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21st Jun 2004

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)

Question: Why did the treasure chest given to them at the end have "Deus Ex Machina" written on it?

Chosen answer: "Deus Ex Machina" means "God out of the machine." It's from Greek plays, wherein a god would appear at the end of the story to solve a problem. Nowadays it basically means that a totally new plot element appears out of nowhere and solves everything. It's an easy (and cheap) way out.

10th Jun 2004

24 (2001)

Season 1 generally

Question: Did the actress who plays Nina know the entire time that she was supposed to be bad, or was this written into the show mid-season?

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Chosen answer: Nobody knew, not even the writers, until at least halfway through the season when they were writing the end. They wanted to keep all options open.

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2nd Dec 2003

Seinfeld (1990)

The Suicide - S3-E15

Question: When George and Elaine go to see the psychic, the psychic tells George that she sees a Pauline. George gasps and says that his brother once impregnated a woman named Pauline. Since when does George have a brother? Was this brother shown or mentioned in any other episode?

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Chosen answer: George does mention his brother in the episode "The Parking Space". They actually really never mention anything that contradicts the fact he had a brother though, it just isn't mentioned.