Board 8 > Best of the Trope Season 2: Day 181 - Cliffhanger

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GavsEvans123
06/19/19 5:32:54 PM
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Hello everyone, and welcome back to Best of the Trope!

Here are the rules. Each day, I will post a trope from TV Tropes, and each poster can name up to three examples of that trope. Whichever nomination gets the most mentions wins! Posters may also name as many Honourable Mentions as they like, but they are purely optional and will not count towards the running score. You may look at the TV Tropes page for that day's trope for examples, but you do not have to pick all your examples from the page. You can nominate whatever examples you like, as long as they qualify for the trope. Each trope will last around 24 hours before the next one goes up.

Posters may also nominate any tropes they wish to see come up during the series. This is optional, and you don't have to do it every day, or at all. Tropes will be randomly selected from the list each day, except for some occasions where I will pick a thematically appropriate trope that may or may not be on the list.

Here's the list of previous tropes, so if you wish to nominate some tropes, check on here that it wasn't previously done. http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Best_of_the_Trope

Disc-One Nuke
Lampshade Hanging
Difficult, but Awesome
Tier-Induced Scrappy
That One Level
Game-Breaker
Broken Base
Cruel and Unusual Death
Squishy Wizard
Magic Knight
Anti-Climax Boss
Torch the Franchise and Run
Lights Off, Somebody Dies
Grand Finale
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GavsEvans123
06/19/19 5:35:41 PM
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The winners of yesterday's trope, One True Love, were Buttercup and Westley (The Princess Bride) and Shrek and Fiona (Shrek), who got 3 votes each.

Previous Winners: Day 151 Onwards
Despair Event Horizon - John Wick's dog is killed (John Wick)
A**hole Victim - Joffrey Baratheon (Game of Thrones)
Crutch Character - Marcus (Fire Emblem 7)
Your Soul is Mine - Maximillian Pegasus (Yu-Gi-Oh!) / Shang Tsung (Mortal Kombat) / Dementor's Kiss (Harry Potter)
Pop-Cultured Badass - Deadpool
Acquitted Too Late - Tom Robinson (To Kill a Mockingbird)
Lightning Bruiser - The Flash (DC Comics) / Bob Barker (Happy Gilmore)
Me's a Crowd - Naruto / Multiple Man (X-Men)
A Taste of Power - Samus (Metroid Series)
Shrinking Violet - Violet (The Incredibles)
Stone Wall - Shuckle (Pokemon)
One Scene Wonder - The Black Knight (Monty Python and the Holy Grail)
Magikarp Power - Magikarp (Pokemon) / Pawn (Chess)
Joke Character - Pichu (Super Smash Bros Melee) / Dan Hibiki (Street Fighter)
Lethal Joke Character - L-Block (GameFAQs Contests)
Stupid Statement Dance Mix - They're Taking the Hobbits to Isengard / All Your Base
Giant Space Flea from Nowhere - Necron (Final Fantasy IX)
Roaring Rampage of Revenge - The Punisher (Marvel Comics) / John Wick / The Bride (Kill Bill)
Glass Cannon (Redux) - Tracer (Overwatch) / Hypno Disc (Robot Wars) / Nightmare (Battlebots)
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome - Marie (The Bourne Supremacy)
Even the Girls Want Her - Lana Kane (Archer)
Even the Guys Want Him - Gaston (Beauty and the Beast) / Big Boss (Metal Gear Solid)
Mighty Glacier - Tohru (Jackie Chan Adventures)
Breather Boss - Morpha (Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time) / Gi Nattak (Final Fantasy VII)
Big Bad Friend - Big Smoke (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas)
Launcher of a Thousand Ships - Nightwing (DC Comics)
Evil Cripple - Mr. Glass (Unbreakable)
Breather Level - 100 Acre Wood (Kingdom Hearts)
Beef Gate - Automatic 4-Star Wanted Level (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas)
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GavsEvans123
06/19/19 5:39:35 PM
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Today's trope is Cliffhanger. Here is the link: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CliffHanger

A Cliffhanger ends an Act Break, episode, or even a whole season (or a film or novel in a series) with some or all of the main characters in peril of some kind and the audience is made to wait for the outcome. The To Be Continued caption is often used here. Typically the longer the viewer is made to wait, the larger the seeming peril. Indeed, this can be a Downer Ending to the part just finished although many apparent perils and catastrophes are not as serious as they appear. It is a rare Cliffhanger that will cut back simply to watch 'em fall.

A Cliffhanger can also be centered around surprising revelations; either one just made, or one being saved for the 'hanger's resolution.

The season type of cliffhanger has a flaw: if the show gets canceled, the cliffhanger stays unresolved. A few such cliffhangers are listed below. It is by far, the very worst thing a producer/studio/company can do to its fans and viewers alike, since it leaves their work incomplete and unfinished, ultimately resulting in a unsatisfying experience. This is not to be confused with a Bolivian Army Ending, which is an intentionally unresolved cliffhanger as an ending. If this happens, the cliffhanger may be resolved in a movie or miniseries later on. Or, it may not... and that's why we have Fan Fiction.


