Garrett realises that, despite the attractions of television, most of his viewers want Stampy on YouTube, where they can "watch it right now by pressing play".
The struggle between comedy and threat is personified in the character of his wife, Meryl (played by Laura Linney), as he gradually realises that, despite the cosy set-up and their loving talk, he doesn't really like her.
In soft-focus, Hillary realises that despite his roguish reputation she has real feelings for him, and the fact that they are only sibling and foster-sibling means that there should be no bar to marriage.
There is a gathering storm awaiting this government when the public realises that, despite claims to the contrary, the services that they have come to expect from the health service have in fact been cut.
It is on the eve of his getaway that he realises how, despite himself, he has become part of the community and shares its fate; ignoring the risk and in the face of his earlier, selfish needs, he remains in Oran and joins the "health teams".
The more the two men converse, the more Strulovitch realises he has in common with his enigmatic guest, despite his own antipathy to the outward forms of faith.
There were great performances from Christine Rice, thrillingly accurate as principled Bradamante, and Ben Johnson as Oronte, nicely uppity, yet wonderfully touching in the scene in which he realises how much he still loves Anna Christy's Morgana, despite her infidelities.
Caldwell, who believes the Scots can take maximum points despite being away to Spain on Tuesday, realises that a win over Liechtenstein is the priority.
And they are protesting despite the fact that everyone - including them - realises the inability of the government to pay the public sector's salaries is the result of Israeli policy.
Despite the cruelties and stupidities of the Irish church, Eagleton realises that without it, generations of his ancestors "would have gone unschooled, un-nursed, unconsoled and unburied".
