30 Movie and TV Tropes That Need to Go the Way of the McDLT
A trope is only a bad thing when it starts morphing into a cliche
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The word trope has become synonymous with cliche, but in the visual storytelling realm, at least, they’re actually the building blocks of any great script. When lazy movies and TV shows started relying a little too heavily on existing tropes instead of reaching a little deeper into the right side of our skull’s squishy meat sponge, once-beloved tropes get a collective, “Oh my god, it’s been done! We get it! Move on!”
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![... TELL US NOW. EMOTIONAL POWERS Alex K. is sick of seeing, The trope of women who can't use their superpowers unless they're experiencing an emotional outburst. It's cringeworthy, sexist, and the inevitable change where they suddenly gain self-confidence is never written well. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/5/7/974157.jpg)
![... TELL US NOW. SUDDEN FORGIVENESS Vic G. can't stand when a villain does ONE good thing and is suddenly temporarily forgiven for abhorrent crimes. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/5/4/974154.jpg)
![... TELL US NOW. EMPATHY FOR THE VILLAIN Erin C. can't stand the cliche of the hero harming/killing minions and, most likely, innocent bystanders but suddenly having compassion and empathy when it's time to kill the main villain. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/5/6/974156.jpg)
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![... TELL US NOW. SUPERHEROES IN HEELS Logan S. is sick of seeing heroes wearing heels or platforms. They're so impractical and only serve the purpose of sexualizing the character. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/4/4/974144.jpg)
![... TELL US NOW. DARK MIRROR IMAGE Wally H. thinks The bad guy is just a dark version of the good guy is overdone. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/4/2/974142.jpg)
![... TELL US NOW. SUDDEN POWER CONTROL Wally H. can't stand seeing the young person who has powers but can't control them...until the climax of the movie when they suddenly can control the powers like a veteran superhero because the villain was about to win. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/4/1/974141.jpg)
![... TELL US NOW. ORIGIN STORIES, AGAIN James Y. says, We don't need to see Batman or Superman's origin stories anymore. Please just get to the plot. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/3/9/974139.jpg)
![... TELL US NOW. UNNECESSARY ROMANCE Malia K. hates how woman superheroes always need a d**n love story. It's the only thing that ruined Wonder Woman, imo. Captain Marvel was awesome for not doing that nonsense. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/4/0/974140.jpg)
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