[ SECRET POST #4375 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4375 ⌋

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

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(Madam Secretary)


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[Doctor Who S11E06, "Demons of the Punjab"]


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[Dark on Netflix]


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(Madam Secretary)


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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Yes, exactly! I haven't seen this episode so I have no idea how it goes. But it annoys me so much when people try to dismiss a critique that a piece of media is heavy handed with the emotional manipulation by saying "Ohhhh but that's what all media does! Manipulate your emotions!"

Yeah, and some pieces of media are shit at it for many reasons. There's emotion that feels organic and natural because it evolves from excellent writing and acting backed by an impeccably chosen soundtrack and then there's the GIANT HAMMER OF SAD. (I love that phrase, BTW!)

But people like to pretend as though it's all the same thing. I honestly can't tell if they're trolling, or just really bad at critical thinking and picking up on nuances themselves.

[(Anonymous)]

It sounds then like the issue is the quality of writing, acting, and production and not whether or not there is an intention to make you feel things. It's still emotional manipulation even if it's done well and doesn't seem cliched or predictable. Blame bad writing/acting and not the intentionality.