The Inquisitive Inkpot
Exploring Tales and the Art of Telling
Month: October 2019
How to Cope with a Trope
Imagine you’re sitting on the edge of your seat, engrossed in a movie or show. The characters are unique, the plot is gripping, the tension is building, and then suddenly your worst subconscious fear comes true— It falls into a trope. NO! Where did… Continue Reading “How to Cope with a Trope”
Less than Friends, More than Rivals
I’ve spent the past three weeks unpacking the character foils found in the TV series The Last Kingdom, and I promise next week we’ll move on to something else. 🙂 But I couldn’t help spending one more post on perhaps the most central foil… Continue Reading “Less than Friends, More than Rivals”
Good guys, bad guys: what’s the real difference?
Do you ever stop and think about what exactly it is that makes one character a hero and another a villain? It’s easy to chock it up to a good vs. evil conrast, but it seems that the more complex and realistic the characters… Continue Reading “Good guys, bad guys: what’s the real difference?”
Saints and Prudes: what do they show us?
You probably don’t sit down to watch a show with the intent of analyzing and breaking down its elements. Most people don’t. And to be honest, I didn’t plan to when I first started The Last Kingdom, but by the time I finished season… Continue Reading “Saints and Prudes: what do they show us?”
