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Welcome back! Today, we are diving into the infamous Act II. This episode is for any writer struggling with Act II and anyone interested in story structure.

Note: I am using examples from Mean Girls (2004), Se7en (1995), and Shrek (2001) so you can expect spoilers for these movies.

In the episode, we go through the three key stages of Act II:

* Tests, Allies, Enemies

* Approach to the Inmost Cave

* The Ordeal

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro

00:45 Introduction to the episode

03:19 Spoiler warning

03:34 What Act II is all about

11:15 “Tests, Allies, and Enemies”

17:01 “Approach to the Inmost Cave”

34:55 “The Ordeal”

01:03:00 “The Reward/Seizing the Sword”

01:04:28 Wrapping it up

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