Justification
Also known as Justifying, Justify Everything
The act of making odd or unexplained choices make sense in-world — grounding absurd moves so the scene stays believable as it heightens.
Known for
- Truth in Comedy: 'Everything is justified.' Nothing happens on stage that cannot be explained within the scene.
- Counterbalances heightening: each absurd move must be grounded or the world collapses.
- Exists in tension with 'let it breathe' — sometimes the scene benefits from an unexplained mystery rather than immediate rationalization.
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