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stupid misunderstandings that only happen because no one talks to each other, and the writer can't think of a better way to further the plot.

most of the time it would literally just take as simple a dialog as "hey why did you do X" "i didn't do X, i did Y, what are you talking about?" "oh my bad" and the problem would be DONE. but instead it carries on for a thousand years and ruins everything until it's resolved. especially annoying in romance plots where people ~break up and cry and it's sad~ just because they have zero communication skills.

Oh, agreed. I hate conflict that arises when, say, someone accidentally overheard a piece of someone's conversation, took something totally out of context and chaos ensues. Simple miscommunication is just such a frustrating plot device.

But nonnie what about TEH DRAMA~

(I agree entirely with you.)

Oho that's basically the entire plot of the fic I'm writing. Why? Because humans are stupid, and don't always tell each other things when they ought to, and hilarity ensues.

I think if you're aware of that and use it deliberately, the annoying factor isn't the same.

DA

This. It's one thing when it's the entire point - it's another when we're supposed to read/watch the scenario draw itself out not for lulz, but for actual sympathy. No, I'm sorry, they're stupid and I don't feel sorry for them.

Yes!! I don't mind some misunderstandings, but the trend in my fandom lately is just huge stupid easily solvable misunderstandings that go on and on and on and takes forever to be resolved and it's just so frustrating to read. Definitely not my thing.

You mean much of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer plots?

/still bitter

Mother fucking Shakespeare. GAH!

I thought it was just me. Glad that it isn't.

YES YES YES. Hate that.

I despise this with the undying passion of a thousand burning suns.

I can tolerate it up to a certain extent when it's in my very specific genre/taste of H/C fic, but otherwise I roll my eyes whenever this sort of thing happens.

The only instances I've seen this work out well was when someone was in some kind of urgent situation, and made an on-the-spot decision with far-reaching consequences based on this out-of-context and misunderstood information (a decision that couldn't have been put off until this miscommunication was cleared up). But even then, the drama from that sort of thing usually only takes up a small portion of the story and the rest of it is really about dealing with the fall-out from that decision. If it's still about that initial miscommunication, then, yeah, please just go back to the soap opera industry and stay there. -_-

This is probably one of, in not the biggest pet peeve I have in stories. Ugh.

So much this. I just roll my eyes at these types of stories.

The only way this could ever work for me is if there is a REASON why these two characters aren't being open with each other. If they have valid reasons to distrust each other, or if one character has a bad habit of lying, or a character MUST keep some things secret, then that's perfectly okay. That's dramatic irony.

Characters acting like immature kids is NOT irony, that's idiocy.

HAAAATE this.

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