Exiles (TV series)/Tropes


 * Actor Allusion: Michael Ironside vouces Apocalypse. This isn't his first role as a gigantic conqueror in a comic book show.
 * Adapted Out: Most if the Exiles are avsent in the show, being reduced to a trio.
 * Big Bad: Apocalypse.
 * Character Development: Blink heals from her traumas and becomes more optimistic as the series progresses.
 * Central Theme: Everything is possible.
 * Foil: Spider-Woman is one to Blink. Whereas Blink is pessimist snd depresded due to living in a post-apocalypse, Mary Jane is more lighthearted due to her life being less tragic.
 * Genre Roulette: As in What If, the genre can change depending on the episode.
 * He Also Did: Showrunner Bryan Andrews previously directed What If...? (2021) and Marvel Zombies.
 * Heartwarming Moments: Mary Jane herself is this. She is optimistic, cheerful, and very willing to help people with their traumas.
 * Mythology Gag: The title of the episode "Armor Land" is a nod to the "Armor Wars" storyline.
 * Nightmare Fuel: Apocalypse. Aside from his towering size and sharing voices with Darkseid, he posseses reality-bending powers and a strength that makes him boderline unstoppable. Any wonder Blink freezes upon seeing him?
 * Non-Singing Voice: As an Actor Allusion to Mulan (1998), Lea Salonga provides Blink's singing voice instead of Ming-Na Wen.
 * Role Reprise: Tara Strong reprises her role as Mary Jane Watson from Ultimate Spider-Man.
 * Shout-Out: The opening of episode 6 is an homage to "Belle" from Beauty and the Beast.
 * Tearjerker: Blink's life as a whole is this. She lost everything abd has to live in a podt-apocalypse childhood.
 * Wham Line: Upon seeing the energy of the attacks from the villain the Exiles have been chasing, Blink says in absolute terror: "I know who that is"...
 * Wham Shot: ...which is followed by a flash of lighting that reveals none other than Apocalypse behind them.