When a 'Plot Twist' is WAY too Obvious

You're never gonna believe how this video ends...

By the way, if you're wondering if this particular example is inspired by a particular book, yes it is: a certain plotline in the second John Carter book. I wouldn't heartily recommend it.

Music:
Hutsul Havoc (by Rockot on Pixabay)

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[oneinathousand]

The dad is DEFINITELY dying right after the plot twist finally comes.

[marcoz]

imagine a book that does this foreshadowing for the entire time but then it turns out that they were completely off track and it really was a coincidence the whole time

[da]

Choosing the same actor to play both parts is a dead giveaway.

[severe_case_of_multistan]

You fight like a lion. Who are you?
“A furry.”

[KingOfMadCows]

Man, it was such a great twist when it turned out that "Ableyon" was the king's personal guard who went mad after failing to protect his king and started to believe that he was the king so that he could find the prince and get revenge on the people who destroyed their kingdom.

[GiRR]

"What is it fath... Ableyon ? " 😂😂😂 Nice touch

[dojee]

"Not really, i like spiders"

really great delivery on that line lol

[Knuckles]

Obviously, Spider-people ate newborn prince and consume his memory and DNA, then they create a spider-spy, who looks exactly the same and can claim the throne later. Big political game.

[Jurgan]

At the other extreme, you can be my wife who guesses the most obscure plot twists during the opening credits.

[thesong]

If people see your plot twist coming, it's not a plot twist. It's just the plot.
Which is fine, if that's what you want.

[wildste]

751 pages before you gave up, you have more patience than me

[SPDYellow]

Not sure what’s worse: this or when the writer’s like “Oh crap, the reader’s putting together clues about my twist or the buildup I’ve set up regarding future events in my story. Time to pull a twist out of my ass that renders all this planting of clues and buildup meaningless! That’s what readers want: nonsensical twists that render the story and characters they cared about meaningless.”

[davidmay]

The twist so obvious the MC almost forgot his lines.

[pisoprano]

“We need to find the super rare Winter Fairy lest everything fall to ruin!”
2 minutes later
“Hi, I’m new here. My name is [Japanese Word for Snow]”
“Cool! A new friend!”

[gowzahr]

Plot twist, they're the same person, but with time travel shenanigans.

[easolinas]

There's a fine line to walk between making the twist too obvious and not foreshadowing it. Especially when it's a twist that we've been spoofing since 1980.

[thanetothefalseking]

“What is it fa- I mean, Ablaeon?” had me laughing louder than is socially acceptable in most countries.

[mahailas]

“If I wasn’t so obsessive with my goodreads” ya pretty much…

[friesforlife]

“What is it fathe.. Abeleon” when even the characters can see the plot twist coming 😂

[MayeurDonz]

Writers should keep in mind that if plot threads are built on strong characters arcs, and cause & effect, then they'll still be satisfying even if the reader sees it coming.
Ideally, if not a "Whoa?!?" of surprise, you could get a "Yes!!" of catharsis, because the reader enjoyed seeing the story unfold the way they predicted.