden hoard guarded by Smaug the dragon. When Smaug gets bored toying with Bilbo, he tries to kill him, and Bilbo [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere books it]]; a flashback in the next movie ''Film/TheHobbitTheBattleOfTheFiveArmies'' reveals that he did indeed manage to snatch the Arkenstone as he was running.

* In ''Film/TheHobbitTheDesolationOfSmaug'', Bilbo Baggins is trying to fetch a particular gemstone which is being guarded by a dragon. When the dragon gets bored toying with Bilbo it tries to kill him, and Bilbo [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere books it]]; a flashback in the next movie ''Film/TheHobbitTheBattleOfTheFiveArmies'' reveals that he did indeed manage to snatch the gemstone as he was running.

* In ''Film/TheHobbitTheBattleOfTheFiveArmies'', Bilbo Baggins is trying to fetch a particular gemstone which is being guarded by a dragon. When the dragon gets bored toying with Bilbo it tries to kill him, and Bilbo [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere books it]]; a flashback quite a while later reveals that he did indeed manage to snatch the gemstone as he was running.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' begins with a HowWeGotHere scene of Tidus and crew at a campsite. Melancholy music is playing, and the group looks worn down. When you finally get to that scene, two thirds of the way through the game, you find out that they're reacting to [[spoiler:Tidus discovering what the rest of them knew: that the plan was to sacrifice Yuna to buy a handful of years free of Sin]].

* ''WesternAnimation/CentralPark'': In "[[Recap/CentralParkS2E13CelesteWeForget Celeste We Forget]]", when Owen brings up the Manhattanhenge incident, Birdie explains when Owen was a kid, he and his mother almost missed it because Celeste started a sing-along on the bus. Birdie mentions there's more to the story, but he's leaving it out for dramatic effect. When Owen brings up the incident to his mother, he reveals they were never supposed to see the Manhattanhenge and they were in Manhattan to buy himself the Micro Street Sweeper toy but lost the opportunity to buy it because Celeste wasted their time watching the Manhattanhenge.

* ''Manga/BlackClover'': At the start of the Royal Knights Tournament, Zora is introduced by attacking the Vice Captain of the Purple Orcas for no apparent reason and showing a deep unexplained hatred for Magic Knights. When his DarkAndTroubledPast is revealed, as well as the fact that he is a VigilanteMan, that scene is played again from a few minutes prior, [[spoiler:the Vice Captain was about to attack and possibly kill an old lady who bothered him by begging for help to find her missing granddaughter. Zora defended the old lady attacking the Vice Captain]].

* ''WesternAnimation/PussInBoots'' has a humorous version of this, with TheReveal of [[spoiler: the BigBad's identity]] being accompanied by several shots of previous scenes, revealing that he was present in each one to increasingly absurd degrees.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'': In "The One", we're treated to a montage of Tobias killing and absorbing all his classmates' "magic powers" a la ''Film/{{Highlander}}'' in a deranged attempt to become Gumball's best and only friend. We're later treated to a montage of what ''actually'' happened: Tobias publicly humiliating himself, screaming a lot and waving a plastic tube around, with what was shown before in the episode only being [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness from his questionable perspective]].