TL,DR: The story ends at a critical moment, with the resolution being promised next time. Needless to say, it really sucks when this isn't followed up on.

Nominations:
The Best of Both Worlds (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
Now it's Snively's turn, and he's not alone! (Sonic SATAM)
Ram the Blade ship (Animorphs)
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hylianknight3
06/19/19 5:41:31 PM
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Cliff Hanger hanging from a cliff (Between the Lions)
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HeroicSpiderPig
06/19/19 5:46:01 PM
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Who Shot J.R.? (Dallas)
"You've been missing for two years." (Alias)
Alexis's Arrival (Dynasty)
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Yesmar
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Johnbobb
06/19/19 5:53:36 PM
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Jack is in Davy Jones' locker and Barbossa is back (PIrates: Dead Man's Chest)
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Johnbobb
06/19/19 5:59:07 PM
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Hank realizes Walt is Heisenberg (Breaking Bad)
Through the Looking Glass (Lost)
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Underleveled
06/19/19 6:03:16 PM
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Chloe is paralyzed in the alternate timeline (Life is Strange)
Voldemort returns (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)
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darkx
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hombad46
06/19/19 6:04:19 PM
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Just about every episode of 24
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hylianknight3
06/19/19 6:07:12 PM
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Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel (various episodes of Batman [1966])
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hombad46
06/19/19 6:10:18 PM
#11:


The Doctor dangles himself from a cliff for no apparent reason (Doctor Who)

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hombad46
06/19/19 6:12:51 PM
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And for my final vote.... It has to go to One Piece chapter 900, as much as I disapprove of its resolution, the wait for it was intense.
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MetalmindStats
06/19/19 6:14:14 PM
#13:


Han Solo gets frozen in carbonite (The Empire Strikes Back)
The Snap (Avengers: Infinity War)
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Hbthebattle
06/19/19 6:23:09 PM
#14:


The Snap (Avengers: Infinity War)
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Patience.
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Snake5555555555
06/19/19 6:25:58 PM
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Who Shot J.R.? (Dallas)
The Snap (Avengers: Infinity War)
Exodus (LOST)
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Pirateking2000
06/19/19 6:30:02 PM
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"Finishing this fight." (Halo 2)
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jcgamer107
06/19/19 6:32:06 PM
#17:


Who Shot Mr. Burns? (The Simpsons)
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Underleveled
06/19/19 6:40:16 PM
#18:


The ending of "You're Getting Old" (South Park)
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darkx
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Mewtwo59
06/19/19 7:49:15 PM
#19:


Pirateking2000 posted...
"Finishing this fight." (Halo 2)

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TomNook
06/19/19 10:42:49 PM
#20:


The Red Wedding (Game of Thrones)
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Bells, bells, bells!
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GavsEvans123
06/20/19 2:57:30 AM
#21:


Rankings so far:
The Snap (Avengers: Infinity War) - 3 votes
Who Shot J.R.? (Dallas) - 2 votes
"Finishing this fight." (Halo 2) - 2 votes
The Best of Both Worlds (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
Now it's Snively's turn, and he's not alone! (Sonic SATAM)
Ram the Blade ship (Animorphs)
Cliff Hanger hanging from a cliff (Between the Lions)
"You've been missing for two years." (Alias)
Alexis's Arrival (Dynasty)
Jack is in Davy Jones' locker and Barbossa is back (PIrates: Dead Man's Chest)
Hank realizes Walt is Heisenberg (Breaking Bad)
Through the Looking Glass (Lost)
Chloe is paralyzed in the alternate timeline (Life is Strange)
Voldemort returns (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)
Just about every episode of 24
Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel (various episodes of Batman [1966])
The Doctor dangles himself from a cliff for no apparent reason (Doctor Who)
Chapter 900 (One Piece)
Han Solo gets frozen in carbonite (The Empire Strikes Back)
Exodus (LOST)
Who Shot Mr. Burns? (The Simpsons)
The ending of "You're Getting Old" (South Park)
The Red Wedding (Game of Thrones)
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5tarscream
06/20/19 4:45:51 AM
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Who shot J.R.?
Voldemort's return (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)
Ross says the wrong name at his wedding (Friends)
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5tarscream
06/20/19 4:48:27 AM
#23:


HM
Supernatural Season 1
GoT Season 5
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Janus5k
06/20/19 5:48:34 AM
#24:


Joshua reveals his past (Trails in the Sky FC)
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Nanis23
06/20/19 6:05:03 AM
#25:


Yeah Hank in thr bathroom

But also Negan in The Walking Dead Season 6
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Shonen_Bat
06/20/19 6:13:06 AM
#26:


The snap
Voldemort returns
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DeathChicken
06/20/19 9:37:50 AM
#27:


The Snap (Avengers: Infinity War)
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Underleveled
06/20/19 10:24:06 AM
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My vote for Voldemort Returns should read Goblet of Fire as the source. My bad.
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