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== ''American Nightmare'' will have a repeat of the stage defense scene. ==

** Jossed, though Club Foot can be heard playing as Alan flees from the burning oil field.

 

Alice is a photographer and filmmaker. In the manuscript in American Nightmare, Alan explains that writing is a powerful way to use the power of the Dark Place in those places when the barrier between it and the normal universe is weak, since it is more 'concrete' and less open to interpretation than, say, music or interpretive dance, although it still leaves gaps than can be filled at random, or by other parties. Photography and filmmaking may turn out to be even more 'concrete'. Alice may be even able to end the problem once and for all.

== One of the endings of the final game of the series will involve the permanent distruction of the Dark Place... with dire consequences. ==

== Alan's method of rewriting reality in American Nightmare works because of a decidedly meta reason. ==

It's established that simply using the Dark Place's power to write a [[Deus Ex Machina]] is a very bad idea. But by American Nightmare, Alan has developed a way: write a decently written scene in which a [[Deus Ex Machina]] happens, then manually set things up to match the description of the scene. Why is this better? How does this work within the story's internal logic (the breaching of which is the problem with simply writing a quick resolution)? Because Alan's still writing his return. He's writing his entire journey. Which means that, although the Dark Place (and/or one of its denizens) makes him forget the details, he's still living through a manuscript he wrote, like in the original game. Which means that his method of writing [[Deus Ex Machina|Deus ex Machinas]] is ''part'' of the story and its internal logic. And, as per the rules of drama and narrative, it requires effort and success is uncertain. So technically, it's not a [[Deus Ex Machina]] any more.