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DevsBro 07/05/20 2:25:35 AM #1:	May count as deus ex machina, maybe. May count as luck out, maybe. But what I'm talking about is when the hero is screwed and manages to survive thanks to some external factor. For example: The bad guy has the good guy tied up and has a gun aimed at him. BANG! The good guy flinches, looks down, sees he isn't injured, looks at the bad guy, who coughs up blood and falls over, revealing the buddy/ally we all thought died. Or: The bad guy has the good guy tied up and has a gun aimed at him. BANG! The water heater the good guy had been putting off having repaired explodes with extremely convenient timing, taking out the bad guy. I don't understand what I'm supposed to get out of these kinds of things. --- 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:941692610] in My least-f... [t:78825586]...</cite> <quote>May count as deus ex machina, maybe. May count as luck out, maybe. But what I'm talking about is when the hero is screwed and manages to survive thanks to some external factor. For example: The bad guy has the good guy tied up and has a gun aimed at him. BANG! The good guy flinches, looks down, sees he isn't injured, looks at the bad guy, who coughs up blood and falls over, revealing the buddy/ally we all thought died. Or: The bad guy has the good guy tied up and has a gun aimed at him. BANG! The water heater the good guy had been putting off having repaired explodes with extremely convenient timing, taking out the bad guy. I don't understand what I'm supposed to get out of these kinds of things. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spanky1 07/05/20 2:32:42 AM #2:	It can suck but also it may be good too. End of two towers is this and it was amazing then. --- https://imgur.com/DCjoiZ0 https://www.deviantart.com/fuee/art/spanky1-811230163 <cite>spanky1 posted [p:941692781] in My least-f... [t:78825586]...</cite> <quote>It can suck but also it may be good too. End of two towers is this and it was amazing then.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sabin017 07/05/20 2:36:08 AM #3:	What about Jurassic Park? --- https://imgur.com/TWsfIIj <cite>sabin017 posted [p:941692874] in My least-f... [t:78825586]...</cite> <quote>What about Jurassic Park? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ilishe 07/05/20 2:37:55 AM #4:	spanky1 posted... It can suck but also it may be good too. End of two towers is this and it was amazing then. Gandalf told them when he would come and where he would come from though. --- ~Phoenix Nine~ ~Victory needs no explanation; defeat allows none.~ <cite>Ilishe posted [p:941692914] in My least-f... [t:78825586]...</cite> <quote>spanky1 posted... </cite> <quote>It can suck but also it may be good too. End of two towers is this and it was amazing then.</quote> Gandalf told them when he would come and where he would come from though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
smoke_break 07/05/20 2:39:25 AM #5:	DevsBro posted... The bad guy has the good guy tied up and has a gun aimed at him. BANG! The good guy flinches, looks down, sees he isn't injured, looks at the bad guy, who coughs up blood and falls over, revealing the buddy/ally we all thought died. Ngl I like this. >__> --- https://imgur.com/mOCFlRv <cite>smoke_break posted [p:941692954] in My least-f... [t:78825586]...</cite> <quote>DevsBro posted... </cite> <quote>The bad guy has the good guy tied up and has a gun aimed at him. BANG! The good guy flinches, looks down, sees he isn't injured, looks at the bad guy, who coughs up blood and falls over, revealing the buddy/ally we all thought died.</quote>Ngl I like this. >__> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gobstoppers12 07/05/20 2:40:37 AM #6:	Tension comes when you're not sure if the hero is going to die or not. In a show like Game of Thrones or a movie like The Departed, where death is frequent, unglamorous, and unpredictable, a scene with the hero in danger can be incredibly tense. In a James Bond movie, though, there's never even a moment's consideration that he might die, so the fun of a 'tense' scene becomes...how is he going to get out of this one? The more absurd the timing and circumstance, the more fun it can be. It fails when it takes itself too seriously. --- I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry. <cite>Gobstoppers12 posted [p:941692988] in My least-f... [t:78825586]...</cite> <quote>Tension comes when you're not sure if the hero is going to die or not. In a show like Game of Thrones or a movie like The Departed, where death is frequent, unglamorous, and unpredictable, a scene with the hero in danger can be incredibly tense. In a James Bond movie, though, there's never even a moment's consideration that he might die, so the fun of a 'tense' scene becomes...how is he going to get out of this one? The more absurd the timing and circumstance, the more fun it can be. It fails when it takes itself too seriously. