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Author's Saving Throw is for when the issue is publicly acknowledged by the creators and therefore is Trivia. It may or may not work.
Salvaged Story is for when a newer entry or update has an addition to the story that audiences approve of and believe (whether rightfully or not) is an improvement to a story with problems.
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Can someone explain the difference between these two tropes, because I'm wondering whether my understanding is correct? My understanding of Salvaged Story is when a sequel/prequel introduces a retcon that fixes an issue fans have with a previous instalment (using an example from the page itself, Now You See Me 2 retcons the details of the first film to stop the main characters from being examples of Designated Hero). But I've seen people put things under this trope that don't match it, such as a sequel simply having characters do something that fixes a problem that fans had with a previous instalment (again using examples from the page, the examples from The Kissing Booth trilogy sound more like the writers reacting to critics and telling a different story to fix those problems instead of using retcons). People are also just moving stuff from Author's Saving Throw to Salvaged Story as if they're the same thing. So can someone explain whether my understanding is correct or if I've been getting it wrong?