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I suppose it was a deus ex machina in the sense that the Millennium Falcon showing up at the end of Star Wars was. Corny, totally telegraphed in advance, and completely appreciated by a willing audience.
If it wasn't telegraphed to you, I would chalk that up to being caught up in the film - a good thing. But the aliens saw the claw from far off as soon as they arrived at the dump, and ambled off alone to commune with it.
Showing up at the perfect point to save the other toys may have been schmaltzy movie timing, but the bit had the requisite set-up.
Sorry if you missed it, Sam. Go see it again! I know I'm going to (among other things, I wanna spot Sid as a garbage man).
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