A line in a book/mobie/tv show that references something that has already occured in said piece. Opposite of foreshadowing.
There was a ton of preshadowing in High School Musical 3.
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Something in a feature film that is said, gesticulated, or implied that either directly or indirectly references a preceding event.
There was Preshadowing at the end of the PC commercial, the pre-teen with the irritating voice announced, "I'm a PC," while that was already deduced whilst he purchased the cheap laptop.
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Foreshadowing episode one occurs specifically with a flashback of events before a story set by a character later in the story, more so in a TV show or a movie, that contains subtle hints to events already shown at an early point of the story, set later than the events of the flashback.
As the flashback is set further in the past, the subtle hints count as a foreshadowing
Foreshadowing episode one occurs specifically with a flashback of events before a story set by a character later in the story, more so in a TV show or a movie, that contains subtle hints to events already shown at an early point of the story, set later than the events of the flashback.
As the flashback is set further in the past, the subtle hints count as a foreshadowing
The killer’s father in episode 5 recalls the killer’s childhood. The killer is shown as a child playing with a toy gun. This is foreshadowing episode one where the killer murders someone as an adult
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The use of a minor detail or menial phrase to create a major plot development later on.
named after the creator of MSPA, Andrew Hussie, who uses this many times in his work
The use of a minor detail or menial phrase to create a major plot development later on.
named after the creator of MSPA, Andrew Hussie, who uses this many times in his work
In Homestuck, a brand of cake mix one of the main characters dislikes becomes a interdimensional empire in an alternate universe, Hussian Foreshadowing at its finest.
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