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I am sick and tired of characters not communicating for the sake of drama (self.keepwriting)

submitted 1 year ago by CaspianXI to c/keepwriting

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Something bad happens, and instead of talking about it or taking action, they just brush it under the rug, causing tensions to rise until the person who wasn't supposed to find out eventually does. Seriously, can't anyone have a mature conversation?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

This compartmentalisation of knowledge is my absolute biggest peeve in TV shows.

Especially when two characters who are both on the 'good side' have crucial information about who the bad guys are, or what the evil plot is, but don't share that information with each other. I'm practically screaming at the TV, and the writers stretch out this torture for a whole season or more.

In my opinion, good drama happens when the audience is taken along with the characters on a journey of intrigue, and the characters and audience experience revelations together. NOT when characters experience revelations the audience found out about five episodes ago.