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thermodynamic-comedian · 8 months ago

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the crazy thing is that malevolent really seems like it's gonna be one of those "there's nothing actually special about this guy, he just has very bad luck." stories but no. there IS something special about that guy. there's a REASON this is happening to him. this story could NOT have happened to anyone else the way it did to him. somehow, for some reason, arthur lester is special. and even more absurdly, this specific version of arthur lester is special. that's insane.

so much of the horror genre is all about how these things could happen to anyone, but malevolent wants you to explicitly know that arthur lester is important. arthur lester is the reason this story is happening. arthur lester is different, in some strange way that even he doesn't fully understand.

and that's what makes him the main character, not just the protagonist.

#when i first started listening to malevolent i really thought it was gonna be like tma. like a guy just going through the horrors #because hes part of a bigger plan #but no.#arthur lester surprised me in such a positive way #this story doesn't just follow him this story is ABOUT him. and he won't let you forget that.#i just. him!!!!#he is my roman empire #he is. the only fiction podcast protagonist i truly care about. sorry not sorry #theres just something so intrinsically different about him #malevolent #malevolent podcast #arthur lester #malevpod #malevolent meta

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