fandomsecrets | [ SECRET POST #2249 ]

⌈ Secret Post #2249 ⌋

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

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[Otoyomegatari]

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[Girls und Panzer]

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[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]

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[Monster High]

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[My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]

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[Jackass 3D]

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[Paranatural]

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[Angelina Jolie]

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[Der Ring des Nibelungen]

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[Mary Shelley's Frankenhole]

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[Medium]

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[The Americans]

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[The Mindy Project]

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[5Dolls, T-ARA]

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[A Good Day To Die Hard]

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[Harry Potter]

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18. http://i45.tinypic.com/2v0bjpd.jpg
[linked for porn, Spartacus: Vengeance]

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It's less about subtlety and more about purpose. Everything in a narrative should serve to move the story forward (or further understanding). If there's a significant death, it should mean something and not exist solely to tug at the heartstrings.

Like I'm watching an anime right now where every other episode is full of heart-wrentching situations, but they serve a purpose, juxtaposing the protagonist's ideals against the harsh reality he lives in, or else explaining the motives of other characters. On the other hand, I was reading a webcomic that introduced an orphaned child character specifically to play up on the fact that she was an orphaned child and was also special (powers-wise; she could do things she shouldn't have been able to), and it felt too forced, like the author wanted me to care more about her and her well-being and story than the rest of the main cast. She didn't serve any other purpose than to bait my emotions, and I ended up annoyed. They're both manipulative, sure, but the first serves a purpose beyond getting me emotionally invested, whereas the second is there for just that only, and ends up feeling grossly superfluous when the bait isn't taken.

[ SECRET POST #2249 ]

Re: Can someone please explain to me