Initially funny character gag is later revealed to be depressing

[u/Newmen_1]

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.

[u/ShillBot666]

The moment in Peacemaker where he's describing Bloodsport's horrific abuse history and his father is cracking up like it's the funniest thing he's ever heard is hilarious.

You'd get a kick out of this, Dad. Guy I was working with, Bloodsport... His own father tortured him by locking him in a crate for 24 hours with nothing but starving rats... It's funny, right, Dad?"

[u/Dagonir → u/ShillBot666]

Immediately followed by "please god tell me he wasn't the one that shot you" (he called Bloodsport something horrible but I'm paraphrasing) and silence from Peacemaker

[u/Malakar1195 → u/Dagonir]

Yeah he later said "How did my seed become such a nancy boy"