story arc
noun
a continuing storyline in a television series that gradually unfolds over several episodes
Words nearby story arc
stormy petrel, stornoway, storrs, storting, story, story arc, story line, story of my life, the, storyboard, storybook, storyteller
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As always, the case of the week was just as interesting as the many character and story-arc developments.
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