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** No matter how much is he impressed, angry, delighted, etc. Sam is '''[[TheStoic always]]''' with a blank, half-asleep expression and deadpan monotone.

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** No matter how much is he impressed, angry, delighted, etc. Sam is '''[[TheStoic always]]''' '''''always''''' with a blank, half-asleep expression and deadpan monotone.deadpan, casual, monotonous tone.
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** No matter how much is he impressed, angry, delighted, etc. Sam is '''[[TheStoic always]]''' with a blank, half-asleep expression and deadpan monotone.

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* '''Subverted''': Sam has FrozenFace.
** Sam suffered the murder of his family in cold blood, but [[FreakOut he could not bear]] the murder of his parents.
* '''Double Subverted''': Actually it's was ShrugTake.

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* '''Subverted''': Sam has FrozenFace.
** Sam suffered the murder of his family in cold blood, but [[FreakOut he could not bear]] the murder of his parents.
???.
* '''Double Subverted''': Actually it's was ShrugTake.
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** Sam is robot or alien.


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** Sam has some kind of disorder that prevents him from expressing emotions normally.
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'''Basic Trope''': An emotionless reaction to something extremely surprising, shocking or unusual.

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'''Basic Trope''': An emotionless reaction to expressionless expression of surprise or other emotions at something extremely surprising, shocking surprising or unusual.
shocking.



** Sam in the middle of a hot battle under heavy machine gun, rocket, mortar and tank fire during the war, did become witness the apocalypse, he is tickled, has become WeirdnessMagnet, he's being held hostage with a gun to his temple and/or doomed to AndIMustScream. Sam faces all this throughout ''his lifetime'', but he still has a default dull surprise.

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** Sam in the middle of a hot battle under heavy machine gun, rocket, mortar and tank fire during the war, did become witness the apocalypse, he is tickled, has become WeirdnessMagnet, he's being held hostage with a gun to his temple and/or doomed to AndIMustScream. Sam faces is shocked by all this throughout ''his lifetime'', this, but he still has talks about his impression with a default dull surprise.muffled, monotonous voice and a half-asleep expression on his face.



** Or he's [[ChewingTheScenery chewing the scenery]] or {{corpsing}}.
* '''Parodied''': Sam wears it by default, regardless of the absurdity of the situation.

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** Or he's [[ChewingTheScenery chewing the scenery]] or {{corpsing}}.
scenery]].
* '''Parodied''': Sam wears it by default, regardless of the absurdity of the situation.???



* '''Zig-Zagged''': Sam's reactions vary in intensity: they are both dull, normal, and excessive.

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': Sam's reactions vary in intensity: intensity they are both dull, normal, and excessive.
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** Or he's [[ChewingTheScenery chewing the scenery]].

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** Or he's [[ChewingTheScenery chewing the scenery]].scenery]] or {{corpsing}}.
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** Sam is experiencing something really so fantastic that it is even difficult to express it.
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* '''Straight''': Sam was a helpless witness to the murder of his family. However, at the sight of this horror he has emotionless reaction.
* '''Exaggerated''': Sam's life is the solid DeusAngstMachina, but he's still with his stone, unemotional facial expression.

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* '''Straight''': Sam was a helpless witness to the murder of his family. However, at the sight of this horror he has emotionless reaction.
shocked, but he has a bored expression.
* '''Exaggerated''': Sam's life is became the solid DeusAngstMachina, but he's still with his stone, unemotional facial expression.expression, despite his pain.
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** Sam in the middle of a hot battle under heavy machine gun, rocket, mortar and tank fire during the war, did become witness the apocalypse, he is tickled, has become WeirdnessMagnet and he's being held hostage with a gun to his temple. Sam faces all this throughout ''his lifetime'', but he still has a default dull surprise.

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** Sam in the middle of a hot battle under heavy machine gun, rocket, mortar and tank fire during the war, did become witness the apocalypse, he is tickled, has become WeirdnessMagnet and WeirdnessMagnet, he's being held hostage with a gun to his temple.temple and/or doomed to AndIMustScream. Sam faces all this throughout ''his lifetime'', but he still has a default dull surprise.
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** Sam in the middle of a hot battle under heavy machine gun, rocket, mortar and tank fire during the war/witness the apocalypse/he is tickled/every day in his city happens WeirdnessMagnet/he's being held hostage with a gun to his temple, but he still has a default dull surprise.

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** Sam in the middle of a hot battle under heavy machine gun, rocket, mortar and tank fire during the war/witness war, did become witness the apocalypse/he apocalypse, he is tickled/every day in his city happens WeirdnessMagnet/he's tickled, has become WeirdnessMagnet and he's being held hostage with a gun to his temple, temple. Sam faces all this throughout ''his lifetime'', but he still has a default dull surprise.



** ChewingTheScenery or RoaringRampageOfRevenge.

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** ChewingTheScenery or RoaringRampageOfRevenge.Or he's [[ChewingTheScenery chewing the scenery]].
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Sam, someone else in your place would have been crying/shouting/swearing/swearing"

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Sam, someone else in your place would have been crying/shouting/swearing/swearing"crying/shouting/swearing/laugh"
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'''Basic Trope''': An emotionless reaction to something extremely surprising, shocking or unusual.

* '''Straight''': Sam was a helpless witness to the murder of his family. However, at the sight of this horror he has emotionless reaction.
* '''Exaggerated''': Sam's life is the solid DeusAngstMachina, but he's still with his stone, unemotional facial expression.
** Sam in the middle of a hot battle under heavy machine gun, rocket, mortar and tank fire during the war/witness the apocalypse/he is tickled/every day in his city happens WeirdnessMagnet/he's being held hostage with a gun to his temple, but he still has a default dull surprise.
** Whole the cast reacts to everything like that.
* '''Downplayed''': Sam is only mildly surprised, but it's quite insignificant.
* '''Justified''': Sam is played by a bad actor.
** Sam is TheStoic.
** Sam has a facial injury or paralysis that prevents him from expressing emotions.
** Sam doesn't have social skills, so he doesn't know how to react properly.
** It's just a lot easier for Sam without ChewingTheScenery.
* '''Subverted''': Sam has FrozenFace.
** Sam suffered the murder of his family in cold blood, but [[FreakOut he could not bear]] the murder of his parents.
* '''Double Subverted''': Actually it's was ShrugTake.
* '''Inverted''': Sam [[{{Wangst}} burst into tears]] when he [[MinorInjuryOverreaction accidentally cut his finger on paper]].
** ChewingTheScenery or RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
* '''Parodied''': Sam wears it by default, regardless of the absurdity of the situation.
* '''Averted''': Sam reacts to everything the same way as the rest of the cast.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Sam's reactions vary in intensity: they are both dull, normal, and excessive.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Sam, someone else in your place would have been crying/shouting/swearing/swearing"
* '''Discussed''': "There is a war with aliens on Earth/there is an armed raid at Sam's house or at work/someone is tickling Sam/Sam got cancer/Sam is doomed to FateWorseThanDeath, but Sam unemotionally-deadpanly meets/looks at it, it's unbelievably"
* '''Exploited''': Sam was dull-surprised, that he may be glorified for his composure and [[TheStoic stoicism]].
* '''Played for Laughs''': Sam is the ExtremeDoormat, who is ready to unfazedly accept any absurdity.
* '''Implied''': "Sam reacts to something amazing/scary/funny/tragic emotionless although it's causes a more emotional reaction in others"

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