The official website for HBO Documentaries, featuring videos, images, interviews, schedule information and episode guides. Published: December 25, 2007: Game: L the Prologue to Death Note: Spiraling Trap; Developer: Konami: Publisher: Konami: Genre: Action: Platform: Nintendo DS: Released. Death is Cheap - TV Tropes. Amy: Do you think you'll just come back to life?! This tends to cheapen the dramatic death of a character to the point of being little more than a flesh wound if overused. If you ever hear passing mention of any form of afterlife in a series, be warned that the value of . Similarly, if the entire supporting cast is being killed off left and right, expect a resurrection by the end of the current arc. This trope became so common in some series that most people are more likely to be shocked if a character does not come back from the dead than when it does. This trope's best friend is the Reset Button. Because normal death means little, this . If it works as planned. This trope also has an interesting side effect, in the sense that permanent death, because it is rarer, carries a much greater degree of dramatic weight as a result. Gwen Stacy from Spider- Man is a good example of that effect. Check out TV listings and the full schedule of FOX programming. Get the latest slate of new MTV Shows Jersey Shore, Teen Wolf, Teen Mom and reality TV classics such as Punk'd and The Hills. Visit MTV.com to get the latest episodes. Find out more about American writer, critic, and editor Edgar Allan Poe, on Biography.com. See how his mystery and horror stories were the first of their kind. The team arrests Higuchi for being Kira and causing multiple murders. Inspecting Higuchi's Death Note, team members who touch it abruptly discover that shinigami do. Comics have many means to undo death, often involving Opening a Can of Clones. Usually the only characters in comics to stay dead are those involved in a Death by Origin Story. If returning from death is abused repeatedly, then They Killed Kenny Again. Contrast with Reports of My Death Were Greatly Exaggerated. Beware. Examples: open/close all folders Anime & Manga Dragon Ball and its sequels are notorious for exaggerating this trope to death. Everybody and their grandmother (Literally, at one point) dies and is resurrected at some point. Much of the show is in fact motivated by collecting the Dragon Balls to be able to wish somebody back to life. By the time Dragon Ball Z ended, only Mr. Satan the Fake Ultimate Hero, Uranai Baba and a few gods hadn't died at least once. Counting Dragon Ball GT, Krillin died four times. A What the Hell, Hero? Unfortunately for Piccolo, Buu took his advice by using an attack which killed almost every human in a few minutes with Beam Spam, making that ploy completely meaningless. Bulma is not amused. Bulma: Are you even listening to yourself?! They should have never been made to fight! You grown men left the fate of the Earth in their hands! I hope you're ashamed! We will fight for love and glory. We will live to tell the story. There is nothing we can't live through. Nothing ever dies - we will rise again! When Piccolo is killed, his revival amounts to an offscreen phone call. An episode where Goku is killed by an assassin has the next- episode preview show him fighting as if nothing happened. The question isn't if he's coming back, it's how early into the next episode it will be. This is because with Piccolo and Goku dead, the Dragon Balls were rendered inert and they had no way to find New Namek and use theirs. Super took the bleakness of Future Trunks's timeline Up to Eleven by creating the first instance in the entire series where so much sacrifice happened that even its Reset Button option came with bittersweet caveats. Probably because he was 1. Shenron needs to bring anyone back to life). The only ways to counter this are to destroy any traces of their DNA, permanently bind the soul so it can't be summoned, or completely bind the zombie's body so it can't move. It's possible to un- bind bound souls as well. Equivalent Exchange. Well, he IS the Phoenix after all. It's stated that he never died to begin with; as he is unable to ever die, ultimately leading to his eternal suffering. Needless to say, the main cast dies a lot. This protection does not extend to non- main characters however, as many a villain trying to pull a Heel. Poor Mamoru seems to die at least once per storyline. And that's just the anime version. During the main story we have Heroic Sacrifice by the Inner Senshi against Queen Metalia, and Tuxedo Mask killed by Sailor Moon. She revives everyone later with the Silver Crystal as well as using it as reset button for the whole planet after Metalia's rampage. In the final story arc, we have Sailor Galaxia kill EVERYONE except Sailor Moon and Chibi- Chibi, revive them and turn them against Sailor Moon, who kills them again hoping to revive them, but Galaxia destroys their Star Seeds, making them Deader Than Dead. And Sailor Moon still revives them all. This only simulates life, and requires a steady supply of borrowed souls to remain animate. This only simulates life, though more convincingly than the clay body method. Only once, and only if they've never before been revived by any means. It also seemingly requires a mostly- intact body and for the death to have been