@[email protected] to Chevron 7English • edit-26 months agoDoes anyone straight up skip this episode?imagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down13
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish14•edit-27 months agoAt least the kid can actually act. The worst part of the episode is that it’s not a bad one. Its just that the trope of “main character becomes a kid again” in scifi is so incredibly tired that no one cares if it’s done passable or not.
minus-squareslazer2aulinkEnglish14•7 months agoI have no issues with that episode I rather enjoyed it
minus-square@BallsandBayonetslinkEnglish5•7 months agoI actually think it’s one of the lesser used tropes; a far more often used trope is groundhog day and that episode is absolute gold.
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilinkEnglish4•7 months ago the trope of “main character becomes a kid again” in scifi What are some other examples?
minus-square@Lemming421linkEnglish8•7 months agoStar Trek TNG comes to mind immediately. I’ll edit if I think of more. Did any of the superhero shows do it?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•7 months agohttps://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Rascals_(episode) i don’t necessarily think these are bad stories, but it does feel like a fall back idea from a list of writing prompts and not truly original.
At least the kid can actually act.
The worst part of the episode is that it’s not a bad one. Its just that the trope of “main character becomes a kid again” in scifi is so incredibly tired that no one cares if it’s done passable or not.
I have no issues with that episode I rather enjoyed it
I actually think it’s one of the lesser used tropes; a far more often used trope is groundhog day and that episode is absolute gold.
What are some other examples?
Star Trek TNG comes to mind immediately. I’ll edit if I think of more. Did any of the superhero shows do it?
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Rascals_(episode)
i don’t necessarily think these are bad stories, but it does feel like a fall back idea from a list of writing prompts and not truly original.
Muppet Babies?