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WarJay77
(Troper Knight)
3rd May, 2024 01:06:08 AM
Currently Working On: Incorruptible Pure Pureness
tropematter
Since: Aug, 2020
3rd May, 2024 02:13:43 AM
Thanks. I suppose what I'm thinking of is The Same But More Specific.
Is there one in which Alice shows Bob things she has done, or sacrifices she has made, to make Bob feel guilty, especially if Bob cancels something they were going to do? Examples:
- At the beginning of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry suddenly decides that he must carry out the dangerous mission to find Horcruxes alone. Hermione immediately counters this by listing all the preparations she has made, including modifying her parents' memories so they don't know they have a daughter. Ron also shows Harry how they have transformed the family ghoul into Ron, to provide the cover story that Ron is seriously ill with spattergroit.
- Brassed Off: When Phil is bracing himself for the difficult task of telling Danny that they will not take part in the brass band final, Danny suddenly hands Phil their sheet music, which he had spent all night preparing, compounding Phil's guilt.
- Played for laughs in Little Britain. When the prime minister tells Sebastian that he cannot accompany him, Sebastian protests "I had my hair done, and everything!"
Edited by tropematter