[ SECRET POST #4475 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4475 ⌋

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

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I'm not thrilled about that, mainly because the "snarky one-liner" thing gets tried on by too many fanfic writers, and was a particularly noteworthy aspect of Cassandra Claire's plagiarism as well. :\

[(Anonymous)]

It's a VERY easy dialogue style to mess up because you as the writer actually have to be witty yourself.

Buffy was so long ago but so impactful, it makes sense we're still poor imitations of it.

The worse MCU movies, which I view going in as basically live action cartoons, for me are the ones trying to go grimdark. The second Thor movie comes to mind. What a drag.

The strength of the series isn't really the CGI or fight scenes, crucial yes, but not the point. It's the characters. It's their relationships. The banter to me always reminded me of how military squads often develop a kind of blase jargon to undercut the tension of their missions.

The snarky quips are to maintain sanity in deadly situations. I love the movies best when after the friendships are built with all the playful teasing, it all falls away when things get real and one of their own is endangered.

They're popcorn flicks, sure, but it works for me. I think they play it well, at least now that they seem to have the hang of it.