>it's a bottle episode
>bonus points if it's just the characters in a room and that's the whole episode
>>91664574
IASIP did a lot of those
>>91664574
>it's a flashback episode
>the flashbacks are entirely new scenarios which become increasingly outlandish as they go on
I loved Community for this
>Villain goes from smug, self-assured, and collected to shrieking, unhinged lunatic when the hero gets the upper hand
Why do I love this so much?
>Female character with hair long enough to reach waist, or even longer than that.
>>91665382
>the closer we get to the final battle, the more the villain unravels
>by the time he's confronted by the hero he's basically already been defeated and is just going through the motions out of spite and desperation
>Villain's plans have been foiled.
>Out of anger/desperation/something along those lines, he attacks the heroes in one final confrontation.
>>91665382
>>91665406
>>91665430
>villain is starting to become unhinged and maniacal as the hero starts winning
>this makes the villain even more dangerous
Timey-Wimey transdinsmetional ontological mistery.
>the main villain and the hero have to work together to combat an even greater threat
>a joke character that everyone ignores or laughs at risks their life to save the protagonist
>old-aged character is secretly badass/magical
>Character says "there's no fucking way we're doing X" cuts to next scene "I can't believe we're doing X"
>best friends/brothers have to fight each other and are evenly matched
>weak character unlocks their hidden potential to stop a big baddie in their tracks and save the day
>any Dark Lady x White Knight pairing, especially if she is really REALLY evil
>bitter rivals have deep respect for each other and show it in subtle ways
>a villain protects an innocent, but pretends it was an accident
>>91664574
>two characters have a fierce rivalry which slowly develops into friendship or romance
>ragtag group with differing personalities face some kind of shared adversary or difficulty and become close friends
>all characters within a large ensemble cast interact with each other at least occasionally (subversion of the friends who never hang trope)
>school setting has cliques or elaborate roles for characters, but all characters get along fairly well and don't have a problem interacting with each other/the only characters who are shunned genuinely deserve it