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kleinbl00  ·  3801 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why "Seinfeld" Is The Most Villainous Sitcom In Human History

It's called a deus ex machina and is to be avoided at all costs.

The counterprinciple is Chekhov's gun.