If the person making the realization doesn't try to explain and says nothing but "Run," it's time to Run or Die. If someone tries to explain the situation to someone else, and realizes half-way through their own explanation they're in real trouble, it's Explain, Explain. When most of the cast available in the scene does this expression, it's a Mass "Oh, Crap!" moment. When this trope becomes literal, that's Bring My Brown Pants-as Bill Cosby once said, "first you say it, then you do it!" Also a very common reaction when a villain, normally The Chessmaster, Villain with Good Publicity, or Manipulative Bastard, realizes they've just been the victim of an Engineered Public Confession. The remaining tenth follow some other temptation of fate. Nine times out of ten, this will immediately follow " What Does This Button Do?". May result in a Heroic BSoD for a heroic character, or even a Villainous Breakdown for a villainous character. This is the polar opposite of Obi-Wan Moment, when despite the bad situation someone still manages to look composed. Can also occur if a character speaks ill of another in a language they think the latter won't understand, only to find out, much to their horror, that the latter also speaks it.
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On occasion, they will be discussing the situation when they realize either the full import of it, or worse, that it's about to happen to them. Or they may simply be a lower-level villain who's just had the very bad luck to be confronted with a hero impossibly out of his or her league and is about to be on the wrong end of a Curb-Stomp Battle.
But that arrogant, so far unbeatable supervillain suddenly realizing they're about to have his or her ass royally kicked? Now we're talking!Ĭan occur if one protagonist has been luring the other one into a trap, or if they just have some shiny new skill. Characters with low self-esteem or who are constantly crying out in terror are difficult (but not impossible) to make this trope work with, and may react more along the lines of This Is Gonna Suck. The effectiveness of this moment can be affected by the difference between their usual competence and confidence levels and how completely they are boned. And finally, for some, it is the crowning moment of despair.
A few others may look to their equipment for a solution. On the other hand, other characters may react more with despair rather than full-on fear. Some might even freeze in fear completely. A few might say their catchphrase but in an uncertain voice. Other characters might emit a Loud Gulp instead. Characters may often exclaim stuff along the lines of " You Have GOT to Be Kidding Me!", " I Want My Mommy!" or sometimes even " This Cannot Be!". There are lots of ways to react to moments like this. Sometimes the first few notes of Fryderyk Chopin's Funeral March are used as background music to highlight how grim the situation is. This moment often features stronger language, and is when they truly realize that things are about to royally hit the fan. They may not always say anything in particular when they do, but even if they do not, the look on their face clearly conveys to the audience their realization. Either that, or it already has and they are in big trouble because of it.
The moment at which a character realizes that something really, REALLY bad is about to happen.
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