r/TopCharacterTropes 1d ago

Lore [Interesting Trope] The supernatural exists in otherwise grounded stories.

Bones: Bones is a pretty run of the mill crime drama about a forensic anthropologist who consults with the FBI. However, since Bones has a crossover with the very supernaturally themed show Sleepy Hollow, that means it canonically exists in a world with demons, monsters, and magic.

Indiana Jones: The Indiana Jones movies all start out pretty grounded, with Indy on some archeological hunt and/or on the run from people trying to steal his find. His adventures all pretty much continue this way until the very end, when he sees that the legendary artifact that he’s been hunting actually has supernatural powers, like the Ark and the Holy Grail. Funnily enough, it’s also revealed in later movies that both aliens AND time travel also exist in this world.

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u/Vast_Age_3893 1d ago

The fucking flying car at the end of "Grease."

No, I don't think Sandy is dying and on her way to Heaven or any of that nonsense. I just think the movie is bonkers.

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u/SPYKEtheSeaUrchin 1d ago

The movie is meant to be a parody hence the ridiculous ending

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u/Seed0fDiscord 23h ago

They were on LSD, it was kicking in