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** When Alice finally watches the show, she ends up finding it [[SoOkayItsAverage alright]], when she initially thought that she was going to hate it.

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* '''Defied''': Alice refuses to make any judgments on things she is not familiar with.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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Alice refuses to make any judgments on things she is not familiar with.with.
** Alice realizes she probably won't like the show and doesn't make any attempt to watch it for herself.



* '''Implied''': Alice is seen refusing something new, then acting like she enjoyed it.

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* '''Implied''': '''Implied''':
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Alice is seen refusing something new, then acting like she enjoyed it.it.
** We don't get to see Alice's initial expectations of the show, but after watching the first episode, she remarks that it was a lot better than she expected it to be.
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* '''Played for Laughs''': AliceAndBob are going to see a movie. Alice thinks she will hate it, but enjoys it. Bob thinks he will like it, but he hates it.

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* '''Played for Laughs''': AliceAndBob are going to see a movie. Alice thinks she will hate it, but enjoys it. Bob thinks he will like it, but he hates tries comically over the top ways to get her to watch it.

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* '''Subverted''': Alice turns out to like the first episode of the show, but hates the next one.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Alice turns out to like the first episode of the show, but hates the next one.one.
** Alice doesn't think she'll like the show, but Bob asks her to check out the show anyway because he thinks she'll enjoy it. She ends up legitimately disliking the first episode.
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** Alice has been disappointed by the creators of the show before, and has low or nonexistent expectations.
** Alice knows something unsavory about some of the people involved with the show, and wants nothing to do with it on principle.

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* '''Downplayed''': Alice has watched one episode but it was one she didn't like, leading her to have a temporary aversion to the show until she watches the few episodes she prefers.
* '''Justified''': Alice saw the ad for the show and hated it, she is scared of the unknown and believes she's ''scared'' of it, or she only got info on the show from a hater on the internet.

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Alice has watched one episode but it was one she didn't like, leading her to have a temporary aversion to the show until she watches the few episodes she prefers.
* '''Justified''': ** Alice doesn't think she'll ''hate'' the show necessarily, but isn't very interested. She ends up finding the show better than she expected it to be.
* '''Justified''':
** Alice only
saw the ad for the show [[TaintedByThePreview and hated it, she it]].
** Alice
is scared of the unknown unknown, and believes she's ''scared'' of it, or she it.
** Alice
only got info on the show from a hater on negative reviewer.
** Alice isn't usually a fan of
the internet.genre that the show is, and believes she won't like it for that reason.



* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Bob uses Alice's unexpected enjoyment towards the show to introduce her to some other similar shows she may also like.



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* '''Parodied''': The show Alice hated before she watched it? Its ''Green Eggs and Ham, the Animated Series''!

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* '''Parodied''': The show Alice hated before she watched it? Its ''Green Eggs and Ham, the Animated Series''!Series''! (now [[WesternAnimation/GreenEggsAndHam2019 de-fictionalized]]!)
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* '''Played for Drama''':
** Alice refutes Bob's offers in a forceful, occasionally violent fashion.
** Alice doesn't just likes it -- she gets hooked. And we're not talking "GRatedDrug"-style, either.
* '''Played for Horror''':
** Alice doesn't just "gets forceful" -- she ''kills'' Bob.
** The "green eggs and ham" in this scenario is something atrocious like human blood.
** Accepting the "green eggs and ham" is the first step of Alice living a junkie tragedy a la ''Film/RequiemForADream''.
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* '''Inverted''': Alice thinks she is going to like something and ends up not liking it.

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* '''Inverted''': [[HypeBacklash Alice thinks she is going to like something and ends up not liking it.]]
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* '''Justified''': Alice saw the ad for the show and hated it, she is scared of the unknown and believes she's ''scared'' of it, or she only got info on the show from a [[HateDumb hater]] on the internet.

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* '''Justified''': Alice saw the ad for the show and hated it, she is scared of the unknown and believes she's ''scared'' of it, or she only got info on the show from a [[HateDumb hater]] hater on the internet.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character likes something but thought they would hate it before they try it.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character likes something but thought despite thinking they would hate it before they try tried it.



* '''Exaggerated''': Alice hates ''everything'' she is not familiar with.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice has watched one episode but it was one she didn't like, leading her to have a temporary aversion to the show until she watches episodes she prefers.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice hates ''everything'' she is not familiar with.
with until she tries it, then she becomes a massive fan of it.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice has watched one episode but it was one she didn't like, leading her to have a temporary aversion to the show until she watches the few episodes she prefers.



* '''Double Subverted''': But likes the next episode.
* '''Parodied''': The show is ''Green Eggs and Ham, the Animated Series''.

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* '''Double Subverted''': But likes the next episode.
episode, and each one afterwards.
* '''Parodied''': The show is Alice hated before she watched it? Its ''Green Eggs and Ham, the Animated Series''.Series''!



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'''Basic Trope''': A character likes something but thought they would hate it before they try it.
* '''Straight''': Alice thinks she hates the ShowWithinAShow that Bob is watching, until she watches an episode and becomes a fan.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice hates ''everything'' she is not familiar with.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice has watched one episode but it was one she didn't like, leading her to have a temporary aversion to the show until she watches episodes she prefers.
* '''Justified''': Alice saw the ad for the show and hated it, she is scared of the unknown and believes she's ''scared'' of it, or she only got info on the show from a [[HateDumb hater]] on the internet.
* '''Inverted''': Alice thinks she is going to like something and ends up not liking it.
* '''Subverted''': Alice turns out to like the first episode of the show, but hates the next one.
* '''Double Subverted''': But likes the next episode.
* '''Parodied''': The show is ''Green Eggs and Ham, the Animated Series''.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice thinks she will hate the show, and likes some episodes, is okay with others, and dislikes others.
* '''Averted''': Everyone has correct expectations.
* '''Enforced''': To set up AnAesop about how you never know until you try.
* '''Lampshaded''': "I thought I hated this, but now I love it!"
* '''Invoked''': Charlie tries to make Alice not like the show, whereas Bob wants her to watch it.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Alice refuses to make any judgments on things she is not familiar with.
* '''Discussed''': "Alice, why do you think you don't like it. Have you ever ''tried'' it?"
* '''Conversed''': "Why do these characters think they don't like it if they didn't try it?"
* '''Implied''': Alice is seen refusing something new, then acting like she enjoyed it.
* '''Played for Laughs''': AliceAndBob are going to see a movie. Alice thinks she will hate it, but enjoys it. Bob thinks he will like it, but he hates it.
* '''Played for Drama''': ???
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