Plot Induced Stupidity

Plot Induced Stupidity, or PIS, is when characters don't use their abilities or skills to the fullest extent as shown before, even within their personality ranges, for the sake of the story plotline. It makes lesser powered characters an actual challenge against higher powered characters in the comics.

Examples of PIS include Flash stories lasting longer than three panels, or Toy Man as a threat to Superman. Standard CBR fights exempt the contestants from PIS unless otherwise specified.

by Unknow Man March 24, 2005

Plot Contrivance

Something that happens in the plot that is highly unlikely to happen, though still technically possible.

Different from plot hole as a plot hole is something that should be impossible to happen.

A scene featuring Q giving 007 his gadgets is a staple of James Bond films.
Now imagine if the film did not feature this and we see 007 using a never-before-seen gadget to get out of a tight situation. This would be a plot contrivance, as the audience would have zero reason to believe that 007 would have a gadget of this kind, though him having this gadget is still technically not impossible, preventing it from being a plot hole.

by Three-Eight January 22, 2019

Plotential

A highly desirable script or book concept because of the strength of both the plot and characters, and a rare Writer's unique presentation of the story.

Not many writing works have true 'plotential' since they do not add elements that dramatically build on familiar story mechanics yet are still unpredictable and/or unique.

That new independant film has 'plotential', I am so tired of all the predictable remakes of my parent's movies.

We just found a 'plotential' writer, we optioned a three script deal.

As your editor, I believe these changes will give the script more 'plotential', your writing was pretty bland and formulaic.

by H8 Bollywood June 19, 2009

Hot Plotkin

When one young gentleman lands a hot steamy fudge dragon directly on the back of the neck of another willing individual.

In the locker room after football practice "Brendan" gave "Zach" a steamy hot plotkin.

After eating Thai food "Kyle" recieved a fiery hot plotkin from "Luke".

by naesmit August 22, 2012

i watch it for the plot

excuse for niggas who watch certain shows/porn and dont wanna admit they watch it to see titties jiggling in they face.

TYRONE: Nigga, are you watching kill la kill?
EKWUEME: NO! I WATCH IT FOR THE PLOT!
TYRONE: Yeah right nigga.

by dickfootch April 19, 2017

Plotanium

n. A material invented purely to further the plot of a story, without any regard given to its scientific feasibility.

Jonathan: So how did they turn the planet Vulcan into a black hole?

Richard: Oh, they used red matter, of course. Don't worry about how it works, it's 100% pure plotanium.

by therichardstill May 8, 2009

idiot plot

In literary criticism, idiot plot refers to "a plot which is kept in motion solely by virtue of the fact that everybody involved is an idiot,"otherwise "they'd immediately figure out everything and the movie would be over."It is a narrative where its conflict comes from characters not recognizing, or not being told, key information that would resolve the conflict, often because of plot contrivance. The only thing that prevents the conflict's resolution is the character's constant avoidance or obliviousness of it throughout the plot, even if it was already obvious to the viewer, so the characters are all "idiots" in that they are too obtuse to simply resolve the conflict immediately.

(Taken from Wikipedia... Credit them not me.)

Dude! You saw School Days? MAN! THE IDIOT PLOT WAS STRONG IN THAT SHOW.

by The One Idiot November 3, 2012