Spoilers ahead: for the puzzle and the movies/games
This page reveals all categories and answers for this puzzle. It also discusses plot details, story endings, and other spoilers for some of the movies/games shown.
easy
Robots trying to understand messy human rules
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The robot characters learn that human life is full of care, grief, loyalty, fear, and social rules that do not fit clean programming.
medium
Legal papers, wills, or contracts start the trouble
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A will, trust, prenup, inheritance condition, or legal arrangement gives the story its first shove.
hard
Letters, diaries, and manuscripts reshape the plot
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Written pages do the damage here: diaries, letters, manuscripts, and authorship questions change what people believe happened.
tricky
Dead protagonists narrate or continue the story
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The lead character is dead, undead, or already past ordinary life, yet the story keeps using their point of view as its engine.