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* GreedMakesYouDumb: * If Merrick had simply ''asked'' the immortals to volunteer as lab subjects, pitching the possible medical benefits and offering to let them take whatever precautions they wanted to feel safe and un-imprisoned (the obvious panic button for the unkillable), they'd have probably agreed. And he would know from Copley that they aren't in it for the money, and so aren't likely to run off to any other medical researchers, which was his justification for locking them up.
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Wrong name of the trope it's Sweetness Aversion now and also misuse as that is for when a work is trying to hard to be kid friendly that people are turned off.


** Joe's eloquent declaration of his all-encompassing love for Nicky, with some reviews going so far as to call it one of the greatest romantic speeches ever. Greg Rucka actually made sure to put in his contract that any adaptation of the comic had to include the speech verbatim, knowing full well it would likely be one of the first things to go with how squeamish the comic book movie industry continues to be about homosexual content. It received high praise as a game changer for the whole genre, with the film's spectacular success leaving future projects with no excuse for worrying that explicit gay characters would alienate fans.
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** Joe's eloquent declaration of his all-encompassing love for Nicky, with some reviews going so far as to call it one of the greatest romantic speeches ever. Greg Rucka actually made sure to put in his contract that any adaptation of the comic had to include the speech verbatim, knowing full well it would likely be one of the first things to go with how squeamish the comic book movie industry continues to be about homosexual content. It received high praise as a game changer for the whole genre, with the film's spectacular success leaving future projects with no excuse for worrying that explicit gay characters would alienate fans.
%%* TastesLikeDiabetes: Joe and Nicky’s relationship can definitely be this for some viewers, especially those who weren’t expecting romance in an action film.
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* TastesLikeDiabetes: Joe and Nicky’s relationship can definitely be this for some viewers, especially those who weren’t expecting romance in an action film.
-->'''[[WebVideo/HonestTrailers Honest Trailer Guy]]''': Ugh, as if eternal life wasn't already enough of a curse; imagine spending it single next to a lovey-dovey couple. Kill me...

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* %%* TastesLikeDiabetes: Joe and Nicky’s relationship can definitely be this for some viewers, especially those who weren’t expecting romance in an action film.
-->'''[[WebVideo/HonestTrailers Honest Trailer Guy]]''': Ugh, as if eternal life wasn't already enough of a curse; imagine spending it single next to a lovey-dovey couple. Kill me...
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* LesYay: Film-only. Quynh and Andy were so close that Quynh's [[AndIMustScream repeated deaths]] (and Andy's [[ILetGwenStacyDie futile attempts at finding her]]) seem to have permanently impacted Andy's outlook on life and ability to form relationships with others in a way that Lykon's death did not, to the point that Quynh functions as TheLostLenore. But if that's too subtle, Andy's favorite and signature weapon is a labrys, which is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labrys#Lesbian_symbol a well-known lesbian symbol.]] In the graphic novel, Andy and Noriko (Quynh's comic counterpart) were explicitly a couple.

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* LesYay: LesYay:
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Film-only. Quynh and Andy were so close that Quynh's [[AndIMustScream repeated deaths]] (and Andy's [[ILetGwenStacyDie futile attempts at finding her]]) seem to have permanently impacted Andy's outlook on life and ability to form relationships with others in a way that Lykon's death did not, to the point that Quynh functions as TheLostLenore. But if that's too subtle, Andy's favorite and signature weapon is a labrys, which is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labrys#Lesbian_symbol a well-known lesbian symbol.]] In the graphic novel, Andy and Noriko (Quynh's comic counterpart) were explicitly a couple.couple.
** Also in the film, during their fight on the airplane, Andy gives Nile some ''peculiarly'' intense looks.
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-->'''Honest Trailer Guy''': Ugh, as if eternal life wasn't already enough of a curse; imagine spending it single next to a lovey-dovey couple. Kill me...

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-->'''Honest -->'''[[WebVideo/HonestTrailers Honest Trailer Guy''': Guy]]''': Ugh, as if eternal life wasn't already enough of a curse; imagine spending it single next to a lovey-dovey couple. Kill me...
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* FanNickname: With the sequel's title still unknown, fans like to refer to it as ''2 Old 2 Guard''.

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* TastesLikeDiabetes: Joe and Nicky’s relationship can definitely be this for some viewers, especially those who weren’t expecting romance in an action film.

