History Main / StatusQuoIsGod

** There are stories where [[TheCommissionerGordon Jim Gordon]] is removed from the post of Commissioner only to end up back in the post. While naturally some of these are the result of ongoing subplots such as the early stuff with Hamilton Hill[[note]]replacing Gordon with fellow Rupert Throne crony Peter Pauling and only reinstating Gordon after Throne was busted and Pauling killed[[/note]] and the ''Batman'' comics between ''ComicBook/{{Knightfall}}'' (including Prodigal) and ''Contagion''[[note]]Gordon was pissed about Batman appointing ComicBook/{{Azrael}} and ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} to fill in without telling him, resulting in Gordon refusing to trust him further. Then Mayor Armand Krol, who'd been saved Batman and approved some of Azrael's actions as Batman demoted Gordon and appointed Gordon's then-wife Sarah Essen to replace him and rathering than take it, Gordon quits. ''Contagion'' ends with Gordon regaining his trust in Batman and new Mayor Marion Grange reinstating Gordon[[/note]], others are done after other stories.\\\
''Officer Down'' saw Gordon resign after getting shot (though the decision was based more of his age and the fact he missed his second wife, Sarah Essen than the fact that his shooter seemed to get away with it). That was the status quo for five years until ''Face the Face'', part of the ''One Year Later'' TimeSkip of ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'', which saw Gordon return to the role of Police Commissioner, (as well as Harvey Bullock return to the force after being forced out by Gordon's successor Michael Akins when he got wind that Bullock sold out Gordon's shooter to the mob and Harvey Dent becoming Two-Face after his face was fixed in ''ComicBook/BatmanHush''). [[spoiler: Despite his name being cleared, Gordon wasn't reinstated in the end of ''ComicBook/BatmanEternal'' and even wonders what he'll do now, a SequelHook to ''Superheavy'', where he becomes Batman after Bruce's presumed death in ''ComicBook/BatmanEndgame''. ''Superheavy'' not only ends with Bruce once again as Batman, but Maggie Sawyer, who'd become Commissioner during the final issues of ''Eternal'', returning to the MCU and Gordon being reappointed Commissioner.]]

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' has the trope used as a plot point. The world of Spira is always under the constant threat of the gigantic monster Sin, that destroys everything it comes across. Summoners, who are the followers of the Yevon religion, go on pilgrimages so that they can obtain the final aeon and use it to kill Sin while [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificing their lives in the process]]. This brings out a period known as the Calm where people can live in peace for a while until Sin is reborn and the cycle starts all over again. The cycle has gone on for so long (a thousand years to be exact!) that nobody questions it. When the main character, Tidus, starts questioning everything and the teachings of Yevon, that's when everyone starts to wonder why things never change and they vow to actually change the status quo once and for all. Yevon doesn't like people questioning them and threatening the status quo (Yevon ruled all of Spira for a thousand years are aren't going to let that go anytime soon), so they brand the main characters as traitors that are sentenced to death. [[spoiler: The party does find a way to defeat Sin once and for all while also exposing the lies that Yevon had upheld for a thousand years.]]

* A large number of ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' involve Lincoln trying to imrpove the living conditions in the house, only to realize that things were better before.

* ''Manga/WORKING!!'' is the epitome of Status Quo, with characters seemingly going out of their way to establish a status quo even when its detrimental to their goals or has nothing to do with them whatsoever. There is never even an explanation for this and it is done without a hint of irony.

While this trope can be used to help avoid ContinuityLockout, it can be very difficult to juggle an unchanging status quo without gradually turning off your audience; characters and situations which never change tend to get stale after a while, and audiences can get a bit tired of seeing the ResetButton being pushed every time it looks like something might happen to change things.

NegativeContinuity is what happens when the writers become too aware of the ramifications of Status Quo is God: they change anything and everything every episode, knowing that absolutely none of it will ever stick. See also, AlternateUniverseReedRichardsIsAwesome, in which characters get a glimpse of an alternative universe where things have, in fact, changed.

It can be very difficult to juggle an unchanging status quo without gradually turning off your audience; characters and situations which never change tend to get stale after a while, and audiences can get a bit tired of seeing the ResetButton being pushed every time it looks like something might happen to change things.

