0 an unnatural or very unlikely end to a story or event, that solves or removes any problems too easily
Some critics have argued that eucatastrophe, and in particular the eagles, exemplify "deus ex machina".
Use of the godspot in this fashion often foreshadows a deus ex machina ending.
The episode has subsequently been met with mixed critical responses, facing criticism for its abrupt "deus ex machina" ending.
These rules precluded many elements common in the baroque tragi-comedy: flying horses, chivalric battles, magical trips to foreign lands and the "deus ex machina".
As such, it is a kind of deus ex machina common in fantasy literature.
I learn that some think of the old deus ex machina of a senate of national parliamentarians to offset the democratic deficit.
We should not blindly take that route, thinking that we have found the solution—a new deus ex machina—when all we have is a vague idea.
Of course, sometimes a splendid benefactor has come along like a deus ex machina to pay the difference, but such private benefactors, alas!
