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Questions tagged [plot-explanation]

Seeking to understand a story plot better, or to clear up confusion about certain aspects or plot points. Please also use the specific tag for the movie or TV series, if it exists.

Plot Explanation questions are questions that seek to either understand or help clarify different aspects of a story's plots.

Be specific about the concrete point you don't understand. Broad questions, such as "Explain the movie to me", will end up being closed. Clearly state the portion of the show's plot that does not make sense to you.

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Why are certain alcoholic drinks sometimes placed in a paper bag?

I live in a country where alcohol is not allowed. I am hoping that someone else might help explain why, in some movies, drunk characters consume alcohol directly from the bottle when it is still inside a paper bag. Why specifically a brown paper…
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Why do most doors never get closed?

In almost every movie or TV episode when a door is opened, the character doesn't bother to shut the door after passing through. Why? Would it kill the flow of the story?
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What is the yellow runny stuff Rose keeps making in a wood box in "Slow West"?

In the movie Slow West there is a scene where Rose serves a yellow runny viscous stuff as food. The same stuff occurs again at the end of the movie. Having tried various keywords I can't seem to find a clip or a screenshot online, let alone identify…
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Did a UK Soap Opera (maybe Corrie) hold an audience vote to decide the end of a storyline?

Whilst answering this question, I had a recollection of a soap - probably Coronation Street or maybe Emmerdale - holding an audience vote to decide how a storyline played out (e.g. “who was the killer?” or “who survives?”) but I can’t find anything…
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In the movie retribution, why is the criminal mastermind the victim at the same time

There is a movie released this year called Retribution. The plot involves the CEO of a certain company being blackmailed by some unknown psycho who plants a bomb underneath the seats of the car. If anyone tries to get off their seats then the bomb…
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What do the terms "clunkers" and "keepers" mean when referring to a TV shows?

I often hear about a TV season having both clunkers and keepers. What does it mean?
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Is there something like "spoiler neutral language"?

I sometimes read summaries of episodes I've already watched, but for shows where I'm not yet at the latest episode, and read things like "Person X is presumably killed". Now I immediately feel spoilered, knowing they're still alive and will reappear…
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