Act 1: The Setup & Inciting Incident (The Loop Begins) Setup: Phil is established as narcissistic, arrogant, and miserable, disliking his job and colleagues. Set up: Steve Is a self loathing, war vet with a strong desire to help others who refuses to answer the call because of his stinging fear of inadequacy due to crippling regrets and past failures as a leader. Inciting Incident: Phil arrives in Punxsutawney, experiences the "perfect" day for reporting, but is trapped in a blizzard. Inciting Incident: Pipes burst in Maya's Yoga studio overnight. While she is due to lead a group of yogis on a Mexico retreat the very next day, she has to stay and deal. Plot Point 1 (Lock-in): Phil wakes up again on Feb 2nd at 6:00 AM. He realizes he is trapped,, breaking the, linear, narrative. The Artifice +4 Plot point 1 (Lock -in): Thinking he will be a participant at his sister Maya's annual yoga retreat to Mexico, Steve finds he is facilitating the e...
