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"What the protagonist doesn't know" is an obstacle. Each obstacle should be overcome in order to advance the plot. You may have to plot out your entire story and work backwards, seeing where each ...
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System
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2019-12-13T12:00:33Z (over 4 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added
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2019-12-08T04:55:13Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
"What the protagonist doesn't know" is an obstacle. Each obstacle should be overcome in order to advance the plot. You may have to plot out your entire story and work backwards, seeing where each obstacle should be removed for maximum effect. [_Heroes Reborn_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3556944/?ref_=nv_sr_1) just did this in its recent 10-episode run. Noah Bennett appears in the first episode at a summit of powered and non-powered humans, and there's a terrible explosion. Thousands die, including his daughter Claire. A year later, a guy comes to Noah claiming Noah's memory was erased, and that he needs Noah's help. In each episode, Noah finds a different person who tells him a little more of the story as he traces farther back to figure out what happened. Each reveal tells Noah and the audience more about what occurred and why it might have been covered up (which, it turned out, was a good thing).
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System
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2016-01-07T17:33:09Z (over 8 years ago)
Original score: 3