When the Planets Align: Difference between revisions

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''And Jupiter aligns with Mars

''Then peace will guide the planets

''And love will steer the stars"''~~|''[[Hair (theatre)]]'', "Aquarius"}}~~

''And love will steer the stars"''

|''[[Hair (theatre)]]'', "Aquarius"}}

Something in the plot depends on some stars or planets lining up in a particular order at a certain time (an event known in astronomy as syzygy). Often doomsayers claim this will be the cause for [[The End of the World as We Know It]], whether by breaking the tectonic plates, causing a shift of the poles, changing the Earth's rotation..., or introducing the [[Eldritch Abomination]].

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== [[Film]] ==

* In ''[[Highlander: The ~~Source|Highlander the~~ Source]],'' the '''''entire UNIVERSE--''''' every single celestial body from moons to planets to stars, and '''''ALL OF THEM IN EVERY GALAXY--''''' ~~comes~~ into alignment, all focused on Earth. Even non-scientists and children knew better, but that didn't stop the writers.

* In ''[[Highlander: The Source]],'' the '''''entire UNIVERSE''''' -- every single celestial body from moons to planets to stars, and '''''ALL OF THEM IN EVERY GALAXY''''' -- come into alignment, all focused on Earth. Even non-scientists and children knew better, but that didn't stop the writers.

* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' (2007): the portal opens when stars line up.

* ''[[Hercules (1997 film)||Hercules]]'': the Titans can only be freed when the planets line up.

* ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'': the Titans can only be freed when the planets line up.

* ''[[The Final Conflict]]''. The alignment of three stars creates the second Star of Bethlehem, a sign of the Second Coming of Christ.

* ''[[Lara Croft: Tomb Raider|Tomb Raider]]''. A magic item that can be used to control time can only be accessed during a planetary alignment that occurs once every 5,000 years.