The plot is a sequence of events that occur in a story, usually referring to a literary work.
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Doesn't Paarfi's description of Mario's defeat of the Orb constitute treason?
In Five Hundred Years After, Paarfi describes in some detail the means by which Mario Greymist manages to disable the Orb long enough to kill the Emperor. Since, in-universe, FHYA is also a book ...
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Did Fantus die during the destruction of Krondor during the Serpentwar Saga?
In the earlier novels, Fantus is attached to William. William died during the destruction of Krondor, but I don't recall whether Fantus was ever mentioned again.
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Why were the “monsters” in “Journey to the centre of the Tardis” hostile?
In Journey to the centre of the Tardis, we discover that the monsters roaming the Tardis are the characters who will later burn in the Eye of Harmony's chamber and leak back to the past.
The effects ...
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After Earth: The characters use English. That isn't realistic, considering the setting, I mean — or is it?
According to Wikipedia, the plot goes as follows:
In the near future, after humanity abandoned Earth after cataclysmic
events, they re-established society on the planet Nova Prime, light
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What does Anderson sense about Judge Dredd in the movie?
In the beginning of the movie Dredd (3D), there was a scene where Dredd meets Anderson and she makes a demonstration of her psychic powers.
She is placed in an interogation room and she starts by ...
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In Imager's Intrigue, who is the historical imager Renn is compared to?
In Imager's Intrigue by L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Renn is compared to an historical imager who is considered bad or evil — akin to the Namer himself. Who was the historical figure, and what was his name?
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How did the Hunger Games “Boss” beast creatures work? [duplicate]
I recently watched The Hunger Games (without having read the book). I get the arena, and the dome and the cameras, but I don't understand the burly creatures near the end of the film. What were they? ...
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If this speculation about Jon Snow is true, would he be allowed to leave the Watch?
So, Jon joined the Night's Watch under the assumption he was the bastard of Ned Stark. This makes sense, since bastards aren't entitled to land or any of the like. But, lets for a second assume that ...
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Anything known about the plot in David Weber & Jane Lindskold's upcoming book “The Treecat Wars”? [closed]
Has there been released any details about the plot in the 3rd book in the Young Adult Star Kingdom series - "The Treecat Wars" (by David Weber and Jane Lindskold)? Are there any ARCs out there yet?
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Is the death of a specific character in Buffy related to the appearance of another character? (heavy spoilers for season 5)
I thought it was a strange coincidence that
Are the two incidents related? I got the impression that
Has anything ever been said about this?
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What was Dr. Frank N. Furter's original mission on Earth?
Why did the Doctor and his minions come to earth in the first place? Judging by Riff Raff and his sister's reaction to the creation of Rocky and Dr. Frank N. Furter's distraction with humans, it seems ...
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Why didn't everyone in Oz know who the evil witch was?
Throughout the new Oz film, the flying baboons are linked to the evil witch by their victims, but the main characters don't seem to know which witch is the bad witch...
Spoiler alert! (If you ...
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Why did Davy Jones little white crabs help Jack escape from Davy Jones Locker?
When the motley crew goes to rescue Cap'n Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones Locker in part 3 of the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise, we find Jack on-board a desert-bound ship populated with his ...
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Where did the bombers go in Independence Day?
In the movie 'Independence Day', they decided to launch a nuclear strike against the alien craft hovering over L.A. and the scene cuts to five B2 bombers flying at about 10k feet in tight formation ...
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Why is Jaqen H'ghar captured in the first place with the other two prisoners if he has such skill? [duplicate]
I understand why they were being transported but for someone who is able to change appearance at will and kill anyone with ease I dont get why he didnt just get away at his convenience?
Unless he ...
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What is the end of A Dance With Dragons meant to convey about the fate of one specific character?
If you can rewrite my title to be less obtuse without being a spoiler, go for it.
I'm trying to discern if I am meant to definitively know what happened in one of the last chapters of the book.
DO ...
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Does Joffrey know who his father really is?
Does Joffrey know who his father really is? Are there no facts for this in the later books? (I have read just the first.) Does he know about the rumors of who his father is?
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The DeLorean in Back To The Future
I have noticed some things that I can't understand in the Back To The Future films about the DeLorean.
In part I, when Einstein is sent 1 minute into the future the DeLorean comes back completely ...
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What are the death-handles for?
Each time a victim bites the dust in The Cabin in the Woods, Steve Hadley (one of the senior technicians) uncovers a handle and pulls it:
This triggers a small hammer to break an outlet below the ...
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Why doesn't Hellboy's Rasputin get his eyes back?
In the film Hellboy, Rasputin opens Hellboy's portal on the island and mayhem quickly arises. During the fracas,
An answer from the comics or from the film (maybe I missed it) would be great.
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How could Walter send Peter the letter in the last episode?
THIS QUESTION CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT VIEWED THE LAST EPISODE
In the last episode of Fringe, Peter finds a tape addressed to him, which was encased in amber. In this tape Walter ...
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What is the significance of Atlas's family?
Warning: Heavy spoilers ahead. Stop reading if you haven't played Bioshock!
At the beginning of the game Atlas informs Jack (and by extension us, the players) that he requires his help in rescuing ...
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What is the 'tribe' referred to early in Sheepfarmer's Daughter by Elizabeth Moon?
I am rereading one of my ATF trilogies - The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon. I haven't read in a while since my paperback is getting fragile and I can't find an ecopy for my nook (which really ...
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Why doesn't Helo see the lurking Cylon observers as he travels with Boomer?
I know Number Six did something to Baltar and that's how the phantom Cylon agent appears to him and can't be seen by anybody else. Why doesn't Helo see the Cylons that are monitoring Him and Boomer as ...
