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.
 * And the Fandom Rejouced: A natural reaction when it was announced that Josh Keaton would return to voice Spider-Man (if a differebt version than the one in The Spectacular Spider-Man) in the show.
 * Big Bad: Apocalypse.
 * Character Development: Blink heals from her traumas and becomes more optimistic as the series progresses.
 * Central Theme: What 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.
 * Her relationship with Blink is just as cute. Instead of pushing her buttons as lne would expect, she is very respectful of her boundaries and trauma while trying yo get her to open up.
 * Mythology Gag:
 * Mary Jane's philosophy is very similar to that of Zombie Hunter Spidey in What If...? (2021).
 * The first conversation between Spider-Woman znd Spider-Man plays simikarly to when May Parker and Peter B. Parker met in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Peter even notes he "is used to this inter-dimensional stuff".
 * Spider-Man implies his reality's Mary Jane was who the Green Goblin killed instead of Gwen Stacy. Mary Hane taking Gwrn's place in the iconic bridge moment happened in Spider-Man: The Animated Series and Sam Raimi's first Spider-Man film.
 * 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?
 * The moment he first appears onscreen has him appear behind the Exiles as they discover he is the one they are hunting. The scene looks straight out of a horror film.
 * A regular Hulk is scary. A Hulk that is composed of the 4 elements? Petrifying.
 * 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.
 * Josh Keaton makes his long-awaited return as Spider-Man in episode 4.
 * Fred Tatasciore would return as the Hulk.
 * 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.