toonami335 Posted August 23, 2018 Report Share Posted August 23, 2018 I've seen this cliche over and over again and I'm tried of it. The main character is designed extremely dense and stupid. He(mostly)/She doesn't seem to get what the audience gets. Hell, even the main character's friends can understand what is plainly in sight but the main character just doesn't seem to make a connection that's sitting right in front of him. Why do we have to deal with this? Why hasn't this cliche died off already? It makes me feel stupid just watching it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixPress Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 Often it's because the protagonist is designed to be an audience stand-in, and the show is attempting to cater to the lowest common denominator. This means the protag is supposed to come across as usually as clueless as the writing staff expects the audience to be, so that it's like the audience is discovering the world instead of being thrust into one where the rules are already made clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonami335 Posted September 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, PhoenixPress said: Often it's because the protagonist is designed to be an audience stand-in, and the show is attempting to cater to the lowest common denominator. This means the protag is supposed to come across as usually as clueless as the writing staff expects the audience to be, so that it's like the audience is discovering the world instead of being thrust into one where the rules are already made clear. What about cases where something is made apparent to the audience and everyone around except the protag. That's what I feel stupid watching. Like, everyone gets it; why can't you? Do you have a brain? I need to open up your skull and take a look cause I'm having doubts. Edited September 5, 2018 by toonami335 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixPress Posted September 6, 2018 Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 That's just a writer clumsily attempting to use irony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonami335 Posted September 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2018 50 minutes ago, PhoenixPress said: That's just a writer clumsily attempting to use irony. That may be so but I still hate it. Like keeping it from the protag is fine as long as it's kept from the audience as well. I don't feel stupid then. Authors should really stop doing that dense protag thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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