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All of a sudden..."Stop watching. Now. We mean it! It's for your own good!" The narrator has intervened to warn you about an upcoming [[Diabolus Ex Machina|unpleasant plot twist!]] |
All of a sudden..."Stop watching. Now. We mean it! It's for your own good!" The narrator has intervened to warn you about an upcoming [[Diabolus Ex Machina|unpleasant plot twist!]] |
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If the work in question [[Spoiled by the Format|has more minutes/pages/episodes left]] than strictly necessary to write "And they lived [[Happily Ever After]]" over a beautiful sunset as they ride into the distance, [[Your Princess Is in Another Castle|odds are that it won't]]. Whether it's a [[Mandatory Twist Ending]] or a [[Diabolus Ex Machina]], the end result is a supreme [[Downer Ending]] as the heroes' good fortune is [[Yank the Dog's Chain|yanked out]] from under their feet. Normally, this happens without warning, but a |
If the work in question [[Spoiled by the Format|has more minutes/pages/episodes left]] than strictly necessary to write "And they lived [[Happily Ever After]]" over a beautiful sunset as they ride into the distance, [[Your Princess Is in Another Castle|odds are that it won't]]. Whether it's a [[Mandatory Twist Ending]] or a [[Diabolus Ex Machina]], the end result is a supreme [[Downer Ending]] as the heroes' good fortune is [[Yank the Dog's Chain|yanked out]] from under their feet. Normally, this happens without warning, but a '''Snicket Warning Label''' will politely inform you beforehand that if you prefer the happy ending, perhaps it's best for you to quit now. |
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A variant can occur when characters are viewing a [[Show Within a Show]], and one character delivers a warning to the other. |
A variant can occur when characters are viewing a [[Show Within a Show]], and one character delivers a warning to the other. |
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== [[Comic Books]] == |
== [[Comic Books]] == |
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* The "Season of Mists" story arc of ''[[The Sandman]]'' ends with a (fictional) [[G. K. Chesterton]] quotation about how any story can have a happy ending if you just stop reading in the right |
* The "Season of Mists" story arc of ''[[The Sandman]]'' ends with a (fictional) [[G. K. Chesterton]] quotation about how any story can have a happy ending if you just stop reading in the right place—and if you want ''The Sandman'' to have a happy ending, that's not a bad place to stop reading. |
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== [[Film]] == |
== [[Film]] == |