Where does that South Park thing come from where the speaker will say a pithy conclusary phrase, then repeat it more staccato? I feel like its an action-movie trope or something

S015E04 - T.M.I

Lady scientist

The TMI equation is true solid science which cannot be changed. Theres nothing we can do about it

Therapist guy

Isn't there?......*Isn't...there...?

Verrrrrry pregnant pause

(Next post: pregnant pauses)

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Nasan@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 2d (1 reply)

I wanna say it goes back to golden age Hollywood movies where they want to hint to the audience that a character has a sinister motive or agenda that isn't immediately known to the other characters in the scene.

Recent uses of it make it a lot more obvious that the character that says it is up to no good. As you mentioned, South Park had used it quite a bit. I remember it coming up in Community too. I don't remember which episode, but I wanna say Britta uses it in a meta way that the other characters immediately recognize she's planning to sabotage the situation.

cheese_greater@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2d

Ya its definitely a Jeff-ism, Jeff-esque

Whatever happened to that guy, he was awesome

Canconda@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 2d (3 replies)

This is the first time me moderating c/southpark has been relevant.

Can you provide a video example? Any example doesn't have to be this one.

cheese_greater@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2d (2 replies)

The therapist guy asks it during group therapy in the Small dicks/school publishing the dick sizes episode

Canconda@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 2d (1 reply)

TBH I can't find that specific line in the episode. The psychologist has extra pauses when talking to Cartman because he's terrified of him and lying on the spot. That's the closest thing I saw.

Can you give me a time stamp?

https://pluto.tv/ca/shows/2530327/episode/64089c136dc1a80008a21fae/

cheese_greater@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2d

Ill rewatch it when i have a moment :)