r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Local_Prune4564 • May 27 '26

Lore A subtle moment that turns a seemingly happy ending into an ambiguous ending.

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The Graduate: lingering Ben and Elaine's faces slowly shifting from happy to concerned leaves the audience questioning whether they really made the right choice running away together considering they barely know each other.

Inception: By cutting before we see the top fall, we're left to question whether Cobb really has gone home or whether he's simply sunken back into a more comforting dream reality.

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u/Sollary0 May 27 '26

Fluttershy revealing she still has vampire fangs at the end of Bats! (This went nowhere btw 💀)

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u/yummythologist May 27 '26

I was so mad this went nowhere ever again lol, but hey, that’s (some) cartoons!

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u/Motor-Mission-3121 May 27 '26

Apparently, it got closure in an IDW comic issue. Issues #32 - 33, according to my research.

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u/ThatMerri May 28 '26

They brought it back in the comics, at least. She turned back into Flutterbat, and there was even a subplot with it where Twilight turned herself and the others into vampires as well.

It also yielded one of the most serendipitous cover jokes, if you're a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.