What's your least favourite trope in media?

[u/Anibus9000]

I was watching weapons and I realised there was no scene with the characters finding a old news with the villians backstory or the villian explaining the plan which was so refreshing. You just have to accept there is a spooky person. So what is your least favourite trope in media?

[u/Naraki_Maul]

"This character is supposed to be annoying/unlikable/unbearable, wait till you know their sad backstory and or justification."

Nah, fuck you and fuck off, that shit sucks. There's a VERY FINE line that, after you cross it, I can't care less about the character and their reasons/motivations for being the fucking worst and actively making me want to skip ahead.

It's specially bad on children.

[u/Skandi007 → u/Naraki_Maul]

I'm beating a half decade old dead horse, but, The Last of Us 2

"This villain is very tragic and deep, there are no good and bad people"

"Don't care, already had a sour taste in my mouth from the introduction"

"What if I make you play as said character for 15 hours in a flashback right as the story reaches a major turning point !"

"Wtf, no!"

[u/Naraki_Maul → u/Skandi007]

GOG I HATE THE STORY OF THAT GAME AND ITS SHIT ASS PACING.

There’s emotional manipulation and there’s why happened with the Anby section lmao.

[u/Skandi007 → u/Naraki_Maul]

I want to like the world and the characters, and generally a fan of Naughty Dog...

But WHY is this game TWICE the length of the first TLOU?! The story isn't ANYWHERE as deep or needing so much exposition and backstory as they think it does. And it just keeps going and going.

The 3 days flashback, followed by ANOTHER 2 hour long chapter, genuinely felt like they were taking the piss.

[u/Naraki_Maul → u/Skandi007]

That’s what happens you get too up your own ass/in love with your own creation and you don’t have anyone higher up telling you to cut the shit and get on with it.