January Meme: (Some) Plot twists which genuinely surprised me, and what made them work

[selenak]

Obviously more of them in days past when I was less genre wise, starting with the granddaddy of pop culture plot twists, so to speak: when I was a wee

Comments

[shezan]

I was in the E86th Street Loew's in the first show of the opening day of ESB when I heard that line, and the theater went collectively: HAAAAA??? It was an AMAZING moment. We never doubted it. I think it was because Luke himself didn't seem to doubt it; it's because it made sense to him that he let himself fall in despair.

[selenak]

Such an amazing moment, unrepeatable.

I think it was because Luke himself didn't seem to doubt it; it's because it made sense to him that he let himself fall in despair.

Yes, that's it. I mean, when he screamed "No", I didn't hear that as "no, you're lying", but "no, this is horrible". Also, it must have made far more sense of Owen's behavior to him than the tale of Anakin, heroically dying Jedi.

[zahrawithaz]

Great post! I enjoyed this (although I skipped the Farscape stuff, as I do aim to watch that someday), and especially liked your point about re-watching being important. But also the fact that these examples don't necessarily follow set rules, as it's more about the quality of the writing.

[selenak]

Always about the quality of the writing; however, here we're getting into subjectivity again because sometimes what's well written for me isn't for others, and vice versa.