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To induce narrative tension in the viewers, withholding information about a setup's outcome is necessary. One of the most common ways to do this is by making people think something game-changing has happened just to reveal at the very last second it hasn't. Alternatively, the event is this close to taking place but is dodged every time. This is a Near Miss. Chances are, this will be used for dramatic effect; you thought the character was run over by a car but, oh, the smoke clears and it becomes evident the character jumped to the side at the right moment. Comedic cases, however, aren't uncommon at all, with the punchline often being the ridiculous way in which the character managed to miss the event. Of course, a near-miss can also mean that the event did happen, just not in enough of a plot-changing way. For instance, the long-awaited Will They or Won't They? couple is about to kiss but then the girl backpedals and only kisses her love interest's cheek. Or the bullet hits the character, just not in a vital organ or anything that could spell instant death. |
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