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What parts of Half-Blood Prince were originally written for Chamber of Secrets?
I just ran across this comment:
Never mind that in HBP case, we know that large swaths of HBP were witten to be in Book 2 (Chamber of Secrets) and then cut out and postponed till Book 6 :)
I ...
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Who or what sent the Orb back in time in “Brisco County Jr.”?
Who or what sent the mysterious golden Orb back in time in the Bruce Campbell TV series Brisco County Jr.?
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Is the Dredd 3D script based on a comic?
Is the Dredd 3D script based on a specific Judge Dredd comic? I ask because I find the number of egregious similarities to the Indonesian martial arts film, Serbuan Maut, quite striking. The fact that ...
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How does ascension work in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series by Steven Erickson?
In the Malazan Book of the Fallen series, it is implied people 'ascend' to become gods (or god-like)? What decides who ascends and how does it work?
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Why did Benito climb up Satan while Dante Alighieri and his guide Virgil climbed down?
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle's Inferno and Escape from Hell are based on Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. Aside from some new tortures for sins brought about by modernization, Niven and Pournelle ...
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Does anyone know of any fedora or ubuntu potential anachronisms in stories? [closed]
When watching the original Star Wars movie I noticed the ADM-3A terminal because I had one, and at that time they were a big deal. I got it as my first CRT (before I had a terminal with thermal paper ...
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BSG: How did Tigh and Boomer find the Colonial Fleet?
In Season 4 (or 4.5) of Battlestar Galactica, Ellen Tigh and Boomer escape from the Cylon Baseship in a stolen Raptor and head towards the fleet...
From the end of No Exit:
As they make their way ...
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How did the land line phone exits work in the Matrix? How did they get from the line they jacked into to the line they jacked out of?
I imagine there were ancient pod people powered phone switch rooms scattered throughout the ruins in The Matrix movies, and that's why certain phones were still viable years after the sky was ...
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Why was Jeffrey Price able to remember sending Boris back in time?
In the third installment of Men In Black, Agent J wakes up with a craving for chocolate milk, which leads to the discovery that time has been manipulated.
Agent J then goes to Jeffrey Price to gain ...
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In “The Wolf's Hour”, why did Michael Gallatin have to catch a train to escape the forest?
I read 1989's The Wolf's Hour by Robert R. McCammon. It was an interesting take on the werewolf tale. However, I seem to have gotten lost in one of the character's flashbacks somewhere along the line. ...
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In which year(s) are Ring and Ring 2 set? [closed]
Both Ring and Ring 2 are about a video tape. In both the movies, one can notice that each and every living room has a TV which also has an Video tape player.
Considering the fact that, Video tape ...
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Why was Gilgamesh Wulfenbach afraid of the slaver wasps?
Baron Wulfenbach took a hive engine aboard Castle Wulfenbach so he could study it. When it was activated, Gil and Agatha were trapped and herded toward it.
Gil: We'll be taken over — and ...
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Did Walter become Millennium's servant by choice?
Walter tells Victoria that he was brainwashed and forcefully turned into Millenium's minion, but then says that he attacks what remains of Hellsing by his own free will. Bad characters usually mess ...
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Why does a Looper have to kill his older self?
One thing I’m not clear on from the movie is-
Is there anything behind this?
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What was the freeform black cloud in Lost? [closed]
After missing a couple of episodes and getting lost, I wasn't able to finish the series when it was first run and now that I've heard about the train wreck that the series turned out to be, I'm not ...
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How was the Chosen One meant to bring balance to the force?
The legend of the Chosen One foretold the coming of a being who would restore balance to the Force.
Now we know that Anakin Skywalker was the Chosen One, but how exactly was he supposed to restore ...
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In Inception: Why didn't Cobb have Miles (Michael Caine) fly his kids to France? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
In Inception, why didn't Cobb take his kids with him when Cobb had to flee the country?
Please note that this is not a duplicate question. One deals with my didn't ...
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Could H.G. Wells “Time Machine” travel to an obstructed destination?
In the 1960 movie version of 1895's H.G. Wells story The Time Machine, we see the device occupy a single footprint (it travels through time and arrives earlier or later, but in the same footprint). ...
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Is the Alice at the end of “Resident Evil: Apocalypse” a clone?
In the film Resident Evil: Apocalypse, we see Alice take a serious chunk of shrapnel during her helicopter escape from Raccoon City. Did she die? Is the Alice that Carlos Olivera and Terri Morales ...
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Why did Tara sabotage Willow's demon-finding spell?
In "Goodbye Iowa", the 14th episode of season 4 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, before the Scooby Gang finds out about that season's Big Bad they think that Professor Walsh has been killed by a Polgara ...
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If you drink nothing but holy water, are your bodily fluids holy? [closed]
Are there any stories (movies, books, games, etc) that address the specific case of drinking holy water as a means to make your bodily fluids (which are mostly made of water) poisonous to vampires, ...
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What is the purpose of the Red Hour in The Return of the Archons?
In Season 1, Episode 21 of Star Trek (The Original Series), the landing party observes an apparently peaceful society become suddenly berserk and chaotic at 6pm. As the story develops, it becomes less ...
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Why is the anomaly visible in the ending of “All Good Things”
Towards the end of All Good Things when Picard convinces his crew to return to the scene of the anomaly: His point is that if he was right, then it would just be forming and they could stop it. When ...
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What was the original storyline to Empire Strikes Back?
Before Mark Hamill had his car accident, causing Lucas to have to write the whole Hoth storyline to explain Luke's facial injuries, how different was Lucas' planned Empire Strikes Back storyline, at ...
