History Quotes / PlotHole

->''"Severus was not quite sure what a "PlotHole" was, but Faustus seemed to be obsessed with them, and claimed they were everywhere. The evidence, he claimed, was abundant if you looked at England alone: Hogwarts had had a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher every year for twenty years without anybody noticing or commenting on it; nobody ever said the Dark Lord's name yet everybody seemed to know it; the Death Eaters, an illegal secret society, had decided it would be a brilliant idea to get indelible tattoos."''
-->-- ''[[http://a-t-rain.livejournal.com/172664.html#cutid1 The Lamentable Comedy of Severus, Half-Blood Prince of Denmark]]'', a ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' FanFic by '''After the Rain'''

->'''Kevin:''' Do you think the audience will notice the policeman's gold tooth and realize later in the movie that he's the smart burglar?
->'''Kevin's Sister:''' ''Who cares?'' [[TakeThat If they were paying attention they'd realize this plot is so full of holes the script could've been typed on Swiss cheese!]]
-->-- ''Home A-Groan'', the ''Magazine/{{MAD}}'' spoof of the original ''Film/HomeAlone''

->'''Yakko, as [[AMidsummerNightsDream Puck]]:''' And this weak and idle theme, no more yielding, but a dream!
->'''Dot, translating into layman's terms:''' [[DeadpanSnarker There is a]] [[LampshadeHanging hole in the plot you could drive a truck through]].

->''"People hate {{plot hole}}s in movies. At least, that's what they'll tell you. But sometimes, if a movie is awesome enough, people will overlook even the most retarded gaps in reason and logic. ...At least, until some asshole on the Internet points them out and makes a big list of them."''
-->-- ''Website/{{Cracked}}'', [[http://www.cracked.com/article_16625_8-classic-movies-that-got-away-with-gaping-plot-holes.html "8 Classic Movies That Got Away With Gaping Plot Holes"]]

->''"By the honor of {{plot hole}}s, I have the PlotDevice!"''
-->-- '''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick''', on the memory-wiping backstory of ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower''

->'''Kuzco:''' No! It can't be! How'd you get back here before us?
->'''Yzma:''' Ah--(pause) How did we Kronk?
->'''Kronk:''' Well you got me. By all accounts it makes no sense.

->'''Tom:''' Oh, good, the Nazis are here. They'll fix this up.
->'''Joel:''' 'We're the Padding Department! Where's the plot hole?'

->''Hold on... How come Vriska could read Jade's "Holo-screen" (?) Did she somehow learn how to read in English?''
->''Oh fuck, Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'s leaking like a sieve, EVERYONE ABANDON SHIP!!!!!!!!!!!''

-->-- '''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick''', on the memory-wiping backstory of ''SheRa''

-->-- ''[[http://a-t-rain.livejournal.com/172664.html#cutid1 The Lamentable Comedy of Severus, Half-Blood Prince of Denmark]]'', a ''HarryPotter'' FanFic by '''After the Rain'''

-->-- '''Kyon''', ''TheAbridgingOfHaruhiSuzumiya''

-->-- ''Website/{{Cracked}}'', "[[http://www.cracked.com/article_16625_8-classic-movies-that-got-away-with-gaping-plot-holes.html "8 Classic Movies That Got Away With Gaping Plot Holes"]]

->'''Tom:''' Oh, good, the nazis are here. They'll fix this up.

->''"'''By the honor of {{plot hole}}s, I have the PlotDevice!"''

-->-- '''AndrewHussie''', via his former Formspring

-->-- The Three Musketeers: The Abridged Script

-->-- '''''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick'''', on the memory-wiping backstory of ''SheRa''

-->-- '''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick'', on the memory-wiping backstory of ''SheRa''.

->''People hate {{plot hole}}s in movies. At least, that's what they'll tell you. But sometimes, if a movie is awesome enough, people will overlook even the most retarded gaps in reason and logic. ...At least, until some asshole on the Internet points them out and makes a big list of them.''
-->-- [[http://www.cracked.com/ Cracked's]] list of "[[http://www.cracked.com/article_16625_8-classic-movies-that-got-away-with-gaping-plot-holes.html 8 Classic Movies That Got Away With Gaping Plot Holes]]".

->Severus was not quite sure what a "PlotHole" was, but Faustus seemed to be obsessed with them, and claimed they were everywhere. The evidence, he claimed, was abundant if you looked at England alone: Hogwarts had had a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher every year for twenty years without anybody noticing or commenting on it; nobody ever said the Dark Lord's name yet everybody seemed to know it; the Death Eaters, an illegal secret society, had decided it would be a brilliant idea to get indelible tattoos.
-->--''[[http://a-t-rain.livejournal.com/172664.html#cutid1 The Lamentable Comedy of Severus, Half-Blood Prince of Denmark]]'', a ''HarryPotter'' FanFic by '''After the Rain'''

-->--''Home A-Groan'', the ''Magazine/{{MAD}}'' spoof of the original ''HomeAlone''

-->--'''''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'''''

-->--Kippurbird, ''[[http://eragon-sporkings.wikispaces.com/ Eragon Sporkings]]''

->"My god, this {{plot}} is like Swiss cheese!"
--> Kyon, ''TheAbridgingOfHaruhiSuzumiya''.

