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A term for wild, off-the-wall theories. Named after a leading [[Tin Foil Hat|tinfoil-hat]] theory explaining the mysterious shaking, rustling trees on ''[[Lost]]'' during the first season of that program. The theory? ''[[Makes Just
Not only common, but expected for [[Mind Screw]] series. A major species of Tree is [[Everyone Is Jesus in Purgatory]]. An ongoing series which uses [[Chekhov's Gun|Chekhovs Guns]] to the point of becoming a [[Chekhov's Armoury]] encourages Trees because all newly introduced objects/people/skills/etc will be suspected of being a [[Chekhov's Gun]]. Horrible epileptic trees are known as [[Poison Oak Epileptic Trees]].
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See [[Stock Epileptic Trees]] for other common examples.
Epileptic Trees suggested by ''characters'' are a sign of [[Scully Syndrome]]. When an Epileptic Tree is rendered null and void by the official [[Canon]], it's said to be [[Jossed]]. When an Epileptic Tree ''becomes'' [[Canon]], you're allowed to say, "[[I Knew It!]]!" See also [[Inferred Survival]], [[Urban Legend of Zelda]] and [[
If you'd like to see the wiki contributors' own personal epileptic forest, check out our [[Wild Mass Guessing]] page. Don't waste your tree here. Plant it in [[Wild Mass Guessing]].
Not to be confused with the patient on ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' who had epileptic [[Too Much Information|testicles]].
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