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LightThatIgnitesAll t1_iun9jg7 wrote

That explains the plot holes and retconning in S6-15 then. Those seasons took place in an alternate universe.

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Petrichor02 t1_iunh3y8 wrote

I actually kind of like that except for the fact that Season 15 destroyed every universe except the one that Season 15 was taking place in. You could easily head-canon Seasons 6-15 as taking place in a different universe, but then that would mean that the universe of Seasons 1-5 wasn't the original universe, and it was destroyed in Season 15... (though you could head-canon that Jack rebuilt all of the destroyed universes after Season 15... but not sure how you could get around the Seasons 1-5 universe not being the original universe issue).

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bigfatmatt01 t1_iunnvbm wrote

Ahh but they weren't destroyed till season 15, so a prequel that takes place in one of them would still work.

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IcyFlounder1204 t1_iuox2xa wrote

Why would anyone care what happens in the show if they know the universe just gets destroyed?

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bigfatmatt01 t1_iup6nl8 wrote

No clue. But what if its a new universe created by Jack instead of Chuck? Broke your brain didn't I?

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GeneralZex t1_iupjdul wrote

If the story is good people could have overlooked that. It could have also set the stage for a finale where the universe ceases to exist in epic fashion and then is brought back by Jack (somehow) to at least send the show off on a good note…

An alternate universe storyline would have allowed for cameos that wouldn’t break cannon or chronology. Could have even brought back some fan favorite actors in completely new roles.

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Turqoise-Planet t1_iunkk5h wrote

Maybe this show takes place in an alternate alternate universe where nothing was destroyed.

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TheSeventhAnimorph t1_iupwi5j wrote

This is unironically the most logical way to resolve inconsistent multiverse depictions (for example, the MCU saying the Darkhold was destroyed in all universes when that isn't the case in the comics). All it takes to maintain consistency is for whoever says something affected all universes to have been an unreliable narrator, whether because they were just wrong and it really only affected some observable subset of universes or because they were lying for one reason or another.

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