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This can't be real life. Reality has jumped the shark.
Jumped the shark?
Jumping the shark means that the writers have convoluted the premise of a character or an overall show to a point where it is a ridiculous quasi-parody of its original plot
Its a reference to Fonzi literally jumping over a shark on waterskis in Happy Days
Fascinating, my experience with jumping sharks if very different