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'''Basic Trope''': A device or method that is used once but never mentioned or used again even when it probably should be.
* '''Straight''': In episode fourteen, Alice is stung by some kind of fantasy bee. It would have been deadly but Bob, TheMedic, makes a healing potion that cures her. When Charlie is stung by the same kind of bee in episode twenty-seven, Bob says "There's nothing I can do."
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is mentioned to have that particular healing potion on hand "At all times", but he's never even ''heard'' of it this time round.

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'''Basic Trope''': A device or method that is used once but never mentioned or used again even when it probably should be.
* '''Straight''': In episode fourteen, Alice is stung by some kind of fantasy bee. It would have been deadly but Bob, TheMedic, makes a healing potion that cures her. When Charlie is stung by the same kind of bee in episode twenty-seven, Bob says says, "There's nothing I can do."
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is mentioned "always" to have that particular healing potion on hand "At all times", hand, but he's never even ''heard'' of it this time round.when Charlie is stung.



** The bee stung Charlie more seriously than it did Alice.

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** The bee stung Charlie much more seriously than it did Alice.



* '''Subverted''': That was Bob's EvilTwin. The ''real'' Bob jumps out with the cure.
* '''Double Subverted''': That wasn't the real Bob either. The real Bob doesn't have the cure for some reason.
* '''Parodied''': Bob is treated like a wise healer by Alice, but everyone else keeps pointing out that whether or not he has the cure for things is unreliable.
* '''Averted''': No device is thrown out the window like that.

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* '''Subverted''': That was Bob's EvilTwin. The ''real'' Bob jumps out appears with the cure.
* '''Double Subverted''': That wasn't Neither the real Bob either. The nor the real Bob doesn't have the cure for appeared. For some reason.
reason, Bob lacks the cure.
* '''Parodied''': Alice treats Bob is treated like as a wise healer by Alice, healer, but everyone else keeps pointing out that whether or not he has the cure for things is unreliable.
* '''Averted''': No device is thrown out '''Averted''':
** After Bob first gets or makes
the window like that.healing potion, it's reused in all similar subsequent situations.
** Bob never gets or makes the healing potion.



* '''Enforced''': The writer is not a very good one and just wants to throw in a CharacterDeath to add drama.

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* '''Enforced''': The writer is not a very good one and just wants to throw in a CharacterDeath in slavish adherence to add drama.the RuleOfDrama.



* '''Conversed''': "Boo! The writers killed off Charlie and not Alice despite them having the same thing wrong with them! Bob should have cured Charlie!"
* '''Implied''': Charlie is never seen again after being stung by the bee. It is unknown whether or not he died.
* '''Deconstructed''': The pack get a new medic after the incident.

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* '''Conversed''': "Boo! The writers killed off Charlie and not Alice despite them having the same thing wrong with them! Bob should have cured Charlie!"
[cured Charlie/killed Alice]!"
* '''Implied''': [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome Charlie is never seen again again]] after being stung by the bee. bee stings him. It is unknown unstated whether he lived or not he died.
* '''Deconstructed''': The pack FiveManBand get a new medic after the incident.



%%* '''Played for Laughs''': ???

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%%* * '''Played for Laughs''': ???Bob being a ForgetfulJones about useful things is a RunningGag.
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'''Basic Trope''': A device that is used once but never mentioned or used again even when it probably should.
* '''Straight''': Alice gets stung by some kind of fantasy bee. It would have been deadly but Bob, TheMedic, makes a healing potion that cures her. When Charlie gets stung by the same kind of bee in Episode Twenty-Seven, Bob says "There's nothing I can do."

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'''Basic Trope''': A device or method that is used once but never mentioned or used again even when it probably should.
should be.
* '''Straight''': In episode fourteen, Alice gets is stung by some kind of fantasy bee. It would have been deadly but Bob, TheMedic, makes a healing potion that cures her. When Charlie gets is stung by the same kind of bee in Episode Twenty-Seven, episode twenty-seven, Bob says "There's nothing I can do."



* '''Averted''': None of the devices are thrown out the window like that.
* '''Zigzagged''': That particular healing potion gets equally used and treated like it doesn't exist by Bob.

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* '''Averted''': None of the devices are No device is thrown out the window like that.
* '''Zigzagged''': That particular '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob alternates between using that healing potion gets equally used and treated treating it like it doesn't exist by Bob.exist.



* '''Discussed''': "Is Bob really as good a medic as he's cracked up to be? He seemed to forget some of his tequniques."

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* '''Discussed''': "Is Bob really as good a medic as he's cracked up to be? He seemed to forget some of his tequniques.techniques."
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** The bee stung Bob more seriously than it did Alice.

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** The bee stung Bob Charlie more seriously than it did Alice.
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* '''Played for Laughs''': ???

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* %%* '''Played for Laughs''': ???



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'''Basic Trope''': A device that is used once but never mentioned or used again even when it probably should.
* '''Straight''': Alice gets stung by some kind of fantasy bee. It would have been deadly but Bob, TheMedic, makes a healing potion that cures her. When Charlie gets stung by the same kind of bee in Episode Twenty-Seven, Bob says "There's nothing I can do."
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is mentioned to have that particular healing potion on hand "At all times", but he's never even ''heard'' of it this time round.
* '''Downplayed''': The potion is never mentioned again, but never needed.
* '''Justified''':
** Bob has amnesia.
** The bee stung Bob more seriously than it did Alice.
** The healing potion can't be made or obtained at this stage.
** It was actually Bob's EvilTwin.
** ItOnlyWorksOnce.
* '''Inverted''': When Alice gets stung by the bee, Bob claims there's nothing he can do, but he suddenly has the cure when Charlie gets stung.
* '''Subverted''': That was Bob's EvilTwin. The ''real'' Bob jumps out with the cure.
* '''Double Subverted''': That wasn't the real Bob either. The real Bob doesn't have the cure for some reason.
* '''Parodied''': Bob is treated like a wise healer by Alice, but everyone else keeps pointing out that whether or not he has the cure for things is unreliable.
* '''Averted''': None of the devices are thrown out the window like that.
* '''Zigzagged''': That particular healing potion gets equally used and treated like it doesn't exist by Bob.
* '''Enforced''': The writer is not a very good one and just wants to throw in a CharacterDeath to add drama.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Couldn't Bob heal me? Why can't he heal Charlie?"
* '''Invoked''': The BigBad gives Bob amnesia so that he would forget his cures.
* '''Exploited''': The villains are confident that Bob can't cure the same ailment twice.
* '''Defied''': Bob writes the recipe for the healing potion down and keeps his documents in the same place.
* '''Discussed''': "Is Bob really as good a medic as he's cracked up to be? He seemed to forget some of his tequniques."
* '''Conversed''': "Boo! The writers killed off Charlie and not Alice despite them having the same thing wrong with them! Bob should have cured Charlie!"
* '''Implied''': Charlie is never seen again after being stung by the bee. It is unknown whether or not he died.
* '''Deconstructed''': The pack get a new medic after the incident.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob is the only good medic available.
* '''Played for Laughs''': ???
* '''Played for Drama''': Charlie dies a very angsty death from the sting despite Bob's having been able to cure Alice with the healing potion. Alice gets SurvivorGuilt.
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