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Is there a trope for when a show with a contemporary setting has an episode set in a past time period, with the same actors playing similar (but period appropriate) characters? Examples: "Strangled" from Crossing Jordan, "Labor Pains" from Teachers (2016). Some examples are probably dream sequences (like "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice" from Moonlighting), but this isn't always the case.
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