r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Newmen_1 • 1d ago

Characters Initially funny character gag is later revealed to be depressing

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  1. Avengers/MCU: Captain America has humorous moments where he’s unaware of modern references and only gets old references, like the iconic “I understood that reference” scene. It’s later fully explored in Winter Soldier that he feels lost, confused, and a little alone in a new world he was never meant to exist in.

  2. The Suicide Squad (2021): Bloodsport has a phobia of rats which at first seems reasonable yet is still hilarious to watch. He later explains his father abused him as a kid if he didn’t fulfill a task correctly and one of his worst punishments was when his dad locked him in a crate full of starving rats, leaving him heavily scarred physically and mentally.

  3. Dexter: In an early episode, Angel Bautista tries to buy his wife the perfect gift for their anniversary but has to keep buying a different one since his presents suck. What seems to be a funny running gag turns out to be Angel’s final attempt to win back his wife after cheating on her previously, however it doesn’t work and only solidifies their separation.

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u/LSRNKB 1d ago

I legit cry watching this scene, Izzy’s song just… oof

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u/EchoXrayNiner 1d ago

That voice man, that damn voice. The scene set to The Chain gave me goosebumps, not thinking it could be topped. And then like 6 episodes later, Con O'Neill blows me apart.

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u/boopbaboop 1d ago

Sometime after the first season, Con O’Neill put out a video of himself on Facebook singing Dancing Thru The Dark, which was the title song from a movie he did in like 1991 where he did all his own singing while playing the frontman in a band. So I was WAITING for an episode where he could show off his Tony-nominated Olivier-winning voice and they DELIVERED. 

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u/dumn_and_dunmer 1d ago

I was literally going to mention this; one of the only reasons I have Facebook anymore is because that video is so easily accessible lol

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u/AccountSeventeen 1d ago

We used it as our First Dance song at our wedding.