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Prison Break: Theodore Bagwell’s Psychological Portrait
A psychological portrait of Prison Break’s Theodore Bagwell incarnated by Robert Knepper, explaining the character’s… Read More
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… Read More
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),… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
American Horror Story: Double Feature – Red Tide & Death Valley | Thoughts
Analysing the decline of American Horror Story. Read More
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