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Today we got our first good look at Game of Thrones’ seventh season, and boy howdy does it look like we’re in for some dark times ahead. But while the trailer is. The Beach Episode or Pool Episode is, simply put, an episode where the cast decided to take a break and go to the beach or a swimming pool for some wet and.
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Beach Episode - TV Tropes. Art: Why does every anime series under the sun have to have a fan- service episode? An episode in which the cast all wander around in swimwear or less for no real reason?
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It's so low- brow. Pip: Shall we confirm that by watching it again? Art: Absolutely. Sometimes the bathing suits can be Played for Laughs if they look similar to the characters' already- Limited Wardrobe's. For example, if Alice generally wears purple, expect her swimsuit to be purple too. In shows that small children can watch as well as the adults (therefore being child- friendly), they have a beach episode because the beach is typically considered fun. Sadly for the fanboys, beach episodes are usually (except for the romance genre in which it is part of the plot) considered extreme examples of filler and treated accordingly. Sometimes you'll meet the Surfer Dude here, and the Muscle Beach Bum.
Also a good spot for a random Beauty Contest. Smashing Watermelons is a popular party game, as is volleyball. And since people usually go barefoot at the beach to feel the sand and surf, shoes and socks are usually the first things to go. Even if the cast isn't changing into bathing suits, they'll probably shed their footwear at the very least to avoid being labeled a tourist like the derided .
Also expect some Beachcombing and someone getting buried in sand. However, it's not uncommon for the episode to be a fake- out breather and suddenly take a serious turn with a dramatic plot twist, such as if a storm hits, a threat from below the deep decides to emerge, or there's a shark attack. Often shows up in Side- Story Bonus Art. In anime and live- action television, a Beach Episode might overlap with the Vacation Episode, usually as a trip to a tropical locale. Expect one of the characters, usually a female, to exclaim . Often, the actual beach also gets replaced by a swimming pool.
For example, the heroes are taking their well deserved beach trip when the villains decide to show up and cause trouble. In the manga, this is when the villains of the arc show up (they weren't even hinted at before this) for the first time as well. They actually enjoy themselves. In another strip, America and England are both stranded together, both being themselves.
Though the last time was only because Tomolied about wanting to make it a study trip, when it was really just an excuse for her to spend time at the beach again. The sports- manga is mostly a Beach Episode- manga as the sport in question is beach volleyball. Guts and his newfound True Companions reach the ocean after leaving Schierke's Doomed Hometown. No swimming happened, but it did offer a break for the crew for a short while and some crowning moments of heartwarming occurred, especially when the Child appears for the first time in human form, and Guts and Casca had a very awkward . The twist: although the reason for the beach party is expanded into the realms of anime filler, the fact one occurs at all is actually based on a series of omakes Kubo inserted into his manga, so the premise of it is actually Canon. It focuses on the Shinigami Women's Association (accompanied with the boys).
Such highlights included skimpy bikinis (including Captain Unohana wearing one of the skimpiest swimsuits), Matsumoto teaching Orihime how to use her breasts as a bucket much to the horror of either Ichigo (manga) or Nanao (anime), a sandcastle- building competition, and a watermelon/tentacle monster hybrid. And Hitsugaya and the ice. Good lad to have around in hot weather. The former is pure filler.
The latter, however, adds in Character Development for both Rin and Shiemi while dropping hints to Yukio falling apart. Both involve a Kraken. Marika and Mami are ready to go to the beach.. The bulk of the fanservice is provided by Kane in a speedo. It does not stay that pleasant though..
Marika bemoans being unable to wear a swimsuit. And a tentacled Squid Monster. Made even better once you find the dirty hidden commentary on that DVD. In the manga, it is stated that Nobuhiro Watsuki originally did not plan to do it, but insistent letters from fans and encouragement from his staff eventually won him over. The Bravo Kiss and Papillion wearing Borat's swimsuit?
What's not to like? Of course, this also directly leads into the wham episode of the next arc, with serious consequences for the rest of the series. Just not, perhaps, all of the episode.
Vanguard, with the characters having getup of varying levels of conservativeness. Downplayed as it is not really a beach; the Sakuradas found the logistics for having a beach vacation for this very Modest Royalty so they faked one from what is essentially a film set.
