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“Deus ex machina not only erases all meaning and emotion, it's an insult to the audience. Each of us knows we must choose and act, for better or worse, to determine the meaning of our lives...Deus ex machina is an insult because it is a lie.”
Robert McKee“A deus ex machina will never appear in real life so you best make other arrangements.”
Marisha Pessl, Special Topics in Calamity Physics“Introduction of deus ex machina is a tell-tale sign of sloppy plotting.”
Mike Mehalek, Many Genres, One Craft: Lessons in Writing Popular Fiction“I need some kind of... like... last minute, poorly-set-up deus ex machina!!”
Bryan Lee O'Malley, Scott Pilgrim, Volume 3: Scott Pilgrim & The Infinite Sadness