Category:Twist Ending: Difference between revisions

[[File:Twist_Ending_7181.png|link=Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|frame|* Not the actual twist ending.]]

It's [[The Oldest Ones in Thethe Book|the oldest trick in the book,]] really. The plot leads toward an inevitable conclusion, then, at the last possible minute, we throw something in that changes ''everything''.

The problem is, after a certain point, the opposite of a trope becomes a [[Dead Horse Trope]] itself. In a normal series, you know that they can't go around [[Status Quo Is God|undermining the entire premise]], so when it looks like it's going that way, you already ''know'' there's going to be a twist ending. In an anthology, you're no better off, because, well, ''[[Once an Episode|every single episode]]'' of ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' ends on a twist, so it's not like it's unexpected, it practically becomes a [[Mandatory Twist Ending]]. In terms of cinema, directors like [[M Night Shyamalan|M. Night Shyamalan]] are the constant subject of criticism for continuous use of the twist element. Once the audience know the twists are coming sooner or later, works can't help but lose some of their potency. And predictably, the twist will doubtless leave audiences mystified and feeling cheated.