Chobits anime series: one of the many deviations from the manga is a Beach Episode. Completely useless for the plot and hammered in without fear of splinters.. It initially appears as a simple family reunion between an amnesiac Touma and his parents he doesn't remember. Unfortunately for Touma, the beach happens to be the beginning of the Angel Fall arc.. And then one of the arc's good guys turns out to be an angel Touma's father accidentally summoned and which is now hell- bent on killing the summoner in order to get back to Heaven. Hell- bent, as in, ready to unleash the fire and brimstone rain on his head. Then comes A Certain Scientific Railgun which returns the favor somewhat.
Mikoto and Kuroko are invited by swim club members to do a photoshoot. Several other prominent female cast also attend.
Mikoto initially wants to don a frilly, girlish swimsuit but ultimately settles for a one- piece. Then comes the shocker when Kuroko tries wearing something that would make even adult women blush.. She's not kidding; even the snake is staring at her. The photoshoot happens in a Holodeck type room where one can change the scenery to match the needs of the scene. At first it works for the shoot (Beach, poolside, pleasure boat), but then the shoot has a glitch of sorts (Mountains with blowing snow, Hot Desert, a fishing boat in a storm, and the surface of the moon) which has to be fixed, so the girls are . They reveal why the main female character is like she is. Unless you're into conservative 1.
This being Conan, someone in vacation ends up dropping dead.. Unfortunately for them, the mons running the place are part of Ranamon's fan club, eventually leading to everyone but Izumi/Zoe's D- Tector being stolen for a few episodes and a battle against Ranamon and her newly acquired Beast Spirit Calmaramon. The show's creators introduced one episode by saying that they needed better ratings, and as a result there would be no men in the episode, and all the women would be wearing swimsuits. One was a Something Completely Different chapter that turned the manga into a high school drama, and the other was a regular chapter, where the Department of City Security were on break and the ACROSS girls were trying to win a Birdman competition. Of course Hiruma doesn't do anything without a plan, and it turns out he brought the team there so they could A) participate in the Beach Football tournament, and B) to meet up with Hiruma and Kurita's old coach. Also averts the fanservice aspect by throwing in the . Also, it's a flashback episode during the fourth day of the games.
It helps that Headmaster Osmond is a Dirty Old Man who will make up whatever excuse he can to get the girls into swimsuits that have somehow appeared from our world. We should think of this as a vacation and have a good time !! Even though Gou is seen wearing a swimsuit one at one point (it's still relatively covered up) it's the guys who are dressed in swimsuits more and they are here for swim training.
The deconstruction part comes when the weather turns bad and Rei decides to sneak in to practice at night and he nearly drowns as a result. The Fruits Basket manga has a Beach Arc that lasts two volumes.
All's fun and Fanservicey, until Akito shows up. Well, Rin shows up naked after that, but considering that she only transformed in the first place because she was in extreme pain.. When Kaname does go to the beach for a vacation in the middle of the series, the episodes focus almost entirely on S. Unfortunately, the entire thing turned into a Busman's Holiday thanks to Gauron.
Aside from their own tiny bathing suits, the others get Ledo down to a pair of shorts and what looks like a Hawaiian shirt. Also a bit of a Breather Episode, as the previous one ended on Ledo acquiring some existential angst.
Isn't it embarrassing to go to Comi. Fes with a tan? Any Fanservice that might have been generated from the games the cast played were ultimately thwarted, and the only person who managed to get their privates shown was the Shogun. In a solid effort it managed to provide fanservice and plot at the same time. With a nice dose of Fan Disservice in the closing moments.
In fact, Ippo realizes one of his early flaws (lack of leg strength) there. The anime and manga continuities of have two beach plot arcs, one during a summer break and one on the Domyoji private island. The second half of episode 7 (the first half is a Hot Springs Episode).
Nyarko- san had one per season; the first season's episode marks some of the first real progress in Nyarko and Mahiro's relationship, while the second season's has Nyarko and Cuko wrecking an indoor water park while fighting over takoyaki. The second season's Camping Episode could be seen as a partial example, since the cast spends most of it in their swimsuits. And since it was taken directly from the novels, it is not filler but canon. Later parts of the episode do contain material that is slightly more plot- relevant.
