My hatereading of TVTropes has become love/hate reading, as while they are wrong and annoying about almost everything, there's a quaint Old Internet feel to it - these are real people who aren't seeking money or fame or political influence, they're just honestly very bad at watching movies.
(and at fact-checking their "Real Life" section. and following their People Sit On Chairs rule. and understanding the word "subversion." and knowing what is a trans person. and progressing beyond 2003 in the way they talk about gay people. and while stereotype concepts like Scary Black Man could be called out and discussed responsibly, this responsibility cannot be handled by TVTropers tagging every Black man who scares them.)
hm. well that isn't that great. perhaps the Old Internet was not a perfect place. anyway a trope I genuinely like is Unspoken Plan Guarantee (if characters share their plan with the audience, it will fail; if they don't, it will succeed) because damn, it really does always work like that