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Balrog0 07/05/20 2:43:07 AM #7:	DevsBro posted... I don't understand what I'm supposed to get out of these kinds of things. In your first example it's really obvious, if you can't understand the appeal of 'dude who we thought died saves the day literally at the last moment' even if you don't personally like it then I kinda question your mental state --- But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. <cite>Balrog0 posted [p:941693049] in My least-f... [t:78825586]...</cite> <quote>DevsBro posted... </cite> <quote> I don't understand what I'm supposed to get out of these kinds of things.</quote> In your first example it's really obvious, if you can't understand the appeal of 'dude who we thought died saves the day literally at the last moment' even if you don't personally like it then I kinda question your mental state </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 07/05/20 2:57:37 AM #8:	Balrog0 posted... In your first example it's really obvious, if you can't understand the appeal of 'dude who we thought died saves the day literally at the last moment' even if you don't personally like it then I kinda question your mental state I understand the drama of it but I don't understand what I'm supposed to learn from it, like even in-universe. I guess something something power of friendship? --- 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:941693411] in My least-f... [t:78825586]...</cite> <quote>Balrog0 posted... </cite> <quote>In your first example it's really obvious, if you can't understand the appeal of 'dude who we thought died saves the day literally at the last moment' even if you don't personally like it then I kinda question your mental state</quote>I understand the drama of it but I don't understand what I'm supposed to learn from it, like even in-universe. I guess something something power of friendship? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 07/05/20 2:59:54 AM #9:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmd1qMN5Yo0 --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:941693461] in My least-f... [t:78825586]...</cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmd1qMN5Yo0 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 07/05/20 3:03:45 AM #10:	Its only cool if the guy who saves the protag is bleeding out and the protag has to deal with that death at the same time of being saved --- Clean Butt Crew <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:941693541] in My least-f... [t:78825586]...</cite> <quote>Its only cool if the guy who saves the protag is bleeding out and the protag has to deal with that death at the same time of being saved</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AlisLandale 07/05/20 3:05:09 AM #11:	DevsBro posted... I understand the drama of it but I don't understand what I'm supposed to learn from it, like even in-universe. I guess something something power of friendship? Youre not supposed to learn anything. --- https://imgur.com/mptS9Qj <cite>AlisLandale posted [p:941693563] in My least-f... [t:78825586]...</cite> <quote>DevsBro posted... </cite> <quote>I understand the drama of it but I don't understand what I'm supposed to learn from it, like even in-universe. I guess something something power of friendship?</quote> Youre not supposed to learn anything. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
apolloooo 07/05/20 3:25:26 AM #12:	I like it when it's subverted with antihero jackasses that purposely wait until the last moment --- http://i.imgtc.com/iJyp6bF.png http://i.imgtc.com/ZBw36Qh.png Thanks for the peeps that made the pics <3 if i make typos it means i am on phone <cite>apolloooo posted [p:941693924] in My least-f... [t:78825586]...</cite> <quote>I like it when it's subverted with antihero jackasses that purposely wait until the last moment </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZEROWOLF 07/05/20 3:27:52 AM #13:	"On your left..." --- Sam and Robert are the hitch-hikers on the road. --Necronomicon incantation (The Evil Dead) <cite>ZEROWOLF posted [p:941693960] in My least-f... [t:78825586]...</cite> <quote>"On your left..." </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 07/05/20 3:33:49 AM #14:	Tyranthraxus posted... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmd1qMN5Yo0 The best parts about this: I'm not sure anyone remembers that it's a reference to The OC. ~~Shia LaBeouf enters the scene and immediately someone opens fire, as is proper.~~ --- http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://imgur.com/M8h2ATe https://imgur.com/6ezFwG1 <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:941694060] in My least-f... [t:78825586]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmd1qMN5Yo0</quote>The best parts about this: I'm not sure anyone remembers that it's a reference to The OC.Shia LaBeouf enters the scene and immediately someone opens fire, as is proper.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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