Shocking Swerve/Quotes

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As if a switch had been turned, as if an eye had been blinked, as if some phantom force in the universe had made a move eons beyond our comprehension, suddenly, there was no trail! There was no giant, no monster, no thing called Douglas to be followed. There was nothing in the tunnel but the puzzled men of courage, who suddenly found themselves alone with shadows and darkness!

...Frank Douglas was rescued alive, well, and of normal size some 8,000 miles away.
The Narrator, Monster A-Go Go
Nothing happened - false alarm - sorry to make you sit through the movie.
Paul Chaplin's reaction to the above, The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Amazing Colossal Episode Guide
"No, John. You are the demons."
Cernel Joson, Doom: Repercussions of Evil
What the fuck was that?
The Cinema Snob, reacting to the ending of Pieces when the stitched up corpse inexplicably reanimates and rips off the male lead's crotch
Well yeah, I didn't see it coming, but that doesn't make it a good twist.
Rob Walker, discussing the reveal that Martin is the main villain in the commentary of The Nostalgia Critic's review of The Secret of NIMH 2.

Level 1: Shocking twist in final episode reveals that villain never really existed
Level 2: Shocking twist in final episode reveals that protagonist never really existed
Level 3: Shocking twist in final episode reveals that world never really existed
Level 4: Shocking twist in final episode reveals that series never really existed
Level 5: Shocking twist in final episode reveals that audience never really existed

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