I realize this is highly specific but I feel in my heart that it's a trope and I'm struggling to think of examples (besides the one that inspired the q)
@Satsuma i feel like the more common form of this trope is where the speech happens after the ship has already sailed regarding B’s plot and they wish they could take it back or try to
@Lady yeah i’ve definitely seen the tragic mirror of this trope as well
But like, i do think ‘last minute save’ is an established variant
@Satsuma Yeah I could swear I've seen something like that before, but I'm blanking on examples too.