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#1: Jan 15th 2019 at 7:01:21 PM

They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot seems to be used in two very different ways:

  • Certain potentially interesting aspects of the story aren't explored in as much depth as some fans would have liked.
  • A work with an interesting premise but poor execution.

The description seems to be indicating that the first definition is the correct one, but the quote and laconic are about the second. The description also includes links to Aborted Arc (suggesting the first meaning) and Worse Than It Sounds (suggesting the second).

SharkToast Since: Mar, 2013
#2: Jan 15th 2019 at 7:49:55 PM

I don't think the two definitions are mutually exclusive. A work can have an interesting premise that's not properly explored or utilized. This could fit under both definitions.

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#3: Jan 16th 2019 at 6:58:25 AM

But the page covers two different situations. Wouldn't it make more sense for each one to be its own page, instead of having one term for two separate things?

4tell0life4 Since: Mar, 2018 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
#4: Jan 16th 2019 at 1:20:49 PM

I think there's a good reason it ends with No Examples Please.

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