Eternal return

"Well," he said, "Kenny always comes back in the next episode."
"That's right!" said Stella. In a minute she was going to drag him to his knees.
"The eternal return," said Kevin, almost a philosophy major. "The phoenix rising from the ashes."
Beth pursed her lips at him. Point, Kev.
"The ouroboros," he said.
"The Euro-what?" said Stella.
—James Hynes, Next