Basic Trope: A character glances away as though to the audience.
- Straight: When Alice says that This Is Reality, Bob glances towards the audience as though he has Medium Awareness. Alice doesn't notice.
- Exaggerated: Bob doesn't just glance, he turns his head fully towards the screen.
- Downplayed:
- Bob looks without turning his head.
- As some people do in real life, Bob gives a brief glance upwards.
- Justified:
- Bob is a Fourth-Wall Observer and really was looking at the audience.
- Bob was looking at something that happened to be in the audience's direction.
- Bob is a character in a Mockumentary glancing at the camera crew.
- Inverted: The characters are usually looking at the screen, but when Alice begins Breaking the Fourth Wall, Bob looks away from the screen.
- Subverted: The screen then points to Bob's dog who was what Bob was glancing at.
- Double Subverted: The dog then glances toward the audience.
- Parodied: Bob tries to turn his head towards the audience, but because he doesn't know where exactly the Fourth Wall is, he keeps failing.
- Zig Zagged: Bob's eyes wander toward the audience and random objects and characters.
- Averted: Nobody glances away.
- Enforced: The writers made Bob a Fourth-Wall Observer.
- Lampshaded: "Hey! Stop staring at the audience like that, Bob! They get nervous when you do that."
- Invoked: Someone offscreen puts something for Bob to look at, that's in our direction.
- Exploited: Not applicable. When played straight, nobody is supposed to notice that Bob glanced away.
- Defied: Bob has Medium Awareness, but refuses to look at the screen.
- Discussed: Not applicable. When played straight, nobody acknowledges it.
- Conversed: "Why is Bob looking at me? Does he know I'm watching the film?"
- Implied: Bob is seen looking toward the audience but Word of God hasn't confirmed or denied that he actually has Medium Awareness.
- Played For Laughs: Bob looking at the audience is the "can you believe this?" reaction to an absurd moment.
- Played For Drama: Bob looking at the audience is a "You Bastard!" moment.
- Played For Horror: Bob looking at the audience is the start of a "The Fourth Wall Will Not Protect You" moment.
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