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Midsomer Murders (the good seasons, 1-8) did this from time to time. I won't give any spoilers.
November 29, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Midsomer Murders (the good seasons, 1-8) did this from time to time. I won't give any spoilers.
Yes I call this general approach "hide the twist in what initially seems like bad writing/acting" and it's very effective.
November 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Yes I call this general approach "hide the twist in what initially seems like bad writing/acting" and it's very effective.
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This is a second category of TV trick I like where the writers play off common TV show conventions to set up twists or mysteries like when Dawn showed up on Buffy or everyone lists their memories on TNG and it wasn't automatically self evident that the new guy was an alien because new crew 1/2
November 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
This is a second category of TV trick I like where the writers play off common TV show conventions to set up twists or mysteries like when Dawn showed up on Buffy or everyone lists their memories on TNG and it wasn't automatically self evident that the new guy was an alien because new crew 1/2
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I think you’re hitting on why this doesn’t happen; in the moment, “plot point you can dismiss as a continuity error” just looks like a continuity error and takes you out of it. even worse in a series, where fans can assume you’re retconning an actual continuity error
November 29, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I think you’re hitting on why this doesn’t happen; in the moment, “plot point you can dismiss as a continuity error” just looks like a continuity error and takes you out of it. even worse in a series, where fans can assume you’re retconning an actual continuity error
"Diarra From Detroit" and "The Residence" both had some of this (both highly recommended especially the former BTW).
November 29, 2025 at 12:37 AM
"Diarra From Detroit" and "The Residence" both had some of this (both highly recommended especially the former BTW).
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It was extremely well received by fans (and used as proof of the showrunner’s brilliance etc) in part because it *was* a plot point based on a purely visual cue (and one you could easily assume was just an error) which as you say, you really don’t see that many of
November 29, 2025 at 12:36 AM
It was extremely well received by fans (and used as proof of the showrunner’s brilliance etc) in part because it *was* a plot point based on a purely visual cue (and one you could easily assume was just an error) which as you say, you really don’t see that many of
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Brokenwood (tv). Midsummer Murders (tv). Lynley (tv). Maigret (2025). Rivers of London books. The original Bosch books. Ludwig (2025 tv). Elementary (except the last season).
November 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Brokenwood (tv). Midsummer Murders (tv). Lynley (tv). Maigret (2025). Rivers of London books. The original Bosch books. Ludwig (2025 tv). Elementary (except the last season).
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Not exactly what you’re saying but I’m thinking here of the Doctor Who plot where the Doctor loses his jacket and then suddenly has it back for one scene later in the episode and it’s later revealed as a deliberate plot point (involving time travel, obviously).
November 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Not exactly what you’re saying but I’m thinking here of the Doctor Who plot where the Doctor loses his jacket and then suddenly has it back for one scene later in the episode and it’s later revealed as a deliberate plot point (involving time travel, obviously).
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I think by definition I don't want books here (for once!).
November 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I think by definition I don't want books here (for once!).
I think by definition I don't want books here (for once!).
November 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I think by definition I don't want books here (for once!).
One amazing thing is Baker keeps saying, "of course it was different when I started my career, now professional women are so accepted, funny how attitudes have changed, we're very modern today", writing in 1939!
July 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
One amazing thing is Baker keeps saying, "of course it was different when I started my career, now professional women are so accepted, funny how attitudes have changed, we're very modern today", writing in 1939!
(I won't screenshot the whole thing but it's very entertaining and a great historical document too.)
July 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
(I won't screenshot the whole thing but it's very entertaining and a great historical document too.)
Not going to be the easiest read.
July 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Not going to be the easiest read.
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Kellogg's made their own until they got sued so they changed the name to "granola".
July 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Kellogg's made their own until they got sued so they changed the name to "granola".
Well good news Ma'am, people still love those books like, a hundred years after you wrote this, thanks to the time-honored technique of casting a bunch of beautiful people in a good movie.
July 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Well good news Ma'am, people still love those books like, a hundred years after you wrote this, thanks to the time-honored technique of casting a bunch of beautiful people in a good movie.