recent. Rin's second death. Kikyou is the only miko who ever did this, for Kohaku. Dead Sidekick angst and resulting Captain Ahab- ness loses something when the 'dead guy' is standing right next to you, and seems to be handling things just fine. The Darker and Edgier third season did away with this, but it returned for seasons four and five.. It is also believed to not work on any Digimon that dies in the human world, such as Wizardmon who was killed by Myotismon in season 1 and was a ghost in season 2. Of course, that would mean the ghosts of Myotismon's entire army could be still hanging around in Tokyo, with some possibly being substantial enough to cause all manner of disruption. The only known exceptions to this are Myotismon himself, who managed to sidestep this rule by finding a human to host his soul before his data completely dissipated and who he lay dormant in until he gained enough strength to regenerate a body for himself, and Kokomon from the Digimon movie Hurricane Touchdown, although this case happening in a movie leaves the canonicity somewhat dubious. The fact it was a Digimon with a human partner could've also had something to do with it. And then Kurata figures out how to make a Digimon Deader Than Dead by creating a device that corrupts digimon data so they cannot reconfigure into eggs. A Leomon dying became memetic after this instance, one member of the species having died at least once in all three seasons up to this point. However, it became apparent that the Leomon of this series would not be able to come back. While here Digimon don't return as eggs when they are killed it is remedied by the fact the owner of the Code Crown can reformat the Digital World and its inhabitants in the way he so wishes, so if someone dies and he wants to revert he can do so in a blink. Once Shoutmon acquires it every single Digimon who died through the season comes Back for the Finale. That includes the bad guys, who are purified. It still hurts though. Thus, it is entirely possible for a character to be graphically killed off then show up in the next story arc with no one batting an eye. Note that this doesn't work for those who die of old age, though. However Hohenheim had a back up plan, where he reverses Father's transmutation and restores everyone to normal. And half of those instances were plot device for sake of power up. Now getting those points is another story entirely. The eponymous entity in the black ball seems to effortlessly bring back the dead, but it turns out to be recreating them from records in its data buffer. Kishimoto was . Furthermore, there are now two active copies of protagonist Kurono, and the second one was understandably pissed off when he found out. Life is cheap and disposable in the Gantzverse. Due to reincarnation back in time and the tendency for reincarnations to be identical (complete with memories) of past lives, Cloney returns (as Syaoran Sr.) approximately five minutes after his Heroic Sacrifice, although it was a lifetime to him. GX is killed off at one point or another. Nearly all of them are revealed to actually be trapped in another dimension (and not just in the dub, either). The best possible explanation for how he simply ended up in a coma elsewhere about 5. The catch, however, is that the god of death doesn't suffer people who invoke this trope very well, and curses Zeref as punishment. Kara no Kyoukai has an interesting/bizarre example. In the fifth movie, Touko got her body torn apart and then had her head crushed into bits. Then, she makes comeback by rebooting her spare copy, a doll to finish the job.. Both the second Touko and the guy who smashed her head aren't sure which one was the real one, and Touko quickly cuts the latter's confusion by stating she personally doesn't care one bit, beyond the fact it proves she's just good of a doll- making magus. When they die, they can be replaced. This knowledge leads to the place being so violent. A lot of people who die stay dead, but the ones who don't, do so so annoyingly that it definitely fits this trope. Specifically: Kurama, Bando, Kaede/Nyu/Lucy. This is a short list of characters, though, as outside of backstories most . It took a decade worth of stories before we saw the first non- flashback death of an important character. The trope gets dropped in the final arc when a self aware NPC creates monsters with a program that can permanently delete a character (and the game does not allow people to create new characters) and becomes even less present when the players get a program that can delete the self aware NPCs. Akisame even stated outright that the Ryozanpaku can put Kenichi through any kind of hell because they have the means of reviving him, much to Kenichi's horror. In one memorable instance he really did die while sparring against Apachai, only to have his heart restarted by Akisame. Wakanae Akira manages to die in the first chapter and afterwards receives a crash course in the practice. It's a good thing, too, since she dies often enough in the first two volumes to be a supporting character in Dragon Ball. The god who gave her the power of resurrection gave her a choice when she died the first time: continue on in the cycle of reincarnation, or receive the power of resurrection, being able to revive whenever she dies, with the catch that her soul will shatter should she leave the island - no afterlife, no reincarnation, just nothingness. She chose the latter. Shot a hole through his chest with an anti- tank beam? Crossing a five- meter ice barrier? Lisa the Skeptic - Wikipedia. