A psychological portrait of Prison Break’s Theodore Bagwell incarnated by Robert Knepper, explaining the character’s behaviours and actions, and why he can be so sympathetic while so evil at the same time, to the audience, + explaining authorial intent as well.
Tag: tv series
The Last of Us Finale: Thoughts / Violence as a Defense Mechanism
In this analysis, The Overly Self-Righteous Critic reviews The Last of Us’ finale, how protagonist Joel’s physically violent reaction is a coping mechanism born out of the first trauma he experienced of losing his daughter to representatives of the system, who were alright with ripping what matters most to him away from him, for the sake of a greater good ideal.
Narrative Tools — Tess’ Death in The Last of Us + Joel & 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.
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.
Revisiting Cold Case (2003-2010) / Thoughts & Review – Writing structure, tropes
Cold Case was the only police-crime drama series that I idealised, growing up. It was my window to a world of emotions that I wanted
American Horror Story: Double Feature – Red Tide & Death Valley | Thoughts
Analysing the decline of American Horror Story.