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{{trope}}
{{quote|''Hey John
''I could use your advice
''Put my troubled mind at ease
''But your dust don't speak
''To me anymore''|'''[[Starflyer 59]]''', "Majic"}}
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* In the final episode of ''[[Baccano]]!'', a character asks his long-dead brother, in the "thin air" variety, whether it's alright that {{spoiler|the executives of the Martillo crime family are now immortal}}.
* ''[[Ranma ½]]:'' Ranma Saotome has one of these moments with {{spoiler|Akane Tendo, when he thinks she has died. However, after his [[Anguished Declaration of Love|declaration of love]], it turns out she was only severely stunned, and able to hear everything even if she couldn't move.}}
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* In ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'', Spike is ambushed in a convenience store shortly after its owner bleeds to death. Before the action starts, he says to the dead owner "Sorry, gonna make a bit of a scene."
* In ''[[Kyou Kara Maou]]'', after {{spoiler|Wolfram}} dies, Yuuri has a conversation with his preserved body, promising to save him. The imaginary ghost of the deceased does most of the talking.
** {{spoiler|It's more halfway between [[Talking to the Dead]] and [[Converse with the Unconscious]]. While Wolfram is technically dead, the preservative apparatus and Yuuri's determination that Wolfram will get better make it feel more like Wolfram's comatose or unconscious.}}
* After discovering and accepting the truth of his father's [[Heroic Sacrifice]] and [[Screw Destiny|defiance]] of his indelible curse, Neji from [[Naruto]] smiles at the sky, having [[Character Development|put his rage at same indelible curse behind him]]:
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** Sasuke also starts talking to {{spoiler|Itachi after he killed him.}} It's just another reminder of his [[Sanity Slippage]].
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* In the episode of ''[[Misfits]]'', when Nathan finds {{spoiler|Ruth}} dead he tearfully apologizes for the way he treated her. And calls her a "tart".
* The ''[[Doctor Who]]'' series finale ''The Big Bang'' has {{spoiler|Rory doing this to Amy}}.
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* David from ''[[Six Feet Under]]'' does this a lot as a way of resolving his real-world frustrations, particularly in the first series . Most notably, he argues with his dead father, a dead gang member teaches him to act tough and resolves a good portion of his Gayngst due to his discussions with a young man who was beaten to death for his homosexuality.
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* Subverted in [[The Venture Brothers]]. Henchman 21 talks to the skull of {{spoiler|Henchman 24}} several times during the first half of Season 4, but we only hear ''him'' talk. It isn't until the mid-season finale that we learn {{spoiler|24}} [[Dead Person Conversation|responds to him]]...
* In the [[Directors Cut]] of [[Batman Beyond]]: Return of the Joker, Mr. J kills one of his henchmen (Bonk), then demands the others re-pledge their loyalty:
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'''Chucko and Ghoul''': We're with you!
'''Joker''': Dee Dee?
'''Dee Dee''': We're with you!
'''Joker''': Bonk?
''cut to Bonk's grinning, twitching corpse''
'''Joker''' ''[[Nightmare Fuel|(smiles at screen)]]'': [[Nightmare Fuel|Oh, right. Dead.]] }}
* In the [[Lion King]] both the movie and the musical have Simba talking to {{spoiler|Mufasa}}. And trust me,[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1lSvvubI6M&feature=related he knows.]
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