TLC: What do you say to the Legion fans who have become disenfranchised with the series due to its various retcons and reboots?
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Retcon
//ˈɹɛtˌkɒn//
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1 entries- 吃書 /吃书 verb (to revise existing facts in fiction)
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Fans talk of retcon—retroactive continuity—giving information that explains an earlier event, especially seeming plot contradictions or lacunae.
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It's a little trick called retcon, short for "retroactive continuity," […] Yet I'm unsure even Millar is fully aware of the power given him by the retcon.
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While ‘retconning' the scripts, I came up with a number of theories that throw new light on the Doctor, his past, and various other elements[…]
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