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 2. On an archaeological dig with her class, Lisa discovers a skeleton that resembles an angel. All of the townspeople believe that the skeleton actually came from an angel, but skeptical Lisa attempts to persuade them that there must be a rational scientific explanation. The episode's writer, David X. Cohen, developed the idea after visiting the American Museum of Natural History, and decided to loosely parallel themes from the Scopes Monkey Trial. The episode also makes allusions to actual hoaxes, such as the Cardiff Giant. The episode received generally positive reviews. It has been discussed in the context of virtual reality, ontology, existentialism, and skepticism; it has also been used in Christian religious education classes to initiate discussion about angels, skepticism, science, and faith. Homer attempts to claim a motorboat from a . While returning home, the family passes a new mall being built on an area where a large number of fossils were found. Lisa protests and management allows Springfield Elementary to conduct an archaeological dig. During the excavations, Lisa finds a human skeleton with wings. Springfield's residents are convinced it is an angel, and Homer cashes in by moving the skeleton into the family's garage, charging visitors to see it. Lisa remains skeptical and asks Stephen Jay Gould to test a sample. Gould appears at the Simpson house the next day to tell Lisa that the tests were inconclusive, Lisa goes on television to compare the belief in angels to the belief in unicorns and leprechauns. In response, Springfield's religious zealots go on a rampage to destroy all scientific institutions. Appalled with the violence, Lisa goes into the garage to destroy the skeleton, but finds that it has disappeared. The mob soon converges on the Simpson household and Lisa is arrested and put on trial for destroying the skeleton. Before the trial begins, the skeleton is seen outside the courtroom. Everyone rushes to it to see a foreboding message that . Sundown approaches and the citizens gather around the skeleton, but nothing occurs. As Lisa starts to reprimand them, the skeleton silences her and is hoisted over to the entrance of the new Heavenly Hills Mall. Lisa realizes the whole saga was a publicity stunt for the mall and criticizes management. The bargain- loving public goes shopping and Dr. Gould confesses that he actually never tested Lisa's sample. Marge says that while it was rising, Lisa believed the angel was real. Lisa denies this, but admits she was frightened and thanks her mother for her support. Production. Cohen, and directed by Neil Affleck. He had taken Gould's Introduction to Paleontology class at Harvard University. I had more important work to do.! Like O'Brien, Turner also analyzed the episode in the context of Lisa's questions about existentialism, self- absorption, and consumption. In The Psychology of the Simpsons: D'oh!, the authors discuss Lisa's level of anger displayed in the episode, noting that in this particular case her anger gave her the wherewithal both to confront social injustice, and keep her mind clear for critical thinking. 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Retrieved 2. 00. 7- 1. NCIS Recap 9/2. 7/1. Season 1. 4 Episode 2 . On tonight’s season 1. NCIS, Torres (Wilmer Valderrama) and Quinn (Jennifer Esposito) adjust to life on Gibbs’ (Mark Harmon) team, including new seating arrangements in the squad room. Did you watch the last episode of NCIS where, Season 1. NCIS team investigating a deadly car explosion in Washington, D. C., that was linked to an NCIS special agent? If you missed it we have a full and detailed NCIS recap, right here! On tonight’s NCIS episode as per the CBS synopsis, “NCIS uncovers a bomb plot and a long- running theft ring while investigating a death at a Quantico reunion. Also Torres and Quinn adjust to life on Gibbs’ team, including new seating arrangements in the squad room. Tonight’s episode looks like it is going to be great and you won’t want to miss it, so be sure to tune in for our NCIS recap from 8. PM – 9. PM ET! While you wait for our recap make sure to check out all our NCIS recaps, spoilers, news & more, right here! Tonight’s episode begins now – Refresh Page often to get the most current updates! Two new members joined the NCIS team on last week’s episode “NCIS” and so tonight was all about fitting in. Special Agents Nicholas Torres and Alexandra Quinn both had very different jobs before so being in the field much less being part of a time wasn’t an easy adjustment for them. Torres had deep undercover agent and so he was unfamiliar with having a boss because he had always just used to report what happened and not exactly ask for permission to follow up a lead. So he wasn’t used to following anyone’s procedure and for that matter neither was Quinn. Quinn had been a teacher and she didn’t have any experience being out in the field. So their latest case was a test of sorts to see who could hack it and who could not, but it turns out that Torres had been the only one that