Similar to the Reset Button, except that the writers make no attempt to get rid of the plotline's ramifications by story's end. Instead, things are back to normal by the start of the next episode with no explanation. Repeated use of Snap Back may, for good or bad, cause Negative Continuity. For use of Snap Backs from a character's (non)-developmental point of view, see Aesop Amnesia. Compare Unexplained Recovery. See also Continuity Reboot and Status Quo Is God. Now has a Playing With page. Examples of Snap Back include:
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