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** The episode is an extremely shortened version of an arc in the sound novels and manga. So, {{spoiler|Miyo}} has her own arc.
** The episode is an extremely shortened version of an arc in the sound novels and manga. So, {{spoiler|Miyo}} has her own arc.
* ''[[Warrior Cats (Literature)|The Rise Of Scourge]]''
* ''[[Warrior Cats (Literature)|The Rise Of Scourge]]''
* In the anime version, Tier Harribel of ''[[Bleach]]'' got one of these in the form of a [[Whole Episode Flashback]], largely to make up for the fact that in the manga, she's one of the only Espada ranked among the top 6 out of 10 that doesn't either get a fair amount of [[Character Development]] or a flashback explaining their motives. This episode ended up turning her from possibly the least developed Espada to one of the most developed.
* In the anime version, Tier Harribel of ''[[Bleach]]'' got one of these in the form of a [[Whole-Episode Flashback]], largely to make up for the fact that in the manga, she's one of the only Espada ranked among the top 6 out of 10 that doesn't either get a fair amount of [[Character Development]] or a flashback explaining their motives. This episode ended up turning her from possibly the least developed Espada to one of the most developed.




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== Live-Action TV ==
== Live-Action TV ==
* ''[[Stargate Atlantis (TV)|Stargate Atlantis]]'' shows the POV of a Wraith named Michael in the eponymous episode, which makes the main characters look morally ambiguous if not downright evil for their treatment of the Wraith-turned-human. The sympathies of the audience remain with Michael during most of the episode, and for a large part of the fanbase, well after Michael became a threat to the team in his own right.
* ''[[Stargate Atlantis (TV)|Stargate Atlantis]]'' shows the POV of a Wraith named Michael in the eponymous episode, which makes the main characters look morally ambiguous if not downright evil for their treatment of the Wraith-turned-human. The sympathies of the audience remain with Michael during most of the episode, and for a large part of the fanbase, well after Michael became a threat to the team in his own right.
* ''[[Babylon 5 (TV)|Babylon 5]]'' episode "The Corps Is Mother, The Corps Is Father", which focused on Bester and the Psi Corps. The opening is even [[Special Edition Title|modified]] replacing the Babylon 5 shield with the Psi Corps insignia.
* ''[[Babylon 5]]'' episode "The Corps Is Mother, The Corps Is Father", which focused on Bester and the Psi Corps. The opening is even [[Special Edition Title|modified]] replacing the Babylon 5 shield with the Psi Corps insignia.
* The new ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined (TV)|Battlestar Galactica Reimagined]]'', episode "Downloaded", and later an entire villain movie ("The Plan").
* The new ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined]]'', episode "Downloaded", and later an entire villain movie ("The Plan").
* ''[[CSI (TV)|CSI]]'' episode "Killer" - as its title suggests, it focused on the murderer.
* ''[[CSI (TV)|CSI]]'' episode "Killer" - as its title suggests, it focused on the murderer.
** The later episode "Working Stiffs" also has the perp as the main character.
** The later episode "Working Stiffs" also has the perp as the main character.
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