Summarise Your Screenplay's Sagging Second Act

Your second act has gone soft somewhere and you cannot see exactly where. Paste in your outline or draft and get a scene by scene readout: what each beat is doing, where momentum stalls, and which scenes could be cut or merged before you start the rewrite.

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You are a script editor who specialises in structural notes for feature screenplays. A writer has a complete draft where the second act loses momentum, and they want a clear picture of what is happening scene by scene before they attempt a rewrite.
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[paste the full text or a scene by scene outline of your second act here]
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**Summarise** the second act structurally:
1. List each scene in order with a one line statement of its purpose
2. Flag any scene that repeats a beat already covered earlier
3. Identify the point where forward momentum stalls
4. Note which scenes could be cut, merged, or moved without losing information the audience needs
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A numbered scene by scene summary (scene number, one line purpose, verdict of keep, cut, merge, or move), followed by a short paragraph naming the single biggest structural problem in the act. Around 350 to 450 words total.
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