• Meta (General): A rant on the topic of the insufferable genius, by Asakiyume.
  
  I really hate the notion that talent and genius excuse a person from appalling behavior. The trade-off that people seem to accept and be fascinated by goes like this: "On the one hand, the character is selfish, self-centered, heartless, demanding, you name it. On the ( Read more... )

( Animated Short Movie )

Great meta (concerning MCU and some Torchwood), but can also be applied in general:

The Epic Inefficiency of Secret Police and The utter inefficiency of secrecy, both by
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( Meta > MCU )

( Meta: Buffy the Vampire Slayer )

( Meta > general, Captain America 2 )

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(*) Noteworthy:
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On the prevalence of US tropes in storytelling, by aliettedb.

The post is from August 31st, but it's still very much worth a read, the coments too.

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