tS=The <b>deus ex machina</b> from Morristown is named Peggy Gibbon.<br><br>Kids usually defeat evil all by themselves, but sometimes a <b>deus ex machina</b> arrives, like a truck that flattens a monster.&tQ=<b>Deus ex machina</b> refers to:&tC=An authority figure|An alter ego|An unexpected savior|A prima donna|Someone who seems less than human&cC=3&fB=A <b>deus ex machina</b> is a person, god, or event that comes just in time to solve a difficulty in a story, play, or other literary or dramatic work, especially when the coming is contrived or artificial. <b>Deux ex machina</b> is pronounced DAY-us-ehx-mahk-un-uh.
