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I think that if it is very clearly only due to a seemingly inconsequential thing that everything else happens, it still counts, whether or not there are alternate timelines. Particularly solid examples would be those kinds of movies where just before (or after) the climax or conclusion, we\'re treated to a flashback/summary of the chain of events that lead up to it. Again, assuming that chain was all based off of the first event, and not a series of different events that pile up. In that case it would be more of a [[RubeGoldbergDevice Rube Goldberg Plot]], or {{BatmanGambit}}/{{GambitRoulette}}/{{AllAccordingToPlan}} if planned - which it could possibly also be if it is still ForWantOfANail.
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I think that if it is very clearly only due to a seemingly inconsequential thing that everything else happens, it still counts, whether or not there are alternate timelines. Particularly solid examples would be those kinds of movies where just before (or after) the climax or conclusion, we\\\'re treated to a flashback/summary of the chain of events that lead up to it. Again, assuming that chain was all based off of the first event, and not a series of different events that pile up. In that case it would be more of a [[RubeGoldbergDevice Rube Goldberg Plot]], or perhaps {{BatmanGambit}}/{{GambitRoulette}}/{{AllAccordingToPlan}} if planned - which it could possibly also be if it is still ForWantOfANail.
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I think that if it is very clearly only due to a seemingly inconsequential thing that everything else happens, it still counts, whether or not there are alternate timelines. Particularly solid examples would be those kinds of movies where just before (or after) the climax or conclusion, we\'re treated to a flashback/summary of the chain of events that lead up to it. Again, assuming that chain was all based off of the first event, and not a series of different events that pile up. In that case it would be more of a [[RubeGoldbergDevice Rube Goldberg Plot]], or BatmanGambit/GambitRoulette/AllAccordingToPlan if planned - which it could possibly also be if it is still ForWantOfANail.
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I think that if it is very clearly only due to a seemingly inconsequential thing that everything else happens, it still counts, whether or not there are alternate timelines. Particularly solid examples would be those kinds of movies where just before (or after) the climax or conclusion, we\\\'re treated to a flashback/summary of the chain of events that lead up to it. Again, assuming that chain was all based off of the first event, and not a series of different events that pile up. In that case it would be more of a [[RubeGoldbergDevice Rube Goldberg Plot]], or {{BatmanGambit}}/{{GambitRoulette}}/{{AllAccordingToPlan}} if planned - which it could possibly also be if it is still ForWantOfANail.
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