Signal Boost: The Magicians S4 Finale Aired Five Days Ago And I'm Still Mad As Hell

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cleolinda posted: The Magicians S4 Finale Aired Five Days Ago And I'm Still Mad As Hell

There is still so much I want to say about all of it, but my thoughts won't organize themselves sufficiently. Read cleolinda; lots of commentary and links.

I do, however, want to comment eventually on the less-loaded topic of bad storytelling, which was also a factor here.

But there's also this: any hack on earth can write tragedy. Devastating your audience is the easiest thing in the world.

You know what's hard? Blowing their minds with sheer joy. Shock them by giving them what they didn't even know they could want. I think I can count the times on one hand where a show managed that. To get it, you have to work for it.

I don't get--I'll never get--why anyone on earth would do the second--would manage the fucking impossible--but in the end, only care about, only take pride in, only value doing the first.

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[bonibaru]

Earlier today I heard someone say that unfortunately a fictional character can never behave beyond the brilliance or imagination of its writer, and that summed it up nicely.

[kickair8p]

Yep, most writers are writers, and pain is a cheap'n'easy way to force emotional engagement. Seriously ticked off that they pulled this.

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