had officially joined the team. Alexandria had just kind of attached herself to the team and apparently she wasn’t going anywhere anytime soon. She had initially been asked to review Gibbs’s team to see why he had fired so many of her new recruits and now she was merely sticking around because she found Gibbs’s job exciting. They were the ones that flying all around the world and investigating the most dangerous missions. But their latest case involved a Special Forces Officer that might have committed involuntary manslaughter. The Officer involved, Neal Sherwood, had gone to his High School’s Fifteenth Reunion when an old bully began picking on him. So the former nerd who had trained in the military had decided to stick up for himself and strike back. However, the victim whose name was James Bruno had then had a fit after being thrown to the floor and it had looked as if he died because of what the Officer did though that hadn’t actually been the case. James Bruno was later revealed to have been poisoned. Someone he knew had poisoned his nicotine patch and according to Abby that ruled out his entire graduating class. James or Jim as he used to be known in High School had gone to the reunion wearing the patch and that meant he had been poisoned before coming to the reunion. Yet, because the team hadn’t known that fact until Abby had worked her magic, they had searched the school to find the poison and had found out that Jim had planted a bomb in his old locker at the school. The bomb itself had been packed enough to level the whole gym where the reunion was so the “victim” had been planning on killing everyone from High School. So what NCIS wanted to know was why? Why was Jim was murdered and why was he going to bomb his old classmates? NCIS thought the best way they could find answers to those questions was to find out who Jim had become after High School. Though Jim hadn’t amounted to much. He had gone on to take a job that an old substitute teacher had set up for him and even then there were no records of him ever having paid taxes. So Bishop and Mc. Gee hade then checked out Jim’s place of residence and they found out he was subletting a room from a woman that seemingly knew him when he was a kid although this woman had thought that Jim had turned his life around since then. And finding out he had been a thief had been a shock. Jim had had a stash in his room. He had unfortunately been robbing the wealthy neighborhoods and he had been using his accomplice to sell of what he found. But Abby’s DNA test had showed that the accomplice was a woman. So Mc. Gee and Quin had waited around until they saw someone shady hanging around and that’s when they found their mysterious accomplice. She didn’t talk to them and she had no identification on her yet she was on the weird side and Torres had been asked to talk to her with Gibbs. And so it wasn’t hard for Torres to realize that cracking their suspect was a test. Gibbs was supposed to play the bad cop and Torres was supposed to play the good cop. However, neither of them got her name and all they found out was that she didn’t believe Jim could honestly plant a bomb at the school. She said that she knew Bruno and that he was all bark without the bite. So both Gibbs and Torres that maybe she was a little na. Ducky and Jimmy had learned that their victim had forced a diamond earring into his ear and that it might have been a homage. There had been a second person’s DNA found on the earring and so they had given it to Abby who told Gibbs that the earring belonged to Katrina Cooper. Katrina was one of the most popular girls at High School when she attended it with Jim, but she had gone on to marry the amazing jock and their lives were vastly different than how Jim’s turned out. So Torres had gone with Bishop to talk to Katrina and they were trying to get her to admit that she had been in a relationship with Jim when they heard the gunshots. And followed the sound until they found Neal Sherwood. Neal had been the nerd in High School so finding out that he had been hanging around with the popular girl and the top jock had been a surprise. Yet, Neal’s death had had some ramifications. Neal had left behind a suicide note and the note details how he had been a part of the robbery ring with Katrina, her husband Adam, Jim, and the Angela. Angela had been the woman that refused to give up her name so finding out that she had gone to school with the others and that the only time their paths all crossed was at Saturday detention had made sense. It was the Breakfast Club all over again. The group had met in detention and had all become friends. So that time when Jim was “picking” on Neal had been Jim doing a favor by making Neal look good in front of the ladies. Though if all those people were his friends then who killed him and, well, the answer came from a surprising source. One of Jim’s teachers had told him about Jim’s Landlady and the woman that had looked so frail had proven to be a murderer. She had set up the bomb and she had been planning on leaving town with the money that she stole from Jim as well as some of what he fronted her. And the frail woman was eventually shown to have perfect eyesight, hearing, and walking capability when she got arrested trying to leave town.
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