7/5/2023 0 Comments Tvtropes the witnessToo Dumb to Live: Despite being fully aware that the previous loop in which he attempted to disarm the woman ended with her being shot and killed, the man attempts to disarm her again instead of explaining the situation or attempting to calm her down in some other way.Stable Time Loop: Despite no clear source of time travel, the short seems to show a two-phase loop that alternates between a man killing a woman, that same woman witnessing it then killing him, and vice-versa.Riddle for the Ages: When did the loop begin? Why was the man in the woman's hotel room bed and why does it play out as if she doesn't recognize him if they spent the night tonight? These questions go unanswered by the episodes end.The episode ends with her killing him, only for someone who looks just like the man to witness it from the next window. The man then chases the woman through the city. Rear Window Witness: The episode begins with the man noticing the woman witnessing him killing someone from a window in the next building.Poor Communication Kills: The man claims he just wants to talk, but he gets shot in the struggle when he tries to disarm her.Nameless Narrative: The main characters are only called "the man" and "the woman", though some of the supporting characters are named.She shoots him several times and is witnessed by someone who looks just like him. She runs from him, finds a gun, and he eventually catches her. Mind Screw: A woman witnesses a man kill someone who looks just like her.Killing in Self-Defense: What the murder at the end and the murder at the beginning turn out to be." MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE, BITCHES?!" Large-Ham Announcer: The cross-dressing host at the club the woman works at.Gun Struggle: The man and woman somehow have the same fight over a gun twice, except the first ends with the man shot dead and the second with the woman dead.It's implied they may be trapped in a time loop of some kind. Gainax Ending: The episode ends with the scenario reversed, with the woman having killed the man and the man spotting her through the hotel window.This also explains how the man, who becomes the witness at the end of the episode, is in her hotel room to witness the murder. Doubles as a Freeze-Frame Bonus because he's just in the background. The man in her bed at the beginning of the episode bears a startling resemblance to the man chasing after her.One of the icons that appears before the title card is an ouroboros, giving away the episode's cyclical nature.Fanservice: The woman performing the sexy show.She also Dies Wide Open wearing this outfit. Fan Disservice: The woman is running around in nothing but an unfastened robe throughout the later portion of the episode, allowing her breasts and torso to be flashed at the audience with the slightest movement, but it becomes unsexy due to her being absolutely terrified and running for her life the entire time.Downer Ending: It's implied that the man and woman will continue their Stable Time Loop forever.Door Handle Scare: There is a close-up on the door handle when it's revealed that the man has a key to the apartment the woman tries to hide in. Dies Wide Open: Both the man and the woman die this way after being shot.Deranged Animation: Trippy visuals aside, there is the Gun Struggle scene ( twice) which cuts into outright comic-book stills and traditional animation.Comic-Book Fantasy Casting: The Man looks surprisingly like Groucho Marx sans his iconic mustache.Chase-Scene Obstacle Course: During their Chase Scene, the woman throws boxes in the way of her pursuer.Cassandra Truth: When the woman tells the crossdresser about the murder she witnessed, his reaction is "Ew, gross" and he dismisses it as her making up an excuse for being late.
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