| Audience emotional investment in that dark moment is the piece’s strength |
| Last Edit: Delvino 05:20 pm EDT 04/04/23 |
| Posted by: Delvino 05:16 pm EDT 04/04/23 |
| In reply to: Spoiler warning) - dramedy 03:40 pm EDT 04/04/23 |
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| Turpin is the prime mover in destroying Barker’s entire world. The drama is visceral, and the strength of the show - its vivid creation of an immoral ecosystem wherein innocent lives are swallowed whole by evildoers - lies in its ability to inspire gut responses in the audience. Any number of us can cheer or even applaud the judge’s violent comeuppance without being advocates for vigilante justice outside the boundaries of fiction. It’s a dynamic baked into the DNA of melodrama. |
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