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I really know nothing about Mass Effect or Mass Effect 3, but I was interested in this BBC article about the ending.
Even though I care nothing about Mass Effect, I can kind of relate. I'm sick of TPTB thinking that soul-crushing angst is wonderful. Seems like every last TV/movie/story can't be ~Important if it doesn't make you cry.
The problem is that a lot of people don't seek entertainment to feel like shit. FUNNY, THAT. And so people get upset, which seems to fuel TPTB, thinking they did something right - that an emotional response is hitting the jackpot, after all.
I know some people do love the angst, but personally I find it annoying when it's omnipresent. Like every frickin finale of Doctor Who is OMG THE MOST HEARTBREAKING THING EVER. And after all these years I'm scratching my head. Why is there this need to wrap up each series with tears? I DO NOT GET IT.
I guess there's this mindset that fiction is either tragedy or comedy, and there's nothing else. It's...fairly formulaic. Sure you can point to things and say that's simply the way of things. Always has been and always will be. But why?
Even though I care nothing about Mass Effect, I can kind of relate. I'm sick of TPTB thinking that soul-crushing angst is wonderful. Seems like every last TV/movie/story can't be ~Important if it doesn't make you cry.
The problem is that a lot of people don't seek entertainment to feel like shit. FUNNY, THAT. And so people get upset, which seems to fuel TPTB, thinking they did something right - that an emotional response is hitting the jackpot, after all.
I know some people do love the angst, but personally I find it annoying when it's omnipresent. Like every frickin finale of Doctor Who is OMG THE MOST HEARTBREAKING THING EVER. And after all these years I'm scratching my head. Why is there this need to wrap up each series with tears? I DO NOT GET IT.
I guess there's this mindset that fiction is either tragedy or comedy, and there's nothing else. It's...fairly formulaic. Sure you can point to things and say that's simply the way of things. Always has been and always will be. But why?