I won't, by the way, defend it as perfectly executed. But the question was asked as to why he even had to bother resorting to the deus ex machina method. I gave the reason I think they did, it was to bridge that gulf. It was a little clunky and sloppy, but it's presence was enough for me to forgive that because I got what he was going for with it. I can certainly understand how it might not have worked for everyone, but it worked for me. And I know I would not have been as forgiving of such sloppiness had it not been there.
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-TJ
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