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{{quote|''To be resolved...in two weeks! ([[Lampshade Hanging|because I am]] [[Evil Gloating|an evil motherfucker]])'' |
{{quote|''To be resolved...in two weeks! ([[Lampshade Hanging|because I am]] [[Evil Gloating|an evil motherfucker]])'' |
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A '''Cliff Hanger''' ends an [[Act Break]], episode, or even a whole season (or a film or novel in a series) with some or all of the main characters in peril of some kind and the audience is made to wait for the outcome. The [[To Be Continued]] caption is often used here. Typically the longer the viewer is made to wait, the larger the seeming peril. Indeed, this can be a [[Downer Ending]] to the part just finished—although many apparent perils and catastrophes are not as serious as they appear. It is a rare '''Cliff Hanger''' that will cut back simply to watch 'em fall. |
A '''Cliff Hanger''' ends an [[Act Break]], episode, or even a whole season (or a film or novel in a series) with some or all of the main characters in peril of some kind and the audience is made to wait for the outcome. The [[To Be Continued]] caption is often used here. Typically the longer the viewer is made to wait, the larger the seeming peril. Indeed, this can be a [[Downer Ending]] to the part just finished—although many apparent perils and catastrophes are not as serious as they appear. It is a rare '''Cliff Hanger''' that will cut back simply to watch 'em fall. |
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== [[Western Animation]] === |
=== [[Western Animation]] === |
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=* ''[[Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!]]'' ended on a huge cliffhanger at the beginning of what would have been the main climax of the series. One more season of the show was intended, but Disney decided not to go for it, so everybody was left at the beginning of the final battle. As you might imagine, the fans were not amused. |
=* ''[[Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!]]'' ended on a huge cliffhanger at the beginning of what would have been the main climax of the series. One more season of the show was intended, but Disney decided not to go for it, so everybody was left at the beginning of the final battle. As you might imagine, the fans were not amused. |
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* ''[[Duckman]]'' ended with three characters—Duckman included—getting hitched, and {{spoiler|his late wife Beatrice suddenly appearing alive and well at the end}}. Writer Michael Markowitz seems unwilling to divulge the ending, leaving it up to the fans to guess what may have happened. |
* ''[[Duckman]]'' ended with three characters—Duckman included—getting hitched, and {{spoiler|his late wife Beatrice suddenly appearing alive and well at the end}}. Writer Michael Markowitz seems unwilling to divulge the ending, leaving it up to the fans to guess what may have happened. |
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