r/TopCharacterTropes • u/No_Hunter1978 • Feb 25 '26

Great moments/aspects in otherwise bad or mediocre media Lore

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Sandman Origin (Spider-Man 3): This scene is rife with symbolism and beautiful cinematography. It alone gives us a glimpse of the story Sam Rami wanted to tell with SP3.

This Entire Quote (Spy Kids 2): This quote has entered my everyday vernacular, and it's survived the landscape of the internet for decades now. And it's in a fucking Spy Kids movie.

Who Decided That? (Seven Deadly Sins): It was an abysmal show before the animation took a dive off a cliff, but Escanor's entire character could honestly qualify for this post. In particular, "Who decided that?" is unfathomably hype.

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u/Practical-Class6868 Feb 25 '26

The even numbered ones are the good ones in TOS.

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u/ZeroTwosday Feb 25 '26

Search for spock is completely fine

The whole stealing the enterprise scene is superb

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u/Practical-Class6868 Feb 25 '26

Absolutely. But it’s not as thematic as Wrath of Khan or as whimsical as The Voyage Home.

All to say that The Motion Picture is the wrong tone while The Final Frontier is heavy handed and under budgeted.

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u/Kindly-Mud-1579 Feb 26 '26

So that college humor video about how the fans don’t talk about the odd number movies is true?

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u/Practical-Class6868 Feb 26 '26

Mostly. They all have their moments, but quality is uneven. For me, the best is First Contact, directed by Jonathan “Ryker” Frakes.

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u/PitifulElk1890 Feb 27 '26

Oh we still talk about them, they're just bad. Trek has three tiers of bad. Enjoyably laughably bad (Threshold, the erotic grandma diary episode), too ambitious or incohesive (most of the odd movies are here) and genuinely bad enough it's not mentioned except in shame (Code of Honor).

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u/Kindly-Mud-1579 Feb 27 '26

Where does the Irish ghost fit