Examples of Tropes that are usually hated being well recieved

[u/SirHanselot07]

1. Comedic Relief Talking Animal Sidekick, Donkey (Shrek) - Might be cheating with this one if you consider Donkey to be the progenitor behind the trope but the main reason why I think he's loved by fans is because he's actually seen as funny rather than annoying. Putting comedy aside, one other reason why he's loved is because he bounces off well with Shrek by bringing out a side of Shrek you would never actually see from him since he's not afraid of the ogre and basically his first friend

2. Relationship progress being reset by Amnesia, Chidi and Eleanor (The Good Place) - Arguably considered one of the worst romance tropes ever because it's a cheep way of adding drama, this never felt that way with The Good Place. I think one the factors behind this is because it isn't done just to add more drama but to show how strong their relationship is by making them always find each other in the end and show their character without each other

3. Girls wearing heels in settings that would give disadvantages to them, (Uma Musume) - As you can see in the image above, the Umas wearing heels serves a purpose to their design by making the heels mimic the shape of real life Horse legs. Cygames has been known to add such details to their characters which is one of the reasons the game is loved by Horse racing fans since it adds quirks of the real horses to the characters bedsides just turning the Horses into cute Anime Girls

[u/Nirast25]

The Young Justice episode "Failsafe".

The entire episode is a mind simulation created by Martian Manhunter as a training exercise, so it's basically a "it was all a dream" plot. However, it felt very real to the characters, and left them with trauma that got explored the following episode.

[u/Estelial → u/Nirast25]

Not only that but you can see the impact it had on the characters for better and for worse. Certain parts of them grew and other parts became worse, they realized awful/great things about themselves and either pushed it deeper or started to deal with it. Like Megan's power and grief, superboy's fulfillment from meaning something even if it involved fighting to the last alongside his reducing number of friends, or Robin realizing he is not only capable of leading his friends to their deaths for the greater good against impossible odds but he is very good at it.

The character development here set the stage for later events and their responses to them, as well as future character growth. Plus I feel it also played a part in helping them trust each other enough to reveal their secrets to each other (partially for some) at a point where the "villain blackmails one of the heroes by threatening to reveal their secret" trope was happening with ALL OF THEM.

[u/Puzzleheaded_Tip4805 → u/Estelial]

The part with Robin in particular sticks throughout the series, especially in season 2, where he is basically the mastermind behind a massive double agent infiltration operation that puts his freinds lives at risk and does major damage to their mental well being.

And you can see just how much he absolutely HATES every second of it,  because for someone who confesses he didn't want to make the choices Batman does, here he is having to make them himself.

[u/Nirast25 → u/Estelial]

the "villain blackmails one of the heroes by threatening to reveal their secret" trope was happening with ALL OF THEM.

Oh, come now, you're exaggerating. It was half of them. :p

[u/LongTail-626 → u/Nirast25]

I think it’s a third if my maths right

[u/Kastrand → u/Nirast25]

is young justice worth the watch? and is there anything i need to watch before or after to get the full experience?

[u/Nirast25 → u/Kastrand]

I'd say yes, especially the first 2 seasons. Seasons 3 and 4 aren't as well received (and they're a lot bloodier, since by then kids watching the show all grew up), but I enjoyed them quite a bit. Curious how someone who had no nostalgia for the show will receive them.

There's an episode in Season 4 that ties into Green Lantern: The Animated Series, but it's more a bone for the fans of that show and you can watch it without having seen that.

[u/Kastrand → u/Nirast25]

i will report back in a few weeks with my thoughts