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[[File:marie antoinette melodrama.jpg|link=Rose of Versailles|frame|Any phrase is better when said melodramatically.]]
{{quote|''"And once again, Probability proves itself willing to sneak into a back alley and service Drama as would a copper piece harlot."''|'''[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0584.html Vaarsuvius]''', ''[[Order of the Stick]]''}}
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[[Raymond Chandler]] once described [[Chandler's Law|this sub-rule]]:
{{quote|"When in doubt, have a man come through the door with a gun in his hand."|'''[[Chandler's Law]]''' }}
Essentially, when the writers run out of drama, they must invent ways to force drama into undramatic situations. When handled poorly, this leads to unusual, irrational, or highly improbable scenarios which only exist for the sake of prolonging the conflict.
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