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Featured Article Watsonian Versus Doylist There are no inconsistencies in the Discworld books; occasionally, however, there are alternate pasts. —Terry Pratchett on alt.fan.pratchett, wearing his Watsonian hat. Maybe [the Patrician in The Colour of Magic] was Vetinari, but written by a more stupid writer? —Terry Pratchett on alt.fan.pratchett, wearing his Doylist hat. Watsonian or in-universe commentary takes the reality of a work as given, and thus restricts itself to making statements that are sensible within that reality. Watsonian explanations are things like "Character X was lying", "He had plastic surgery over the summer", and "The main character fell off a cliff". A more precise technical term for this is intradiegetic. Doylist or out-of-universe commentary considers the work as a created object, and prefers explanations based on the real-world motivations or circumstances of the creators. Doylist explanations are things like "The author had a Better Idea", "The actor died, so they had to hire a new one", and "The author got sick of writing those books, so he killed off the main character". A technical term for this is extradiegetic. Read more... Fan Community Discord Visit Discord here.

We have more than just Trope And Works pages, below are the other major sections of the wiki: Analysis Indepth examination of tropes/works. Ho Yay Scenes in works that trip our gaydars. Recap Recaps of episodes and movies. Awesome Moments Crowning Moments Of Awesome Image Links Images say a thousand words about tropes and works. Characters Those who make up a cast. Just for Fun Because we shouldn't take ourselves seriously. Setting Tropes about story worlds. Fanfic Recs Fanfiction we recommend. Laconic Tropes and Works in Brief Source A viewable copy of a work. Fridge Horrifying/brilliant/confusing in hindsight. Mechanics of Writing Actually using all this to write stories. Tear Jerker Scenes that made us cry. Funny Moments Crowning Moments Of Funny Memes Do You Liek Memes? Trivia Little factoids we found interesting. Haiku Haiku poetry about works. Nightmare Fuel Things in tropes/works we find terrifying. Useful Notes Extra useful details. Headscratchers Headscratchers that bug us about tropes and works. Quotes Quotes About Tropes WMG Wild/crazy fan theories. Heartwarming Moments Crowning Moments of Heartwarming Radar Suggestive scenes in works that snuck by the censors. YMMV Subjective opinions about works.