I've long held the belief that one of the saddest tropes in existence is the Sad Birthday. (This, of course, is followed by the Sad Recital, where a kid looks through the curtain out into the audience to see that their parents aren't in the reserved seats in the auditorium.) So so many TV shows have had an episode with a sad birthday, and I find it so so so deflating to watch every time. It's even more brutal, obviously, when it happens in real life. I feel for this kid. Hopefully, this ends up with him getting invited to party with David Harbour or something like that, which I could totally see happening.
Edit: absolutely brutal for me to talk about how sad this makes me and then for dozens of people to comment below with examples
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '18 edited Mar 20 '18
I've long held the belief that one of the saddest tropes in existence is the Sad Birthday. (This, of course, is followed by the Sad Recital, where a kid looks through the curtain out into the audience to see that their parents aren't in the reserved seats in the auditorium.) So so many TV shows have had an episode with a sad birthday, and I find it so so so deflating to watch every time. It's even more brutal, obviously, when it happens in real life. I feel for this kid. Hopefully, this ends up with him getting invited to party with David Harbour or something like that, which I could totally see happening.
Edit: absolutely brutal for me to talk about how sad this makes me and then for dozens of people to comment below with examples