In the anime, it's a pool arc. Also, the manga has a few swimsuit omakes, and there are quite a few beach/pool official arts. Since the show focuses on a swim team, though, the cast is almost always in swimwear anyway. The pilot is a Beach Episode. There is another one later heavily based on it.
Whole Episode Flashback - TV Tropes. I mean a really long flashback. Other times this is used as a variant form of a Framing Device such as a Captain's Log to allow the character to comment on the action with the benefit of hindsight.
Occasionally, it will be combined with A Day in the Limelight, showing the true depths of a character while at the same time letting the audience see what made this person be like they are. Also, a number of characters have flashback chapters during a significant fight, and especially when dying. There are also two mini- arcs that take place entirely in the past. Basically about how he was always outclassed by Goku, a low level Saiyan, despite being the prince of the near- extinct race.
Or rather, three simultaneous flashbacks to the same time, but told by and to three different people (Riza's to Ed, Dr. Knox's to Al, Lan Fan, and May Chang, and Dr. Marcoh's to Scar). There's also the supplementary manga chapter .
Then again the main character was something like 7. Also, how about sasuke having multi- episode flashbacks to the same flashback mulltiple time! It also revealed Vash's connection with Rem, who thusfar had been an ambiguous character mentioned several times. Every chapter or so, it switches point of view. One of the most poignant, however, was an entire episode featuring Kogure's flashback to his and Akagi's three year history on the basketball team. An episode- long flashback that somehow managed to occur between his taking a three- point shot and said shot going in the net.
Apparent in story reason is to explain why Shana likes melon bread but it ends up covering her Origin Story as well. Japan is a Whole Episode Flashback origin story. Then the rest of the gang shows up.
Revealing that Jigen was actually Lupin in disguise, and none of the gang agrees with his version of events. The first movie is also mostly flashback, as is the corresponding volume of the manga.
It's a flashback from Homura's perspective. For everyone else, it's a collection of alternative timelines. It gave Makoto some much needed character depth, adding a new dimension to his otherwise rather flat Smug Snake- ness. The entire series save for the first was dedicated to Guts' past. This also translates into the manga, where the Headphone Actor and Yuukei Yesterday chapters (set 2 years in the past, covering Ene and Konoha's joint history) take up a whole volume. Three of them (9, 1. Hajime and Kaoru became a couple, one of them (- 1.
Rino and Nozomu became a couple, and one of them (- 5. Mayotama became so attached to Hajime.
Episode 3 also has one focusing on Ruka Sovagasky and Episode 4 has one focusing on Miu Nureha. While Episodes 2 and 4 are narrated by Eriko and Miu respectively, Ruka's episode is instead narrated by her trainer.
It involved Jibayan reliving the day and being given a second chance at life. He decided to die as living would mean his owner would die instead. Which leads into the series second biggest wham ending.
Earth. 2 and Worlds' Finest begin with flashbacks showing how that universe's Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman died and how Huntress and Power Girl arrived on Prime Earth. Since comics 1. 6- 2. Flashback Within a Flashback. Graphic novel 8, Legends of Bara Magna, was likewise a volume comprising three full- issue flashback stories.
Only a single splash page at the very end is set in the present. The second is: Hunting and Saving - John Winchester saving a boy who turned out to be Neo from vampires thus starting off the whole series.
It turns out to be Janine, and everything up to the reveal is recalled by her damaged brain as it tries to piece itself together. It's framed by a couple of scenes of Rabbit practicing Dogstruction, with coaching from Perro and Chat. Grey Hunters is presented in the same format, but as something he is recounting.
Each novel is part of the hero's own memoirs prepared for publication with additional material by a third party. In turn, for part of his narration, Victor quotes the creature's flashback story. And in said flashback story, the monster tells the story of a family he acted as a Mysterious Protector for. All the iconic adventures (Polyphemus, Circe, consulting the shade of Tiresias, the Sirens and so on) are in here since the main action picks up with Calypso releasing him.
For this reason, the book is mostly in dialogue from the aforementioned time traveller. Or should that be Lost Thing?
By Day Two, every third instalment is a flashback to before the serial started. The episode . Then it was decided that it didn't work well as the opener (not enough explosions, probably), so it got pushed back and framed as a flashback. Production was subsequently nervous and moved up . This is ironic considering the beginning of Season 4, though. One particular third season episode takes place entirely in the past, with Finch working with a different partner while Reese and Shaw are still working for their respective government agencies. Most notably in the penultimate episode . She and Ricky flashback to the day they met and got their babymaking on.
