(Hence another common name for this phenomenon, "the spring-loaded cat", because the feline in question often appears to be deployed as soon as the door/chest/other suitable object is opened). ("Hang on, if all the doors were shut, how'd that cat get in.?")Īs Roger Ebert points out in his book of Hollywood clichés, the cat often enters shot hissing and raving, airborne at chest height, as if it has been thrown into shot by a technician. Similarly, another variant is that some Fridge Logic associated with the cat's presence clues the character in to the real horror to come. In this scenario, the Cat Scare is introduced to soften up the audience for a real scare to follow shortly - so in the above example, although the heroine (and the audience) is relieved that it was "just a cat", the camera may subsequently cut back to her and reveal how the serial killer is approaching from behind while she's breathing that sigh of relief. Note that although the Cat Scare is harmless by itself, it is very often used to effectively double-subvert a Jump Scare. she pauses, a look of genuine fear in her face as the door slowly edges open and out leaps. "The Cat & The Claw, Part 1" aired on Saturday morning, and "On Leather Wings" aired in prime-time on Sunday.A Cat Scare is a strong buildup of high tension, followed by a fright from something harmless (say, a startled cat) to release that tension.įor example, a heroine may be tiptoeing down a dark hallway to escape the serial killer who cut the power in her house when a door in the hallway starts to slowly creak open. I think the news is especially disconcerting for Teen Titans (with its small seasons that could easily fit into affordable 2-disc sets), but hey, what're you gonna do?īesides, we're getting a Justice League DTV. I'll admit that the single-disc news about Batman Beyond and Justice League is dissapointing, but at least they're committed to releasing all the BB episodes. It's good to see WB finally wisening up and exploiting their superhero properties. STAS will be great, too, especially since we're getting 1 nice, complete season. It's gonna be a huge treat re-experiencing these, especially if the packaging, video quality, and audio quality is up to snuff. hell, it's probably been a decade since I've seen any of the HARDAC stories (which were my favorites way back when). Some of them I haven't seen since I was a kid. Click to expand.Yeah, but it brings up a good point, and that's how much fun it's going to be to relive these episodes.
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