NegativeContinuity is what happens when the writers become too aware of the ramifications of Status Quo is God: they change anything and everything every episode, knowing that absolutely none of it will ever stick. See also, AlternateUniverseReedRichardsIsAwesome, in which the status quo is ignored for the purposes of a fantasy episode.

Related to JustEatGilligan and UnConfession. May be used to avoid ContinuityLockout. For the opposite, in which a work changes dramatically over the course of its run, see NothingIsTheSameAnymore.

NegativeContinuity is what happens when the writers become too aware of the ramifications of this: they change anything and everything every episode, knowing that absolutely none of it will ever stick.

Related to JustEatGilligan and UnConfession. May be used to avoid ContinuityLockout. For the opposite, see NothingIsTheSameAnymore. Contrast AlternateUniverseReedRichardsIsAwesome. Is often a reason for a YoYoPlotPoint or an AgelessBirthdayEpisode. Has nothing to do with [[Music/StatusQuo the divinity of a certain rock band]].

** Kenny. No matter how many times [[TheyKilledKennyAgain he gets killed off,]] he'll always be okay in the next episode.

Why create a static situation? The creators want the audience to be familiar with the characters and situation, without having to bother with such things as "what happened last episode". For example, they may use a [[ExpositoryThemeTune title sequence that tells us everything we need to know]], or, if the series has a serial plot, flashbacks, since ViewersAreGoldfish. Much like FailureIsTheOnlyOption, any changes ''at all'' are resolved with a SnapBack or ResetButton. And God forbid anyone change the status quo of the surrounding world.

* [[Franchise/SuperMario]]:

* No matter what, [[DamselInDistress Peach]] [[DistressBall will always be captured again]] and [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] [[SaveThePrincess will try to save her]]. Though Mario and Bowser are willing to [[GoKartingWithBowser bury the hatchet]] [[EnemyMine every once and a while]].

** Ash will never win a League arc based on the main series's regions. According to WordOfGod, the anime will never truly end until Ash becomes a Pokémon Master. To the anime itself, this apparently means winning the regional Pokémon League tournament, and because of this Ash ''is'' going to lose at some point in the tourney, [[YankTheDogsChain no matter how much of an edge he has]]. [[CurbStompBattle Painfully enforced]] in the Sinnoh League, where Ash was bested by [[GodModeSue Tobias]] and his [[OlympusMons Darkrai and Latios]]. The fact that Ash put a better dent in his team than the person Tobias faced next implied that Ash would have won the whole tournament if it weren't for the [[DiabolusExMachina poorly-established man]]. It happens ''again'' in the Kalos League, but this time Ash lost by way of [[NewRulesAsThePlotDemands the anime ignoring]] [[ElementalRockPaperScissors the basic function of Pokémon battles]]. Also among the most ridiculous is Cameron in Unova, a [[TheDitz ditzy]] trainer who's made many an EpicFail and yet still manages to pull a win against Ash by way of his Riolu [[TookALevelInBadass evolving into Lucario partway through the fight]].
** Ash will never have a love interest, and will always be oblivious to the feelings of any female that is interested in him.

* Musa's hairstyle for the first two seasons of ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' was always a pair of short upwards-pointing pigtails. She even wore her hair like this when she slept and while wearing a stocking cap (which conformed to the shape of her hair), and any flashbacks to her childhood showed her with her hair in this same style. It was eventually changed to have her first lengthen her hair, then start changing the style every time she changed outfits, to the point where she has never been seen with the pulled-up pigtails look after Secret of the Lost Kingdom.
** Mirta in general. Despite saving everyone's lives and transferring to Alfea at the end of the first season, she went back to being more of a background character that only got to talk and hang out with the main cast when they needed her for something (typically to guide them through Cloud Tower). As of Season 5, she is the only student from the Winx's three years of school that still attends Alfea, and she still wears the exact same outfit she wore in Season 1.

** ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'' went through thirty-eight volumes of Ataru chasing after other women and refusing admitting outloud that he loved Lum. Finally, when the story left him no option other than acknowledging his feelings, ResetButton was pressed. The only meaningful change in the status-quo was Shinobu breaking up with Ataru, and that change happened in the beginning and [[ExecutiveMeddling it was forced on Takahashi by her editors]]. This was lampshaded in a story arc where several characters have the chance to make a future tailored to her needs. Shinobu is unsure of what asking, and thus she decides nothing changes. Shortly after she got to see that future and she realized it was a dumb idea.

** And now sadly inverted [[spoiler:after the Shogun Assassination Arc. The Shogun Shigeshige is assasinated and the Shinsengumi are disolved to name only few of the tons of things that changed after this arc. Oh! and Gintoki left the house due the Government persecution towards him!]]

''Officer Down'' saw Gordon resign after getting shot (though the decision was based more of his age and the fact he missed his second wife, Sarah Essen than the fact that his shooter seemed to get away with it). That was the status quo for five years until ''Face the Face'', part of the ''One Year Later'' TimeSkip of ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'', which saw Gordon return to the role of Police Commissioner, (as well as Harvey Bullock return to the force after being forced out by Gordon's successor Michael Akins when he got wind that Bullock sold out Gordon's shooter to the mob and Harvey Dent becoming Two-Face after his face was fixed in ''ComicBook/BatmanHush''). [[spoiler: Despite his name being cleared, Gordon wasn't reinstated in the end of ''ComicBook/BatmanEternal'' and even wonders what he'll do now, a SequelHook to ''Superheavy'', where he becomes Batman after Bruce's presumed death in "ComicBook/BatmanEndgame". ''Superheavy'' not only ends with Bruce once again as Batman, but Maggie Sawyer, who'd become Commissioner during the final issues of ''Eternal'', returning to the MCU and Gordon being reappointed Commissioner.]]

** The course of ''Superheavy'' and ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' would also see the events of ''Enteral'' and ''ComicBook/BatmanEndgame'' undo as Alfred [[spoiler: gains a new hand after the Joker cuts it off in ''Endgame'']] and Bruce regain control of Wayne Enterprises, Wayne Manor, and his fortune after losing them in ''Enteral''.

** Not only can Doctor Doom [[JokerImmunity never be killed for real]], but he'll never lose control over [[{{Ruritania}} Latveria]] for too long, since him being King and Dictator is a very important part of the character's concept. Is there such a thing as [[JokerImmunity Joker Diplomatic Immunity]]? Also, his face will ''never'' get better, though this seems to be a conscious decision on his part so that he'll always have a permanent reminder of Reed's "crimes" against him.
* Franchise/SpiderMan. ''[[OhMyGods Oh Galactus]]'', Spider-Man. Marvel is dead-set on dragging him back to a single guy living with his Aunt May and working minimum wage at the Daily Bugle, no matter how many {{Ass Pull}}s or {{Voodoo Shark}}s it takes. See ''Comicbook/TheCloneSaga'' and ''Comicbook/OneMoreDay''.
** Speaking of ''Spider-Man''... As of the ''Comicbook/SpiderIsland'' arc, [[spoiler: his current girlfriend dumped him, the psychic block preventing people from learning his secret identity is gone, and he and MJ have decided to rekindle their relationship]]. It also gave [[spoiler: Spider-Girl back her powers, which she had lost a few years ago, and Eddie Brock is no [[{{Foreshadowing}} longer Anti-Venom]].]]

