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LarryMullen Since: May, 2015
#1: Dec 27th 2022 at 2:41:37 PM

Can Fridge pages include meta examples i.e. examples that only work when taking into account information about the production? Or is that forbidden?

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#2: Dec 27th 2022 at 3:32:26 PM

That seems more like something like Harsher in Hindsight, but do you have an example?

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LarryMullen Since: May, 2015
#3: Dec 27th 2022 at 6:34:58 PM

Yes but it's a spoilery one.

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#4: Dec 27th 2022 at 7:02:28 PM

...For what work? I don't generally care about spoilers myself, but you can always bracket it in [[spoiler:spoiler tags]] if you're concerned.

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LarryMullen Since: May, 2015
#5: Dec 28th 2022 at 8:16:36 AM

For Wednesday, the Netflix show. The villain turns out to be a character played by Christina Ricci, who previously played Wednesday in the films. I was thinking of adding an entry to Fridge Brilliance that says it makes sense that the person who comes close to defeating Wednesday is in essence another version of herself.

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#6: Dec 28th 2022 at 11:12:23 AM

Yeah, that shouldn't be listed as Fridge Brilliance. It might be an example of Meta Casting though.

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Vilui Since: May, 2009
#7: Jan 1st 2023 at 9:29:10 AM

Meta Casting is deliberate on the part of the creators. This sounds more like a "hey, I noticed this cool coincidence" thing, which does fit better under Fridge.

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#8: Jan 1st 2023 at 5:32:55 PM

Like Moments, I'd argue Fridge should only describe the contents of works without outside factors.

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Zyffyr from Portland, Oregon Since: Apr, 2010 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
#9: Jan 1st 2023 at 6:38:30 PM

This specific example is a Remake Cameo (where it is already listed). The 'other version of herself' part isn't really there unless the show actually has that in it.

Edited by Zyffyr on Jan 1st 2023 at 6:40:37 AM

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