darkest timeline

== English == === Etymology === Referencing the episode "Remedial Chaos Theory" (2011) of the sitcom Community, which depicts seven alternate universes resulting from a die roll to decide which friend should collect a pizza delivery, including "The Darkest Timeline" in which chaos and destruction ensue. === Pronunciation === === Noun === the darkest timeline (Internet slang, humorous) The circumstances of the present moment in history, viewed as bleak, frightening, ridiculous, or the worst of all possibilities. Synonyms: worst timeline, the bad place 2019, Jessica Bryce Young, in "Selections", Orlando Weekly, 13 March 2019 - 19 March 2019, page 43: Living as we all do now in The Darkest Timeline™, it's tough to come up with a plot that exceeds the implausibility and dystopia of reality. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:darkest timeline.