The reset button technique (based on the idea of status quo ante) is a plot device for interrupting continuity in works of fiction. The reset button device is used to return all characters and situations to the status quo prior to some major change.
The reset button technique (based on the idea of status quo ante) is a plot device for interrupting continuity in works of fiction. The reset button device is used to return all characters and situations to the status quo prior to some major change.
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