retcon

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To employ such a device

While ‘retconning' the scripts, I came up with a number of theories that throw new light on the Doctor, his past, and various other elements.

A situation, in a soap opera or similar serial fiction, in which a new storyline explains or changes a previous event or attaches a new significance to it

TLC: What do you say to the Legion fans who have become disenfranchised with the series due to its various retcons and reboots?.

A situation, in a soap opera or similar serial fiction, in which a new story line explains or changes a previous event or attaches a new significance to it