![]() The cause ranges from a Broken Treasure or a Doomed Autographed Item to trying to find a Meaningful Gift. Or their attitudes may be the reason why another character doesn't want them to learn about the mishap. That's why Bridezillas and Control Freaks are very prone to this. ![]() The viewer is well aware from the beginning that there's no need to fret that much despite the character thinking the contrary. The lesson can also be that things will be fine if you ask for other people's support - the character, after all, was trying to solve it alone, so they need to learn to trust and rely on other people sometimes. This might lead to An Aesop about love being more important than material stuff or duty. Alternatively, the task or object was truly valuable, but the second character thinks all of the first character's commitment to salvage the situation more than compensate for it. If it's a task, chances are, it was all for show, so the higher-ups think stuff is being done. If it's a damaged object, then it was about to be thrown away, didn't have emotional value, or was a cheap knock-off. What matters is that, in the end, the mistake wasn't that big of a deal. ![]() Note, however, that these elements aren't strictly mandatory for this trope to apply. In most cases, Hilarity Ensues and the character fails their mission, maybe with all ending in a catastrophe. As a result, the character gets involved in various, increasingly desperate shenanigans. It must be fixed at all costs before the boss, parent, or person who owns the MacGuffin learns about it. A standard sitcom plot where a character frantically tries to correct the consequences of an earlier mishap, only to discover all the fuss wasn't necessary.Īt first, to both the character and the viewer, whatever has gone wrong seems to be catastrophic - a valuable object has gotten damaged, a crucial task has been neglected, or the preparations for a special occasion are not ready. ![]()
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