( Annoying af trope ) When the good guys possess perfect defensive position/advantages that was completely ruined by someone's sheer stupidity, pettiness, or selfishness

[u/Routine_Phase_8980]

I understand that these scenes must happen in order for the plot to continue but they still make me angry till today whenever I think about them because of how easy it could've been avoided. I doesn't mean these scenes are necessarily bad written, just hella hard to watch.

The Jerusalem Wall / The Singing Crowd (World War Z): Israel literally anticipated the zombie apocalypse and built a flawless, massive wall that kept everyone 100% safe. It was the ultimate safe haven. But then people inside started celebrating and singing on a microphone so loudly that it triggered a zombie pyramid, they didn't even stop until the first zombies started coming through. They have less survival instinct than an amoeba.

Ephialtes (300): The Spartans had the perfect phalanx formation at the Hot Gates. They were slaughtering the Persian army with minimal casualties and could have held them off for so much longer. Then this guy gets his feelings hurt because he can't lift a shield, throws a tantrum, and tells Xerxes about the secret goat path.

Grandma Jong-gil (Train to Busan): The survivors fought through hell and literal waves of infected to secure a safe train car. Sure, the crowd inside was selfish for locking them out at first, but everyone was finally safe inside. Then this grandma, fueled by grief and spite over her sister, decides to open the door and let the infected flood the entire car, killing everyone.

[u/Kaleph4]

nah best I can do is sending my elite cavalary into the enemy without backup and act surprised when they all die

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D&D destroyed 6+ seasons of Dothraki storyline just to get that one scene where all the fires they’re holding go out. I can just picture their smug faces trying to work towards this “really cool shot!”

[u/Kaleph4 → u/GreenHeronVA]

not wanting to defend modern dnd but out of curiousity: what has dnd to do with one of the worst possible siege battles that someone could come up with?

[u/Neat_Ad4331 → u/Kaleph4]

I believe they're talking about the show's main writers/co-creators, David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. Aka D&D.

[u/Kaleph4 → u/Neat_Ad4331]

oh damn. now way I would have concluded to this but it does make more sense now

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Another nickname is 2D.

[u/Glum-Lake7034 → u/Kaleph4]

David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, aka D&D, aka Dumber and Dumberest.