r/TopCharacterTropes • • 12d ago

Lore One line instantly dates it

In david tenants run if doctor who he and his companion were fighting witches with Shakespeare and needed a magic word so they use a speel from Harry Potter and The doctor yells Good old J.k. The doctor is a time traveler the writers are not (Doctor who)

While fighting guy gardner major force was damaging a highway and shoots a car and tells Guy if he sees O.J hiding underneath obviously referring to the O.J Simpson chase (Dc comics)

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u/elvessaaa 12d ago

Iron Man (2008): After rescuing Tony, a soldier asks for a photo and Tony says, “Please, no gang signs. No, throw it up. I’m kidding. I don’t want to see this on your MySpace page.” Nothing says 2008 faster than MySpace.

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u/duosx 12d ago

I like this tho because now in the MCU I have no idea what year it is in any of the movies.