DC Viewport Syndrome

A storytelling phenomenon in DC movies where the audience is dropped into a fully-formed universe without context, explanation, or emotional setup. Instead of gradually building the world, the film simply shows a snapshot of it and expects viewers to care — like staring through a cinematic window into a timeline that’s already been running for 10 seasons you never got to see.

Symptoms include:
Characters appearing fully developed with no origin story
Emotional payoff scenes with no emotional setup
Lore that’s clearly important but never explained
Constant feeling of “Wait, did I miss something?”
Needing to consult YouTube lore videos just to understand what you watched

“Lex Luthor has a private army, knows Superman’s secrets, and built a prison in space. Did I blink and miss three movies?”
“Nope. First appearance. Enjoy the vibes.”

"Thats a classic case of DC Viewport Syndrome."

by Mole_Man August 16, 2025

DC

DC stands for “Damons Cock” for all you TVD lovers.

Guys have you see DC lately?

by anonymous May 3, 2023

dc whine

it the wine that shimano dc reels make when you cast. it is a very satisfying sound like a supercharcer sound just the fishing version.

bro whas that a dc whine?

by bjørglikerpikk November 4, 2022

tt;dc

Slang for "too tired; don't care." This is often used in lieu of TL;DR.

JACK: Dude, did you see the Damn, Daniel meme?
GRANT: Stop talking.
JACK: No, listen to me.
GRANT: tt;dc shut up.
JACK ;(

by Napsta_Blook23 August 28, 2016

Dc

Dedicated to

Many people use this in editing to dedicate and edit to someone

And instagram post
Dc: @.....

by Editorx February 14, 2020

DC and the Bois

The dankest group in this known universe made up of the best kidz, will come whoop anyone's ass when they're together.

Dude1:👁️👅👁️ Bro do you know about DC and the Bois

Dude2: No

Dude1: you uncultured swine

by BobCross January 17, 2018

DC

Day Crush

Yo… I think I have a DC on Luke, he’s really cute tbh

by Ahhhhglossyschild June 25, 2018