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A form of quick Exposition, used to sum up the crazy situation that the characters have gotten themselves into. Can be for a few different reasons. Maybe someone's playing a game of Xanatos Speed Chess or Xanatos Roulette, or there's a Gambit Pileup going down, and the character(s) are assessing the problem to make a quick decision on their feet. Maybe someone is about to do / has done something insanely stupid, and another character tries to talk them out of / calls them out on it by pointing out the idiocy of the plan. Sometimes a character, finding themselves in an unfamiliar / scary / Mind Screw situation, speaks to him/herself to clear their own head. And sometimes a previous character has just explained it for the first time, either off-screen, but presumably at too much length to sh

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  • A form of quick Exposition, used to sum up the crazy situation that the characters have gotten themselves into. Can be for a few different reasons. Maybe someone's playing a game of Xanatos Speed Chess or Xanatos Roulette, or there's a Gambit Pileup going down, and the character(s) are assessing the problem to make a quick decision on their feet. Maybe someone is about to do / has done something insanely stupid, and another character tries to talk them out of / calls them out on it by pointing out the idiocy of the plan. Sometimes a character, finding themselves in an unfamiliar / scary / Mind Screw situation, speaks to him/herself to clear their own head. And sometimes a previous character has just explained it for the first time, either off-screen, but presumably at too much length to sh
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  • A form of quick Exposition, used to sum up the crazy situation that the characters have gotten themselves into. Can be for a few different reasons. Maybe someone's playing a game of Xanatos Speed Chess or Xanatos Roulette, or there's a Gambit Pileup going down, and the character(s) are assessing the problem to make a quick decision on their feet. Maybe someone is about to do / has done something insanely stupid, and another character tries to talk them out of / calls them out on it by pointing out the idiocy of the plan. Sometimes a character, finding themselves in an unfamiliar / scary / Mind Screw situation, speaks to him/herself to clear their own head. And sometimes a previous character has just explained it for the first time, either off-screen, but presumably at too much length to show the audience, or onscreen, but in a way the audience is not expected to comprehend. Could happen as an Inner Monologue, or by speaking to a mirror or some other object. Frequently begins with the words "So let me get this straight...", and also frequently ends with "... is that about right?" However, it can also be pulled off without saying either of those phrases. Often, after the Let Me Get This Straight... exposition is provided, a character will support the plan by saying that it's Crazy Enough to Work. When done well, may double up as a Crowning Moment of Funny. If the exposition puts the whole plot or certain point in a nutshell, there is a very high chance that the line will be used in the trailer for the movie/episode. Truth in Television; which one of us hasn't done this at least once? Not related to Kirk Summation. Is usually delivered by a Deadpan Snarker. When the characters are talking about something the audience aren't aware of, it's As You Know. Examples of Let Me Get This Straight... include:
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