Mood, this is why Data is one of the characters of all time. (Admittedly most of my TNG exposure is from overhearing my old roommate watching it while I was cooking but that much was very apparent.)
I'd add aliens to the list — just started watching Invader Zim since it's one of my wife's favorite and I love how autistic-coded that funky little evil alien is.
And people getting zapped to an alternate dimension or falling "down the rabbit hole" so to speak. Amphibia, Gregor the Overlander, Alice in Wonderland, etc. A character who's only one who doesn't understand "common knowledge" and needs to figure it all out really hits.
In a similar vein, I find a lot of stories about immigrants really resonate with me too.
Damn, thanks for writing that part about Invader Zim, thinking back, that's exactly what I loved about the show and never thought about it like that before
Mood, this is why Data is one of the characters of all time. (Admittedly most of my TNG exposure is from overhearing my old roommate watching it while I was cooking but that much was very apparent.)
I'd add aliens to the list — just started watching Invader Zim since it's one of my wife's favorite and I love how autistic-coded that funky little evil alien is.
And people getting zapped to an alternate dimension or falling "down the rabbit hole" so to speak. Amphibia, Gregor the Overlander, Alice in Wonderland, etc. A character who's only one who doesn't understand "common knowledge" and needs to figure it all out really hits.
In a similar vein, I find a lot of stories about immigrants really resonate with me too.
Let's reclaim the isekai genre from predatory creeps.
Came here to mention Data
Damn, thanks for writing that part about Invader Zim, thinking back, that's exactly what I loved about the show and never thought about it like that before