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What is a cliffhanger?

What is a cliffhanger? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (narratology) An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.
  2. (by extension) An outcome which is awaited with keen anticipation, especially one which is delayed for a period of time or which is not known until the last minute.
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The big seventh season cliffhanger finds its resolution here, on a two-part hour-long episode.
Having Janet flatline is a little cheap for a cliffhanger, considering there was never any indication that her situation was close to critical.
In the 1930s, when the very best American movie serials were made, the sci-fi ones were the ultimate examples of the cliffhanger.
Optimism was briefly restored when he scored his dramatic last-gasp goal to take the team into yet another cliffhanger.
His danger level continues to escalate toward an explosive season cliffhanger.
The season-spanning cliffhanger finally runs out of gas in this wrap-up to the Season 6 finale.

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