The "Blackmail" Trope

= The "Blackmail" Trope =

Danger Level: 0
The "Blackmail" Trope is a commonly seen trope in television in where one character knows a secret about another and makes the character become a slave to them because they know said secret and will tell others if they don't comply. And when the other character is fed up with being forced to do often stupid and embarrassing tasks their blackmailer just reminds them of their secret and that they have no choice, but everything ends up back to normal one way or another.

However what many people don't know is that this is actually the result of many show production teams being infected by a low class entity, this entity doesn't harm them, make them harm others, or make them do anything other than make one or two episodes in this manner. It's a danger level 0 entity due to these facts.

Addendum 1-BT:
While it's nearly impossible to pin down when The "Blackmail" Trope started it is possible to state that this is arguably one of the stupidest entities on record. How we found it has been lost to time, all we know is it looks similar to a VHS tape from 1997.

Addendum 2-BT:
Said entity has been locked up in a cardboard box in my basement. Hopefully it gets water damage or something.