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[[caption-width:264:Theory #2342 - The trees are a herd of Sudowoodo.]]

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A term for wild, off-the-wall theories. Named after a leading tinfoil-hat theory explaining the mysterious shaking, rustling trees on ''{{Lost}}'' during the first season of that program. The theory? ''The trees are having epileptic fits''. These are also commonly referred to as "crackpot theories" by fans.

Not only common, but expected for MindScrew series. A major species of Tree is EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory. An ongoing series which uses [=~ Chekhov's Gun ~=]s to the point of becoming a [=~ Chekhov's Armoury ~=] encourages Trees because all newly introduced objects/people/skills/etc will be suspected of being a [=~ Chekhov's Gun ~=].

Epileptic Trees suggested by ''characters'' are a sign of ScullySyndrome. When an Epileptic Tree is rendered null and void by the official {{Canon}}, it's said to be {{Jossed}}. When an Epileptic Tree ''becomes'' {{Canon}}, you're allowed to say, "IKnewIt!" See also InferredSurvival, UrbanLegendOfZelda and [[SchrodingersButterfly Schrodinger's Butterfly]].

If you'd like to see the wiki contributors' own personal epileptic garden, check out our WildMassGuessing page. Don't waste your tree here. Plant it in WildMassGuessing.

Not to be confused with the patient on {{House}} who had epileptic [[TooMuchInformation testicles]].

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