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firstorderforceuser:
Challenging the in-universe flaws of the hero and challenging the storytelling ARE part of the same process, because the villain’s storytelling function is to challenge the hero at their weak spots. If the author isn’t letting their villains off-leash? The critics have to do the work that the villain should’ve been doing in the story.
– @millicentthecat, in private conversation. Quoted with permission.
firstorderforceuser:
Challenging the in-universe flaws of the hero and challenging the storytelling ARE part of the same process, because the villain’s storytelling function is to challenge the hero at their weak spots. If the author isn’t letting their villains off-leash? The critics have to do the work that the villain should’ve been doing in the story.
– @millicentthecat, in private conversation. Quoted with permission.
