Gratuitous Danger and Other Bad Writing

[norilana]

So, you hate gratuitous sex?

Well, aberwyn has just coined a great term, "gratuitous danger."

Here's my response to that post, slightly tweaked, below...

What a great post and a great term, "gratuitous danger." I absolutely hate it even more than gratuitous anything else. Gratuitous danger is what makes idiot plots.... The number one culprit

Comments

[stephen_dedman]

The most egregious examples to come to mind can be summarized in two words: Kim Bauer.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TrappedByMountainLions