[ SECRET POST #3811 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3811 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 45 secrets from Secret Submission Post #546.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
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Comments

Re: LEAST FAVORITE TROPE

[(Anonymous)]

The "Darker and Edgier" trope.

Those using it think they are making something more mature and adult, but too often they are making the property more juvenile with childish excess of violence and profanity. I'm just at the point that I'm sick of it. We've had 16 years of it now and I'm done and ready to go back to embracing a bit of lighter and campier style of storytelling instead.

Re: LEAST FAVORITE TROPE

[philstar22]

Yes. I like a good dark story when it is appropriately dark. Dark and edgy just for the sake of dark end edgy, though, rarely works particularly well. Not everything needs to be this dark. Some things can be happy.

Honestly, one thing I love so much about Tolkien is that even though his stuff can be very, very dark, there are still touches of levity and lightness. He understood the need for hope. And that's what I think a lot of modern dark media is missing: hope.

Revivals/sequels

[(Anonymous)]

I agree, and am adding that I especially hate this with revivals and sequels. Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Archie, Harry Potter... at least Girl Meets World remained cute and fun.

Re: Revivals/sequels

[feotakahari]

I just remembered Fuzzy Nation and shuddered.

Re: Revivals/sequels

[cakemage]

I'm about a third of the way through Fuzzy Nation and so far I have to say it's already my least favorite Scalzi novel. The Fuzzies are adorable, and I like the dog (of course), but the protagonist is just such an unlikable asshole that I'm having trouble convincing myself to finish it.