* Similar to Ben Grimm's situation further above, poor Bruce Banner will always be [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk the Hulk]]. He will never find a permanent cure, and because of that, he and Betty Ross will most likely always be StarCrossedLovers. Things might have changed with Betty Ross becoming the Red She-Hulk, but she permanently lost her powers.
* This was predicted by Creator/KieronGillen concerning Loki; he would eventually go back to his usual self after Gillen had him reverted to childhood with about half his memories, practically worshiping Comicbook/TheMightyThor. Much of the impact of the arc was not from wondering if the change would stick, but on the possible effects once things reverted to Status Quo. As writer of the Thor title (renamed ''ComicBook/JourneyIntoMystery'' thanks to the focus on Loki, rather than Thor), he indicated that Loki turning evil again WAS NOT a foregone conclusion, as Thor destroyed the Ragnarok cycle which contained the writings that decreed the destinies of the Asgardians, enabling all of them to ScrewDestiny, Loki included, but in the end, Loki's villainous side returned. The writer says he chose to end the story with Loki's return to evil because he knew that if he didn't, someone else would come along and do it anyway. And at least if Loki fell from grace under his pen, he could do it in a [[TearJerker suitably emotional manner]]. "So-and-so IS NOT a foregone conclusion" has been said numerous times (see Creator/JoeQuesada talking about the Franchise/SpiderMan identity reveal, saying "it won't [[Comicbook/OneMoreDay just be undone by magic a year later."]] So take any promise of permanence with [[LyingCreator a gigantic grain of salt.]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOutOfWater'', Plankton goes back to his villainous ways at the end. Given that this is a prequel to [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie the first movie]], he'd need to.

* ''Film/XMen'':

* ''Series/ICarly'': Every plot that involves a conflict between Carly and Sam, or a certain incident threatens the loss of one of the ThreeAmigos ends up being resolved on the same episode. They finally had an ongoing plot-arc during the ''iSeddie'' Season 5, but after the pairing broke up, they have mentioned it exactly once and never again.

* Lampshaded by ''Series/That70sShow''. Kelso complains at length that he's gone for the entire summer and nothing's changed. [[spoiler:The minute he leaves, Jackie and Hyde are all over each other.]]
** The show was pretty bad about though in an effort to keep everyone single and hanging around Eric Foreman's house. Eric and Donna got the worst of it. At first they were going to high school, then they were preparing for college, then Eric's father Red had a heart attack and Eric had to stay behind to take care of him so Donna didn't go either. Then they broke up, got back together, decided to get married, called it off, then just hung around doing nothing until Eric left the show.

** The show runs on the PerpetualPoverty trope, so any episode that involves the financial betterment of the family will inevitably lead to a DownerEnding. One episode has the family buying a food truck and finding great success with it...only for it to be destroyed at the end. Another has them entering a game show in order to win a new car, [[YankTheDogsChain only to lose in the final round after having dominated the show earlier]]. In newer episode, its more common for Bob HIMSELF to sabotage any advances he makes, as he's obsessed with becoming successfull entirerly by the merit of his food, with no help from gimmicks or promotions like his hated rival Jimmy Pesto (who's a horrible cook but a successfull restaurant owner). This gets to the point where Bob returns a 100.000$ investment given to him by his old childhood friend because said friend wanted to give the restaurant a Tiki theme. However, unlike the earlier seasons, Bob has a string of minor, temporary advances such as getting public acknowledgement from a celebrity chef who loved his food.

** This gets {{deconstructed| trope}} pretty hard by the [[SamuraiJack/TropesSeason5 fifth season]], with Jack's constant failures at trying to save the world ''over several decades later'' driving him to [[SanitySlippage madness]] and {{despair| event horizon}}. Even Aku is depressed by their stalemate, due to years of failing to kill Jack (and discovering that he inadvertently made Jack [[TheAgeless immortal]]), so he no longer even bothers trying and just stays holed up in his lair, pretending that he no longer cares about the samurai. Events conspire to ''finally'' get them both out of their funk and bring them to their final showdown [[spoiler:in the form of Ashi, who becomes Jack's LoveInterest and is, to everyone's surprise [[TomatoInTheMirror including her own]], Aku's [[HumanoidAbomination biological daughter]]]].

** One of the main criticisms people have with the show is it's fetish for this trope, especially surrounding Vicky. It didn't help that [[{{Flanderization}} her personality became]] ''much, much worse'' after Poof was born (to the point where she [[spoiler: tries to murder Timmy in the newer episodes]].)

* For the most part, this was played straight in ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife''. In fact, it was a policy for ''all'' of the Franchise/{{Nicktoons}} of TheNineties. But then the creators wanted Filburt and Dr. Hutchison to get married, and to do that, they had to fight with the higher-ups. Eventually, they relented, and Filburt and Dr. Hutchison get engaged in "The Big Question", and actually married in "The Big Answer." They also have BabiesEverAfter. It was the first Nicktoon to subvert the status quo.
* Zig-zagged with WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse. While there is an advancing storyline, you can be sure that everything outside Steven and the main three Gems will more-or-less function the same no matter what happens, with few exceptions. And any exceptions will rarely be discussed or seen onscreen (i.e, Lapis Lazuli).

* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' is on a constant quest to find a way to [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong time-travel back to the past]] and destroy his {{arch nemesis}} [[BigBad Aku]]. However he never gets any closer to his goal; with every [[TimeTravel time portal]] getting destroyed or falling out of his reach, and Aku surviving every encounter with him.
** This gets {{deconstructed| trope}} pretty hard by the [[SamuraiJack/TropesSeason5 fifth season]], with Jack's constant failures at trying to save the world ''over several decades later'' driving him to [[SanitySlippage madness]] and {{despair| event horizon}}. Even Aku is depressed by their stalemate, due to years of failing to kill Jack (and discovering that he inadvertently made Jack [[TheAgeless immortal]]), so he no longer even bothers trying and just stays holed up in his lair, pretending that he no longer cares about the samurai.

* Similar to Ben Grimm's situation further above, poor Bruce Banner will always be [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk the Hulk]]. He will never find a permanent cure, and because of that, he and Betty Ross will most likely always be StarCrossedLovers.

* TrueLoveIsBoring: If the status-que of the character forces him/her to remain single or without a couple.

* TrueLoveIsBoring: If the status-que of the character forces him/her to remain single or whithout a couple.

** This gets {{deconstructed| trope}} pretty hard by the [[SamuraiJack/TropesSeason5 fifth season]], with Jack's constant failures at trying to save the world ''over several decades later'' driving him to [[SanitySlippage madness]] and {{despair| event horizon}}. Even Aku is affected by their stalemate, due to years of failing to kill Jack (and discovering that he inadvertently turned Jack [[TheAgeless immortal]]), so he no longer even bothers trying and just stays holed up in his lair, pretending that he no longer cares about the samurai.

* Brutally deconstructed by the fifth season of ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'', with both the hero and villain just wanting everything to end: Jack has gone from an AllLovingHero to a ShellShockedVeteran who has slowly [[SanitySlippage lost his mind]] over the past fifty years, while Aku has gone from delightfully tormenting him to being depressed that Jack won't age and finally die.

* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' is on a constant quest to find a way to [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong time-travel back to his past]] and destroy his {{arch nemesis}} [[BigBad Aku]]. However he never gets any closer to his goal; with every [[TimeTravel time portal]] getting destroyed or falling out of his reach, and Aku surviving every encounter with him. This gets {{deconstructed| trope}} pretty hard by the [[WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack2017 fifth season]], with Jack's constant failures at trying to save the world ''over several decades later'' driving him to madness and despair. Even Aku is affected, after years of failing to kill Jack (and discovering that he inadvertently made Jack TheAgeless) he no longer even bothers and just stays holed up in his lair trying to convince himself he no longer cares about the samurai.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': It is actually averted on several occasions:
** Wendy and Robbie remaining broken up, the latter finding a new relationship with [[spoiler: Tambry]].
** [[spoiler: Stan finally confessing to Dipper and Mabel about his knowledge about the supernatural]].
** Dipper [[spoiler: confessing his crush to Wendy, who gently turns him down]].
** [=McGucket=] [[spoiler: overcoming his insanity with the help of the Mystery Shack Gang]].
** Downplayed in "Gideon Rises": The Pines family loses the shack to Lil' Gideon, only to get it back. [[spoiler: The difference is that Gideon goes to jail for illegally spying on the town, and Stan getting his hands on journal 2 and journal 3.]]
** Pacifica growing from a simple SpoiledBrat rival of Mabel, into a grudging friendship. [[spoiler: And later becoming Dipper's friend (and possibly [[ShipTease something more]]) after learning to defy her controlling parents.]]
** It's played straight throughout season 1. Everyone in town seemingly ignores the supernatural craziness of the town. [[spoiler: Then in season 2, it turns out a cult had been erasing people's memories of these events in a misguided attempt at removing their anxieties. But with it disbanded, it appears this will no longer be the case.]]
** The biggest aversion of this trope probably came from Season 2 episode "Not what he Seems": [[spoiler: Stan's purpose for the Journals and his portal are revealed, to both the audience and his own family. It was meant to bring the author who wrote the journals from the other side, ''Stan's Brother'']]. Needless to say, the status quo was permanently altered, although there were only 9 episodes remaining in the series after the episode.

