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A scenario that has occurred in countless media:
The heroes have captured the villain and locked them up. The heroes then all line up for a chance to talk with the villain, who of course gets under their skins, makes them doubt themselves, and frequently the villain uses this to free themselves. Even during necessary and practical interrogation, the hero will always allow the topic to drift all over the place, and it usually ends up focused on their personal failings.
My question: WHY THE FUCK DO HEROES ALWAYS ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN? Get a trained interrogator! If you don't have a trained interrogator, find someone who keeps their cool, and never had their village wiped out by the villain. And for fucks sake stop just wandering by the villain's cell for a chat. Stay away except when necessary. And please keep in mind that the villain is a bad guy, so maybe, just maybe, you shouldn't treat everything they're telling you like unvarnished truth.
I know that all humans have our blind spots and weaknesses. But the hell is with fictional heroes being so fragile and easy to crack?
(The work I can think of at the moment that really does this right is the first Avengers movie, in which Natasha pretends to be heroic-stupid, but gets Loki to reveal himself to her instead. Because Natasha's better than you. Oh, and Silence of the Lambs gets a pass for "hero lets interrogation focus on her personal issues," because they really, really sell it.)
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The heroes have captured the villain and locked them up. The heroes then all line up for a chance to talk with the villain, who of course gets under their skins, makes them doubt themselves, and frequently the villain uses this to free themselves. Even during necessary and practical interrogation, the hero will always allow the topic to drift all over the place, and it usually ends up focused on their personal failings.
My question: WHY THE FUCK DO HEROES ALWAYS ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN? Get a trained interrogator! If you don't have a trained interrogator, find someone who keeps their cool, and never had their village wiped out by the villain. And for fucks sake stop just wandering by the villain's cell for a chat. Stay away except when necessary. And please keep in mind that the villain is a bad guy, so maybe, just maybe, you shouldn't treat everything they're telling you like unvarnished truth.
I know that all humans have our blind spots and weaknesses. But the hell is with fictional heroes being so fragile and easy to crack?
(The work I can think of at the moment that really does this right is the first Avengers movie, in which Natasha pretends to be heroic-stupid, but gets Loki to reveal himself to her instead. Because Natasha's better than you. Oh, and Silence of the Lambs gets a pass for "hero lets interrogation focus on her personal issues," because they really, really sell it.)
This entry was originally posted at http://veleda-k.dreamwidth.org/468353.html. Please consider commenting there.