I'm not sure this qualifies as a nit-pick since the device I'm discussing is a pretty major tool...but I hate when a writer kills off a character for no other reason than to be "edgy" and "shocking".
George R.R. Martin is a master at this, though a couple of times it did make narrative sense. Joss Whedon is another. I just get so annoyed at this crutch because the outcome of those stories likely would have been the same had the character been left alone.
It's trite as hell and smacks of lack of imagination.
George R.R. Martin is a master at this, though a couple of times it did make narrative sense. Joss Whedon is another. I just get so annoyed at this crutch because the outcome of those stories likely would have been the same had the character been left alone.
It's trite as hell and smacks of lack of imagination.