* Zig-zagged with WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse. Steven will always live in the beach house. His dad will always live in the van and work at the car wash. The Gems will always stay in the temple and fight to save the Earth. However, Steven will also continuously grow stronger in using his powers, sometimes improving by leaps and bounds while training off-screen. Later episodes have him show a large amount of genre savviness as well, allowing him to become an instant expert anytime a new ability appears.
** This also applies to new characters introduced. Lapis Lazuli appeared halfway through season 1... and was promptly PutOnABus. But then she came back during the first Steven Bomb. Only to be put on a different bus. Season 3 makes it seem as though she's going to be a more recurring character from that point on though.
*** Enemy gem Peridot was treated similarly. She appeared twice before as a buildup to actually arriving on Earth in the Season 1 finale. Then she received infrequent appearances in season 2- prior to being captured by the Crystal Gems and her subsequent redemption arc. She's now appeared so many times that she's almost a main character.
*** Jasper was first seen in the season 1 finale and became a bit of an EnsembleDarkHorse. Thanks to being put on the same bus as Lapis, she did not reappear for most of season 2, and had only sporadic appearances in season 3 as an arc villain. She's now been put on another bus, one that will be very hard for her to get off of.
*** The Rubies that appeared in season 3 almost seemed like a one-off VillainOfTheWeek. Then they reappeared for the season finale. Only to be put on yet another bus.
*** This trope was why the ending of Bismuth was a foregone conclusion.
** Steven displays AesopAmnesia a few times in early episodes. Thankfully this seems more a case of EarlyInstallmentWeirdness.
** Steven's relationship with other main and side characters remains virtually unchanged after establishing them. Their relationship to him, on the other hand... well, just look at Lapis and Peridot above.
*** Lars will always be a pitiable JerkWithAHeartOfJerk.
*** Connie will always be his best friend/love interest.
*** His relationship with Rose Quartz, on the other hand, is complicated. Her gem is literally a part of him, but he's never met her. The stories told to him by others make him want to live up to her example, but he feels he'll never be able to. Steven even admits that he doesn't know how to feel about her. After the season 3 finale's shocking revelation, this will probably continue to change.
** Early in season 3, Greg receives a check for 10 million dollars. He spends a lot of money on a vacation to the Big City, but still has tons of cash left over after that episode. Enough that he can buy a car he's always wanted (used), a boat, and it doesn't bother him if rich jerks leave the car wash without paying. He also bought a tablet, but decides he doesn't actually want it.
** The gems got their weapons upgraded by Bismuth, but within 5 episodes the upgrades had been inexplicably dropped.
** Garnet and Pearl had a falling out in "Cry for Help", but made up again 4 episodes later. Within this arc, Ruby and Sapphire also had a falling out, but were back together at the end of the episode.
** This show also does break the status quo:
*** Peridot went from bad to good, and stayed good.
*** The outfit changes after a gem is poofed aren't ever reversed.
*** Greg became rich in "Drop Beat Dad" and has been rich ever since.
* Brutally deconstructed by season five of ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack''. After fifty years of fighting both the hero and villain just want it to end. Jack has gone from an AllLovingHero to a ShellShockedVeteran whose slowly [[SanitySlippage losing his mind]]. While Aku who used to delight in tormenting him has fallen into depression after failing to kill him for so long. Fearing he's doomed to fight him forever.

* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' is on a constant quest to find a way to [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong time-travel back to his past]] and destroy his {{arch nemesis}} [[BigBad Aku]]. However he never gets any closer to his goal; with every [[TimeTravel time portal]] getting destroyed or falling out of his reach, and Aku surviving every encounter with him. This gets {{deconstructed| trope}} pretty hard by the [[WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack2017 fifth season]], with Jack's constant failures at trying to save the world ''over several decades later'' driving him to madness and despair.