PLOT POINT FIVE—THE BIG GLOOM Toward the end of the story’s second movement, things don’t look so good for your hero. It appears that he is at the end of the line before reaching his goal. This is one of the most powerful moments in the show. It appears that your protagonist is going to fail. There must be no doubt about this. He can’t possibly go on. He is going to crash and burn. Defeat is all but certain. As your protagonist reaches the lowest of his lows, the audience ought to sense that he cannot succeed in his quest. It’s all over.
