r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Argie_Theft_Auto3 • 1d ago

miscellaneous [Dark Trope] Implied child death

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• Family Guy - In a deleted scene, Evil Stewie is shown entering the bully's house and giving him a noogie. It seems rather harmless until Stewie mentions "Why's his knuckle turning red?" Then screams of the bully are heard, implying that Evil Stewie noogied his head so hard it punched a hole through the bully's head.

• Old (2021) - In a deleted cold opening, a man is shown crawling and shouting for help in the aging island. What makes this more terrifying is that this person could originally have been a baby or child, it's implied since he's walking on all fours

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u/Limeicard 1d ago

In the stage adaptation it isn’t even implied, they just straight up kill them.

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u/PaxEpidemic03-10-22 1d ago

I saw, I was not expecting what they did to Veruca.

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u/Limeicard 1d ago

Yeahhhh… it’s why I personally really dislike it. I feel the upbeat and whimsical theme of the original film and book works because while we aren’t sure if this kids are okay, we also know there’s a decent possibility they end up being fine.

It’s very hard to enjoy an upbeat musical number that ends with a little girl getting dismembered on stage, regardless of how bratty they are.

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u/Rosian_SAO 1d ago

I’m sorry what

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u/Limeicard 1d ago

In the stage musical, Veruca is ripped apart by squirrels, and while it’s done in shadow, we can still see them pulling her arms, legs, and head off.

Also, an Oompa Loompa shoots a blow dart at Violet, intentionally popping her.

It’s morbid.

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u/award_winning_writer 1d ago

Was the musical written by some hack with a hate boner for the book?

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u/Killer_Moons 1d ago

Did Augustus Gloop just drown then?

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u/astrologicaldreams 18h ago

what happened to the other two?