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* TastesLikeDiabetes: Joe and Nicky’s relationship can definitely be this for some viewers, especially those who weren’t expecting romance in an action film.film.
-->'''Honest Trailer Guy''': Ugh, as if eternal life wasn't already enough of a curse; imagine spending it single next to a lovey-dovey couple. Kill me...
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Booker's reluctance to retrieve Nile when the group first dreams of her. [[spoiler:Is he attempting to spare her from the capture and experimentation he ''knows'' is coming, or does he simply regard her as a potential obstacle in his plan to betray the others to Merrick?]]
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* CaptainObviousReveal: [[spoiler:With all the trouble the movie goes to in depicting Quynh's fate in horrific detail, just about everyone will likely suspect she's coming back at some point.]]

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* CaptainObviousReveal: [[spoiler:With [[TheLegendOfChekhov all the trouble the movie goes to in depicting Quynh's fate in horrific detail, detail]], just about everyone will likely suspect she's coming back at some point.]]
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* TasteLikeDiabetes: Joe and Nicky’s relationship can definitely be this for some viewers, especially those who weren’t expecting romance in an action film.

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* TasteLikeDiabetes: TastesLikeDiabetes: Joe and Nicky’s relationship can definitely be this for some viewers, especially those who weren’t expecting romance in an action film.
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** Joe's eloquent declaration of his all-encompassing love for Nicky, with some reviews going so far as to call it one of the greatest romantic speeches ever. Greg Rucka actually made sure to put in his contract that any adaptation of the comic had to include the speech verbatim, knowing full well it would likely be one of the first things to go with how squeamish the comic book movie industry continues to be about homosexual content. It received high praise as a game changer for the whole genre, with the film's spectacular success leaving future projects with no excuse for worrying that explicit gay characters would alienate fans.

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** Joe's eloquent declaration of his all-encompassing love for Nicky, with some reviews going so far as to call it one of the greatest romantic speeches ever. Greg Rucka actually made sure to put in his contract that any adaptation of the comic had to include the speech verbatim, knowing full well it would likely be one of the first things to go with how squeamish the comic book movie industry continues to be about homosexual content. It received high praise as a game changer for the whole genre, with the film's spectacular success leaving future projects with no excuse for worrying that explicit gay characters would alienate fans.fans.
* TasteLikeDiabetes: Joe and Nicky’s relationship can definitely be this for some viewers, especially those who weren’t expecting romance in an action film.
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* OneSceneWonder: The unnamed, GoodSamaritan pharmacy employee who [[spoiler: bandages Andy's wound without question or comment]] is beloved by fans everywhere. Furthermore, her scene sums up the film's philosophy and [[spoiler: reminds Andy that there is still good in the world.]]

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* SignatureScene: Joe's eloquent declaration of his all-encompassing love for Nicky, with some reviews going so far as to call it one of the greatest romantic speeches ever. Greg Rucka actually made sure to put in his contract that any adaptation of the comic had to include the speech verbatim, knowing full well it would likely be one of the first things to go with how squeamish the comic book movie industry continues to be about homosexual content. It received high praise as a game changer for the whole genre, with the film's spectacular success leaving future projects with no excuse for worrying that explicit gay characters would alienate fans.

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** The first action scene, called "The Kill Floor Scene."
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eloquent declaration of his all-encompassing love for Nicky, with some reviews going so far as to call it one of the greatest romantic speeches ever. Greg Rucka actually made sure to put in his contract that any adaptation of the comic had to include the speech verbatim, knowing full well it would likely be one of the first things to go with how squeamish the comic book movie industry continues to be about homosexual content. It received high praise as a game changer for the whole genre, with the film's spectacular success leaving future projects with no excuse for worrying that explicit gay characters would alienate fans.
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* FanficFuel: Given that the main characters are all several centuries old, fans are all too eager to come up with backstories for the various NoodleIncidents that are mentioned. Very popular is answring the question of what ''did'' happen "That time in Malta"?

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* FanficFuel: Given that the main characters are all several centuries old, fans are all too eager to come up with backstories for the various NoodleIncidents that are mentioned. Very popular is answring answering the question of what ''did'' happen "That time in Malta"?
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* FanficFuel: Given that the main characters are all several centuries old, fans are all too eager to come up with backstories for the various NoodleIncidents that are mentioned. Very popular is answring the question of what ''did'' happen "That time in Malta"?
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* LesYay: Quynh and Andy were so close that Quynh's [[AndIMustScream repeated deaths]] (and Andy's [[ILetGwenStacyDie futile attempts at finding her]]) seem to have permanently impacted Andy's outlook on life and ability to form relationships with others in a way that Lykon's death did not, to the point that Quynh functions as TheLostLenore. But if that's too subtle, Andy's favorite and signature weapon is a labrys, which is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labrys#Lesbian_symbol a well-known lesbian symbol.]]
* NightmareFuel: [[spoiler:Quynh, an immortal, getting locked into an iron sarcogaphus and dropped into the Atlantic Ocean.]]

