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grandwretch · 2 years ago

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redemptive death is the laziest trope in western literature i think. redemption should take work. to have it undone with one act where they don’t even have to confront their own ills is a disservice. both the character and the other characters they’ve harmed deserve better. more zukos, less kylos. please.

#stranger things has a huge problem with this #in the case of both billy and eddie btw #like i know theres some debate about whether or not eddie's death was even meant to be redemptive or if it was suicide #but idk like in the case of billy specifically like let me be clear i do not like billy and im not invested in his redemption #but if he was to be redeemed #i want to see him work for it and i want to see him admit what he did #and i want to see the other characters work through their own feelings about it #having them die for others and then the characters have to accept it is like #so manipulative of the audience?#like manipulation isn't the right word right #but like. okay they made the 'ultimate sacrifice' or whatever so you have to accept that as a cathartic apology #or you're an asshole #and it also puts the CHARACTERS in that position which is a whole other kettle of fish #like i genuinely think we should get more characters who are pissed their enemies died rather than apologise #because now they don't even get a choice whether to forgive them or not #anyway #killing characters can be fun but also sometimes people use it as a way to be lazy #[gestures to the entire action genre and all the dead wives]

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