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Previous Trope Repair Shop thread: Misused, started by lalalei2001 on Apr 28th 2014 at 11:53:02 PM

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lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009

Apr 21st 2014 at 12:41:45 PM •••

Am I the only one thinking some examples are sort of...well, not getting the SURPRISE part right? Like Disney movies and most kids' shows usually have happy endings.

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MyFinalEdits (Ten years in the joint)

Apr 21st 2014 at 7:15:14 PM •••

Agree. This trope is when a work is dark through the first 90% and then ends on a happier note. So unless a child movie has dark undertones through all of it minus the ending, it shouldn't apply.

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lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009

Apr 22nd 2014 at 9:19:44 AM •••

Maybe the Black Cauldron would work for a Disney example, but I can't think of much else.

Also this quote on the quotes page seems shoehorned in due to the reasons above.

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Quotes/SurprisinglyHappyEnding

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MyFinalEdits (Ten years in the joint)

Apr 22nd 2014 at 9:36:30 AM •••

I don't have much familiarity with MLP, so I can't judge anything.

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Dedars1 Since: Jan, 2011

Nov 3rd 2016 at 8:45:38 AM •••

I just discovered this trope and agree perfectly. How to expect a sad ending in a Disney film or that My Little Pony thing? Also, the page quote doesn't seem to fit too.

Austin Since: Jan, 2001

Apr 4th 2013 at 5:36:01 AM •••

I don't think that's a very good page quote. Nobody who watched that episode is really going to think that it'll end sadly. It feels like having a pony quote just for the sake of having a pony quote.

PancticeSquadCutterback This is Rain. Isn't she pretty? :) Since: Feb, 2012

This is Rain. Isn't she pretty? :)

Mar 5th 2012 at 1:17:34 PM •••

Am I the only one who sees this trope too be too much like Deus ex Machina?

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SickBoy Since: Apr, 2010

Oct 25th 2012 at 5:24:09 PM •••

This trope seems to be an after-the-fact kind of thing. A Deus ex Machina resolves the plot, whereas this trope is usually brought about after the plot has been resolved. Maybe in the resolution of the plot, the characters lost one of their friends, or had to give up their job, etc. Afterwards, they find out that the person survived, or their boss is so impressed by them solving things that they get a promotion. This one doesn't solve the plot, it solves residual problems that came up in the process.

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