![]() ![]() ![]() Characters in Dead End Jobs do tend to hang around long enough for viewers to get attached, Chekhov's Gunman or not. The nature of this job lets the writers kill this character off, if they want to, usually in some emotionally significant way. However, this character can still turn out to be no more or less relevant than anyone else. When played straight, these positions become an obvious Chekhov's Gun whoever the "new guy" is, everyone knows that they will become significant later on. This allows the author to keep bringing in new characters who have skills useful to that particular story or who can betray the operation from the inside. But in some series, there is one specific job that tends to have a high turn-over rate. Often, these roles will be filled by the characters of a Five-Man Band. In most ongoing series, there are several job positions that need to be filled. ![]()
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