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POPAccount t1_jab0lnf wrote
Reply to comment by stereoroid in The trope of dropping a mostly non-plot related flashback or side story episode right after a major plot point. Good or Bad? (General spoilers) by logicalnoise
The West Wing was one of the most egregious violations of the trope, especially since the first season ended with a huge cliffhanger. I am glad that I was able to binge it my first viewing
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Reply to The trope of dropping a mostly non-plot related flashback or side story episode right after a major plot point. Good or Bad? (General spoilers) by logicalnoise
Last of us did not do it this way in the game. It was DLC that was released after the original game. It was set in the same timeline of the show, but the difference is that when you play the DLC you already know how the story goes, so it’s not as frustrating as the show is for non-gamers.
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Reply to comment by TheCavis in What four sitcoms would you put on your Mount Rushmore? by Cmyers1980
Seinfeld also threw away the trope of having the characters learn some type of “lesson” in the episode or even show any type of sentimentality or seriousness. It constantly parodied those types of family sitcom tropes.