"The thing the characters are trying to do, the goal they're trying to achieve, throughout the whole series. This is the reason the hero was called, the reason he gathered up his ragtag band of allies, the reason he fights the bad guys. In short, the reason the series has for existing. For obvious reasons, this isn't likely to be achieved until the end, if ever -- without it, there's no story, unless you create a new one. Will sometimes overlap with the Myth Arc, if all or most the installments of the series advance the characters' journey towards the goal. This is by no means required, however -- sometimes the Series Goal just exists to get the story started and keep the characters moving, but has no real bearing on the actual episodes or arcs of the series. See also MacGuffin and Plot Coupon, the acquisition of which may be this. Examples of Series Goal include:"@en . . . . . . . . . . "The thing the characters are trying to do, the goal they're trying to achieve, throughout the whole series. This is the reason the hero was called, the reason he gathered up his ragtag band of allies, the reason he fights the bad guys. In short, the reason the series has for existing. See also MacGuffin and Plot Coupon, the acquisition of which may be this. Examples of Series Goal include:"@en . . . "Series Goal"@en . .