The Last of Us Finale: Thoughts / Violence as a Defense Mechanism
I’ve enjoyed discussing and observing Joel and Ellie’s relationship dynamic, and how Ellie, as Joel’s daughter figure, has subconsciously acted
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Author: Fildy
Narrative Tools — Joel + Tess’ Death in “The Last of Us” / The Nature of Trauma
The Last of Us features prominent uses of Death as a narrative tool (Tess, Henry), to remove unwanted characters and bring about outcomes desired by the author.
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Avatar: The Way of Water — Slice of Life Filler (That Can be Improved Upon) / Thoughts — Review
Avatar: The Way of Water is a visually stunning slice of life film, that sometimes feels like a filler. While it can be improved upon, it holds its own as a sequel to Avatar 1.
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Is the hunt for Earth 2.0 contributing to our neglect of Earth itself?
The rush to space begins here — down on Earth
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Mass Effect: Andromeda | Complete Review
When stripping Mass Effect: Andromeda of its side quests, the story becomes far more engaging. The doors open for more exploration of characterization and relationships. The graphics and the space aesthetic are stunning, and once the game was properly patched, facial expressions became credible as well as adventurous.
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House of the Dragon — S1 Thoughts / Why Are The Women Always Discarded?
I was excited to hear about House of the Dragon, and I ignored the frustration that came from the underwhelming catastrophe that was Game of Thrones’ final seasons, because I could sense right off the bat that House of the Dragon would help return the bar back to where it used to be.
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Cities of the Future – The Big City Archetype | Dystopias, Utopias
A futuristic city is triumph over smallness, and so cities of the future begin with connectivity. Their first attribute is space.
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Revisiting Cold Case (2003-2010) – Writing structure, common tropes / Thoughts & Review
Cold Case was the only police-crime drama series that I idealised, growing up. It was my window to a world
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The metaphysical lore of Dreamfall Chapters | A Guide
Dreamfall Chapters draws both from science and mythology and remixes that knowledge to deliver a highly metaphysical message. In this semi-Q&A guide, I’m attempting to answer questions the game leaves purposefully open, in hope the reader will be slightly more informed and understand Dreamfall Chapter’s metaphysical better.
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Finding love in an alien world / TV Trope
The other day I was talking about aliens in fiction, which got me thinking about Avatar, which then brought to
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