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a deus ex machina (formal) a way of ending a play or event that seems false and that involves problems being dealt with too easily. Shakespeare produces a very unsatisfying deus ex machina in 'The Winter's Tale' when a statue of the queen comes to life. |
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For one thing, their telecarb never seems to work when it is most needed--a great plot device that keeps it from becoming an annoying deus ex machina. But there are other deus ex machinas in the world, even if you'll have to watch beyond tonight and endure more conspiracies and a little bit of inevitable narrative wheel-spinning over the next couple of episodes. As a result, the free market appears as a deus ex machina, a system whose social depredations occur without any human intervention. |
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