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A type of In Medias Res / Whole Episode Flashback, where the story opens at a point at (or near) the end of the story, and the bulk of the story is spent showing how the character got to this point.

See also Back To Front, Foregone Conclusion. Goes very well with Private Eye Monologue.


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Good Morning CronoBeginning TropesI'm Dying, Please Take My MacGuffin
Flash ForwardFlashbacks And ChronologyIn Medias Res