I hate so-called "cool, calm, and collected" characters being presented as superior beings that are shown being correct so often that the consumer take-away message is that being emotionally cold and abrasive makes them smart too. :reddit-logo: worshiped characters like that pretty much since Digg collapsed and also LARPed as being the same way in their own self-descriptions. The "misanthropic genius asshole flattered by the script and by total screen time" cliche is related to this too.

  • UlyssesT [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Another is when the bad guy joins the party and still does a lot of their evil things like killing but it’s okay now because they’re on the good side now. Kinda takes away from the reality that certain actions are bad regardless of what side you’re on.

    Star Trek Discovery is loaded with this one, especially with having the mass murdering empress of the Terran Empire as a quirky quippy party member that everyone apparently likes and eventually misses. :scared-fash: