The seemingly mad only-one-in-the-know trope is so exhausting sometimes

Okay, so I know the title sounds odd but if it wasn’t clear, I meant that very stereotypical thing where something crazy, often times supernatural e.g. Jennifer’s Body, happens in a show and only one character is actually aware of it. Then for some ridiculous reason that person loses all rational thought on how telling someone who doesn’t know about what happened might make them seem crazy.

Using the Jennifer’s Body example again, when Needy tells Chip about Jennifer and the failed sacrifice which is why the boys have been dying, in what world would any rational person actually think someone who hasn’t experienced it for themselves think what she’s saying is reasonable? I can’t think of any other examples other than specifically Nikki and Hiro from the show Heroes but Hiro actually has the capabilities to prove his case, less so Nikki but I’ve not finished it so that may change.

It’s just starting to feel exhausting and overdone now. In what world would anyone take you seriously if you said your childhood friend was victim to a failed satanic sacrifice which led her to be possessed by a man-eating succubus. Just come on.

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u/Proletarianist — 11 days ago

Heroes: Good or Bad?

What do you guys think of heroes? Do you think they’re a good, balanced addition to the game or just another way this game has found to encourage people to spend or be left behind?

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u/Proletarianist — 22 days ago