There are also a few snippets showing what other characters were doing that same summer. The episode serves as a flashback for all other characters. The second- season episode . Hiro, who in season 1 went back in time (see above) had a type of hallucination in which he went back to witness Angela Petrelli's (failed) murder of her husband. In one episode, while Ted tells Robin about how he told her sister how he lost his virginity, we end up (in essence) with a flashback in a flashback in a flashback in a flashback. The last episode before the writers' strike one upped this with Future Ted talking about Robin talking about Lily talking about Barney talking about his relationship with Wendy the Waitress: that's five levels of flashbackiness!
Harmon Rabb thinks his colleague Sarah . Season 2's . Season 3's . Both have a brief frame story featuring only a few of the cast before plunging into flashbacks. Season 5 has two episodes like this, . The incredible season 6 episode . Season 6's . The episode follows the formation of the Strike Team, and how all the main characters met. This was so Lucille Ball could complete her pregnancy off- camera.
Another example is . One recounts the day Archie and Mike first met, while another (a two- parter) revisits Mike and Gloria's wedding. It goes back eight years and shows us how Neal first met Mozzie, Kate, Peter, and Alex. We also find out that Peter himself put together the white collar division of the New York FBI office, the plan that led to Neal's arrest was Diana's idea, and Jones was the one who handcuffed Neal when the bust went down. The case itself was pretty mediocre, but the anvil drop at the end?
At first the episodes are split between new scenes in present day and new scenes in future day. Then episodes became split between new scenes from present day and Flash. Backs of the Flash Forwards and Flash.
Backs of scenes from the 'present day' timeline, so that about each episode is half new footage and half old footage. The episode drifts back and forth between the present: trying to determine whether he really had amnesia as he claimed, and the past: the initial investigation. Bonus points for it being the first time Garcia worked with the team. Mostly Hotch's) at the culmination of the Reaper arc.
Each explanation will be followed by a flashback of the characters doing exactly what they have to justify to their boss. Doubles as a Wham Episode in that it's revealed that not only is Chris actually half- witch/half- whitelighter like Paige, but also in the future Wyatt is an evil overlord.
The Jeffersons had two episodes both flashing back to when George first opened his dry cleaning business. One of them took place around the time of Martin Luther King Jr's assassination. The episode aired on the same date as well. In season 5's . After that it picks up in the present day.
The flashbacks range from their early childhood to their university days, and all feature the adult actors, regardless of how old the characters were in the scene, or how old the extras around them were. It also had its own book series (Adventures), two Direct- to- DVD movies and numerous comics (one of them being a flashback itself). BIONICLE co- creator Bob Thompson originally wanted to do more flashback years, but after he had left LEGO in 2.
The entire game is an extended flashback that remakes the first Hitman game (Contracts is the third) with updated graphics and gameplay enhancements, as well as retelling some of the events in a different light to reflect the unreliable memories of the protagonist or him seeing it in a different light after all this time has passed. The framing story between missions, and the final mission after the flashbacks are over, is set in what would later be revealed to be the middle of Blood Money. Later, the fourth case is a flashback to before they first met.
It's less confusing in context. The SNES game Plok features an entire world based on Plok flashing back to the memory of his grandfather, the first man to explore Akrillic Island. In one of the more cool and elaborate gimmicks of any game of its time, everything in . This sets into motion the events of the first game.
The first chapter of Final Fantasy Tactics is Ramza retelling the events in his past that got him to the point of where he is now, and Delita's backstory, to Agrias and Gafgarion. However, there is a rare triple flashback. Alex Mason, in 1. Russian gulag in 1. While there, his prison buddy Reznov tells Alex about an event that happened in 1. Within Victor's flashback, Victor is talking to his friend Dimitri about what happened in Stalingrad in 1.
It begins with a ruined city, then puts the player in the role of the destroyers who caused it. One comes from Archsage Athos, who explains his and Nergal's shared past and sheds light on the city of Arcadia, where dragons and humans live peacefully; the other is from Nils's POV, and is about him explaining his and Ninian's past to Eliwood.