Plot device that resets continuity in works of fiction
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Halloween storyline continuity histogram by film[clarification needed]
The reset button technique (based on the idea of status quo ante) is a plot device for interrupting continuity in works of fiction. Simply put, the reset button device allows to return all characters and situations to the statusquo prior to some major change. It can be employed in the middle of a program to negate some portion of what came before.[1] Often used in science fiction television series, animated series, soap operas, and comic books, the reset button technique accommodates dramatic changes to characters and the fictional universe that might otherwise invalidate the premise of the continuity of the show (with respect to future episodes or other plot details). For example, writers may use the device to improve the audience's experience of the lead character's death, which is usually impossible without effectively ending the work or significantly altering its course.
^Kaveney, Roz (2005). From Alien to the Matrix: Reading Science Fiction Film. I. B. Tauris. ISBN 1-85043-806-4.
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