A Plot Hole is something fans spend hours coming up with justifications for. Continuity Drift is something fans don't mind, but would probably spend hours whining about if it was introduced in an adaptation. This could be considered Adaptation Decay within the franchise Continuity. May be caused by the fact that Characterization Marches On. Sometimes the only way to keep sane is by treating the events you want to overlook as Broad Strokes. One specific type of this is Earth Drift. Contrast with Retcon. Examples of Continuity Drift include: