History Main / TwoFacedAside

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsGGjXZw1eQ&feature=related Masterfully done]] in the film adaptation of RichardIII starring Ian Mckellen.

* In the ''BabylonFive'' episode "The Healer", Mollari goes to a bar with a Minbari (mostly so he can rip him off, making him pay everything). The Minbari then proceeds to bore him with his entire life story. Mollari, looking pained, says: "Really? That's really interesting." Then he whispers to the female bar tender: "Kill me?"

* ''MeanGirls'' featured this. Cady is talking to [[AlphaBitch Regina]], who calls out to a passing girl that she loves her skirt. Once the girl has moved on, Regina says to Cady, "That is the ugliest effing skirt I've ever seen." Cady laughs... and then flashes back to their first conversation, when Regina complimented her bracelet in exactly the same tone.

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This trope is when a character says something to another character but then will immediately whisper or silently mouth the ''opposite'' sentiment, but done so in a way that the other character doesn't hear/see. This might be done because they don't want to hurt the person's feelings; they'll tell a white lie but then immediately reveal their true feelings in an aside to a different character. This might also be done purely to deceive, such as a villain agreeing to hero's demands but then quietly ordering his mooks to attack the hero when his back is turned.

A generic example with, say, Bob and Alice, will have Alice asking Bob if he likes a particularly gaudy outfit. Bob doesn't want to hurt Alice's feelings, so he'll tell her "Oh yes! Love it!". However, as soon as she turns away, he'll look over at a friend and shake his head while mouthing "''noooo...''". An alternate example might be Alice asking Bob if he wants to go shopping. Bob, not wanting to anger her, will exuberantly say "Sure! I'd love to!". As Alice turns away, Bob then desperately whispers "''Help me!''" to passerbys.

See also HypocriticalHumor, for the more comedic use of this trope. For the more dramatic use, compare FalseReassurance and ILied.

!!Examples:

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** [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] in the episode "Smith and Jones", when Martha steps into the TARDIS for the first time:

* In the ''EverybodyLovesRaymond'' episode "Turkey or Fish", Ray tells his mother he'll eat her turkey and then mouths to Debra that he won't.

* In ''SlingsAndArrows'', Holly is introduced as the nice lady taking over a company, then, whispered, "She's the devil".

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* The very first ''{{Peanuts}}'' strip [[http://thebluegrassspecial.com/archive/2010/october10/peanuts-texture.php may qualify.]]

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** [[ManipulativeBastard Iago]] does this in ''{{Othello}}''.
** RichardIII does this, most notably after wooing Lady Anne.

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** That said, his [[HealingShiv medigun]] can probably grow them back anyways.

* ''WebComic/EightBitTheater'': [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/08/06/episode-1159-fml/ this episode]] is based around {{lampshading}} this trope in various ways.

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* In the ''{{Futurama}}'' episode "The Sting" Farnsworth is seated between Leela and Bender:

* Parodied in ''TheSimpsons'', in the episode "Homer The Whopper" when Homer had a fitness trainer. Whenever the trainer was on the phone, he would say nice things to the person on the phone, then immediately tell Homer that he really felt the opposite way, and hated that person. He even does it when he says goodbye at the end of the conversation, turning to Homer and saying, "''Bad'' bye." This is driven to the extreme when he does this while having a conversation with Homer ''in person'' and still making opposing statements as asides. When Homer asks him to stop, he says, "I'm sorry," then as the aside, says, "I'm ''not'' sorry." Remember: he's only talking to one person here.

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'''Count Rugen:''' I swear it will be done.

* In the ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' video "Meet The Medic", the Medic tells the Heavy that "Ribs grow back". Then he whispers to [[ItMakesSenseInContext his dove]]: "No they don't."
** That said, his [[HealingShiv medigun]] can probably grow them back anyways.

* [[ManipulativeBastard Iago]] does this in ''{{Othello}}'', making it OlderThanSteam.
* Shakespeare is fond of employing this trope with his villains. RichardIII also does this, most notably after wooing Lady Anne.

** This was a RunningGag with stereotypical Italian chef Luigi Risotto: he would be incredibly polite to his customers, run in the kitchen and immediately badmouth them to his [[TheGhost unseen]] cook Salvatore unaware that they can hear him. ("Hey, Salvatore, guess who's here-ah? Mister Kookalamanza, and-ah some real ugly kid-ah.")

* ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'': After being cornered on the roof by the Count and his men, Clarisse offers to surrender her ring to him on the condition they let Lupin and Fujiko go. Cagliostro pretends to agree to these terms. Yet when his right hand man, [[CombatButler Gordo]], asks, he promply replies low enough so only Gordo can hear him: "When she moves away, shoot 'em."

* ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'': After being cornered on the roof by the count Cagliostro and his men, Clarisse offers to surrender her ring to him on the condition they let Lupin and Fujiko go. Cagliostro pretends to agree to these terms, yet when his right hand man Gordo asks, he promply replies low enough so only Gordo can hear him: "When she moves away, shoot 'em."

* ''EightBitTheater'': [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/08/06/episode-1159-fml/ this episode]] is based around {{lampshading}} this trope in various ways.

* ''MeanGirls'' featured this, with some of the bitchy girls complimenting someone to their face, but then turning to Lindsay Lohan's character and remarking about how ugly they thought they were.

* In the ''TeamFortress2'' video "Meet The Medic", the Medic tells the Heavy that "Ribs grow back". Then he whispers to [[ItMakesSenseInContext his dove]]: "No they don't."

* In ''CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'', the mayor, venting to Brent, calls the town's inhabitants "sardine-sucking knucklescrapers." Brent chimes in, "[[PresentCompanyExclused But not me, right?]]" The mayor assures him that he didn't mean him, but immediately grimaces once he turns away.

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* Invoked in TheCastleOfCagliostro. After being cornered on the roof by the count Cagliostro and his men, Clarisse offers to surrender her ring to him on the condition they let Lupin and Fujiko go. Cagliostro pretends to agree to these terms, yet when his right hand man Gordo asks, he promply replies low enough so only Gordo can hear him: "When she moves away, shoot 'em."

* From Ursula's VillainSong "Poor Unfortunate Souls" in ''TheLittleMermaid'':
--> And I fortunately know a little magic
--> It's a talent that I always have possessed
--> And dear lady, please don't laugh, I use it on behalf
--> Of the miserable, the lonely, and depressed!
--> [''aside to Flotsam and Jetsam''] Pathetic.

* MeanGirls featured this, with some of the bitchy girls complimenting someone to their face, but then turning to Lindsay Lohan's character and remarking about how ugly they thought they were.

* In one segment of ''ChappellesShow'', A reporter is investigating a "Jedi abuse scandal" analogous to the Catholic priest pedophilia scandals. While interviewing a "Jarth Mader", an anonymous victim who wears a [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything helmet and has a respiration problem]], Mader breaks down and puts his head in his hands in tears. The reporter says, out loud, to the cameraman, "Cut", but mouths the words "Keep rolling" when Mader's not looking.
* In the ''DoctorWho'' episode "The God Complex", the Doctor is very impressed with Rita.
-->'''Doctor''': Oh, you're good...Amy, with regret, you're fired.
-->'''Amy''': What??
-->'''Doctor''': Kidding! [''mouthing to Rita''] Call me.

-->'''Martha''': It's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside!
-->(''Midway through Martha's line, the camera cuts to show the Doctor mouthing her words at the same time'')
-->'''The Doctor''': Really? Hadn't noticed.

* In the Babylon5 episode "The Healer", Mollari goes to a bar with a Minbari (mostly so he can rip him off, making him pay everything). The Minbari then proceeds to bore him with his entire life story. Mollari, looking pained, says: "Really? That's really interesting." Then he whispers to the female bar tender: "Kill me?"

-->Shermy: Well, here comes good ol' Charlie Brown! Good ol' Charlie Brown, yes sir! Good ol' Charlie Brown...how I hate him!

* Shakespeare is fond of employing this trope with his villains. Richard III also does this, most notably after wooing Lady Anne.

* In the TeamFortress2 video "Meet The Medic", the Medic tells the Heavy that "Ribs grow back". Then he whispers to [[ItMakesSenseInContext his dove]]: "No they don't".

* Played straight in the UK dub of ''TheMrMenShow'' episode "Cooking":
-->'''Miss Naughty''': Did you enjoy the salads?
-->'''Mr. Grumpy''': Oh, yes, it was delicious.
-->'''Mr. Quiet''': It was?
-->'''Mr. Grumpy''': *aside* That's not true.
-->'''Mr. Quiet''': Oh.

-->'''Leela''' (tearfully): This is [[ItsAllMyFault all my fault]]!
-->'''Farnsworth''': Oh no... no.
-->'''Farnsworth''' (to Bender): [[LampshadeHanging I'M LYING TO MAKE HER FEEL BETTER]].

-->'''Mr. Quiet''': @@It was@@?

-->'''Mr. Quiet''': @@Oh@@.