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A "cliffhanger" is a major event at the end of a chapter or film episode, one that leaves the viewer/reader in suspense, eager to know what happens next. It is often used to help keep people interested in its resolution (e.g. in Soap Operas) and therefore increase the potential audience.

The term is connected to early movie serials, more than one of which featured a hero falling or being thrown from a cliff. When the next episode was shown, there would usually be some new factor that helped him survive (e.g. a ledge, a lake, or a tree), or a scene showing that he was not the person who actually fell.

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