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deus ex machina

a contrived solution to an apparently unresolvable plot or situation;
a person, thing, or event providing such a solution, such as a last-minute rescue

Sightings:

Gods, cranes, and the cavalry

The language of theater and classics

A primer for budding sci-fi writers
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Theatrical machinery
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Ben Sisko and the Prophets -- a wasted opportunity
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Cortés -- a minor distraction
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The Hanlon-Lees -- excelling in macabre pantomimes and throwing themselves about

Send in the witches -- a problematic Macbeth
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Donald Turnipseed's dubious fame

Art for the automotive cathedral
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Read about your favorite (?) movies:
She kept the other shoe on -- One guy running around D.C. in his pajamas
All action and no Whoopie -- Deus saves the day

When Xena jumped the shark
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Adventures in web art:
Lord of the Gears -- a recent acquisition

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