I don't think this fits the definition of a trope. Whatever the reason for Flanderization, lazy or unimaginative scriptwriting, lazy acting, pandering to the lo

I don't think this fits the definition of a trope. Whatever the reason for Flanderization, lazy or unimaginative scriptwriting, lazy acting, pandering to the lowest common denominator, fan service, etc., those things aren't tropes either. (And relying on tropes in storytelling is not a trope either. It's a requirement, it's how we and chatGPT process stories, though it can be done well or poorly)