This phenomenon works thusly: 1.
* In the original work Alice and Bob, there is a specific explanation for some plot point. For example, Alice always knows what to get Bob for his birthday because she has latent Psychic Powers. 2.
* Alice and Bob is adapted to a new medium--say, film. 3.
* The fact that Alice always gets Bob the right gift stays, but her latent psychic powers don't. There is no longer any explanation for why she does this. Examples of Adaptation Explanation Extrication include:
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| - This phenomenon works thusly: 1.
* In the original work Alice and Bob, there is a specific explanation for some plot point. For example, Alice always knows what to get Bob for his birthday because she has latent Psychic Powers. 2.
* Alice and Bob is adapted to a new medium--say, film. 3.
* The fact that Alice always gets Bob the right gift stays, but her latent psychic powers don't. There is no longer any explanation for why she does this. Examples of Adaptation Explanation Extrication include:
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| - This phenomenon works thusly: 1.
* In the original work Alice and Bob, there is a specific explanation for some plot point. For example, Alice always knows what to get Bob for his birthday because she has latent Psychic Powers. 2.
* Alice and Bob is adapted to a new medium--say, film. 3.
* The fact that Alice always gets Bob the right gift stays, but her latent psychic powers don't. There is no longer any explanation for why she does this. This isn't limited to major elements of the work; often times minor things will get thrown in to satisfy the fans who might be looking for it but the explanation is left out because it's not important to the adaptation. This can reduce something to the point of a Hand Wave, but it isn't all bad. If something was not that important to the original work, this helps with the Conservation of Detail and prevents the audience from getting overloaded. However, if done poorly, it can accidentally create an Adaptation-Induced Plothole. This is a kind of partial Adaptation Distillation where the explanation is removed in the distillation process but the element it explains isn't. If it's important and done excessively, might lead to Continuity Lock Out. See also Adaptation-Induced Plothole. Examples of Adaptation Explanation Extrication include:
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