Ok. So its something im sorta frustrated with in movie and film plots. Its where the characters seem to intentionally not tell other characters things for apparently no reason. So its like a fair amount of the plot would not exist if the characters would just mention relevant things. This is usually in fantasy types like in particular I am seeing it with the magicians and school spirits. I mean maybe behavior like this is common outside my experience but its weird to me.
Just got done marathoning Cobra Kai. The entire premise of about 90%+ of the conflicts on that show are based off this very trope. It was even more obvious when watching back to back seasons and they seem to show tons of character growth when someone actually talks, only for those same characters to go right back to the toxic silence immediately in the next episode.
Ugh, I’m glad I never picked it up then. It has come recommended by so many people but I’ve been reluctant to invest in it.
Makes me wonder what people see in that kind of plot line. I just find it unsatisfying and frustrating.
I don’t feel like I wasted the time watching it thankfully. Despite the criticism’s leveled against the excessive use of the trope, I did enjoy the show and am looking forward to the final season in a few days.
Huge caveats though, mainly;
I had it on as a background show while playing low impact video games, making dinner and decompressing after work.
And, this is a big one,
I was the exact right age when Karate Kid released. It was a top 3, core memory movie of my childhood and the show mines that nostalgia pit in a way that kept my anxiety riddled brain on a constant dopamine drip.
If you share a childhood love of the original movies, seeing Billy Zabka play Johnny again and develop him into one of the most endearing, fully realized characters in modern media is phenomenal.
If neither of those apply though, steer clear. You’ll likely not be able to get past the repetitive, tropey speed bumps.