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When the next episode is named after your favourite character

This is a two-panel reaction meme using images of TV host Steve Harvey. The top caption reads 'When you're enjoying a show and the next episode is named after your favourite character'. The left panel shows Steve Harvey laughing loudly in amusement, while the right panel shows him looking panicked, holding a microphone up to his face like he is holding back distress or tears. The joke relies on the common trope in serialized television where an episode named after a specific character almost always signals that bad, often tragic, events will happen to that character, causing a viewer's joy at seeing their favorite character's name in the episode title to immediately turn to dread.
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When you're enjoying a show and the next episode is named after your favourite character

Overview

This is a two-panel reaction meme using images of TV host Steve Harvey. The top caption reads 'When you're enjoying a show and the next episode is named after your favourite character'. The left panel shows Steve Harvey laughing loudly in amusement, while the right panel shows him looking panicked, holding a microphone up to his face like he is holding back distress or tears. The joke relies on the common trope in serialized television where an episode named after a specific character almost always signals that bad, often tragic, events will happen to that character, causing a viewer's joy at seeing their favorite character's name in the episode title to immediately turn to dread.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from the Reddit:Meme RSS feed, with the original post title being 'Somthing bad boutta happen'. It uses a widely circulated Steve Harvey reaction template, taken from footage of Steve Harvey during his talk show appearances, which is a popular pre-existing meme format used to depict a rapid shift from positive to negative emotion.

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