->"wild magic and miracle working, chaos theory and weird science, acts of god and freak occurrences, at the point where unbelievable coincidences and contrived events converge, I reach my hand into the gaping hole that exists in the {{plot}} of the universe, I send my prayers across the barrier of logic, calling forth the forces of pure dumb luck to aid my quest, let the improbable happen, I summon {{DEUS EX MACHINA}}!!!"
--> Meji Hinadori, ''Errant Story'' [[http://www.errantstory.com/2002/12/30 Chapter 1 Page 23]]

->"'''By the honor of {{plot hole}}s, I have the PlotDevice!'''"
--> TheNostalgiaChick, on the memory-wiping backstory of ''SheRa''.

--> Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove lampshading a literal PlotHole

->'''Tom:''' "Oh, good, the nazis are here. They'll fix this up."
->'''Joel:''' "'We're the Padding Department! Where's the plot hole?'"
--> MysteryScienceTheater3000: [[{{Gamera}} Gamera vs. Guiron]]

->''Oh fuck, Homestuck's leaking like a sieve, EVERYONE ABANDON SHIP!!!!!!!!!!!''
-->--'''AndrewHussie''', via his former Formspring

-> "CHRISTOPH WALTZ leaves the FILM as confused as the AUDIENCE."
--> The Three Musketeers: The Abridged Script

-->--Taken from a discussion speculating what will happen in [[FireEmblemTellius Radiant Dawn]], before it was officially released in english.

->Severus was not quite sure what a "[[PlotHole plothole]]" was, but Faustus seemed to be obsessed with them, and claimed they were everywhere. The evidence, he claimed, was abundant if you looked at England alone: Hogwarts had had a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher every year for twenty years without anybody noticing or commenting on it; nobody ever said the Dark Lord's name yet everybody seemed to know it; the Death Eaters, an illegal secret society, had decided it would be a brilliant idea to get indelible tattoos.

-->--''Home A-Groan'', the ''MadMagazine'' spoof of the original ''HomeAlone''

->''"Now why hasn't anyone cursed Galbatroix? You apparently don't need to know his name to work this sort of magic, but no one has done this. Why? It seems so easy. Just say the magic words and poof. Do you know what we call this? We call this a {{plot hole}}."''

-->--Taken from a discussion speculating what will happen in [[FireEmblemTellius Radiant Dawn]], before it was officially released in english.

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-->--'''''{{Animaniacs}}'''''

--> TheEmperorsNewGroove lampshading a literal PlotHole

->''"My [[GodMode godmode]] senses aren't just tingling, they're writhing in pain. They're in a hospital, so high on morphine they've gone blind, and they're STILL writhing in pain."''
--> Yui_Hime, on the Balady entry on the {{Pokegirls}} website.

--> The Emperors New Groove lampshading a literal PlotHole

--> {{The Emperor's New Groove}} lampshading a literal PlotHole

--> TheEmperor'sNewGroove lampshading a literal PlotHole

->Severus was not quite sure what a "plothole" was, but Faustus seemed to be obsessed with them, and claimed they were everywhere. The evidence, he claimed, was abundant if you looked at England alone: Hogwarts had had a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher every year for twenty years without anybody noticing or commenting on it; nobody ever said the Dark Lord's name yet everybody seemed to know it; the Death Eaters, an illegal secret society, had decided it would be a brilliant idea to get indelible tattoos.

->'''Kevin's Sister:''' ''Who cares?'' If they were paying attention they'd realize this plot is so full of holes the script could've been typed on Swiss cheese!

->''"Now why hasn't anyone cursed Galbatroix? You apparently don't need to know his name to work this sort of magic, but no one has done this. Why? It seems so easy. Just say the magic words and poof. Do you know what we call this? We call this a plot hole."''

->''People hate plot holes in movies. At least, that's what they'll tell you. But sometimes, if a movie is awesome enough, people will overlook even the most retarded gaps in reason and logic. ...At least, until some asshole on the Internet points them out and makes a big list of them.''

->"My god, this plot is like Swiss cheese!"

->"wild magic and miracle working, chaos theory and weird science, acts of god and freak occurrences, at the point where unbelievable coincidences and contrived events converge, I reach my hand into the gaping hole that exists in the plot of the universe, I send my prayers across the barrier of logic, calling forth the forces of pure dumb luck to aid my quest, let the improbable happen, I summon DEUS EX MACHINA!!!"

->"'''By the honor of plot holes, I have the Plot Device!'''"

->"Aren't you gonna fill us in, movie? Aren't you gonna let us know what's going on? [[ThisIsSparta JUST...EX...]][[EarthShatteringKaboom PLAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIINNNNN]]!!!!"
--> TheNostalgiaCritic on the lack of explanation in ''QuestForCamelot''

->"Aren't you gonna fill us in, movie? Aren't you gonna let us know what's going on? [[ThisIsSparta JUST...EX...]][[EarthShatteringKaboom PLAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIINNNNN!!!!"

->''"There is a hole in the plot you could drive a truck through."''
-->Dot Warner, in the ''{{Animaniacs}}'' episode "A Midsummer Night's Dream"