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* LesYay: Film-only. Quynh and Andy were so close that Quynh's [[AndIMustScream repeated deaths]] (and Andy's [[ILetGwenStacyDie futile attempts at finding her]]) seem to have permanently impacted Andy's outlook on life and ability to form relationships with others in a way that Lykon's death did not, to the point that Quynh functions as TheLostLenore. But if that's too subtle, Andy's favorite and signature weapon is a labrys, which is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labrys#Lesbian_symbol a well-known lesbian symbol.]]
]] In the graphic novel, Andy and Noriko (Quynh's comic counterpart) were explicitly a couple.
* NightmareFuel: [[spoiler:Quynh, an immortal, getting locked into an iron sarcogaphus sarcophagus and dropped into the Atlantic Ocean.]]
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* LesYay: Quynh and Andy were so close that Quynh's [[AndIMustScream repeated deaths]] (and Andy's [[ILetGwenStacyDie futile attempts at finding her]]) seem to have permanently impacted Andy's outlook on life and ability to form relationships with others in a way that Lykon's death did not, to the point that Quynh functions as TheLostLenore. But if that's too subtle, Andy's favorite and signature weapon is a labrys, which is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labrys#Lesbian_symbol a well-known lesbian symbol.]]
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Black people mowing down lots of white guys is nothing new. Been around since the birth of blaxploitation.


* SignatureScene: Joe's eloquent declaration of his all-encompassing love for Nicky, with some reviews going so far as to call it one of the greatest romantic speeches ever. Greg Rucka actually made sure to put in his contract that any adaptation of the comic had to include the speech verbatim, knowing full well it would likely be one of the first things to go with how squeamish the comic book movie industry continues to be about homosexual content. It received high praise as a game changer for the whole genre, with the film's spectacular success leaving future projects with no excuse for worrying that explicit gay characters would alienate fans.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: With the film being released in the middle of worldwide Black Lives Matter protests over the murder of George Floyd, it hits hard to see a black woman mowing her way through a bunch of faceless white guys in uniform, whose weapons are useless against her.

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* SignatureScene: Joe's eloquent declaration of his all-encompassing love for Nicky, with some reviews going so far as to call it one of the greatest romantic speeches ever. Greg Rucka actually made sure to put in his contract that any adaptation of the comic had to include the speech verbatim, knowing full well it would likely be one of the first things to go with how squeamish the comic book movie industry continues to be about homosexual content. It received high praise as a game changer for the whole genre, with the film's spectacular success leaving future projects with no excuse for worrying that explicit gay characters would alienate fans.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: With the film being released in the middle of worldwide Black Lives Matter protests over the murder of George Floyd, it hits hard to see a black woman mowing her way through a bunch of faceless white guys in uniform, whose weapons are useless against her.
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* SignatureScene: Joe's eloquent declaration of his all-encompassing love for Nicky, with some reviews going so far as to call it one of the greatest romantic speeches ever. Greg Rucka actually made sure to put in his contract that any adaptation of the comic had to include the speech verbatim, knowing full well it would likely be one of the first things to go with how squeamish the comic book movie industry continues to be about homosexual content. It received high praise as a game changer for the whole genre, with the film's spectacular success leaving future projects with no excuse for worrying that explicit gay characters would alienate fans.
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* CaptainObviousReveal: [[spoiler:With all the trouble the movie goes to in depicting Quynh's fate in horrific detail, just about everyone will likely suspect she's coming back at some point.]]
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* NightmareFuel: [[spoiler:Quynh, an immortal, getting locked into an iron sarcogaphus and dropped into the Atlantic Ocean.]]

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* NightmareFuel: [[spoiler:Quynh, an immortal, getting locked into an iron sarcogaphus and dropped into the Atlantic Ocean.]]]]
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: With the film being released in the middle of worldwide Black Lives Matter protests over the murder of George Floyd, it hits hard to see a black woman mowing her way through a bunch of faceless white guys in uniform, whose weapons are useless against her.
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* NightmareFuel: [[spoiler:Quynh, an immortal, getting locked into an iron sarcogaphus and dropped into the Atlantic Ocean.]]

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