retcon (L670060)

(L670060)

Statements

It was in the development of this sequel—the more mature epic fantasy The Lord of the Rings—that Tolkien began to retcon certain events from The Hobbit. (English)

subject sense

retcon (English) - to alterate a previously established facts in the continuity of a fictional work

1 reference

While all retconned reinterpretations of old stories reveal new information, only revelations that imply a change in authorial intent are retcons. (English)

subject form

retconned

0 references

On Star Trek this involved science fiction tropes, such as time travel and reality-erasing weapons; on a different cult program, Buffy, the Vampire Slayer, retconning was based on the even simpler plot device of magic. (English)

1 reference

0 references